Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-25-2025 11:38 UTC-8

Guha Takes From Yang

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Joseph Berg

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Sergio Giha raised to 600 from the button and was called by Jerry Yang in the big blind.

The dealer revealed a 10♣A♥8♦ flop. Yang checked, Giha bet 800, Yang raised to 2,500, and Giha made the call.

The turn card was the 9♥. Giha bet 11,000, and Yang took some time before making the call.

The river was the J♣. Giha now bet 8,000, Yang called, and was shown Q♥9♣, which he could not beat. He told Giha that he had gotten "very lucky."

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Giha	67,500 67,500	67,500
Jerry Yang	25,500 25,500	25,500

Tags: Jerry Yang Sergio Giha

06-25-2025 11:35 UTC-8

Checkwicz Folds Out Baldwin

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Eric Baldwin raised to 600 in the cutoff and Mark Checkwicz three-bet to 2,100 in the big blind. Baldwin called.

The flop came 5♥8♠Q♠ and Checkwicz continued with a bet of 1,600. Baldwin called, bringing the 3♣ turn.

Checkwicz didn't slow down and fired out a bet of 4,500, prompting Baldwin to give up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Checkwicz	44,500 44,500	44,500

Eric Baldwin	35,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Eric Baldwin Mark Checkwicz

06-25-2025 11:32 UTC-8

Molino Gets There

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Myles Phago

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With the pot at 2,000, the flop came 8♦7♣5♠ and Mariano Molino checked from the small blind, Charles Shaverdians bet out for 1,000, and Molino called.

The turn brought the 10♥, and again Molino checked, allowing Shaverdians to bet out for 2,000, but now Molino check-raised to 4,800. Shaverdians called.

The Q♥ peeled off on the river, and now Molino led out for 7,800, and Shaverdians snap called. Molino turned over Q♠J♥ for a rivered pair, and Shaverdians was in disbelief at his luck as he tabled his 9♠9♥ as the pot was pushed Molino's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariano Molino	52,000
Charles Shaverdians	22,000

Tags: Charles Shaverdians Mariano Molino

06-25-2025 11:25 UTC-8

First All-in, First All-out

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Jerome Solomon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Brian Etheridge earned the dubious honor of being the first knockout of the event, just 12 minutes into play.

Etheridge began the action against Amir Abbassi with a raise. He popped Abbassi's three-bet with another raise, before responding to Abbassi's five-bet with an all-in shove. Abbassi made the call.

Brian Etheridge: A♠K♠ All in
Amir Abbassi: A♦A♥

Etheridge did get some hope on the runout of 4♣3♥10♠J♥, picking up a straight draw on the turn, but the 4♠ on the river sent him out of the tournament.

Etheridge quickly registered again, using up the one reentry available in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Abbassi	80,400 80,400	80,400
Brian Etheridge	Busted

Tags: Amir Abbassi Brian Etheridge

06-25-2025 11:20 UTC-8

Moses Picks Off the Bluff

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Alexander Lee limped under the gun and David Moses made it 2,400 to go in the cutoff. Ilan Cukrowicz called on the button, Gabriel Lapointe flatted in the small blind, and Lee stuck around.

The flop of A♦Q♣J♠ checked through to the 2♥ turn. Lapointe led out for 3,500 and only Moses called.

On the 4♠ river, Lapointe bet again, this time for 8,000.

"I almost want to fold, man," said Moses, taking some time to think through his decision.

Moses eventually sniffed out the bluff and made the call, tabling A♠J♦ for two pair, aces and jacks, besting the 10♣10♦ of Lapointe.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	59,000 59,000	59,000

Ilan Cukrowicz	37,600 37,600	37,600
Alexander Lee	37,600 37,600	37,600
Gabriel Lapointe	26,100 26,100	26,100

Tags: Alexander Lee David Moses Gabriel Lapointe Ilan Cukrowicz

06-25-2025 11:12 UTC-8

Familiar Faces in the Crowd

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Joseph Berg

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Many familiar faces have been spotted in the Paris Yellow Section

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tyler Patterson	40,000 40,000	40,000

Garry Gates	40,000 40,000	40,000
Eric Baldwin	40,000 40,000	40,000

Ron Fetsch	40,000 40,000	40,000
Victoria Livschitz	40,000 40,000	40,000
Francis Anderson	40,000 40,000	40,000

John Juanda	40,000 40,000	40,000

Renmei Liu	40,000 40,000	40,000
Shawn Buchanan	40,000 40,000	40,000
Mark Seif	40,000 40,000	40,000

Matthew Stout	40,000 40,000	40,000
Alec Torelli	40,000 40,000	40,000

Joseph Serock	40,000 40,000	40,000

Olivier Busquet	40,000 40,000	40,000
Juha Helppi	40,000

06-25-2025 11:11 UTC-8

Field Building at the Start

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Jerome Solomon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With 294 players through 10 minutes of play, there is not yet a full table at the event. Action will surely pick up quickly.

A year ago, more than 1,400 played in Day 1, and the final total was 1,773, as late registration is open through the end of Level 12, which is the second level of Day 2.

No player from last year's top 10 finishers have registered as yet.

06-25-2025 11:02 UTC-8