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

05-30-2025 21:45 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Frye	Busted
Dylan Linde	Busted

Brian Hastings	Busted

Ian Steinman	Busted

Andrew Yeh	Busted

Aloisio Dourado	Busted

Alex Livingston	Busted

Jesse Capps	Busted
Ray Fishman	Busted
Chino Rheem	Busted
Ari Engel	Busted

Steve Zolotow	Busted
David Mead	Busted
Mike Gorodinsky	Busted

Christopher Claassen	Busted

Jeffrey Mitseff	Busted
Mark Gregorich	Busted

Final Break

Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,000 Ante, 500-1,500 Blinds

The players are going on their final break of the night with three levels left to play.

Play resumes in Level 13 with blinds at 1,000/1,500 and limits at 3,000/6,000 with an average stack of 65,000. 228 of 597 players remain.

05-30-2025 22:07 UTC-8

Big Stacks at Break

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David Salituro

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,000 Ante, 500-1,500 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	165,000 24,000	24,000

Matthew Schreiber	161,500 101,500	101,500

Justin Gardenhire	150,000
Andres Korn	145,000 60,000	60,000

Justin Liberto	143,500 33,500	33,500

Kevin Xu	143,000 33,000	33,000
Daisuke Ogita	133,000
James Van Alstyne	123,000

Troy Carpenter	122,000 17,000	17,000
Walter Chambers	122,000 116,000	116,000

Level: 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

05-30-2025 22:15 UTC-8

Brannan Doubles Through Kyte

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Big O

Frank Brannan potted the button to 5,500 and Jon Kyte defended his big blind.

The J♠10♠9♣ flop checked through to the J♣ turn which saw Kyte lead for 5,500 and Brannan called.

On the 2♠ river, Kyte bet 21,000 effective to put Brannan all-in and he called. Brannan tabled A♠A♥J♥10♦3♦ for the nuts as he collected the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Brannan	67,000 32,000	32,000

Jon Kyte	8,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Frank Brannan Jon Kyte

05-30-2025 22:17 UTC-8

Raymer Makes an Eight to Take Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Badugi

Lynda Tran raised in the hijack and Greg Raymer reraised in the cutoff. Ethan Bennett called on the button, while Tran put in another raise. Raymer then reraised again and Bennett and Tran both called.

Tran stood pat, while Raymer and Bennett took one. Tran then bet, Raymer raised all in, and Bennett called off his last chips. Tran also called.

Tran and Raymer stood pat on the last two draws, while Bennett drew one each time. Tran ended up with 10♥9♦8♣2♠, but Raymer had 8♥7♦5♠2♣. Bennett had A♣6♠3♥ showing as he waited for his last card, which was the 6♦ and sealed his elimination as Raymer scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lynda Tran	65,000 43,000	43,000
Greg Raymer	60,000 30,000	30,000
Ethan Bennett	Busted

Tags: Ethan Bennett Greg Raymer Lynda Tran

05-30-2025 22:17 UTC-8

David Shmuel Winst Event #04: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

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Milko van Winden

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Tags: David Shmuel Joe Ford

05-30-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Vitch Dispatches Katzoff in Largest Pot of the Day

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Nathaniel Katzoff opened under the gun before Christopher Vitch three-bet from the big blind and Katzoff called to create a pot of around 26,000.

On the 8♦4♥3♥ flop, a series a raises led to Katzoff being all-in for around 85,000, at risk against Vitch.

Nathaniel Katzoff: K♦J♠J♥10♥ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♦K♥8♥7♦

Vitch held top pair and the dominating flush draw but was still behind the jacks of Katzoff. The 3♦ turn kept Katzoff in the lead until the K♣ river gave Vitch a better two pair as Katzoff hit the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	232,000 212,000	212,000

Nathaniel Katzoff	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Nathaniel Katzoff

05-30-2025 22:35 UTC-8

Thorpe Goes For the Double Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Tom McCormick was at another table and telling a story of when he was arrested. "Crazy Mike, what is the most consecutive hours you've spent in jail?" McCormick shouted out to Mike Thorpe.

"I've never been in jail, but I have been on a brig," Thorpe replied, regaling his tablemates with his experience serving on a naval destroyer.

Thorpe then invited Mark Liedtke to join him in his regular cash games. "We play in Bobby's Room, Table 1 at the Bellagio. You're more than welcome to join us. You've lost every hand and you're nice, so you check all the boxes," Thorpe said.

Daniel Hirleman then raised to 6,500 in the cutoff and Justin Marsh reraised to 16,000 in the small blind. Thorpe was in the big blind and asked each opponent how much they had left. "This could be a double knockout," Thorpe said, slamming in a tower of chips as Hirleman called for 8,000 and Marsh stuck in his last 20,000.

All three players drew one as Marsh ended up with 9x7x4x3x2x. Hirleman had 9x6x5x4x while waiting for his last card, while Thorpe showed 8x7x5x2x and peeled his last card.

"What do I need?" he asked the dealer.

"Small card," the dealer replied.

"Oh, it is a four," Thorpe said, making an 8-7. Hirleman couldn't improve and Thorpe sent both players to the rail. "That's a double fatality," Thorpe concluded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Thorpe	100,000 65,000	65,000
Daniel Hirleman	Busted
Justin Marsh	Busted

Tags: Daniel Hirleman Justin Marsh Mike Thorpe

05-30-2025 22:46 UTC-8

Ogita Drags Huge Pot with Number Two

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Action was picked up on the second draw with 34,500 in the middle in a hand between Daisuke Ogita from the small blind, Mark Fisher from the big blind, and Nick Guagenti from the cutoff.

Ogita took one, Fisher took one, and Guagenti was pat. Ogita led for 15,000, Fisher called, and Guagenti raised to 41,500. Ogita called and Fisher folded with just 26,000 behind.

Both players pat and the action checked through. Ogita tabled 7x6x4x3x2x for number two to collect a huge one as he moves over 300,000.