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

06-20-2025 13:49 UTC-8

Vengrin Has Half the Chips in Play

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 13:36 UTC-8

Pot Fever for Liu

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Jacob Wilson

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

Jacob Snider opened up the action from middle position, with a raise to 400,000. Qiaonan Liu then potted on the button, an amount that totalled 1,440,000. Snider took some time before calling.

On a flop of 8♦10♠A♠ Liu potted for a second time after he was checked to. Snider checked his cards and let them go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Snider	5,020,000 2,180,000	2,180,000
Qiaonan Liu	4,385,000 1,085,000	1,085,000

Tags: Jacob Snider Qiaonan Liu

06-20-2025 13:24 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

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

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	13,500,000 1,910,000	1,910,000

Jacob Snider	7,200,000 300,000	300,000
Punnat Punsri	4,800,000 300,000	300,000

Qiaonan Liu	3,300,000 200,000	200,000
Matthew Beck	3,200,000
Bryce Yockey	2,900,000 230,000	230,000

Tomer Daniel	2,400,000 600,000	600,000
Antti Marttinen	1,800,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

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 13:06 UTC-8

Break Time

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Jacob Wilson

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

The final eight players are heading into their first break of the day, lasting 15 minutes. Play resumes at 2:21 p.m. local time

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♠