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

07-09-2025 16:33 UTC-8

Foxen Hits the Rail in Questionable Fashion

Brett Slezak

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

Jason Wong opened to 8,000 second to act before Alex Foxen jammed for 68,000 from the cutoff. On the button, Motoki Jinno immediately re-jammed for around 150,000, and Wong folded.

Alex Foxen: A♣K♥ All in
Motoki Jinno: J♠6♠

The table was surpised to see the hand that Jinno showed up with, but he must have known something as the J♣6♥6♦ flop gave him a full house. Foxen was drawing dead on the 2♥ turn to the irrelevant 8♥ river as the table stood aghast at what they just witnessed.

Jinno muttered something in Japanese after the hand that was roughly translated by a tablemate as "He [Jinno] doesn't care".

Player	Chips	Progress
Motoki Jinno	240,000 55,000	55,000
Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Jason Wong Motoki Jinno

07-09-2025 16:50 UTC-8

Ace-King Versus Ace-King Does Not End in a Chop

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Brett Slezak

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Barak Wisbrod opened the cutoff to 10,000 and Shoichiro Hamada called on the button. In the big blind, David Peters squeezed to 45,000. Wisbrod then announced all-in, Hamada folded, and Peters snapped it off as the effective stack for 299,000.

David Peters: A♦K♦ All in
Barak Wisbrod: A♥K♠

A chop was looking likely until the Q♠9♦5♦ flop gave Peters a flush draw. Nothing changed on the 8♣ turn until the 10♦ landed on the river, giving Peters the flush and the full double, and Wisbrod took in on the chin as he tossed out his payment.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	615,500 30,500	30,500

Barak Wisbrod	15,500 406,500	406,500

Tags: Barak Wisbrod David Peters Shoichiro Hamada

07-09-2025 17:12 UTC-8

Wilson Ships it on Shylko

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Brock Wilson opened to 11,000 first to act and was called by Sergio Aguero from directly behind. It was then folded to Aliaksandr Shylko, who made it 40,000 to go on the button.

Wilson responded by announcing he was all in (having both players covered) and both Aguero and Shylko quickly laid their hands down to award Wilson the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brock Wilson	500,000 500,000	500,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	225,000 225,000	225,000
Sergio Aguero	215,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Brock Wilson Sergio Aguero

07-09-2025 17:20 UTC-8

Mustafov Takes it on the Turn

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Stephen Song opened to 10,500 from the hijack and was called by Fahredin Mustafov in the cutoff and Steve Enriquez in the big blind.

The flop came 3♥4♥A♠ and it was checked to Mustafov, who bet 12,000. Enriquez called and Song folded.

Enriquez checked again on the 3♠ turn and Mustafov thought a bit before betting an even 50,000. Enriquez let his hand go and Mustafov was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	480,000 180,000	180,000

Fahredin Mustafov	360,000 81,000	81,000
Steve Enriquez	220,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Stephen Song Steve Enriquez

07-09-2025 18:42 UTC-8

Soika Trips Up Laskowitz for the KO

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Brett Slezak

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action picked up to the turn in a hand between Samuel Laskowitz from the big blind and Ihar Soika from the hijack. The board read J♥10♦2♣10♠ and there was roughly 105,000 in the middle already.

Laskowitz checked to Soika who bet 38,000 and Laskowitz put in the call.

Laskowitz checked once more on the A♣ river as Soika bet enough to Laskowitz all-in for his final 90,000, and he shrugged as he made the call after a little over 30 seconds.

Samuel Laskowitz: A♦J♠ All in
Ihar Soika: K♠10♣

Soika turned trip tens against the rivered top two pair of Laskowitz and he could not get away as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ihar Soika	380,000 177,000	177,000
Sam Laskowitz	Busted

Tags: Ihar Soika Samuel Laskowitz

07-09-2025 18:46 UTC-8

Hamada Looks Up Peters

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Thomas Graupner in the big blind, Shoichiro Hamada in the hijack and David Peters on the button.

The flop read K♦2♦A♦ and action checked around to Peters who bet 10,000 and both Graupner and Hamada called.

Everyone checked the 7♥ turn to the 10♦ river where action checked around to Peters who bet 52,000. Graupner folded and Hamada burned one time extension before calling.

Peters turned over Q♣5♣ for queen-high while Hamada turned over A♥10♣ for aces up which was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shoichiro Hamada	610,000 90,000	90,000
Thomas Graupner	525,000 68,000	68,000
David Peters	445,000 97,000	97,000

Tags: David Peters Shoichiro Hamada Thomas Graupner

07-09-2025 18:54 UTC-8

Foxen Five-Bet Shoves

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kristen Foxen opened to 13,000 first to act and was three-bet to 40,000 by Brek Schutten on the button. Shoichiro Hamada made it 95,000 to go from the big blind and Foxen used up a time extension before announcing she was all in for approximately 400,000 total.

Schutten quickly folded and Hamada followed suit after a bit of thought to award Foxen the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brek Schutten	560,000 560,000	560,000

Kristen Foxen	530,000 123,000	123,000

Shoichiro Hamada	470,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Brek Schutten Kristen Foxen Shoichiro Hamada

07-09-2025 18:57 UTC-8

Winter Picks Off Mateos

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Brett Slezak

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sean Winter opened to 13,000 from early position before Adrian Mateos three-bet to 40,000 from the hijack, and Winter called.

On the K♦7♦3♣ flop, Winter check-called a bet of 24,000 from Mateos.

The Q♠ turn checked through to the Q♦ river which saw Winter check for a third. Mateos took some time before he cut out a bet of 110,000, and Winter put in the call after a small tank.

Adrian Mateos: A♥9♥
Sean Winter: K♣J♣

WInter flopped top pair and held on as made the right call on the end to drag a substantial pot off the Spaniard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	525,000 241,000	241,000

Sean Winter	505,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Sean Winter

07-09-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Hemyari Keeps His Foot on the Gas

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Keyavash Hemyari raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and was called by Mikita Badziakouski on the button and Yuri Dzivielevski in the big blind.

It was checked to Hemyari, who continued for 16,000 on the 3♠K♥J♠ flop. Badziakouski folded and Dzivielevski called.

Dzivielevski check-called a 40,000 bet from Hemyari on the 4♣ turn, but check-folded facing an 80,000 barrel from Hemyari on the 6♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keyavash Hemyari	750,000 41,000	41,000
Mikita Badziakouski	650,000 268,000	268,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	565,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Keyavash Hemyari Mikita Badziakouski Yuri Dzivielevski

07-09-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Ding Jams On Punsri

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Punnat Punsri raised to 12,000 from late position and in the cutoff, Biao Ding three-bet to 30,000 to see Punsri call.

The flop rolled out 10♠7♠6♦ and Punsri check-called a bet of 18,000 from Ding.

On the turn Punsri checked over to Ding who moved all in for 45,000 effective and Punsri went into the tank for a few seconds before tossing his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	356,000 56,000	56,000
Punnat Punsri	45,000 258,000	258,000

Tags: Biao Ding Punnat Punsri