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

06-28-2025 19:47 UTC-7

Gardenhire's Flush Ends Friedman

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

From the small blind, Justin Gardenhire bet 15,500 on a board of 5♠10♠Q♠3♠. Prahlad Friedman called from the button.

The 3♣ rolled off on the river, and Gardenhire bet enough to put Friedman all in. The bet was for about 20,000, and after Friedman did some inventory, he made the call. Gardenhire showed a flush with A♠A♦8♥8♠, which was enough to win the pot and eliminate Friedman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Gardenhire	115,000 115,000	115,000
Prahlad Friedman	Busted

Tags: Justin Gardenhire Prahlad Friedman

06-28-2025 19:45 UTC-7

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 19:44 UTC-7

Diaz Cracks Aces to Eliminate Kampen

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

It only took a couple of preflop raises for Elliott Kampen to get all of his chips in the middle for his last 22,000. He was up against Barbaro Diaz who had been running well up to this point and that continued.

Elliott Kampen: A♠A♥K♠10♠ All in
Barbaro Diaz: A♣J♦9♣7♥

The flop came Q♦6♠5♣ and Kampen's aces were still in the lead. However, the 8♥ on the turn gave Diaz a straight and Kampen was drawing dead to the 5♦ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barbaro Diaz	124,000 5,500	5,500
Elliott Kampen	Busted

Tags: Elliott Kampen

06-28-2025 19:41 UTC-7

Fun Runout Gives Ramirez the Nuts

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was limped around to Alex Livingston in the big blind who made it 3,600 to go. He picked up four callers along the way and all five players saw a flop of Q♣J♣10♠.

The action checked through to the A♠ on the turn and the K♠ on the river. Senovio Ramirez was the last to act and finally tossed in a bet of 2,400. Livingston called and Christopher Sly also looked him up. Ramirez flipped over J♠10♦9♦4♠ for what turned out to be the nuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	137,500 67,500	67,500

Antoine Sankari	98,000
Senovio Ramirez	78,500

Tags: Senovio Ramirez Christopher Sly Alex Livingston

06-28-2025 19:39 UTC-7

Wang Doubles With a River Bang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In multi-way action to the 10♥9♠6♥ flop, Jarryd Godena bet the pot and Eric Wang then moved all-in to force out the third player in the hand. Godena called and Wang immediately declared "I have a set".

Eric Wang: Q♦Q♣9♦9♥ All in
Jarryd Godena: J♥9♣5♥4♣

Godena only had middle pair and a flush draw, which gained a lot of equity with the 3♦ turn. "Paid the board" Wang had requested and that's exactly what came with the 10♦ river. Wang doubled for 49,800 to put a dent into Godena's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wang	130,000
Jarryd Godena	65,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jarryd Godena Eric Wang

06-28-2025 19:36 UTC-7

Shimizu Wins Showdown Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Noel Rodriguez raised and was called two ways on the table of what may have been the former chip leader in Daemon Richardson. The A♠10♠4♦9♦6♣ board was checked to the river on which Akihide Shimizu bet 5,000 as last player to act. Kyle Knecht reluctantly called and then mucked when he was shown the 8♣7♦6♥5♠ for the ten-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Harder	225,000 175,000	175,000
Noel Rodriguez	190,000 167,000	167,000

Daemon Richardson	160,000 307,600	307,600
Kyle Knecht	85,000 20,000	20,000
Akihide Shimizu	25,000

Tags: Akihide Shimizu Daemon Richardson Kyle Knecht Noel Rodriguez

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

06-28-2025 19:27 UTC-7

Ford Gets Value From Foxen

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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 19:25 UTC-7

Madsen Chips Up With a Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After four checks on a flop of J♠6♠3♦, the dealer put out the 10♠ on the turn. John Hennigan bet 7,000 from the small blind, which got David James to fold from under the gun, Jeff Madsen to call from middle position, and Eric Cohen to fold from the button.

Both players checked the 5♠ river and Madsen took down the pot with a flush holding 10♣9♠7♠2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	75,000 20,500	20,500

Eric Cohen	66,000 66,000	66,000
David James	61,000 61,000	61,000
John Hennigan	23,000

Tags: David James Eric Cohen Jeff Madsen John Hennigan

06-28-2025 19:25 UTC-7

Shack-Harris Takes From Pantaleo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a flop of A♠K♥7♦, Brandon Shack-Harris check-called a bet of 3,500 by Giuseppe Pantaleo before checking the next two streets including the K♣ turn and 2♠ river. Pantaleo checked it back this time and then flashed his cards for a second when Shack-Harris revealed the winning A♣Q♥J♥3♣.