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

06-17-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Small One for Vanhoof

Sava Krink

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

Elliott Kampen called in under the gun, but Tomer Daniel in the cutoff had different plans and raised to 6,500. Jorryt van Hoof in the small blind then raised pot, and only Daniel stuck around to see the 9♠7♦10♦ flop.

Both players checked through the flop, Q♥ turn, and the 5♣ river. Van Hoof showed A♠A♥K♥2♥ for over pair, which seemed enough for Daniel as his cards found quickly the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorryt van Hoof	256,000
Tomer Daniel	119,500 9,500	9,500
Elliott Kampen	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Elliott Kampen Tomer Daniel Jorryt van Hoof

06-17-2025 18:52 UTC-8

Collopy Busted by Alioto

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Erick Torres

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

The table folded around to Dario Alioto, who elected to raise to 5,000 on the button. James Collopy responded with a re-raise to 20,000 in the small blind. The action returned to Alioto, who continued with a call.

Collopy chose to bet out 26,500 on the K♣8♠2♥ flop, which was met with a raise from Alioto, who went all in. Collopy called, and the cards were on their back.

James Collopy: A♣A♠7♦5♠ All in
Dario Alioto: K♦8♥7♥4♣.

Collopy held a pair of aces, but Alioto outflopped him with two pair. The 8♣ turn improved Alioto to a full house, and the Q♠ river ended the hand eliminating Collopy from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	286,000 286,000	286,000

James Collopy	Busted

Tags: Dario Alioto James Collopy

06-17-2025 18:52 UTC-8

Dario Alioto

287,000

06-17-2025 18:54 UTC-8

Smith Spikes the River to Survive

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Tim Baker

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

Matthew Smith limped from the hijack before Iaroslav Boiko raised to 9,000 from the cutoff. Stephen Chidwick called on the button, and Jake White called out of the big blind. Smith potted it to 41,000 and Boiko repotted it. Chidwick and White folded, but Smith committed the rest of stack, which totalled 89,000.

Matthew Smith: K♦K♥Q♠5♠ All in
Iaroslav Boiko: A♦A♥7♥5♥

Boika was ahead with aces versus the kings of Smith. However, a runout of 9♥4♦Q♥7♣K♣ improved Smith to the winner on the river with a set of kings, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Smith	181,000 66,000	66,000
Jake White	175,000 175,000	175,000
Stephen Chidwick	160,000 80,000	80,000

Iaroslav Boiko	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Iaroslav Boiko Jake White Matthew Smith Stephen Chidwick

06-17-2025 19:01 UTC-8

Heritsch Doubles Up with Rivered Straight

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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 19:06 UTC-8

Wang Doubles Through Hrabec

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Erick Torres

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

The hand began with an open to 7,000 from the hijack by David Wang. Roman Hrabec re-raised to 25,000 in the cutoff, which led to a call by Wang to send the two to a flop.

Both players checked the 9♦2♣8♣ flop.

When the 8♠ turn peeled off Wang checked, and Hrabec chose to bet 16,000. Wang responded by going all-in and Hrabec called after using two time banks.

The Q♣ peeled off on the river and Wang showed A♦Q♠8♦7♠ for a rivered full house to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wang	226,000 76,000	76,000
Roman Hrabec	70,000

Tags: David Wang Roman Hrabec

06-17-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Golubchik Busts Desnos

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Nick Vazquez

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

Eugene Golubchik raised to 7,000 under the gun. Killian Desnos called in middle position, Chris Hunichen called in the cutoff, and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones came along from the big blind.

The flop came the A♥Q♥2♣ and Golubchik continued for 22,000 when action got checked to him. Desnos then asked the dealer what a pot-sized raise would be. Once the dealer calculated that it would be 97,000, that's the amount he made it. The other two players got out of the way. Golubchik then repotted to put Desnos all in, and Desnos called.

Killian Desnos: 8♥7♥5♣4♠ All in
Eugene Golubchik: A♠K♦J♠2♦

The turn was the J♣ and river was the K♣ and Golubchik eliminated Desnos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Golubchik	425,000 21,000	21,000
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	240,000 34,000	34,000
Chris Hunichen	142,000

Killian Desnos	Busted

Tags: Chris Hunichen Eugene Golubchik Gruffudd Pugh-Jones Killian Desnos

06-17-2025 19:11 UTC-8

Brandt Wins With a Flush

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Tim Baker

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

Catching the action on a flop of A♠6♠2♠. Juha Helppi checked from the small blind and Lawrence Brandt bet 6,000 from the big blind. Nick Schulman called from the cutoff, but Helppi folded.

Both players checked the 9♦ turn for the K♠ to roll off on the river. Two more checks followed, and Brandt took down the pot with K♦10♠8♦8♠ for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Brandt	200,000 50,000	50,000

Nick Schulman	160,000

Juha Helppi	130,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Lawrence Brandt Nick Schulman

06-17-2025 19:18 UTC-8

Kempton Takes it Down with River Bet

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Erick Torres

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

A hand broke out between three players when Isaac Kempton raised to 9,000 from early position and was called by Scott Bohlman in the next seat over. Dan Shak came along with a call from the big blind to take three players to the flop.

Both Shak and Kempton checked the 2♥3♥8♦ flop, and Bohlman responded with a bet of 20,000. Shak folded, and Kempton called to trim the hand down to two people.

Both Kempton and Bohlman checked the 6♣ turn, which brought the 4♠ river.

Kempton led out 25,000 on the river. Bohlman thought about it, but decided on a fold to award Kempton the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kempton	227,000 88,000	88,000
Dan Shak	128,000 13,000	13,000
Scott Bohlman	116,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Dan Shak Isaac Kempton Scott Bohlman

06-17-2025 19:24 UTC-8

Kupin Flops a Set and Doubles

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Tim Baker

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

Gruffudd Pugh-Jones had bet roughly 50,000 on a flop of J♠4♥3♦ from the small blind. Aaron Kupin went into the tank from the cutoff, and after using a few time banks, committed all of his 191,000. Pugh-Jones called.

Gruffudd Pugh-Jones: Q♠Q♥7♥5♠ All in
Aaron Kupin: J♦J♥10♦6♥

Pugh-Jones had the overpair and gutshot straight draw, but was behind to the top set of Kupin. The A♥ turn and K♠ river didn't help Pugh-Jones, and Kupin doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	410,000 410,000	410,000
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	25,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Aaron Kupin Gruffudd Pugh-Jones