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

06-23-2025 16:37 UTC-8

Tice Five-Bet Jams

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Tomas Jozonis opened to 1,200 in the cutoff and the button just called. Landon Tice three-bet to 7,200 out of the small blind and Jozonis responded with a four-bet to 13,700. The button folded and Tice five-bet jammed all in. Jozonis quickly dunked his cards in the muck and Tice collected the pot without seeing any more cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Landon Tice	88,000
Tomas Jozonis	36,600

Tags: Tomas Jozonis Landon Tice

06-23-2025 16:31 UTC-8

Refaelovitz Sniffs One Out

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Robert Jones

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Moshe Refaelovitz raised from the button to 1,900 and was called by both Scott Margereson in the small blind and Ayaz Mahmood in the big blind.

The flop came J♣J♠9♦ and the action checked to Refaelovitz, who bet 900. Margereson called while Mahmood folded.

The 7♥ turn was followed by two checks.

On the 4♠ river, Margereson bet 2,500 and was called by Refaelovitz. Margereson tabled Q♦8♦ and Refaelovitz tabled 2♠2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	85,000 12,000	12,000
Moshe Refaelovitz	45,000 8,500	8,500

Tags: Ayaz Mahmood Moshe Refaelovitz Scott Margereson

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

06-23-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Straight for Margereson

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Moshe Refaelovitz raised to 1,400 from under the gun but Scott Margereson in the hijack three-bet to 4,200. Refaelovitz called and check-called a continuation bet of 3,300 on the 5♠3♣4♠ flop.

After both players checked the 10♠ turn, Refaelovitz checked the 2♣ turn. Margereson then bet 8,200. Refaelovitz went deep into the tank and called, but he ran into Margereson's straight with A♥Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	97,000 17,000	17,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov	53,000
Moshe Refaelovitz	36,500 36,500	36,500

Tags: Moshe Refaelovitz Scott Margereson

06-23-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Just Deuces No Good

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Sava Krink

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Lucas Reeves kicked things off in middle position with a raise of 1,300. Both blinds made the call to see a flop.

On the K♠2♥9♣ flop, both blinds checked and Reeves continued for 1,500. Marc Bougaret folded, but Manuel Fritz in the big blind raised to 6,000, and Reeves called.

Fritz checked once again the Q♥ turn, and Reeves fired another bet, this time 8,000, and Fritz made the call.

The 7♣ hit the river and Fritz checked, Reeves went all in for around 22,500 which Fritz called immediately. Reeves turned A♣2♣ for a pair of deuces but Fritz showed Q♦2♦ for two pair. Reeves was sent packing and Fritz boosted his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fritz	100,000 100,000	100,000
Marc Bougaret	38,800 38,800	38,800
Lucas Reeves	Busted

Tags: Lucas Reeves Manuel Fritz Marc Bougaret

06-23-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Pengfei Wang Building

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Robert Jones

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action was picked up on the turn with roughly 15,000 in the middle. The board read 10♣9♥6♠5♣. Pengfei Wang, in the big blind, checked to Rentaro Matsumoto who was under the gun. Matsumoto bet 9,000, and was raised by Wang to 21,000. Matsumoto made the call.

On the 2♠ river, Wang bet his remaining 12,500 and Matsumoto folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pengfei Wang	70,000

Rentaro Matsumoto	45,000

Tags: Pengfei Wang Rentaro Matsumoto

06-23-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Schumacher Gets Weissman to Fold

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Joey Weissman raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and Yannick Schumacher defended from the big blind. The flop fell A♦Q♣5♠ and Schumacher check-called a bet of 1,500 from Weissman.

The Q♠ paired the board on the turn and Schumacher checked again. Weissman flicked in a bet of 5,000 and Schumacher check-raised to 16,500. Weissman called and they were off to the J♥ on the river.

Schumacher deliberated for two minutes before counting out a bet of 40,000. Weissman leaned back in his chair and spent two minutes of his own in the tank. He eventually laid his hand down and Schumacher stacked the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	150,500 100,500	100,500

Yannick Schumacher	145,000

Tags: Yannick Schumacher Joey Weissman

06-23-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Runcan's Top Pair Holds

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Sava Krink

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With about 22,900 already in the pot and the flop showing K♥8♠Q♥, Joseph Serock checked from the big blind to Paul Runcan on the button, who opted to check back.

Both players continued this play, checking the 5♠ turn.

When the 10♥ landed on the river, Serock took some time before leading out for 14,000. Runcan made the call, and Serock tabled A♠10♠ for a pair of tens. But Runcan had him beat with K♠7♦ for a pair of kings, good enough to drag in a solid pot and boost his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	111,400
Joseph Serock	47,100

Tags: Joseph Serock Paul Runcan

06-23-2025 16:03 UTC-8

Bujtas Wins with Tens

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 5♠7♠7♥9♦ with already 90,000 in the pot.

Santiago Plante in the big blind checked, and Laszlo Bujtas in the cutoff checked back to see the 4♦ river that both players checked again.

First player to reveal his cards, Plante flipped over A♥K♠ but lost to Bujtas' 10♦10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	200,000 69,000	69,000
Santiago Plante	51,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Laszlo Bujtas Santiago Plante

06-23-2025 15:54 UTC-8

Arani Gives Up After the Flop

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jack Corrigan opened to 1,300 from under the gun and Mamad Arani three-bet to 4,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Corrigan who called to see a flop of A♣K♦10♠.

Corrigan checked to Arani who continued with a bet of 1,500 and Corrigan called. The turn was the 9♠ and both players checked to the 8♦ on the river. Corrigan led out with a bet of 6,500 and Arani sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mamad Arani	85,100 114,300	114,300
Jack Corrigan	47,500 2,500	2,500

Tags: Mamad Arani Jack Corrigan