Mucked cards are back in the news at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) after a player retrieved his hand from the muck on Day 1a of the Main Event, only to promptly bust to a cooler.
The hand occurred during Level 3 of the $10,000 buy-in World Championship event — the blinds at 200/400. PokerNews live reporter Liam Gannon captured a hand that left a player screaming expletives on the way out the door.
Three-way on a flop of 10♦10♥2♠, Anderson Almonte in middle position bet 5,500. Florian Lohnert called from the hijack, but the big blind folded.
Almonte fired a second barrel of 13,000 on the 4♥ turn and was called, then checked the Q♦ river.
Lohnert checked back and Almonte said he had two pair with 9♠9♦. Lohnert flipped over K♠K♣ for a better two pair and claimed the pot.
Yuan Lei only had a stack of 2,700, and raised for almost all of it under the gun, leaving a single chip behind. Action folded to Jeffrey Evenhouse in the big blind, who put in a raise, committing Lei's remaining chip.
Lei called, and both players flipped their cards over.
Yuan Lei: A♦5♦ 
Jeffrey Evenhouse: A♠J♣
Although Lei flopped a straight draw on the 9♥4♠3♥ flop, the turn 7♥ and river K♠ were unable to save him.
The friendly table all said their goodbyes, and Lei headed to the exit.
Action was joined with 11,400 already in the pot, and Arie Kliper and Joshua Remitio looking at a 5♦4♥8♣ flop.
Kliper, who was in early position, had checked to Remitio, on the button, who placed a bet of 6,000. Kliper called, and the two players headed to a turn.
The dealer put out the 5♣ turn, and playing in flow, Kliper checked. Remitio continued to barrel, putting out 20,000, but was met with an immediate check-raise to 45,000.
Remitio folded almost immediately, and Kliper welcomed his new chips into his growing stack.
Takehiko Nakajima opened to 1,500 from early position, Miguel Coussement three-bet to 4,700 from middle position, Daniel Oden called in the cutoff and Nakajima folded.
The flop came 3♣7♦6♦. Coussement checked and Oden bet 4,700. Coussement check-raised to 17,000 and Oden called.
Coussement continued for 30,000 on the Q♦ turn and Oden called again. On the 7♥ river Coussement shoved, covering Oden who had 33,800 behind. Oden called off for his tournament life.
Coussement could only show a bluff with J♣8♣. Oden tabled the nut-flush with A♦K♦ to score the double-up through Coussement.
Donovan Dean opened to 1,200 from late position and Vincent Napolitano called on the button. In the small blind, Jon Pardy raised to 4,600 and both Dean and Napolitano called.
"I should have just made it 4,500," Pardy joked after the fact as the change making took a little longer.
The flop rolled out A♣3♠8♦ and Pardy kept with the theme and bet 4,500 to see only Dean continue.
Pardy sized up to 13,000 on the 4♦ turn and Dean called once more, with both players checking the K♣ river.
At showdown, Pardy turned over A♠10♦ for a pair of aces with a ten and Dean mucked his hand.
Christopher Agnello opened to 1,300 from middle position but Ketan Shah to his left three-bet to 3,100. All the other players folded to Agnello who called.
Shah bet 3,500 on the 3♦7♥6♥ flop and was called, then asked for 7,000 on the 6♦ turn. This time, Agnello check-raised to 31,100. However Shah was not impressed and he moved all-in for approximately 68,000.
Agnello went deep into the tank, but eventually folded.
Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 1,200 from early position and was called by Ian Matakis in middle position and David Cabrera Polop on the button.
Action checked through on the 5♠10♥J♥ flop and then Yotsushika led out for 3,300 on the 3♠ turn. Matakis raised to 10,300, which got a fold from Polop and a call from Yotsushika.
The 10♦ paired the board on the river and Yotsushika stuck a green T-25,000 chip into the middle. Matakis called all in for a bit over 10,000 and Yotsushika could only show 9♣8♣ for a busted straight draw.
Matakis revealed 5♦5♥ for a full house and was awarded the double-up.
button in Safari
