Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-04-2025 12:33 UTC-8

Kings Doom Poker Player Right Off the Bat on Day 1c in the 2025 WSOP Main Event

Jon Sofen

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Thomas Henshaw couldn't get away from his pocket kings just minutes after taking his seat Friday on Day 1c of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and it cost him his entire 60,000-chip starting stack.

The field, at the time of publishing, had over 1,300 players registered. Henshaw was the first player out the door, just moments after Jack Effel announced "shuffle up and deal." He ran into a preflop cooler against poker pro Yueqi Zhu and was unable to avoid busting with a hand that didn't improve with the five community cards.

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Tags: Thomas Henshaw Yueqi Zhu

07-04-2025 12:34 UTC-8

Mamut Catches Two Pair

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nikolai Mamut shoved all in for around 600,000 and got called by the big blind, Ross Villanueva, taking them to showdown.

Nikolai Mamut: A♠K♠ All in
Ross Villanueva: A♦7♥

The flop dropped 10♣K♣10♠ giving Mamut two pair. The runout 8♥4♠ did not improve Villanueva's hand. The dealer pushed the pot to Mamut for a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Villanueva	2,430,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Nikolai Mamut	1,420,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Nikolai Mamut Ross Villanueva

07-04-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Chen Chops Chips with Zhao

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

James Kim opened to 225,000 in middle position and got a three-bet from Zizhu Zhao in cutoff for 550,000. Zhouxun Chen, in the big blind, shoved all in for around 800,000, sending Kim to the tank. After a few seconds, he folded, and Zhao called.

Zhouxun Chen: 5♠5♣ All in
Zizhu Zhao: K♥K♠

Zhao was ahead with his kings and caught additional outs to improve on the flop 10♥9♠J♥. The turn 7♠ didn't change anything and almost ensured that Chen's tournament life would end.

However, the 8♥ dropped on the river, creating a straight on the board. Both players took back their chips for a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhouxun Chen	2,200,000 1,815,000	1,815,000
Zizhu Zhao	2,200,000 85,000	85,000
James Kim	1,900,000 680,000	680,000

Tags: James Kim Zhouxun Chen Zizhu Zhao

07-04-2025 12:43 UTC-8

Mamut Doubles with Quads

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Sava Krink

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jihoon Kim kicked things off with an under-the-gun raise to 210,000. Sitting right next to him, Nikolai Mamut moved all in for 1,320,000. Action folded to Honcheong Lee, who reshoved for around 1,230,000, putting the decision back on Kim.

Faced with two all-ins ahead, Kim hesitated and tried to lighten the moment by asking the table, "If I open-fold, can you teach me a bit?" The table responded with a round of head shakes, drawing a laugh from Kim as he added, "No free lesson?"

In the end, Kim laid it down, showing 6♠6♦. That left Mamut and Lee to battle it out.

Honcheong Lee: A♦Q♦ All in
Nikolai Mamut: J♠J♦

Lee was looking to improve, but the board came J♣4♣5♦4♥J♥, giving Mamut a full house on the turn and quads on the river. He scored a massive double and stayed alive, while Lee’s run came to a sudden end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Mamut	2,010,000 590,000	590,000
Jihoon Kim	1,115,000 210,000	210,000
Honcheong Lee	Busted

Tags: Honcheong Lee Jihoon Kim Nikolai Mamut

07-04-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Port Knocks Out Huang

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Jerome Solomon

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

With the board showing J♦A♥3♦2♠, Rafael Port moved all in from the small blind. Jian Huang took a long time pondering the call, which would put all of his 365,000 chips at risk. He took the chance.

Jian Huang: J♥10♣ All in
Rafael Port: J♠3♣

For a second, Huang thought he was ahead with the higher kicker, but groaned when it hit him that Port had two pair. The river 5♠ didn't rescue Huang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Port	2,575,000 2,215,000	2,215,000
Jian Huang	Busted

Tags: Jian Huang Rafael Port

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

07-04-2025 12:46 UTC-8

It’s That Time Again

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	Busted
Darren Kennedy	Busted
Brian Malik	Busted
Yen Chen	Busted
Levon Kesaplyan	Busted
Ryan Hogan	Busted

Derek Schroeder	Busted
Jian Huang	Busted
Salman Jasani	Busted
Yosef Arsheid	Busted
Dimitar Iwanov	Busted
Simon Hong	Busted
Yann Boussaton	Busted
Michael Bashir	Busted
Damian Bugaj	Busted
Sergio Garcia	Busted
Ryan Gebow	Busted
Kenneth Eiseler	Busted
Tao Qin	Busted
Ariel Puterman	Busted
Stephen Ma	Busted
Daniel Benor	Busted
Julien Montois	Busted
Robert Bull	Busted
Alon Eldar	Busted

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07-04-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Bye Bye Bai

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Jerome Solomon

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Richard Bai was all-in against Abraham Faroni in a battle of blinds.

Richard Bai: A♥J♠ All in
Abraham Faroni: A♦K♥

Faroni's Big Slick held through the runout 6♣5♠10♠3♦2♥, sending Bai to the payout window.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Faroni	2,800,000 2,035,000	2,035,000
Richard Bai	Busted

Tags: Abraham Faroni Richard Bai

07-04-2025 12:59 UTC-8

Guerrero Flops Trips

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Nick Vazquez

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Rodrigo Perez raised to 255,000 from early position. Antonio Guerrero called from the big blind.

The flop came K♥6♣6♠, and both players checked. On the 10♠ turn, Guerrero led out for 225,000. Perez responded with a raise to 475,000. Guerrero thought for a long time and made the call.

The river was the A♠, and both players checked. Guerrero showed 7♠6♥ for trips, and he dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodrigo Perez	3,750,000 2,005,000	2,005,000
Antonio Guerrero	3,100,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Antonio Guerrero Rodrigo Perez

07-04-2025 13:02 UTC-8

Hilberts Sends Reames Packing

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Thijs Hilberts opened from the button and got a call from Dalton Reames in the big blind.

The flop came 8♦A♠7♠, and Reames checked. Hilberts led out for 250,000, and Reames responded by moving all in for just a bit more. Hilberts quickly called, and the cards were turned up.

Dalton Reames: 6♠4♠ All in
Thijs Hilberts: Q♠Q♣

Reames had a flush draw, but Hilberts was ahead with his pair of queens. The turn brought the 8♥ and the river the K♦, missing Reames' spades and sealing his elimination. Hilberts scooped the pot and continued to secure a spot in the top chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thijs Hilberts	5,730,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Dalton Reames	Busted

Tags: Dalton Reames Thijs Hilberts