Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-28-2025 18:27 UTC-8

Ford Gets Value From Foxen

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michael Rocco opened to 2,100 and was called by four opponents. They headed to the 10♦4♦3♥ flop on which it was checked all the way to Joe Ford on the button, who bet 4,000. Alex Difelice and Rocco were among those to fold while Alex Foxen check-called.

The 6♠ turn went check, check, and Foxen then check-called the K♣ river for 10,000. Ford tabled his K♠10♥10♣2♠ for a set of tens and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	120,000
Alex Foxen	80,000 16,000	16,000

Michael Rocco	75,000 3,000	3,000

Alex Difelice	57,000

Tags: Alex Difelice Alex Foxen Joe Ford Michael Rocco

06-28-2025 18:45 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adkins	Busted
Patrick Kennedy	Busted
Kharlin Sued	Busted
Sean Troha	Busted

Kamel Mokhammad	Busted
Noah Schwartz	Busted

Craig Jones	Busted
Shiva Dudani	Busted
James Chen (US)	Busted

Uri Reichenstein	Busted
Conrad De Armas	Busted
Thomas Zanot	Busted
Maurice Hawkins	Busted
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Lou Garza	Busted

Vasil Medarov	Busted
Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	Busted
Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Lou Ojeda	Busted
Ami Barer	Busted

Jonathan Gaviao	Busted
Tyler Brown	Busted

Yehuda Buchalter	Busted
Iraj Parvizi	Busted
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz	Busted

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06-28-2025 19:02 UTC-8

Wolff Shoves on Lindgren

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Erick Lindgren opened to 2,000 from under the gun and George Wolff three-bet to 7,200 on his left. The action folded back to Lindgren who called to see a flop of 5♦4♦2♠. Both players checked and the 2♦ paired the board on the turn.

Lindgren led out with a bet of 6,000 and Wolff just called. The Q♠ completed the board and Lindgren fired out another bet of 8,000. Wolff thought for a minute before shoving all in for just over 30,000. Lindgren instantly disposed of his cards and Wolff pulled his chips back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	104,000 13,600	13,600

George Wolff	66,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren George Wolff

06-28-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Taylor Gets Paid on Three Streets

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Thomas Taylor raised it up in early position and Brian Gordon defended from the big blind. The flop fell K♣9♦2♣ and Taylor continued with a bet of 2,200 which Gordon called.

The turn was the 4♥ and Gordon check-called another bet of 7,500 from Taylor. The 6♥ completed the board and Gordon checked for the third time. Taylor sized up a bet of 20,000 and Gordon looked him up. Taylor flipped over A♥K♥9♣7♦ for two pair and Gordon couldn't beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	91,500
Brian Gordon	72,000

Tags: Brian Gordon Thomas Taylor

06-28-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Paredes Folds Out Livingston on the River

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

David Paredes made it 2,000 to go from the hijack. Alex Livingston called on the button, Michael Culyer called from the small blind, and John Reading defended his big blind.

The action checked to Livingston on the 9♠4♥4♠ flop, and he bet 3,500. Only Paredes stuck around with a call.

The 2♦ turn checked through for the 6♥ to land on the river. Paredes bet roughly 10,500, which caused Livingston to quickly fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Paredes	140,000
Alex Livingston	100,000 37,500	37,500

Michael Culyer	95,000
John Reading	54,000

Tags: Alex Livingston David Paredes John Reading Michael Culyer

06-28-2025 19:08 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorryt van Hoof	160,000 7,000	7,000
Ka Kwan Lau	145,000 10,000	10,000

David Wang	140,000
Dominik Paus	110,000 20,000	20,000
Calen McNeil	105,000 34,000	34,000

Ben Lamb	100,000 20,000	20,000

Renji Mao	95,000 30,000	30,000

Ryan Riess	85,000

Tommy Le	75,000 13,000	13,000

Max Neugebauer	65,000

Henri Puustinen	55,000
Krzysztof Magott	55,000 22,900	22,900
Rep Porter	45,000 12,000	12,000

Sylvain Loosli	45,000

Anson Tsang	45,000 500	500

Chris Lee	35,000

06-28-2025 19:16 UTC-8

Valeo Shoves into Spegal's Set

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Michael Spegal had bet 4,000 from the button on a flop of 2♠10♦3♥. Matthew Valeo check-raised to 11,500 from the blinds, and Spegal called.

The Q♣ landed on the turn and Valeo jammed for roughly the size of the pot, which was around 30,000. Spegal instantly called.

Matthew Valeo: J♦9♠7♠6♥ All in
Michael Spegal: Q♥Q♦10♥4♦

Valeo was bluffing but did have a straight draw against the top set of Spegal. The 6♠ hit the river, and all of Valeo's chips were sent over to Spegal.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Spegal	220,000 120,000	120,000

Matthew Valeo	Busted

Tags: Matthew Valeo Michael Spegal

06-28-2025 19:18 UTC-8

Bujtas Earns a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The cards of Michael Noori were exposed for the showdown and then instantly went into the muck what appeared to have been pocket queens and two clubs, up against the Q♦9♦6♣5♣ of Laszlo Bujtas on the 8♣7♠2♣ flop. The 4♦ turn gave Bujtas a straight and the J♦ river was a blank to send Noori to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	105,000 57,000	57,000
Michael Noori	Busted

Tags: Michael Noori Laszlo Bujtas

06-28-2025 19:52 UTC-8

Assorted Big Stacks From the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Jauregui	337,500 337,500	337,500
Daemon Richardson	288,000
Matthew Shepsky	254,000
Noel Rodriguez	245,200 5,200	5,200

Simon Lofberg	244,400 244,400	244,400

Christian Harder	225,000

Shrey Maheswary	220,500 220,500	220,500
Jonathan Mcgowan	211,100 49,100	49,100
Michael Spegal	208,400 13,400	13,400

Kenneth Fishman	207,200 207,200	207,200
Manuel Fischer	204,400 136,900	136,900
Blaz Zerjav	201,000 61,000	61,000

Youness Barakat	199,000 199,000	199,000
Jorryt van Hoof	197,600 37,600	37,600
Iman Dan	197,000
Aksel Hansen	190,000
Dermot Blain	190,000 130,000	130,000
Calen McNeil	186,200 81,200	81,200

Luke Schwartz	183,500
Xuedong Li	180,000 45,000	45,000
Gautam Savla	180,000 180,000	180,000
Andrew Ostapchenko	177,000 177,000	177,000

Dennis Weiss	172,000 107,000	107,000

Anatoly Zlotnikov	171,700 171,700	171,700
Joao Estanislau	171,400

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06-28-2025 20:04 UTC-8

Ramos' Aces Hold vs Patouilliart

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Pavel Izotov raised from under the gun to 3,000 before Paul Patouilliart jammed for 8,800 from the next seat. Felipe Ramos four-bet to 27,000 on the button, which forced Izotov to fold.

Paul Patouilliart: A♠J♠J♦3♠ All in
Felipe Ramos: A♣A♦Q♥7♣

Patouilliart needed to find a jack or some spades to crack the aces of Ramos. The dealer put out a board of 7♦5♠5♦2♦6♦, which was no help to Patouilliart, and he headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	75,000 75,000	75,000

Pavel Izotov	41,000
Paul Patouilliart	Busted

Tags: Felipe Ramos Paul Patouilliart Pavel Izotov