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

Jul 01, 2025

Delossantos Takes Out Jivkov

Laura Fryer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Ted Jivkov was sitting with 6,400 and opened to 1,400 from the cutoff. Diego Delossantos called the small blind and Albert Shenker defended the big blind.

The 3♥K♠J♥ flop was checked to the K♣ turn. The blinds checked and Jivkov flicked his remaining 5,000 chip into the middle. Delossantos called and Shenker asked "You're all in, right?" as the all-in button wasn't out.

Jivkov showed nothing behind and Shenker folded, but also showed J♠.

Ted Jivkov: A♣7♦ All in
Diego Delossantos: 8♣3♣

Jivkov was behind as Delossantos was sitting with a pair of treys to go with the pair of kings on the board.

No improvement came for Jivkov on the K♦ river, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Albert Shenker Diego Delossantos Ted Jivkov

Jul 01, 2025

Panagopoulos Eliminated

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Barry Russell

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up as Ionannis Panagopoulos, and Francois Gubbels were all in against Luiz Oliveira.

Ionannis Panagopoulos: 9♣9♠ All in
Francois Gubbels: 8♠8♥ All in
Luiz Oliveira: Q♣Q♦

Great start for Gubbels as he flopped a set on 8♦3♠4♠, and improved to a full house as the board ran out A♥A♦. Panagopoulos was eliminated.

Tags: Francois Gubbels Ionannis Panagopoulos Luiz Oliveira

Jul 01, 2025

Watkins Picks Up

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Laura Fryer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

William Watkins opened to 1,000 from under the gun, and Mark Wiser called from early position. Antonis Poulengeris called in middle position, and Eric Phillips three-bet the hijack to 4,500.

Watkins was the only caller, and the players went heads-up to the flop.

The 3♦10♦Q♥ flop saw Watkins check-raise to 11,000 after Phillips bet 2,500. Phillips folded, handing the pot to Watkins.

Tags: Antonis Poulengeris Eric Phillips Mark Wiser William Watkins

Jul 01, 2025

Graham Takes Big Hit

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Jerome Solomon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Ryan Graham bet 2,200 chips on a turn of Q♠3♣9♥. Khang Pham, raised it to 6,500. Graham made the call.

The river hit 6♥ and Pham fired again, this time a bet of 11,600. Graham again made the call.

Pham turned over K♥K♠. Graham mucked his cards. He was knocked out of the tournament shortly thereafter.

Tags: Khang Pham Ryan Graham

Jul 01, 2025

Ready to Get it All-In

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Kasey Taormino

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

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Jul 01, 2025

Gedcke Doesn't Get There

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Jacob Wilson

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on a flop of 10♦9♣2♦ with 12,000 in the middle. Pierdomenico Verrelli bet out for 5,000 into two players. Bradley Livermore made the call, and Timothy Gedcke shoved for just 1,900 on top. Both players called to see a turn A♥. Here, Livermore then bet out for 12,000 when checked to. Verrelli made the fold.

Timothy Gedcke: Q♣J♣ All in
Bradley Livermore: A♠2♣

Gedcke's draw didn't complete on the 4♣ river, and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Bradley Livermore Pierdomenico Verrelli Timothy Gedcke

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Jul 01, 2025

Sturm Wins with Nines

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Punal Patel opened to 800 in late position and got three callers - Deborah Sturm on the button and the blinds Christopher Storie in small and Barbara Cardin in the big.

All four players saw a flop of A♣A♥10♠. After a check from the blinds, Patel continued with a 500 bet, which only Sturm called.

The two remaining players checked through the turn 8♥ and river K♠. Sturm showed first, turning over 9♠9♦. Patel threw his hand in the muck, conceding the pot to Sturm.

Tags: Barbara Cardin Christopher Storie Deborah Sturm Punal Patel

Jul 01, 2025

Isar Busts Kenney

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Nick Vazquez

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Christian Kenney raised to 1,000 in early position. Arthur Demmerley called in the small blind, before Mihai Isar squeezed to 4,500 in the big. Kenney then went all in for 16,100. Demmerley folded and Isar made the call.

Christian Kenney: A♦Q♦ All in
Mihai Isar: K♥J♠

The board came out K♣4♦10♥8♥9♥, and Isar won the pot to eliminate Kenney.