Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-31-2025 16:35 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dennis Weiss	60,000 60,000	60,000

Huabao Chen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Alex Livingston	60,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Woodward	60,000 60,000	60,000
Thomas Taylor	60,000 60,000	60,000
Esther Taylor	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ryan Hoenig	60,000 60,000	60,000

David "ODB" Baker	60,000 60,000	60,000

Brian Rast	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dylan Weisman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Maxx Coleman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Matt Vengrin	60,000 60,000	60,000

Todd Brunson	60,000 60,000	60,000

Frank Brannan	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jeremy Trojand	60,000 60,000	60,000

Chen Takes It on Turn

Frank Visser

Level 5 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Five-way to a flop of A♦10♣6♥, it checked to James Chen in middle position, who bet out. Todd Barlow on the button was the only caller as Yehuda Buchalter, Daniel Negreanu, and Scott Clements all mucked their hands.

The K♠ turn saw Chen fire another bet, quickly getting a fold from Barlow and taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehuda Buchalter	107,500 2,500	2,500
James Chen	82,000 22,000	22,000

Scott Clements	48,000 12,000	12,000

Daniel Negreanu	40,700 18,300	18,300

Todd Barlow	18,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu James Chen Scott Clements Todd Barlow Yehuda Buchalter

05-31-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Negreanu and Barlow Chop the Pot With Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Todd Barlow raised from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu three-bet from middle position. When it got back to Barlow he called.

Barlow check-called Negreanu's bets on every street on a board of 3♠Q♣10♦3♣8♠. Negreanu showed aces with A♥A♦K♥10♠, and Barlow showed aces also with A♣A♠10♥6♦, meaning they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	59,000 1,000	1,000

Todd Barlow	35,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Todd Barlow

05-31-2025 16:18 UTC-8

Saliba Takes From Mizrachi as Vaughn First to Depart

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Justin Saliba raised preflop, and Robert Mizrachi three-bet. It folded back to Saliba, who called to the 8♥5♣Q♣ flop, where he check-called Mizrachi's continuation-bet.

The players followed the same recipe on the 8♠ turn before they both checked the 10♦ river.

Saliba tabled A♥K♥K♦Q♠ for kings and eights, and won the pot when Mizrachi mucked his cards.

During the hand, Jeffrey Vaughn's agonizing yells of defeat could be heard across the Paris tournament area as he was the first player to leave the tournament empty-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Saliba	74,500 14,500	14,500

Robert Mizrachi	36,600 33,500	33,500

Jeffrey Vaughn	Busted

Tags: Justin Saliba Robert Mizrachi

05-31-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Gold's Flush is Good

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Andrew Brown raised from early position with Benjamin Gold calling from the next seat, and Kyle Miaso defended out of the big blind.

When the flop came down J♥Q♠5♥ the action checked to Gold, who bet. Milaso folded, but Brown called.

Brown check-called bets from Gold on the 9♠ turn, and Q♥ river. Gold flipped over A♠10♥3♦3♥ for a flush, which was enough to win him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Gold	61,000 1,000	1,000
Andrew Brown	57,000 2,000	2,000

Kyle Miaso	45,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Kyle Miaso Benjamin Gold

05-31-2025 16:08 UTC-8

Blumenthal Reaches Six Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Brian Breck limped in from the hijack, after which Eddie Blumenthal raised on the button. Brian Breck and Joao Vieira called in the blinds before Breck bumped it up with a three-bet.

Blumenthal then four-bet, which Moulder called. Vieira folded his cards, Breck called, and a flop of 3♦K♠7♠ was dealt.

Moulder checked to Breck, who fired a bet. Blumenthal raised, Moulder three-bet, Breck folded, and Blumenthal called. Moulder then bet the A♦ turn and 4♠ river as well, both times being called by Blumenthal.

Moulder tabled A♠Q♦5♣3♠ for a flush and a low, but Blumenthal played a better low with his A♥7♣3♣2♦ as the players chopped up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Blumenthal	102,000 42,000	42,000
Joao Vieira	56,000 4,000	4,000

Brian Breck	53,500 6,500	6,500
Patrick Moulder	33,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Brian Breck Eddie Blumenthal Joao Vieira

05-31-2025 16:06 UTC-8

Ding Runs into Smith's Royal Flush on His First-Ever Mixed Game Hand

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

With the board already out and showing A♦Q♦J♣10♥K♦, Biao Ding, who stated he was playing his first-ever mixed game hand, checked from the big blind. Robert Yass checked from early position and Ed Smith bet from the button. Ding and Yass called.

Smith turned over the best hand in poker with Q♣J♠J♦10♦ for a royal flush to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ed Smith	80,000 20,000	20,000
Robert Yass	60,000 2,500	2,500
Biao Ding	54,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Biao Ding Ed Smith Robert Yass

05-31-2025 15:57 UTC-8

More Faces Join

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jaswinder Lally	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ky Nguyen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Doug Lorgeree	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yuval Bronshtein	60,000 60,000	60,000

Justin Saliba	60,000 60,000	60,000

William Mattison	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ari Engel	60,000 60,000	60,000

Walter Chambers	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jason Gola	60,000 60,000	60,000

Connor Drinan	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jared Hemingway	60,000 60,000	60,000
Scott Clements	60,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Valeo	60,000 60,000	60,000

Joao Vieira	60,000 60,000	60,000

05-31-2025 15:51 UTC-8

Funkhouser Takes it Away from Harman on the River

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Jennifer Harman raised from middle position and David Funkhouser defended out of the big blind.

Funkhouser check-called a bet from Harman on the A♠7♠A♥ flop.

The turn came the 9♥ and both players checked for the K♦ to land on the river. Funkhouser bet, causing Harman to look back her cards, ponder for a few moments, and then fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jennifer Harman	65,000 5,000	5,000

David Funkhouser	58,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: David Funkhouser Jennifer Harman

05-31-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Lambe Chips Up With a Wheel

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Dylan Lambe raised from early position with Benjamin Jackson calling on the button and Ralph Rudd defending his big blind.

The three players checked the 3♦A♦7♦ flop to see the 10♠ roll off on the turn. Rudd and Lamb checked, but Jackson bet. Rudd folded, and Lambe called.

When the 4♦ landed on the river, Lambe led out, and Jackson reluctantly called. Lambe tabled J♥5♠3♠2♥ for a wheel, causing Jackson to muck.