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

07-09-2025 13:43 UTC-8

Lococo Tries To Bluff Lagodich

Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Frank Lagodich on the button and Alejandro Lococo in the big blind.

With a board reading 10♠9♦2♦9♠, Lococo checked over to Lagodich who bet 27,000. Lococo responded by raising to 54,000 and Lagodich called.

On the river A♠, Lococo bet 139,000 and Lagodich snap-called.

Lococo turned over 8♥6♠ for just eight-high, which was no good against Lagodich's Q♥9♣ for three nines with a queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Lagodich	684,000 263,500	263,500
Alejandro Lococo	52,500 288,000	288,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Frank Lagodich

07-09-2025 14:36 UTC-8

Punsri Gets Paid with Two Pair

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Brett Slezak

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Punnat Punsri opened from under the gun and was called by Changjie Zhang on his direct left.

The 10♠9♠2♥ flop checked through to the 8♠ turn which saw Punsri lead for 14,000 and Zhang put in the call.

On the 3♥ river, Punsri would take until the end of his allotted time before he tossed out a bet of 36,000 and Zhang snapped it off. However, it was Punsri who showed 9♦8♦ and his two pair were good at showdown as he got some extra value on the end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	375,000 75,000	75,000

Changjie Zhang	190,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Changjie Zhang Punnat Punsri

07-09-2025 14:45 UTC-8

Kenney Wins Without Showdown

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Marius Kudzmanas in the big blind and Bryn Kenney in first position.

The board read 8♠2♠Q♠5♣ and Kudzmanas check-called a bet of 37,000 from Kenney.

Kudzmanas checked the river 9♣ over to Kenney who sized up to 87,000.

That bet was enough to see Kenney take down the pot as the All-Time Money leader took down a pot just after sitting down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	349,000

Marius Kudzmanas	225,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Marius Kudzmanas

07-09-2025 15:07 UTC-8

Koon Flushes Out Wilson to Take Chip Lead

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Brett Slezak

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jason Koon from the hijack and Brock Wilson from the small blind went heads-up to the 9♦9♣7♠ flop with over 60,000 in the middle preflop after Wilson had three-bet. Wilson led for a chunky size of 42,000 and Koon put in the call.

The 4♦ turn checked through to the Q♦ river which saw Wilson lead for 110,000 after using a time bank. Koon would then use one of his own before he announced all-in as the covering stack for 263,000 effective, sending Wilson deep into the tank. After almost two minutes, he would put a stack in the middle to call off his stack.

Brock Wilson: A♠A♥ All in
Jason Koon: K♦J♦

Koon went runner-runner to make a flush as he was able to crack the aces of Wilson who could not get away on the river as he headed towards the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	950,000 650,000	650,000

Brock Wilson	Busted

Tags: Brock Wilson Jason Koon

07-09-2025 15:12 UTC-8

Nut Flush For Sako

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alex Foxen raised to 6,500 from the hijack and Yuki Sako three-bet to 19,000 to see only Foxen call.

Foxen checked the flop of J♠Q♦4♦ over to Sako who bet 8,000 to see Foxen call.

Both players checked the turn J♦ over to the river 3♦ and Foxen checked over to Sako who bet 40,000. Foxen looked at his opponent for a bit before tossing in a single chip for the call.

Sako tabled A♠A♦ for an ace-high flush and Foxen whipped his hand into the muck, ceding the pot to Sako.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	281,000 115,000	115,000

Yuki Sako	265,000 106,500	106,500

Tags: Alex Foxen Yuki Sako

07-09-2025 15:42 UTC-8

Tang Fires Twice

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Danny Tang raised to 10,000 on the button and both Andrew Lichtenberger in the big blind and Brek Schutten in the small blind came along.

The flop rolled out 4♥K♣2♦ and action checked around to Tang who bet 10,000 and received two callers.

On the turn 8♦, action checked a second time around to Tang who sized up to 35,000 and both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brek Schutten	506,000

Danny Tang	271,500 28,500	28,500

Andrew Lichtenberger	212,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Brek Schutten Danny Tang

07-09-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Jaffe Folds Out Seidel

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Erik Seidel raised to 9,000 from under the gun and Jonathan Jaffe called in the cutoff.

Seidel checked the flop of A♥A♦7♠ and Jaffe bet 8,000 to see Seidel call.

On the turn 2♠, Seidel checked over to Jaffe a second time who sized up to 30,000 and Seidel called.

The river peeled off a 10♠ and Jaffe jammed for 261,000 effective after Seidel checked, earning a quick fold from Seidel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	341,000 138,000	138,000
Erik Seidel	261,000 500	500

Tags: Erik Seidel Jonathan Jaffe

07-09-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Hemyari Sends Out Linde

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a massive pot between Keyavash Hemyari in first position and Dylan Linde in late position.

With a board reading Q♠10♦8♦K♣, Hemyari checked over to Linde who bet 80,000. Hemyari responded by raising to 215,000 and Linde moved all in for 250,000 to see Hemyari call.

Dylan Linde: K♥K♠ All in
Keyavash Hemyari: A♦J♦

Linde had hit his set on the turn, but Hemyari had made Broadway to leave him trailing. The river 9♦ further improved Hemyari to a flush while Linde was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keyavash Hemyari	687,000 355,000	355,000
Dylan Linde	Busted

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07-09-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Koon Raises the River on Kulev

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Brett Slezak

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Heads-up to a completed board of Q♦5♦3♠7♠J♦ with around 215,000 in the middle, Alex Kulev led for 67,000 from the small blind.

From under the gun, Jason Koon then announced a raise to 280,000, which forced Kulev to lay it down after a small think as Koon crosses the seven figure threshold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	1,130,000 310,000	310,000

Alex Kulev	521,000 201,000	201,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Jason Koon

07-09-2025 16:29 UTC-8

Mateos Wins Race to Send Shylko Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko opened to 8,000 from the hijack and was called by Sean Winter on the button. Adrian Mateos then squeezed to 38,000 from the big blind, which was met with a shove from Shylko for approximately 150,000 total. Winter got out of the way and Mateos called to put Shylko at risk.

Aliaksandr Shylko: J♠J♦ All in
Adrian Mateos: A♥K♦

It was a fair fight, but the K♥5♥7♥5♣8♥ runout left Mateos best with a flush to eliminate Shylko, who quickly reentered.