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

Jun 20, 2025

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.

Tags: Colby Covington Dirk Gerritse Richard Gryko Santhosh Suvarna

Jun 20, 2025

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.

Tags: Adam Hendrix Chris Hunichen Dylan Weisman Krasimir Yankov

Jun 20, 2025

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.

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

Jun 20, 2025

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.

Tags: Maxi Lehmanski Viktor Blom

Jun 20, 2025

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.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Danny Tang

Jun 20, 2025

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.

Tags: Gruffudd Pugh-jones Isaac Haxton

Jun 20, 2025

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.

Tags: Gabriel Andrade Petko Tsakov Shaun Deeb

Jun 20, 2025

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.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Isaac Haxton

Jun 20, 2025

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.