Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-12-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Action on the Flop

Maxime Taldir

Level 3

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Vincent Gironda raised from under the gun. He was called by Kyle Ray to his left, as well as Ali Eslami on the button and Florian Pesce in the big blind.

Gironda bet the 4♥J♣9♠ flop. After Ray folded, Eslami raised and made Pesce check-fold. Gironda however three-bet, Eslami reraised, Gironda raised again and Eslami called to find the 5♦ turn.

This time, action was way more calm with a bet by Gironda called by Eslami, who folded after Gironda bet the 6♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Pesce	69,000 9,000	9,000
Vincent Gironda	63,000 63,000	63,000
Ali Eslami	42,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Florian Pesce Kyle Ray Vincent Gironda

06-12-2025 14:31 UTC-8

Set No Good for Claassen

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Myles Phago

Level 3

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Jeffrey Lipton raised from the cutoff, and Christopher Claassen called from the big blind.

The flop came Q♥10♣2♠, Claassen check-called Lipton's bet, and the players both checked the 9♠ on the turn and saw the J♣ fall on the river.

Claassen bet out and Lipton called. Claassen showed J♥J♦ for a rivered set, "No Good!" said Lipton as he tabled 8♣8♥ for a rivered straight, "I Got Very Lucky" he exclaimed as he was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Lipton	67,000 4,000	4,000
Christopher Claassen	52,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Christopher Claassen Jeffrey Lipton

06-12-2025 14:41 UTC-8

A Better Kicker for Zhu

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Brian Tate raised from the hijack, Yueqi Zhu three-bet from the button and Tate called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 2♥Q♦3♦. Zhu bet and Tate check-called, then both players checked the 3♥ turn.

The 6♠ river didn't bring more action, so Tate revealed A♥9♠ for ace-high, but Zhu with A♣10♦ had the best kicker to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tate	69,000 12,000	12,000
Yueqi Zhu	58,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Brian Tate Yueqi Zhu

06-12-2025 14:52 UTC-8

Eveslage Takes from Tate

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Myles Phago

Level 3

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

In a raised pot preflop, Brian Tate and Chad Eveslage saw the flop of J♦J♣2♥. Tate bet out from the small blind, and Eveslage called from the button.

The 2♣ came on the river and again Tate bet and Eveslage called. The players saw the J♥ fall on the river and now Tate check-called Eveslage's bet, hoping for a chopped pot, but Eveslage tabled 3♥3♣ for a better full house and was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tate	86,000 17,000	17,000
Chad Eveslage	44,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Brian Tate Chad Eveslage

06-12-2025 14:59 UTC-8

Mackelprang Wins With Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Dragana Mackelprang raised from middle position. She was called by Charles Thomas to her left, by Jonathan Tamayo on the button and by Anthony Zinno in the small blind.

Zinno led out when the K♥6♥5♠ flop came out. Mackelprang and Thomas called, but Tamayo raised and was called three times.

The turn was the 4♦. Everybody checked to Tamayo who bet. Zinno check-raised but Mackelprang reraised. Once again, everybody called.

The 2♥ river was checked by all four players. Mackelprang was the first one flip over her cards, revealing K♦K♠ for a set, and she won the pot as all of her opponents sent their cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	94,000 34,000	34,000

Dragana Mackelprang	53,000
Charles Thomas	45,000 45,000	45,000
Jonathan Tamayo	39,200 20,800	20,800

Tags: Anthony Zinno Charles Thomas Dragana Mackelprang Jonathan Tamayo

06-12-2025 15:01 UTC-8

Break Time

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Myles Phago

Level 3

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 4

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

06-12-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Latest Chip Counts at 1st Break

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Myles Phago

Level 4

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

These are the latest chip updates on break, as seen on the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Reed	115,400 55,400	55,400
Philip Long	106,300 46,300	46,300

Anthony Zinno	94,000

Viktor Blom	90,500 20,500	20,500

Kyle Ray	86,500 21,500	21,500
Florian Pesce	86,500 17,500	17,500
Alex Torry	86,000 21,000	21,000
Brian Tate	86,000
Nathaniel Silver	81,300 81,300	81,300
Eduards Rakuss	78,500 9,500	9,500
Matthew Alexander	77,000 20,000	20,000
Christopher Claassen	77,000 25,000	25,000

Angelo Karimalis	76,000 16,000	16,000
Kevin Song	74,000 11,000	11,000

Stuart Rutter	73,300 13,300	13,300
Scott Tuttle	68,100 68,100	68,100
Ian Johns	67,800 1,800	1,800

Jonathan Twomley	67,000 10,000	10,000
Riley Rosengren	66,000 12,000	12,000
Joe McKeehen	62,500 2,500	2,500

Michael Lancaster	60,000
Max Hoffman	60,000
David Baker	60,000 60,000	60,000

Shyamsundar Challa	60,000 60,000	60,000
Matthew Valeo	60,000 60,000	60,000

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06-12-2025 15:32 UTC-8

Full House for Tuttle

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

Heads-up on K♦A♥5♥ in a three-bet pot, Scott Tuttle bet from the hijack and Yuri Dzivielevski check-called from middle position.

Dzivielevski bet the K♥ turn and was called, then bet again the 4♦ river.

Tuttle raised, Dzivielevski called and Tuttle revealed A♦K♣ for a full house to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Tuttle	74,000 5,900	5,900
Yuri Dzivielevski	49,000 3,400	3,400

Tags: Scott Tuttle Yuri Dzivielevski

06-12-2025 15:42 UTC-8

Eslami Bleeding Chips

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Myles Phago

Level 4

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

Ali Eslami raised from early position, and Kyle Ray three-bet from the button. Jon Turner called from the small blind as did Eslami.

The flop came 6♦9♣Q♠. Turner bet and Eslami raised. Ray and Turner both called, and the players saw the A♠ fall on the turn to which they all checked.

The river brought the 5♥. Turner bet and got called by both other players, who both mucked when Turner flipped over A♣J♠ for top pair.