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

07-01-2025 21:10 UTC-8

Guerra Continues to Build

Tim Baker

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

Lautaro Guerra made it 55,000 from the hijack with only Tomas Ribeiro calling from the big blind.

Two checks followed the 8♥8♣9♣ flop to see the K♦ appear on the turn. Ribeiro checked again, and Guerra bet 60,000. Ribeiro made the call.

Ribeiro checked for the last time on the K♣ river, and Guerra bet 125,000. Ribeiro let go of his hand and forfeited the pot to Guerra.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lautaro Guerra	2,350,000 115,000	115,000

Tomas Ribeiro	820,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Lautaro Guerra Tomas Ribeiro

07-01-2025 20:56 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks After Break

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	2,775,000 75,000	75,000

Richard Gryko	2,500,000 175,000	175,000

Lautaro Guerra	2,465,000 685,000	685,000

Chris Brewer	2,145,000 55,000	55,000

Veselin Karakitukov	2,100,000 100,000	100,000
Sean Rafael	1,865,000 1,145,000	1,145,000
Arthur Morris	1,665,000 433,000	433,000

Seth Davies	1,610,000 430,000	430,000

Lou Garza	1,555,000 80,000	80,000

Jason Koon	1,495,000 247,000	247,000

Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	1,465,000 165,000	165,000
James Chen (US)	1,345,000 1,345,000	1,345,000

Jesse Lonis	1,192,000 522,000	522,000

Andjelko Andrejevic	1,152,000 113,000	113,000

Sam Soverel	1,100,000 400,000	400,000

Yosuke Miki	1,100,000 50,000	50,000
Tomas Ribeiro	1,090,000 320,000	320,000

Robert Cowen	1,080,000 120,000	120,000

Fahredin Mustafov	1,050,000 100,000	100,000
Jonathan Depa	1,050,000 400,000	400,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

07-01-2025 20:43 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the day.

07-01-2025 20:38 UTC-8

Pärssinen Near the Top of the Leaderboard

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Heads-up to the A♥9♠4♠3♣ turn, Lou Garza checked and then folded when Eelis Pärssinen made it 140,000 to go.

Pärssinen then raised the next hand to 42,000 from the cutoff and Garza flat-called in the small blind. Both checked the A♦5♦3♥ flop and Garza's bet on the 8♣ turn won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	2,850,000 750,000	750,000

Lou Garza	1,635,000 85,000	85,000

07-01-2025 20:34 UTC-8

Volpe Doubles Through Foxen

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Nick Vazquez

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Paul Volpe raised to 42,000 under the gun. Next to act, Alex Foxen raised to 100,000. Volpe made the call.

The flop came A♦Q♦5♥ and Volpe checked. Foxen bet enough to put Volpe all in, and he quickly called.

Paul Volpe: A♥Q♥J♦9♠ All in
Alex Foxen: K♦K♣8♠3♠

The A♠ turn gave Volpe a lock on the hand, as the inconsequential 4♣ fell on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	282,000 218,000	218,000

Paul Volpe	280,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Paul Volpe Alex Foxen

07-01-2025 20:34 UTC-8

Tollerene Bets Big on the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With 160,000 in the pot, Sam Soverel checked from the small blind on a flop of 4♥2♣Q♣. Veselin Karakitukov checked from early position, but Ben Tollerene bet 40,000 from the cutoff. Soverel folded, but Karakitukov stuck around with a call.

Karakitukov knuckled the action over to Tollerene on the 7♠ turn. Tollerene slid out a bet of 256,000, which was enough to get Karakitukov to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veselin Karakitukov	2,200,000 100,000	100,000
Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	1,300,000 435,000	435,000
Ben Tollerene	700,000 350,000	350,000
Sam Soverel	700,000 400,000	400,000

Christopher Frank	620,000 220,000	220,000

Biao Ding	420,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene Sam Soverel Veselin Karakitukov

07-01-2025 20:23 UTC-8

Simao Eliminated by Karakitukov

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ben Lamb opened to 32,000 and was called by Veselin Karakitukov and Biao Ding in the next two seats, Joao Simao also came along from the big blind. The A♦7♥3♥ flop was checked to the 4♦ turn on which Simao asked for the size of the pot. He then bet the full 146,000 and Lamb folded.

Karakitukov raised to 400,000 for Ding to essentially fold out of turn, which Simao bemoaned. A few seconds later, Simao sigh-called all in and the cards were turned over.

Joao Simao: A♥J♦9♣5♦ All in
Veselin Karakitukov: 8♠8♥6♥5♠

The river was the 6♠ and Simao failed to improve to a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veselin Karakitukov	2,100,000 869,000	869,000
Ben Lamb	650,000 70,000	70,000

Biao Ding	450,000 100,000	100,000
Joao Simao	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Biao Ding Joao Simao Veselin Karakitukov

07-01-2025 20:17 UTC-8

Koon Doubles Through [Removed:549]

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Nick Vazquez

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jason Koon limped in, as did [Removed:548] next to act. Then, Jonas Kronwitter raised to 71,000 in the cutoff. Both Koon and [Removed:549] called.

The flop came Q♠9♠5♣, and all three players checked. On the 6♦ turn, Koon checked and [Removed:549] bet 114,000. Kronwitter called, and then Koon moved all in. [Removed:549] then rejammed behind, and Kronwitter let his hand go.

Jason Koon: K♠8♥6♠5♥ All in
[Removed:548]: Q♦Q♣8♦4♥

Koon needed help on the river to survive, and 10♠ was exactly what he had hoped for to scoop this massive pot against a fellow 2025 bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	1,742,000 1,022,000	1,022,000

Jonas Kronwitter	1,030,000 270,000	270,000
[Removed:548]	920,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Jonas Kronwitter Jason Koon

07-01-2025 20:17 UTC-8

Ausmus Wins a Small Pot With a Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aaron Katz limped from middle position before Jeremy Ausmus raised to 54,000 from the hijack. Paul Volpe called from the button, but Katz folded.

Ausmus continued with a bet of 45,000 on the A♣4♦J♣ flop. Volpe carved out the call.

Both players checked the 5♣ turn and 6♥ river. Ausmus showed a flush with A♦J♦9♣3♣, causing Volpe to muck his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Katz	1,350,000 718,000	718,000

Bryce Yockey	1,320,000 466,000	466,000

Jesse Lonis	670,000 522,000	522,000

Jeremy Ausmus	540,000 17,000	17,000

Alex Foxen	500,000 100,000	100,000

Paul Volpe	375,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Jeremy Ausmus Paul Volpe