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

05-30-2025 14:09 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Vornicu	25,000
James Obst	25,000

Matt Grapenthien	25,000
Benjamin Ludlow	25,000
Josh Arieh	25,000
Frankie O'Dell	25,000

Kyle Miholich	25,000

Naoya Kihara	25,000

David "ODB" Baker	25,000

Nick Guagenti	25,000
Yuval Bronshtein	25,000

Huck Seed	25,000

Andrew Brown	25,000

Amnon Filippi	25,000

Jon Shoreman	25,000
Maxx Coleman	25,000

Greg Raymer	25,000

Scheinberg Scoops Dourado and Wolcyn

David Salituro

Level 2

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

Badeucy

Clint Wolcyn raised under the gun, Joseph Scheinberg reraised in the hijack, and both Aloisio Dourado in the big blind and Wolcyn called.

Dourado and Wolcyn took two while Scheinberg drew one and bet. Both opponents called and took two again, while Scheinberg drew one.

Scheinberg then bet, but this time Dourado raised. Wolcyn called and Scheinberg reraised. Both opponents called and Dourado took one more, while Wolcyn and Scheinberg stood pat.

All three players checked and Scheinberg showed 8♣7♠5♣4♥3♦ for an 8-7-5 and Badugi, while Dourado mucked 8♥7♦6♥5♠3♣ and Wolcyn also sent his cards back to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	35,000 10,000	10,000

Joseph Scheinberg	23,000 23,000	23,000
Clint Wolcyn	8,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Aloisio Dourado Clint Wolcyn Joseph Scheinberg

Level: 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion 400-800 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

05-30-2025 14:31 UTC-8

Bendor Goes Pot-Pot-Pot

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion 400-800 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

The Dealer's Choice events provide an opportunity to play games offered in few tournaments around the world. One of these is Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, which is only available in dealer's choice and big bet mix.

George Wang opened to 500 under the gun and Yarron Bendor potted to 1,800 next to act. Michael Block cold-called in the cutoff and Wang called.

Wang took two and the others took one. Wang checked to Bendor who attempted to go all-in but was told he can only bet a maximum of 6,100. Block called and Wang folded.

On the second draw, Bendor stood pat and Block took one. Bendor jammed for 7,900 and Block let it go as bendor padded his stack wilthout showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yarron Bendor	27,000 27,000	27,000
George Wang	21,000 17,000	17,000
Michael Block	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: George Wang Michael Block Yarron Bendor

05-30-2025 14:32 UTC-8

Pupillo Stands Pat Against Gregorich

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David Salituro

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion 400-800 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

A-5 Triple Draw

Nick Pupillo was in the small blind and drew one, while Mark Gregorich took two in the cutoff. Pupillo then bet and Gregorich called.

Pupillo stood pat and put out a bet as Gregorich took one. He called and took one again, while Pupillo stood pat.

Both players slowed down and checked, and Pupillo turned over 7x6x5x4xAx to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	30,000 10,000	10,000

Mark Gregorich	22,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Mark Gregorich Nick Pupillo

05-30-2025 14:39 UTC-8

Ethan 'Rampage' Yau Eliminated in 17th Place Event #03: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em

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Milko van Winden

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion 400-800 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

Tags: Ethan Yau Frederic Normand

05-30-2025 14:41 UTC-8

Betil Breaks His Nine, Nakache Makes an Eight

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David Salituro

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion 400-800 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Around 20,000 was already in the middle as Elie Nakache and Bariscan Betil went to the second draw. Nakache drew one and Betil stood pat before moving all in for 20,000 from the hijack. Nakache called in the small blind.

Nakache stood pat and Betil took several minutes to decide on his next move. He eventually took one and Nakache showed 8x7x6x5x3x.

"I broke a nine-eight," Betil said, turning over 7x6x2x. He drew the 3x on his first card, but his second was the 9x and he was sent to the rail.

"I don't know if I win if I keep the eight," he added on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Nakache	65,000

Bariscan Betil	Busted

Tags: Elie Nakache Bariscan Betil

05-30-2025 14:49 UTC-8

Medlege Shoves Out Friedman on the River

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David Salituro

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion 400-800 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

Big O

Adam Friedman bet 2,500 from the button on a flop of 9♥K♥5♠ and Geoffrey Tomes called in the small blind, as did Nadim Medlege in the cutoff.

The turn was the 2♣ and Friedman potted to 10,500. Tomes folded, but Medlege called to see the 3♥ river. Medlege then moved all in and Friedman, with around 6,000 remaining, snap-folded.

Medlege showed A♥6♠3♦2♥2♦ as he took the pot. "Would you call on the turn?" Medlege asked.

"Of course, I had a set," Friedman replied.

"No, would you have called with my hand?" Medlege added.

"I would've check-raised all in," Friedman answered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nadim Medlege	45,000
Geoffrey Tomes	22,000
Adam Friedman	6,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Geoffrey Tomes Nadim Medlege

05-30-2025 14:57 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion 400-800 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	60,000 35,000	35,000
Benjamin Ludlow	50,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel Negreanu	40,000 7,000	7,000

Naoya Kihara	30,000 5,000	5,000

Dean Joe	30,000 5,000	5,000
David "ODB" Baker	30,000 5,000	5,000

Allen Kessler	30,000 5,000	5,000
Ryan Hoenig	26,000 1,000	1,000

Jordan Griff	25,000
Yuval Bronshtein	25,000

Lynda Tran	22,000 3,000	3,000
Matt Grapenthien	22,000 3,000	3,000
Carol Fuchs	21,000 4,000	4,000

James Obst	20,000 5,000	5,000

Tamon Nakamura	20,000
Greg Raymer	18,000 7,000	7,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	15,000

Denis Strebkov	15,000 10,000	10,000

Nick Guagenti	15,000 10,000	10,000
Ray Henson	12,000 13,000	13,000

Alex Epstein	10,000 15,000	15,000

05-30-2025 15:00 UTC-8

'Fake News' Doug Polk Trashes Phil Hellmuth for Backtracking on WSOP Main Event Plans

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Jon Sofen

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 200-400, 400-800 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 100 Bring-In, 400 Completion 400-800 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100-200 Blinds

Phil Hellmuth predicted "fake news" Doug Polk would call him out for going back on his original world to skip the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. It turns ou, he was right.

Polk released a YouTube video on Friday in which he bashed the Poker Hall of Famer for deleting a fan poll. Hellmuth said in February that he wouldn't play this year's Main Event, a tournament he won in 1989, due to the grueling structure not being conducive to older poker players.

See the Video Here

Tags: Doug Polk Phil Hellmuth