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

07-15-2025 14:34 UTC-7

Yanovsky Wins a Pot

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a pot of around 2,000 and a flop of A♠J♥4♦, Eric Yanovsky checked and Michael Rocco splashed the pot with a 2,500 bet prompting Yanovsky to comment, "Is this how you play now?" Rocco didn't respond and Yanovsky called.

Both players checked the turn 3♥ and river 10♣. Yanovsky showed A♦8♠ prompting Rocco to muck his hand claiming he had a busted flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Yanovsky	52,500
Michael Rocco	40,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Michael Rocco Eric Yanovsky

07-15-2025 14:33 UTC-7

Wigg All In

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Barry Russell

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked with roughly 17,000 chips in the pot on 4♠6♦6♥9♣K♠.

Jason Mann was in the big blind and he bet 12,000, Anton Wigg in early position took his time before eventually announcing "all in" for roughly 45,000.

Mann snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	62,000 12,000	12,000
Jason Mann	31,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Jason Mann

07-15-2025 14:29 UTC-7

Rogers Wins Battle of Davids

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Jerome Solomon

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Michael Stein bet 1,100 from the small blind on a flop of 5♠J♦6♦. Big blind David Peters raised to 3,700.

David Rogers made the call from the cutoff. Stein folded.

The 7♦ came on the turn, bringing a bet of 5,300 from Peters. Rogers quickly raised to 13,300.

Peters folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Rogers	95,100
David Peters	47,000 3,000	3,000

Michael Stein	44,500 500	500

Tags: David Peters David Rogers Michael Stein

07-15-2025 14:24 UTC-7

Peacock's River Three-Bet Wins the Pot

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Dinesh Alt opened to 500 and got a caller in big blind Arthur Peacock. Both players saw a flop of 6♥Q♠9♣.

Peacock checked and Alt continued with another 500. Peacock called. Both players checked the turn 10♠.

On the river 4♠, Peacock fired 1,200 and got a raise from Alt to 4,200. Peacock three-bet to 13,200 sending Alt to the tank.

Alt was visibly perplexed, trying to figure out what Peacock could have. After some time, Alt conceded the hand and the pot to Peacock.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Peacock	51,600
Dinesh Alt	44,800 5,200	5,200

Tags: Arthur Peacock Dinesh Alt

07-15-2025 14:23 UTC-7

Yu Takes Early Hand

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Jerome Solomon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Terence Etim raised on the button to 600. All three players at the table, small blind Seungmin Yu, big blind Jimmy Kébé and Martin McCloskey from under the gun.

When the flop came 5♣8♥4♥, McCloskey bet 500. Etim folded, Yu called and Kébé let his hand go.

McCloskey and Yu checked through the scary board brought by the turn and river of 5♥A♥.

McCloskey showed 6♦3♦. Yu tabled A♣4♦ to win with a pair of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seungmin Yu	58,100 58,100	58,100
Jimmy Kebe	48,000 48,000	48,000
Martin McCloskey	47,500 47,500	47,500
Terence Etim	46,400 46,400	46,400

Tags: Jimmy Kebe Martin McCloskey Seungmin Yu Terence Etim

07-15-2025 14:21 UTC-7

Early Five-Bet from Yun

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was a raise to 400 and Sung Yun stuck in a three-bet from the small blind. Alex Difelice came over the top with a four-bet to 3,100 in the big blind which got the original raiser to fold.

Yun gave it some thought and then made a five-bet to 9,500. Difelice was put into the tank for a minute but decided to send his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Yun	54,500
Alex Difelice	47,000

Tags: Sung Yun Alex Difelice

07-15-2025 14:17 UTC-7

Williams Hits Two Pair

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Barry Russell

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There were roughly 3,500 chips in the pot on a board of 5♦10♣7♠A♣6♣.

Jeremiah Williams who was on the button bet 2,600, Michael Stein in the big blind made the call.

Williams tabled two pair with 5♣6♠, and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremiah Williams	51,000
Michael Stein	44,000

Tags: Jeremiah Williams Michael Stein

07-15-2025 14:13 UTC-7

Nearly 100 Entries to Kick Things Off

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunkyu Song	50,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Rocco	50,000 50,000	50,000

Anton Wigg	50,000 50,000	50,000
Dinesh Alt	50,000 50,000	50,000
Sergi Reixach	50,000 50,000	50,000
Chris Brewer	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jonathan Little	50,000 50,000	50,000

David Peters	50,000 50,000	50,000

Uri Reichenstein	50,000 50,000	50,000
Julien Sitbon	50,000 50,000	50,000

Santiago Plante	50,000 50,000	50,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ori Hasson	50,000 50,000	50,000

Nick Pupillo	50,000 50,000	50,000