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

06-23-2025 11:59 UTC-8

Daniels Puts Reichenstein to the Test

Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 10♥3♣2♣Q♦, there was roughly 15,000 in the pot and the action was heads-up. Shawn Daniels checked from the hijack and Uri Reichenstein tossed in a bet of 6,000 on the button. Daniels check-raised to 18,400 and Reichenstein called.

The river was the 5♦ and Daniels slid out a bet of 26,000. Reichenstein counted his stack and had a decision to make for the rest of his chips. He contemplated for a brief moment but decided to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Daniels	71,500

Uri Reichenstein	22,200

Tags: Uri Reichenstein Shawn Daniels

06-23-2025 11:50 UTC-8

Kolonias Slow Plays a Set

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Amit [Removed:550] limped in from under the gun and Dimitar Danchev raised to 1,100 in the cutoff. Lei Yu called on the button and Alexandros Kolonias three-bet to 4,800 out of the big blind. [Removed:550], Danchev, and Yu all called to see the flop of 10♥7♠3♣.

The action checked through to the 6♥ on the turn and the 4♦ on the river. [Removed:550] was the first to take a stab at the pot on the river with a bet of 10,000. Danchev and Yu quickly folded but Kolonias mulled it over for a moment before calling. [Removed:550] tabled K♣4♣ for a pair of fours, but Kolonias held 7♥7♣ for a set of sevens to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Kolonias	62,000 62,000	62,000

Amit Agarwal	47,000 47,000	47,000
Dimitar Danchev	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Amit Agarwal Dimitar Danchev Lei Yu

06-23-2025 11:40 UTC-8

Nezer Rivers a Full House

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action was picked up on a flop of 3♦3♠K♣ with Joshua Berthiaume in the cutoff betting 600. Or Nezer called from the button, but the small blind folded.

Berthiaume fired a second barrel of 2,100 on the 2♥ turn and was called, but gave up his bluff with J♣8♣ on the K♠ river.

Nezer quickly checked back with 6♥3♥ for a full house and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Or Nezer	57,000 57,000	57,000

Joshua Berthiaume	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Joshua Berthiaume Or Nezer

06-23-2025 11:39 UTC-8

You Get Aces, You Get Aces!

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a table that was only playing four-handed at the time, Benoit Fiasson and Alex Lynskey were heads-up in a raised pot with nearly 20,000 in the middle already. The board read K♠J♣6♥7♦ and Lynskey check-called a bet of 11,000 from Fiasson who was on the button.

The river was the 9♦ and Lynskey checked again. Fiasson tanked for nearly two minutes before shoving all in. Lynskey met him with a snap-call and Fiasson tabled A♥A♣. Lynskey also revealed A♠A♦ and the two players smirked as they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benoit Fiasson	52,000
Alex Lynskey	52,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Benoit Fiasson

06-23-2025 11:38 UTC-8

9-ball Corner Pocket

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Robert Jones

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ognyan Dimov raised from the button to 600, was re-raised by Manuel Fischer in the small blind to 2100, and then Dimov made it 7,000. Fischer made the call.

The flop came 8♠7♥4♠ and Fischer check-called the 2,500 chip bet from Dimov.

Both players checked on the 9♣ turn and Q♥ river.

Fischer tabled A♣K♥, which was beaten by the A♥9♠ from Dimov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognyan Dimov	65,000

Manuel Fischer	50,000

Tags: Ognyan Dimov Manuel Fischer

06-23-2025 11:30 UTC-8

Big Pots Only at Table 69

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Anthony Allison raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and Mohamed Kerkeni flat-called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of 9♥8♣6♣ and Allison continued with a bet 1,500. Kerkeni raised to 6,000 and Allison instantly called.

The turn brought the J♥ and both players checked to the 7♥ on the river. Allison checked again and Kerkeni counted out a large bet of 35,000. Allison dumped his cards into the muck and Kerkeni raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Kerkeni	58,500
Anthony Allison	43,000

Tags: Mohamed Kerkeni Anthony Allison

06-23-2025 11:21 UTC-8

Newey on Attack Mode

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Paul Newey in the small blind opened to 500 and was called by Jason Hickey in the big blind.

Newey continued for 500 on the 6♣6♦9♣ flop, but Hickey raised to 1,300. Newey didn't wait to three-bet to 3,500 and he made Hickey fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Newey	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jason Hickey	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Jason Hickey Paul Newey

06-23-2025 11:14 UTC-8

Early KO for Ilani

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Robert Jones

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action was picked up on the flop of 9♥6♣4♥ with Ran Ilani facing an all-in bet from Amit [Removed:550] on the button.

Ilani, in the big blind, called the 45,000 chip bet into a sub-10,000 chip pot.

Amit [Removed:550]: J♥7♥ All in
Ran Ilani: K♦K♣

There was no heart for [Removed:550] on the turn or river, and he was eliminated in the early stages of Level 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	100,000 100,000	100,000
Amit Agarwal	Busted

Tags: Amit Agarwal Ran Ilani

06-23-2025 11:13 UTC-8

Gumz with a Lunch Reservation?

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On the very first hand, Fabian Gumz and Tsubasa Kamei were battling heads-up in the blinds. The board read 8♥5♣2♠J♥ and Gumz led out with a bet of 10,000 into a pot of around nearly that much. Kamei called from the big blind and the 9♦ completed the board.

Gumz slid his entire stack of around 35,000 into the middle and Kamei sank into his chair. After deliberating for a couple of minutes, Kamei also put his stack in the middle to call. Gumz flipped over Q♥7♦ for complete air while Kamei showed 10♥10♦ as the lone pair to scoop the pot.

"As good of a start as you can get," another tablemate said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsubasa Kamei	100,000 100,000	100,000
Fabian Gumz	Busted

Tags: Fabian Gumz Tsubasa Kamei

06-23-2025 11:10 UTC-8

Trips for Nakai

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Winner of a $1,500 6-Max WSOP bracelet in 2022, Leo Soma in the cutoff bet 500 on a flop of 9♥K♠8♦. Ryuta Nakai in the big blind check-called and checked the K♦ turn. Soma checked back.

Nakai led out for 2,000 on the 5♥ river. Soma quickly called but ran into Nakai's trips with K♣2♦.