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

07-13-2025 18:25 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Brown	Busted

Jonathan Krela	Busted
Jon Shoreman	Busted

Jean Kabbaj	Busted
Samuel Fuller	Busted
John Zable	Busted
Andre Marcano	Busted
David Shaw	Busted
Gilad Rubinsky	Busted
Kyle Grupp	Busted
Elior Sion	Busted

Sonny Franco	Busted
Antonin Teisseire	Busted

Tony Le	Busted
Wai kiat Lee	Busted
Bryce Yockey	Busted

Cliff Josephy	Busted

Stanislav Halatenko	Busted
Frederic Normand	Busted
George Abdallah	Busted
Ari Oxman	Busted
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Busted
Lawrence Brandt	Busted

Behnam Patros	Busted
Samuel Del Castillo	Busted

Rheem Lays one Down

Jacob Wilson

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

Chino Rheem opened the action by potting it to 3,500 from the hijack. Michal Schuh repotted to 12,000 on the button, and Rheem called after around a minute.

The 6♥9♦10♣ flop checked through, and Rheem checked again on the 3♦ turn. Schuh bet out for 25,000, forcing Rheem to relinquish his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Schuh	83,000 7,000	7,000

Chino Rheem	82,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Michal Schuh

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-13-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Tarango Sends Dimaiuta to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With 18,600 in the pot three players saw the dealer produce a flop of J♥4♦5♥. Billy Tarango checked from the small blind, and Tarun Golati checked from under the gun. Michael Dimaiuta bet the pot from the cutoff, and only Tarango called.

Tarango immediately jammed for 40,000 when he saw the A♠ hit the turn. Dimaiuta called with slightly fewer chips and the cards were revealed.

Michael Dimaiuta: A♦9♣8♥6♦ All in
Billy Tarango: A♣5♦4♣2♠

Tarango was in the lead with two pair, and the 5♠ river improved him to a full house. The pot was pushed to Tarango and Dimaiuta was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tarun Golati	140,000 80,200	80,200
Billy Tarango	139,000 92,700	92,700
Michael Dimaiuta	Busted

Tags: Billy Tarango Michael Dimaiuta Tarun Golati

07-13-2025 18:53 UTC-8

Tamasian's Aces Get Cracked

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Jacob Wilson

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on a flop of K♥J♣2♠ with 6,400 in the middle, and Garik Tamasian all in and at risk for 24,500. He and Robert Cowen went off to a showdown.

Garik Tamasian: A♣A♥J♥7♠ All in
Robert Cowen: K♠Q♦J♦4♠

Tamasian couldn't overtake Cowen's two pair on the 8♦4♥ runout, as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	89,000 44,000	44,000

Garik Tamasian	Busted

Tags: Garik Tamasian Robert Cowen

07-13-2025 19:05 UTC-8

Vengrin Wins a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three ways to the 4♠7♥6♣ flop where Aaron Kupin and Matt Vengrin checked from the blinds. Benjamin Hamnett bet 1,800 from the button with Kupin calling from the small blind, and Vengrin calling from the big blind.

Three checks followed the J♦ turn to see the 2♣ appear on the river. Kupin checked, and Vengrin bet 8,000. Hamnett and Kupin folded, allowing Vengrin to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	80,000 80,000	80,000

Aaron Kupin	61,000 61,000	61,000
Benjamin Hamnett	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Aaron Kupin Benjamin Hamnett Matt Vengrin

07-13-2025 19:23 UTC-8

Ostapchenko Rivers Survival

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Jacob Wilson

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up preflop, with Andrew Ostapchenko already all in for his last 6600 under the gun. A side pot was created as Feng Yu in the hijack, Yifan Tang on the button, and Santhosh Suvarna in the small blind all went off to a flop, too.

On a flop of 4♦A♠K♣ Tang went all in for 34,800 when checked to, and the other two folded, confirming his side pot.

Andrew Ostapchenko: K♦Q♠J♠4♠ All in
Yifan Tang: 6♥5♦3♠2♦

Tanh had an inside wrap and got there instantly on the 3♥ turn. Ostapchenko could only survive with a ten, and by some miracle, the 10♣ river handed him the main pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Feng Yu	183,000
Santhosh Suvarna	123,000 63,000	63,000

Yifan Tang	60,000
Andrew Ostapchenko	21,600

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Feng Yu Santhosh Suvarna Yifan Tang

07-13-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on another 15-minute break.

07-13-2025 19:32 UTC-8

Ling Can't Beat Nuwwarah With Six Cards on the Board

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mo Nuwwarah raised to 3,000 under the gun with Matthew Cosentino calling from the button, and Carmen Ling calling out of the small blind.

All three players checked the 7♠8♠10♦ flop to see the A♦ turn. Ling bet the pot for 11,600, and only Nuwwarah called.

When the 2♣ appeared on the river, Ling jammed for about 8,000 and Nuwwarah called.

Ling showed J♠10♠8♥2♦ for two pair, but lost the pot to Nuwwarah's A♠5♠5♥2♥ for a better two pair.

However, the hand wasn't over yet according to the dealer, as he burned another card and delivered the K♣ to add a sixth community card. Even with the bonus chance of survival, Ling was unable to beat Nuwwarah's two pair.