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

06-21-2025 14:28 UTC-8

Distenfeld Check-Raises Seventh

Brett Slezak

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion, 600-1,200 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Gershon Distenfeld: XxXx / 8♠9♠7♥7♦ / Xx
Alex Livingston: XxXx / 2♣6♣A♥K♥ / Xx

Distenfeld completed from middle position and Livingston defended his bring-in.

Distenfeld checked-called on fourth before Livingston showed the higher board on fifth and led.

Distenfeld paired on sixth but elected to check-call. He checked again on seventh, Livingston bet, and Distenfeld raised. Livingston would think it over for around 30 seconds before he elected to fold, admitting that he didn't make a low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	36,000 4,000	4,000

Gershon Distenfeld	34,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Gershon Distenfeld

06-21-2025 14:28 UTC-8

Vicente's Two Pair is Best

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion, 600-1,200 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Limit Hold’em

Brian Kirschner raised from the hijack and was called by Daniel Vicente on the button for a heads-up pot.

Vicente called bets from Kirscher on the J♣Q♠A♣ flop and 4♦ turn and then action checked down on the Q♥ river.

Kirscher turned over 9♥9♣, which was no good against Vicente's K♦J♠ to award Vicente the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Vicente	46,000
Brian Kirschner	24,000 16,000	16,000

06-21-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Thomas and Guo Chop Up Massey after Fireworks on Seventh

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion, 600-1,200 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Michelin Massey: 7x6xXx / 3♥5♠4♦J♠
Yuebin Guo: A♦A♣Q♦ / J♥9♦2♦8♦
Charles Thomas: 6♣4♠3♣ / A♠J♦7♠2♠

Action picked up on fourth as Thomas bet, Massey raised, Guo cold-called, and Thomas called.

Thomas checked to Massey on fifth who bet, and both opponents called. Thomas then elected to lead on sixth before both Massey and Guo called.

Things got interesting on seventh as Thomas led, Massey called, Guo raised, Thomas made it three bets, and Massey called. Guo then four-bet, and both opponents called.

Thomas had a six-four low for half and Guo made a flush to get the high. Massey revealed that he made a straight to the seven which was pipped on both sides.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Thomas	59,000 59,000	59,000
Yuebin Guo	43,000 43,000	43,000
Michelin Massey	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Charles Thomas Michelin Massey Yuebin Guo

06-21-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Tsang Pads His Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion, 600-1,200 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Maxx Coleman raised first to act and was called by Christina Hill on the button. Anson Tsang three-bet in the big blind and both Coleman and Hill called.

Tsang drew one, while Coleman and Hill took two off on the first draw. Tsang bet and both Coleman and Hill called.

On the second draw, Tsang stood pat and Coleman and and Hill drew two again. Tsang bet and took down the pot after both his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christina Hill	45,000
Maxx Coleman	37,000

Anson Tsang	29,000

Oscar Johansson	Busted

Tags: Anson Tsang Christina Hill Maxx Coleman

06-21-2025 14:56 UTC-8

Level 3 Entrants

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion, 600-1,200 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Owais Ahmed	40,000

Kelvin Kerber	40,000

Travis Pearson	40,000
Robert Mizrachi	40,000

Dylan Weisman	40,000

Ryan Moriarty	40,000
Jon Turner	40,000

Chad Eveslage	40,000

Matthew Schultz	40,000
Maxx Coleman	40,000 3,000	3,000

Mike Matusow	40,000

Tony Cousineau	40,000
Stephen Hubbard	40,000
Matthew Valeo	40,000

Jeff Madsen	40,000

Hye Park	40,000
Phillip Hui	40,000

Renan Bruschi	40,000

Matt Grapenthien	40,000

Daniel Idema	40,000

Tamon Nakamura	40,000
Ray Fishman	40,000

06-21-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion, 600-1,200 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

The field is up to 202 entries. Of those, 199 remain in contention.

Level: 4

Limit Flop/Draw: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 400/600 Ante, 200-400 Blinds

06-21-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Big Stacks in the Room

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

Limit Flop/Draw: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 400/600 Ante, 200-400 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	101,200 61,200	61,200
Allen Bari	92,200 40,200	40,200

Simeon Tsonev	82,600 82,600	82,600
Lawrence Brandt	80,000 40,000	40,000

James Tilton	78,100 78,100	78,100
Andrey Zaichenko	74,300 34,300	34,300

Giuseppe Liantonio	72,900 15,900	15,900
John Centeno	70,700 35,700	35,700
Chase Crouch	70,000 28,000	28,000
Martin Knorr	68,000 28,000	28,000
Ryan Hoenig	67,000 27,000	27,000

Masafumi Iijima	64,600 24,600	24,600
David "ODB" Baker	64,000 24,000	24,000

Bruno Portaro	63,500 23,500	23,500
Wayne Gregory	62,800 26,800	26,800
Brandon Shack-Harris	62,000 22,000	22,000

Sean Harder	61,000 61,000	61,000
Gershon Distenfeld	60,000

06-21-2025 15:27 UTC-8

Ware Shows Nakamura a Better Eight

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Limit Flop/Draw: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 400/600 Ante, 200-400 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Ronald Ware raised from under the gun and Tamon Nakamura defended his big blind.

Nakamura drew two and Ware drew one on the first draw. Nakamura then check-called a bet from Ware.

On the second draw, Nakamura drew two again and Ware stood pat. Nakamura again check-called a bet.

Nakarmura drew one and Ware remained pat on the final draw. Nakamura then led out for a bet and Ware quickly called.

Nakamura turned over 8x7x4x3x2x for an eighty-seven, but Ware revealed 8x6x5x4x3x for an eighty-six to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Ware	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tamon Nakamura	42,000 2,000	2,000

06-21-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Nine Enough for Tilton After Reshuffle

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

Limit Flop/Draw: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 400/600 Ante, 200-400 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Ethan Bennett raised from the cutoff and was called by Brian Brunner on the button, Jared Talarico in the small blind, and James Tilton in the big blind.

Bennett took three after raising and everyone else took two. Tilton bet from the big blind, Bennett called, Brunner folded, and Talarico called.

Talarico and Tilton took one while Bennett still needed two. Tilton bet and both opponents called.

On the final draw, Talarico drew one, Tilton was pat, and Bennett drew one. However, there were not enough cards in the deck for the draw, so a reshuffle was needed. The action checked through as Tilton tabled 9x8x7x3x2x which was enough to scoop multi-way.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Tilton	90,000 11,900	11,900
Brian Brunner	55,000
Ethan Bennett	38,000
Jared Talarico	18,000

Tags: Brian Brunner Ethan Bennett James Tilton Jared Talarico