Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-23-2025 22:36 UTC-8

Dubonnet Flips Dimitrov to the Rail

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Samy Dubonnet raised to 4,500 in the hijack and Stefan Dimitrov shoved all in for around 35,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Dubonnet who called to put Dimitrov at risk.

Stefan Dimitrov: Q♣J♦ All in
Samy Dubonnet: 6♥6♦

The flop came 5♠2♠2♣ and Dubonnet was still in the lead with his pocket sixes. The 4♠ on the turn changed nothing and the 2♥ on the river improved Dubonnet to a full house, eliminating Dimitrov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samy Dubonnet	335,000 155,000	155,000
Stefan Dimitrov	Busted

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06-23-2025 22:25 UTC-8

Binder Eliminates Hara

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was picked up on a flop of 5♦9♣3♦ after Bernhard Binder under the gun bet 8,000 and Ryo Hara in the big blind moved all-in for 64,000. Binder went into the tank and called.

Ryo Hara: 6♠4♥ All in
Bernhard Binder: K♦8♦

Hara was looking for a straight while Binder had a flush was. The J♠A♦ runout completed the flush and Hara was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernhard Binder	330,000 84,000	84,000

Ryo Hara	Busted

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06-23-2025 22:23 UTC-8

Gallardo KOs Xu

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Robert Jones

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Zhiyuan Xu went all-in from the button for his 27,500 chip stack. In the small blind, Maximiliano Gallardo obliged and they were off to see five.

Zhiyuan Xu: 5♣5♦ All in
Maximiliano Gallardo: J♦J♣

Xu could not find a five on the K♦Q♥3♣J♥7♠ run out, and he was headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximiliano Gallardo	80,000 80,000	80,000
Zhiyuan Xu	Busted

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06-23-2025 22:18 UTC-8

Kabrhel On his Way to Reenter "In the Money"

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel was seen standing up as his chips were pushed toward Nicholas Verderamo.

Martin Kabrhel: 10♠10♣ All in
Nicholas Verderamo: K♣K♦

Kabrhel ran into kings on 9♣4♣7♥8♣5♥, but he seemed more focused on his next bullet than the bustout.

"Now I want to register in the money," he said, before adding that he "wanted a refund for this bullet" because he "didn't enjoy it".

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Verderamo	102,000 102,000	102,000
Martin Kabrhel	Busted

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06-23-2025 21:59 UTC-8

Paur KOs Song

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Robert Jones

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Arellano raised from the hijack to 3,000. He was then reraised by Linyang Song from the cutoff for his 25,000 chip stack. Taylor Paur called from the small blind and Arellano folded.

Linyang Song: A♠J♦ All in
Taylor Paur: K♠K♥

The board ran out J♠10♠5♦5♥2♠ and Paur sent Song to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Paur	275,000 30,000	30,000

Michael Arellano	60,000 60,000	60,000
Linyang Song	Busted

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06-23-2025 21:59 UTC-8

Lijo to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Lander Lijo in the big blind saw his 67,500-chip stack being called by Srikanth Yadlapati on the button.

Lander Lijo: A♥Q♣ All in
Srikanth Yadlapati: 5♥5♠

Even if the dealer pointed the queen on 8♦3♠6♣5♦Q♠, Yadlapati's set of fives won and Lijo was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Srikanth Yadlapati	245,000 245,000	245,000
Lander Lijo	Busted

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06-23-2025 21:08 UTC-8

Ho Downs Two with Quads

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After a few preflop raises, three players had all of their chips in the middle with Elliott Kampen at risk for 13,000, Christian Harder at risk for around 50,000 and Poseidon Ho having both players covered.

Elliott Kampen: A♦K♣ All in
Christian Harder: A♠Q♣ All in
Poseidon Ho: 6♠6♣

It was a dream flop for Ho when the Q♥6♥6♦ hit the felt, giving him quad sixes. The 5♠ on the turn and the A♣ on the river was just a formality as Ho claimed the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Poseidon Ho	135,000 135,000	135,000
Christian Harder	Busted

Elliott Kampen	Busted

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06-23-2025 20:23 UTC-8

Toro Extends his Lead

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sebastian Toro on the button opened to 2,500. Ihar Soika three-bet all in for 34,500 from the big blind and Toro called.

Ihar Soika: K♣8♣ All in
Sebastian Toro: Q♠Q♣

The dealer fanned a board of 3♥J♥A♣Q♦K♦ which gave a set to Toro and eliminated Soika.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Toro	455,000 175,000	175,000

Ihar Soika	Busted

Tags: Ihar Soika Sebastian Toro

06-23-2025 20:08 UTC-8

The Smallest Pot Ever for Boivin

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Theo Arnoldi opened to 2,500 from the hijack. Thomas Boivin in the cutoff three-bet 7,000 while Manuel Fischer was already all in for 100 from the small blind. Arnoldi folded and cards went on their backs.

Manuel Fischer: 6♣5♦ All in
Thomas Boivin: A♠K♦

"Don't do it," Boivin joked to the dealer after the K♠4♦8♣ floped opened a straight draw for Fischer. Boivin was heard as the 3♥9♥ runout didn't complete the straight and Fischer was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	135,000 3,000	3,000
Theo Arnoldi	39,000 39,000	39,000
Manuel Fischer	Busted

Tags: Manuel Fischer Theo Arnoldi Thomas Boivin

06-23-2025 20:03 UTC-8

Yau Triples, Then Busts the Very Next Hand

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After losing a big hand, Ethan Yau was left with just 400 chips and found himself all in from the small blind. Action folded to Tyler Gaston in the cutoff, who raised to 2,400, but with no other takers, it went straight to showdown.

Ethan Yau: 5♣3♠ All in
Tyler Gaston: 8♠8♦

It wasn’t the prettiest hand to be all in with, but the board ran out 2♦J♣5♦4♣6♣, giving Yau a surprise straight and keeping his hopes alive with a fresh 2,400 stack.

In the very next hand, Blaz Zerjav opened to 2,500 from the cutoff, and Yau, now on the button, moved all in once again. Everyone else got out of the way and it was time for another showdown.

Ethan Yau: K♦7♣ All in
Blaz Zerjav: A♦K♥

This time there was no miracle. The board ran out J♠K♠5♣4♥Q♣, and Yau’s run came to an end as Zerjav’s superior king held strong.