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

07-01-2025 17:54 UTC-8

Robinson Colors Up

Jerome Solomon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Colorfully-attired James Robinson — pick shirt, green shorts, blue suspenders, black and gray tie — bet 21,500 into an already sizable pot.

Loris Corbelli studied Robinson's river bet for some time before electing to call on a board that read: J♦6♠J♣A♣3♦.

Robinson showed A♥8♥, giving him two pair, aces and jacks, with an eight kicker. Corbelli flashed A♠3♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Robinson	144,000 144,000	144,000
Loris Corbelli	106,000 106,000	106,000

Tags: James Robinson Loris Corbelli

07-01-2025 17:53 UTC-8

Everybody Has an Ace

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ksenia Shuali started the action with a 6,000 bet from middle position and got a customer in Milton Armstrong on the button taking them to the flop.

The flop dropped 8♣8♥6♥. Both players checked. On the turn, A♠ Shuali check-called Armstong's bet of 12,000.

Shuali checked the river A♥. Armstrong fired another 25,000 which prompted Shuali to ask, "You have an ace?" She ultimately folded and somehow other players on the table claimed they all had aces.

Armstong finally, replied, "I don't care what anybody else had but I had an ace-jack."

Player	Chips	Progress
Milton Armstrong	135,000
Ksenia Shuali	47,000

Tags: Ksenia Shuali Milton Armstrong

07-01-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Bolek Spikes Wheel

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Erick Torres

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Christopher Bolek began the action with a raise to 5,000 from middle position. Victor Wang called from the big blind to send the two to a flop.

Wang checked the 2♣J♠5♣ flop, which led to a bet of 3,000 from Bolek. Wang responded with a raise to 9,000 and Bolek called to come along for a turn.

Wang chose to bet 17,000 on the 4♦ turn. Bolek took some time before he announced he was all in. Wang responded with a call and cards were on their backs with Wang at risk.

Victor Wang: K♦J♦ All in
Christopher Bolek: A♦3♠

Wang was ahead on the flop, but the turn was disastrous as it had him drawing dead making the 7♣ river meaningless as he exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Bolek	356,000 356,000	356,000

Stavros Petychakis	126,000 126,000	126,000
Rebecca Mattila	85,000 85,000	85,000
Hyunjin Lim	75,500 75,500	75,500
Alen Edmon	70,500 70,500	70,500
Brian Landon	70,000 70,000	70,000
Harry Gyuleseryan	23,000
Bin Yuan	21,000 21,000	21,000
Victor Wang	Busted

Tags: Christopher Bolek Victor Wang

07-01-2025 17:48 UTC-8

Gittleman Calls, Shoves, Then Minclicks... on One Street

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Jacob Wilson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up on a flop of Q♥3♣4♣. Two players had cards under their protectors and were looking at a three-bet pot that totalled 30,000 chips.

Robert Gittleman checked his action over to Tomasz Trelski, who bet out for 18,000. Gittleman then announced "raise," pushing in a single stack of 20 yellow 1,000 denomination chips. He then reached for more chips, and pushed forward the rest of his stack in an attempt to go all in, however this attempt was questioned by the rest of the table, who all had differing opinions on what the resolution should be.

In the end, the only person able to make a resolution, the floor, was called over, and stated that Gittleman's action was a min-raise. Trelski folded anyway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Gittleman	130,000
Tomasz Trelski	85,000

Tags: Robert Gittleman Tomasz Trelski

07-01-2025 17:46 UTC-8

No Magic for Wandhofer

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Barry Russell

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Britt Wandhofer announced all in for 20,500 from early position, Anthony Nowalany called in the big blind.

Britt Wandhofer: A♥6♦ All in
Anthony Nowalany: A♠9♣

The board ran out 4♠8♥3♠4♣K♠, and Wandhofer was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Neville	235,000 235,000	235,000
Sean Picquelle	120,000 120,000	120,000
Anthony Nowalany	75,000 75,000	75,000
Jason Moberg	50,000 50,000	50,000
Una Kelly	48,000 28,000	28,000
Viliyan Petleshkov	42,300 42,300	42,300
Steven Stegner	41,500 41,500	41,500
Britt Wandhofer	Busted

07-01-2025 17:44 UTC-8

Staschewski Lands Boat for Double-up

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Jerome Solomon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Andreas Staschewski was all-in against Donald Sorenson.

Andreas Staschewski: K♥K♣ All in
Donald Sorenson: A♣K♦

Staschewski, already ahead, took a commanding lead in the hand on the flop, added to it on the turn, and coasted to the double up on a board of 4♥K♠9♠4♣2♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derrick Huang	222,000
Donald Sorenson	84,000
Andreas Staschewski	62,000

Tags: Andreas Staschewski Donald Sorenson

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

07-01-2025 17:38 UTC-8

Mitsche Moved on Horst

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Laura Fryer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Karsen Mitsche opened to 6,500 from middle position and got a single call from Duncan Horst in the big blind.

The J♠9♦4♥ flop saw Horst check-call after Mitsche bet 5,000.

The 6♥ was checked by both to the J♥ river.

Mitsche bet out 8,000 on the river, which prompted Horst to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karsen Mitsche	87,000
Duncan Horst	60,000

Tags: Duncan Horst Karsen Mitsche

07-01-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Whitebrook Splits With Walker

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Laura Fryer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Richard Whitebrook opened to 5,000 from early position and got a call from Gerald Trass in the small bling. Jonathan Walker moved all in for his remaining 35,000 and Whitebrook asked for a count.

Whitebrook called and the players flipped their hands.

Jonathan Walker: A♥K♠ All in
Richard Whitebrook: A♣Q♣

The 2♥7♣2♣ flop brought in the flush draw for Whitebook. But walker was still ahead.

A 8♥ turn didn't change much but the 7♥ river sent the pair to a chop, both playing their aces with the double paired board.

Trass was seen walking away from the table after taking a big tumble for his 30 big blind stack just after the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Whitebrook	75,000
Jonathan Walker	36,500
Gerald Trass	Busted

Tags: Gerald Trass Jonathan Walker Richard Whitebrook

07-01-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Wang Gets it in with Aces

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Laura Fryer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Three players were already at showdown with Yubin Wang sitting with pocket Aces. He had got his entire stack in and at risk, along side Dennis Zhang who was also at risk. Alexandros Dranovitsas covered both players.

Yubin Wang:A♥A♣ All in
Dennis Zhang: K♠J♣
Alexandros Dranovitsas: K♣Q♣

The 7♥9♥J♦ saw Zhang improve but not enough to crack Wang's Aces.

The 2♠ turn and 9♠ river didn't change anything and Zhang was eliminated, with Wang securing over double his stack just after the break.