2025 World Series of Poker
Sharad Varshney under the gun bet 3,000 on a flop of 9♠3♣K♠. Xiaohu Liu on the button raised to 6,500 and Varshney went into the tank before making the call.
Varshney led out for 7,500 on the Q♦ turn and was called, then he checked the 10♠ river.
Liu seized this opportunity to bet 5,000 and Varshney quickly called but lost to Liu's top set with K♣K♦.
Three ways on a completed board of 9♣7♠6♠8♠7♦ with several thousand already in the middle, Thomas Barry bet 3,500 from the small blind and was called by Cyril Attali, who was under the gun.
Chris Moneymaker made it 13,000 to go on the button, which got a quick fold from Barry, but a call from Attali after a bit of thought.
Moneymaker tabled 8♣7♣ for sevens-full of eights and Attali sent his hand into the muck.
Federico Quevedo raised to 600 from under the gun, Marwan Salamoun called in the hijack, Hien Nguyen called on the button and Leon Sturm called in the big blind.
All players checked when the flop came J♠3♣8♠, Salamoun fired out a bet for 2,200 on the 2♥ turn and all players called.
Quevedo decided to lead for 7,000 on the flush-completing 7♠, and got everyone to fold.
Andy Tsai opened to 500 from middle position and Casey Wassell called in the big blind.
The flop rolled out K♣5♣3♥ and Wassell check-called a bet of 500 from Tsai.
Wassell checked the turn A♦ over to Tsai who bet again, this time to the tune of 1,500. Wassell thought for a few seconds and then called.
On the river Q♥, Wassell checked over to Tsai a third time and Tsai bet 2,600. Wassel flashed a K♥ as he tossed his hand into the muck.
With three players seeing a board of A♥Q♣2♦ and a bit over 2,000 in the middle, Kelly Lucas checked from the small blind and Stephen Peppin checked from early position. Jeffrey Rogers bet 700 from middle position and both opponents called.
All three players checked the J♦ turn leading to the 7♣ river. Lucas bet 5,100 and both opponents mucked their hands.
As Amit [Removed:550] was on his way to the exit, the action leading to his dismissal was recalled by his vanquisher, Chase Rogers.
Rogers raised in middle position to 800, and only [Removed:550], directly to his left, called.
The two saw a 5x7x9x flop, and Rogers check-called a bet of 1,200.
Rogers checked again on the 7x turn, and this time faced a bet of 10,000, which he called.
When the river Ax was revealed, Rogers continued in flow, checking for a third time. This time, though, he was going to be asked for all of it, as [Removed:550] moved all in for roughly 38,500.
It was bad timing by [Removed:550], though, as Rogers called, flipping over pocket aces for a rivered full house. [Removed:550] revealed 9♣2♣, for an inferior two pair.
A tradition unlike any other — a player busting early in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Day 1.
The first of four starting flights kicked off at noon PT on Wednesday from Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas in the $10,000 world championship event.
Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter announced "shuffle up and deal" just 45 minutes before the first elimination from the most prestigious tournament in poker.
Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Ted Gonzalez in early position and Franklin White in middle position with 1,300 in the center.
The flop rolled out A♣6♠9♥ and Gonzalez bet 500 to see White quickly call.
On the turn 10♠, Gonzalez sized up to 2,200 and White called again.
Gonzalez checked the river 2♠ over to White who bet 5,000 and Gonzalez called.
White tabled A♠Q♣ for a pair of aces with a queen, but it was second best against Gonzalez who held A♦K♦ for a pair of aces with a king and he was awarded the pot.
With two players seeing a final board of J♣5♠10♦10♣2♠ and around 7,000 in the middle, Brandon Steven bet 4,000 from the small blind, and Daniel Engels called from middle position.
"Ten," Steven announced, showing trips with 10♠9♠ to win the pot.