David Benyamine raised to 18,000 in the cutoff and Joni Jouhkimainen reraised the pot to 59,000 from the small blind. Benyamine just called and they went heads-up to a flop of K♠Q♠6♣. Jouhkimainen tossed in a bet of 91,000, the exact amount Benyamine had remaining, which he called.
David Benyamine: K♥K♦6♦2♥
Joni Jouhkimainen: A♠Q♥9♥6♠
Benyamine flopped a set of kings but was left in second place after the J♠ rolled off on the turn to give Jouhkimainen a flush. The river was the 10♦ and Benyamine headed to the rail while the Finn collected the pot.
Dario Sammartino opened from the hijack to 18,000, and the small blind called. Action was then on Jonathan Greene in the big blind, who elected to three-bet. Sammartino quickly four-bet, which forced the small blind out, and Greene called off the remainder of his stack.
Jonathan Greene: A♥A♦8♦2♦
Dario Sammartino: K♥K♣Q♥9♦
The flop came down A♠9♠6♥, and it was a long way back for Sammartino.
The 6♠ sealed the deal, confirming Greene's double up, and the river A♣ was the icing on the cake, giving him four-of-a-kind.
The hand began with a limp from Hasan Onay from under the gun. Nino Pansier also limped from the button before Ben Yu chose to raise it ot 25,000. Chino Rheem called from the big blind. Onay and Yu also called to take the flop four ways.
The 9♦3♦Q♣ flop resulted in checks from Yu and Rheem. Onay opted to bet 105,000, which led to a raise from Pansier to put Onay all in. Yu and Rheem folded and Onay called.
Hasan Onay: A♠K♣9♥8♣
Pansier: A♦J♦10♦7♣
Pansier held straight and flush draws, while Onay held a pair. The 2♥ turn kept Onay in the lead, but the 5♦ river gave Pansier a flush to knock out Onay.
Christopher Hannel raised on the button to 15,000. Viktor Blom, who has just bought in here on Day 2, three-bet from the small blind to 50,000. Hannel made the call.
On the A♥10♦4♠ board, Blom bet the size of the pot and Hannel quickly folded.
Martin Kabrhel raised to 18,000 from the hijack and was called by Lior Abudi in the cutoff and Esther Taylor in the small blind. The flop came Q♠J♣2♣ and Kabrhel continued with a bet of 75,000. Abudi raised to 300,000 which got Taylor to fold and Kabrhel called off the extra few chips in front of him.
Martin Kabrhel: A♥A♣Q♥5♦
Lior Abudi: J♠J♥10♥9♦
Abudi flopped a set of jacks and also held a straight draw, leaving Kabrhel drawing slim. The 9♠ on the turn and the K♦ on the river only improved Abudi who sent Kabrhel to the rail in the early going.
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The premier 2025 World Series of Poker Pot-Limit Omaha tournament drew a total of 370 players, who took their shot at Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha with a total of 160 players returning with their hopes alive at a gold bracelet at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Among the top of the chip counts was Richard Gryko, who is chasing his second WSOP bracelet in pot-limit Omaha and comes into Day 2 second in chips. Gryko won his first bracelet at the 2015 WSOP Europe €3,250 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed event, making it a decade since his last bracelet. Gryko will have an opportunity to add yet another bracelet to his resume against a star-studded field as he enters play with 1,212,000 chips.
Gergo Nagy
Gergo Nagy enters Day 2 sixth in chips. The Hungarian is an experienced pot-limit Omaha player with the majority of his recorded cashes coming in this format. Nagy will look to lean on this experience as he chases his first WSOP bracelet against this tough field of competitors. Nagy clashed with Dario Alioto in the second half of Day 1 to climb up the chip counts and was able to finish the opening day strong, bagging a total of 1,000,000 flat to finish in the top ten.
Talal Shakerchi
Coming out ahead of the pack on Day 1 was Talal Shakerchi, who is also chasing his first WSOP bracelet. Shakerchi came close to a WSOP title in 2023 when he finished runner-up in the Poker Players Championship, and is in prime position to make yet another run as he enters the second day of play with 1,456,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Talal Shakerchi
United Kingdom
1,456,000
291
2
Richard Gryko
United Kingdom
1,212,000
242
3
Aaron Kupin
United States
1,136,000
227
4
Michael Duek
United States
1,026,000
205
5
Bruno Furth
United States
1,025,000
205
6
Gergo Nagy
Hungary
1,000,000
200
7
Laszlo Bujtas
Hungary
885,000
177
8
Petko Tsakov
United States
866,000
173
9
Dylan Smith
United States
760,000
152
10
Nino Pansier
Netherlands
746,000
149
Jason Koon
Several notables made it to Day 2 as the chip counts including two-time bracelet winner Jason Koon, who will bring 425,000 to the table. The 2013 Main Event Champion, Ryan Riess, will look to make a splash entering play with 424,000. Alex Foxen took no time to celebrate his $3,060,314 score in the $250,000 High Roller, as he hopped right into the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event and immediately gained traction as he will enter with a healthy stack of 428,000. Jesse Lonis is in the hunt for bracelet number three; he will start the second day with 668,000 chips
Players are still able to enter or reenter. Registration will remain open through the break following the first two levels of play, ending at approximately 2:15 p.m. local time.
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