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

07-02-2025 18:39 UTC-8

Chambers Chips Up Through Hoenig

Josh Noy

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500/5,000, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,200/1,800 Ante, 600/1,200 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Heads-up action to the 2♦8♠J♠ flop saw Ryan Hoenig lead out from the small blind. Walter Chambers raised in the hijack, and the call was made.

Hoenig checked the 6♥ turn, calling after Chambers fired a bet. Another check from Hoenig followed the K♥ river, with Chambers checking back. Hoenig tabled A♠Q♠ for ace-high, while Chambers showed A♦6♣ for a pair of sixes to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Chambers	121,000 14,000	14,000

Ryan Hoenig	34,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Ryan Hoenig Walter Chambers

Level: 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500/5,000, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,200/1,800 Ante, 600/1,200 Blinds

07-02-2025 18:31 UTC-8

Action River Sees Fitoussi Value Bet the Worst Hand

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Bruno Fitoussi limped the hijack before Ashish Gupta raised to 4,200 from the small blind, and Fitoussi called.

On the 7♣4♦3♦ flop, Gupta opted to check to Fitoussi who bet 2,500 and Gupta called.

The 3♣ turn checked through to the A♠ river as Gupta checked for a third time to Fitoussi who bet 6,000 and Gupta uncomfortably put in the call. However, he got the good news as Fitoussi tabled A♥Q♦ before Gupta revealed the better A♣K♠ for the dominating ace as his kicker played and he added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashish Gupta	114,000 13,500	13,500
Bruno Fitoussi	19,000 17,800	17,800

Tags: Ashish Gupta Bruno Fitoussi

07-02-2025 18:23 UTC-8

Busted Player Regrets Retrieving Mucked Cards on WSOP Main Event Day 1

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Jon Sofen

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

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.

Read the Full Story Here

Tags: WSOP Main Event

07-02-2025 18:22 UTC-8

Eliminations During the Level

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Papastavrou	Busted
Brian Rast	Busted

Ryan Bambrick	Busted

Christopher Vitch	Busted

Chris Hunichen	Busted

Andres Korn	Busted

David Funkhouser	Busted

Gordon Ernst	Busted
Nicolas Milgrom	Busted

Nozomu Shimizu	Busted

07-02-2025 18:19 UTC-8

Miner Has the Better Seven

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Razz

Walter Chambers: XxXx / 3x6x2x7x / Xx
Benjamin Miner: XxXx / 7x2x5xJx / Xx

Action picked up on fourth as Chambers bet and Miner called.

The same action would follow on fifth and sixth as Miner stuck around despite catching the jack.

On seventh, Chambers had a peek at his cards and checked before Miner did the same and bet. Chambers reluctantly put in the call as Miner revealed 3x2xAx in the hole for a seven-five, as Chambers showed a 4x to indicate that he made a seven-six.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Chambers	107,000 20,900	20,900

Benjamin Miner	71,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Benjamin Miner Walter Chambers

07-02-2025 18:13 UTC-8

Liberto Saves a Bet Against Gorodinsky

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Josh Noy

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Mike Gorodinsky raised on the button, with Justin Liberto defending his big blind to the 2♥4♣3♣ flop. Both players checked to the K♠ turn, where Liberto led out with a bet.

The call was made to the 7♥ river, with Liberto firing another bet. Gorodinsky then tossed out a raise, sending Liberto into the tank.

After taking some time, Liberto slid his cards to the dealer, with Gorodinsky picking up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	138,000 6,600	6,600

Justin Liberto	56,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Justin Liberto Mike Gorodinsky

07-02-2025 18:06 UTC-8

Fishman and Taylor Chop Up Ausmus

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Ray Fishman raised from the hijack, Esther Taylor three-bet from the button, Jeremy Ausmus cold-called in the big blind, and Fishman called.

On the 9♥6♦3♣ flop, Ausmus led, Fishman raised, Taylor called, Ausmus made it three bets, and both opponents called.

Ausmus led again on the Q♦ turn, Fishman raised, and both Taylor and Ausmus called before the 8♣ river checked through.

Jeremy Ausmus: 6♠5♦4♠3♦
Ray Fishman: A♦Q♥9♦5♥
Esther Taylor: A♠10♦3♠2♦

Fishman held the better two pair for the high, while Taylor held the nut low for the other half, and the two chopped up Ausmus' chips in a pot worth over one starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	103,000 43,000	43,000

Esther Taylor	82,000 20,200	20,200

Ray Fishman	56,000 2,600	2,600

Tags: Esther Taylor Jeremy Ausmus Ray Fishman

07-02-2025 18:01 UTC-8

Glendinning and Bedson Make Broadway, Zerjav Busts

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Josh Noy

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Matthew Vengrin raised in the cutoff before Jonathan Glendinning three-bet on the button. Daniel Bedson then four-bet in the small blind, with Blaz Zerjav sliding out a five-bet in the big blind.

Vengrin, Glendinning, and Bedson all called to see the 4♠Q♣10♣ flop. Action checked to Vengrin, who bet and was called by all three opponents.

The A♥ turn saw three checks before Bedson fired a bet. Only Glendinning called, and the J♠ river hit the felt. Glendinning bet, and was raised by Bedson. Glendinning then three-bet and the call was made.

Bedson tabled A♠K♠ for a straight, with Glendinning showing K♥J♥ for the same straight to chop the pot.

Zerjav was left with just 4,000 chips, which he lost on the very next hand to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Vengrin	86,000 6,500	6,500

Jonathan Glendinning	61,000 6,900	6,900
Daniel Bedson	44,000 6,900	6,900
Blaz Zerjav	Busted

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Daniel Bedson Jonathan Glendinning Matthew Vengrin

07-02-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Gorodinsky Coolers Liberto and Eliminates Weisman

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Dylan Weisman open jammed for 7,300 from the cutoff and was called by Mike Gorodinsky on the button. In the big blind, Justin Liberto three-bet to 16,500. Gorodinsky would weigh his options for over a minute before he jammed for 61,300 and Liberto snapped it off.

Dylan Weisman: A♣6♣ All in
Mike Gorodinsky: A♥A♦ All in
Justin Liberto: K♣K♥

It was a cooler scenario but Weisman flopped some life as it came 9♠8♠7♠ and no player held a spade but Weisman was now open-ended. The 6♥ turn brought more outs for Weisman, but the 9♥ completed the board as Gorodinsky held to eliminate Weisman and double through Liberto in a massive way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	131,400

Justin Liberto	32,000

Dylan Weisman	Busted

Tags: Dylan Weisman Justin Liberto Mike Gorodinsky