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

07-01-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Gerritse Straight Out of Bullet Number Two

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Soon after losing a big portion of his stack, Dirk Gerritse was all-in and at risk preflop and Stephen Chidwick also ended up at risk for 171,000 with both being looked up by Arthur Morris.

Dirk Gerritse: A♦6♠2♠2♦ All in
Stephen Chidwick: J♦J♥6♥4♣ All in
Arthur Morris: A♣K♠7♣6♣

The 7♦5♣3♥9♠K♥ board gave Chidwick a straight on the flop to double through Morris and knock out Gerritse. What followed was a special pep talk by Jared Bleznick.

"How do you do this? This is sick, jack jack six four he goes all-in and wins every tournament ... this is a horrible hand, I am trying to help you man because I have a bet on you," Jared Bleznick told Chidwick while grabbing the winning hand. Prior to the dinner break, Bleznick had started some side bets on who the winner might be against several other of the participants.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	1,232,000 158,000	158,000

Stephen Chidwick	430,000 220,000	220,000

Dirk Gerritse	Busted

Tags: Arthur Morris Dirk Gerritse Jared Bleznick Stephen Chidwick

07-01-2025 19:13 UTC-8

"You're Too Rich to Fold"

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Nick Vazquez

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick limped under the gun, and Arthur Morris raised to 45,000 in the hijack. Jared Bleznick made sure to let Morris know that the side bet they had just booked was starting that hand.

Santhosh Suvarna called Morris' raise, before Dirk Gerritse repotted on the button, a total of 205,000. Chidwick folded, and Morris moved all in. Survana thought for a long time before folding. Bleznik wanted to see what Survana folded, but instead Survana mucked the hand. Gerritse made the call.

Arthur Morris: A♠A♣Q♠5♦ All in
Dirk Gerritse: A♦K♠J♣10♣

The board ran out Q♣5♠2♠8♦10♠, so Morris' nut flush won the pot. Meanwhile, Survana told Bleznick he folded double-suited Kings, and Bleznick repeatedly told him, "You're too rich to fold".

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	1,074,000 664,000	664,000

Jared Bleznick	910,000 40,000	40,000

Santhosh Suvarna	690,000 90,000	90,000

Stephen Chidwick	210,000 56,000	56,000

Dirk Gerritse	190,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Arthur Morris Dirk Gerritse Jared Bleznick Santhosh Suvarna Stephen Chidwick

07-01-2025 19:12 UTC-8

Rafael Takes from Haxton

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Isaac Haxton opened to 40,000 from the button with Sean Rafael defending his big blind.

Two checks followed the 4♥2♣4♦ flop to see the Q♣ fall on the turn. Rafael led out for 85,000, which Haxton called.

Rafael be the pot for 275,000 on the J♣ river. Haxton released his hand, and Rafael added some chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Rafael	720,000 120,000	120,000
Isaac Haxton	400,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Sean Rafael

07-01-2025 19:10 UTC-8

Sternheimer Doubles Through Guerra

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Brewer won a big pot against Joni Jouhkimainen when they both ended up checking the 8♠6♣3♣A♥Q♣ river once the flush draw arrived. Jouhkimainen announced a set but mucked his cards when Brewer tabled the A♦10♦5♣4♣ for a flush.

Soon after, Philip Sternheimer was all-in with the K♠J♠J♦10♥ and up against Lautaro Guerra with the A♥9♦8♠5♥.

The K♣8♥3♥3♣4♦ board kept Sternheimer in the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	2,200,000 870,000	870,000

Lautaro Guerra	1,780,000 30,000	30,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	1,100,000 570,000	570,000

Philip Sternheimer	400,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Joni Jouhkimainen Lautaro Guerra Philip Sternheimer

07-01-2025 19:08 UTC-8

Azoulay is Drawing Dead by the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With 100,000 already in the middle on the A♥6♣10♦ flop, Ben Lamb bet enough to put Jonathan Azoulay all in. Azoulay had about 90,000 remaining in his stack and happily called to put himself at risk.

Jonathan Azoulay: A♠9♠8♦7♣ All in
Ben Lamb: K♠K♥J♦7♦

Azoulay was in the lead with top pair against the gutshot straight draw of Lamb. However, the Q♦ arrived on the turn, and Azoulay was drawing dead to Lamb's Broadway straight. An irrelevant 4♠ came on the river, and Azoulay headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	820,000 248,000	248,000

Jonathan Azoulay	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Jonathan Azoulay

07-01-2025 19:01 UTC-8

More New Entries After Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sean Winter was knocked out and may likely re-enter soon while Santhosh Suvarna has already done so now. New first-time entries were made by Brian Rast, Paul Volpe and Biao Ding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	600,000 600,000	600,000

Brian Rast	600,000

Biao Ding	600,000
Paul Volpe	600,000

Sean Winter	Busted

Tags: Biao Ding Brian Rast Paul Volpe Santhosh Suvarna Sean Winter

07-01-2025 18:59 UTC-8

Pärssinen Chips Up Against Garza and Depa

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov raised to 35,000 from under the gun and was called by Eelis Pärssinen in the cutoff, Lou Garza also called in the big blind. The J♥9♦3♥ flop was checked and Garza bet the Q♦ turn for 100,000. Mustafov folded while Pärssinen called.

The Q♠ river paired the board and it slowed down Garza, who opted to check. Pärssinen bet 203,000 and that was paid off eventually for Pärssinen to win the pot with K♠10♥9♥6♠ for the king-high straight.

Jonathan Depa then limped in and called a pot-sized raise by the Finn. The 10♦8♦6♣ flop was checked before Depa check-called a bet on the 6♥ turn. Another checked street came with the Q♣ river on which Depa flashed the K♠K♥, Pärssinen scooped the pot with his J♣7♠6♠5♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	2,100,000 440,000	440,000

Jonathan Depa	850,000 10,000	10,000
Lou Garza	637,000 323,000	323,000

Tags: Eelis Pärssinen Fahredin Mustafov Jonathan Depa Lou Garza

07-01-2025 18:54 UTC-8

Schulman Knocked Out by Haxton

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Nick Vazquez

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Michael Duek raised to 35,000 in early position. Isaac Haxton called on the button, Yosuke Miki called in the small blind, and Nick Schulman called from the big blind.

The flop came 7♥6♥2♣. Miki checked, and Schulman moved his last 101,000 into the middle. Duek folded, and the action was on Haxton. He thought for a bit before making the call, and Miki folded.

Nick Schulman: K♥J♦9♦5♥ All in
Isaac Haxton: Q♣Q♦10♠5♦

The 9♠ hit the board on the turn, and the river was the 7♠, eliminating Schulman from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosuke Miki	1,150,000 35,000	35,000
Michael Duek	565,000 35,000	35,000
Isaac Haxton	510,000 216,000	216,000

Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: Yosuke Miki Nick Schulman Michael Duek Isaac Haxton

07-01-2025 18:53 UTC-8

Parssinen Cracks Keijzer's Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With roughly 700,000 going into the middle preflop, Ronald Keijzer got his remaining 200,000 into the middle on a flop of Q♦10♣8♦, with Eelis Parssinen making the call.

Ronald Keijzer: A♠A♦8♠6♣ All in
Eelis Parssinen: K♦K♠J♠9♦

Keijzer had aces, but was behind to the flopped straight of Parssinen. The rest of the board ran out 7♠6♥, meaning Parssinen won the pot, and Keijzer headed to the rail for the second time today.