Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-20-2025 18:24 UTC-8

Covington Knocked Out by Gryko

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Four-way to a flop of 6♦K♦10♣, the action checked to Santhosh Suvarna in middle position. He fired a bet of 40,000, and Colby Covington quickly tossed in his stack of 175,000.

Dirk Gerritse quickly folded from the big blind, but Richard Gryko reshoved from middle position, covering Suvarna's 563,000. Suvarna spent a while in the tank before he folded, and the cards went face up.

Colby Covington: A♦7♦5♠5♥ All in
Richard Gryko: J♠10♠10♦8♣

Covington's flush draw bricked on the 9♠ turn and 6♥ river, and he busted his first bullet in the $50,000 PLO High Roller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	950,000 335,000	335,000

Santhosh Suvarna	523,000 52,000	52,000

Dirk Gerritse	326,000 9,000	9,000
Colby Covington	Busted

Tags: Colby Covington Dirk Gerritse Richard Gryko Santhosh Suvarna

06-20-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Weisman Eliminates Yankov

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Nick Becker

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Adam Hendrix raised to 10,000 under the gun and was called by Dylan Weisman in early position and Chris Hunichen on the button. Krasimir Yankov then made it 52,000 to go in the big blind. Hendrix folded, Weisman potted it, Hunichen got out of the way, and Yankov called off the rest of his stack with about 120,000 behind.

Krasimir Yankov: A♣9♣9♦6♦ All in
Dylan Weisman: K♠K♥J♥7♥

The board ran out 7♣3♥2♥K♣A♥ with Weisman improving to the nut flush by the river to send Yankov packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	550,000 285,000	285,000

Chris Hunichen	440,000 13,000	13,000

Erik Seidel	140,000 55,000	55,000

Adam Hendrix	115,000 22,000	22,000
Krasimir Yankov	Busted

Tags: Adam Hendrix Chris Hunichen Dylan Weisman Krasimir Yankov

06-20-2025 18:00 UTC-8

A Five Way Limped Pot

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Robert Cowen limped under the gun, Jeremy Ausmus followed suit on his left, Eelis Parssinen also limped in late position and Laszlo Bujtas completed from the small blind. John Riordan checked his option.

The wheel spun K♣9♥5♣ and with four checks to him, Eelis Parssinen bet 24,000 and only Bujitas made the call.

The turn paired the board with the 9♣ and both players checked.

Bujitas took the initiative on the river and bet 25,000 and Parssinen folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Riordan	604,000 21,000	21,000

Jeremy Ausmus	520,000 53,000	53,000

Eelis Parssinen	475,000 45,000	45,000

Robert Cowen	241,000 26,000	26,000

Laszlo Bujtas	230,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Jeremy Ausmus John Riordan Laszlo Bujtas Robert Cowen

06-20-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Blom Smashes Flop to Double Up

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Maxi Lehmanski in early position and Viktor Blom in the hijack had gathered 225,000 before the 5♣J♣6♥ flop was dealt. Lehmanski then put Blom all-in for 186,000, and the online legend quickly called off.

Viktor Blom: J♥10♣8♣5♥ All in
Maxi Lehmanski: A♥A♦J♠10♥

Blom was ahead with his two pair and made a flush on the 3♥2♣ river to secure the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	597,000 297,000	297,000
Maxi Lehmanski	100,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Maxi Lehmanski Viktor Blom

06-20-2025 17:44 UTC-8

Kornuth Dispatches Tang

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Danny Tang got the last of his short stack all in and at risk on a flop of 5♠9♦8♠ against Chance Kornuth, who put him at at risk.

Danny Tang: A♠K♠7♠5♦ All in
Chance Kornuth: K♣10♦8♦2♣

The board ran out the 10♣ and 7♦, awarding Kornuth the pot with his tens and eights for a two pair better than his opponent's.

Tang only had 62,000 to start that hand but he has already fired another and is back with at a new table with a fresh 300,000 chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	345,000 62,000	62,000

Danny Tang	300,000 238,000	238,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Danny Tang

06-20-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Pugh-jones Hits the Rail in Brutal Fashion

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Barry Russell

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

There were roughly 78,000 in the pot on 9♠4♣8♣, Gruffudd Pughjones on the button bet 45,000, Isaac Haxton in the cutoff raised to 130,000, Pughjones announced all in, Haxton called.

Gruffudd Pughjones: K♦K♣A♣6♥ All in
Isaac Haxton: 10♥10♣5♣4♥

What a life for Haxton as the board ran out 5♥5♦, and he scooped this massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	710,000 130,000	130,000

Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	Busted

Tags: Gruffudd Pugh-jones Isaac Haxton

06-20-2025 16:57 UTC-8

Deeb Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Petko Tsakov raised to 10,000 under the gun, Gabriel Andrade flatted in middle position, and Shaun Deeb three-bet to 44,500 in the cutoff. Tsakov got out of the way and Andrade four-bet jammed for close to 140,000. Deeb made the call.

Gabriel Andrade: A♥A♦K♠3♣ All in
Shaun Deeb: A♠9♣8♠7♣

The board ran out Q♣3♠8♥5♣10♣ with Deeb hitting the backdoor flush to send Andrade packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	900,000 825,000	825,000

Petko Tsakov	315,000 25,000	25,000
Gabriel Andrade	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Andrade Petko Tsakov Shaun Deeb

06-20-2025 16:48 UTC-8

Haxton Takes From Kornuth

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Joseph Berg

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 7,500 from middle position, Isaac Haxton then three-bet to 28,000 from the small blind, and Kornuth made the call.

The flop came 4♠4♦A♠, Haxton bet 6,000, and Kornuth called.

The turn card was the J♣, Haxton bet 24,000 this time around, and Kornuth called.

The river was the J♥, Haxton bet 125,000 on this street, which got Kornuth to throw his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	580,000 33,500	33,500

Chance Kornuth	280,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Isaac Haxton

06-20-2025 16:34 UTC-8

Haxton Doubles Through Kornuth

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Isaac Haxton limped in under the gun. Juha Helppi followed suit in the cutoff before Chance Kornuth made it 13,500 on the button. Fabian Riebau-Schmithals defended his big blind, and Haxton tossed in a call as well.

Helppi folded, leading to a three-way flop of 9♦5♣J♦, which checked around. It checked to Kornuth again on the 5♠ turn, but this time he bet 18,000. Riebau-Schmithals called, but Haxton raised to 58,000.

When Kornuth called, Riebau-Schmithals folded, and the 2♦ river was dealt. Haxton bet the pot of 180,500, leaving only 2,500 behind. Kornuth put in the rest, and Haxton quickly called off.

Kornuth tabled A♥J♠5♥4♠ for fives full of jacks, but Haxton had jacks full of fives with J♥J♣9♣3♦, and raked in a double-up.