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

06-28-2025 17:27 UTC-8

Do You Recall This Even More Egregious Chip Dumping Scandal?

Jon Sofen

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The alleged chip dumping scandal that occurred earlier this week in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Millionaire Maker event may have seemed egregious to many poker pros. But the players involved, if they did indeed collude, didn't make it nearly as obvious as the heads-up foes in a 2018 World Poker Tour (WPT) event.

Jesse Yaginuma won the $1,500 Milly Maker on Wednesday for over $1.2 million and an extra $1 million via a promotion from ClubWPT Gold. The bracelet is on hold as the WSOP investigates possible collusion during heads-up play against James Carroll, the runner-up who is to earn $1,012,320.

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Tags: Ryan Yu Mike Leah

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-28-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks After Break

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Theses chip counts are taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daemon Richardson	467,600 353,600	353,600
Matthew Shepsky	254,000 39,000	39,000
Alejandro Jauregui	245,000 245,000	245,000
Stephen Hubbard	222,700 27,700	27,700
Iman Dan	197,000 197,000	197,000
Paul Houvener	195,000 58,600	58,600
Aksel Hansen	190,000 190,000	190,000
Luke Schwartz	183,500 183,500	183,500
Joao Estanislau	171,400 76,400	76,400
Sean Rafael	170,000
Robert Mizrachi	166,400 26,400	26,400

Klas Lofberg	163,500 37,800	37,800

Jonathan Mcgowan	162,000 162,000	162,000
Kyle Merron	160,400 4,600	4,600
Jack Moore	160,000 75,000	75,000
Mark Zajdner	156,000 66,000	66,000
Ryan Bambrick	155,000 155,000	155,000

Lawrence Lakatosh	149,200 29,100	29,100

06-28-2025 17:46 UTC-8

Negreanu Misreads His Hand & Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Mark Steinberg called from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu made it 1,800 from the big blind. Steinberg called.

Both players checked the 7♣2♥3♦ flop to see the K♠ appear on the turn. Steinberg checked again, and Negreanu bet 2,500. Steinberg called.

After Steinberg knuckled the action over to Negreanu on the 10♠ river, Negreanu jammed for 4,600. Steinberg called, and Negreanu exclaimed, "I misread my hand, I thought I had king-ten. I would have checked,".

Negreanu showed just a pair of kings with K♣Q♠J♦9♠, and lost the pot to Steinberg's K♦10♥8♣5♣ for a rivered two pair. The pot was pushed to Steinberg, and Negreanu was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Steinberg	70,000 70,000	70,000
Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Mark Steinberg

06-28-2025 17:47 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	140,000 77,000	77,000

Lautaro Guerra	135,000 10,000	10,000

Giovanni Zanette	133,000 38,000	38,000
Jonathan Bowers	130,000 5,000	5,000
Mitchell Johnson	115,000 115,000	115,000
Allan Le	110,000 45,000	45,000

Bruno Fitoussi	95,000 95,000	95,000
Artem Maksimov	85,000 27,000	27,000
Ben Lamb	80,000

Vivian Saliba	80,000 10,000	10,000

Keith Lehr	62,000 13,000	13,000

Tommy Le	62,000 8,000	8,000

Jarryd Godena	55,000 5,000	5,000

06-28-2025 17:47 UTC-8

Lewis Turns a Set

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Toby Lewis raised to 2,100 in early position and picked up two callers along the way. The flop came A♥4♦2♣ and the action checked around to the J♥ on the turn.

Lewis led out with a bet of 7,000 and Justin Smith called on his left. Christopher Costa folded and they were left heads-up going to the 8♣ on the river. Lewis checked this time and Costa quickly checked it back. Lewis tabled K♣J♣J♦8♠ for a set of jacks and earned the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Lewis	139,000 139,000	139,000

Christopher Costa	53,200 53,200	53,200
Justin Smith	19,700 19,700	19,700

Tags: Christopher Costa Justin Smith Toby Lewis

06-28-2025 17:50 UTC-8

Duczak Above the Starting Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Perhaps known to many from his deep run in the WSOP Main Event a few years ago, Canada's Aaron Duczak has actually earned his bread and butter mostly through the four-card variant. Nothing much happened for him but he just leaped back above the starting stack.

Duczak defended the big blind against a raise to 2,100 and one call, which led to the K♦8♠6♣ flop, on which the Canadian bet 3,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Duczak	65,000

06-28-2025 17:53 UTC-8

Allen Chips Up Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action limped to Kevin Allen and the Brit made it 2,500 to go, which Matthew Higgins in the small blind and initial limper Andrew Kappes called. On the K♠8♥4♦ flop, Allen bet 3,500 when checked to and Higgins was the only caller.

Higgins checked the 5♥ turn and Allen checked behind prior to the 2♥ river, on which Higgins checked again. Allen now bet 12,500 and won the pot without further resistance or showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Allen	90,000 40,000	40,000
Matthew Higgins	90,000
Andrew Kappes	85,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Andrew Kappes Kevin Allen Matthew Higgins

06-28-2025 17:53 UTC-8

Houvener Stays Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Paul Houvener got his stack of 15,500 in from the small blind with Noel Rodriguez trying to bust him out of the big blind.

Paul Houvener: A♠K♥Q♥8♠ All in
Noah Rodriguez: A♥K♠10♦2♦

Houvener managed to end up with a pair of eights on the 7♣9♦8♦9♠2♠ runout, earning him the much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Houvener	32,000 163,000	163,000
Noel Rodriguez	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Noel Rodriguez Paul Houvener

06-28-2025 17:56 UTC-8

Ohulchanskyi Eliminated by Godena

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a pot of around 30,000 to the K♦9♥5♥ flop, Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi clashed with Jarryd Godena as they got their stacks into the middle as follows.

Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi: A♥A♦J♠3♦ All in
Jarryd Godena: J♥10♦5♦2♥

Godena had a flush draw to go with his borrom pair and gutshot straight draw. The 6♣ turn changed nothing but the aces were cracked on the 10♠ river as Godena improved to tens and fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jarryd Godena	115,000 60,000	60,000
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi	Busted