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

07-09-2025 15:07 UTC-8

Koon Flushes Out Wilson to Take Chip Lead

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 15:11 UTC-8

Level 4 Entries

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Brett Slezak

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Ustimov	300,000
Gregory Jensen	300,000

Chris Brewer	300,000

Matthew Frankland	300,000
Jason Wong	300,000
Chang Lee	300,000

Arieori Miller	300,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	300,000

Ali Eslami	300,000

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

Level: 5

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

07-09-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Counts at Break

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Brett Slezak

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

As updated on the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhengpeng Liu	916,000 596,000	596,000
Ryan Feldman	877,000 228,500	228,500
Brandon Wilson	830,000 575,000	575,000
Jason Koon	820,000 130,000	130,000

Alex Kulev	722,000 132,500	132,500

Daniel Negreanu	715,000 155,000	155,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	701,000 39,500	39,500

Frank Lagodich	684,000
Vladimir Minko	663,000 58,000	58,000
Masashi Oya	618,500 308,500	308,500

Galen Hall	588,000 288,000	288,000

David Peters	585,000 285,000	285,000

Marius Gierse	542,500 442,000	442,000
Omer Smidt	538,000 238,000	238,000
Shoichiro Hamada	535,000 235,000	235,000
Brek Schutten	506,000 157,500	157,500

Daniel Rezaei	500,000 200,000	200,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	495,000 241,000	241,000

Jianwei Lin	457,000 14,000	14,000
Dale Roesel	456,000 34,000	34,000
Kazuomi Furuse	451,500 151,500	151,500
Justin Saliba	445,000 165,000	165,000

Fahredin Mustafov	441,000 141,000	141,000
Thomas Graupner	432,500 132,500	132,500
Punnat Punsri	430,000 55,000	55,000

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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 15:53 UTC-8

Ace Wins for Fritz

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Dan O'Hair

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

Brandon Wilson opened to 8,000 from early position and was called by Manuel Fritz in the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Action checked through on the 8♦A♦3♥ flop and 7♦ turn, but Negreanu led out for 35,000 after the Q♣ completed the board.

Wilson folded, but Fritz called.

"Seven!" Negreanu said as he tabled J♣7♣.

Fritz turned over A♥J♥ and Negreanu said, "Ace wins!" before the dealer pushed Fritz the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fritz	680,000 369,000	369,000
Daniel Negreanu	650,000 65,000	65,000

Brandon Wilson	330,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Brandon Wilson Daniel Negreanu Manuel Fritz

07-09-2025 15:54 UTC-8

Rabichow Gets the Max with Aces

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Brett Slezak

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

Dan Smith opened the button to 8,000 before Kevin Rabichow three-bet to 45,000 from the small blind. In the big blind, Matthew Sabia put in a cold four-bet to 113,000. Smith quickly folded and Rabichow elected to call.

On the 6♥4♥2♠ flop, Rabichow checked to Sabia who continued for 72,000 and Rabichow put in the call.

The 8♠ turn checked through to the K♦ river which saw Rabichow check for a third time. Sabia used a time bank before he announced a bet of 220,000. Rabichow would then check-jam for 327,000 total, sending Sabia into the tank who was playing a slightly bigger stack. He eventually decided to flick in the call.

Kevin Rabichow: A♠A♣ All in
Matthew Sabia: K♥J♥

Rabichow got the max with his aces after Sabia paired his king on the river, and he dragged a massive pot as he left Sabia on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	1,034,000 734,000	734,000

Matthew Sabia	30,000 267,000	267,000

Tags: Dan Smith Kevin Rabichow Matthew Sabia

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

Tags: Dylan Linde Keyavash Hemyari