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

06-23-2025 12:35 UTC-8

The Best Kicker for Soika

Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Ihar Soika raised to 800 from the hijack. Michel Molenaar in the cutoff called and Alan Goasdoue defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♠A♠4♣ and Soika continued for 900. Molenaar folded, but Goasdoue didn't back down and called.

After Goasdoue checked the 8♦ turn, Soika fired a second barrel of 4,700. Goasdoue went into the tank and called, then led out for 2,200 on the 8♥ river.

Soika eventually made the call with A♦K♦ and won against Goasdoue's A♣6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	79,000 9,000	9,000
Ihar Soika	65,000 65,000	65,000
Chuanshu Chen	51,000 4,000	4,000
Alan Goasdoue	34,000 34,000	34,000
Yuan Lei	21,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Alan Goasdoue Ihar Soika Michel Molenaar

06-23-2025 12:26 UTC-8

Hickey Dispatches Kempe's Flush Draw

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A full board of 6♠4♣3♠2♦A♥ was already spread across the table when Rainer Kempe was seen standing up from his seat. His K♠10♠ was unable to connect after a flopped flush draw while his opponent, Jason Hickey, held a straight with 5♥4♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Hickey	84,000 37,000	37,000
Rainer Kempe	Busted

Tags: Rainer Kempe Jason Hickey

06-23-2025 12:25 UTC-8

Straight Flush KO

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Robert Jones

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The action was picked up on the turn with an all-in, a call, and 120,000 chips in the middle. This put Jianwei Lin at risk against Johnny Steven. The board read J♠8♦5♠9♦

Jianwei Lin: Q♥10♥ All in
Johnny Steven: Q♦10♦

Steven, who was freerolling his flush draw against Lin, found the J♦ on the river for the straight-flush, the knockout, and 120,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Steven	120,000 120,000	120,000
Jianwei Lin	Busted

Tags: Jianwei Lin Johnny Steven

06-23-2025 12:20 UTC-8

Chen Gets Paid with an Overbet

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Fabian Gumz raised it up from under the gun and picked up a couple of callers. The flop came 10♦5♥2♣ and Gumz continued with a bet of 1,000. Huabao Chen called on the button and the big blind folded.

The turn brought the 4♦ and Gumz check-called a bet of 1,900 from Chen. The 6♣ rolled off on the river and Gumz checked again. Chen sized up a large bet of 14,000 this time and Gumz flicked in a chip to call. Chen flipped over 3♥3♦ for a straight and Gumz was forced to pay him off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huabao Chen	77,000
Fabian Gumz	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Fabian Gumz Huabao Chen

06-23-2025 12:15 UTC-8

Isaac Haxton in the Mix

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Robert Jones

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Isaac Haxton has entered the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	50,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton

06-23-2025 12:10 UTC-8

Kings for Molenaar

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Robert Jones

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Michel Molenaar raised from under the gun to 600, and was called by Chaunshu Chen in the cutoff. Yuan Lei re-raised on the button to 2,000, and Molenaar made it 6,000 to go. Chen folded, but Lei called.

The flop came 10♠6♥3♠, Molenaar bet 3,500, Lei raised to 8,000, Molenaar re-raised to 13,000, and Lei called.

On the 7♣ turn, Molenaar went all-in for 17,600 and was called by Lei.

Michel Molenaar: K♦K♣ All in
Yuan Lei: A♣Q♣

No ace from space for Lei on the river, and Molenaar found the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	70,000 70,000	70,000
Chuanshu Chen	55,000 55,000	55,000
Yuan Lei	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Michel Molenaar Yuan Lei

06-23-2025 12:05 UTC-8

More Familiar Names in the Early Going

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	50,000
Rainer Kempe	50,000

Vadzim Lipauka	50,000
Manuel Fischer	50,000
Asi Moshe	50,000

Joey Weissman	50,000

Thomas Muehloecker	50,000
Gary Thompson	50,000
Felipe Ketzer	50,000
Felipe Boianovsky	50,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-23-2025 12:02 UTC-8

Beaupre Goes All-In

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a three-bet pot on 7♠5♣8♣, Ethan Furstoss from the big blind continued for 3,100 and was called by Alan Cramer in the cutoff. Shawn Beaupre also called in the small blind.

All three of them checked the 3♣ turn leading to the 8♥ river where Beaupre moved all-in for approximately 37,000.

Furstoss went deep into the tank but eventually folded. Cramer folded as well and the pot was for Beaupre.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ethan Furstoss	58,000 58,000	58,000
Shawn Beaupre	55,000 55,000	55,000
Alan Cramer	22,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Alan Cramer Ethan Furstoss Shawn Beaupre

06-23-2025 12:00 UTC-8

Here's How to Best Sweat Your 25K & ODB Fantasy Team in the PokerNews Live Updates!

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

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