Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-13-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Mehmood's Straight is Good

Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After two checks from the blinds on the 7♥8♥K♣ flop, Michael Rodrigues bet 1,500 from under the gun. Omar Mehmood called from the small blind, and Tommy Le called from the big blind.

The J♣ revealed itself on the turn, prompting Mehmood to lead out for 7,500. Le folded, but Rodrigues called.

Two checks followed the 9♠ river, and Mehmood turned over A♣10♦9♥8♣ for a straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Mehmood	53,000 13,000	13,000
Tommy Le	38,000 38,000	38,000

Michael Rodrigues	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Michael Rodrigues Omar Mehmood Tommy Le

07-13-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Castillo Wins Without Showdown

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Jacob Wilson

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There was 15,500 in the middle on a board reading 8♥5♠7♥Q♦6♥ and Jose Castillo checked his option under the gun. The only other player still with hole cards, Nickolas Holden, was on his direct left, and put out a pot-sized bet into the middle. Castillo took some time to think, before eventually putting in the call. Holden mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Castillo	63,000 23,000	23,000
Nickolas Holden	15,700 24,300	24,300

Tags: Jose Castillo Nickolas Holden

07-13-2025 14:04 UTC-8

New Entries & One Reentry

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Keijzer	40,000

Nacho Barbero	40,000 40,000	40,000

Bruno Furth	40,000

Stefan Ivanov	40,000
John Riordan	40,000

Erik Seidel	40,000

Jered Bettencourt	40,000
Adam Friedman	40,000

Hokyiu Lee	40,000

Brad Ruben	40,000

Allan Le	40,000

Matthew Wantman	40,000

Michael Rocco	40,000

Christopher Frank	40,000

Alex Livingston	40,000

Eduards Rakuss	40,000

07-13-2025 14:18 UTC-8

Chang Makes Correct Laydown.

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Jacob Wilson

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Lawrence Chang faced a crucial decision for his tournament life, after betting out for 10,000 into 22,000 under the gun and being raised all in by Spencer Simpson on his direct left. With the board reading 9♥10♣K♥Q♣4♥ he went deep into the tank. He counted out his chips, before picking his cards up and sending them back to the dealer.

Simpson showed him A♣J♠6♥ for the turned nuts. He claimed he had also picked up a heart redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Spencer Simpson	58,500 18,500	18,500
Lawrence Chang	23,000

Tags: Lawrence Chang Spencer Simpson

07-13-2025 14:18 UTC-8

Auer-Klintmalm Barrels Big on the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With around 8,500 in the pot preflop, Erik Seidel and Samuel Auer-Klintmalm headed to a flop of A♥Q♠5♠. Seidel checked from the cutoff, allowing Auer-Klintmalm to fire 3,800 into the middle. Seidel tossed in the call.

The 6♣ rolled off on the turn, and Seidel knuckled the table for a second time. Auer-Klintmalm tossed out a bet of 10,000, which was enough to get Seidel to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Auer-Klintmalm	68,000 68,000	68,000
Erik Seidel	34,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Erik Seidel Samuel Auer-Klintmalm

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

07-13-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Tsoupras Chips Up Slightly

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Georgios Tsoupras defended his big blind to a raise from Robert Emmerson out of the cutoff. The two players saw the 10♣A♥3♥ flop come down. Tsoupras checked and then called after Emmerson bet 1,600.

Both players were happy to check down the 8♠ turn and 9♦ river. Tsoupras tabled A♣J♥3♦Xx for two pair, aces and treys, prompting Emmerson to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsoupras	65,000 65,000	65,000
Robert Emmerson	43,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Georgios Tsoupras Robert Emmerson

07-13-2025 14:44 UTC-8

Gutierrez Doubles Through Nuwwarah

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mo Nuwwarah and Fernando Gutierrez both put in 7,400 preflop before seeing the dealer spread out a flop of 8♣10♥7♠. Nuwwarah potted it, and Gutierrez jammed for 17,300. Nuwwarah called for the extra few thousand.

Fernando Gutierrez: 10♠9♠6♣5♦ All in
Mo Nuwwarah: A♥Q♦J♥4♦

Gutierrez flopped the nut straight and just needed to fade an unfortunate runout to double. The 5♠ turn and 10♦ river were safe for Gutierrez, and he doubled up through Nuwwarah.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Gutierrez	49,500 49,500	49,500
Mo Nuwwarah	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Fernando Gutierrez Mo Nuwwarah

07-13-2025 14:49 UTC-8

Suvarna Gets it Done on the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Thomas Frith limped the button, and Greg Levine completed from the small blind. Santhosh Suvarna raised to 1,600 from the big blind, which only Frith called.

After seeing the Q♠Q♣7♠ flop, Suvarna put out a continuation-bet of 1,000. Frith swiftly made the call.

The 4♥ appeared on the turn and Suvarna bet again, this time for 5,000. Frith snap-folded this time, and surrendered the pot to Suvarna.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	60,000 60,000	60,000

Thomas Frith	60,000 60,000	60,000
Greg Levine	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Greg Levine Santhosh Suvarna Thomas Frith

07-13-2025 14:54 UTC-8

River Set for Zhou

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Jacob Wilson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the river, as a huge hand had been taking place between Samuel Del Castillo and Steven Zhou. The two had gotten into it blind on blind, and had shoveled 52,000 into the middle by the time action had ended on fourth street. The board read 4♦3♠A♠7♣5♦ and Del Castillo had put Zhou all in from the small blind. Zhou snap-called.

Del Castillo, forced to show his cards, had K♠Q♠J♦9♣ for nothing but a missed flush draw. Zhou had also missed his flush draw with J♠5♥5♣4♠ but had been ahead the whole way, and rivered three of a kind just to be sure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Zhou	74,000
Samuel Del Castillo	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Samuel Del Castillo Stephen Zhou