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

05-31-2025 18:18 UTC-8

Brown Takes from Ivey

Tim Baker

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Dylan Weisman raised from early position with Tyler Brown calling from the next seat. Phil Ivey reraised on the button, which got called by Weisman and Brown.

Weisman checked the K♣8♥Q♥ flop and Brown bet. Ivey called, but Weisman folded.

Brown bet again when the 6♥ landed on the turn. Ivey called to see the 6♦ peel off on the river. Brown bet, and after a few moments, Ivey tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Brown	65,000 35,500	35,500

Dylan Weisman	53,000 9,500	9,500

Phil Ivey	45,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Tyler Brown Phil Ivey Dylan Weisman

05-31-2025 18:38 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ryan Miller	60,000 60,000	60,000

Toby Lewis	60,000 60,000	60,000

Andrew Yeh	60,000 60,000	60,000

Erick Lindgren	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jason Berilgen	Busted
Jason Kluska	Busted
Jennifer Harman	Busted

Biao Ding	Busted
Nicolas Milgrom	Busted

Ron Ware	Busted
Dylan Weisman	Busted

James Chen	Busted

Saliba Wins it With a River Raise

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Elie Nakache limped from the small blind and Justin Saliba raised out of the big blind. Nakache called.

Nakache check-called a bet from Saliba on the 5♣K♣2♥ flop. The turn came A♦ and Nakache led out. Saliba called.

Nakache bet again on the 3♥ river. Saliba raised and Nakache quickly folded his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Saliba	88,000 12,500	12,500

Elie Nakache	45,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Elie Nakache Justin Saliba

05-31-2025 18:48 UTC-8

Yu Scoops Vieira

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Three-way to the 4♦K♦6♠ flop, Patrick Moulder checked from the big blind. Joao Vieira then placed a bet under the gun, which Ben Yu raised in the neighboring seat.

Moulder quickly let go of his cards, but Vieira stuck around and called. Yu then fired bets on the 10♦ turn and A♥ river, both times being check-called by Vieira.

Yu turned over A♦8♠5♦2♦ for a flush and a six-low, scooping the pot as Vieira mucked his cards in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Moulder	91,000 9,000	9,000

Ben Yu	78,000 18,000	18,000

Joao Vieira	50,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: Ben Yu Joao Vieira Patrick Moulder

05-31-2025 18:57 UTC-8

Ivey Three-Bets Turn

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Small blind James Obst fired a bet on the 10♣4♠9♠8♣ turn, which Yuri Dzivielevski raised in the big blind. Phil Ivey then upped the ante with a reraise in the cutoff, seeing both Obst and Dzivielevski call.

The river fell the Q♦. It checked to Ivey, who fired again. Obst quickly got out of the way before Dzivielevski reluctantly put in a call.

Ivey tabled K♣Q♥J♥9♣ for the nut straight, and Dzivielevski quickly mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	120,000 75,000	75,000

James Obst	62,000 25,500	25,500

Yuri Dzivielevski	50,500 56,000	56,000

Tags: James Obst Phil Ivey Yuri Dzivielevski

05-31-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Zwingmann-Gocht and Baker Chop Up Depol's Chips

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

David "ODB" Baker raised from early position with Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht calling from the next seat, and Ryan Depol defending his big blind.

Depol and Baker checked to Zwingmann-Gocht on the 8♣K♦10♦ flop and he decided to bet. Depol and Baker called.

The action checked to Zwingmann-Gocht again on the 3♠ turn and he bet again. Depol and Baker called.

The dealer revealed the 7♥ on the river. After two checks, Zwingmann-Gocht bet. Depol and Baker called and the cards were revealed.

Baker showed A♠Q♣5♠2♥ for the nut low, and Zwingmann-Gocht tabled A♣K♣Q♥8♥ for two pair. Depol mucked, which meant Baker and Zwingmann-Gocht split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	72,000 14,500	14,500

Ryan Depol	70,000 10,500	10,500
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	65,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: David "ODB" Baker Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht Ryan Depol

05-31-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Smith Scoops as Wasserson Misreads Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

The action was caught four-way on a 7♦10♠9♣A♦ turn. Jeffery Stepaniuk and Eric Wasserson checked from the blinds before Ed Smith tossed in a bet under the gun.

Robert Yass called on the button, as did Stepaniuk and Wasserson. The 8♠ hit the river, and Wasserson led out with a bet after Stepaniuk had checked. Smith called while the other two players mucked their hands.

"Straight," Wasserson enthusiastically declared, before he stated, "Oh no, I misread my hand."

Smith then tabled A♣10♦6♠3♦ for a straight to the ten and a low, and Wasserson gave up on the pot as he mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	95,000 7,500	7,500

Ed Smith	87,000 18,500	18,500
Jeffery Stepaniuk	85,000 5,000	5,000
Robert Yass	71,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Ed Smith Eric Wasserson Jeffery Stepaniuk Robert Yass

05-31-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Ausmus Finds Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

With several chips already in the pot, Jeremy Ausmus committed his final 10,000 on a turn of K♠4♣4♥Q♠ from the hijack, and was looked up by Elie Nakache in the small blind.

Jeremy Ausmus: A♠K♥K♣3♣ All in
Elie Nakache: A♥A♣Q♣9♦

Nakache had one out remaining, but Ausmus' full house remained best on the 7♥ river as he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	51,500 26,500	26,500

Elie Nakache	21,500 23,500	23,500

Tags: Elie Nakache Jeremy Ausmus

05-31-2025 19:34 UTC-8

Nightly Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	Busted

David Prociak	Busted

Gregory Holt	Busted
Allen Kessler	Busted
Ky Nguyen	Busted
Matthew Woodward	Busted
Todd Rodenborn	Busted
Joao Simao	Busted

Michael Sortino	Busted
John Zaleski	Busted
Shaun Deeb	Busted

Scott Clements	Busted

Christopher Claassen	Busted

Clyde Gaskins	Busted
Ken Aldridge	Busted
Jeremy Trojand	Busted
Todd Barlow	Busted
John Ma	Busted

05-31-2025 19:51 UTC-8

Counts During Final Break

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hunter McClelland	192,000 110,000	110,000
Austin Marks	185,000 106,000	106,000
Eddie Blumenthal	185,000 27,000	27,000
Matt Glantz	179,000 119,000	119,000

Jay Kerbel	169,000 9,000	9,000
Micah Brooks	163,000 92,000	92,000
Ryan Bambrick	160,000 97,500	97,500

Dylan Lambe	146,000 84,000	84,000
Carol Fuchs	145,000 85,000	85,000

Jesse Lonis	138,000 85,500	85,500

Taylor Wilson	133,000 73,000	73,000
Robert Yass	133,000 61,500	61,500
Sean Troha	129,000 129,000	129,000

Kyle Cartwright	125,000 68,000	68,000

Robert Mackie	123,500 30,000	30,000
Bradford Albrinck	120,000 30,000	30,000
Eric Wasserson	120,000 25,000	25,000

Tyler Brown	119,000 54,000	54,000

Phil Ivey	118,000 2,000	2,000

Yuval Bronshtein	115,000 58,000	58,000

Stuart Rutter	115,000 54,900	54,900
Toby Lewis	112,000 52,000	52,000

Erick Lindgren	111,000 51,000	51,000

Daniel Negreanu	107,000 53,000	53,000

Huck Seed	106,000 9,500	9,500