2025 World Series of Poker

Event #78: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$302,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,856,168
Entries
5,667
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
5,667
Players Left
635
Players Left 1 / 5667

Tait Folds to the Call of Nature

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Play was already underway with around 4,000 in the pot on a flop of A6Q. John Oconnell, on the button, shot out 4,000 after a check from Paul Tait in the big blind and David Schwartz under the gun. Both Tait and Schwartz called.

They all checked the turn J. On the river K, Tait fired 4,500 and Schwartz raised to 12,700 making Oconnell fold. Tait tanked as the break happened. He was asking how high Schwartz's flush was because he too had a flush.

Schwartz, however, was visibly suffering as he needed to head to the toilet as soon as possible. Tait attempted to get some information from Schwartz with table talk, but Schwartz was too preoccupied with suppressing his urge.

Tait even asked how much Schwartz had behind. Schwartz finally begged that whatever it was that Tait decided to please make it quick before anything untoward happened.

With Schwartz moving around and slightly stomping his legs, Tait folded. And as Schwartz headed to the toilet in a rush, he told Schwartz, bad fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paul Tait gb
Paul Tait
120,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of David Schwartz us
David Schwartz
57,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of John Oconnell us
John Oconnell
45,000
45,000
45,000

Tags: David SchwartzJohn OconnellPaul Tait