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

07-01-2025 20:09 UTC-8

Staffords Still Standing

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Laura Fryer

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Michael Stafford moved all in for his remaining 25,500 from middle position and Evan Zhang called from the hijack.

Michael Stafford: A♥J♥ All in
Evan Zhang: A♦K♣

Stafford needed some help, but the K♠10♦6♠ flop went Zhang’s way.

Stafford re-took the lead on the Q♥ turn, which gave him a straight but the J♣ river sent the players to a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Zhang	150,000 150,000	150,000
Michael Stafford	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Evan Zhang Michael Stafford

07-01-2025 20:10 UTC-8

Hatmaker Gone, Ahmadi Takes Hit

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Jacob Wilson

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Casey Hatmaker got it all in for just 12,000 from the cutoff, and both blinds, Phillip Lowery and Nick Ahmadi, made the call.

The K♣A♦K♥ flop checked through, before Ahmadi led for 13,000 on the 8♥ turn. Lowery called, allowing the Q♥ to peel off on the river. Action checked through again, and Hatmaker tabled 4♣4♥ immediately. What had started off as the best hand preflop had been downgraded to the worst postflop, as Lowery's A♣J♠ took it down, and Ahmadi's 10♣8♠ lost out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Ahmadi	640,000 640,000	640,000

Phillip Lowery	215,000 215,000	215,000
Casey Hatmaker	Busted

Tags: Casey Hatmaker Nick Ahmadi Phillip Lowery

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

07-01-2025 20:25 UTC-8

Kelly Doubles

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Barry Russell

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

James Neville raised to 8,000 in the cutoff, Una Kelly jammed for 81,000 on the button, Eric Kotsines called in the small blind and Neville folded.

Una Kelly: 10♥10♠ All in
Eric Kotsines: A♥K♠

The board ran out 4♦J♣9♥2♣9♠, and Kelly doubled with a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Neville	350,000 5,000	5,000
Una Kelly	165,000 105,000	105,000
Eric Kotsines	64,000 206,000	206,000

Tags: Eric Kotsines James Neville Una Kelly

07-01-2025 20:30 UTC-8

Horror Runout for Decout

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Jacob Wilson

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Two short stacks went to war preflop, as Marion Decout and Daniel Hayden got it in, hoping to find some life in the deepstack championship.

Marion Decout: A♥5♣ All in
Daniel Hayden: 10♣10♠

Hayden was up in arms as the A♦J♣8♥ flop fired his opponent way out in the lead, but he did manage to pick up some more life as the Q♣ rolled off on the river. He managed to get into Broadway through the back door with the K♦ river, ending Decout's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elwood Gray	340,000
David Litvinoff	240,000
Jeffrey Vertes	150,000
Gustavo Bastos	78,000 30,600	30,600
Daniel Hayden	75,000
Heyn Kim	50,000
Deven Lane	47,000
Rudi Patitucci	42,000 13,200	13,200
Marion Decout	Busted

Tags: Daniel Hayden Marion Decout

07-01-2025 20:36 UTC-8

Castillo Cast Out; Boldissar Stacks Up

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Laura Fryer

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players were already all in with two at risk. Robert Castillo was at risk from middle position for their remaining 20,000, and Luke Boldissar was at risk from the cutoff for around 80,000. Robert Castillo was on the button and covered both players.

Luke Boldissar: 10♠10♦ All in
Robert Castillo: A♥10♥ All in
Loyal Sprague: 7♦7♠

Nothing changed on the 9♠3♦8♥Q♣3♠ runout, and Castillo was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Boldissar	200,000
Loyal Sprague	82,000 149,000	149,000
Robert Castillo	Busted

Tags: Loyal Sprague Luke Boldissar Robert Castillo

07-01-2025 20:36 UTC-8

No Go For Noto

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Jerome Solomon

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jan Lagerstrom raised to 8,000 from the cutoff. Annesophie Noto three-bet all in from the small blind for 32,000 more. Lagerstom, who had him covered, made the call.

Annesophie Noto: A♥9♥ All in
Jan Lagerstrom: 4♠4♦

Noto, who needed an ace or a nine, or some hearts to make a flush, got none on a runout of 7♦3♠Q♣2♠4♥, with the river making Lagerstrom a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rabih Sultani	290,000 290,000	290,000
Carlos Guerrero	180,000 180,000	180,000
Apuroop Thummala	150,000 150,000	150,000
James Green	126,000 126,000	126,000
Chunhui Ji	102,000 102,000	102,000
Jan Lagerstrom	96,000 96,000	96,000
Joseph Couden	77,000 77,000	77,000

Fanyao Bu	72,000 72,000	72,000
Annesophie Noto	Busted

Tags: Annesophie Noto Carlos Guerrero Chunhui Ji Fanyao Bu James Green Jan Lagerstrom Joseph Couden Rabih Sultani

07-01-2025 20:39 UTC-8

Godard Rivers the Better Full House

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Nicolas Godard started the action with an 8,000 raise and got a three-bet from Adam Taskinsoy on the button to 22,000. Godard responded by getting all his green 25,000 chips worth 250,000 and jamming it in the middle of the table, effectively putting Taskinsoy all in. Unbothered, Taskinsoy called putting his tournament life on the line.

Adam Taskinsoy: J♥J♠ All in
Nicolas Godard: A♣K♦

Taskinsoy lead was sustained on the flop of 9♥9♣6♦. With another 9♠ on the turn improving Taskinsoy's hand to nines full of jacks. Almost at the finish line, Godard did an upset when the A♠ fell on the river, giving Godard the better full house.

The whole table groaned with the results but Taskinsoy just quietly left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Godard	400,000 115,000	115,000
Adam Taskinsoy	Busted

Tags: Adam Taskinsoy Nicolas Godard

07-01-2025 20:50 UTC-8

Rey's Three-Bet Shove Wins the Pot

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Andres Rey started the action with an 8,000 raise, which Lucas Jumalon, in the big blind, called. The flop came 7♦4♦6♣.

Jumalon check-raised Rey's bet of 9,000 and made it 21,000. Not letting go of the pot, Rey shoved which made Jumalon fold immediately.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Jumalon	330,000 157,000	157,000
Andres Rey	225,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Andres Rey Lucas Jumalon

07-01-2025 20:50 UTC-8

Bink for Ocon

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Barry Russell

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There were roughly 80,000 chips in the pot on 2♦2♣7♣6♦, Navid Mohabaty-Doost was all in for 85,000 from early position, Michelle Ocon called on the button for 79,000 and Matthew Kyler folded in the big blind.

Michelle Ocon: A♣10♣ All in
Navid Mohabaty-Doost: J♣J♠

Brutal river for Doost as it came 6♣, and left him with less than a big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pim Van Maanen	270,000

Michelle Ocon	240,000
Matthew Kyler	220,000
Christian Wuerfel	170,000
Lakshay Aggrawal	101,000
Chantepy Brenden	90,000 61,000	61,000
Garry Kalmanovich	51,000
Pablo Peralta	41,000 49,000	49,000
Navid Mohabaty-Doost	1,000

Tags: Matthew Kyler Michelle Ocon Navid Mohabaty-Doost