Event #7: $25,000 Heads Up Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-30-2025 16:09 UTC-8

Rabichow Strikes First with a Triple Barrel

Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 600/1,200, 0 ante

Kevin Rabichow and Chanracy Khun engaged in a four-bet pot where each player committed 14,000 apiece. The flop came J♣8♥7♦ and Khun check-called a bet of 8,000 from Rabichow.

The turn was the 3♣ and Khun check-called another bet of 32,000 from Rabichow. The 2♣ completed the board and Khun checked for the third time. Rabichow used a time bank before dropping in a bet of 65,000 which got Khun to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	354,000 54,000	54,000

Chanracy Khun	246,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Chanracy Khun Kevin Rabichow

Level: 13

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

05-30-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Wesley Fei Firing Shots At Cucchiara

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Milko van Winden

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

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05-30-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Matchups Are Set for Round Two

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Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

With the final matches completed in the opening round, 32 players have advanced to round two which will take place at 5 p.m. PDT. This will be the final round of the day, bringing the field down to just 16 players. Here is a look at how the bracket is shaping up:

05-30-2025 15:20 UTC-8

Khun Wins Flip to Bring Round One to a Close

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

With stacks getting short, Chanracy Khun and Andrew Ostapchenko had already each won an all-in at showdown to stay alive.

The third all-in between the two players went the way of the larger stack, though.

Ostapchenko open-jammed on the button for 122,000, and Khun snap-called.

Andrew Ostapchenko: A♦10♣ All in
Chanracy Khun: 6♠6♣

The board ran out 7♣4♦3♣K♣K♦, giving Khun the win and moving him through to round two.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chanracy Khun	300,000 82,000	82,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	Busted

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Chanracy Khun

05-30-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Boika Defeats Belcher

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Nick Vazquez

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Despite the failed bluff attempt that led to his opponent doubling up, Aliaksei Boika chipped away and eventually had the lead over Matthew Belcher.

In this hand, Boika raised to 20,000, and Belcher went all in and was at risk.

Boika: A♠J♥
Belcher: A♥2♦ All in

The board came out 10♠9♦8♦6♥5♥ which was no help for Belcher, and Boika advanced to the next round.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	300,000 80,000	80,000
Matthew Belcher	Busted

05-30-2025 15:04 UTC-8

Green Sends Hendrix to the Rail

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Erick Torres

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Richard Green put Adam Hendrix to a decision when Green open jammed from the button.

Hendrix looked up at the clock before opting to call off the rest of his stack to put his tournament life on the line.

Adam Hendrix: 10♥8♠ All in
Richard Green: A♠7♥

Green was ahead before the runout and stayed ahead on the board of K♦9♠4♠5♥6♦ to knock out Hendrix.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Green	300,000 70,000	70,000
Adam Hendrix	Busted

Tags: Adam Hendrix Richard Green

05-30-2025 14:59 UTC-8

'Fake News' Doug Polk Trashes Phil Hellmuth for Backtracking on WSOP Main Event Plans

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Jon Sofen

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Phil Hellmuth predicted "fake news" Doug Polk would call him out for going back on his original world to skip the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. It turns ou, he was right.

Polk released a YouTube video on Friday in which he bashed the Poker Hall of Famer for deleting a fan poll. Hellmuth said in February that he wouldn't play this year's Main Event, a tournament he won in 1989, due to the grueling structure not being conducive to older poker players.

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Tags: Doug Polk Phil Hellmuth

05-30-2025 14:59 UTC-8

Green Doubles Into the Lead

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Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Adam Hendrix shoved all in on the button, and Richard Green quickly called off his stack of 114,600. The cards were tabled, and Green found himself in a dominating position.

Richard Green: K♠10♥ All in
Adam Hendrix: K♦4♦

The flop came 7♥6♦2♦, and Hendrix picked up a flush draw for the potential win. The 10♣ on the turn paired Green and the 9♥ on the river was a brick, giving Green the double up and the lead.