Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jul 02, 2025

Lindgren Takes Three-Bet Pot

Josh Noy

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Xixiang Luo raised from under the gun, making the call after Erick Lindgren three-bet on the button.

Luo checked the 4♣4♥8♠ flop, calling again after Lindgren continued with a bet. Action repeated on the 3♥ turn, and Luo checked one last time after seeing the J♠ river.

Lindgren fired again, this time taking down the pot as Luo slid his cards into the muck.

Tags: Erick Lindgren Xixiang Luo

Jul 02, 2025

Arieh Forces a Fold from Wells

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Robert Wells from the big blind and Josh Arieh from the cutoff had created a pot of over 12,000 on the turn with the board reading 10♠3♦2♠A♠ as the action checked through.

Wells checked again on the 9♥ river before Arieh tossed out a bet of 11,000. Wells thought it over for around 30 seconds before he let it go, and Arieh picked up a sizeable pot without showdown.

Tags: Josh Arieh Robert Wells

Jul 02, 2025

Min-Bet Works for Bai

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Richard Bai from the small blind and Ali Eslami from the hijack had created a pot of around 16,000 going into the river with the board reading Q♠5♣4♣3♥9♥.

Bai then led for a measly 200, the minimum bet allowed, and Eslami disposed of his cards rather quickly, earning some laughs from the table.

Tags: Ali Eslami Richard Bai

Jul 02, 2025

Hunichen Quartered by Phillips

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Josh Noy

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Chris Hunichen checked the 3♦4♣A♣ flop from the big blind, and Tyler Phillips slid out a bet from the hijack. Hunichen then raised, and Phillips called to the A♦ turn.

Another check from Hunichen was followed by a bet from Phillips, and the call was made. Hunichen checked again on the 7♥ river, where Phillips fired one last time.

Hunichen called, and the hands were turned up. Phillips showed A♠K♦5♣3♣ for a full house with a seven-five low. Hunichen flipped over Q♣8♣5♥3♥ for the same low, as Phillips took three-quarters of the pot.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Tyler Phillips

Jul 02, 2025

Papastavrou Makes a Believer Out of Lambe

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Dylan Lambe: XxXx / 6♦K♣J♠7♦ / Xx
Jason Papastavrou: XxXx / A♠10♣2♦2♠ / Xx

Papastavrou completed from late position and Lambe defended his bring-in.

Papastavrou led the entire way on fourth, fifth, and sixth, and Lambe called down, even after Papastavrou made open deuces on sixth.

On seventh, Papastavrou led for a final time, and Lambe decided to lay it down after a small tank.

Tags: Dylan Lambe Jason Papastavrou

Jul 02, 2025

More Level 1 Entries

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Josh Noy

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Jul 02, 2025

Brandt Takes from Stacey

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Josh Noy

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Razz

Lawrence Brandt: XxXx / Ax9xJxJx
Patrick Stacey: XxXx / 2xKx2xQx - folded on sixth street

Lawrence Brandt fired a bet on fifth street, and Patrick Stacey tossed in a call after pairing his deuce.

Stacey then checked sixth street, and Brandt continued despite making an open pair of jacks. That was enough to produce a fold from Stacey, and Brandt took down the small pot.

Tags: Lawrence Brandt Patrick Stacey

Jul 02, 2025

Morbee Value-Bets His Queen?

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Razz

Christophe Morbee: XxXx / Ax3x2xQx / Xx
Brian Tate: XxXx / 5x4xQxKx / Xx

Action picked up on fifth as Morbee led and Tate called. The same action occurred on sixth as Tate was a non-believer.

On seventh, Morbee bet again and Tate called. Morbee sheepishly turned over 7x3xAx in the hole as he made two pair, and was playing a queen-seven low. However, it was good as Tate had a second look at his cards and mucked.

Tags: Brian Tate Christophe Morbee

Jul 02, 2025

Early Scoop for Hoenig

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Four-ways in a limped pot, Todd Rodenborn led from the small blind on the J♠7♥2♥ flop. Richard Bai folded in the big blind, while Ryan Hoenig in the cutoff and Erick Lindgren on the button called.

On the 5♠ turn, Rodenborn led again and only Hoenig called.

Rodenborn slowed down with a check on the 2♣ river, Hoenig bet, and Rodenborn called. He got the bad news as Hoenig tabled A♣6♥3♦2♦ for the nut low and trip twos, which was enough for the scoop as he dragged an early pot.

Tags: Erick Lindgren Richard Bai Ryan Hoenig Todd Rodenborn

Jul 02, 2025

Battistone Quarters Breck

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Josh Noy

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 500 Completion 500-1,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/300 Ante, 100/200 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was three-way to the 4♠8♦A♦ flop, where Dylan Lambe led out with a bet from the small blind. Brian Battistone called in the big blind, before Brian Breck raised on the button.

Both players called to see the Q♦ turn, where Lambe and Battistone checked. Breck slid out a bet, and only Battistone called to the 5♥ river.

Battistone led out with a bet, and Breck answered with a raise. Battistone called and tabled 8♠7♦3♥2♦ for the nut low and a flush. Breck showed J♣7♣3♦2♥ for the same low, earning only a quarter of the pot.

Tags: Brian Battistone Brian Breck Dylan Lambe