Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-11-2025 22:22 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Kebe	491,000 417,400	417,400
Garry Gates	349,000 141,000	141,000
Iraklis Manikaros	348,000 212,500	212,500
Jae Shin	310,000 310,000	310,000
Justin Lapka	307,000 307,000	307,000
Poseidon Ho	304,000 304,000	304,000
Zachary VanKeuren	293,000
Soichiro Hayashi	286,000 286,000	286,000

Laksh Singh	282,000 282,000	282,000
James Mendoza	277,000 277,000	277,000

Notable Chip Counts

Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Chip counts according to the WSOP+ app

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary VanKeuren	293,000 86,500	86,500
Roberto Delatorre	224,000
Ricardo Martinez	223,500 125,000	125,000
Tom McEvoy	191,000 161,000	161,000

Wen Lyu	174,000 73,200	73,200
Adrian Tivadar	155,500
Jeffery Chase	134,000 18,000	18,000
Scotty Nguyen	130,000 30,000	30,000

Barry Greenstein	110,000 96,900	96,900

Mark Bernstein	103,000 63,000	63,000
John Juanda	81,000 43,000	43,000

Faraz Jaka	79,000 66,500	66,500

Phil Hellmuth	74,500 44,500	44,500

Michael Allis	70,000 15,000	15,000
Dara O'Kearney	63,000 1,000	1,000

Jack Mcclelland	62,000 17,500	17,500

Shiina Okamoto	60,500

Maria Lampropoulos	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Riess	51,000 13,000	13,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

07-11-2025 21:33 UTC-7

Break

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The 304 remaining players head into the third break of the day, which will last 20 minutes. During this time, the 500-denomination chips will be removed.

07-11-2025 21:32 UTC-7

Daniel Negreanu: A Legacy of Excellence in Poker

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Daniel Negreanu, a Canadian poker icon and current GGPoker Ambassador, has long been considered one of the game's all-time greats. A seven-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion, Negreanu most recently added to his impressive resume by winning the prestigious $50,000 Poker Players Championship in 2024.

Negreanu’s achievements span decades, and he is the only player to be named WSOP Player of the Year twice, first in 2004 and again in 2013. His consistent success and impact on the game earned him a well-deserved place in the Poker Hall of Fame in 2014.

In this game, the following hand occurred:
After raise-folding a bunch of hands, Negreanu raised from early position to 5,000 and was shocked that it almost made it through without a three-bet, but Sidney Smith decided to take his chance and three-bet all in for 18,000. Negreanu stated, "Alright, I am not folding this time."

Sidney Smith: K♥4♠ All in
Daniel Negreanu: A♦J♠

Negreanu was relieved to see that the three-bet was very light and the board came out with 5♠5♥10♣7♦8♠, and ace high with a pair of fives was good for the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	70,000 12,000	12,000

Sidney Smith	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Sidney Smith

07-11-2025 20:56 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payout Information

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Prize Pool

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$311,349	18-26	$10,675
2	$207,510	27-35	$8,951
3	$147,184	36-44	$7,632
4	$105,879	45-53	$6,618
5	$77,263	54-62	$5,839
6	$57,205	63-71	$5,244
7	$42,983	72-80	$4,794
8	$32,783	81-89	$4,463
9	$25,386	90-98	$4,233
10-11	$19,964	99 - 107	$4,091
12-13	$15,947	108 - 168	$3,896
14-17	$12,943

07-11-2025 20:55 UTC-7

The Newest Poker Hall of Famer

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

https://twitter.com/PokerNews/status/1943845267901493585

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

07-11-2025 20:47 UTC-7

Watching a Doug Polk Video Leads to Penalty in WSOP Main Event

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Eliot Thomas

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Chih Fan has denied violating WSOP Rule 64 regarding approved electronic devices after receiving a one-round penalty for allegedly viewing a GTO chart at the table during Day 6 of the Main Event.

The Taiwanese player strongly denied the accusation at the time and has since released a statement saying he was watching “Doug Polk’s YouTube” during the hand in question. Despite the explanation, the ruling was upheld and the penalty enforced.

[Removed:555] Eliminates Agaev With a Set

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joshua Wang raised from under the gun to 4,000, Adam Agaev called from the cutoff, and [Removed:554] called from the small blind. The flop arrived with 6♥4♦8♥ and [Removed:555] and Wang checked, while Agaev put out 8,000. [Removed:555] called, and Wang folded.

On the turn J♣ [Removed:555] checked again, and Agaev put out another 8,000. [Removed:555] called.

The river 9♦ saw [Removed:555] check again, and Agaev moved most of his chips in for nearly 17,000. [Removed:555] announced, "all-in." Agaev made the call for his last 500 and saw the bad news.

Adam Agaev: Q♦J♦ All in
[Removed:554]: 4♥4♠

Agaev held a pair of jacks, and [Removed:555] held the set for the win.

Also at the table was Jaehyung Park, sitting with a healthy stack, who had already paid for his tournament after eliminating Hall of Famer Eli Elezra for a bounty worth $2,021.