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

07-01-2025 22:34 UTC-8

Bujtas Gets Shorter

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Yosuke Miki raised to 55,000 and Laszlo Bujtas defended out of the big blind. They checked the 10♣8♦7♠ flop before Bujtas bet the 2♦ turn for 50,000, Miki called. Both checked again the K♦ river and Bujtas already declared "you win" before rolling over the Q♠6♠4♥2♥.

The pair of deuced was indeed not good enough to win the pot as Miki had the superior A♥A♣6♥3♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosuke Miki	2,200,000 1,310,000	1,310,000
Laszlo Bujtas	510,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Laszlo Bujtas Yosuke Miki

07-01-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Chen Double Barrels

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

James Chen made it 50,000 to go from the hijack and only [Removed:548] called from the button.

The dealer spread out the flop of K♦Q♦J♦ and Chen bet 40,000. [Removed:549] stuck around with a call.

The 7♦ fell on the turn and Chen bet again, this time for 125,000. This was enough to get [Removed:549] to fold, and surrender the pot to Chen.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	1,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Jonas Kronwitter	1,000,000 150,000	150,000
[Removed:548]	720,000 200,000	200,000
Shrinag Gaddipati	600,000 600,000	600,000
Nick Schulman	330,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: James Chen

07-01-2025 22:27 UTC-8

Lehmanski Scores Double Knockout

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Nick Vazquez

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Biao Ding limped in, and Maxi Lehmanski raised the pot behind him to 90,000. Ben Tollerene called for his remaining 55,000 next to act, and Ding called as well.

The flop came J♦7♠6♦. Ding checked, and Lehmanski bet enough to put Ding all in. Ding made the call.

Ben Tollerene: Q♠Q♥6♠3♠ All in
Biao Ding: J♣10♦8♦8♥ All in
Maxi Lehmanski: K♣K♦J♣9♦

The turn was the 2♠ and the river was the 7♣, so Lehmanski took the entire pot and busted both of his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxi Lehmanski	2,100,000 1,508,000	1,508,000
Biao Ding	Busted
Ben Tollerene	Busted

Tags: Biao Ding Ben Tollerene Maxi Lehmanski

07-01-2025 22:22 UTC-8

Boat Over Boat Debacle for Cowen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Without any major action until the A♣8♦4♣5♠5♥ river, Robert Cowen bet 255,000 out of the big blind. Arthur Morris then raised the pot from under the gun and Cowen used two time bank extensions. He eventually called and was shown the A♠A♥Q♥5♣ for aces full of fives and mucked his 10♠8♣8♥Xx for an inferior eights full.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	3,850,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Robert Cowen	Busted

07-01-2025 22:20 UTC-8

Negreanu Turns a Boat to Score a Huge Double

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jonas Kronwitter made it 70,000 from the hijack and Daniel Negreanu called from the cutoff. Laszlo Bujtas squeezed to 300,000 from the small blind, which only Negreanu called.

Heads-up to the 4♣4♠6♦ flop, where Bujtas put out a continuation-bet of 180,000. Negreanu quickly called.

Upon seeing the 9♦ roll off on the turn, Bujtas bet the pot, which was enough to put Negreanu all in for his remaining 930,000. Negreanu beat Bujtas into the pot, and the cards were turned over with Negreanu at risk.

Daniel Negreanu: 10♥9♥9♠8♦ All in
Laszlo Bujtas: A♦A♣3♠2♠

Negreanu had turned a miracle nine to give him the nut boat, and only an ace on the river could eliminate him. The 4♥ dropped on the river, meaning Negreanu was awarded the pot and moved up to nearly three million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	2,940,000 1,640,000	1,640,000

Jonas Kronwitter	850,000 25,000	25,000
Laszlo Bujtas	500,000 1,270,000	1,270,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jonas Kronwitter Laszlo Bujtas

07-01-2025 22:12 UTC-8

Bleznick and Sternheimer Bust in Three-Way All In

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Nick Vazquez

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Philip Sternheimer raised in early position to 70,000. Jared Bleznick called in the small blind, before Laszlo Bujtas repotted from the big blind. Sternheimer went all in, and both Bleznick and Bujtas called.

Philip Sternheimer: A♣A♦Q♥5♥ All in
Jared Bleznick: K♦Q♠9♠8♠ All in
Laszlo Bujtas: A♠Q♦4♠4♦

Bleznick told Bujtas, "You have me in such bad shape", because Laszlo had higher spades and also took away some of his diamond outs.

The board came out 10♦6♥5♣4♣Q♣, and Bujtas' set of fours won him the entire pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	1,770,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Jared Bleznick	Busted

Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Tags: Jared Bleznick Laszlo Bujtas Philip Sternheimer

07-01-2025 22:11 UTC-8

Fischer Stays Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Aaron Katz checked from the big blind on the turn of a board that showed 6♥A♥5♦K♠. Veselin Karakitukov bet 75,000 from the hijack before Noah Fischer jammed for 160,000 from the button. Katz folded, but Karakitukov reluctantly called.

Noah Fischer: A♠A♣J♣10♦ All in
Veselin Karakitukov: K♥10♥9♠8♥

Karakitukov needed a heart or seven on the river to beat Fischer's set of aces. The 9♦ fell on the river, and Fischer earned the much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veselin Karakitukov	1,500,000 600,000	600,000
Aaron Katz	1,100,000 250,000	250,000

Noah Fischer	400,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Noah Fischer Veselin Karakitukov

07-01-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Cowen Chips Up Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Heading into the final level of the night, nearly half of the Day 1 field had already been eliminated and the action towards the business end has picked up once again. More moderate action was to be found on a J♥8♥8♦ flop when Gruffudd Pugh-Jones and Chris Brewer checked to Robert Cowen, who bet 65,000.

Only Brewer called and checked the Q♠ turn to then fold to a pot-sized bet by Cowen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	1,445,000 700,000	700,000

Robert Cowen	1,300,000 220,000	220,000

Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	450,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Gruffudd Pugh-Jones Robert Cowen

Level: 10

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

07-01-2025 21:55 UTC-8

Negreanu Takes it Down Preflop

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised to 40,000 under the gun with Jared Bleznick calling from the next seat. Philip Sternheimer squeezed to 185,000 from the cutoff, and Negureanu four-bet the pot to 620,000. Bleznick and Sternheimer folded, allowing Negreanu to chip up without seeing a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	1,300,000 500,000	500,000

Jared Bleznick	540,000 540,000	540,000

Philip Sternheimer	515,000 335,000	335,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jared Bleznick Philip Sternheimer