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

May 30, 2025

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.

Tags: Andrew Yeh Dennis Weiss

May 30, 2025

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.

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May 30, 2025

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.

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

May 30, 2025

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

May 30, 2025

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

May 30, 2025

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.

Tags: Marc Booth Bouwe Claushuis

May 30, 2025

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.

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

May 30, 2025

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