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

06-12-2025 16:57 UTC-8

Flush Over Flush for Friedman

Myles Phago

Level 6

Blinds: 800-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

A preflop raising battle had already taken place, and the board read 3♠2♣4♣. Aaron Kupin checked from the big blind, and Philip Long bet out from under the gun, only for Adam Friedman to raise from middle position. Kupin and Long called.

The 3♣ came on the turn, and Kupin checked again. Long bet and again, Friedman raised. Kupin got out of the way now, and Long called. The J♣ fell on the river, and now Long decided to slow down a bit and check-called Friedman's river bet. Long tabled K♣K♠ but was way behind as Friedman flipped over A♣A♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	88,000 88,000	88,000

Philip Long	60,000 46,300	46,300

Aaron Kupin	44,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Aaron Kupin Adam Friedman Philip Long

06-12-2025 17:02 UTC-8

Kyte Isn't Bluffing

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6

Blinds: 800-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

David Lieberman called from middle position, but Peter De Best raised from the cutoff. Jon Kyte raised again from the big blind and made Lieberman fold, but De Best made the call.

The flop came out Q♦A♦6♣ and Kyte bet. He was called, but De Best folded after Kyte fired a second barrel on the 2♥ turn.

"I'm not bluffing," Kyte said, while revealing the A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter De Best	71,000 45,500	45,500
Jon Kyte	39,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: David Lieberman Jon Kyte

06-12-2025 17:13 UTC-8

Top Pair for Tate

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6

Blinds: 800-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

Chad Eveslage bet from the cutoff, Brian Tate raised from the button and Eveslage called.

Check by Eveslage, bet from Tate and call: that's what happed all the way through a board of J♥5♣K♠7♠8♥.

Once Eveslage called for the third time, Tate quickly flipped over A♦K♥ for top pair. Eveslage didn't have a better hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tate	120,000 16,000	16,000
Chad Eveslage	28,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Brian Tate Chad Eveslage

06-12-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Pesce Building a Stack

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Myles Phago

Level 6

Blinds: 800-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

Killian Desnos bet from early position and was called by David Ha, only for Florian Pesce to three-bet from late position. Both Desnos and Ha called, and the players saw the flop of 10♥J♠5♣.

Desnos checked and Ha bet, and Pesce called Ha folded. The J♥ came on the turn, and Ha bet again, Pesce raised, and Ha called. The river brought the Q♥ and now Ha check-called Pesce's river bet. Ha flipped A♣J♦ but Pesce tabled 10♣J♣ for a full house and was pushed the sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Pesce	119,000 48,000	48,000
Killian Desnos	50,000 50,000	50,000
David Ha	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: David Ha Florian Pesce Killian Desnos

06-12-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Nice Turn for Desnos

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Myles Phago

Level 6

Blinds: 800-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

Preflop raising had occurred, and the flop came 7♦6♠Q♣, and Daniel Negreanu bet out, Killian Desnos called. The turn saw the 3♦ and Negreanu bet again, Desnos called.

The A♣ fell on the river, and now Negreanu check-called Desnos' bet. Desnos quickly tabled 4x5x for a turned straight, and Negreanu mucked instantly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	57,000 3,000	3,000

Killian Desnos	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Killian Desnos

06-12-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Break Time

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Myles Phago

Level 6

Blinds: 800-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

Players are now on their second 15-minute break. The blind levels will change to 60 minutes when they return.

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

06-12-2025 17:40 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Here are the full updated chip counts according to the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pat Pezzin	150,000 90,700	90,700
Jeremy Ausmus	133,000 133,000	133,000

Ryuta Nakai	120,000 34,000	34,000
Brian Tate	117,000 3,000	3,000
Michael Reed	116,000 45,000	45,000
Tom McCormick	111,500 53,500	53,500
Jon Turner	111,000 36,000	36,000

Florian Pesce	104,500 14,500	14,500
Patrick Mahoney	102,000 102,000	102,000
Anthony Zinno	101,500 7,500	7,500

Benjamin Underwood	100,000 41,300	41,300
Eduards Rakuss	98,500 20,000	20,000
Matthew Alexander	93,000 16,000	16,000
Kyle Ray	89,500 22,500	22,500
Yueqi Zhu	88,000 38,000	38,000

David Lieberman	86,000 30,000	30,000
Karim Alwan	84,000 84,000	84,000
Riley Rosengren	81,500 15,500	15,500
Ian Johns	80,000 12,200	12,200

Kevin Song	74,500 500	500

Juha Helppi	74,000 8,000	8,000

Angelo Karimalis	74,000 2,000	2,000
Christopher Chung	72,500 31,200	31,200
Philip Long	70,000 10,000	10,000

Scott Tuttle	68,100 15,900	15,900

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06-12-2025 17:57 UTC-8

Zhu Gets Paid to the Max

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Myles Phago

Level 7

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

In a three-bet pot, the flop came Q♣8♠7♥. Yuri Dzivielevski checked from the big blind, and Yueqi Zhu bet from under the gun. Scott Tuttle raised, Dzivielevski folded, and Zhu three-bet only for Tuttle to four-bet. Zhu called.

The turn brought the 2♣, and Tuttle called Zhu's bet as he did on the K♦ river. Zhu flipped 8♥8♣ for a flopped set, and Tuttle instantly mucked as Zhu was shipped the big pot.