Event #73: $1,500 Eight Game Mix Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-27-2025 18:15 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasu Amarapu	Busted
Craig Chait	Busted
Kyle Miholich	Busted

Nicolas Barthe	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Orlov	Busted
Peterpaul Shaker	Busted
Daniel Barnett	Busted
Jeff Madsen	Busted

Martin Knorr	Busted
Aaron Lipstet	Busted
Fausto Munz	Busted
Timothy Finne	Busted
Oblip Kuppusamyvenkates	Busted
Joe McKeehen	Busted

David Childs	Busted

Sami Bechahed	Busted
Ronald Ware	Busted

Eddie Blumenthal	Busted
Casey Hayes	Busted
Eric Brix	Busted
Stephen Dauphinais	Busted

Milgrom Continues to Run Hot

Brett Slezak

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,200/2,400, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion 1,200-2,400 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300/600 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Dan Gannon was all-in for his final 13,700 from the big blind, at risk against Nicolas Milgrom from the cutoff.

Dan Gannon: 10♦10♣ All in
Nicolas Milgrom: K♠K♦

Gannon was in rough shape with his dominated pair. He could not find any help on the Q♥Q♦7♣6♦Q♠ runout as Milgrom's kings held and the rich get richer as Milgrom extends his lead atop the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Milgrom	175,000 119,000	119,000

Dan Gannon	Busted

Tags: Dan Gannon Nicolas Milgrom

06-27-2025 21:01 UTC-7

Inoue Wheels His Way to a Knockout

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500/3,000, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400/800 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Gisle Olsen: Q♦5♥ / Q♥2♣8♣Xx / Xx All in
Michael Block: XxXx / 7♣J♥ - folded on fourth street
Tsutomu Inoue: 6♦3♥ / 4♥2♥5♠Xx / Xx

Inoue completed, Olsen raised, Block cold-called, and Inoue called.

Olsen led on fourth, Block folded, and Inoue called. On fifth, Olsen led, Inoue raised, and Olsen called all-in.

Inoue had a made six-high straight and a six low. Olsen would need runner-runner full house to get half. Olsen caught the 6♣ on sixth and was drawing dead as Inoue caught the A♦ to improve to a wheel for the low. Seventh street was dealt as a formality as Olsen hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsutomu Inoue	63,000 6,500	6,500
Michael Block	58,000 2,500	2,500
Gisle Olsen	Busted

Tags: Gisle Olsen Michael Block Tsutomu Inoue

06-27-2025 21:15 UTC-7

First Eliminations After Close of Registration

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500/3,000, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400/800 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
David Andrade	Busted
Kenny Hsiung	Busted

John Holley	Busted
Andrey Zaichenko	Busted

Vid Zagar	Busted
David Rivera	Busted
Chofungalan Wong	Busted
Michael Cervantes	Busted
Ashish Gupta	Busted
Robert Wells	Busted

Michael Malm	Busted

Jun Weng	Busted
Juan Caridad	Busted
David Dicarlo	Busted
Javid Javani	Busted
Justin Thompson	Busted
Ibrahim Ghazal	Busted
Richard Ashby	Busted

Jared Jaffee	Busted

Jaime Munch	Busted
Simeon Tsonev	Busted
Denis Strebkov	Busted

Hussni Alkhuzai	Busted
Zhiyuan Xu	Busted
Chino Rheem	Busted

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06-27-2025 21:45 UTC-7

Balas Falls to Chambers

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Colton Blomberg raised from the cutoff, Dekel Balas called all-in for his final 2,800 from the button, and Judah Chambers defended his big blind.

On the K♥3♥2♣ flop, Chambers check-raised a bet from Blomberg who called.

Chambers continued on the 6♠ turn as Blomberg stuck around.

On the A♥ river, Chambers bet for a final time and Blomberg folded.

Dekel Balas: A♠A♦A♣6♦ All in
Judah Chambers: J♣5♠4♥2♦

Balas made top set on the river but was already drawing dead against the six-high straight and low of Chambers on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colton Blomberg	115,000 6,600	6,600
Judah Chambers	47,000 19,000	19,000
Dekel Balas	Busted

Tags: Colton Blomberg Dekel Balas Judah Chambers

06-27-2025 21:53 UTC-7

Fallen By the Wayside

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lin	Busted
Clint Wolcyn	Busted
Sergei Tolkachov	Busted
Matthew Schulte	Busted
Daniel Lowe	Busted
Elias Nassif	Busted
Daniel Lopez	Busted
Andrei Kaigorodtcev	Busted
David Richards	Busted
Bradley Bone	Busted
Javier Francort	Busted
Andrew Amato	Busted
Michelle Konig	Busted
Terrence Schaeffer	Busted
Rodrigo Mascarenhas	Busted
Yusheng Lin	Busted
Tsz Shing	Busted
William Steele	Busted
Victor Crisostomo	Busted
Maros Lechman	Busted
Philip Rhee	Busted
Nathan Gamble	Busted

Justin Liberto	Busted

George Wyatt	Busted
Matthew Cosentino	Busted

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06-27-2025 22:04 UTC-7

Kessler Dispatches Seiver

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Scott Seiver: A♥10♥ / J♠8♣9♠3♣ / K♥ All in
Allen Kessler: K♦7♦ / K♠4♣10♦J♥ / 2♦

Seiver completed, Kessler raised, and Seiver called with not much behind.

"If you catch a king and I catch the three of clubs I'll fold," joked Seiver.

The rest of the money got in on fourth as Kessler revealed his pair of kings against the ace-high of Seiver.

Seiver picked up an open-ender on fifth but could not improve as he ended with ace-high, and Kessler's kings held for the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	54,000 16,400	16,400
Scott Seiver	Busted

Tags: Allen Kessler Scott Seiver

06-27-2025 22:22 UTC-7

Frejka Makes a Move at the Wrong Time

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500/5,000, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,200/1,800 Ante, 600/1,200 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Valentin Vornicu limped under the gun before Michal Frejka potted to 5,400 next to act. In the big blind, Ron Schindelheim repotted to 17,400, Vornicu folded, and Frejka called all-in for his final 8,100 total.

Michal Frejka: Q♣10♣8♣5♠ All in
Ron Schindelheim: K♥K♣10♦8♠

Frejka needed some help to survive which he certainly did not get on the K♦4♥4♦ flop as Schindelheim flopped a full house. Frejka was drawing stone dead as the board ran out 2♣4♠ and Schindelheim scored the knockout.

"You got saved," Vornicu joked after the hand, "I had a four."

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Vornicu	79,000 54,000	54,000
Ron Schindelheim	44,000 2,100	2,100
Michal Frejka	Busted

Tags: Michal Frejka Ron Schindelheim Valentin Vornicu

06-27-2025 22:29 UTC-7

Another Round of Bustouts

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500/5,000, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,200/1,800 Ante, 600/1,200 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Buckley	Busted

Chip Jett	Busted
Hernan Salazar	Busted
Benjamin Sweetman	Busted
Josh Arieh	Busted

Greg Mueller	Busted

Calen Mcneil	Busted

Ivan Zhechev	Busted
Paul Zappulla	Busted

Christopher Mchugh	Busted
Christophe Morbee	Busted
Konstantin Puchkov	Busted

Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Ting Zhou	Busted
Anthony Zinno	Busted

Todd Ickow	Busted
Adam Miller	Busted
Jonathan Stoeber	Busted

Robert Chow	Busted
Lindsey Mcdougall	Busted
Dylan Smith	Busted
Eric Kindred	Busted

Stanislav Ivanov	Busted
Lachlan Crilly	Busted
Daniel Brecht-Haddad	Busted