Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-20-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Vengrin is Dominating

Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Jacob Snider limped the button, Matt Vengrin completed from the small blind, and Matthew Beck checked out of the big blind.

Everyone checked the 8♠5♦J♥ flop to see the A♠ appear on the turn. Vengrin led out for 250,000 and only Beck called.

The 2♥ dropped on the river and Vengrin bet 1,000,000. Beck folded. and the pot was awarded to Vengrin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	21,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Punnat Punsri	6,000,000 500,000	500,000

Bryce Yockey	3,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Qiaonan Liu	3,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Matthew Beck	2,700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Jacob Snider	1,800,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Matthew Beck Matt Vengrin Jacob Snider

06-20-2025 13:49 UTC-8

Vengrin Has Half the Chips in Play

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Jacob Snider limped from the small blind and then called after Matt Vengrin potted it from the big blind.

Both players checked the 5♦6♥10♠ flop to see the 9♥ appear on the turn. Snider led out for 650,000, which Vengrin called.

Snider checked the A♥ river and Vengrin carved out a bet of 1,600,000. Snider went into the tank, rechecked his cards, then slammed in the call.

Vengrin turned over the nut flush with K♥K♣10♥6♠, and now had over half the chips in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	20,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Punnat Punsri	5,500,000 700,000	700,000

Qiaonan Liu	4,400,000 15,000	15,000
Matthew Beck	3,800,000 600,000	600,000
Bryce Yockey	2,500,000 400,000	400,000

Jacob Snider	1,600,000 3,420,000	3,420,000
Antti Marttinen	1,200,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Jacob Snider Matt Vengrin

06-20-2025 13:43 UTC-8

Tomer Daniel Eliminated in 8th Place ($33,082)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Matt Vengrin opened up the action to 320,000 from under the gun. Tomer Daniel shoved from middle position, and Vengrin put in the chips when he was folded to.

Tomer Daniel: A♦10♣7♦5♣ All in
Matt Vengrin: A♥Q♣5♦2♠

Daniel got it in bad, and it stayed that way as the board ran out 3♥9♣6♥Q♦Q♠ He was unable to be saved by a gutshot on the river, and is the first to vacate the official final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	17,500,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Tomer Daniel	Busted

Tags: Matt Vengrin Tomer Daniel

06-20-2025 13:22 UTC-8

Vengrin Not Slowing Down

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Jacob Wilson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Matt Vengrin opened up the action from middle position, as he raised to 325,000. Only Bryce Yockey called, as he defended his big blind.

On a flop of 4♣2♣10♥ Yockey checked his action, and Vengrin put 200,000 into the middle. Yockey called, and after the 10♦ turn checked through, he then led out for 450,000 on the 6♣ river. Vengrin couldn't have called faster. Yockey showed Q♦8♦7♠4♠ for tens up, but Vengrin's A♣A♠A♥Q♣ took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	15,410,000 1,610,000	1,610,000

Bryce Yockey	2,670,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Matt Vengrin

06-20-2025 12:55 UTC-8

Beck Slightly Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Matthew Beck raised to 265,000 from middle position and only Bryce Yockey called from the big blind.

Both players checked all the way to the river on a board of K♦2♣6♥5♥J♠. After Yockey checked, Beck bet 350,000, which got Yockey to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Beck	3,200,000 100,000	100,000
Bryce Yockey	2,900,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Matthew Beck

06-20-2025 12:51 UTC-8

Snider and Vengrin Chop a Huge Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Matt Vengrin raised to 275,000 under the gun and Jacob Snider called from the big blind.

Both players checked the 2♠9♣J♣ flop to see the 8♥ appear on the turn. Snider checked, and Vengren bet 300,000. Snider called.

Snider checked the K♠ river and Vengrin bet 1,000,000. Snider check-raised to 2,800,000, causing Vengrein to look back at his cards before jamming for Snider's remaining 4,000,000. Snider called.

Vengrin showed A♠K♣10♠Q♥ for the nut straight, and chopped he pot with Snider, who had the same straight holding A♦Q♠10♥8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	13,800,000 500,000	500,000

Jacob Snider	6,900,000 300,000	300,000
Punnat Punsri	5,100,000 300,000	300,000

Matthew Beck	3,100,000 300,000	300,000
Qiaonan Liu	3,100,000 200,000	200,000
Bryce Yockey	3,000,000 100,000	100,000

Tomer Daniel	1,800,000 600,000	600,000
Antti Marttinen	1,800,000

Tags: Jacob Snider Matt Vengrin

06-20-2025 12:46 UTC-8

Jason Stockfish Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,541)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded round to the blinds, and Punnat Punsri potted to 360,000 from the small. Jason Stockfish woke up with a hand in the big blind and shoved, putting himself all in for his remaining 935,000. The two went off to a runout as Punsri snap-called.

Jason Stockfish: Q♠Q♥4♥4♣ All in
Punnat Punsri: A♥A♣7♠4♠

Stockfish was drawing only to a set or a flush, and had outs covered by Punsri. The board ran out 10♣J♣9♦5♦J♥ sending him home in ninth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	4,800,000 500,000	500,000

Jason Stockfish	Busted

Tags: Jason Stockfish Punnat Punsri

06-20-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Vengrin Wins a Small One

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

When it folded to Jacob Snider in the small blind, he called and Matt Vengrin checked from the big blind.

Snider knuckled the action over to Vengrin on the 9♣8♠5♥ flop. Vengrin bet the minimum of 120,000, forcing Snider to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	13,300,000 300,000	300,000

Jacob Snider	7,200,000 200,000	200,000
Punnat Punsri	4,300,000 200,000	200,000

Qiaonan Liu	3,300,000
Bryce Yockey	2,900,000 100,000	100,000

Matthew Beck	2,800,000
Tomer Daniel	2,400,000
Antti Marttinen	1,800,000 100,000	100,000
Jason Stockfish	1,000,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Jacob Snider Matt Vengrin

06-20-2025 12:27 UTC-8

Beck Takes from Yockey

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Bryce Yockey raised the cutoff to 280,000 and only Matthew Beck defended from the big blind.

Beck check-called a bet of 250,000 from Yockey on the 3♦5♣A♦ flop.

The Q♠ turn and J♦ river checked through and Beck took down the pot with K♣K♥10♦2♣ for a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	13,000,000 100,000	100,000

Jacob Snider	7,400,000 100,000	100,000
Punnat Punsri	4,100,000 400,000	400,000

Qiaonan Liu	3,300,000 700,000	700,000
Bryce Yockey	3,000,000 750,000	750,000

Matthew Beck	2,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Tomer Daniel	2,400,000
Antti Marttinen	1,700,000 500,000	500,000
Jason Stockfish	1,100,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Matthew Beck

06-20-2025 12:25 UTC-8

Vengrin Extends Chip Lead

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Jacob Wilson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Bryce Yockey opened the action with a raise to 280,000 from middle position. Matt Vengrin made the call from the hijack, and Punnat Punsri defended his big blind.

The 9♦A♥7♥ flop checked through, before the J♣ turn prompted Vengrin to bet out for 575,000 when checked to. Punsri got out of the way, but Yockey made the call, bringing in the 5♦ river.

Yockey checked for a third time, and Vengrin asked how much was in the pot, before betting out got 1,650,000. After a lengthy tank, Yockey called, then mucked upon seeing the A♦10♦10♣8♠ of Vengrin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	13,100,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Bryce Yockey	3,750,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Matt Vengrin Punnat Punsri