Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-12-2025 13:42 UTC-8

Konnikova Takes from Kanchi

Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Maria Konnikova opened to 500 from the hijack and Ranganath Kanchi three-bet to 1,800 from the button. Konnikova called.

The flop came A♠7♠8♥. Konnikova checked and Kanchi continued for 1,500. Konnikova check-raised to 4,500 and Kanchi called.

Konnikova bet 11,000 on the K♣ turn and Kanchi mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ranganath Kanchi	74,000 500	500
Maria Konnikova	71,000 11,000	11,000

Nicolas Tytgat	69,000 69,000	69,000
Lyudmil Ivanov	65,500 65,500	65,500
Jamie O'Connor	53,500 6,500	6,500

Tags: Maria Konnikova Ranganath Kanchi

07-12-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Drumond Sneaks Some Value

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Breno Drumond raised to 500 in the cutoff and was immediately met by a three-bet. Shundan Xiao, one seat to his left on the button raised to 1,700, and when action returned to Drumond, he called.

Both players then checked down to the river on a Q♠6♦8♥5♣ board, before the dealer added the 2♦ river.

Drumond flicked in a bet of 1,000, which Xiao quickly called. Drumond showed his 9♦9♥, and Xiao mucked her cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Breno Drumond	63,200 3,200	3,200
Shundan Xiao	57,300 2,700	2,700

Tags: Breno Drumond Shundan Xiao

07-12-2025 13:37 UTC-8

Alt Folds Out Simao

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Erick Torres

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Joao Simao raised to 600 in the button, which led to a raise by Dinesh Alt raised to 2,700. Simao called to send them to a flop.

Alt fired 2,000 on the flop of K♥9♠6♠. Simao chose to call.

The 10♦ turn did not deter Alt, who put out a bet of 7,000. Simao had enough and yielded the pot to Alt with a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	98,300 38,300	38,300
Joao Simao	63,800 3,800	3,800

Tags: Dinesh Alt Joao Simao

07-12-2025 13:31 UTC-8

Albrinck Gets a Fold from Ketzer

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With two players seeing a board of Q♥2♣7♥ and 1,400 in the middle Felipe Ketzer cehcekd from the big blind and Bradford Albrinck bet 500 from the button. Ketzer check-raised to 2,200 and Albrinck called.

Ketzer checked again on the Q♣ turn and Albrinck bet 3,100. This time Ketzer opted to fold, concedinng the pot to Albrinck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradford Albrinck	78,500 78,500	78,500
Piero Alioto	68,000 8,000	8,000
Felipe Ketzer	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Bradford Albrinck Felipe Ketzer

07-12-2025 13:30 UTC-8

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07-12-2025 13:24 UTC-8

Kanchi Finds a River Three-Bet

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ranganath Kanchi kicked the action off with a raise in the cutoff to 600. Jamie O'Connor three-bet on the button to 2,000, and only Kanchi called.

Both players checked on the monotone 4♠2♠3♠ flop, prompting Kanchi to take over the betting lead on the 10♦ turn with a bet of 2,500. O'Connor made the call, and the dealer added the 7♣ river to the board.

Kanchi continued with a bet of 3,000, and O'Connor responded with a raise to 8,500. Kanchi then responded with a raise of his own, a three-bet to 20,000.

A frustrated-looking O'Connor flashed his J♠J♣ before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ranganath Kanchi	73,500 13,500	13,500
Jamie O'Connor	47,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Ranganath Kanchi

07-12-2025 13:22 UTC-8

Straight for Whittinghill

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Erick Torres

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was over 2500 in the pot on the board that read 7♦A♣6♦9♠ when John Pointer elected to bet 3,000 from the cutoff and was check-raised by Jeffrey Whittinghill to 7,500 from the small blind position. Pointer opted to call to send them to a river.

Whittinghill did not slow down on the J♣ river, and bet 10,000. Pointer went into the tank and assessed his opponent and the board before he decided to put in two red chips for the call.

Whittinghill showed 10♠8♠ for a straight as Pointer mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Whittinghill	86,000 26,000	26,000
John Pointer	37,900 20,100	20,100

Tags: Jeffrey Whittinghill John Pointer

07-12-2025 13:15 UTC-8

More Level One Entries

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	60,000 60,000	60,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jason Wong	60,000 60,000	60,000
Noah Novick	60,000 60,000	60,000
Brandon Wilson	60,000 60,000	60,000
Varun Gaur	60,000 60,000	60,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	60,000 60,000	60,000
Shundan Xiao	60,000 60,000	60,000
Piero Alioto	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ohad Geiger	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mehdi Chaoui	60,000 60,000	60,000
Agustin Coelli	60,000 60,000	60,000
Breno Drumond	60,000 60,000	60,000
Joao Simao	60,000 60,000	60,000

Duey Duong	60,000 60,000	60,000
Saar Wilf	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yiannis Liperis	60,000 1,700	1,700
Ranganath Kanchi	60,000 60,000	60,000
Kazuomi Furuse	60,000 60,000	60,000
Shunjiro Kita	60,000 60,000	60,000
Artem Riabov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Alisson Piekazewicz	60,000 60,000	60,000
Sergio Peral	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yuto Misaka	60,000 60,000	60,000
Vladimir Minko	60,000 60,000	60,000

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07-12-2025 13:12 UTC-8

Lindgren Takes Early Pot

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Erick Lindgren opened to 600 from the button and received calls from John Pointer in the small blind and Aram Zobian in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦6♠3♠. Pointer checked, Zobian checked, Lindgren bet 1,200 and both opponents called.

Lindgren continued for 3,500 when checked to on the K♥ turn and this time both opponents opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	63,000 3,000	3,000

Aram Zobian	61,500 61,500	61,500

John Pointer	58,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Aram Zobian Erick Lindgren John Pointer

07-12-2025 13:11 UTC-8

Heads Up

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Barak Wisbrod and Yiannis Liperis are playing heads up on their table at the moment. There are two other stacks in play belonging to players who are yet to take their seats.

Wisbrod raised to 600 from the cutoff, with the player on the button absent. Liperis then called from the small blind, with the player from the big blind also absent.

The dealer spread a Q♣K♦K♣ flop, and Liperis check-called a bet of 300. Both players then checked on the 4♠ turn, before Liperis led out for 600 on the 6♣ river.

Wisbrod quickly folded, and Liperis took a little from him, as well as the dormant blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yiannis Liperis	61,700
Barak Wisbrod	59,300

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Yiannis Liperis