Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-21-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Smith Teaches Gluszko a Lesson

Dan O'Hair

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Heads-up on a completed board of 10♠4♦2♣8♦4♣ with about 5,000 already in the middle, Tomasz Gluszko had a bet in front of him from the big blind and was faced with a shove from Dan Smith, who was in the hijack.

Gluszko went deep into the tank as he contemplated calling all in for his last 13,000 and eventually the clock was called.

Gluszko let his hand go and Smith tabled A♦J♦ for a bluff.

"How do you feel right now?" tablemate Nitesh Rawtani asked.

"I learned something," Gluszko responded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	80,000 40,000	40,000

Tomasz Gluszko	13,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Dan Smith Tomasz Gluszko

06-21-2025 18:06 UTC-8

Owen Takes from Grasshopper

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Brad Owen opened to 1,500 from under the gun and Fu "Grasshopper" Wong defended his big blind.

On the Q♠5♥2♦ flop, Owen continued 1,400 before Wong raised to 5,100 and Owen called.

The turn brought the J♦. Wong slowed down with a check before Owen fired for 5,000 and Wong called.

On the 5♦ river, Wong checked to Owen who bet 21,000 and Wong laid it down after some deliberation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fu Wong	140,000 100,000	100,000
Brad Owen	55,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Brad Owen Fu Wong

06-21-2025 18:10 UTC-8

Friedman Folds to Hundley

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Adam Friedman raised first to act and was called by Chris Hundley from directly behind for a heads-up pot.

Both players drew two on the first draw and then Hundley called a bet from Friedman.

On the second draw, both players drew one and Friedman check-called a bet from Hundley.

Friedman drew one and Hundley stood pat on the final draw. Friedman then checked and quickly folded facing another bet from Hundley.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hundley	60,000 20,000	20,000
Adam Friedman	53,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Chris Hundley

06-21-2025 18:27 UTC-8

Lord Catches Rast Speeding

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

Limit Hold’em

Kristan Lord and Brian Rast were heads-up in a raised pot on a flop of 5♠2♥6♦.

Lord check-called bets from Rast on the flop, the 5♣ turn, and the A♠ river.

Rast turned over J♠10♠ for a bluff and Lord revealed Q♠Q♦ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	95,000 38,000	38,000

Kristan Lord	52,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Brian Rast Kristan Lord

06-21-2025 18:29 UTC-8

More Late Arrivals

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Holloway	40,000 40,000	40,000

Jiyang Gan	40,000 40,000	40,000
Dongwoo Ko	40,000 40,000	40,000
Pomjun Cha	40,000 40,000	40,000
Maksim Pisarenko	40,000 40,000	40,000

Per Hildebrand	40,000 40,000	40,000
Mike Thorpe	40,000 40,000	40,000
Nick Schulman	40,000 40,000	40,000

Kane Kalas	40,000 40,000	40,000
Nicholas Marchington	40,000 40,000	40,000
Christopher Chung	40,000 40,000	40,000
Paul Gunness	40,000 40,000	40,000
Vasu Amarapu	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jonathan Glendinning	40,000 40,000	40,000

Noah Bronstein	40,000 40,000	40,000

Ben Yu	40,000 40,000	40,000

Cary Katz	40,000 40,000	40,000

Anthony Zinno	40,000 40,000	40,000

Scott Clements	40,000 40,000	40,000

James Obst	40,000 40,000	40,000

Josh Arieh	40,000 40,000	40,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	40,000 40,000	40,000
Gary Benson	40,000 40,000	40,000

Erick Lindgren	40,000 40,000	40,000

Maximilian Schindler	40,000 40,000	40,000

06-21-2025 18:49 UTC-8

Gunness "Back in the Tournament"

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Brett Slezak

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Paul Gunness: A♣K♦2♥ / A♥3♣2♣3♥
Erick Lindgren: XxXx / Q♠10♣6♠4♥ / Xx
Charles Thomas: XxXx / 9♥5♥2♦ - folded on fifth street

Gunness had made it three bets on third and he proclaimed, "I'm rolled up guys!" as the action went three ways.

Gunness led on fourth and both opponents called. On fifth, Gunness led again and only Lindgren called.

Gunness led on sixth before seventh street checked through. Gunness tabled his "three pair" but only played his aces and threes which were enough for the winner as Lindgren mucked.

"I'm back in the tournament guys!" exclaimed Gunness as he dragged the pot of over 26,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Thomas	37,000 4,000	4,000
Paul Gunness	31,000 9,000	9,000
Erick Lindgren	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Charles Thomas Erick Lindgren Paul Gunness

06-21-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Big Slick Does the Trick for Crouch

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

Limit Hold’em

Matt Valeo raised from the cutoff and was called by Christopher Vitch in the small blind. Chase Crouch made it three bets to go from the big blind and both Valeo and Vitch called.

Vitch checked to Crouch, who continued for a bet on the 10♦A♥2♥ flop. Both Valeo and Vitch called.

The Q♦ fell on the turn and it was again checked to Crouch, who put in another bet. Again both Valeo and Vitch called.

Vitch checked a final time on the 10♣ river and Crouch bet. This time Valeo folded, but Vitch called and Crouch turned over A♣K♦.

Vitch sent his cards into the muck upon seeing it and Crouch collected a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Valeo	49,000 49,000	49,000

Chase Crouch	37,000 33,000	33,000
Christopher Vitch	9,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Chase Crouch Christopher Vitch Matt Valeo

06-21-2025 19:25 UTC-8

Level 8 Entrants

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Brett Slezak

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	40,000 40,000	40,000
Felipe Ramos	40,000 40,000	40,000

Roscoe Light	40,000 40,000	40,000
Alexander Condon	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jonathan Bowers	40,000 40,000	40,000
Brad Ruben	40,000 8,500	8,500

Jeremy Trojand	40,000 40,000	40,000
Phil Hellmuth	40,000 40,000	40,000

Bryn Kenney	40,000 40,000	40,000

Eli Elezra	40,000 40,000	40,000

Martin Schamaun	40,000 40,000	40,000

06-21-2025 19:56 UTC-8

Maximum Late Registrants

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Brett Slezak

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 800-1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400-800 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	40,000

Artur Saakyants	40,000
Matthew Schreiber	40,000

Joe Serock	40,000

Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	40,000
Tyler Brown	40,000

Colin Wickersheim	40,000
Gus Hansen	40,000

Elior Sion	40,000

Ryutaro Suzuki	40,000

Richard Green	40,000
Jim Collopy	40,000

Philip Sternheimer	40,000

Zachary Reinbold	40,000

06-21-2025 20:32 UTC-8

Schulman Doubles Through Harder

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 800-1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400-800 Blinds

2-7 Single Draw

Nick Schulman was already all in post-draw for over 50,000 on the button against Sean Harder, who had an 11,000 bet in front of him from under the gun.

Harder was deep in the tank and said, "I wish I had played more than like six hands of this game..."

Harder eventually talked himself into a call and Schulman announced "Number three" as he turned over 7x6x5x3x2x.

Harder mucked his hand and Schulman was awarded the double up.