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

06-28-2025 21:09 UTC-8

Lehner Flops Quads vs Zhang

Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With the full board out and showing 8♥K♥8♠10♦3♦, Stefan Lehner bet 13,800 from middle position, causing Heng Zhang to go into the tank. Zhang thought it over for quite some time before settling on a call.

Lehner showed the goods with J♦10♠8♣8♦ for flopped quads, and the pot was sent to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Lehner	190,000 55,000	55,000

Heng Zhang	27,000

Tags: Heng Zhang Stefan Lehner

06-28-2025 21:13 UTC-8

Madanzhiev Eliminated by Attiyah

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a preflop contest, Stoyan Madanzhiev was all-in for around 57,000 and covered by Ray Attiyah.

Stoyan Madanzhiev: A♠A♥K♣K♥ All in
Ray Attiyah: A♦A♣7♥6♦

The 5♣4♣2♦ flop gave Attiyah the straight draw, which he hit on the 3♣ turn to make the 7♦ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Attiyah	165,000 165,000	165,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	Busted

Tags: Ray Attiyah Stoyan Madanzhiev

06-28-2025 21:16 UTC-8

Pot-Limit Razz Champion from Estonia Finds a Way

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After arriving at the table, Blaz Zerjav and Ryan Coon somehow got all of their chips into the middle preflop and their hands were face up on the felt.

Ryan Coon: A♠K♥Q♠3♣ All in
Blaz Zerjav: A♦7♦6♠4♦

It appeared that one player was trying to show Zerjav his potential outs, until the flop came Q♥9♠7♠. "Oh that's all him," he pointed out after Coon flopped a pair with the lone flush draw.

The J♥ on the turn changed nothing but it was the 4♣ on the river that gave Zerjav a baby two pair and Coon was bounced from the tournament.

"The pot-limit razz champion from Estonia," Scott Bohlman pointed to Zerjav's holding. Zerjav already has two WSOP bracelets under his belt this summer, neither coming in the PLO or razz variants; however, he did win a $200 pot-limit razz title in Estonia back in February for a whopping $3,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	198,000 198,000	198,000

Blaz Zerjav	189,000 12,000	12,000

Ryan Coon	Busted

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Ryan Coon Scott Bohlman

06-28-2025 21:16 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	260,000 165,000	165,000

Dario Alioto	190,000 80,000	80,000

Naor Slobodskoy	180,000 120,000	120,000
Robert Mizrachi	180,000 13,600	13,600

Lautaro Guerra	150,000 15,000	15,000

Mike Gorodinsky	130,000 130,000	130,000

Aaron Duczak	130,000 65,000	65,000
Ben Lamb	120,000 65,000	65,000

Tommy Le	110,000 35,000	35,000

Henri Puustinen	85,000 30,000	30,000
Rep Porter	85,000 40,000	40,000

Jason Mercier	80,000 15,000	15,000

Christopher DeMaci	80,000 20,000	20,000
Laszlo Bujtas	80,000 25,000	25,000
Martin Finger	70,000 70,000	70,000

Adam Hendrix	40,000 40,000	40,000
Maksim Pisarenko	30,000 30,000	30,000

06-28-2025 21:27 UTC-8

Seidel Scores Big Double Through Covington

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action started with a raise to 3,000 by Colby Covington and Erik Seidel flat-called. Mark Zajdner three-bet the pot to 14,800 on the button and Covington called. Seidel in the cutoff then reraised the pot to just shy of 60,000 for two thirds of his stack. That got rid of Zajdner while Covington called and checked the 5♣4♠2♠ flop. Seidel pushed all-in and Covington called.

Erik Seidel: A♣A♥Q♠4♣ All in
Colby Covington: K♥K♦8♦8♥

The A♦ turn improved Seidel to an unbeatable set of aces, which he had needed as the 8♣ river gave Covington the now inferior set of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	195,000 73,000	73,000

Pedro Marques	90,000 28,000	28,000
Mark Zajdner	85,000 71,000	71,000
Colby Covington	65,000 18,500	18,500

Tags: Colby Covington Erik Seidel Mark Zajdner

06-28-2025 21:32 UTC-8

Bokyo Jams the River on Schwartz

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Yuriy Boyko limped from the hijack before Luke Schwartz raised to 2,400 from the cutoff. When it got back to Boyko, he limp-raised to 9,000. Schwartz made the call.

Both players checked the Q♥A♥A♣ flop to see the 6♠ hit the turn. Boyko bet 3,500, which Schwartz called.

Upon seeing the 10♠ appear on the river, Boyko jammed for around 19,000. Schwartz took a few moments before releasing his hand and surrendering the pot to Boyko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Schwartz	160,000 23,500	23,500
Yuriy Boyko	45,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Yuriy Boyko Luke Schwartz

06-28-2025 21:37 UTC-8

Bucky's No Bueno

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

While a big hand was playing out at his table, Jason Mercier took a stroll around the room and stumbled upon Table 87 which included Toby Lewis, Matthew "Bucky" Wantman, and Michael Duek sitting beside each other.

"Wow, look at this table," Mercier said, engaging with them. Wantman noted that Duek's humming and whistling was starting to bother him. "Do you guys have beef?"

"We're about to!" Wantman joked.

"Take it up on the pickleball court," Mercier suggested.

"I would love to!" Duek chimed in.

"Ya, you would win, Bucky's no bueno," Mercier referred to Wantman.

Mercier returned to his seat and the cards were back in the air as usual.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Lewis	220,000 81,000	81,000

Jason Mercier	91,500 11,500	11,500

Matthew Wantman	59,000 11,000	11,000

Michael Duek	52,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Matthew Wantman Michael Duek Toby Lewis

06-28-2025 21:38 UTC-8

More Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Francort	270,000 270,000	270,000

Arunas Sapitavicius	240,000 240,000	240,000
Maxx Coleman	230,000 230,000	230,000

Ismael Bojang	150,000 105,000	105,000

Caleb King	150,000 20,000	20,000
Zarvan Tumboli	115,000 55,000	55,000
Jarryd Godena	90,000 35,000	35,000
Justin Liberto	Busted

06-28-2025 21:41 UTC-8

Kyte Wins a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a single raised pot, five players saw the flop come out K♠9♠6♥. The action checked to Jon Kyte on the button and he bet 10,000. Only Alejandro Jauregui called from the cutoff.

Jauregui checked on the 6♦ turn, and Kyte fired out a bet of 16,000. This was enough to get Jauregui to fold, and Kyte dragged the pot in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Jauregui	385,000 66,000	66,000
Jon Kyte	200,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Alejandro Jauregui

06-28-2025 21:43 UTC-8

Wilhelm Gets There on the End

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A large pot broke out on Table 100 where Sascha Wilhelm three-bet to 18,000 out of the big blind and was called by three players. The flop came K♠10♦3♠ and Chris Vitch jammed all in for 57,000 from the big blind. Wilhelm reshoved all in for 100,600 and both Navkiran Singh and Ludovic Geilich folded.

Chris Vitch: K♦J♦10♥6♥ All in
Sascha Wilhelm: A♠A♥5♠5♥

Vitch flopped two pair to hold the lead but Wilhelm had a flush draw and two options at a set. The 8♥ on the turn bricked out but it was the Q♠ on the river that gave Wilhelm his flush and eliminated Vitch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sascha Wilhelm	232,500

Navkiran Singh	105,000
Ludovic Geilich	59,000 56,000	56,000

Chris Vitch	Busted

Tags: Sascha Wilhelm Navkiran Singh Ludovic Geilich Chris Vitch