Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-17-2025 22:30 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	Busted

Tyler Brown	Busted

Lawrence Chang	Busted
James Mendoza	Busted
Sandeep Pulusani	Busted

Travis Pearson	Busted
Keith Ferrera	Busted
Jeremy Druckman	Busted

Rheem Busts Medarov

Nick Vazquez

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Vasil Medarov limped in from under the gun. Action folded to Chino Rheem in the cutoff, who raised the size of the pot to 18,000. It folded back around to Medarov, who called.

The board came out J♥10♣5♣ and Medarov decided to move all in. Rheem quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

Vasil Medarov: Q♣J♦9♣8♦ All in
Chino Rheem: A♣A♠K♣K♠

The turn came the 5♠ and the river was the 2♦. Neither player hit any of their draws, and Rheem's aces up was good to win this pot and bust Medarov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	245,000 55,000	55,000
Vasil Medarov	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Vasil Medarov

06-17-2025 21:57 UTC-8

Boeken Knocks Out Yankov

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Erick Torres

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A hand broke out between Noah Boeken and Krasimir Yankov when Boeken opted to raise from the button to 14,000. Yankov responded from the small blind with a raise to 46,000. Boeken announced all in, and Yankov called to put himself at risk.

Noah Boeken: K♠J♦10♥9♠ All in
Krasimir Yankov: A♦K♥10♦7♦

Boeken hit his flush when the board ran out Q♠6♥4♦A♠8♠ to send Yankov out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Boeken	410,000 228,000	228,000
Krasimir Yankov	Busted

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Noah Boeken

06-17-2025 21:48 UTC-8

Tong Turns a Straight to Bust Rafael

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

With Sean Rafael all-in, three players saw the flop come down 9♥7♦4♣. Robert Valden checked from early position, and Kristopher Tong checked behind from the button.

The J♠ appeared on the turn and Valden check-folded to Tong's bet of 28,000.

Sean Rafael: Q♥J♥6♣6♠ All in
Kristopher Tong: K♣10♥10♠8♠

Rafael was drawing dead to the turned straight of Tong. The 2♣ appeared on the river and Rafael hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	300,000

Robert Valden	150,000 120,000	120,000
Sean Rafael	Busted

Tags: Kristopher Tong Robert Valden Sean Rafael

06-17-2025 21:44 UTC-8

Double Suited Queens do the Trick for Duek

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Nick Vazquez

Level 9 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Melad Marji raised to 8,000 in middle position. Sergio Gonzalez called next to act. Action folded to Michael Duek in the small blind, who raised the size of the pot. That amount was 35,000. Both Marji and Gonzalez made the call.

The flop came 9♠7♠3♦ and Duek bet pot, this time it was 106,000. Marji folded, but Gonzalez called for his remaining stack.

Sergio Gonzalez: A♣4♣4♠2♠ All in
Michael Duek: Q♠Q♣10♠8♣

The turn was the Q♥ and the river was the 5♠, and Duek won the pot.

Meanwhile, Daniel Negreanu has recently entered the event and is seated at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Duek	568,000 82,000	82,000
Daniel Negreanu	147,000

Melad Marji	112,000
Sergio Gonzalez	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Michael Duek Melad Marji Sergio Gonzalez

06-17-2025 21:32 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuli Sipila	Busted
Cesar Garcia	Busted

Daniel Perkusic	Busted

Chris Brewer	Busted

Eugene Golubchik	Busted
David Shaw	Busted
Ben Yu	Busted

Dylan Weisman	Busted

Samuel Stein	Busted
Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	Busted

06-17-2025 21:25 UTC-8

Tarango Sends Yu Out

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Erick Torres

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ben Yu began the hand wth a raise from under the gun to 11,000. He was called by Billy Tarango on the button to send them to a flop.

Yu checked the 8♠7♣3♠ flop. Tarango decided to bet 11,000, but then Yu raised pot to 78,000. Tarango announced all-in, and Yu called to send them to a showdown.

Ben Yu: 8♣7♥6♣4♥ All in
Billy Tarango: K♠K♣Q♠7♦

The board ran A♥ on the turn to keep Yu in the lead, but the J♠ on the river gave Tarango a king-high flush to send Yu out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Tarango	445,000 109,000	109,000
Ben Yu	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Billy Tarango

06-17-2025 21:17 UTC-8

Lamb Flops Trips to Bust Frank

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Christopher Frank raised the button to 11,000 before Ben Lamb three-bet to 36,000 from the small blind. Frank four-bet to 111,000, which Lamb called.

The last of Frank's 100,000 chips got into the middle on the 2♣8♥8♣ flop, with Lamb calling to put him at risk.

Christopher Frank: A♦A♥Q♦Q♣ All in
Ben Lamb: Q♥J♥9♣8♠

Frank had aces, but Lamb had flopped trip eights to take a commanding lead in the hand. The remainder of the board came 5♠10♦ and Frank headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	530,000 395,000	395,000

Christopher Frank	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Christopher Frank

06-17-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Foxen's Quads Bust Ding

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Nick Vazquez

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Biao Ding was all in for just a single 500 chip in early position. Next to act, Dirk Gerritse raised to 9,000. Dylan Smith called in the cutoff, and Alex Foxen came along in the big blind.

Action checked through on the J♠J♦8♥ board. Then on the 8♣ turn, Foxen bet 11,5000 and the two other players who were not all in folded.

Biao Ding: A♥6♥2♦7♥ All in
Alex Foxen: J♥J♠10♥4♥

Ding was drawing completely dead to Foxen's quads and the meaningless K♦ fell on the river and Fox scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	450,000 150,000	150,000
Alex Foxen	365,000 40,000	40,000

Dirk Gerritse	320,000 180,000	180,000
Biao Ding	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Biao Ding Dirk Gerritse Dylan Smith

06-17-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Hrabec Triples; Barakat Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jacob Hamed raised from the hijack before Youness Barakat three-bet to 35,000 from the cutoff. Roman Hrabec jammed for 115,000 from the big blind before Hamed potted it back with a stack that covered both players. Barakat used three time banks before making the call for his tournament life.

Roman Hrabec: A♠A♣4♦3♠ All in
Youness Barakat: A♥K♦Q♠10♥ All in
Jacob Hamed: K♠9♣7♠8♣

The dealer put out a board of J♠6♣4♣10♠2♠, which meant Hrabec tripled up with the nut flush, and Hamed won the side pot with a king-high flush, eliminating Barakat.