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

06-17-2025 19:01 UTC-8

Heritsch Doubles Up with Rivered Straight

Sava Krink

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Heritsch kicked things off with an under-the-gun raise to 5,000, which Jeremy Ausmus called in middle position. With the action then on Danny Hannawa, he made it 23,000, and both players called.

On the 10♥6♣7♣ flop, Heritsch continued for Pot 74,000, prompting a raise pot from Ausmus, which meant the all-in for Heritsch and Hannawa. Hannawa quickly got out of the way, and Heritsch called, leading to a showdown.

Michael Heritsch: J♠10♠9♠7♥ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: K♣Q♥Q♠8♣

Heritsch flopped two pair and had a few backdoor options to improve his hand even more, whilst Ausmus had an overpair and a flush draw.

The 9♦ on the turn gave Ausmus also outs for a possible straight, but the 8♠ on the river completed the straight for Heritsch, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Heritsch	252,000 120,000	120,000
Jeremy Ausmus	237,000 127,500	127,500

Danny Hannawa	80,000 80,000	80,000

06-17-2025 17:21 UTC-8

Set of Kings for Kempton Busts Reyf

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Erick Torres

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The hand began with a raise by Alan Reyf under the gun to 4,500. Isaac Kempton opted to raise to 12,000 from the hijack. The table folded back around to Reyf, who called to send the duo to the flop.

The K♠A♣8♠ flop resulted in a check from Reyf. Kempton slid out 10,000, and Reyf responded with an all in, which was called by Kempton to head to a showdown.

Alan Reyf: J♣10♠9♠8♦ All in
Isaac Kempton: A♠K♣K♥10♥

Kempton showed a flopped set of kings, and Reyf showed a flush draw and a straight draw.

The 4♦ turn and the 3♣ river did not improve Reyf as he busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kempton	315,000 85,000	85,000
Alan Reyf	Busted

Tags: Alan Reyf Isaac Kempton

06-17-2025 17:02 UTC-8

Beach Busts Blom

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Erick Torres

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Viktor Blom was entangled in a pot with Harrison Beach, which saw him hit the rail.

The hand began when Harrison Beach raised to 5,000 from the cutoff. Viktor Blom asked for more from the small blind and re-raised to 16,600. Beach called to see a flop.

The flop fanned out J♣2♥4♦, which led Blom to put in his final 16,100 for an all-in. Beach called, and the two were sent to a showdown.

Blom showed A♠10♥7♣2♠ for a pair of deuces, while Beach showed 7♠6♦5♦4♥ for a pair of fours and a straight draw. Blom found no improvement on the 9♠ turn and the 5♠ river to award Beach the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harrison Beach	277,000 277,000	277,000
Viktor Blom	Busted

Tags: Harrison Beach Viktor Blom

06-17-2025 16:55 UTC-8

Bleznick's Blind Raise Works Out

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Nick Vazquez

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jared Bleznick was standing up from his seat but raised to 4,700, adamant that he hadn't looked at his hand. He was asking for someone to reraise him, and Chance Kornuth obliged by making it 15,000 from the small blind. The action was back on Bleznick, who decided to finally look at his hand.

"Interesting", he said. He then threw in a green 25,000 chip and said raise, with the minimum raise being to 25,300. Kornuth made the call and the two were off to a flop.

The flop came A♠4♥9♣ and Kornuth checked. Bleznick fired 50,000, and Kornuth called.

The 6♦ fell on the turn, and Kornuth checked again. Bleznick bet a large amount and Kornuth folded before it was counted.

Bleznick showed three of his four cards, those three being the J♠10♣2♠, and he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	275,000 75,000	75,000

Chance Kornuth	235,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Jared Bleznick

06-17-2025 16:53 UTC-8

Emmerson Hits the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

When it checked to Gergo Nagy on the 4♥10♠3♠ flop, he bet 2,500, only for Robert Emmerson to check-raise to 15,400 out of the small blind. From the big blind, Jim Collopy potted it to around 65,000, forcing Esther Taylor and Nagy to fold. Emmerson called for his few remaining chips and the cards were revealed.

Robert Emmerson: Q♥10♥8♠3♥ All in
Jim Collopy: A♥5♠3♣2♠

Emmerson had two pair and would need a clean runout to stay in the tournament. The rest of the board came 2♣Q♠ to give Collopy the winner with a flush, sending Emmerson to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergo Nagy	470,000 48,000	48,000
Jim Collopy	160,000 10,000	10,000

Esther Taylor	70,000 75,000	75,000

Robert Emmerson	Busted

Tags: Esther Taylor Gergo Nagy Jim Collopy Robert Emmerson

06-17-2025 16:47 UTC-8

Bleznick Tells Kornuth He Could Have Got More

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Heads-up to a flop of 8♥5♥3♣ with around 16,000 in the pot. Chance Kornuth checked from early position and Jared Bleznick bet 10,000 from the cutoff. Kornuth called.

The 9♥ turn went check-check for the 9♠ to roll off on the river. Kornuth bet 18,000, which Bleznick called. Kornuth revealed a flush with A♥Q♥10♠3♥ to win the pot, as Bleznick mucked in disbelief and said "you get all my money if you raise the flop."

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	315,000 95,000	95,000

Jared Bleznick	200,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Jared Bleznick

06-17-2025 16:28 UTC-8

Gryko Takes It Down After River Bet

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Sava Krink

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jared Bleznick put out a raise to 3,500 from under the gun before the dealer had even finished dealing the cards. He picked up two callers, Richard Gryko in the cutoff and Chance Kornuth in the small blind.

The flop came 7♣7♥J♣, and both Kornuth and Bleznick checked. Gryko took the lead with a bet of 4,000, which prompted Kornuth to check-raise to 15,000. Bleznick got out of the way, but Gryko stuck around.

The K♦ hit the turn, and Kornuth continued for 38,000. After some thought, Gryko made the call once again.

On the K♣ river, Kornuth slowed down and checked. Gryko then bet 45,000, nearly half his remaining stack. Kornuth burned through three timebank cards before eventually folding, sending a nice pot Gryko’s way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	220,000 90,000	90,000

Richard Gryko	218,000 218,000	218,000

Jared Bleznick	201,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Jared Bleznick Richard Gryko

06-17-2025 16:23 UTC-8

Ausmus Just Keeps Improving to End Riordan

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After a flurry of limps, Jeremy Ausmus raised the button to 9,000 and received five callers.

Six players saw the dealer spread out a flop of 3♥4♥6♠. Two checks happened before John Riordan jammed for roughly 75,000. After a few more folds, Ausmus shoved himself, which forced the rest of the table to fold.

John Riordan: 7♠5♣J♣J♠ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: 8♦7♥6♥6♦

Riordan had the current nuts against Ausmus' set, flush draw, and higher straight outs. Ausmus found instant service on the 5♦ turn, as he improved to a higher straight. The 4♦ came on the river to improve Aumus again to an unnecessary boat, sending Riordan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	410,000 260,000	260,000

John Riordan	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus John Riordan

06-17-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Bleznick Wins it on the Turn

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Erick Torres

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A total of five players all put in 5,000 before the flop to create a multi-way pot.

The table checked to Jared Bleznick in the cutoff who bet 17,000 on the 4♥10♦6♥ flop. Maximilian Klostermeier called the next seat over. Chance Kornuth, as well as Dylan Weisman and Erik Nordstrand, folded to make the pot heads-up going to the turn.

Bleznick did not slow down on the 8♦ turn and fired 60,000. Klostermeier folded to end the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	310,000 27,000	27,000

Jared Bleznick	185,000 35,000	35,000

Dylan Weisman	124,000 4,000	4,000

Erik Nordstrand	120,000 30,000	30,000
Maximilian Klostermeier	103,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Dylan Weisman Erik Nordstrand Jared Bleznick Maximilian Klostermeier

06-17-2025 15:42 UTC-8

Stanford Goes Out to Quads

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dan Shak limped from middle position before Quan Zhou raised to 4,800 from the hijack. Ronald Keijzer called from the cutoff, but William Stanford jammed for roughly 15,000 out of the big blind. Shak folded, and Zhou potted it back, forcing Keijzer to fold.

William Stanford: A♣A♥K♦K♥ All in
Quan Zhou: Q♠J♥10♦8♥