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

07-13-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Andrade Steals the Pot from Trang

Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Gabriel Andrade raised to 1,500 from the button, and Christopher Trang three-bet to 4,800 from the big blind. Andrade tossed in the call.

The flop fell 8♠3♥3♦ and Trang bet 2,000. Andrade went for the most aggressive option and raised to 4,500. Trang immediately called.

The 8♥ rolled off on the turn and Trang check-folded after Andrade bet 8,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Andrade	75,000 75,000	75,000
Christopher Trang	38,000

Tags: Christopher Trang Gabriel Andrade

07-13-2025 16:08 UTC-8

Riordan Doubles up

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Jacob Wilson

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

John Riordan got it all in preflop from the big blind, and found himself up against Rabah Ait Abdelmalek, who had originally opened on the button.

John Riordan: Q♠Q♦J♥10♦ All in
Rabah Ait Abdelmalek: K♦K♠8♥6♠

Riordan had a tough task ahead of him, having to crack kings to stay alive. The 4♣4♦10♥ gave him two additional outs. He didn't hit either of them, but his rivered set on the 5♥Q♣ runout kept him in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Riordan	28,100 11,900	11,900

Rabah Ait Abdelmalek	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: John Riordan Rabah Ait Abdelmalek

07-13-2025 16:20 UTC-8

Kamani Wins a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Five players saw the flop come down 8♠10♠Q♠ and after four checks, Ashok Kamani bet 1,200 from the button. David Diaz called from the small blind, and Stephen Moreschi called from under the gun.

The 9♠ appeared on the turn, and the action checked to Kamani once again. He bet 6,000, which forced both players to fold. Moreschi revealed Q♥J♥9♥8♣ as he folded for a flopped straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Diaz	37,000 37,000	37,000

Ashok Kamani	35,000 35,000	35,000
Stephen Moreschi	24,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Ashok Kamani David Diaz Stephen Moreschi

07-13-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Pearson Boats Up

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Jacob Wilson

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on a board reading J♥2♠A♠7♦ with 25,500 in the middle. Travis Pearson committed his full stack in, and Rodolph Ankawi was right there with him as the two went off to a river.

Travis Pearson: A♣J♠9♣8♦ All in
Rodolph Ankawi: 7♣6♠2♥2♣

Pearson was behind and in need of a lot of help, which he found on the miracle J♣ river, giving both players a boat, with Pearson's superior. Ankawi busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Pearson	70,500
Rodolph Ankawi	Busted

Tags: Rodolph Ankawi Travis Pearson

07-13-2025 16:35 UTC-8

Rean Makes the Right Call With a Set

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Nirath Rean bet 4,000 from the cutoff on the A♣7♦10♥ flop. Ricardo Alvarado called from the small blind, and Matt O'Donnell called from the hijack.

After it checked to Rean on the 5♠ turn, he bet 9,000, and Alvardo responded with a check-raise to 44,700. O'Donnell immediately folded, and Rean went into the tank. After thinking for over three minutes, Rean called for his 37,000 total.

Nirath Rean: K♦Q♦7♥7♠ All in
Ricardo Alvarado: A♠K♥10♣2♠

Rean was ahead with a set against the top two pair of Alvarado. The 9♥ river didn't change anything, and Rean doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nirath Rean	90,000 90,000	90,000
Ricardo Alvarado	70,000 17,000	17,000

Matt O'Donnell	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Matt O'Donnell Nirath Rean Ricardo Alvarado

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

07-13-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Karp Triples to Survive

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Jacob Wilson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Eli Karp potted under the gun, before Pei Li in the cutoff repotted it. Quan Tran flatted Li's three-bet, and Karp called all in for his tournament life. On a flop of 3♥2♦K♦ Tran check-folded to a bet of 5,000 from Li.

Eli Karp: A♣Q♥7♥5♣ All in
Quan Tran: A♦K♠10♦4♦

Karp was in need of a lot of help, but seemed to take some inspiration off Michael Mizrachi as he hit a running flush on J♥5♥ to stay alive, while Tran took in the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pei Li	158,000 89,000	89,000

Quan Tran	13,600
Eli Karp	9,000

Tags: Eli Karp Pei Li Quan Tran

07-13-2025 16:54 UTC-8

Holley Gets Flushed Out of the Tournament

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With the flop showing 7♣6♠10♠ and with around 10,000 in the middle, Christopher Ginley bet 5,000 from the big blind, and Aaron Huniu raised to 15,000 from the hijack. John Holley jammed for 37,500 from the cutoff, which only Huniu called.

John Holley: A♣10♥10♣8♥ All in
Aaron Huniu: A♠Q♠10♦2♥

Holley had top set and needed to fade a spade on the turn or river to double. The J♣ turn gave Huniu a straight draw, and the 4♠ river improved him to a flush, eliminating Holley from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Huniu	83,000 43,000	43,000
Christopher Ginley	65,000
John Holley	Busted

Tags: Aaron Huniu Christopher Ginley John Holley

07-13-2025 16:59 UTC-8

Goyal Pays it Off

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Jacob Wilson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There was 21,000 in the middle on a board reading 2♠J♠6♦3♣K♣ and two players still had hole cards. Tarun Goyal bet out for 9,000, only for Stian Usterud to go all in for his final 27,500. Goyal tossed and turned and tanked, eventually finding the call. "Straight?" he asked.

Usterud did indeed show 5♣4♦ for the nuts, alongside A♦Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tarun Goyal	133,000 97,000	97,000

Stian Usterud	76,000

Tags: Tarun Goyal Stian Usterud

07-13-2025 17:07 UTC-8

Comeback for The Grinder? Mizrachi Gets Off the Canvas in WSOP Main Event

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Eliot Thomas

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

"It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"

Michael Mizrachi is best known as ‘The Grinder,’ but Rocky may well be just as fitting after staging a remarkable comeback from near elimination during a stunning session of poker on Day 8 of the WSOP Main Event.