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

07-12-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Arnoldi Wakes Up With Rockets to Eliminate Mackelprang

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With two players seeing a board of 5♦5♣Q♦J♠ and just under 15,000 in the middle Dragana Mackelprang checked from under the gun and Theo Arnoldi bet 11,000 from the hijack. Mackelprang called.

Mackelprang shoved for around 20,000 on the J♣ river and Arnoldi quickly called with a covering stack.

Mackelprang had K♠Q♠ for two pair, queens and jacks but Arnoldi had A♣A♦ for aces up to send Mackelprang to the rail and take the last of her chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Theo Arnoldi	158,000 64,900	64,900
Dragana Mackelprang	Busted

Tags: Dragana Mackelprang Theo Arnoldi

07-12-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Hamada Knocks Out Lijo

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Erick Torres

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

It folded to Shoichiro Hamada in the small blind who put 1,200 towards the middle which was enough to put Lander Lijo in the big blind all in. Lijo obliged and put himself at risk against Hamada.

Lander Lijo: K♣7♠ All in
Shoichiro Hamada: J♦10♣

Despite the bleak circumstances, Lijo got his money in ahead against Hamada. The 9♣5♣5♦ flop was safe for Lijo keeping him ahead in the race.

The 6♠ was of no consequence to Lijo, who was one card away from a double up, but the J♣ river was a disaster for Lijo as it gave Hamada a pair of jacks to eliminate him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shoichiro Hamada	49,700
Lander Lijo	Busted

Tags: Lander Lijo Shoichiro Hamada

07-12-2025 15:33 UTC-8

Big Slick Both Ways

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Erick Torres

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A raising war preflop began when Mike Meskin was first to act and raised it to 800. Frank Brannan chose to re-raise it to 2,800 from the cutoff, which led to four bet from Meskin who bumped it up to 15,800. Brannan five bet all-in and was called by Meskin to put Brannan at risk.

Frank Brannan: A♠K♦ All in
Mike Meskin: A♦K♣

Despite the commotion, it turned out both players held the same hand.

The 5♥10♦7♠8♣K♠ runout did not offer any drama of an upset as both players took back their chips and moved on to the next pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Meskin	69,600 9,600	9,600
Frank Brannan	60,300 60,300	60,300

Tags: Frank Brannan Mike Meskin

07-12-2025 15:38 UTC-8

More Early Entries and Exits

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	60,000 60,000	60,000

David Coleman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nariman Yaghmai	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Julius	60,000 60,000	60,000
Matthew Haynes	60,000 60,000	60,000
Justin Zaki	60,000 60,000	60,000
Matthias Lipp	60,000 60,000	60,000
Gregory Brown	60,000 60,000	60,000
Turbo Nguyen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Renan Bruschi	60,000 60,000	60,000

Daniel Maor	60,000 60,000	60,000

Yves Hallague	60,000 60,000	60,000
Augusto Hagen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Hirokazu Kobayashi	60,000 60,000	60,000
Marius Kudzmanas	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jinlong Hu	60,000 60,000	60,000

Sergio Aido	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ramiro Petrone	60,000 60,000	60,000
Martin Sgrilletti	60,000 60,000	60,000
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	60,000 60,000	60,000
Cedric Schwaederle	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jose Latorre	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yulian Bogdanov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paulo Joanello	60,000 60,000	60,000

Wai Kiat Lee	60,000 60,000	60,000

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07-12-2025 15:41 UTC-8

Shapiro Continues to Build

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Daniyal Gheba started the action with a raise to 1,000 from the button. Norman Shapiro made the call from the small blind before the big blind folded.

Shapiro continued with a check-call of 700 on a A♣4♥9♦ flop, before both players checked when the 9♠ turn arrived.

The dealer then added the 5♥ river to the board, and Shapiro chose to lead out for a bet of 3,100. This was enough to lay claim to the pot as Gheba returned his cards to the dealer with haste.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Shapiro	105,500 4,100	4,100
Daniyal Gheba	78,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Daniyal Gheba Norman Shapiro

07-12-2025 15:45 UTC-8

Brown Bops Simao

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Erick Torres

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Over 25,000 was already in the middle when this hand was picked up on the river of the board that read 3♣6♥2♥6♦10♠.

Gregory Brown chose to shove from the big blind for 21,000 effective to put Joao Simao at risk in the hijack position. Simao took some time before he decided on a call.

Brown showed Q♣Q♦, which was enough as Simao showed A♠K♦ to be eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Brown	107,000 47,000	47,000
Joao Simao	Busted

Tags: Gregory Brown Joao Simao

07-12-2025 15:47 UTC-8

Foxen River Bet Takes It

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Kristen Foxen kicked the action off with a raise under the gun to 1,000. Zhou Lin called from the cutoff, which encouraged the player on the button and the player in the big blind to follow suit.

All four players checked on the K♦4♣3♦ flop. Foxen then picked her betting lead back up on the 10♥ turn, placing a bet of 3,000. Lin called, but the other two players got out of the way.

The dealer then added the Q♦ river to the board, and Foxen continued for 7,500. An indecisive Lin then toiled with whether or not to call. He cut out the chips ready to make the call, but ultimately decided just to let go of his hand, with a pained look on his face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhou Lin	73,800 13,800	13,800
Kristen Foxen	49,500 10,500	10,500

Tags: Kristen Foxen Zhou Lin

07-12-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Peral Wins Without Showdown

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Erick Torres

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Cherish Andrews opened from the cutoff to 800 and was called by Sergio Peral on the button and Joshua Jacobson in the small blind.

All three players checked the 3♦9♥J♥ flop, which brought the 7♣ turn.

Jacobson and Andrews checked the turn before Peral put out a bet of 1,600. Jacobson folded, but Andrews opted to call to send them to a river.

The 5♦ river was checked by Andrews before Peral chose to put Andrews all in for 18,700. Andrews paused to give it some consideration before she folded to award the pot to Peral.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Peral	79,000 19,000	19,000
Joshua Jacobson	71,000 11,000	11,000
Cherish Andrews	18,700 41,300	41,300

Tags: Cherish Andrews Joshua Jacobson Sergio Peral

07-12-2025 15:56 UTC-8

Riera Five-Bet Shoves into [Removed:565]

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

[Removed:564] opened to 1,000 from the button and received a call from Romain Lewis in the small blind before Miguel Riera three-bet to 5,200 from the big blind.

[Removed:565] four-bet to 11,500 and Lewis folded before Riera five-bet shoved for around 45,000. [Removed:565] returned his hand to the dealer and the pot was pushed to Riera.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:564]	151,000 91,000	91,000
Romain Lewis	106,000 46,000	46,000

Sriharsha Doddapaneni	88,500 28,500	28,500
Miguel Riera	61,500 1,500	1,500
Giuseppe Calio	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Miguel Riera Romain Lewis

07-12-2025 16:00 UTC-8

Overbet Turn, Give Up River

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was joined as Pierre Calamusa and Breno Drumond had already built a pot of 13,400 going to a turn card.

The flop 4♣9♦5♥ was joined by the 10♣ turn card. Calamusa placed a bet of 16,000 from the big blind, and Drumond, on the button, made the call.

The river brought the K♥, and when Calamusa checked, Drumond immediately checked behind.

Calamusa showed 6♣5♣ for a pair of fives, which was no good versus Drumond's 10♦8♦.

Calamusa questioned Drumond on whether a river shove would have got through. Drumond initially said he wasn't sure, before letting his opponent know it would have worked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	92,000 6,900	6,900

Breno Drumond	57,500 5,700	5,700

Tags: Breno Drumond Pierre Calamusa