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

07-12-2025 13:24 UTC-8

Kanchi Finds a River Three-Bet

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 13:30 UTC-8

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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 13:37 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 13:38 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 13:42 UTC-8

Konnikova Takes from Kanchi

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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 13:47 UTC-8

Jeschka Coolers Sakamoto

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Erick Torres

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A big pot swelled to over 20,000 between Yuya Sakamoto and Hannes Jeschka on the board that read 5♣4♥2♥8♣8♦.

Sakamoto and Jeschka got involved a sequnce of raises that ended in Jeschka going all-in for 48,800. Sakamoto called and was shown the bad news when Jeschka revealed 5♠5♥ for a full house, which bested Sakamoto who showed 4♦4♠ for an inferior full house.

The pot left Sakamoto with scraps and was seen leaving the room shortly after while Jeschka passed the six-figure mark early on Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hannes Jeschka	110,000 110,000	110,000
Yuya Sakamoto	Busted

Tags: Hannes Jeschka Yuya Sakamoto

07-12-2025 13:51 UTC-8

Nguyen Puts the Hammer Down

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action started with a raise from the player in the cutoff to 700. The player in the button made the call, which in turn encouraged the small blind to join in.

Albert Nguyen put an end to the fun, though, three-betting to 5,000 from the big blind.

One by one, his tablemates folded, and Nguyen scooped in the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Nguyen	63,100

Tags: Albert Nguyen

07-12-2025 13:57 UTC-8

Weissman Shows the Winner

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Erick Torres

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The hand was picked up on the board of J♠10♥2♦4♣ with roughly 1800 in the pot.

Joey Weissman bet 1,600 and was raised by Ignacio Moron to 7,200. Weissman called to send both players to a river.

The 9♥ river was met with checks from both players. Weissman showed A♣10♦, while Moron mucked his hand to award the pot to Weissman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	70,200 70,200	70,200

Ignacio Moron	28,400 28,400	28,400

Tags: Ignacio Moron Joey Weissman

07-12-2025 13:59 UTC-8

Boivin Puts Charlier in the Blender

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With two players seeing a board of A♣5♣J♥ and just under 15,000 in the middle, Thomas Boivin bet 2,000 from the cutoff and Denis Charlier raised to 8,000 from the button. Boivin called.

Both players checked the K♣ turn leading to the Q♠ river. Boivin bet 12,000 and Charlier went into the tank for a few minutes until the clock was called. Charlier called soon after.

Boivin showed top set with A♠A♦ which was good at showdown to take the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	101,000 41,000	41,000
Patrik Jaros	66,000 6,000	6,000
Dragana Mackelprang	61,000 1,000	1,000
Seunghyun Nam	60,000 60,000	60,000
Denis Charlier	41,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Denis Charlier Thomas Boivin