2025 World Series of Poker

Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 1
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
6♠6♣
Prize
$830,685
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$6,242,460
Total Entries
2,338
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,882
Players Left
641
Players Left 1 / 2,338
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No Break From Chatter

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Gary Gelman
Gary Gelman

Mark Seif and Gary Gelman spent the first five minutes of the scheduled 20-minute break discussing whether Gelman should call Seif's all-in of more than 40,000 in chips on a board of 5♣6♥10♣8♦ through the turn.

"You'll make PokerNews whether you call or not," Seif said.

"I've already made PokerNews, because I've won a tournament," Gelman replied, referring to his victory in the 2022 PokerNews Cup. Gelman also has won a ring in a WSOP circuit event.

"Oh, I've never won a tournament," Seif said.

"You didn't have to tell me, I can see tell," Gelman cracked at the two-time bracelet winner.

Eventually, Gelman said Seif was talking too much for him to make the call, and he folded.

Seif turned over one of his cards, the J♣.

Tags: Gary GelmanMark Seif

Mao's Day Improved With Aces

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jiawei Mao and Abhinav Iyer each put more than 10,000 in chips into the pot preflop. When the dealer placed 8♠J♠9♥ on the board, Mao checked under the gun. Iyer bet 5,200.

Mao considered his next move for a bit, then pushed all in. Iyer almost beat him into the pot with the call.

Abhinav Iyer: K♠K♦All in
Jiawei Mao: A♦A♣

Unfortunately for Iyer, who won a bracelet in 2019, his big pair was big enough, and the turn and river 5♦4♠ brought no change to his fate.

Tags: Abhinav IyerJiawei Mao

The Early Bird Gets the Bracelet?

Joseph Berg
Joseph Berg
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
WSOP 2025 Bracelet - First Look
WSOP 2025 Bracelet - First Look

The saying goes that the early bird gets the worm, but what about the early registrants of a poker tournament? Are they more likely to win or not? Only time will tell as Event #68 plays on.

Tajiri Forces a Fold

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Michael Sortino raised to 800 in the cutoff, Laurent Michot flatted on the button, and Keisuke Tajiri three-bet to 3,200 in the small blind. Sortino folded and Michot continued.

The flop came 5♥6♦2♦ and both players checked to the 5♣ turn. Tajiri fired out a bet of 4,200 and Michot thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Tags: Keisuke TajiriLaurent MichotMichael Sortino

Fetsch Running on Fumes

Myles Phago
Myles Phago
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

In a raising battle on the 4♣J♣6♥ flop all the money ended up in the middle between Ron Fetsch and Jeremiah Williams.

Ron Fetsch tabled 4♥4♠ for a flopped set but Williams turned over 6♦6♠ for a better flopped set in a nasty set over set confrontation.

No help came for Fetsch on the turn or river, and he was left short.

Tags: Jeremiah WilliamsRon Fetsch

Guerreiro Takes Some from Li

Myles Phago
Myles Phago
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With the board reading 2♥5♠A♥3♦2♣ Fabien Guerreiro led out from late position for 6,000 and found a call from Chunhui Ji in early position.

Guerreiro tabled A♦K♠, which was good for the pot as Ji mucked his cards.

Tags: Chunhui JiFabien Guerreiro

Mamouni Bombs the River

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

John Debuono raised to 800 under the gun, Smain Mamouni flatted in the hijack, and Favio Gandelman three-bet to 3,000 in the cutoff. Debuono folded and Mamouni stuck around.

The flop came 7♣5♠2♣ and Mamouni check-called a bet of 3,000 from Gandelman.

The 4♠ turn checked through and the river landed the 9♦. Mamouni led out with a big bet of 18,000, prompting Gandelman to quickly fold.

Tags: Favio GandelmanJohn DebuonoSmain Mamouni

Roman Wins With Top Pair

Joseph Berg
Joseph Berg
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Pablo Roman raised to 600 from middle position and was called by John Ripnick in the small blind and David Moses in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a 5♣2♦A♥ flop. Action checked to Ripnick, who bet 600. Roman raised to 1,700, Moses folded, and Ripnick made the call.

Both players checked the 2♣ turn and 8♣ river. Ripnick tabled A♠9♥, which beat Roman's 3♥3♦.

Tags: David MosesJohn RipnickPablo Roman

Ki Gets Hall to Fold

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Junhyoung Ki raised to 700 on the button, Francois Pirault flatted in the small blind, and John Hall made it 3,200 to go in the big blind. Ki called and Pirault got out of the way.

The flop came A♠2♣7♥ and Hall continued with a bet of 2,000. Ki then raised to 7,000 and Hall thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Tags: Francois PiraultJohn HallJunhyoung Ki

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