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

06-17-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Shimizu Triples Up With a Flush

Tim Baker

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

Akihide Shimizu was all-in for his last 39,000 preflop. Firas Kashat had raised to 135,000 from the cutoff, and Jonathan Azoulay called from the big blind with 75,000 behind.

With Shimizu all-in the dealer put out a monotone flop of 7♦K♦2♦. Azoulay checked, and Kashat jammed to put Azoulay all in. Azoulay opted to fold and the cards were tabled with Shimizu at risk.

Akihide Shimizu: A♦Q♦Q♣10♣ All in
Firas Kashat: A♣A♥J♠4♣

Kashat had aces, but Shimizu flopped the nuts and had virtually a lock on the hand. The 4♥ turn left Kashat drawing dead as the 3♥ appeared on the river. Shimizu tripled up by winning the main pot, while Kashat made some chips by winning the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Firas Kashat	600,000 450,000	450,000
Akihide Shimizu	125,000 88,300	88,300
Jonathan Azoulay	75,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Akihide Shimizu Firas Kashat Jonathan Azoulay

06-17-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Ivens Triples

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Erick Torres

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

Todd Ivens was down to his final 4,400 when he jammed from under the gun. Anthony Zinno, in the next seat over, raised it to 12,000, which garnered a call from Steven Sarmiento to create a side pot while Ivens was at risk.

Zinno opted to bet 20,000 on the 2♠Q♦8♥ flop, but Sarmiento wanted to play for more and raised it ot 50,000. Zinno gave it some thought before he folded to lead to a showdown between Ivens and Sarmiento.

Todd Ivens: K♠Q♥5♣2♥ All in
Steven Sarmiento: 8♠7♥6♣4♠

Ivens was in the lead with a top pair while Sarmiento held a middle pair. The 10♣ turn and the 5♠ river completed the board, upgrading Ivens to two pair, while Sarmiento failed to improve.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Sarmiento	242,000 170,000	170,000
Anthony Zinno	112,000 38,000	38,000

Todd Ivens	17,200 139,800	139,800

Tags: Anthony Zinno Steven Sarmiento Todd Ivens

06-17-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Eldridge Doubles

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Sava Krink

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

With around 60,000 already in the pot and the flop showing 3♦K♦10♣, David Eldridge in the small blind checked, prompting Erik Nordstrand to bet the pot. Eldridge went all in, prompting a quick call of Nordstrand, leading to a showdown.

David Eldridge: A♥K♥J♣8♣ All in
Erik Nordstrand: A♠A♣4♠2♦

Nordstrand was ahead with an overpair, but Eldridge had options for a straight and had top pair.

The 4♦ turn didn't improve Eldridge's hand, but the Q♦ river did, giving him a straight and a double-up, leaving Nordstrand with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Eldridge	200,000 200,000	200,000

Erik Nordstrand	42,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: David Eldridge Erik Nordstrand

06-17-2025 17:34 UTC-8

Riebau-Schmithals Wins One Before Dinner

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Nick Vazquez

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

Thomas Zanot raised to 4,000 from under the gun. Fabian Riebau-Schmithals made the call to his immediate left, and Colby Covington called in the big blind.

The flop came Q♠4♣4♥. Covington checked and Zanot bet 5,500. Riebau-Schmithals made the call and Covington got out of the way.

On the K♥ turn, Zanot slowed down and checked. Riebau-Schmithals now bet 16,000, and Zanot folded. Riebau showed the 4♦ for trip fours at worst, and raked in another pot to add to his above-average stack before dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals	384,000 234,000	234,000
Thomas Zanot	310,000 130,000	130,000
Colby Covington	203,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Colby Covington Fabian Riebau-Schmithals Thomas Zanot

06-17-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

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

The remaining 202 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will recommence at 7:33 p.m., where blinds will be 1,000/2,000 with a big blind ante of 2,000.

06-17-2025 18:01 UTC-8

Here's How to Best Sweat Your 25K & ODB Fantasy Team in the PokerNews Live Updates!

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Lyle Bateman

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

All summer long, PokerNews will be offering updates from both the 25K Fantasy and ODB Fantasy leagues, which you can read in our dedicated hub here.

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PokerNews understands that when it comes to fantasy, some readers only care about their team, so we've made it simple to follow all your rostered players with a few simple clicks.

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06-17-2025 18:22 UTC-8

PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge Returns

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Lyle Bateman

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

At the 2025 World Series of Poker, this year's schedule includes 100 bracelet events. One notable event returning this summer at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas is bracelet Event #78: PokerNews Deepstack Championship (PNDC).

This also means last year's popular PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge is coming back, bigger and better than before!

From May 27 to June 30, players grinding the $200, $250, and $400 Daily Deepstacks tournaments at the WSOP will rack up leaderboard points. Every week, the top 10 players will be awarded a complimentary entry into the PNDC on July 1. That’s 50 seats up for grabs—10 more than last year, thanks to the additional week of action. Best of all? You can win multiple seats, meaning the more you play and perform, the better your shot at a deep WSOP run.

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Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-17-2025 18:38 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks After Dinner

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Tim Baker

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

These chip counts were taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Hamed	655,000 330,000	330,000
Laszlo Bujtas	640,000 250,000	250,000
Firas Kashat	575,000 25,000	25,000
Dirk Gerritse	550,000 50,000	50,000
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals	547,500 163,500	163,500
Gergo Nagy	489,000 19,000	19,000
Stefan Christopher	475,500 200,500	200,500
Jonas Kronwitter	475,000 65,000	65,000
Terry Woodruff	469,000 229,000	229,000
Narcis Nedelcu	430,500 166,000	166,000

Quan Zhou	410,000 315,000	315,000
Manuel Stojanovic	403,000 253,000	253,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	397,000

Jeffrey Hakim	375,000 375,000	375,000

Krasimir Yankov	372,000 38,000	38,000
Thomas Zanot	370,000 60,000	60,000
Sean Troha	367,000 217,000	217,000

Jeremy Ausmus	364,500 45,500	45,500

Brian Breck	341,500 61,500	61,500
Chance Kornuth	337,000 102,000	102,000

Billy Tarango	336,000 29,000	29,000
Christos Argyriadis	330,000 62,000	62,000
Artur Martirosian	327,000 203,000	203,000

John Richards	322,500 60,500	60,500
Bruno Furth	321,000 201,000	201,000

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06-17-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Gonzalez's Two Pair Bests Lau's Two Pair

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Nick Vazquez

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

Ka Kwan Lau raised to 6,000 from the small blind, and Sergio Martinez Gonzalez made the call from the big blind.

The flop was 10♥8♥7♦ and Lau continued for 8,000. Gonzalez made the call.

The action went check-check on the 9♠ turn and on the Q♦ river.

When it was time to reveal the cards, Lau announced two pair, and showed the 9♣ and 8♠. Gonzalez showed the 10♣ and 8♣ for a better two pair. Lau hung onto his hand until Gonzalez revealed his entire four-card hand. The rest of the table said he should have to show all four of his cards to claim the pot. Gonzalez eventually showed the A♥ and K♦ to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	200,000 50,000	50,000

Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	190,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau Sergio Martinez Gonzalez