2025 World Series of Poker
Seeing the Q♠Q♣2♣7♦ turn, Niall Farrell checked from the big blind to Antonios Koukouras on the button. Kouskouras bet 8,000, and Farrell called.
The 2♥ river completed the board, and Kouskouras sized up to 12,500. Farrell spent some time in the tank, then tossed in a call. Kouskouras tabled Q♦4♦ for a full house, and Farrell mucked his cards in defeat.
Heads-up on a board of J♣4♣K♦3♠ with a large pot already brewing, Andrew Neeme was under the gun and check-called an 11,500 bet from Ryan Andrada, who was in the cutoff.
The 7♠ completed the board and Neeme checked again. Andrada bet enough to put Neeme all in for his last 26,900 and Neeme snap-called.
Andrada showed A♣A♦, but his rockets were no good against Neeme's 6♣5♣ for a rivered straight — awarding him the double up.
With 25,500 in the middle to the 2♠2♥2♦ flop, Ryo Kotake in the big blind checked and Roberto Romanello checked it back to the 4♦ turn. Kotake now bet 5,000 to get called and check-called the 5♣ river for 6,000. Romanello tabled the 10♠5♠ and that won the pot.
Juan Chaves raised from the button to 2,000 only to face a three-bet from Caetano Rufino in the small blind to 8,500. Chaves made the call.
Both players checked the A♠10♣6♣ flop as well as the K♠ turn. The 4♣ came on the river, and Rufino put out a big 20,000 bet. Chaves thought for a while and tossed in the call. Rufino rolled over K♣K♥ for a turned set, and Chaves instantly mucked his hand.
Clinton Cockburn raised to 2,300 from the hijack with Yueqi Wang calling from the cutoff, and Colin Phoenix defending his big blind.
After Phoenix checked the 6♥2♥3♦ flop, Cockburn bet 4,500, and only Phoenix called.
Two checks followed the 4♣ turn to see the 2♦ come on the river. Phoenix led out for 10,500, forcing Cockburn to fold.
Jakub Michalak opened to 2,200 in middle position and was called by Umut Ozturk in the cutoff and Loni Hui in the big blind. The flop came 10♦7♦2♠ and the action checked around to the 3♥ on the turn.
Michalak tossed in a delayed continuation bet of 5,500 and only Hui called. The river was the 7♥ and Hui checked one more time. Michalak fired another barrel of 16,000 and Hui dumped her cards into the muck.
Tomas Geleziunas opened to 9,000 in hijack and received an all-in shove for around 28,000 from David Leja on the button sending Geleziunas to the tank. Geleziunas called after a few seconds, taking both of them to showdown.
David Leja: Q♦Q♣
Tomas Geleziunas: A♣K♠
Leja, ahead with his queens, watched as the dealer flopped 4♦9♣6♠. Geleziunas needed an ace or a king to drop to push ahead, but the 6♥ turn didn't give that to him.
Leja needed to last one more card for a double up, but the river fell K♦ giving the pair Geleziunas the pair he had been waiting for. Geleziunas scooped the pot as Leja left the table quietly.
John McDonald got his final 24,000 into the middle from the cutoff and was at risk against Sergio Aido from middle position.
John McDonald: A♠J♠
Sergio Aido: A♣K♥
McDonald was in rough shape against the dominating ace of Aido. The K♦J♦4♠ flop gave both players a pair but McDonald could improve no further on the 6♣10♣ runout as the Spaniard held on for the elimination as he approaches 200,000 early in Day 2.