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

Jul 15, 2025

Summer of Rampage Continues

Adam Lamers

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

On a board of 8♥4♠4♦10♥, Ethan 'Rampage' Yau was heads-up with Jimmy Guerrero in a pot of around 40,000. Yau checked to Guerrero who tossed in a bet and Yau check-raised all in for his stack of around 25,000. Guerrero called and the cards were tabled.

Ethan Yau: 7♥6♥ All in
Jimmy Guerrero: K♣K♦

Guerrero was in the lead with his pocket kings but Yau was looking to connect with his combo draw. However, it was the 2♣ on the river that bricked out and Yau was sent to the registration desk to use his one reentry.

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Jul 15, 2025

Lyall Gets Light Lift From Negreanu

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Jerome Solomon

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

Daniel Negreanu who just registered for the tournament during the last break, raised to 3,000 from the hijack. Dean Lyall went all in on the button with his short stack of 11,000 chips. Negreanu called.

Dean Lyall: A♥A♠ All in
Daniel Negreanu: 7♠6♠

Negreanu hit two pair on the flop and a straight draw on the turn, but Lyall's aces held through the full runout of 6♥4♣4♥8♣J♥, giving him a small double-up.

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Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Jul 15, 2025

Break Time

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Adam Lamers

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

The remaining 300 players are going on another 15-minute break with late registration still open for another two hours.

Jul 15, 2025

Konnikova Surrenders Her Hand

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Maria Konnikova opened to 2,500 in cutoff and got a three-bet to 6,500 from Chang Lee on the button.

The dealer flopped 10♥7♦K♠ and both players checked. They also checked the turn 9♠. Konnikova checked the river J♥. Lee fired 8,500 and after she looked at her cards, Konnikova surrendered her hand and the pot to Lee.

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Jul 15, 2025

Hrabec Sent Home by the River

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Jerome Solomon

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

Roman Hrabec moved all in with his last 26,000 chips on a full board reading: 4♠10♠8♥10♦9♣. Andrew Ostapchenko called.

Roman Hrabec: K♣8♣ All in
Andrew Ostapchenko: A♠9♠

The river paired Ostapchenko's nine, delivering him the knockout.

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Jul 15, 2025

Pantaleo Eliminated

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Barry Russell

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

Giuseppe Pantaleo shoved 18,900 chips from early position, Chijen Chu called in the small blind, and the big blind folded.

Giuseppe Pantaleo: Q♣J♣ All in
Chijen Chu: A♥A♦

The flop came 3♠Q♥2♥, which gave Pantaleo a pair, the J♦ on the turn took Pantaleo into the lead, but the 2♠ gave Chu a better two pair with aces and twos to eliminate Pantaleo.

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Jul 15, 2025

Montoya Takes a Hit

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Adam Lamers

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

Vasile Buboi opened to 2,500 in early position and Tyler Montoya three-bet to 8,000 on the button. Buboi responded with a four-bet shove all in for 29,400 and Montoya called it off.

Vasile Buboi: K♥Q♥ All in
Tyler Montoya: A♠10♥

The flop came K♠8♦6♣ and Buboi took the lead with a pair of kings. The 9♥ on the turn gave Montoya a straight draw but the Q♠ on the river secured the double up for Buboi.