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

07-09-2025 21:03 UTC-8

Foxen Leaves Yang With Crumbs

Dan O'Hair

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

Kristen Foxen opened to 22,000 from early position and Chongxian Yang defended his big blind.

Yang check-called a 10,000 bet from Foxen on the J♠A♦8♣ flop and then both players checked on the K♦ turn.

The 8♠ completed the board and Yang checked a final time. Foxen overbet the pot for 100,000 and Yang looked her up after a bit of thought.

Foxen turned over Q♥8♥ for trip eights and Yang mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Foxen	965,000 140,000	140,000

Chongxian Yang	15,000 153,000	153,000

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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 21:08 UTC-8

Confused Poker Player Spews Off Stack in WSOP $50K After Unknowingly Folding Hand

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Jon Sofen

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

A poker player in the $50,000 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) High Roller flopped a set and lost to an inferior hand. But not because his opponent pulled off a sick bluff.

Motoki Jinno lost a strange hand during Wednesday's Day 1 session, and it sent the Japanese high roller into a downward spiral that ended in a pre-dinner break elimination.

Read the Full Story Here

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07-09-2025 21:09 UTC-8

Foxen Has the Better Eight

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Brett Slezak

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

Alex Foxen opened the cutoff to 22,000 and Pavel Plesuv defended his big blind.

The 9♠9♣8♦ flop checked through to the 3♣ turn which saw Plesuv check again before Foxen announced a bet of 24,000. Plesuv then check-raised to 85,000, and Foxen put in the call before the Q♥ river checked through.

Pavel Plesuv: 10♣8♠
Alex Foxen: K♣8♥

Both players had paired their eight but Foxen's kicker played as a modest pot was pushed in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Plesuv	1,075,000 204,000	204,000

Alex Foxen	560,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Pavel Plesuv

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 21:20 UTC-8

A Pot For The Defending Champion

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Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Jared Bleznick in first position and Franco Spitale in the big blind.

Spitale checked the flop of 4♣J♠6♠ and Bleznick bet 35,000 to see Spitale call.

On the turn A♥, Spitale checked a second time over to Bleznick who bet 38,000 and Spitale raised to 100,000.

Bleznick called and both of them checked the 2♦ river, with Spitale turning over 10♠9♠ for ten-high. It was no good against Bleznick who turned over K♣J♣ for a pair of jacks which was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	455,000 275,000	275,000

Franco Spitale	135,000 221,000	221,000

Tags: Franco Spitale Jared Bleznick

07-09-2025 21:25 UTC-8

Oganyan Pays Saliba Off

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Dan O'Hair

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

Justin Saliba called from the small blind and Aram Oganyan exercised his option and raised to 33,000 from the big blind. Saliba called.

Both players checked on the 4♠3♣6♠ flop and 8♣ turn, but Saliba led out for 16,000 after the 7♥ completed the board.

Oganyan paid to see and Saliba showed 7♦3♦ for two pair. Oganyan flung his hand into the muck and Saliba padded his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Saliba	380,000 11,000	11,000

Aram Oganyan	350,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Aram Oganyan Justin Saliba

07-09-2025 21:29 UTC-8

Negreanu Takes One From Schwecht

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Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up on the flop in a three-bet pot between Tobias Schwecht in first position and Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff.

The flop rolled out 4♣2♦10♥ and Schwecht led out for 40,000 which Negreanu called.

On the turn 3♠, Schwecht checked over to Negreanu who bet 80,000 and Schwecht tossed his hand inot the muck, ceding the pot to the seven-time WSOP bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	670,000 192,000	192,000

Tobias Schwecht	395,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Tobias Schwecht

07-09-2025 21:29 UTC-8

Soverel Drags Five-Bet Pot

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Brett Slezak

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

Sam Soverel opened to 20,000 from under the gun before Albert Daher made it 65,000 on his left. In the hijack, Ben Tollerene cold four-bet to 165,000 before Soverel clicked it to 310,000. Daher folded before Tollerene called.

On the K♦9♥5♣ flop, Soverel continued for just 55,000 and Tollerene put in the call after burning through a time bank.

The turn brought the 3♣ as Soverel led again, this time for 95,000, and Tollerene laid it down rather quickly.