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

06-23-2025 15:07 UTC-8

Millionaire Montoya Ends Dwyer's Day

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Michael Dwyer and Tyler Montoya were heads-up in a pot that saw the flop of 9♣6♦5♦ hit the felt. Within seconds, the two players had all of their chips in the middle with Dwyer being the player at risk for around 28,000.

Michael Dwyer: J♣J♦ All in
Tyler Montoya: 8♣7♦

Montoya flopped a straight against the overpair of Dwyer who was left drawing slim. The A♠ and 4♥ runout left Montoya with the nuts as Dwyer departed and wished the table good luck.

Montoya is one of the few millionaires to be crowned at the 2025 WSOP in Las Vegas thus far, but not because of winning a tournament. Montoya's million-dollar payday came in the form of drawing one of the largest bounties in Event #1. Montoya mentioned that he would increase his summer schedule and added this event as one of the must-plays.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Montoya	138,500
Michael Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Michael Dwyer Tyler Montoya

06-23-2025 14:56 UTC-8

Top Pair is Enough for Garcia

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Cesar Garcia raised to 1,100 from the button but Alexandre Reard in the small blind three-bet to 5,000. Remi Derossi in the big blind folded and Garcia called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 3♠6♥A♥ and Reard continued for 3,500. Garcia called, and called a second barrel of 12,000 on the 2♦ turn.

The Q♣ river was checked by Reard with J♥10♥ for a missed flush draw. Garcia checked back with A♣4♣ and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Garcia	142,000 142,000	142,000

Remi Derossi	121,000 121,000	121,000
Alexandre Reard	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Cesar Garcia Remi De Rossi

06-23-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Franco Takes Down Decent Pot

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Sava Krink

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With around 30,000 already in the pot and the board showing 6♥4♠Q♦4♦8♥, Ari Shin in the cutoff checked to Sonny Franco, who decided to go all in, covering Shin.

Shin, now in the decision for his tournament life, took his time, and counted his stack multiple times, but made the fold in the end, giving up a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonny Franco	77,600 77,600	77,600
Ari Shin	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Ari Shin Sonny Franco

06-23-2025 14:53 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Paur	181,000 49,000	49,000

Felipe Ketzer	157,000 107,000	107,000
Laszlo Bujtas	131,000 88,800	88,800
Thomas Muehloecker	100,000 50,000	50,000
Thomas Boivin	97,500 22,500	22,500
Govert Metaal	96,000
Erik Seidel	91,500

Faraz Jaka	89,500 89,500	89,500

Joe Serock	82,000

Erick Lindgren	76,500 26,500	26,500

Fabian Gumz	69,500 7,500	7,500
Chris Hunichen	62,500 47,300	47,300

David Coleman	47,000 3,000	3,000

Chris Brewer	35,300 14,700	14,700

Frank Funaro	32,800

Alex Lynskey	11,600 40,400	40,400

06-23-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Tytgat KOs Lyall

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Robert Jones

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up on the flop of 10♦7♥4♦ with Dean Lyall having put out a bet of 7,000. Nicolas Tytgat raised to 15,000, and Lyall called.

The 8♣ turn was followed by a check from Lyall, an all-in bet of 25,500 by Tytgat, and a call from Lyall putting himself at risk.

Dean Lyall: 10♠7♦ All in
Nicolas Tytgat: 4♥4♣

The 6♣ river did not help Lyall, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Tytgat	85,000 85,000	85,000
Dean Lyall	Busted

Tags: Dean Lyall Nicholas Tytgat

06-23-2025 14:41 UTC-8

Miegel Catches the Bluff

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Sava Krink

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The pot stood at around 2,400, and the flop showed 5♦8♣7♥. Jakob Miegel in the big blind checked to Alexander Lynskey in the cutoff, who bet 1,600. After double-checking his cards, Miegel made the call.

Both players checked the 3♦ turn.

On the 3♠ river, it was Miegel who led out a bet of 1,600 only to face a raise of 7,000 from Lynskey. Miegel shook his head, visibly displeased about the raise, but decided to call in the end. Lynskey showed K♣4♣ for a solid bluff whilst Miegel tabled 10♠8♦ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakob Miegel	38,600 38,600	38,600
Alexander Lynskey	18,500 18,500	18,500

Tags: Alexander Lynskey Jakob Miegel

06-23-2025 14:36 UTC-8

Molenaar Takes From Angelov

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Six-way on a flop of 2♥5♣A♥, everybody checked to Michel Molenaar on the button who bet 2,000. One after the other, all of his opponents folded except for Boris Angelov in the hijack who called.

Angelov and Molenaar checked the 6♦ turn and the 9♠, so Angelov revealed A♦4♦ for a pair. Molenaar had a better kicker with A♣10♣ and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	120,000 41,000	41,000
Jessica Teusl	44,000 44,000	44,000

Boris Angelov	38,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Michel Molenaar

06-23-2025 14:31 UTC-8

Newey Goes for Thin Value, Doesn't Pay Off

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Sebastian Toro and Paul Newey were heads-up on the river with the board reading Q♣5♠3♥6♥J♥. Toro led out with a bet of 8,500 and Newey raised to 28,000.

Toro spent over two minutes in the tank and finally called. Newey flipped over K♥Q♠ for top pair and what he thought was the winner, but Toro tabled A♦Q♥ for top pair and a better kicker to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Toro	215,000

Paul Newey	20,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Sebastian Toro Paul Newey

06-23-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Zerjav Fighting

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Robert Jones

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Daniel Vicente raised to 1,000 from the hijack, was called by Jonas Mackoff on the button.Tyler Gaston then re-raised from the small blind. In the big blind, Blaz Zerjav went all-in for 8,000. Only Gaston made the call.

Blaz Zerjav: A♦K♣ All in
Tyler Gaston: K♥Q♦

The J♣6♥6♦K♠5♠ board was safe for Zerjav, and he chipped up to 20,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Gaston	60,000 60,000	60,000
Daniel Vicente	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jonas Mackoff	40,000 40,000	40,000
Blaz Zerjav	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Daniel Vicente Jonas Mackoff Tyler Gaston

06-23-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Fuchs Takes and Gives

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Sava Krink

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

In two consecutive hands, Tom Fuchs found himself in the mix. First, he took down a pot of around 4,000 with A♥3♥ on a 3♦Q♦9♦4♥Xx board against Valentin Oberhauser.

Right after that, Fuchs was on the button and raised to 1,000. Seunghyun Nam made the call from the big blind.

Both checked the Q♥8♠9♠ flop.

On the 6♣ turn, Nam led for 2,000 and Fuchs called.

The 4♦ landed on the river, and Nam checked. Fuchs tossed out a bet of 5,000, and Nam quickly called. He showed Q♦7♦ for top pair, and that was enough. Fuchs sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Oberhauser	59,500
Seunghyun Nam	22,500
Tom Fuchs	20,100

Tags: Seunghyun Nam Valentin Oberhauser Tom Fuchs