Event #88: $50,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-09-2025 22:27 UTC-8

Lagodich Falls To Wantman

Liam Gannon

Level 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Frank Lagodich raised to 24,000 on the button and in the big blind, Matthew Wantman moved all in for 170,000 effective which saw Lagodich call.

Frank Lagodich: 6♥6♣ All in
Matthew Wantman: A♦5♣

The board ran out A♥Q♣10♠9♥3♦ and the ace on the flop was good for the pot as Lagodich exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	410,000 18,000	18,000

Frank Lagodich	Busted

Tags: Frank Lagodich Matthew Wantman

07-09-2025 22:13 UTC-8

Badziakouski Rivers [Removed:565]

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Brett Slezak

Level 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened the hijack to 30,000 and Yuri Dzivielevski called in the small blind. In the big blind, [Removed:564] jammed for his final 68,000. Badziakouski then clicked it with a minimum raise to 106,000, and Dzivielevski folded after a small tank.

[Removed:564]: K♦Q♥ All in
Mikita Badziakouski: K♥7♥

[Removed:565] was in good shape with the dominating king on the 9♠5♠2♣ flop. Nothing changed on the 10♠ turn as neither player held a spade. However, the river was the 7♦ and Badziakouski flipped the script to eliminate [Removed:565].

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	605,000 345,000	345,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	505,000 270,000	270,000

[Removed:564]	Busted

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Yuri Dzivielevski

07-09-2025 22:09 UTC-8

Spitale Falls To Foxen

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Liam Gannon

Level 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pavel Plesuv raised to 24,000 from under the gun and in the hijack, Franco Spitale moved all in for 83,000. Alex Foxen called in the cutoff and Plesuv folded.

Franco Spitale: K♣Q♠ All in
Alex Foxen: 9♥9♦

The board ran out 2♦J♥4♣9♣6♣ and the set of nines was god for Foxen while Spitale was eliminated from the tournament.

Shortly before that, the defending champion Jared Bleznick was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Plesuv	1,325,000 250,000	250,000

Alex Foxen	645,000 85,000	85,000

Jared Bleznick	Busted

Franco Spitale	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Franco Spitale Jared Bleznick Pavel Plesuv

07-09-2025 21:58 UTC-8

Koon Calls Out Kulev's Hand, Calls, and Busts

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Brett Slezak

Level 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action picked up on the turn with the board reading 9♦6♦2♣J♣ in a hand between Alex Kulev from middle position and Jason Koon in the cutoff with around 190,000 in the middle already.

Kulev checked to Koon who bet 65,000 before Kulev jammed for 575,000 effective as the slightly covering stack.

"You have kings, don't you?" Koon lamented as he put in the call for his tournament life.

Jason Koon: Q♦J♦ All in
Alex Kulev: K♠K♥

Koon held top pair and a flush draw against the aforementioned kings of Kulev. Koon had fourteen outs to win but he could not find one on the 5♣ river as he was eliminated in a massive pot to the hands of Kulev who has moved well over seven figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	1,350,000 506,000	506,000

Jason Koon	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Jason Koon

07-09-2025 21:32 UTC-8

Miller Ends Chalot's Bullet

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Brett Slezak

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Arieori Miller opened to 20,000 from under the gun before Benjamin Chalot jammed for his final 72,000 from the cutoff, and Miller quickly called.

Benjamin Chalot: A♥J♣ All in
Arieori Miller: 10♠10♥

It was coinflip scenario with Miller staying ahead on the 7♣4♠2♥ flop. Nothing changed on the 3♦4♥ runout as Chalot was sent to the rail by Miller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arieori Miller	360,000 103,000	103,000
Benjamin Chalot	Busted

Tags: Arieori Miller Benjamin Chalot

07-09-2025 21:17 UTC-8

Einhorn Falls to Roser

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Brett Slezak

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action picked up heads-up to the 9♣7♠4♦ flop in a hand between David Einhorn from the big blind and Jack Roser from middle position. Einhorn checked to Roser who bet 35,000 before Einhorn put in a check-raise to 85,000 and Roser called.

On the 5♠ turn, Einhorn quickly jammed for his remaining 214,000 and Roser immediately called as the covering stack.

David Einhorn: A♦5♦ All in
Jack Roser: A♠9♠

Roser had flopped top pair as Einhorn went for the flop bluff, turned some equity, and jammed. Nothing changed on the 8♦ river as Roser held to eliminate Einhorn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Roser	900,000 240,000	240,000
David Einhorn	Busted

Tags: David Einhorn Jack Roser

07-09-2025 21:04 UTC-8

Peters Cannot Fold Out Hamada

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Liam Gannon

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river in a massive pot between David Peters in the hijack and Shoichiro Hamada in the big blind.

Hamada checked over to Peters on the board reading 9♥8♦A♦A♠K♠ and Peters bet 358,000 of his total stack of 359,000. Hamada went into the tank and burned two time extensions, eventually deciding to call.

Peters turned over 10♣8♣ for a missed straight draw, which was no good against Hamada's A♥3♠ for three aces.

"Wow you had to earn that one," tablemate Phong Turbo Nguyen said.

After being left with one chip, Peters was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shoichiro Hamada	1,180,000 514,000	514,000
David Peters	Busted

Tags: David Peters Phong Turbo Nguyen Shoichiro Hamada

07-09-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Showers for Shakerchi

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Brett Slezak

Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Talal Shakerchi opened the button to 16,000 and Viktor Ustimov defended his big blind.

On the J♦6♦2♠ flop, Ustimov check-called a bet of 17,000 from Shakerchi.

Ustimov checked again on the 7♥ turn as Shakerchi sized up to 51,000, and Ustimov stuck around again.

On the 6♠ river, Ustimov checked for a final time to Shakerchi who bet 106,000. Ustimov responded with a check-jam for 285,000 effective as the covering stack. Shakerchi would burn through a time bank, a rare sight, before he flicked in the call. He got the bad news as Ustimov tabled Q♣6♣ for trip sixes, and Shakerchi mucked his hand on his way the exit, wishing his opponents good luck along the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Ustimov	975,000 525,000	525,000
Talal Shakerchi	Busted

Tags: Talal Shakerchi Viktor Ustimov

07-09-2025 20:17 UTC-8

Shylko Gives Scheinberg Respect

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Brock Wilson opened from under the gun and was three-bet to 50,000 by Aliaksandr Shylko in the small blind. Isai Scheinberg called cold from the big blind and Wilson got out of the way.

Shylko continued for 26,000 on the A♣J♣4♣ flop and Scheinberg raised to 75,000. Shylko quickly laid his hand down and Scheinberg collected the pot.

Shylko was left with just over 100,000 following the hand and was seen exiting his seat shortly after, having been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isai Scheinberg	630,000 630,000	630,000
Brock Wilson	260,000 168,000	168,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Brock Wilson Isai Scheinberg

07-09-2025 20:02 UTC-8

Morris Bluffs it Off Against Mustafov

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov opened to 16,000 from early position and was called by Christopher Puetz from directly behind. Arthur Morris then squeezed to 85,000 from the big blind, which got a call from Mustafov and a fold from Puetz.

Mustafov proceeded to call bets from Morris on every street. First for 75,000 on the J♣9♥5♠ flop, then for 175,000 on the 2♦ turn, and lastly for Morris's remaining stack on the 6♠ river.

Morris revealed A♠K♠ for just ace-king high and Mustafov tabled 9♣9♦ for a set to send Morris to the rail.