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

06-20-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Vengrin Wins a Small One

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

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

06-20-2025 12:09 UTC-8

Snider Raises Vengrin

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Matt Vengrin min-raised under the gun and only Jacob Snider called from the big blind.

Sinder checked the J♠3♣10♦ flop, and Vengrin bet 200,000. Sinder check-raised to 1,000,000 forcing Vengrin to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	10,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Jacob Snider	7,500,000 510,000	510,000
Bryce Yockey	5,600,000 300,000	300,000

Punnat Punsri	4,500,000 450,000	450,000

Qiaonan Liu	2,600,000 660,000	660,000
Tomer Daniel	2,400,000 300,000	300,000
Antti Marttinen	2,200,000 40,000	40,000
Jason Stockfish	1,900,000 390,000	390,000
Matthew Beck	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jacob Snider Matt Vengrin

06-20-2025 12:03 UTC-8

Yockey Takes from Punsri

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Jacob Wilson

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Punnat Punsri opened the action to 300,000 from the cutoff, and his only customer was Bryce Yockey, who opted to defend his big blind.

Yockey then donked for 425,000 on a flop of 3♠8♣4♣ which was enough to take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	5,300,000 300,000	300,000

Punnat Punsri	4,050,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Punnat Punsri

06-20-2025 11:51 UTC-8

Final Table Redraw

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Bryce Yockey	United States	5,600,000	56
2	Jacob Snider	United States	6,990,000	70
3	Matt Vengrin	United States	9,700,000	97
4	Matthew Beck	New Zealand	1,800,000	18
5	Tomer Daniel	Israel	2,100,000	21
6	Qiaonan Liu	China	3,260,000	33
7	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	4,550,000	46
8	Jason Stockfish	United States	1,510,000	15
9	Antti Marttinen	Finland	2,160,000	22

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	9,700,000 100,000	100,000

Jacob Snider	6,990,000
Bryce Yockey	5,600,000 300,000	300,000

Punnat Punsri	4,550,000 550,000	550,000

Qiaonan Liu	3,260,000 460,000	460,000
Antti Marttinen	2,160,000 460,000	460,000
Tomer Daniel	2,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Matthew Beck	1,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Jason Stockfish	1,510,000 490,000	490,000

06-20-2025 11:47 UTC-8

Giuseppe Pantaleo Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,983)

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Giuseppe Pantaleo limped from the hijack before Jacob Snider raised to 450,000 from the button. When it got back to Pantaleo, he called.

Pantaleo check-called a bet of 750,000 from Snider on the 3♥5♥9♠ flop.

When the J♦ appeared on the turn, Pantaleo jammed for 1,460,000. Snider called.

Giuseppe Pantaleo: K♠9♦8♥7♠ All in
Jacob Snider: A♥9♥7♦6♦

Both players had a pair of nines, but Snider's kicker was better. The J♥ river improved Snider to a flush, sending Pantaleo out in 10th. This meant the tournament was down to the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Snider	6,990,000 3,590,000	3,590,000
Giuseppe Pantaleo	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Pantaleo Jacob Snider

06-20-2025 11:32 UTC-8

Jason Lang Eliminated in 11th Place ($19,983)

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Catching the action with around 700,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♦2♦K♣. Matt Vengrin bet 200,000 from the small blind before Jason Lang raised to 1,300,000 from the big blind with just 100,000 behind. Vengrin jammed, and Lang called.

Jason Lang: A♦Q♠10♦3♠ All in
Matt Vengrin: K♠J♦9♣8♠

Lang had a flush draw against the top two pair of Vengrin. The A♣ turn gave Lang some more outs, but the K♥ river improved Vengrin to a boat, sending Lang out in 11th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	9,600,000 1,980,000	1,980,000

Matthew Beck	2,800,000 310,000	310,000
Qiaonan Liu	2,800,000 500,000	500,000
Jason Stockfish	2,000,000 95,000	95,000
Jason Lang	Busted

Tags: Jason Lang Matt Vengrin

06-20-2025 11:27 UTC-8

Diamonds Galore

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Jacob Wilson

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jason Lang limped in from under the gun, and Bryce Yockey did the same from the small blind. Matt Vengrin checked his option.

The J♦10♦5♠ flop checked through, before Yockey bet out for 125,000 on the 6♦ turn. Action checked through again on the 2♦ river, and Yockey showed 6x5x for two pair, but Lang's flush with 7♥7♦4♦3♦ was the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	5,300,000 650,000	650,000

Jason Lang	1,900,000 1,380,000	1,380,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jason Lang Matt Vengrin