2025 World Series of Poker

Event #99: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$606,849
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,381,000
Total Entries
735
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
735
Players Left
68
Players Left 1 / 735
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McCloskey Eliminates Kanchi

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

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

Ranganath Kanchi: 66 All in
Martin McCloskey: AJ

McCloskey spiked a pair on the flop J9K pushing him in the lead. Kanchi didn't get any help on the runout 34. Kanchi left the floor as McCloskey scooped the pot.

Tags: Martin McCloskeyRanganath Kanchi

More Chips for Moorman

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: 1010All in
Christopher Moorman: AA

Unfortunately for Hui, the runout didn't give him the comeback he needed, as the board ran 7KJA8 gave Moorman the win with three aces.

Tags: Christopher MoormanPhillip Hui

Wantman Got What He Wanted

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: 77All in
Luigi Shehadeh: QQ

The help Wantman needed came on the turn in a runout of K10K72 that gave him a tournament-lifesaving double-up.

Tags: Luigi ShehadehMatthew Wantman

Two Pair the Funny Way

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

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: K4All in
Daniel Negreanu: AJ

Negreanu pulled out his phone to record the all-in affair and the flop of 1065 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.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuDonald Cowie

Yankov Blasts Off

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 488, 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.

Tags: Krasimir YankovRichard Bai

Fish Chops with Chen

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 789.

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 KJ and Chen showed exactly the same hand KJ for a chop.

Tags: Darryll FishDong Chen

Liu Gets Value from Duan

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 J69 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 KQ for two pair, kings and jacks which was enough to take the pot.

Tags: Bin DuanXuan Liu

Refaelovitz on the Rise

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

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

Anson Tsang: 1010 All in
Moshe Refaelovitz: AK All in
Cory Rock: JJ

Facing two pocket pairs, Refaelovitz connected with the 4A5 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.

Tags: Anson TsangCory RockMoshe Refaelovitz

Bush Takes Chung Out

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: J7All in
Ernest Bush: A5

The runout of 2QJA6 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 ChungErnest Bush

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

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