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

06-20-2025 15:53 UTC-8

Gryko Shows Deeb the Nuts

Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action went heads-up to a flop of A♣10♦3♦ in a hand between Richard Gryko in the small blind and Shaun Deeb who was under the gun.

Gryko led out for 20,000 and Deeb called, bringing the 9♦ turn. Gryko bet 60,000 and Deeb called again.

On the 2♣ river, Gryko potted it for 193,000 and Deeb took some time to think through his decision before making the call.

Deeb saw the bad news when Gryko tabled A♠A♦6♣5♦ for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	611,000

Jared Bleznick	590,000 105,000	105,000

Shaun Deeb	75,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Richard Gryko Shaun Deeb

06-20-2025 15:54 UTC-8

Some In, Some Out (For Now)

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	300,000 300,000	300,000
Matthew Wantman	300,000 300,000	300,000

Lou Garza	300,000 300,000	300,000

Danny Tang	300,000 300,000	300,000

Jonathan Depa	300,000 300,000	300,000
Jordan Glazer	300,000 300,000	300,000
Erik Seidel	300,000 300,000	300,000

Nick Schulman	300,000 300,000	300,000

Daniel Negreanu	300,000 300,000	300,000

Artur Martirosian	Busted

Frank Brannan	Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-20-2025 16:05 UTC-8

Garza Sends Greenly Out

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Frank Visser

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

In a pot of 16,000, Josh Greenly bet 10,000 from under the gun on the 8♥9♦K♥ flop. Lou Garza made it 45,000 to go in the hijack, and Greenly responded with a three-bet to 160,000.

Garza quickly moved all in, and Greenly called off his stack of 270,000.

Josh Greenly: A♥J♥10♥5♠ All in
Lou Garza: K♠K♦Q♠7♦

The 10♠ turn did not help Greenly, and the 8♦ river made Garza a full house to lock up the pot and send Greenly to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Garza	580,000 280,000	280,000

Josh Greenly	Busted

Tags: Josh Greenly Lou Garza

06-20-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Brown Back Above Starting Stack

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Nick Becker

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

Philip Sternheimer raised to 7,000 in the cutoff, Andjelko Andrejevic flatted on the button, and Tyler Brown called in the big blind.

The flop came 7♣J♦A♠ and action checked through to the 6♦ turn. Brown led out for 18,000, Sternheimer used a timebank card before raising to 56,000, and Andrejevic got out of the way. Brown made the call.

The river landed the 3♣ and both players checked. Brown turned over K♣Q♦10♠7♦ for a pair of sevens and Sternheimer took a long look back at his cards before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	425,000 41,000	41,000

Sean Winter	395,000 63,000	63,000
Tyler Brown	335,000 35,000	35,000

Adam Hendrix	312,500 12,500	12,500
Andjelko Andrejevic	295,000 5,000	5,000

Philip Sternheimer	227,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Philip Sternheimer Tyler Brown

06-20-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Player Who Coolered Matusow at 2005 Main Event Final Table Runs Deep in WSOP Seniors

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Jon Sofen

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

Twenty years ago, Scott Lazar doubled up eventual champion Joe Hachem and coolered Mike Matusow at one of the most entertaining and memorable World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final tables ever.

Two decades later, the 2005 sixth-place finisher in poker's most prestigious event ran deep in another WSOP event. This one, Event #48: $1,000 Senior's No-Limit Hold'em Championship, a tournament that attracted 7,575 entrants. Lazar, who spoke to PokerNews on a Day 3 break, busted in 31st place for $21,950, his second-largest tournament cash since his televised $1.5 million score.

Read the Full Interview Here

Tags: Scott Lazar

06-20-2025 16:18 UTC-8

Weis Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

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

Najeem Ajez raised to 8,500 in the cutoff. Oliver Weis bumped it up to 28,000 in the small blind, which Ajez called. Weis slowed down on the 6♣4♠2♠ flop, check-calling Ajez's bet of 16,000.

The 7♠ turn was then checked by both, after which Weis fired 56,000 on the 2♦ river. Ajez instantly grabbed calling chips and put them into the middle.

Weis showed A♣K♠10♠9♣ for a king-high flush, and Ajez mucked his cards in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	815,000 375,000	375,000

Oliver Weis	400,000 100,000	100,000

Laszlo Bujtas	297,000 35,000	35,000
Najeem Ajez	295,000 5,000	5,000
Nacho Barbero	279,000 6,500	6,500

Yuri Dzivielevski	180,500 119,500	119,500

Tags: Najeem Ajez Oliver Weis

06-20-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Frank Wins Multiway Pot

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Joseph Berg

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

Sean Winter limped in from middle position, Alex Foxen did the same from the cutoff, as did Daniel Negreanu from the small blind and Christopher Frank from the big blind.

All four players checked on the 4♠A♥Q♥ flop.

Action checked to Winter on the 5♦ turn, who bet 6500, Foxen and Negreanu folded, Frank made the call.

The river card was the 5♠. Frank now led out for 25,500, which got Winter to muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Frank	505,000 38,000	38,000

Alex Foxen	440,000 15,000	15,000

Sean Winter	405,000 10,000	10,000
Daniel Negreanu	280,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Christopher Frank Daniel Negreanu Sean Winter

06-20-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Assorted Counts Around the Room

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Nick Becker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Garza	585,000 5,000	5,000

Adam Hendrix	308,000 4,500	4,500
Juha Helppi	290,000 9,000	9,000

Chris Hunichen	285,000 10,000	10,000

Erik Seidel	263,000 37,000	37,000

Isaac Haxton	255,000 234,000	234,000

Dylan Weisman	250,000 42,500	42,500

James Chen (US)	185,000 132,500	132,500

Yuri Dzivielevski	153,000 27,500	27,500

06-20-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Frank Leads the Turn

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Barry Russell

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

There were roughly 47,000 chips in the pot on 8♦Q♥2♥, Tong Li who was on the button bet 22,000, Talal Shakerchi called in the big blind and Christopher Frank called in the hijack.

The turn came the 5♥, and Frank led for 60,000 when checked to, Li called and Shakerchi folded. Frank piled in 250,000 on the 10♣ river and Li quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Frank	547,000 42,000	42,000

Sean Winter	410,000 5,000	5,000
Alex Foxen	380,000 60,000	60,000

Talal Shakerchi	330,000 20,000	20,000
Tong Li	300,000 59,000	59,000

Daniel Negreanu	275,000 5,000	5,000

Isaac Kempton	255,000 45,000	45,000
James Chen (US)	160,000 157,500	157,500

Tags: Christopher Frank Talal Shakerchi Tong Li