Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Nick Schulman, in his first year of eligibility, reached the pinnacle of his industry on Friday when he was revealed as the 2025 Poker Hall of Fame inductee.
The 40-year-old pool shark-turned poker pro from New York won his seventh World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet this summer, and was honored during a ceremony at Horseshoe Las Vegas on Day 1 of Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty.
The chips went into the middle preflop and Serhii Popovych had the best of it against Yuchen Chen, one of the few players remaining in the field who stacks his chips in tens.
Serhii Popovych: J♥J♠
Yuchen Chen: A♠J♦
Popovych only needed to dodge aces and broadway cards but was suddenly left with a single out or running straight cards on the A♣9♥8♠ flop. The 8♥ turn reduced his outs to one and that never came with the 3♣ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,500,000
3,355,000
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3,355,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Albert Calderon made it 200,000 to go with 6♥6♣ from under the gun and Mounir Tajiou defended his big blind holding K♦7♦.
They saw a flop of 5♥7♠3♠ where Tajiou check-called a bet of 250,000 from Calderon to see the K♣ on the turn. Tajiou checked again with his two pair and Calderon didn't slow down as he bet 450,000. Tajiou then put in the check-raise to 1,100,000, and Calderon called with his pair and gutshot.
An A♣ hit the river and Tajiou shoved 260,000 into the pot, and Calderon called it off in the hope his opponent was bluffing.
Tajiou approaching 4,000,000 after that double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,960,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
9,605,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,740,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
3,770,000
1,490,000
|
1,490,000 |
|
|
3,690,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
|
2,830,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
|
2,115,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,000,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
1,765,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
With 6♥5♥, Richard Buckingham made it 200,000 from middle position and Stefan Nemetz three-bet to 700,000 from the next seat holding A♣K♣. When it got back to Buckingham, he called.
Buckingham checked the8♣3♥J♦ flop and then folded after Nemetz bet 375,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,145,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
4,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Tony Gregg was all in for around 2,000,000 in the cutoff against Todd Birmingham on the button.
Tony Gregg: 10♣10♠
Todd Birmingham: A♦J♦
Gregg survived the flip as the board ran out Q♦2♣6♥8♥5♥ to earn him a double as Birmingham was left with less than four big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
2,205,000
|
2,205,000 |
|
|
375,000
1,845,000
|
1,845,000 |
Will Kassouf raised to 250,000 in the cutoff with J♥10♦ and Hieu Le reraised to 675,000 on the button with Q♥8♥. The blinds folded and Kassouf called to see the flop of 10♥9♣5♠.
Kassouf checked to Le who continued with a bet of 525,000. Kassouf called and the 2♣ landed on the turn. Both players checked and the 3♣ hit the river. Kassouf was wasting time for the third time on this hand alone and the clock was finally called. As the time ticked down, Kassouf tapped the table and Le did so as well, sending the pot to Kassouf with top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,930,000
3,120,000
|
3,120,000 |
|
|
1,805,000
2,020,000
|
2,020,000 |
Florian Ribouchon raised to 200,000 in the cutoff, Zarvan Tumboli moved all in for 1,115,000 on the button, and Ribouchon called.
Zarvan Tumboli: K♦J♥
Florian Ribouchon: A♠10♥
Tumboli hit top pair on the K♠6♠4♠ flop, while Ribouchon picked up a flush draw. The J♦ turn improved Tumboli to two pair and gave Ribouchon a straight draw, but the Frenchman missed the 4♣ river and Tumboli doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
2,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Hans Bosman made it 200,000 from early position with 7♠7♣ before Kyle Grupp three-bet to 600,000 from the hijack holding A♥5♥. When it folded back to Bosman, he four-bet jammed for 2,430,000. Grupp immediately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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11,145,000 | |
|
|
8,845,000 | |
|
|
6,875,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
5,005,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,815,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
4,595,000 | |
|
|
4,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
3,280,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
|
950,000
250,000
|
250,000 |