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

05-30-2025 20:57 UTC-8

Yeh Fires at Weiss

David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Limit Omaha

Heads-up on a flop of 5♥3♠J♠, Dennis Weiss led out from the big blind and Andrew Yeh called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 10♠ and Weiss checked over to Yeh who fired out a bet. Weiss called and the 9♣ fell on the river.

Yeh then bet again and Weiss called. Yeh showed A♥Q♠9♥6♠ for a flush and Weiss mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	45,000

Dennis Weiss	30,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Dennis Weiss

05-30-2025 20:48 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

"Make sure you get Dan's chip stack in there. He's playing great. Trying to min-cash the $1,500 Dealers Choice," Matthew Schreiber joked about tablemate Dan Shak.

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

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05-30-2025 20:33 UTC-8

Liedtke Scoops to Bust Kawaguchi

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David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Big O

Mark Liedtke and Tsubasa Kawaguchi were heads-up on a flop of 7♣6♣6♠ when Liedtke bet 15,000 from the hijack. Kawaguchi then moved all in for 25,000 in early position and Liedtke called.

Tsubasa Kawaguchi: A♣K♥Q♣10♦5♠ All in
Mark Liedtke: A♦8♣6♦5♦4♠

Liedtke was ahead with his trips, while Kawaguchi was on a flush draw. The turn was the 10♥, while the 3♥ river also gave Liedtke a low to scoop the pot and send Kawaguchi to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Liedtke	60,000 10,000	10,000
Tsubasa Kawaguchi	Busted

Tags: Mark Liedtke Tsubasa Kawaguchi

Level: 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

05-30-2025 20:24 UTC-8

Prize Pool Confirmed

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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

With late registration closed, tournament officials have announced the prize pool for this event.

There were 597 entries, generating a prize pool of $792,518. The top 90 players will finish in the money, with the champion earning $150,246 and the WSOP gold bracelet.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$150,246	12-17	$7,546
2	$100,137	18-23	$6,116
3	$66,755	24-29	$5,094
4	$45,511	30-35	$4,363
5	$31,747	36-41	$3,847
6	$22,673	42-47	$3,495
7	$16,586	48-53	$3,274
8-9	$12,436	54-59	$3,165
10-11	$9,563	60-90	$3,015

05-30-2025 20:07 UTC-8

Negreanu, Rast Among Recent Bustouts

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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 20:05 UTC-8

Claushuis Not a Fan of Razz

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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

Razz

Marc Booth: XxXx/6x3x2xAx/Xx
Bouwe Claushuis: XxXx/4x7x2x9x/Xx

Marc Booth completed, Bouwe Claushuis raised, and Booth called.

Claushuis bet again on fourth and fifth streets as Booth called down to sixth. Claushuis then bet again on sixth and Booth called.

Both players checked on seventh and Booth showed Jx8x7x for a 7-6-3-2-A. "Started off with seven-three-deuce," Claushuis lamented, showing 7x3x2x and saying he paired the seven on his last card.

"What a game," he said with a tinge of sarcasm while Booth raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Booth	50,000
Bouwe Claushuis	30,000

Tags: Marc Booth Bouwe Claushuis

05-30-2025 19:55 UTC-8

Woods, Frazin Chop Up Tang

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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

Badeucy

Jason Tang put in his last 3,900 from under the gun as James Woods and Tim Frazin called.

Frazin and Woods drew two on the first draw, while Tang took three. Frazin then bet and Woods called to create a side pot.

Frazin and Woods drew one and Tang took two. Frazin bet again and Woods called once more. Frazin then drew one, Tang two, while Woods stood pat.

Frazin and Woods checked and Woods showed 7♠5♥4♥3♠2♥ for a 7-5, while Frazin had A♠10♥9♣5♦3♣ for a Badugi. "F**k," Tang yelled out as he threw his cards into the muck and headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Frazin	60,000 60,000	60,000
james Woods	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jason Tang	Busted

Tags: James Woods Jason Tang Tim Frazin

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

05-30-2025 19:47 UTC-8

Big Stacks at Break

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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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	141,000 115,000	115,000

Kevin Xu	129,000
Scott Jacewiczokelly	120,000
Dean Joe	115,000 85,000	85,000
Josh Arieh	113,000 38,000	38,000
Elie Nakache	111,000 11,000	11,000

Lamont Davis	102,000