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

06-20-2025 20:38 UTC-8

Bujtas Busts

Barry Russell

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

There were roughly 180,000 chips in the pot on a board of 7♠6♥A♣K♣, Laszlo Bujtas who was on the button was all in for 130,000, Phil Ivey in cutoff used around four time banks before he made the call.

Laszlo Bujtas: A♥8♦7♦5♥ All in
Phil Ivey: A♠9♣9♦8♠

Ivey spiked the 10♥ which gave him a straight and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	1,060,000 260,000	260,000

Laszlo Bujtas	Busted

Tags: Bujtas Busts Phil Ivey

06-20-2025 20:42 UTC-8

Recent Fluctuations in the Player Count

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	300,000 300,000	300,000
Frederic Normand	300,000
Michael Moncek	300,000

Danny Hannawa	300,000
Evan Krentzman	Busted
Josh Arieh	Busted

Dario Alioto	Busted

Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	Busted
Quan Zhou	Busted
Robert Cowen	Busted

Daniel Perkusic	Busted

Tong Li	Busted

Joni Jouhkimainen	Busted

Gjergj Sinishtaj	Busted
Jesse Lonis	Busted

Dylan Weisman	Busted

Cary Katz	Busted

06-20-2025 20:48 UTC-8

Crivello Survives Three-Way All In

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop of 8♥9♦6♠ with a three-way all in between Sean Rafael in early position, Talal Shakerchi in middle position, and Frank Crivello in the big blind. Shakerchi had both of his opponents covered.

Sean Rafael: A♥J♦7♦6♥ All in
Frank Crivello: A♣K♣Q♣9♣ All in
Talal Shakerchi: A♦10♣8♣3♦

The board ran out 2♠, 2♦ and Crivello scooped the pot with two pair, nines and deuces with an ace kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Crivello	675,000 275,000	275,000
Talal Shakerchi	28,000 692,000	692,000
Sean Rafael	Busted

Tags: Frank Crivello Sean Rafael Talal Shakerchi

06-20-2025 20:50 UTC-8

Smith Secures Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Najeem Ajez raised to 35,000 under the gun, and called when small blind Dylan Smith three-bet to 115,000.

Smith put in his remaining 107,000 on the 9♥4♠Q♦ flop, and Ajez quickly called.

Dylan Smith: A♦K♠K♣9♣ All in
Najeem Ajez: A♣Q♠8♣5♠

Smith locked up the pot on the K♥ turn by making a set, and the 3♥ river was dealt for show as he raked in his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	464,000 64,000	64,000
Najeem Ajez	296,000 204,000	204,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Najeem Ajez

06-20-2025 20:55 UTC-8

Linde Eliminates Koon

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Barry Russell

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

There were roughly 200,000 chips in the pot on 6♥K♦Q♥. Jason Koon in the big blind led all in for 62,000, Arthur Morris who was under the gun called, and Dylan Linde put the rest of his stack into the middle from the cutoff, Morris called.

Jason Koon: K♠A♠5♦10♥ All in
Dylan Linde: A♥2♦8♥7♦ All in
Arthur Morris: 9♥8♣7♥6♠

The board ran out 9♦A♦, and Linde scooped the pot with a backdoor flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	1,069,000 144,000	144,000
Dylan Linde	456,000 241,000	241,000

Jason Koon	Busted

Tags: Arthur Morris Dylan Linde Jason Koon

06-20-2025 20:59 UTC-8

Schulman Doubles Through Deeb

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Nick Schulman limped in from the small blind. Shaun Deeb then raised to 30,000 in the big blind, and Schulman called.

Deeb continued for 41,000 on the 5♣J♦6♠ flop, and Schulman check-jammed for 210,000. Deeb snapped it off, revealing the cards.

Nick Schulman: Q♠8♥7♦5♦ All in
Shaun Deeb: A♣8♣7♠4♥

Schulman's bottom pair remained best on the 10♥K♠ runout, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	950,000 145,000	145,000

Nick Schulman	490,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Nick Schulman Shaun Deeb

06-20-2025 21:02 UTC-8

Nagy's Nut Flush Takes It

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action went five-ways to a flop of 7♠Q♣Q♠ in a limped pot and it checked around to Gergo Nagy in the cutoff. He bet 10,000 and was called by Quan Zhou on the button, Jonas Kronwitter in the small blind, and Frank Crivello who was under the gun. Martin Dam was in the big blind but got out of the way.

Action checked through on the 2♠ turn and 5♣ river and Nagy tabled the winner with A♠J♥6♦5♠ for the nut flush.