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

06-25-2025 12:14 UTC-8

Etheridge Applies the Pressure

Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Yuichi Sumida raised to 1,000 in middle position, Gaurav Makkar flatted on the button, and Brian Etheridge three-bet to 3,200 in the small blind. Sumida called and Makkar got out of the way.

The flop came 9♠J♠3♦ and Etheridge continued with a bet of 4,500. Sumida called, bringing the 7♦ turn.

Etheridge didn't slow down and fired out a bet of 8,500, prompting Sumida to give up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Etheridge	80,000 3,700	3,700
Gaurav Makkar	29,500
Yuichi Sumida	27,000

Tags: Brian Etheridge Gaurav Makkar Yuichi Sumida

06-25-2025 12:17 UTC-8

Busquet Bluffs Some Off

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Myles Phago

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With the pot sitting at 12,000, the flop read 6♣Q♥4♠ and Olivier Busquet led out from the big blind for 2,000. Konstantin Aleksandrov called from middle position, and the players saw the 6♥ drop on the turn.

Busquet now bet out for 7,000 and Aleksandrov called. Both players checked the 3♥ on the river, Aleksandrov tabled K♦J♠ for top pair and was shipped the pot as Busquet sheepishly turned over his A♣10♣

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Aleksandrov	54,500 54,500	54,500
Olivier Busquet	14,400 25,600	25,600

Tags: Konstantin Aleksandrov Olivier Busquet

06-25-2025 12:23 UTC-8

Ki Gets Hall to Fold

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junhyoung Ki	45,500
Francois Pirault	33,500
John Hall	26,500

Tags: Francois Pirault John Hall Junhyoung Ki

06-25-2025 12:34 UTC-8

Roman Wins With Top Pair

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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♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	55,000 4,000	4,000

Pablo Roman	46,200
John Ripnick	31,000

Tags: David Moses John Ripnick Pablo Roman

06-25-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Mamouni Bombs the River

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Smain Mamouni	83,500
Favio Gandelman	43,000
John Debuono	37,000

Tags: Favio Gandelman John Debuono Smain Mamouni

06-25-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Guerreiro Takes Some from Li

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabien Guerreiro	36,300
Chunhui Ji	27,200

Tags: Chunhui Ji Fabien Guerreiro

06-25-2025 12:51 UTC-8

Fetsch Running on Fumes

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremiah Williams	112,000 72,000	72,000
Ron Fetsch	13,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Jeremiah Williams Ron Fetsch

06-25-2025 12:51 UTC-8

Tajiri Forces a Fold

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keisuke Tajiri	57,500
Kenny Hallaert	43,000

Michael Sortino	41,500
Laurent Michot	33,000

Tags: Keisuke Tajiri Laurent Michot Michael Sortino

06-25-2025 12:53 UTC-8

The Early Bird Gets the Bracelet?

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Joseph Berg

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanley Lee	40,000
Cherish Andrews	40,000
Fabian Gumz	40,000
Michael Wang	40,000

Clemen Deng	40,000
Michael Nia	40,000
Simeon Spasov	40,000

Aaron Massey	40,000
Anthony Spinella	40,000

Robert Mizrachi	40,000

Michael Dwyer	40,000

Jamie Gold	40,000

Maxime Chilaud	40,000

06-25-2025 12:55 UTC-8

Mao's Day Improved With Aces

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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♣