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

06-20-2025 19:11 UTC-8

Bedell Busts Bullet One

Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell pushed his last 53,000 into a pot of 186,000 on a 9♥5♦3♠ flop. Isaac Haxton folded in middle position, but Erick Lindgren made the call on the button.

Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♦A♣8♦5♠ All in
Erick Lindgren: Q♦6♦5♥3♥

Lindgren's bottom two pair held up on the J♦10♠ runout, sending the Norwegian high roller to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	1,145,000 40,000	40,000

Erick Lindgren	465,000 92,000	92,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	Busted

Tags: Erick Lindgren Isaac Haxton Tom-Aksel Bedell

06-20-2025 19:13 UTC-8

Schwartz Sneaky with Aces

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jonas Kronwitter started the action preflop with a raise to 15,000. Frank Crivello called as did Gergo Nagy and Noah Schwartz in the blinds.

Crivello checked in the dark before the 2♠5♠2♥ scrolled across. The rest of the table followed suit.

Nagy checked the 5♦ turn and Schwartz bet 27,000. Kronwitter and Crivello called.

All players checked the 10♥ river and Schwartz claimed the pot when he tabled his A♦A♠Q♥7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergo Nagy	856,000 319,000	319,000
Noah Schwartz	606,000 86,000	86,000

Frank Crivello	430,000 238,000	238,000
Jonas Kronwitter	410,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Frank Crivello Gergo Nagy Jonas Kronwitter Noah Schwartz

06-20-2025 19:16 UTC-8

Seidel Takes It on the River

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Eric Wasserson limped in early position, John Beauprez called in the cutoff, Chris Hunichen completed in the small blind, and Erik Seidel checked in the big blind.

The flop of 4♦2♠3♠ checked through to the 5♣ turn. Hunichen led out with a bet of 20,000 and only Seidel called.

On the J♦ river, Hunichen bet 50,000 and Seidel bumped it up to 135,000. Hunichen showed that he had two sevens in his hand before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	815,000 515,000	515,000

John Riordan	735,000 131,000	131,000

Erik Seidel	375,000 235,000	235,000

John Beauprez	360,000 160,000	160,000

Chris Hunichen	40,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Eric Wasserson Erik Seidel John Beauprez

06-20-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Krentzman Doubles Through Ding

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Biao Ding raised to 20,000 under the gun. Evan Krentzman made it 69,000 in the hijack, after which the action folded back to Ding. Ding put Krentzman all-in for 94,000, and Krentzman quickly called.

Evan Krentzman: J♠J♦5♦5♣ All in
Biao Ding: 9♥6♣5♥4♣

Krentzman flopped top set on 4♥J♣10♥, but the 7♣ turn brought Ding a plethora of outs. The 10♠ river was not one of them, however, giving Krentzman a full house for the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	385,000 115,000	115,000

Evan Krentzman	203,000 109,000	109,000

Tags: Biao Ding Evan Krentzman

06-20-2025 19:24 UTC-8

One Pair No Good for Wang

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Myles Phago

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a limped pot the flop came 6♥10♣Q♦, Santhosh Suvarna checked from the big blind as did David Wang from late position. Matthias Eibinger bet out for 12,000 from the cutoff, and both players called.

The turn brought the 3♠ and all players checked to see the 8♦ come on the river. Suvarna checked and Wang bet out for 40,000. Eibinger called, and Suvarna folded. Wang tabled K♠J♠10♦7♥ for just one pair but Eibinger turned over A♣9♣8♠6♠ for two pair and was shipped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	510,000 13,000	13,000

Matthias Eibinger	402,000 102,000	102,000

David Wang	217,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: David Wang Matthias Eibinger Santhosh Suvarna

06-20-2025 19:25 UTC-8

Some Updated Counts; Lamb and Garza Back in the Ring

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Lou Garza recently won his second World Series of Poker bracelet and it was none other than Ben Lamb who took runner up in Event #14: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha/ No-Limit Hold'em Mix.

With mixed feelings, Lamb shared his feelings on coming so close but letting a chip lead slip away in heads up and how hard it can be to get right back into the ring. It appears he has another chance to battle with Garza, as Lamb is sat on his direct right.

https://twitter.com/benbalamb/status/1930773603932586014?s=46

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Garza	1,017,000 149,000	149,000

Ka Kwan Lau	709,000 439,000	439,000

Brian Rast	595,000 390,000	390,000

Ben Lamb	595,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	522,000 222,000	222,000

Youness Barakat	270,000 16,000	16,000
Ronald Keijzer	256,000 14,000	14,000

Josh Arieh	43,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Lou Garza

06-20-2025 19:29 UTC-8

Additions to and Subtractions From the Field

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Perkusic	300,000 300,000	300,000

Cary Katz	300,000 300,000	300,000

Bryn Kenney	300,000 300,000	300,000

Jonathan Depa	300,000 300,000	300,000
Phil Ivey	300,000 300,000	300,000

Dylan Smith	300,000 300,000	300,000
Veselin Karakitukov	300,000 300,000	300,000
Chongxian Yang	Busted
Martin Dam	Busted
George Wolff	Busted

Ilya Nikiforov	Busted
Tim Grau	Busted

06-20-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Schwartz Sends Dam to the Rail

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action went heads-up to the flop of 6♦Q♠J♠ in a hand between Noah Schwartz on the button and Martin Dam in the big blind.

Dam bet 37,000 and Schwartz raised it up to 189,000. Dam called and checked on the 2♥ turn. Schwartz bet enough to put Dam all in who quickly made the call.

Martin Dam: A♠K♥J♣10♣ All in
Noah Schwartz: Q♦Q♣8♠3♠

The river landed the 5♥ and Schwartz's set of queens held to send Dam packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	725,000 119,000	119,000

Martin Dam	Busted

Tags: Martin Dam Noah Schwartz

06-20-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Final Break of Day 1

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the night. When they return, three more 40-minute levels will be played before Day 1 wraps up.

Level: 10

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000