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

Jun 21, 2025

Shimelfarb Wins Classic Race to Bust Suzuki

Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1200/1800 Ante, 600-1200 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Roland Israelashvili raised to 4,000 from early position and it was folded to Ryutaro Suzuki, who shoved for 47,000 from the small blind.

"It's time for you to go home," Gennady Shimelfarb said from the big blind just before announcing he was also all in for slightly more. Israelashvili got out of the way and a showdown was held.

Ryutaro Suzuki: A♦K♥ All in
Gennady Shimelfarb: Q♣Q♠

It was a fair fight, but the 3♣9♦9♥8♣7♠ runout came clean for Shimelfarb's queen — eliminating Suzuki late in the evening.

Tags: Gennady Shimelfarb Roland Israelashvili Ryutaro Suzuki

Jun 21, 2025

Julia Hits the Rail

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1200/1800 Ante, 600-1200 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Nicholas Julia: K♠5♠ / A♠J♥6♦Xx / Xx All in
Martin Schamaun: K♣J♣ / 8♣5♦6♥Xx / Xx

Julia completed first to act and Schauman called.

Julia led on fourth and led all-in for 2,300 on fifth, which Schauman called.

"I'm way ahead," Julia joked as the hands were tabled. Much to his surprise, he was in the lead with ace-high. Julia caught the Q♥ on sixth and Schamaun got the Q♣ to pick up a flush draw.

Schamaun revealed first on seventh with the 8♠ to pair. Julia needed to improve to stay alive, but he caught the 9♦ on the end as he was left with just ace-high, and the 2021 champion of this event hit the exit.

Tags: Martin Schamaun Nicholas Julia

Level: 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1200/1800 Ante, 600-1200 Blinds

Jun 21, 2025

Assorted Counts on Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

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Jun 21, 2025

Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

The players are going on their final 15-minute break of the night.

206 players remain and will play two more hour-long levels to end the night.

Jun 21, 2025

No Action for Gerhart's Quads

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Sean Harder: XxXx / 2♠7♦J♠9♣ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Kevin Gerhart: K♥K♣ / J♣K♠J♥K♦ / Xx
Robert Wells: XxXx / 10♠9♥Q♠5♣ / Xx - folded on seventh street

Action picked up on fourth as Gerhart led and both opponents called. He led again on fifth.

Despite making open two pair, both opponents called another bet from Gerhart on sixth. He bet in the dark on seventh and both opponents folded. Gerhart tabled his quad kings but was unable to get any action on seventh from his Stud rarity.

Tags: Kevin Gerhart Robert Wells Sean Harder

Jun 21, 2025

Level 10 Eliminations

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

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Jun 21, 2025

Seed Leaves Caridad Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Huck Seed: K♦10♥2♦/3♦6♣8♦6♦
Juan Caridad: XxXx/7♣4♥7♦A♦/Xx
Ilkka Heikkila: XxXx/A♣Q♦5♥ - folded on fifth street

Ilkka Heikkila completed and was called by Juan Caridad and Huck Seed for a three-way pot.

Action checked through on fourth street and then Caridad led out for a bet on fifth street after pairing his five. Seed called and Heikkila folded.

Seed raised a bet from Caridad on sixth street and then Caridad paid off a final bet from Seed on seventh.

Seed announced a flush and tabled K♦10♥2♦ for the goods. Caridad mucked and Seed was sent the pot.

Tags: Huck Seed Ilkka Heikkila Juan Caridad

Jun 21, 2025

Brunner Sends Out Trojand

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Brian Brunner opened too 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Jeremy Trojand in the cutoff, Hooman Nikzad on the button, and Tom McCormick in the big blind.

On the A♦Q♣5♦ flop, Brunner continued for 4,500, Trojand called all-in for 3,900, and Nikzad called on the button.

Brunner opted to check on the 8♦ turn before Nikzad bet 5,000 and Brunner called.

On the J♦ river, Brunner reluctantly check-called a bet of 10,000 from Nikzad.

Jeremy Trojand: K♥J♣10♥8♥ All in
Brian Brunner: Q♦J♥10♠7♦
Hooman Nikzad: A♠10♦7♠3♦

Trojand rivered broadway but was no good against the flushes of Brunner and Nikzad, who value-owned himself on the turn and river betting a worse flush, as Brunner made the right call on the river with the second nuts to scoop the pot.

Tags: Brian Brunner Hooman Nikzad Jeremy Trojand Tom McCormick

Jun 21, 2025

More For Rast

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds