Event #76: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-29-2025 18:13 UTC-8

Seed Wins a Small One; Loses a Bigger One to Fishman

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Calum Grant

Level 7

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 500 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

NL 2-7 Single Draw

Huck Seed raised to 1,600 from the hijack and was called by Jiyang Gan from the cutoff. Both players drew one, and action checked through to showdown where Seed's Jx8x6x3x2x was best.

On the next deal, Ray Fishman moved all in for 13,000 from the button and Seed called from the big blind.

Seed stood pat, while Fishman took one.

Seed rolled over Jx10x7x5x3x for a jack-ten low. Fishman, who said he started with 8x7x4x4x2x, pitched his four and then turned over the Jx to make a better jack-low to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiyang Gan	46,500 39,000	39,000
Ray Fishman	27,000 9,800	9,800
Huck Seed	19,000 38,500	38,500

Tags: Huck Seed Jiyang Gan Ray Fishman

06-29-2025 18:07 UTC-8

Seiver Takes One Without Showdown

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Liam Gannon

Level 7

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 500 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Michael Barlow in the cutoff, Todd Rodenborn on the button, William Kerkaert in the small blind, and Scott Seiver in the big blind.

With a board reading 8♠2♥6♥, action checked around to Rodenborn who bet 2,000 and only Seiver called.

Both players checked the 7♠ turn to the J♣ river where Seiver bet 5,000 and Rodenborn tossed his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Kerkaert	81,000 500	500
Scott Seiver	68,500 18,400	18,400

Michael Barlow	67,000 20,700	20,700
Todd Rodenborn	55,700 9,800	9,800

Tags: Michael Barlow Scott Seiver Todd Rodenborn William Kerkaert

06-29-2025 17:46 UTC-8

Mu Doubles Through Zolotow

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Liam Gannon

Level 7

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 500 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

5-Card Draw

Steve Zolotow raised to 2,200 from under the gun and Sen Mu moved all in for 13,600 and only Zolotow called.

Both players drew one.

Sen Mu: A♥A♠9♦9♠ Xx All in
Steve Zolotow: Q♥Q♦5♠5♦

Zolotow peeled a 10♣ and Mu locked up the pot as he peeled a 6♠ to double up through the WSOP bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sen Mu	28,600 6,600	6,600
Steve Zolotow	26,500

Tags: Sen Mu Steve Zolotow

06-29-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Hansen and Shimizu Pat

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Calum Grant

Level 7

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 500 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

NL 2-7 Single Draw

Todd Hansen raised to 2,500 from under the gun and called when Nozomu Shimizu three-bet to 7,500 from the cutoff.

After both players stood pat, Hansen immediately fired out 16,000. Shimizu let go of his hand after some thinking time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nozomu Shimizu	46,000 6,700	6,700
Todd Hansen	32,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Nozomu Shimizu Todd Hansen

06-29-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Chip Counts (full)

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Liam Gannon

Level 7

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 500 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

According to WSOP+

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Berg	184,000 121,000	121,000

Jeffrey Williams	154,300 154,300	154,300
Robert Gussoni	145,000 6,000	6,000

Alex Epstein	139,600 42,600	42,600

Philip Sternheimer	138,000 6,000	6,000

Dario Alioto	123,600 123,600	123,600

George Wolff	121,000 61,000	61,000

Filippos Stavrakis	120,000

Robert Mclaughlin	119,000 92,300	92,300
Majid Yahyaei	116,000 83,300	83,300
Dylan Lambe	103,400 80,900	80,900
Jordan Siegel	100,700 78,000	78,000
Paul Houvener	99,000 64,000	64,000
Bariscan Betil	96,800 55,100	55,100
Adam Owen	91,500 2,100	2,100
Max Hoffman	91,400 56,400	56,400
Paul Tedeschi	90,000 55,000	55,000
Toby Boas	88,500 8,500	8,500
Jose Pazgutierrez	88,400 41,400	41,400
Michael Barlow	87,700 55,800	55,800
Jay Kerbel	87,200 5,200	5,200
Louis Werman	86,500 51,500	51,500
Ryan Leng	83,300 83,300	83,300

Barry Greenstein	82,700 47,700	47,700

Julio Belluscio	82,500 47,500	47,500

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Level: 7

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 500 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

06-29-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 6

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 600 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

06-29-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Sternheimer Sends Home Pearson

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Liam Gannon

Level 6

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 600 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

Big O

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Travis Pearson in the big blind and Philip Sternheimer in the hijack.

With a board reading 5♣Q♠5♥4♠, Pearson check-called a bet of 8,700 from Sternheimer.

On the river 9♦, Pearson checked over to Sternheimer who moved all in for 26,300 effective and Pearson called to put himself at risk.

Travis Pearson: XxXxXxXxXx All in
Philip Sternheimer: A♥7♥7♦5♠4♥

Sternheimer's full house was good for the pot and Pearson was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	132,000 55,000	55,000

Travis Pearson	Busted

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Travis Pearson

06-29-2025 17:01 UTC-8

Boas Makes a Boat

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Calum Grant

Level 6

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 600 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Daniel Blum opened to 1,300 from the cutoff and was called by Toby Boas from the button. Sachin Bhargava defended the big blind.

The action checked to Boas on the 10♥6♠3♠ flop, and he bet 2,600. Only Bhargava called.

Bhargava check-called for 6,000 on the 6♥ turn before the 6♣ river checked through to showdown.

Bhargava tabled A♠4♠ but Boas had the full house with his K♠10♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Boas	80,000 45,000	45,000
Daniel Blum	40,000 16,000	16,000
Sachin Bhargava	11,500 11,500	11,500

Tags: Daniel Blum Sachin Bhargava Toby Boas

06-29-2025 16:51 UTC-8

Owen With Top Two

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Liam Gannon

Level 6

No-Limit Hold’em: 300/600, 900 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 300/600, 600 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Joao Vieira raised in the cutoff to 1,500 and Jeff Madsen called on the button, David Lin in the small blind and Adam Owen in the big blind.

The flop rolled out A♣9♥4♣ and action checked around to Vieira who bet 2,200 which only Madsen and Owen called.

Everyone checked down on the 7♦10♥ runout which saw Owen with with A♦10♦8♣5♣ for aces and tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	89,400 29,200	29,200
Jeff Madsen	55,500 55,500	55,500

Joao Vieira	29,500 29,500	29,500

Tags: Adam Owen David Lin Jeff Madsen Joao Vieira