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

07-16-2025 00:21 UTC-7

Robinson Furious After Being Eliminated on the Bubble

Adam Lamers

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Daniyal Gheba raised it up in early position and Colin Robinson three-bet to 80,000, leaving himself with just 3,000 behind. The action folded back to Gheba who just called. The flop came 8♠7♣2♥ and the two players got the last of their chips in the middle.

Colin Robinson: 10♣10♦ All in
Daniyal Gheba: 7♥7♦

Robinson crinkled his cup of water in his hand and threw it on the floor, splashing a staff member, after seeing that his opponent flopped a set of sevens. The 3♦ on the turn and the 4♥ on the river did not help Robinson who left the tournament area in frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniyal Gheba	510,000 565,000	565,000
Colin Robinson	Busted

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Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

07-16-2025 00:14 UTC-7

Phua Gets a Bubble Double

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Barak Wisbrod limped from under the gun and Tzai Wei Phua shoved for 22,000 from the cutoff. Wisbrod called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Tzai Wei Phua: K♦K♠ All in
Barak Wisbrod: 8♣7♣

Wisbrod picked up some outs to crack Phua's kings after the 3♠7♦9♥ flop gave him second pair but he improved no further as the rest of the board ran out A♥9♣, resulting in a double up on the stone bubble for Phua.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	721,000 81,000	81,000

Tzai Wei Phua	84,000 79,000	79,000

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07-16-2025 00:04 UTC-7

Wisbrod Finds Three Jacks to Leave Wei on Crumbs

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Barak Wisbrod raised it up in middle position and Tzai Wei Phua three-bet from the big blind. Wisbrod four-bet jammed all in for 312,000 and Phua quickly called as the bigger stack.

Barak Wisbrod: K♠J♠ All in
Tzai Wei Phua: Q♥Q♦

The flop fell J♥J♦4♥ and Wisbrod picked up three jacks to take the lead. The A♦ on the turn and the 5♥ on the river bricked out for Phua who was left with just 5,000 chips after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	640,000 596,000	596,000

Tzai Wei Phua	5,000

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07-16-2025 00:04 UTC-7

Wang Leaves Lyubovetskiy on Fumes

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 4♠K♠A♣8♦ and around 100,000 in the middle, Yuzhu Wang checked from the big blind and Andriy Lyubovetskiy bet 55,000 from the cutoff. Wang shoved for 251,000 and Lyubovetskiy called with a covering stack, putting Wang at risk.

Yuzhu Wang: 8♥4♥ All in
Andriy Lyubovetskiy: A♠J♠

Wang remained ahead with two pair against Lyubovetskiy's top pair on the 2♦ river to double up, while Lyubovetskiy was left with just over five big blinds and busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuzhu Wang	645,000 345,000	345,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	Busted

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Yuzhu Wang

07-16-2025 00:00 UTC-7

Skhulukhia With a Big Hero Call

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Barry Russell

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There roughly 300,000 chips in the pot on J♣J♦3♣4♥Q♠.

Santiago Plante who was in the cutoff decided to put Giorgii Skhulukhia who was on the button all in for his tournament life.

Skhulukhia took some thinking time before the clock was called, and when the floor counted down to one, he made the call and tabled 10♥10♣, but could beat Plante's A♦A♠.

Skhulukhia was eliminated two off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Plante	1,100,000 740,000	740,000
Giorgii Skhulukhia	Busted

Tags: Giorgii Skhulukhia Santiago Plante

07-16-2025 00:00 UTC-7

Keating Doubles Through Tang in Large Pot

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alex Keating and Danny Tang took a couple of preflop raises near the money bubble and got all of their chips in the middle. Keating was the player at risk for 395,000 in what turned out to be one of the largest pots of the day thus far.

Alex Keating: Q♠Q♥ All in
Danny Tang: J♠J♣

The flop came 8♠8♣3♥ and Keating was still in the lead with the better of the two pocket pairs. The Q♦ on the turn gave Keating a full house and the checkmark as Tang was drawing dead to the 6♥ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	820,000 510,000	510,000

Danny Tang	385,000 90,000	90,000

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07-15-2025 23:53 UTC-7

Cimbolas Doubles

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Barry Russell

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up as Matas Cimbolas was all in against Nicholas Palma.

Matas Cimbolas: A♥4♦ All in
Nicholas Palma: 8♣8♦

The flop came 6♣5♦3♣, which gave Cimbolas a straight draw, the 8♠ gave Palma a set but 2♣ on the river completed the straight for Cimbolas, and he doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Cimbolas	340,000 50,000	50,000
Nicholas Palma	200,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Matas Cimbolas Nicholas Palma

07-15-2025 23:50 UTC-7

Gheba Topples Anderson

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Calvin Anderson was all in for just under 500,000 from the small blind and up against Daniyal Gheba who had him covered from the button.

Calvin Anderson: A♠10♥ All in
Daniyal Gheba: A♥K♦

Anderson was dominated and found no help on the A♦5♥7♠4♠J♦ runout, resulting in his elimination while Gheba dragged in a colossal pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniyal Gheba	1,075,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Calvin Anderson	Busted

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07-15-2025 23:44 UTC-7

Guerrero Shows the Goods

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Xixiang Luo opened to 20,000 in middle position and Jimmy Guerrero three-bet to 58,000 on the button. Luo called and they went heads-up to a flop of J♥J♣6♠.

Luo checked to Guerrero who continued with a bet of 37,000 and Luo called. The turn was the 3♥ and Luo checked again. Guerrero dropped in a bet of 105,000 and Luo gave it some thought before laying his hand down. Guerrero collected the pot and showed his K♠K♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Guerrero	580,000 335,000	335,000
Xixiang Luo	310,000

Tags: Xixiang Luo Jimmy Guerrero