Event #99: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-15-2025 19:30 UTC-7

Winter's Flop Shove Takes It Down

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sean Winter opened to 4,000 and got a three-bet from Maximiliano Castagnini on the button to 10,000. Winter called to see a flop.

The flop came 2♥10♥J♥. Winter check-raised Catagnini all-in for 30,000 after the latter bet 10,000. Castagnini mulled over the situation. He showed Ax before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximiliano Castagnini	85,000 30,000	30,000
Sean Winter	55,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Maximiliano Castagnini Sean Winter

07-15-2025 19:26 UTC-7

Aces Send Leah Packing

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Jerome Solomon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mike Leah raised from the hijack. Michael Rocco went all in from the small blind for some 120,000 chips.

Leah made the call with less.

Mike Leah: A♥Q♣ All in
Michael Rocco: A♦A♠

The runout couldn't save Leah's hand, as the board came 9♦7♦5♠6♥7♠, with Rocco's aces holding for the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	206,000 166,000	166,000

Mike Leah	Busted

Tags: Michael Rocco Mike Leah

07-15-2025 19:26 UTC-7

Taylor Doubles Through Winter

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Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sean Winter raised to 4,000 in the cutoff and Thomas Taylor defended from the big blind. The flop came 3♣2♠2♦ and Taylor checked to Winter who bet 2,500. Taylor check-raised to 6,000 and Winter called.

The 9♠ landed on the turn and Taylor check-called a small bet of 2,500 from Winter. The river was the Q♣ and Taylor checked again. Winter ripped all in as the bigger stack and Taylor snapped off his last 31,500. Winter turned over K♥10♠ for air while Taylor held Q♦3♦ for two pair to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	96,000
Sean Winter	40,000 86,700	86,700

Tags: Thomas Taylor Sean Winter

07-15-2025 19:22 UTC-7

Palma Keeps the Pressure

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nicholas Palma started the action with a 4,000 bet. Action folded to the big blind Alexandros Kolonias who called to see a flop.

The flop came K♥5♣7♦. Kolonias check-called Palma's bet of 3,000 leading them to the turn. The turn A♦ dropped and the same thing happened with Kolonias calling Palma's bet of 8,000.

After a check on the river J♣, Palma bet 14,500 which was enough to shake Kolonias out of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Kolonias	125,000 75,000	75,000

Nicholas Palma	72,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Nicholas Palma

07-15-2025 19:14 UTC-7

Rodriguez Flips Rezaei to the Rail

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Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Noel Rodriguez raised to 4,000 from under the gun and Bin Duan called in middle position. Daniel Rezaei three-bet to 14,000 on the button and Rodriguez splashed in a four-bet to 100,000. Duan quickly folded and Rezaei called off his stack of 54,500.

Daniel Rezaei: A♣Q♥ All in
Noel Rodriguez: 10♥10♦

It turned out to be a coin flip and the flop of 9♣8♥7♦ left Rodriguez in front with his pair of tens. The J♣ on the turn improved him to a straight and Rezaei was unable to survive the 4♣ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Rodriguez	297,000 173,000	173,000
Daniel Rezaei	Busted

Tags: Noel Rodriguez Daniel Rezaei Bin Duan

07-15-2025 19:05 UTC-7

Flush Gives Noam Life

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Jerome Solomon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Danny Noam moved all in from the button on the turn with a board of K♦10♦4♦5♦. Jasthi Kumar called from the small blind.

Danny Noam: Q♦J♠ All in
Jasthi Kumar: K♣9♣

With a diamond flush already home for Noam, Kumar was drawing dead. The J♣ on the river didn't matter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jasthi Kumar	32,000
Danny Noam	30,400

Tags: Danny Noam Jasthi Kumar

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

07-15-2025 19:00 UTC-7

Wong Does Damage to Funaro

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Frank Funaro opened to 3,500 from under the gun and was called by Ran Ilan and Jason Wong in the blinds. The flop came A♠Q♠2♥ and the blinds checked to Funaro who continued with a bet of 2,000. Ilan folded but Wong called to see the Q♣ on the turn.

Both players checked and the 4♦ completed the board. Wong led out with a bet of 5,500 and Funaro paid him off. Wong turned over A♥6♥ for two pair and Funaro was unable to beat it.

Funaro was left with just 36,000 after the hand but was seen leaving the tournament area a short time later after being eliminated for the second and final time today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wong	102,000 33,500	33,500
Frank Funaro	Busted

Tags: Frank Funaro Jason Wong Ran Ilan

07-15-2025 19:00 UTC-7

Straight Vs Two Pair

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Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There were roughly 11,000 in the pot on 7♥J♣8♦, Yakov Albaz in the big blind led for 5,000, Connor Rash in the hijack raised to 20,000, Albaz called.

The 10♥ on the turn saw Albaz lead again for 35,000, Rash called. Albaz bet 65,000 on the Q♣ river, Rash shoved for 91,000, Albaz snap-called.

Rash tabled a straight with K♣9♣, Albaz frustratingly tabled 10♠8♥ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Rash	301,000
Yakov Albaz	50,000 169,400	169,400

Tags: Connor Rash Yakov Albaz

07-15-2025 18:55 UTC-7

Post-Break Entries

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Kolonias	50,000

David "ODB" Baker	50,000

Angelina Rich	50,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	50,000

Jesse Lonis	50,000

Pavels Spirins	50,000
Leonard Maue	50,000
Chino Rheem	50,000
Daniel Negreanu	50,000 9,500	9,500

John Juanda	50,000