Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-04-2025 00:09 UTC-8

Lombardozzi Eliminates Schoenick

Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

In one of the final hands, Gregory Schoenick decided to go all in with his remaining stack of 54,000. He got a call from Leo Lombardozzi.

Gregory Schoenick: Q♥10♠ All in
Leo Lombardozzi: 9♣9♠

The dealer showed the board: 5♠K♠K♥8♠3♥. Lombardozzi was already ahead, and the board didn't improve for Schoenick; unfortunately, the end of the day and the tournament for him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Lombardozzi	185,000 185,000	185,000
Gregory Schoenick	Busted

Tags: Gregory Schoenick Leo Lombardozzi

07-04-2025 00:02 UTC-8

Lucky Sevens for Kobayashi

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Myles Phago

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

On the flop of Q♣7♣K♦ Paul Tedeschi bet out for 22,000 after Tamao Kobayashi checked in the big blind.

The turn brought the 7♦, and Kobayashi checked again, enticing Tedeschi to push out a bet of 30,000. Kobayashi announced that she was all in, and Tedeschi snap called.

Paul Tedeschi: KxJx All in
Tamao Kobayashi: J♥7♥

No help for Tedeschi on the 6♥ river, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamao Kobayashi	465,000 465,000	465,000
Paul Tedeschi	Busted

Tags: Paul Tedeschi Tamao Kobayashi

07-03-2025 23:59 UTC-8

Kim Finds Quads

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was picked up when Deividas Kvaselis went all in for 93,000 on the button. Manuel Safian called in the big blind and Dohyeok Kim called as well.

Deividas Kvaselis: A♦K♥ All in
Manuel Safian: A♥K♣
Dohyeok Kim: Q♥Q♣

The dealer revealed the board Q♠2♦Q♦5♣7♦. Kim was already ahead, and the board didn't help Kvaselis or Safian. This resulted in a massive hit for Safian and the rails for Kvaselis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dohyeok Kim	545,000 545,000	545,000
Manuel Safian	70,000 120,000	120,000
Deividas Kvaselis	Busted

Tags: Deividas Kvaselis Dohyeok Kim Manuel Safian

07-03-2025 23:29 UTC-8

Hirschfeld WIns the Pot

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tyler Hirschfeld opened from middle position to 8,000. He got called by Leo Soma on the button and Ryan Dodd in the big blind. The flop showed 6♥3♦10♠.

Dodd decided to check-fold Hirschfield's bet of 12,000, and Soma also gave up. Hirschfield took all the chips from the middle of the table.

A few hands later, Dodd got eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Soma	385,000 385,000	385,000

Tyler Hirschfeld	175,000 175,000	175,000
Ryan Dodd	Busted

Tags: Leo Soma Ryan Dodd Tyler Hirschfeld

07-03-2025 23:19 UTC-8

Rockowitz Loves the Ladies

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Myles Phago

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Yuya Kita raised from early position to 8,000 only for Blas Torres to three-bet all in for 31,000 from middle position. Jesse Rockowitz also in middle position, flat called, and Kita got out of the way.

Blas Torres: A♦K♥ All in
Jesse Rockowitz: Q♦Q♠

A safe runout for Rockowitz of 9♥7♣4♥2♠2♥ and his queens held to send Torres packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Rockowitz	195,000 195,000	195,000

Yuya Kita	82,000 82,000	82,000
Blas Torres	Busted

Tags: Blas Torres Jesse Rockowitz

07-03-2025 23:18 UTC-8

Wong Collects Chips

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was picked up on a completed board 3♦7♦3♣3♥4♣. Tomoki Terashima check-folded the bet of 7,000 from Danny Wong, while Olivier Arnault decided to make the call.

As soon as Wong flipped his cards A♥K♦, Arnault tossed his cards away. The entire pot moved towards Wong.

A few hands later Terashima got eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Wong	140,000 140,000	140,000

Olivier Arnault	53,000 53,000	53,000
Tomoki Terashima	Busted

Tags: Danny Wong Olivier Arnault Tomoki Terashima

07-03-2025 23:05 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Bonorris	290,000 27,000	27,000
Beihao Wang	135,000 135,000	135,000
Jean-Robert Autran	102,000 52,000	52,000
Edward Mroczkowski	90,000 5,000	5,000
Johan Guilbert	89,000 51,000	51,000

Adrian Strobel	85,000 85,000	85,000
Shundan Xiao	75,000 6,000	6,000
Adam Hendrix	60,000 60,000	60,000
Wojciech Frankowski	57,000 57,000	57,000
Alex Livingston	55,000

Taro Miura	29,000 29,000	29,000
Matas Cimbolas	Busted

07-03-2025 23:03 UTC-8

De Castro Sends Schulman Home

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was picked up preflop when Nick Schulman went all in with his remaining stack of 19,000. Guilherme De Castro decided to call from the cutoff.

Nick Schulman: 9♦7♣ All in
Guilherme De Castro: 10♥10♣

The dealer revealed the board 9♣A♥2♠8♣10♠. De Castro was already ahead, but the river sealed the win with a set of tens, sending Schulman to the rails.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guilherme De Castro	240,000 74,000	74,000
Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: Guilherme De Castro Nicholas Schulman

07-03-2025 22:48 UTC-8

Tolander Eliminates Madan

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Noel Rodriguez raised from under the gun to 6,000, Adam Tolander called from early position, Manish Madan called from the small blind, and Kazuya Watanabe called from the big blind. A monotone flop arrived with 10♥2♥K♥, and everyone checked to Tolander, who bet out 20,000. Madan moved all in for his last 29,000, and everyone folded except Tolander, who was pot committed for only 4,000 more.

Manish Madan: A♥5♠ All in
Adam Tolander: K♣J♠

The turn 2♠ and the river 6♠ did not give Madan any help, and Tolander won the pot with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Tolander	310,000 275,000	275,000
Noel Rodriguez	165,000 134,000	134,000

Kazuya Watanabe	37,000 37,000	37,000
Manish Madan	Busted

Tags: Adam Tolander Kazuya Watanabe Manish Madan Noel Rodriguez

07-03-2025 21:45 UTC-8

Newman Eliminates Hirabayashi

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up on a heads-up completed board 7♠5♦9♣8♠4♥. Graeme Newman in the middle position was all in for 72,500. Katsuhiko Hirabayashi went into the tank, and Newman called for the clock. The floor started the countdown, and Hirabayashi decided to call with 3x3x

Newman turned over his cards A♥6♠ and Hirabayashi threw his cards away, realising that this was the end of his tournament.