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

06-23-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Teusl Gets Paid with Kings After River Shove

Sava Krink

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

With about 4,000 in the pot and the board showing Q♦8♦8♣, Eric Cloutier checked from middle position to Jessica Teusl in the cutoff. She fired a bet of 3,500, and Cloutier made the call.

The 5♣ hit the turn, and Cloutier checked again. Teusl kept the pressure on with a bet of 8,500, which Cloutier once more called.

On the 7♠ river, Cloutier checked a third time. Teusl didn’t hesitate to move all in for her remaining 20,600. Cloutier tanked for a while, clearly unsure, but eventually tossed in the call.

Teusl turned over K♥K♦ for an overpair, and the dealer quickly mucked Cloutier’s hand. Curious, Teusl asked, “What did you have?” as she pulled in her doubl-up pot. Cloutier replied, “King-Queen.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Teusl	69,200 25,200	25,200

Eric Cloutier	8,200 8,200	8,200

Tags: Eric Cloutier Jessica Teusl

06-23-2025 18:53 UTC-8

Stausholm Doubles With Rivered Straight

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Sava Krink

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Martin Raus kicked things off from middle position and raised to 2,300. Artur Martirosian in the small blind called. Martin Stausholm was sitting in the big blind, and he decided to three-bet to 8,500. Only Martirosian made the call.

On the A♠8♥7♠ flop, Martirosian check-called the 4,000 bet of Stausholm.

Both players checked the 10♦ turn.

Martirosian checked once again on the Q♣ river, and Stausholm went all in. Martirosian asked the dealer for a count, and they confirmed 25,100.

Martirosian then went into a deep tank, thinking for almost three minutes about his next move. In the end, he decided to call, and Stausholm showed K♣J♠ for a straight whilst Martirosian flashed KxQx for a pair of queens before he mucked the cards and paid Stausholm's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Stausholm	78,500 78,500	78,500
Martin Raus	56,000 56,000	56,000

Artur Martirosian	7,500 7,500	7,500

Tags: Artur Martirosian Martin Raus Martin Stausholm

06-23-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Miegel Scoops a Big One with Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A three-way all-in and call situation occurred involving Christopher Basile at risk for a bit more than 15,000 from the hijack, Jakob Miegel in the cutoff and Denys Chufarin on the button who had them covered.

Christopher Basile: 7♠7♦ All in
Jakob Miegel: K♥K♦ All in
Denys Chufarin: A♠K♣

The dealer fanned a board of J♣5♦9♦5♠4♥. Miegel's kings held and he doubled up while Basile was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakob Miegel	250,000 211,400	211,400
Denys Chufarin	95,000 127,900	127,900

Christopher Basile	Busted

Tags: Christopher Basile Denys Chufarin Jakob Miegel

06-23-2025 19:47 UTC-8

Covington Has No Plans of Changing Professions

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Adam Lamers

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

Najeem Ajez raised it up from under the gun and was called by Colby Covington on the button along with the big blind. The flop came A♥7♥7♣ and Ajex continued with a bet of 2,500. Covington called and the big blind got out of the way.

The 6♣ landed on the turn and both players checked to the 5♣ on the river. Ajez fired out another bet of 3,000 and Covington raised to 11,000. Ajez looked him up and Covington turned over 6♠6♥ to scoop the pot.

"You're good at poker, you might have to change professions soon," one player at the table piped up.

"I'm not that good, or else I would have a long time ago," Covington replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colby Covington	78,000 15,400	15,400
Najeem Ajez	54,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Najeem Ajez Colby Covington

06-23-2025 19:47 UTC-8

Martirosian Doubles

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Robert Jones

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

Pingfeng Wu raised from under the gun to 2,500, and was reraised by Artur Martirosian, who was next to act, to 8,000. In the small blind, Paul Hong went all in. Wu folded, and Martirosian called for his 43,700 chip stack.

Artur Martirosian: Q♣Q♦ All in
Paul Hong: 10♦10♥

The board ran out K♠J♦3♣A♥7♦, and Martirosian scooped in the 92,000 chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	92,000 84,500	84,500

Paul Hong	4,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Paul Hong Pingfeng Wu

06-23-2025 19:55 UTC-8

Mackoff Turns Up Quads to Bust Ausmus in Massive Pot

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Sava Krink

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

With about 9,300 already in the pot and the flop showing 3♠3♦A♠, all three players, Ethan Yau in the big blind, Jeremy Ausmus in middle position, and Jonas Mackoff on the cutoff, checked it through.

On the 5♦ turn, Yau led out for 5,500. Both Ausmus and Mackoff called.

The 10♠ hit the river, and Yau fired again, this time for 16,000, leaving just 400 behind. Ausmus thought it over and called, before Mackoff moved all in for roughly 69,200.

Yau tanked and eventually folded, clinging to just a few chips. Ausmus called and tabled 5♠5♥ for a full house, but it wasn’t enough, Mackoff turned over 3♠3♣ for quads to scoop the monster pot and send Ausmus to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Mackoff	171,100 131,100	131,100
Ethan Yau	400 49,600	49,600

Jeremy Ausmus	Busted

Tags: Ethan Yau Jeremy Ausmus Jonas Mackoff

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	138,000 118,000	118,000

Tyler Gaston	32,700 27,300	27,300
Ethan Yau	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

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Nicholas Verderamo

06-23-2025 23:53 UTC-8

France Looks to Run Down Toro in $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

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Robert Jones

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

Day 1 of Event #62: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-handed has concluded at the 2025 World Series of Poker hosted by Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. Gathering 999 entries already, with one level of late registration remaining, this event had 348 players find a bag at the end of ten levels of play. The current prize pool is over $4,500,000 and growing.

Sebastian Toro skyrocketed up the leaderboard after the dinner break. He came out of nowhere to lead the field heading into Day 2, showcasing why he is 11th on Colombia’s all-time money list. Behind him are two men representing France, Samy Dubonnet and Benoit Fiasson. Dubonnet won a massive flip late in the day to secure himself the spot behind Toro as second in chips heading into Day 2.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Sebastian Toro	Colombia	695,000	278
2	Samy Dubonnet	France	602,500	241
3	Benoit Fiasson	France	514,000	206
4	Javier Gomez	Spain	451,000	180
5	Edward Pak	United States	436,000	174
6	Bariscan Betil	United States	409,500	164
7	John Pointer	United States	395,500	158
8	Merijn Van Rooij	Netherlands	387,500	155
9	Jake Schwartz	United States	383,500	153
10	Eric Yanovsky	United States	366,000	146

Not all of the heavy hitters who entered today could find a bag. Poker superstars such as Chance Kornuth, Isaac Haxton, Alex Foxen, Brandon Wilson, David Coleman, and many more, could not make it through the day in their two allowed attempts.

Haxton found himself in a tough spot early in the day, and while unhappy about making the call on the end, could not escape his fate holding top two pair.

The players will return on Tuesday, June 24, at noon to Level 11 (1,000/2,500/2,500). They will play another ten 60-minute levels, with 15-minute breaks after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after Level 16.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continuing live updates from the tournament floor until a winner is determined.

Tags: Alex Foxen Bariscan Betil Benoit Fiasson Brandon Wilson Chance Kornuth David Coleman Edward Pak Eric Yanovsky Isaac Haxton Jake Schwartz Javier Gomez John Pointer Merijn Van Samy Dubonnet Sebastian Toro