Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-30-2025 21:00 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	Busted

Bouwe Claushuis	Busted
Bradley Jansen	Busted

Taylor Paur	Busted

Ben Yu	Busted

Ken Aldridge	Busted
George Alexander	Busted

Leonard August	Busted
Ian Pelz	Busted

Scott Abrams	Busted

Toby Lewis	Busted

Dekel Balas	Busted
Justin Saliba	Busted

Hal Rotholz	Busted

Tal Avivi	Busted
Matt Grapenthien	Busted
David "ODB" Baker	Busted

Scott Seiver	Busted

Scott Clements	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	110,000

Elie Nakache	110,000 1,000	1,000

Kevin Xu	110,000 19,000	19,000
Adam Greenlee	100,000 50,000	50,000
Andres Korn	85,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Leah	85,000 35,000	35,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	80,000 55,000	55,000

Andrew Brown	70,000 45,000	45,000

Viktor Blom	70,000 49,000	49,000
Dean Joe	70,000 45,000	45,000
Matthew Schreiber	60,000

Nacho Barbero	60,000 48,000	48,000

Phil Hellmuth	60,000

Jim Collopy	60,000

Todd Brunson	50,000 10,000	10,000

james Woods	50,000 10,000	10,000
Craig Chait	50,000
Adam Friedman	45,000 10,000	10,000

Terrance Reid	45,000 30,000	30,000
Shaun Deeb	45,000 20,000	20,000

David "Bakes" Baker	45,000 20,000	20,000

Ari Engel	40,000 27,000	27,000

Dylan Linde	40,000 26,000	26,000

Nick Guagenti	40,000 15,000	15,000
Norman Chad	40,000 15,000	15,000

Negreanu, Rast Among Recent Bustouts

David Salituro

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 800-1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400-800 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	Busted

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Esther Taylor	Busted

Tyler Schwecke	Busted
Roland Israelashvili	Busted

Robert Mizrachi	Busted

Felipe Ramos	Busted
Jeff Lisandro	Busted

05-30-2025 19:30 UTC-8

"What an Idiot I Am"; Barbero Rues His Fold as Wirjo Takes Out Funkhouser

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David Salituro

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion 1,200-2,400 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jonathan Wirjo, Nacho Barbero, and David Funkhouser saw a flop of A♠7♣4♣ where Wirjo moved all in from the cutoff, having his two opponents well covered.

Funkhouser quickly called for 7,500 on the button as action went on Barbero in the big blind. He tanked for several minutes but eventually threw his cards into the muck.

David Funkhouser: K♣J♦7♦6♣ All in
Jonathan Wirjo: A♦K♦7♥5♥

Wirjo was ahead with top two pair, while Funkhouser had a pair and flush draw. The turn was the 6♦, while the 10♥ fell on the river to send Funkhouser to the rail.

Barbero leaned back in his seat with his arms on his head as the pot was pushed to Wirjo. "Wow, what an idiot I am," he lamented.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Wirjo	80,000
Nacho Barbero	12,000

David Funkhouser	Busted

Tags: Nacho Barbero Jonathan Wirjo David Funkhouser

05-30-2025 19:18 UTC-8

Vitch, Konarske Chop Up Katzoff

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David Salituro

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 600-1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion 1,200-2,400 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300-600 Blinds

Badacey

Nathaniel Katzoff bet after the second draw and Edward Konarske and Christopher Vitch both called.

Katzoff and Vitch stood pat, while Konarske drew two. Katzoff then bet again and both opponents called.

Katzoff had A♣6♣5♠3♦2♦, but Konarske showed A♠6♠4♥3♠2♠ to take half the pot. Vitch turned over A♥8♣7♠6♦5♥ for a Badugi to chop the pot with Konarske.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Konarske	65,000
Nathaniel Katzoff	45,000
Christopher Vitch	20,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Edward Konarske Nathaniel Katzoff

05-30-2025 18:56 UTC-8

Everyone Gets a Piece in Four-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion 1,000-2,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

David Rodriguez was all in for 3,500 from the button as Nick Guagenti in the small blind, Amnon Filippi in the hijack, and Jeff Madsen in the cutoff all called.

The flop came 8♥7♦5♦ and Filippi put in his last chips. Madsen then raised and Guagenti called.

Madsen bet again on the 7♠ turn and Guagenti called. The river was the J♠ and Guagenti called another bet from Madsen.

Madsen showed A♠J♦6♦4♦ for a straight and a low, while Guagenti had the same low with A♦J♣9♦4♣ to chop the second side pot. Filippi had 10♣8♠3♣2♠ to chop the first side pot with Madsen, while Madsen and Rodriguez chopped the main pot once Rodriguez showed A♥J♥6♣3♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	70,000 60,000	60,000

Nick Guagenti	25,000 10,000	10,000
David Rodriguez	6,000 16,000	16,000
Amnon Filippi	3,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Amnon Filippi David Rodriguez Jeff Madsen Nick Guagenti

05-30-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 500-1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion 1,000-2,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300-500 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Nakache	100,000 45,000	45,000

Josh Arieh	75,000 10,000	10,000
Brad Ruben	60,000

Todd Brunson	60,000 20,000	20,000

Jerry Wong	55,000

Adam Friedman	55,000 5,000	5,000

Jared Rubin	55,000
Mike Leah	50,000 49,000	49,000
Norman Chad	50,000 10,000	10,000
James Obst	50,000 10,000	10,000

Scott Seiver	45,000 10,000	10,000

Benjamin Ludlow	40,000 10,000	10,000
Benjamin Miner	40,000
Allen Kessler	40,000 10,000	10,000
Owais Ahmed	40,000 25,000	25,000

Greg Raymer	30,000 15,000	15,000
Yueqi Zhu	30,000 1,000	1,000

Nathan Gamble	30,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	30,000 10,000	10,000

Robert Mizrachi	25,000 1,000	1,000

Shaun Deeb	25,000 17,000	17,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	25,000 10,000	10,000

Jeremy Ausmus	23,000 8,000	8,000

Robert Wells	21,000

Daniel Negreanu	20,000 19,000	19,000

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05-30-2025 18:14 UTC-8

Glaser Scoops McDermott For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 400 Bring-In, 800 Completion 800-1,600 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 400/600 Ante, 200-400 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Benny Glaser bet 3,500 from the small blind on a flop of 5♥6♠9♠ and Timothy McDermott called in the cutoff.

The turn was the A♦ and Glaser moved all in. McDermott called for 15,000 and turned over 7♥5♠4♣3♥, while Glaser had A♠J♠3♠2♣.

The Q♠ river gave Glaser the nut flush and a low to scoop the pot and send McDermott to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	40,000 30,000	30,000

Timothy McDermott	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Timothy McDermott

05-30-2025 17:13 UTC-8

Obst Catches Good Against Clayton

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David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion 600-1,200 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Badugi

Russell Clayton raised in the cutoff, James Obst reraised in the big blind, and Clayton called.

Clayton stood pat and bet while Obst took one. Obst called and drew one more, while Clayton again stood pat and bet.

Obst then raised and Clayton called. Obst patted the last draw, while Clayton took one. Obst put out a bet and Clayton called.

Obst showed A♦8♥4♣2♠ and Clayton flashed the 9♥ as he mucked.

Ray Henson and Dan Shak are also at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	60,000 40,000	40,000

Dan Shak	30,000
Ray Henson	15,000 3,000	3,000

Russell Clayton	8,000

Tags: James Obst Russell Clayton

05-30-2025 17:04 UTC-8

Good for Half?

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion 600-1,200 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Big O

Brant Hale limped first to act, Yarron Bendor limped the cutoff, and Shaun Deeb completed the small blind. In the big blind, Daniel Negreanu potted to 1,500 and only Hale and Bendor called.

Action was picked back up on the river to a completed board of K♦7♦5♠4♠3♠ with around 13,000 in the middle. Negreanu bet 5,300 effective and Bendor called off his stack.

Negreanu tabled A♠9♥3♣2♠2♣ for an unbeatable steel wheel as he took out his vlogging equipment to capture the moment. Bendor could only laugh as he mucked on his way to the rebuy desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	39,000 4,000	4,000

Yarron Bendor	Busted

Tags: Brant Hale Daniel Negreanu Shaun Deeb Yarron Bendor