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

05-31-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Gold's Flush is Good

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

Level: 5

Limits: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 0

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Jackson	65,000 5,000	5,000
Dylan Lambe	62,000 2,000	2,000
Ralph Rudd	52,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Benjamin Jackson Dylan Lambe Ralph Rudd

05-31-2025 15:39 UTC-8

100 Entries Reached

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Rotholz	60,000 60,000	60,000

David Funkhouser	60,000 60,000	60,000

David Moskowitz	60,000 60,000	60,000
James Obst	60,000 60,000	60,000

Bradford Albrinck	60,000 60,000	60,000
Eddie Blumenthal	60,000 60,000	60,000
George Alexander	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ilkka Heikkila	60,000 60,000	60,000
Daniel Chio	60,000 60,000	60,000
Benjamin Gold	60,000 60,000	60,000
Maksim Pisarenko	60,000 60,000	60,000

Kyle Miaso	60,000 60,000	60,000
Mike Matusow	60,000 60,000	60,000

James Chen	60,000

05-31-2025 15:32 UTC-8

Five-Way Pot Gets Chopped

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Frank Visser

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

Five players saw the 2♥3♦Q♥ flop, which they checked to William Remshardt in the hijack. He made a bet, which all but Robert Stevanovski, under the gun, called.

Sortino then led out from the small blind on the 8♥ turn, folding out Xixiang Luo in the big blind, but getting calls from John Zaleski in middle position and Remshardt.

The K♠ river was checked to Zaleski, who bet. Remshardt got out of the way, but Sortino tossed in a quick call.

Zaleski tabled A♦K♥9♣4♦ for the nut low, with Sortino taking down the high with A♥J♣6♥6♦ for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	73,000 1,300	1,300

John Zaleski	61,800 5,800	5,800
Robert Stevanovski	60,000 3,000	3,000
Michael Sortino	56,000 5,200	5,200
William Remshardt	31,500 6,000	6,000