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

06-21-2025 13:17 UTC-8

Hastings Forces a Fold From Algara

Dan O'Hair

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Mark Algara opened to 600 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 2,600 by Brian Hastings in the small blind. Algara called.

Algara called a 1,500 bet from Hastings on the A♣J♦4♥ flop and then both players checked on the 10♠ turn.

The 3♦ completed the board and Hastings put 2,500 into the middle. Algara laid his hand down and Hastings collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	44,000 44,000	44,000

Mark Algara	37,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Mark Algara

06-21-2025 13:11 UTC-8

"Same Bet"

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Glenn Cozen opened the cutoff to 500 and Wayne Gregory called in the small blind.

On the J♠3♠2♠ flop, Gregory checked to Cozen who continued for 1,000, and Gregory called.

Gregory check-called another bet for 1,000 on the 7♠ turn.

The river brought the 2♦ as Cozen fired a bet of 1,000 for a third time, and Gregory quickly called. Cozen tabled A♣10♠ for the fourth nut flush to drag an early pot with some complex betting.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Cozen	44,500 4,500	4,500
Wayne Gregory	36,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Glenn Cozen Wayne Gregory

06-21-2025 13:09 UTC-8

Zhu Turns a Boat

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Heads-up on a flop of 8♦6♥8♠ with a sizable pot already in the middle, Yueqi Zhu bet 700 from the big blind and Tom Koral called on the button.

The J♣ fell on the turn and Zhu continued for 1,200. Koral let his hand go and Zhu said, "Dammit! How did you know?" as he tabled J♠J♥ for jacks-full.

"That's one of those hands on TV where I have zero percent next to my name," Koral replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	42,000 2,000	2,000

Tom Koral	38,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Tom Koral Yueqi Zhu

06-21-2025 13:01 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Gershon Distenfeld	40,000 40,000	40,000

Xixiang Luo	40,000 40,000	40,000

Fabrice Soulier	40,000 40,000	40,000

Luis Velador	40,000 40,000	40,000

Samuel Rosen	40,000 40,000	40,000
Scott Abrams	40,000 40,000	40,000

Brian Tate	40,000 40,000	40,000
Dwight Gilbert	40,000 40,000	40,000
Allen Kessler	40,000 40,000	40,000
Frank Athey	40,000 40,000	40,000
Oscar Johansson	40,000 40,000	40,000
Juan Lopez	40,000 40,000	40,000
Mark Algara	40,000 40,000	40,000
Bruno Portaro	40,000 40,000	40,000
Saulo Galvao	40,000 40,000	40,000
Nicolas Barthe	40,000 40,000	40,000
Walter Chambers	40,000 40,000	40,000

Bradley Bone	40,000 40,000	40,000
Pablo Quintana	40,000 40,000	40,000
Sam Spira	40,000 40,000	40,000
Gregory Genovese	40,000 40,000	40,000
Bradley Jansen	40,000 40,000	40,000

Alex Tchong	40,000 40,000	40,000
Sergei Tolkachov	40,000 40,000	40,000
Brandon Bowers	40,000 40,000	40,000

Shuffle Up & Deal

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

Play is underway in Day 1 of the $3,000 Nine Game Mix!

Level: 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion, 400-800 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

06-21-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Add an Extra Game to the Mix with Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix

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Dan O'Hair

Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.

Today sees the start of Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The game includes No-Limit Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better and 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.

Day 1 of the three-day event will kick off at 2 p.m. local time with starting stacks of 40,000 and levels lasting 40 minutes through the end of Level 6, at which point levels increase to 60 minutes. Day 1 will play for 12 levels with 15-minute breaks every 15 minutes of play.

Day 2 will pick back up at 1 p.m. on Sunday June 22 and will play ten levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute break after Level 18.

Last year's event saw Brazil's Yuri Dzivielevski topping the field of 379 to win $215,982 and his fifth bracelet in six years. Meanwhile, Japan's Ryutaro Suzuki won the 2023 offering for $221,124.

Other previous winners of the event include Americans Kijoon Park and Nicholas Julia.

Year	Entries	Winner	Country	Payout
2024	379	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil	$215,982
2023	361	Ryutaro Suzuki	Japan	$221,124
2022	456	Kijoon Park	United States	$219,799
2021	319	Nicholas Julia	United States	$168,808

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Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix

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