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

07-13-2025 22:40 UTC-8

Neugebauer Neither Doubles Nor Busts

Jacob Wilson

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Julien Sitbon potted to 8,500 under the gun. Max Neugebauer on his direct left stuck in the call, as did Chongxian Yang from the small blind. On a flop of J♦2♣K♥ Neugebauer led out for 25,000 when checked to. Yang folded, and Sitbon went deep into the tank. After around two minutes, he put Neugebauer all in for his remaining 75,500. Neugebauer made the call.

Max Neugebauer: A♣K♠Q♦5♠ All in
Julien Sitbon: A♦K♦10♠8♠

The two had each other's gutshot outs, but Sitbon was slightly ahead with his backdoor Royal draw. The 9♥ turn shut that down instantly, with the 9♠ river confining the two to a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	210,000 26,000	26,000

Max Neugebauer	90,500 69,500	69,500

Chongxian Yang	50,000

Tags: Chongxian Yang Julien Sitbon Max Neugebauer

07-13-2025 22:48 UTC-8

Prize Pool & Payouts

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With 1,088 entries recorded in Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, the prize pool totaled $2,904,960.

There will be 164 players paid, with a min-cash being worth $6,005, while the eventual champion will walk away with $471,170.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$471,170	24–29	$16,688
2	$314,056	30–35	$13,775
3	$216,539	36–41	$11,599
4	$151,802	42–47	$9,968
5	$108,231	48–53	$8,745
6	$78,504	54–59	$7,837
7	$57,945	60–71	$7,176
8–9	$43,538	72–83	$6,718
10–11	$33,311	84–95	$6,434
12–17	$25,961	96–107	$6,305
18–23	$20,616	108–164	$6,005

07-13-2025 23:01 UTC-8

It Takes Two Tarango

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Jacob Wilson

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Billy Tarango opened up the action, as he potted to 8,500 from under the gun. Dustin Goldklang then repotted to 29,000 on the button, and Tarango stuck in the call. He then opted to lead out on the J♠10♥7♦ as he announced "pot" for 64,000. Goldklang put him all in for 17,000 more, and Tarango snapped him off.

Billy Tarango: J♣9♥8♣6♦ All in
Dustin Goldklang: A♣A♦K♠J♥

Tarango had flopped the stones to crack, and was looking to fade the Broadway gutshot for a double. The A♥ turn gave Tarango a whole new host of outs to fade, but the 5♥ river kept it clean, as he soared to the almost 100 big blind mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Tarango	226,000 87,000	87,000
Dustin Goldklang	55,000 94,200	94,200

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07-13-2025 23:01 UTC-8

Medarov Flops Quads

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Vasil Medarov got his final 30,000 into the middle preflop from the big blind with Joshua Ladines making the call with the covering stack to try and bust him.

Vasil Medarov: A♣A♠8♦2♣ All in
Joshua Ladines: Q♣J♥10♥3♣

Medarob just needed a safe runout from the dealer to double-up. The dealer complied as they delivered a flop of 3♦A♦A♥ to give Medarov quads, leaving Ladines drawing dead. The remainder of the board came 9♣K♦, cementing Medarov's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Ladines	270,000 129,000	129,000

Vasil Medarov	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Joshua Ladines Vasil Medarov

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

07-13-2025 23:23 UTC-8

Rheem Sends Two Players Straight to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jie Xu limped from the cutoff before James Mendoza raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Chino Rheem called out of the big blind, but Xu back-raised to 40,000. Mendoza and Rheem called.

With 120,000 in the pot, the three players saw the flop come down 10♠4♥8♦. Mendoza jammed for 55,000, Rheem called, and Xu called for his 37,000.

James Mendoza: A♥A♦10♥5♣ All in
Jie Xu: A♠J♣8♠7♣ All in
Chino Rheem: K♠Q♣9♣4♠

If Rheem could spike his straight draw, he would bust two players and soar up the chip counts.

The 2♥ turn gave Mendoza a flush draw, but the J♠ river was exactly what Rheem had been asking for as he improved to the nut straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	450,000 275,000	275,000
James Mendoza	Busted
Jie Xu	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem James Mendoza Jie Xu

07-13-2025 23:33 UTC-8

Castillo Bluffs With Blockers

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Jacob Wilson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up on a board reading 3♦6♠A♦10♠ with 65,000 in the middle. Giuseppe Pantaleo checked his option in the small blind, before Jose Castillo made a pot-sized bet in the hijack, and Domenico Gala made the call in the cutoff. Pantaleo decided against seeing a river.

The dealer put out the J♦ on the river, and Castillo snap-potted it for an amount of 195,000, leaving himself just two 500-denomination chips behind. Gala went extremely deep into the tank. A minute passed, then another before he announced, "I need some time, guys." After another 60 seconds, he reluctantly mucked his cards.

Castillo picked up his own cards, took a look at them, then showed A♠K♦10♥7♣ for just two pair on a dynamic board. "Blockers" he said to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Castillo	391,000 328,000	328,000
Domenico Gala	280,000 97,000	97,000
Giuseppe Pantaleo	155,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Domenico Gala Giuseppe Pantaleo Jose Castillo

07-13-2025 23:37 UTC-8

Goyal Folds to Albrinck's Turn Bet

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the flop of 6♠5♠2♦, Brad Albrinck bet 9,000 from the hijack with Tarun Goyal calling out of the cutoff.

When the 5♥ appeared on the turn, Albrinck fired out a bet of 21,000. Goyal briefly went into the tank, but decided to fold and let Albrinck take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Albrinck	240,000 240,000	240,000

Tarun Goyal	170,000 32,600	32,600

Tags: Brad Albrinck Tarun Goyal

07-13-2025 23:45 UTC-8

Derecho Takes it Down on the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

David Shaw made it 10,000 to go from the cutoff and only Emmanuel Derecho wanted to play with him out of the small blind.

The Q♠9♥4♣ flop got a check from Derecho, allowing Shaw to bet 10,000. Derecho check-raised to 32,000, and Shaw stuck around with a call.

The Q♣ appeared on the turn and Derecho led out for 30,000. This was enough to get Shaw to lay down his hand, and Derecho won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emmanuel Derecho	390,000 14,000	14,000
David Shaw	240,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: David Shaw Emmanuel Derecho

07-13-2025 23:54 UTC-8

Marcano Misses the Outs

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Jacob Wilson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Andre Marcano opened the betting under the gun, as he potted it to 10,500. Samuel Burkett on his direct left repotted it to 36,000. Marcano put in the call, then went all in for his remaining 47,500 on a flop of Q♥10♣7♦. Burkett snapped him off.

Andre Marcano: Q♦J♥9♥8♣ All in
Samuel Burkett: A♣A♠9♠5♣

Marcano seemed to have all the outs in the world, with two open-enders as well as a backdoor flush draw. Pairing a second one of his hole cards, too, would earn him the lead. The 10♦ turn was quite possibly the worst in the deck, as he now couldn't make a flush or a better two pair than Burkett, meaning he needed a straight or a queen to stay alive. The 3♦ river sent him home right before the end of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Marcano	Busted

Tags: Andre Marcano Samuel Burkett