Event #91: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-10-2025 16:15 UTC-7

A Few More Notable Chip Counts

Barry Russell

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	140,000 140,000	140,000

Blaz Zerjav	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tobias Schwecht	29,100 29,100	29,100
Chris Brewer	28,000 28,000	28,000

Mark Rubbathan	26,000 26,000	26,000

Barny Boatman	25,000 25,000	25,000

John Riordan	19,000 19,000	19,000

07-10-2025 16:05 UTC-7

Chu With Two Pair

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Barry Russell

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There were roughly 7,000 chips in the pot on a board 7♦J♣3♠5♣, Hai Chu who was in the cutoff checked to Ruslan Nazarenko on the button and he fired out a bet of 2,000, Chu check-called.

Nazarenko fired out a bet of 9,000 on the 8♥ river, Chu quickly made the call. Nazarenko tabled 10♣10♥7♥Q♠, Chu tabled J♠8♣5♠4♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hai Chu	106,000 106,000	106,000
Ruslan Nazarenko	35,600 35,600	35,600

Tags: Hai Chu Ruslan Nazarenko

07-10-2025 16:05 UTC-7

River Saves Taylor

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Jerome Solomon

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Matthew Taylor was all-in for 36,300 chips from the cutoff against Mike Leah on the button on a board of Q♣K♣10♠J♦Q♠.

Matthew Taylor: J♥J♠9♠7♦ All in
Mike Leah: A♠J♣10♥7♣

Leah flopped a Broadway straight. Taylor turned trip jacks, then rivered a full house for the win.

"I told someone I was going to do somebody dirty today," Taylor said with a laugh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Taylor	79,400 79,400	79,400
Mike Leah	26,700 26,700	26,700

Tags: Matthew Taylor Mike Leah

07-10-2025 16:00 UTC-7

Boatman Eliminated

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Barry Russell

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up as Barny Boatman was all in against Malachy Hagan.

Barny Boatman: A♥Q♥10♠5♠ All in
Malachy Hagan: K♥J♥J♦10♦

A brutal start for Boatman, as the flop came 6♦Q♦K♦, giving Hagan a flopped flush and leaving Boatman drawing nearly dead. The 3♥ on the turn sealed his elimination, and the 7♣ completed the board as Boatman’s tournament run came to an early end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malachy Hagan	39,000
Barny Boatman	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Malachy Hagan

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

07-10-2025 15:42 UTC-7

Lindgren Takes a Seat

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Jerome Solomon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Erick Lindgren, who has two cashes in pot-limit Omaha events this series, has joined the field.

The two-time bracelet winner finished in 22nd place in Event #51: $25,000 High Roller PLO.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren

07-10-2025 15:41 UTC-7

Jean-Serge Baril

34,300

Table 65Seat 5

07-10-2025 15:30 UTC-7

Aces No Good, Sir

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Barry Russell

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

There were roughly 15,700 chips in the pot on 3♠7♥8♣, Sen Mu who was under the gun announced "pot" and flicked in 15,700 chips, Manh Nguyen on his direct left folded, but Hooman Nikzad announced "all in" for 20,200, Mu called.

Manh Nguyen: 8♠7♣6♥4♣ All in
Hooman Nikzad: A♥A♦Q♥8♥