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

Jul 13, 2025

Timoshenko Triples Up

Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A three-way all-in just occurred on Table #292 between Nitesh Rawtani, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, and Samuel Del Castillo. Rawtani had the biggest stack and the chance to send two players to the exit.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko: Q♦Q♣J♠10♣ All in
Samuel Del Castillo: A♠A♦4♦3♥ All in
Nitesh Rawtani: K♥K♣5♠4♥

Timoshenko managed to find a way to win on the 8♣J♦J♣7♣9♦ runout as he improved to a flush. Timoshenko tripled up to 50,000, while Del Castillo won the small side pot against Rawtani.

Tags: Nitesh Rawtani Samuel Del Castillo Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Jul 13, 2025

Leng Doubles with Aces

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Jacob Wilson

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop of 4♣9♠J♠ Ryan Leng got himself all in and at risk against the covering stack of Jonathan Poche, who had a combo draw, looking to crack aces.

Ryan Leng: A♦A♠9♥5♠ All in
Jonathan Poche: A♥K♦Q♠4♠

Poche bricked out on the 8♥7♦ runout, as the pot was pushed towards Leng.

Tags: Jonathan Poche Leng Doubles

Jul 13, 2025

Some Big Stacks After the Second Break

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Jul 13, 2025

Break Time

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Jacob Wilson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The players head to a second 15-minute break of the day. Play will resume at 6:30 p.m. local time. The blind levels will be increased to 60 minutes in length after this break.

Jul 13, 2025

Sawa's Straight Wraps it Up

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Jacob Wilson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of 4♠J♥3♦ with just 3,700 in the middle Remus Marele got it all in for his remaining 13,600 from the big blind. He was at risk, as Rudolph Sawa in the hijack paid to see a runout.

Remus Marele: A♠K♣J♣8♦ All in
Rudolph Sawa: 7♥6♠5♥5♦

Marele was a head, but Sawa's wrap would come to prove itself worthy, as the K♦2♣ runout sent Marele home.

Tags: Remus Marele Rudolph Sawa

Jul 13, 2025

Blom Bets Li Out

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Brandon Sampson started with a limp from the hijack, and Yi Li followed with a call from the cutoff. Viktor Blom raised to 4,000 out of the small blind, which only Li called.

Heads-up to the K♠2♦7♣ flop where Blom quickly bet 4,600. Li didn't hesitate to make the call.

The A♥ appeared on the turn and Blom mustered together a bet of 14,500. Li took one look back at his cards before tossing them away and forfeiting the pot to Blom.

Tags: Brandon Sampson Viktor Blom Yi Li

Jul 13, 2025

Selected Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jul 13, 2025

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.

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♦.

Tags: Tarun Goyal Stian Usterud