Event #79: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-01-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Mustafov Takes From Pärssinen

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With 51,000 in the middle to the Q♦8♠7♣ flop, Fahredin Mustafov and Eelis Pärssinen checked back to the 7♥ on the turn. Mustafov now bet 32,000 to get called and fired another bet of 102,000 on the 4♦ river.

This time, Pärssinen opted to send his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	810,000 40,000	40,000

Fahredin Mustafov	740,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Eelis Pärssinen Fahredin Mustafov

07-01-2025 15:41 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts After Second Break

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

These chip counts are taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dirk Gerritse	1,200,000
Veselin Karakitukov	1,170,000 10,000	10,000
Tomas Ribeiro	1,105,000 349,000	349,000

Martin Dam	1,053,000 47,000	47,000
[Removed:548]	997,000 57,000	57,000
Seth Davies	996,000 24,000	24,000

Joao Simao	850,000 250,000	250,000

Eelis Parssinen	850,000 165,000	165,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	835,000 245,000	245,000

Jesse Lonis	819,000 464,000	464,000

Robert Cowen	780,000

Jason Koon	777,000 177,000	177,000

Lou Garza	723,000 125,000	125,000

Alex Foxen	720,000 720,000	720,000

Stephen Chidwick	700,000 10,000	10,000

Gabriel Andrade	680,000 20,000	20,000
Santhosh Suvarna	676,000 1,000	1,000

Laszlo Bujtas	674,000 137,000	137,000
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	670,000 75,000	75,000
Richard Gryko	637,000 63,000	63,000

Fahredin Mustafov	630,000 40,000	40,000
Yosuke Miki	615,000
Lautaro Guerra	615,000 165,000	165,000

Arthur Morris	610,000 20,000	20,000

Chris Brewer	602,000 2,000	2,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

07-01-2025 15:28 UTC-8

Second Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Out of a field of 52 entries, only 48 players remain upon completion of level four and they have been sent on their second scheduled 15-minute break. The next break thereafter will be a sixty minute dinner break.

07-01-2025 15:28 UTC-8

Weisman Takes From Suvarna

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Heading to the three-way turn of J♣10♣5♦6♦, Santhosh Suvarna was the only one to check-call a bet for 42,000 by Dylan Weisman and they checked the 7♦ on the river when the back door flush draw arrived.

"Two pair," Suvarna declared and tabled the A♥A♣10♦7♥. Weisman had that pipped with the A♠J♦6♠4♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	675,000 75,000	75,000

Dylan Weisman	588,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman Santhosh Suvarna

07-01-2025 15:24 UTC-8

Karakitukov takes From Pugh-Jones

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Veselin Karakitukov called a raise to 15,000 while in the small blind and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones then bumped it up to 60,000, forcing out the initial raiser and picking up a call by the Bulgarian. On the 10♥4♦3♠ flop, Karakitukov check-called for the same 60,000 and they checked down the K♠ turn as well as the 5♥ river.

Karakitukov announced pocket queens and his Q♣Q♦10♦8♠ won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veselin Karakitukov	1,160,000 30,000	30,000
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	745,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Gruffudd Pugh-Jones Veselin Karakitukov

07-01-2025 15:23 UTC-8

Quads on the River Cracks 'Mintzy's' Set of Aces for Gross Bad Beat at WSOP

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Jon Sofen

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Mintz, aka "Mintzy," on Tuesday, took one of the dirtiest bad beats we've seen all summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

The Barstool Sports personality, thanks to a one-outer on the river, is out of Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event on Day 2. He earned a small cash but was devastated by the manner in which he exited the tournament.

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Tags: Ben Mintz

07-01-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Cowen Fires Three Barrels

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Nick Vazquez

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 15000 from under the gun. Robert Cowen three-bet to 50,000 in the hijack. Blezinick was telling the table about the Main Event side action he had booked, before a player at the table informed him his clock was running. "Oh, you raised me?" he asked Cowen. Bleznick then threw in the call.

The flop was K♠10♠10♥, and Cowan bet 20,000 when action checked to him. Bleznick made the call.

The turn was the 9♣, and Bleznick checked again. Now Cowen bet 40,000. Bleznick again called.

On the J♠ river, Bleznick checked. Cowen then bet pot, a total of 235,000. Bleznick folded, and Cowen took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	780,000 90,000	90,000

Jared Bleznick	310,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Jared Bleznick Robert Cowen

07-01-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Bleznick Attempts a Round of Straddles

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

As this hand was being dealt, Jared Bleznick was trying to coax the players into a round of straddles, but no one complied.

Martin Dam limped in from middle position before Bleznick raised to 15,000 from the hijack. Stephen Chidwick called on the button, Robert Cowen called from the small blind, Arthur Morris defended his big blind, and Dam also called.

Five ways to the 7♥2♥Q♠ flop that got checked around for the J♥ to fall on the turn. After four checks, Bleznick bet 80,000. Chidwick folded before Cowen check-raised to 325,000. Everyone, including Bleznick, let go of their hand, and Cowen earned the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Dam	1,100,000 131,000	131,000
Stephen Chidwick	690,000 10,000	10,000

Robert Cowen	690,000 90,000	90,000

Arthur Morris	630,000 30,000	30,000

Jared Bleznick	420,000 70,000	70,000