2025 World Series of Poker

Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qjj8
Prize
$1,394,579
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$8,128,200
Total Entries
874
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
793
Players Left
294
Players Left 1 / 874
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Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Bai's Two Pair is Good

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Four players saw the flop come down KA8. After three checks, Yunpeng Bai bet 2,500 from the cutoff, which only Michael Newman called from early posiiton.

The 8 rolled off on the turn and the Newman check-called a bet of 4,700 from Bai.

Both players checked the 4 river and Bai took down the pot with AKJ6 for two pair, aces and kings.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yunpeng Bai cn
Yunpeng Bai
95,000
Profile photo of Michael Newman us
Michael Newman
61,000
24,000
24,000

Bowers Earns Full Double Through Gabriel

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jonathan Bowers
Jonathan Bowers

Kai Yang bet the 10736 turn for 2,500 and Dumitru-Adrian Pora called before another bet of 3,000 on the 5 turn by Yang won the pot uncontested.

One hand later, Kyle Ho opened to 1,800 and was called two ways by Jonathan Bowers and Thomas Gabriel. The 874 flop saw Gabriel bet 4,200 and earn two callers. After the 2 turn, Gabriel fired a bet of 19,000 and Bowers was the only caller.

Gabriel jammed the J on the river and Bowers instantly called or his last 24,500 to get shown the A664 by Gabriel. Bowers had that beat with A1093 for the nut straight and Oleg Sobol said "nice runout". Bowers replied with a "fish" and both chuckled.

Apparently, they had talked about this before and Bowers pointed out that "fish" was the more appropriate term for certain hands.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonathan Bowers gb
Jonathan Bowers
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Tommy Le us
Tommy Le
70,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Kai Yang us
Kai Yang
65,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Dumitru-Adrian Pora ro
Dumitru-Adrian Pora
45,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Thomas Gabriel us
Thomas Gabriel
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Dumitru-Adrian PoraJonathan BowersKai YangKyle HoOleg SobolThomas Gabriel

Covington Steps Up

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Colby Covington
Colby Covington

After a couple of limps, Mark Zajdner raised to 1,400 on the button. Jason Somerville and Geoffrey Hum called him from the blinds, along with Colby Covington who had limped in.

The flop came K22 and the blinds checked to Covington who tossed in a bet of 3,000. Zajdner called, Somerville folded, and Hum came along for the ride.

The turn was the 8 and the action checked around to the 2 on the river. Hum led out with a bet of 5,000 and Covington raised to 15,000. In the middle of the hand, Zajdner jokingly asked how many deuces were in the deck before mucking his cards. Hum also folded and Covington was awarded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Zajdner ca
Mark Zajdner
90,000
21,600
21,600
Profile photo of Colby Covington us
Colby Covington
83,500
83,500
83,500
Profile photo of Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
41,200
26,800
26,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Geoffrey Hum ca
Geoffrey Hum
34,300
34,300
34,300

Tags: Colby CovingtonGeoffrey HumJason SomervilleMark Zajdner

Lehoussine's Boat Sends Richards to the Rail

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 25,000 in the pot on a board of 510A6, John Richards bet 22,000 from the small blind. Karim Lehoussine called from under the gun, and Patrick Keogan folded from middle position.

The 6 rolled off on the river and Richards jammed for his last 10,500. Lehoussine instantly called.

Richards showed just an ace with A875. Lehoussine had that beat holding AK106 for a full house, and sent Richards to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Karim Lehoussine fr
Karim Lehoussine
100,000
Profile photo of Patrick Keogan us
Patrick Keogan
55,000
Profile photo of John Richards us
John Richards
Busted

Tags: John RichardsKarim LehoussinePatrick Keogan

Recent Casualties on Day 1

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Parisi us
Michael Parisi
Busted
Profile photo of Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Mark Fisher us
Mark Fisher
Busted
Profile photo of Dimitri Holdeew de
Dimitri Holdeew
Busted
Profile photo of Gruffudd Pugh-Jones gb
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones
Busted
Profile photo of Michael Banducci us
Michael Banducci
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Killian Desnos fr
Killian Desnos
Busted
Profile photo of Bastian Blum de
Bastian Blum
Busted
Profile photo of Liran Betito il
Liran Betito
Busted
Profile photo of Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Vadim Shlez ua
Vadim Shlez
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kenneth Cater us
Kenneth Cater
Busted
Profile photo of Jacob Hamed us
Jacob Hamed
Busted
Profile photo of Wei Jiang
Wei Jiang
Busted
Profile photo of Shenglin Zhang
Shenglin Zhang
Busted
Profile photo of Filippos Stavrakis us
Filippos Stavrakis
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Viktor Nyden
Busted

Wayne Takes From Jaros

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Lawrence Wayne
Lawrence Wayne

Three ways to the Q102 flop, the action checked to Lawrence Wayne and he bet 3,000. Only Patrik Jaros called and they checked the 4 turn. No betting action followed on the 10 river and Wayne rolled over the KKJ3 for kings up.

"I didn't want to see any more clubs, huh?" he asked Jaros but the latter didn't really understand.

Some further updated stacks from notables on nearby tables can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lautaro Guerra es
Lautaro Guerra
145,000
145,000
145,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lawrence Wayne us
Lawrence Wayne
120,000
8,300
8,300
Profile photo of Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
90,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
888poker
Profile photo of Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
75,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Renji Mao cn
Renji Mao
65,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Patrik Jaros cz
Patrik Jaros
55,000
4,000
4,000

Somerville Bets Seidel Out

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jason Somerville
Jason Somerville

Erik Seidel started off with a limp from under the gun. Jason Somerville raised to 1,600 from middle position, which only Seidel called.

Seidel checked the 2AJ flop, and Somerville bet 2,000. Seidel didn't long to carve out the call.

The 2 dropped on the turn, and Seidel checked again. Somerville bet 5,500, and this was enough to get Seidel to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
95,000
29,400
29,400
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
68,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelJason Somerville

Van Hoof Takes From Jiang

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jorryt van Hoof
Jorryt van Hoof

The flop showed 764 and Jorryt van Hoof bet 1,500 only to then face a raise to 6,000 by Wei Jiang in the next seat. The Dutch pro called and led the 5 turn when the four-liner appeared. His bet was now worth 10,000 and Jiang called.

Last but not least, the 10 river brought another bet of 27,000 by van Hoof and Jiang folded this time.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
89,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Wei Jiang
Wei Jiang
32,000
32,000
32,000

Tags: Jorryt van HoofWei Jiang