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

07-09-2025 18:46 UTC-8

Hamada Looks Up Peters

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 18:42 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 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 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 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 16:33 UTC-8

Foxen Hits the Rail in Questionable Fashion

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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 16:29 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	485,000 270,500	270,500

Sean Winter	300,000 70,000	70,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	300,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aliaksandr Shylko Sean Winter

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 16:10 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.