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

07-09-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Roesel Doubles Through Lonis

Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Following an open, Dale Roesel three-bet to 18,000 on the button. In the small blind, Jesse Lonis cold four-bet to 52,000. It folded back around to Roesel who announced all-in for his final 169,500, and Lonis put in the call after a moment of hesitation.

Dale Roesel: K♥K♣ All in
Jesse Lonis: A♠Q♠

Roesel was in good shape with his kings as the Q♥7♥5♣ flop granted some additional outs for Lonis. However, the board ran out 8♣5♦ as Roesel held on to secure the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dale Roesel	351,000 139,000	139,000
Jesse Lonis	145,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Dale Roesel Jesse Lonis

07-09-2025 12:48 UTC-8

Further Entries

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Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Foxen	300,000 300,000	300,000

Keyavash Hemyari	300,000 300,000	300,000
Matthew Sabia	300,000 300,000	300,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	300,000 300,000	300,000

Alejandro Lococo	300,000 300,000	300,000

Danny Tang	300,000 300,000	300,000

Steve Enriquez	300,000 300,000	300,000

Andrew Pacheco	300,000 300,000	300,000
Changjie Zhang	300,000 300,000	300,000
Brandon Wilson	300,000 300,000	300,000
Thomas Graupner	300,000 300,000	300,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	300,000 300,000	300,000

Fahredin Mustafov	300,000 300,000	300,000
Ryan Blank	300,000 300,000	300,000
Alexander Zubov	300,000 300,000	300,000
Benjamin Chalot	300,000 300,000	300,000

07-09-2025 12:54 UTC-8

Negreanu Sends Out Oya

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Masashi Oya all in and at risk for his last 117,500 from the big blind against Daniel Negreanu from first position.

Masashi Oya: 9♣9♦ All in
Daniel Negreanu: K♥K♠

The board ran out A♠J♠3♥2♥10♣ and the kings held up for Negreanu to send Oya over to the rebuy cage, where he rebought promptly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	685,000 345,000	345,000

Masashi Oya	300,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Masashi Oya

07-09-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Furuse Shows Negreanu a Bluff

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Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kazuomi Furuse opened from middle position before Daniel Negreanu three-bet from the buttoon, and Furuse called.

On the 7♦4♦3♠ flop, Furuse check-called a bet of 13,000 from Negreanu.

The turn brought the 10♠ as Furuse checked again to Negreanu who bet 40,000 and Furuse called.

On the 8♦ river, Furuse got together some chips to lead before he was stopped by Negreanu.

"Don't bet too much," Negreanu warned, "I won't pay," before Furuse bet 85,000.

Negreanu would use two time banks before he folded as the tabled goaded Furuse into showing his hand. He obliged as he showed A♠9♠ for a missed flush draw as his bluff got through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuomi Furuse	520,000 220,000	220,000
Daniel Negreanu	507,000 178,000	178,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Kazuomi Furuse

07-09-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The players have gone on their first 15-minute break of the tournament.

07-09-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Chip Counts (full)

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

These are the chip counts of the field according to WSOP+.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Vaitiekunas	661,500 361,500	361,500

Ryan Feldman	648,500 307,500	307,500
Vladimir Minko	605,000 50,000	50,000
Alex Kulev	589,500 444,500	444,500

Jason Palker	539,000 243,000	243,000
Daniel Negreanu	497,000 10,000	10,000

Dale Roesel	490,000 139,000	139,000
Barak Wisbrod	480,000 180,000	180,000

Frank Lagodich	420,500 120,500	120,500
David Einhorn	413,000 11,000	11,000
Talal Shakerchi	400,000 100,000	100,000
Alex Foxen	396,000 96,000	96,000

Vinny Lingham	390,000 116,000	116,000
Christopher Nguyen	359,500 66,500	66,500

Simon Wilson	355,000 55,000	55,000
Brek Schutten	348,500 48,500	48,500

Alejandro Lococo	340,500 40,500	40,500

Jans Arends	336,500 36,500	36,500

Zhengpeng Liu	320,000 20,000	20,000
Adrian Mateos	316,500 35,500	35,500

Mikita Badziakouski	310,000 10,000	10,000

Christoph Vogelsang	310,000 10,000	10,000
Masashi Oya	310,000 10,000	10,000

Lander Lijo	310,000 310,000	310,000
David Peters	300,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

07-09-2025 13:31 UTC-8

Be Careful What You Wish For

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Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up in a massive pot between Jianwei Lin in the small blind and Jason Palker in the hijack.

The board read Q♥9♥3♣7♥ and Jianwei Lin moved all in for 128,000 and Palker called.

Jianwei Lin: A♥K♠ All in
Jason Palker: A♣Q♠

"No heart, no heart," asked Palker as he stood up as a favorite to win a massive pot to put him into the lead.

The deck granted his wish by putting a K♦, but unfortunately for Palker that still gave Lin top pair and he scooped a massive double to survive, leaving Palker shaking his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianwei Lin	443,000 228,000	228,000
Jason Palker	324,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Jason Palker Jianwei Lin

07-09-2025 13:32 UTC-8

Negreanu Takes from Calio

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Brett Slezak

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

Giuseppe Calio opened to 5,000 from early position and was called by Daniel Negreanu in the small blind and Joey Weissman in the big blind.

On the Q♣9♠8♣ flop, the action checked to Calio who continued for 7,000 and only Negreanu called.

The K♥ turn checked through to the 5♠ river which saw Negreanu lead for 28,000 and Calio put in the call after a small tank. He got the bad news as Negreanu tabled K♦8♦ for two pair which as good at showdown as he stays toward the top of the counts early in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	560,000 63,000	63,000

Joey Weissman	265,000 28,000	28,000

Giuseppe Calio	185,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Giuseppe Calio Joey Weissman

07-09-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Some Level 3 Entries

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Brett Slezak

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	300,000
Renat Bohdanov	300,000 300,000	300,000

Alexandre Reard	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tsugunari Toma	300,000 300,000	300,000

Ihar Soika	300,000 300,000	300,000
Sergio Aguero	300,000 300,000	300,000
Pavel Plesuv	300,000 300,000	300,000

Edward Pak	300,000 300,000	300,000
Yuya Takahashi	300,000 300,000	300,000
Frank Brannan	300,000 300,000	300,000

Chance Kornuth	300,000 300,000	300,000

Keyavash Hemyari	300,000 300,000	300,000
Roy Thung	300,000 300,000	300,000
Carlos Ribeiro	300,000 300,000	300,000
Santhosh Suvarna	300,000 300,000	300,000

Manuel Fritz	300,000 300,000	300,000
Kevin Rabichow	300,000 300,000	300,000

Jonathan Jaffe	300,000 300,000	300,000
Nacho Barbero	300,000 300,000	300,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	300,000