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

07-15-2025 21:21 UTC-7

McCloskey Eliminates Kanchi

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up with Ranganath Kanchi all-in against Martin McCloskey.

Ranganath Kanchi: 6♥6♦ All in
Martin McCloskey: A♠J♦

McCloskey spiked a pair on the flop J♣9♦K♥ pushing him in the lead. Kanchi didn't get any help on the runout 3♦4♣. Kanchi left the floor as McCloskey scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin McCloskey	245,000 12,000	12,000
Ranganath Kanchi	Busted

Tags: Martin McCloskey Ranganath Kanchi

07-15-2025 21:21 UTC-7

More Chips for Moorman

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Jerome Solomon

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Christopher Moorman four-bet preflop under the gun enough to put small blind Phillip Hui reraised all in with a call. Hui accepted the challenge.

Phillip Hui: 10♥10♣ All in
Christopher Moorman: A♥A♦

Unfortunately for Hui, the runout didn't give him the comeback he needed, as the board ran 7♦K♣J♠A♣8♠ gave Moorman the win with three aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Moorman	321,000

Phillip Hui	Busted

Tags: Christopher Moorman Phillip Hui

07-15-2025 21:19 UTC-7

Wantman Got What He Wanted

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Jerome Solomon

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Matthew Wantman raised under the gun to 25,000 chips. Luigi Shehadeh made it 65,000 to go.

Wantman, who had 60,000, made the call.

Matthew Wantman: 7♣7♠ All in
Luigi Shehadeh: Q♥Q♠

The help Wantman needed came on the turn in a runout of K♣10♦K♦7♦2♠ that gave him a tournament-lifesaving double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	126,000 76,000	76,000

Luigi Shehadeh	30,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Luigi Shehadeh Matthew Wantman

07-15-2025 21:15 UTC-7

Two Pair the Funny Way

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action folded around to Donald Cowie who ripped all in for 35,000. Daniel Negreanu called on his left and the rest of the table folded.

Donald Cowie: K♦4♦ All in
Daniel Negreanu: A♠J♦

Negreanu pulled out his phone to record the all-in affair and the flop of 10♥6♥5♥ left him in the lead as neither player held a heart in their hand. However, the 4♣ on the turn gave Cowie a pair and the K♣ on the river improved him to two pair for the double-up.

"Two pair the funny way," Negreanu said as he put his phone away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Cowie	90,000 40,000	40,000
Daniel Negreanu	46,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Donald Cowie

07-15-2025 21:14 UTC-7

Yankov Blasts Off

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Barry Russell

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Richard Bai raised to 8,000 from the cutoff, Krasimir Yankov three-bet to 30,000 on the button, Bai called.

The flop came 4♦8♥8♣, Yankov fired out a bet of 17,000, Bai check-called. The K♣ on the turn saw Yankov fire out another bet of 33,000, Bai check-called again.

Yankov shoved 195,000 on the 6♦ river, Bai went deep into the tank and the clock was called, with only a few seconds left, Bai decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krasimir Yankov	310,000 3,000	3,000
Richard Bai	160,000 87,000	87,000

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Richard Bai

07-15-2025 21:09 UTC-7

Fish Chops with Chen

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Darryll Fish opened to 8,000 in late position and got called by Dong Chen in cutoff. Both players saw the flop 7♦8♠9♣.

Fish continued with 7,000 and got called once again by Chen. The turn 9♦ and river 9♥ was checked by both players.

Fish tabled K♥J♠ and Chen showed exactly the same hand K♦J♦ for a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong Chen	140,000 68,500	68,500

Darryll Fish	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Darryll Fish Dong Chen

07-15-2025 21:08 UTC-7

Liu Gets Value from Duan

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Bin Duan opened to 9,000 from under the gun and Xuan Liu defended from the big blind.

The flop came J♣6♥9♠ and Liu check-called an 8,000 continuation bet from Duan.

Both players checked the K♦ turn leading to the J♠ river. Liu bet 16,000 and Duan called.

Liu turned over K♣Q♦ for two pair, kings and jacks which was enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Duan	295,000 295,000	295,000
Xuan Liu	145,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Bin Duan Xuan Liu

07-15-2025 21:06 UTC-7

Refaelovitz on the Rise

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Josh Noy

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Anson Tsang and Moshe Refaelovitz were both all in, facing Cory Rock with the cards on their backs.

Anson Tsang: 10♠10♣ All in
Moshe Refaelovitz: A♣K♠ All in
Cory Rock: J♠J♥

Facing two pocket pairs, Refaelovitz connected with the 4♥A♥5♠ flop to move in front. The 8♣ turn and 7♣ river changed nothing, leaving Refaelovitz's pair of aces ahead, leaving Rock short and sending Tsang out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Refaelovitz	235,000 235,000	235,000

Cory Rock	9,000 9,000	9,000
Anson Tsang	Busted

Tags: Anson Tsang Cory Rock Moshe Refaelovitz

07-15-2025 21:05 UTC-7

Bush Takes Chung Out

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Jerome Solomon

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Chang Yu Chung went all in on the button for 28,000 chips. Ernest Bush made the call from the big blind.

Chang Yu Chung: J♥7♥ All in
Ernest Bush: A♠5♠

The runout of 2♠Q♥J♦A♣6♦ gave Chung the lead on the flop with the pair of jacks, but the turn turned things in Bush's favor and he earned the knockout.

Tags: Chang Yu Chung Ernest Bush

07-15-2025 20:56 UTC-7

Late Additions

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Josh Noy

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	50,000

Xuan Liu	50,000
Benny Glaser	50,000

Jun Obara	50,000
Yiqian Song	50,000
Scott Bohlman	50,000

Arthur Morris	50,000
Florian Ribouchon	50,000
Daniel Kyosev	50,000
Niall Costigan	50,000 64,600	64,600
Cody Bartlett	50,000
Romain Lewis	50,000

Danny Wong	50,000

Matthew Wantman	50,000 20,000	20,000

Patrick Leonard	50,000

Paul Hofer	50,000

Eric Yanovsky	50,000 2,500	2,500
Paulo Joanello	50,000

Justin Liberto	50,000

Michael Jozoff	50,000
Darryll Fish	50,000
Daniel Sepiol	50,000

Taylor Hart	50,000
Brad Ruben	50,000

Enrico Rudelitz	50,000

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