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

07-15-2025 15:43 UTC-7

Costigan With Trips

Barry Russell

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

There were roughly 20,000 chips in the pot on 7♣2♣7♦Q♣, Yuya Kita who was in early position bet 6,700, Niall Costigan called in the hijack.

The 10♥ slowed Kita down, and he checked. Costigan decided to bet 14,400, and after a short while Kita called.

Costigan tabled K♠7♠ for three of a kind, and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Costigan	108,000
Yuya Kita	6,500 41,500	41,500

Tags: Niall Costigan Yuya Kita

07-15-2025 15:33 UTC-7

Over 200 Entries

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	50,000

Erik Seidel	50,000

Maria Konnikova	50,000

Brandon Sheils	50,000
Joey Weissman	50,000

Anthony Zinno	50,000

Lander Lijo	50,000
Javier Gomez	50,000
Nazar Buhaiov	50,000
Pavel Plesuv	50,000

Marius Gierse	50,000
Faraz Jaka	50,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

07-15-2025 15:31 UTC-7

Shoshan River Bet Takes the Pot

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Andrew Ostapchenko started the action from the button with a 800 bet and got called by big blind Nathaniel Shoshan.

The flop came 7♣2♣6♥. Shoshan check-called Ostapchenko's bet of 2,500 leading them to the turn.

The turn 5♣ dropped, and both players checked. On the river Q♠, Shoshan fired 4,000, which was enough to make Ostapchenko fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	78,800 78,800	78,800

Nathaniel Shoshan	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Nathaniel Shoshan

07-15-2025 15:30 UTC-7

Shylko Gives Up on the Turn

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Ronald Minnis limped in from middle position and Aliaksandr Shylko raised to 1,700 in the small blind. Minnis called and they went heads-up to a flop of Q♠5♥2♦.

Shylko led out with a bet of 1,100 and Minnis called to see the 3♣ on the turn. Shylko checked this time and Minnis announced a bet of 4,000. Shylko quickly dumped his cards into the muck and Minnis collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	54,000 4,000	4,000
Ronald Minnis	43,000

Tags: Ronald Minnis Aliaksandr Shylko

07-15-2025 15:24 UTC-7

Grupp Puts on the cape

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There were roughly 17,000 chips in the pot on Q♥A♠5♠2♠, Franco Spitale who was in the hijack bet 9,000 on the turn, Kyle Grupp called in the cutoff.

Spitale announced all in for 30,700 on the 3♦ river, Grupp thought about his decision for around three minutes, and made the call.

Spitale tabled a flush with J♠10♠, Grupp went to muck his hand, but dealer told him to flip as it's an all in he has to show, and he tabled K♦Q♠ for second pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franco Spitale	94,000 94,000	94,000

Kyle Grupp	2,500 2,500	2,500

Tags: Franco Spitale Kyle Grupp

07-15-2025 15:23 UTC-7

Skerl Takes Down Aces

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Jerome Solomon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With the full board laid out 3♣J♦J♣7♥8♦, Gonzalo Jose bet 10,000 chips from the cutoff into a pot of roughly 31,000.

Marcos Skerl raised all in from the button with his final 22,600. Jose made the call.

Skerl turned over J♥A♣ to show he had three jacks. Because of the all-in, Jose had to show the pocket aces A♥A♠ in his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcos Skerl	80,800
Gonzalo Jose	27,200

Tags: Gonzalo Jose Marcos Skerl

07-15-2025 15:23 UTC-7

Difelice Stays Consistent

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action folded to Alex Difelice in the small blind who made it 1,200 to go. Lewis Spencer called in the big blind and they were off to the Q♣7♣2♣ flop. Both players checked and the Q♥ paired the board on the turn.

Difelice fired out another bet of 1,200 and Spencer called to see the A♠ on the river. Difelice made a third bet of 1,200 and Spencer looked him up. Difelice turned over K♦Q♦ for three queens and Spencer conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Difelice	48,500 1,500	1,500
Lewis Spencer	24,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Lewis Spencer Alex Difelice

07-15-2025 15:16 UTC-7

Early Cooler for Sitbon

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Julien Sitbon and Seungmin Yu checked a flop of 7♣Q♦6♥ with pot of around 2,500. On the turn 5♥, Sitbon led with 3,000 which Yu called.

On the river 2♦, Sitbon fired another 8,000 and Yu didn't hesitate to call once again. Sitbon turned over Q♥7♥ for a two pair and Yu showed 6♦6♠ for a flopped set.

Sitbon just smiled as the dealer pushed the pot toward Yu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seungmin Yu	68,000 9,900	9,900
Julien Sitbon	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Julien Sitbon Seungmin Yu

07-15-2025 15:05 UTC-7

Spencer in a Spot

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There were roughly 12,000 chips in the pot on a board of 7♠4♠K♥3♦J♦.

Lewis Spencer who was in the cutoff bet 7,500, Pedro Padilha on the button decided to raise to 46,000 which put Spencer all in for his tournament life.

Spencer went deep into the tank for a few minutes, and then frustratingly flicked his cards into the muck.