Event #78: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-01-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Cressend's Ace No Good

Jacob Wilson

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a flop of 7♥A♠6♥ Christopher Jones bet out for 2,000 when checked to. Aurelien Boisson called, but John Cressend shoved for 10,300 total. Jones made the call Boisson didn't.

John Cressend: A♥3♦ All in
Christopher Jones: A♣10♠

Cressend didn't improve, as the 4♣6♣ runout sealed his fate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Jones	98,000 98,000	98,000
Aurelien Boisson	34,000 34,000	34,000
John Cressend	Busted

Tags: Aurelien Boisson Christopher Jones John Cressend

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

07-01-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Sankiewicz Can't Crack Grubka's Queens

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In middle position, Oliwer Sankiewicz started the action with a 1,200 raise. He got a three-bet to 4,000 from the player to his immediate left, Antony Friel. Binh Tran in the cutoff called, but when action went to the big blind, Krzysztof Grubka decided to four-bet all in for around 17,400.

Original raiser Sankiewicz made it 33,000, which was enough to push out everyone else and isolate Grubka into a heads-up showdown.

Krzysztof Grubka: Q♦Q♥ All in
Oliwer Sankiewicz: 10♦10♥

Sankiewicz couldn't overtake Grubka's lead when the board ran 2♦3♠J♠J♥8♦. Sankiewicz just looked down to count what he had behind as the dealer pushed the pot to Grubka.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krzysztof Grubka	46,000 46,000	46,000
Antony Friel	32,000 32,000	32,000
Binh Tran	24,200 24,200	24,200
Oliwer Sankiewicz	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Antony Friel Binh Tran Krzysztof Grubka Oliwer Sankiewicz

07-01-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Bastos Aces Hold

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Play was already underway on a pot of 28,000 and a completed board of 10♠7♥K♦5♥8♣. After a check, Gustavo Bastos fired 6,000. Gyeongyeong Lee started counting his chips, then made the call just to muck his hand after Bastos tabled A♠A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo Bastos	47,400 47,400	47,400
Gyeongyeong Lee	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Gustavo Bastos Gyeongyeong Lee

07-01-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Fernandez Doubles Up

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Jerome Solomon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Xavier James bet 5,600 on the river with the board reading K♦6♠3♥2♠J♣.

Leonardo Fernandez raised him with an all-in for 16,500. James made the call.

Fernandez tabled 6♣6♦, having flopped a set of sixes, which was good enough for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier James	74,100
Leonardo Fernandez	54,600

Tags: Xavier James Leonardo Fernandez

07-01-2025 12:38 UTC-8

Baeza Outkicked

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Jacob Wilson

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

James White opened up the betting with a raise to 1,500 from late position. Anastacio Baeza, Daniel Scarbrough, Joohyun Oh, and Carmen Dimaria all flicked in the call.

On the 3♣2♠K♠ flop, it was Baeza who took initiative, betting out for 5,000 when checked to. Scarbrough and Oh both called, bringing in the 7♥ turn. Baeza then shoved for 16,000, Scarbrough shoved for a little more, and Oh folded.

Anastacio Baeza: K♣6♣ All in
Daniel Scarbrough: K♦J♦

Baeza couldn't find an out on the A♦ river, as Scarbrough scooped.

Player	Chips	Progress
James White	67,000 19,700	19,700
Daniel Scarbrough	55,500 3,500	3,500
Susan Faber	35,000 16,400	16,400

James Lessary	27,800 27,800	27,800
Joohyun Oh	25,400 25,400	25,400
Igor Tregoubov	25,000 41,800	41,800
Isaac Russell	20,600 400	400
Carmen Dimaria	18,200 18,200	18,200
Anastacio Baeza	Busted

Tags: Anastacio Baeza Carmen Dimaria Daniel Scarbrough James White Joohyun Oh

07-01-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Tregoubov Upgrades With Kings

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Jerome Solomon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a four-handed pot with a board reading K♦5♠5♣8♥3♦ Igor Tregoubov bet his last 12,000 and got callers in James White and Isaac Russell.

Tregoubov showed K♠K♣ for a full house to move from short-stacked to the chip lead at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Tregoubov	66,800
Daniel Scarbrough	52,000
Susan Faber	51,400

James White	47,300
Isaac Russell	21,000

Tags: Igor Tregoubov Isaac Russell James White Susan Faber Daniel Scarbrough

07-01-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Ma Sent to the Rail

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Barry Russell

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up as Nathan Ma was all in against Bruno Delabella.

Nathan Ma: K♠K♦ All in
Bruno Delabella: A♥K♥

Terrible start for Ma as the flop came 4♠A♠J♣, and he was eliminated as the board ran out 10♣8♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Delabella	121,000 121,000	121,000
John O'Neal	66,000 66,000	66,000
Steven Buckner	43,000 43,000	43,000
Wai Lo	24,000 24,000	24,000
Colton Thomas	17,000 17,000	17,000
Leonard Silaban	11,100 11,100	11,100
Juan Rodriguez	9,100 9,100	9,100
Nathan Ma	Busted

Tags: Bruno Delabella Nathan Ma

07-01-2025 12:36 UTC-8

Martinez Doubles Through Walker

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up with two players — Dimas Martinez, on the button and James Walker, in cutoff — all-in waiting for the dealer to peel the board.

Dimas Martinez: Q♥6♥ All in
James Walker: A♠10♥

Walker was ahead and remained so when the flop dropped 9♠8♥7♦. Martinez had hope as his outs increased with an open-ended straight draw.

Although Walker hit the board with a 10♦ turn, the same card completed Martinez's straight, pushing him ahead. The river 8♣ didn't change the lead securing Martinez with a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Walker	29,800 29,800	29,800
Dimas Martinez	6,500 6,500	6,500

Tags: Dimas Martinez James Walker

07-01-2025 12:30 UTC-8

Frank's Kings Beat Rozier

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Nick Vazquez

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Jeffrey Rozier raised in early position to 2,200. That was met with a three bet by Jeremy Frank to 5,200. Rozier made the call.

The flop came J♦6♦5♠. Rozier checked to Frank, who bet 10,500. Rozier called.

Both players checked on the 5♣ turn and on the J♣ river. Frank turned over K♣K♥ to claim a pot with over 30,000 chips in it, which is large for this stage of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Frank	49,800 49,800	49,800
Jeffrey Rozier	11,100 11,100	11,100

Tags: Jeffrey Rozier Jeremy Frank