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

07-03-2025 16:31 UTC-8

Wysotchanski Pays Lim's Ace Tax

Myles Phago

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Yohwan Lim raised from early position to 1,500 and found calls from Mohammad Tak in late position and Wagner Wysotchanski in the cutoff.

The flop came 8♠A♦8♥. Lim and Tak checked to Wysotchanski, who bet out for 5,000. Lim called, and Tak folded. The J♦ peeled off on the turn, to which both remaining players checked.

The river brought the K♦, and now Lim pushed out a small bet of 1,600. Wysotchanski thought for a while before he tossed in the call and mucked his cards when Lim tabled AxQx for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohwan Lim	39,000 39,000	39,000
Mohammad Tak	16,500 16,500	16,500
Wagner Wysotchanski	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Mohammad Tak Wagner Wysotchanski Yohwan Lim

07-03-2025 16:18 UTC-8

Berg's Jacks Don't Hold

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Manuel Safian raised to 1,000 from the hijack, Jakob Miegel three-bet to 3,500 from the button, and Elijah Berg moved all in for 13,000 from the big blind. Safian folded, and Miegel called.

Elijah Berg: J♠J♣ All in
Jakob Miegel: A♥Q♦

The board ran out with 3♠Q♠7♥9♠5♣, and Berg made a quick exit. Miegel won with his pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakob Miegel	56,000 23,000	23,000
Manuel Safian	48,000 4,000	4,000
Elijah Berg	Busted

Tags: Elijah Berg Jakob Miegel Manuel Safian

07-03-2025 16:12 UTC-8

Sailba Wins With Her Diamonds

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn, with a board reading A♦3♥J♠5♦. Vivian Saliba in the small blind, Hakeem Mashal under the gun, Samuel Bekerian in middle position, and Michael Shanahan on the button, all checked to see the river card 8♦.

Sailba opened to 7,500 and only got one caller, Bekerian. Once Saliba showed her K♦Q♦, Bekerian tossed his cards away. The diamonds of Saliba were strong enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Shanahan	51,000 51,000	51,000
Hakeem Mashal	50,200 50,200	50,200
Vivian Saliba	34,500 34,500	34,500

Samuel Bekerian	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Hakeem Mashal Michael Shanahan Samuel Bekerian Vivian Saliba

07-03-2025 16:05 UTC-8

Kings Hold for Li

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Myles Phago

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Guozhi Li raised to 1,000 from under the gun, and action was folded back around to Xiaoru Cui on the button, who three-bet to 3,500. Remi Derossi in the big blind then four-bet to 8,000.

Li went into the tank for a short while before he announced that he was all-in. Cui folded, and after thinking for a while, Derossi made the call.

Guozhi Li: K♠K♦ All in
Remi Derossi: A♥J♦

The J♠10♥10♦ flop gave Derossi some additional outs, but the 2♣ turn and 8♥ river didn't improve his hand, and the pot was pushed to Li for a full double-up and more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoru Cui	51,000
Guozhi Li	46,400
Remi Derossi	17,000

Tags: Guozhi Li Remi Derossi Xiaoru Cui

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

07-03-2025 15:54 UTC-8

Everyone Wants to Play

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Xixiang Luo raised from early position to 800, and received four callers: Manuel Safian from the cutoff, Davis Aalvik from the button, Jakob Miegel from the small blind, and finally Paulina Loeliger aka "Poker Bunny", from the big blind. The flop was 4♥Q♥6♣, and the whole gang checked.

On the turn Q♣, Miegel decided to take a stab and bet out 4,000; everyone folded to Aalvik on the button, who made the call.

The river 8♠ had Miegel bet out 2,000, and it was just enough to get Aalvik to call with his ace high.

Miegel showed 10♥8♥ for two pair, and Aalvik showed A♣9♣, giving the victory to Miegel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Safian	52,000 34,500	34,500
Davis Aalvik	35,000 35,000	35,000
Jakob Miegel	33,000 33,000	33,000
Xixiang Luo	28,000 28,000	28,000

Paulina Loeliger	15,100 46,900	46,900

Tags: Davis Aalvik Jakob Miegel Manuel Safian Paulina Loeliger Xixiang Luo

07-03-2025 15:47 UTC-8

Dursel Doubles Up

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Duncan Horst and Kyuhyung Jung decided to fold because two other players, Asi Moshe and Igor Dursel, went all in. Their decision to step back from the pot came after Moshe, from the button, pushed all in, followed by Dursel, who was under the gun, also going all in for around 35,000.

Dursel A♥A♦ All in
Moshe A♠K♠

The dealer revealed the flop 2♦2♠7♣6♠J♥

Dursel was already ahead and the board didn't help Moshe at all. Dursel doubled up, while Moshe had to take a big hit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Dursel	86,000 86,000	86,000
Duncan Horst	35,000 35,000	35,000
Kyuhyung Jung	35,000 35,000	35,000
Asi Moshe	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Duncan Horst Igor Dursel

07-03-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Ace High Good for Leecy

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Myles Phago

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In what seems to be an ongoing battle at the table, Amarpreet Dhoot raised from under the gun to 1,200 only to face a three-bet from Mykola Kostyrko in the cutoff to 3,600 and then a four-bet from Matthew Leecy in the small blind to 9,100. Dhoot folded, and Kostyrko called.

The flop came 3♥6♥7♦ and Leecy led out for 3,500. Kostyrko was having none of that and raised to 9,600, and Leecy instantly moved all in, which Kostyrko snap called.

Matthew Leecy: A♣K♦ All in
Mykola Kostyrko: A♥Q♥

Leecy's ace high was way ahead of Kostyrko's ace-queen, but he needed to dodge a X♥ or queen to stay alive. The turn didn't produce for Kostyrko when the 5♦ dropped, and when the J♦ bricked out the river, it was Leecy's ace high with king kicker that was left the victor, and he was pushed the pot for a full double up and more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amarpreet Dhoot	91,000 48,000	48,000
Matthew Leecy	62,000 34,500	34,500
Mykola Kostyrko	15,600 18,000	18,000

Tags: Amarpreet Dhoot Matthew Leecy Mykola Kostyrko

07-03-2025 15:41 UTC-8

Sullender Cracks Tong's Kings

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Joseph Sullender raised from early position to 1,000, and Haoxin Tong three-bet to 3,500 from the hijack position. The flop arrived with Q♦6♥6♣, and Sullender checked to the preflop aggressor Tong, who bet out 2,500. Sullender raised to 6,500 and received a call.

The turn 10♠ is where all the magic happened, as Sullender checked again, which led to Tong moving all in for 20,000 more. Sullender took no time and called.

Haoxin Tong: K♦K♠ All in
Joseph Sullender: 10♥10♦

The river 8♦ brought no help for Tong, and Sullender scooped the pot with his full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Sullender	138,000 60,000	60,000
Haoxin Tong	Busted

Tags: Haoxin Tong Joseph Sullender

07-03-2025 15:24 UTC-8

No Bluffing Loeliger

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Myles Phago

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On the 5♠8♦4♦ flop, Manuel Safian had bet out for 1,400 from the big blind only to face a three-bet from Paulina Loeliger in middle position to 4,000. Safian called, and both players checked the 5♦ that came on the turn.

When the 9♣ peeled off on the river, Safian now bet out for 10,000, which sent Loeliger into the tank, and she eventually called. "Eight" said Safian before Loeliger tabled her J♦3♦ for a turned flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulina Loeliger	62,000 62,000	62,000
Manuel Safian	17,500 17,500	17,500

Tags: Manuel Safian Paulina Loeliger