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

06-21-2025 16:28 UTC-8

Matusow Takes Out Schneider

Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Tom Schneider from under the gun and Mike Matusow from the cutoff were tangled in a pot with 13,700 in the middle on the turn.

With the board reading 10♥10♣4♠5♥, Schneider was all-in for his final 5,500 and Matusow made the call.

Tom Schneider: 9♦6♦5♠2♠ All in
Mike Matusow: A♥A♣J♥6♣

Schneider had just a pair of fives and a gutshot while Matusow had aces. A third 10♦ fell on the river to give Matusow a full house, tens full of aces, while Schneider was playing just the nine-six high with trip tens as he hit the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	42,000 2,000	2,000

Tom Schneider	Busted

Tags: Mike Matusow Tom Schneider

06-21-2025 16:31 UTC-8

Level 5 Entrants

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

Inaugural 2021 Champion and 2024 runner-up Nicholas Julia is among the latest to join the fray.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Mather	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jonathan Wirjo	40,000 40,000	40,000
Rob Hollink	40,000 40,000	40,000

Fu Wong	40,000 40,000	40,000
Gabriel Ramos	40,000 40,000	40,000
Nicholas Julia	40,000 40,000	40,000

John Monnette	40,000 40,000	40,000

Noah Boeken	40,000 40,000	40,000
Motoyoshi Okamura	40,000 40,000	40,000

Nitesh Rawtani	40,000 40,000	40,000
Frank Brannan	40,000 40,000	40,000

Marco Johnson	40,000 40,000	40,000

Nathan Gamble	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tomasz Gluszko	40,000 40,000	40,000
David Williams	40,000 40,000	40,000

Samuel Sternfield	40,000 40,000	40,000
Brian Breck	40,000 40,000	40,000
Tobias Hausen	40,000 40,000	40,000
Mike Leah	40,000

06-21-2025 16:34 UTC-8

Nedelcu Catches Mascarenhas's Bluff

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Narcis Nedelcu opened to 1,300 from under the gun and was called by Rodrigo Mascarenhas in the small blind and Bob Slezak in the big blind.

On the A♥J♥9♥ flop, Nedelcu continued for a healthy size of 3,000, Mascarenhas called, and Slezak folded.

Nedelcu fired again for 5,500 on the 4♦ turn and Mascarenhas stuck around with a check-call.

On the 6♥ river, Mascarenhas immediately jammed for his final 5,900 and Nedelcu sigh-called.

Rodrigo Mascarenhas: A♦6♣ All in
Narcis Nedelcu: J♦J♣

Neither player held a single heart as Mascarenhas made two pair which was no good against the set of Nedelcu as he hit the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Narcis Nedelcu	115,000 75,000	75,000

Bob Slezak	74,000 34,000	34,000

Rodrigo Mascarenhas	Busted

Tags: Bob Slezak Narcis Nedelcu Rodrigo Mascarenhas

Level: 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

06-21-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Livingston Doubles His Short Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Gabriel Ramos raised from the cutoff and Alex Livingston called in the big blind.

Both players drew two and then Ramos raised a bet from Livingston on the first draw. Livingston made it three bets to go and Ramos called.

On the second draw, Livingston stood pat and immediately put out a bet before Ramos could draw one. Ramos called.

Livingston remained pat and bet his last 100 on the third draw, while Ramos drew one and called.

Alex Livingston: 8x6x5x4x3x All in
Gabriel Ramos: 7x4x3x2x

Ramos peeled a 3x — pairing his three to award Livingston the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Ramos	24,000 16,000	16,000
Alex Livingston	15,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Gabriel Ramos

06-21-2025 16:56 UTC-8

Small Pickup for Gibert

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Brian Kirschner raised to 1,500 from middle position and was three-bet to 3,500 by Dwight Gilbert on the button. Action folded back to Kirschner, who called.

Kirschner drew two and Gilbert stood pat. Both players checked down and Gilbert revealed 9x8x7x5x3x for a nine.

"I almost had you," Kirschner said before sending his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dwight Gilbert	75,000 35,000	35,000
Brian Kirschner	25,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Brian Kirschner Dwight Gilbert

06-21-2025 16:58 UTC-8

PLO Giveth and PLO Taketh

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Yuebin Guo from the cutoff, Charles Thomas from the button, and Oliver Tot from the small blind were tangled in a pot-with 24,100 in the middle preflop.

On the Q♦10♠4♦ flop, all the money found its way into the middle as Guo was all-in for an even 27,000, Tot was at risk for around 30,000, and Thomas covered from the button.

Yuebin Guo: A♥Q♠Q♥3♠ All in
Oliver Tot: K♥Q♣8♣6♥ All in
Charles Thomas: K♦J♠J♣3♦

Guo had top set, Thomas had a gutter and a flush draw with jacks, and Tot had just top pair.

The board ran out K♣4♥ as Tot won the small side pot with kings and queens while Guo filled up to scoop the massive main pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuebin Guo	125,000 82,000	82,000
Charles Thomas	41,000 18,000	18,000
Oliver Tot	6,000

Tags: Charles Thomas Oliver Tot Yuebin Guo

06-21-2025 17:06 UTC-8

Mather Puts a Dent in Rast's Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Bob Mather raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and was called by Brian Rast in the big blind.

Both players checked on the 4♦A♠K♥ flop and then Mather called an 1,100 bet from Rast on the 5♠ turn.

The J♦ completed the board and Rast bet 1,600. Mather looked him up and Rast turned over K♠Q♠ for a pair of kings.

Mather tabled A♥10♥ for a pair of aces to claim the pot.

Despite the small hit, Rast, who took down the $10k Razz Championship just a few days ago, has had an excellent day so far and sits with approximately 115,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	115,000 75,000	75,000

Bob Mather	48,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Brian Rast Bob Mather

06-21-2025 17:09 UTC-8

Stacey Doubles Through Ireland

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Anderson Ireland from the hijack and Patrick Stacey from the small blind were heads-up to the J♠J♣4♦8♠ board with around 18,000 in the middle.

Stacey checked, Ireland bet 15,000, and Stacey jammed for 20,600.

"I think I might be dead," lamented Ireland before he put in the call.

Patrick Stacey: A♥A♦Q♣6♥ All in
Anderson Ireland: A♠10♦9♠3♣

Fortunately for Ireland, he was not dead with an open-ender and the nut flush draw against the naked aces of Stacey. Ireland had many outs to eliminate Stacey but the A♣ river was not one of them as Stacey made top boat for the full double, but Ireland retains a healthy stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anderson Ireland	71,000 71,000	71,000

Patrick Stacey	59,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Anderson Ireland Patrick Stacey

06-21-2025 17:13 UTC-8

Level 6 Entrants

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Lake	40,000
Ray Henson	40,000

Matt Vengrin	40,000

Peter Levine	40,000
Mike Wattel	40,000

Jen Harman	40,000

Roy Thung	40,000
Greg Mascio	40,000
Greg Mueller	40,000

Vladislavs Petrovs	40,000