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

05-31-2025 16:59 UTC-8

Funkhouser Raises Harman, Shows Two

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

David Funkhouser open-raised from the hijack and saw Jennifer Harman defend her big blind. Harman check-called Funkhouser's bet on the 7♠8♠9♦ flop before both checked the J♥ turn.

Harman fired a bet on the 10♦ river, but mucked her cards when Funkhouser put in a raise. Funkhouser showed the table Q♣J♣ as he raked in the pot, leaving Harman with just over half a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Funkhouser	92,000 34,000	34,000

Jennifer Harman	34,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: David Funkhouser Jennifer Harman

05-31-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Brunson Picks Up the Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Three players saw the flop come down K♣Q♥6♣. Everyone checked and the J♣ appeared on the turn. Brunson led out from the small blind, which Joe Ford called from early position, but Shaun Deeb folded from the button.

Brunson bet again when the 6♦ fell on the river, and Ford reluctantly called. Brunson tabled the winner with 8♣4♠3♣2♠ for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	70,000 10,000	10,000

Joe Ford	65,000 5,100	5,100
Shaun Deeb	50,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Joe Ford Shaun Deeb

05-31-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Hemingway Spikes River Against Toma

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Jared Hemingway had raised preflop when he called Tsugunari Toma's three-bet. The flop fell 2♠Q♠7♥, where Toma continued with a bet and Hemingway check-called.

Hemingway also check-called the 10♣ turn before the K♣ river emerged from the deck. Hemingway decided to lead out, getting a swift call from Toma.

Hemingway tabled K♥K♦8♥4♦ for a set of kings, and Toma briefly showed AxAx before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Hemingway	78,500 18,500	18,500
Tsugunari Toma	61,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Jared Hemingway Tsugunari Toma

05-31-2025 17:13 UTC-8

Entries, Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	60,000 60,000	60,000

Elie Nakache	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jason Berilgen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	60,000 60,000	60,000
David Prociak	60,000 60,000	60,000

Roland Israelashvili	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dustin Dirksen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jesse Lonis	60,000 60,000	60,000

Noah Bronstein	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Noori	60,000 60,000	60,000

Owais Ahmed	60,000 60,000	60,000

Yueqi Zhu	Busted

Robert Wells	Busted

Andrew Barber	Busted

Brian Tate	Busted

05-31-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Moulder's Straight is Good

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Three players saw the flop come down A♥9♦8♦, and after two checks from the blinds, Eddie Blumenthal bet from the cutoff. Brian Breck called from the small blind, and Patrick Moulder called from the big blind.

The J♠ turn got a check from Blumenthal and a bet from Moulder. Breck and Blumenthal called.

The action checked to Breck on the Q♣ river, and he fired out a bet. Both Blumenthal and Moulder called.

Breck showed two pair with A♦8♥6♠2♠, causing Blumenthal to muck. However, Moulder turned over a straight holding Q♥J♣10♣5♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Moulder	75,000 42,000	42,000

Eddie Blumenthal	75,000 27,000	27,000
Brian Breck	28,000 25,500	25,500

Tags: Brian Breck Eddie Blumenthal Patrick Moulder

05-31-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Second Break

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

The players have been sent on a 20-minute break before the tournament resumes.

Level: 7

Limits: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2025 17:36 UTC-8

Some Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Blumenthal	158,000 83,000	83,000
Igor Zektser	129,500 43,800	43,800

Jesse Klein	116,000 33,900	33,900

Huabao Chen	107,000 47,000	47,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	106,500 46,500	46,500

Noah Bronstein	105,000 45,000	45,000

Eric Wasserson	102,500 42,500	42,500

Christopher Claassen	102,400 37,400	37,400

Benjamin Gold	100,500 39,500	39,500
Tyler Brown	100,500 23,100	23,100

Justin Saliba	100,500 26,000	26,000

Huck Seed	96,500 36,500	36,500

Robert Mackie	93,500 20,300	20,300
Yehuda Buchalter	92,500 15,000	15,000
Austin Marks	92,000 8,700	8,700
Thomas Taylor	91,000 31,000	31,000
Daniel Spear	88,500 25,500	25,500
James Obst	87,500 27,500	27,500

Benjamin Jackson	81,000 16,000	16,000
Ryan Depol	80,500 20,500	20,500
Scott Clements	77,000 29,000	29,000

Robert Stevanovski	76,500 16,500	16,500
Jared Hemingway	76,000 2,500	2,500
Ilkka Heikkila	75,500 15,500	15,500
Robert Mizrachi	75,000 38,400	38,400

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05-31-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Woodward Triples Off

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Frank Visser

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

Matthew Woodward raised from early position and received one caller, Tony Cousineau in the big blind.

Cousineau check-called Woodward's bets on the 7♦9♦8♣ flop and 8♠ turn, but quickly check-folded when Woodward tossed in a final bet on the K♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Woodward	50,500 11,000	11,000
Tony Cousineau	35,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Matthew Woodward Tony Cousineau

05-31-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Nakache Wins a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

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

Three players saw the flop come down 2♦5♥10♣. Elie Nakache checked from the small blind, Esther Taylor checked from the big blind, and Robert Mizrachi bet from early position. Austin Marks called on the button, and both blinds came along as well.

Nakache led out on the 3♦ turn, which was only called by Taylor and Mizrachi.

The K♠ appeared on the river and Nakache bet again. This time, both of Nakache's opponents folded, and the pot was pushed to him.