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

05-31-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Brunson Picks Up the Pot

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 16:59 UTC-8

Funkhouser Raises Harman, Shows Two

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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 16:55 UTC-8

Kerbel and Rodenborn Chop it Up

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Tim Baker

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

Todd Rodenborn limped from the cutoff. Jay Kerbel called from the small blind and Nicolas Milgrom checked his option from the big blind.

After two checks on the 8♠5♠10♥ flop, Rodenborn bet, which only Kerbel called.

Kerbal led out when the dealer dropped the 4♦ on the turn and Rodenborn called.

Both players were happy to check the 9♠ river. Kerbel showed K♥J♣7♣6♥ for a straight, and Rodenborn revealed A♣A♥6♠9♥ for an eight-six low, meaning they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Kerbel	160,000 87,200	87,200
Todd Rodenborn	70,000 6,000	6,000
Nicolas Milgrom	29,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Jay Kerbel Nicolas Milgrom Todd Rodenborn

05-31-2025 16:51 UTC-8

Chio Chips Back Up

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Frank Visser

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

Four-way to the A♠7♣A♣ flop, it checked to Daniel Chio in the cutoff, who made a bet. Ryan Bambrick and Brian Rast called in the blinds, and Dragana Mackelprang stuck around as well, calling in early position.

The 4♦ turn saw Rast lead out after Bambrick had checked. Again, all players opted to stick around as they called to the 7♥ river.

Bambrick checked for a third time, after which Rast tossed in another bet. Mackelprang quickly mucked her cards in response before the other two players flicked in calls.

Rast tabled 7♦6♦3♣2♦ for trip sevens and the nut low, with Bambrick's 10♣5♦3♦2♥ claiming a quarter of the pot with the same low. Meanwhile, Chio's A♦K♥K♦J♣ for trip aces was good for the high half.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dragana Mackelprang	78,500 1,500	1,500
Ryan Bambrick	62,500 2,500	2,500

Brian Rast	58,500 1,500	1,500

Daniel Chio	45,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Brian Rast Daniel Chio Dragana Mackelprang Ryan Bambrick

05-31-2025 16:36 UTC-8

Shack-Harris Rivers Broadway

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Tim Baker

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

Ryutaro Suzuki raised under the gun with Nicolas Milgrom calling from the small blind, and Brandon Shack-Harris defending his big blind.

After two checks on the 3♠J♠6♦ flop, Suzuki bet. Milgrom and Shack-Harris called.

Milgrom checked the Q♠ turn and Shack-Harris bet. Suzuki and Milgrom called.

The 10♥ river checked through and Shack-Harris showed the best hand with A♠K♣5♥3♥ for a Broadway straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	70,000 14,000	14,000

Ryutaro Suzuki	40,000 11,800	11,800

Nicolas Milgrom	35,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Nicolas Milgrom Ryutaro Suzuki

Level: 6

Limits: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2025 16:35 UTC-8

Newest Players

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Frank Visser

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

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

05-31-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Chen Takes It on Turn

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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