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

07-01-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Tregoubov Upgrades With Kings

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 12:38 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 12:47 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 12:47 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

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

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

07-01-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Cressend's Ace No Good

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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

07-01-2025 12:59 UTC-8

Poghosyan Shoves the River

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Barry Russell

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Armen Poghosyan raised to 1,200 under the gun, Christopher Wright called in middle position.

Poghosyan fired out a bet of 600 when the flop came 8♥10♠4♦, Wright raised to 2,600, Poghosyan called.

Both players checked on the A♠ turn and Poghosyan announced all in for 15,500 when the A♥ hit the river, Wright quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Wright	50,400 50,400	50,400
Jaret Villarreal	45,000 45,000	45,000
Thi Ngo	43,000 43,000	43,000
Palvinder Brar	42,000 42,000	42,000
Julien Veyssiere	41,000 41,000	41,000
Jane Howard	30,000 30,000	30,000
Armen Poghosyan	26,000 26,000	26,000
Shea Smith	23,000 23,000	23,000
Robert Worthing	18,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Armen Poghosyan Christopher Wright

07-01-2025 12:59 UTC-8

"Can I buy a piece of you in the main?"

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Laura Fryer

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After already securing a huge stack just before the break, Manuel Reyes was in the heat of the action again.

The cards were already on their backs, with a player already eliminated from the table after Reyes was seen scooping the pot. The board read A♣7♥3♦7♠8♥.

The table recalled the action as Joseph Sergio had opened from under the gun and Reyes called from the hijack. Danny Burgess moved all in from the small blind.

Joseph Sergio: QxQx All in
Manuel Reyes: A♦8♣ All in
Danny Burgess: K♣K♥

Reyes took the win, pairing his ace for two pair, which cracked both the pocket kings and queens.

The players were discussing the hand after the action had ended as Sergio had only just taken his seat and Reyes was discussing his third-place cash of this year's $300 Gladiator event for $219,410.

Another player remarked on his luck this year at the WSOP and asked, "Can I buy a piece of you in the main?"