2025 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣3♣
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$90,535,500
Total Entries
9,735
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
923
Players Left
634
Players Left 1 / 9,735
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Fatal Missread

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three-way on a flop of 9♥K♠8♠, Armen Ayrapetyan in the cutoff bet 2,000, the small blind folded and Charles Welsh in the big blind made the call.

Ayrapetyan fired a second barrel of 6,000 on the 5♥ turn, but Welsh check-raised to 15,000. Ayrapetyan quickly called and moved all-in for 34,600 after Welsh checked the 10♣ river. Welsh went deep into the tank and called.

Armen Ayrapetyan: A♠K♣ All in
Charles Welsh: 9♦5♦

Ayrapetyan thought he had the won, but Welsh with two pair had the best hand. "But there is a pair on the board, I win," claimed Ayrapetyan, before having a closer look and realizing his mistake. He was covered so he was eliminated.

Tags: Armen AyrapetyanCharles Welsh

Landowski Busts

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up as Benjamin Landowski was all in from early position against the big blind Joseph Gallagher with roughly 90,000 chips in the pot.

Benjamin Landowski: Q♥Q♠ All in
Joseph Gallagher: K♥K♦

The board ran out 4♦7♠A♠9♠5♥, and Landowski's main event came to an end.

Tags: Benjamin LandowskiJoseph Gallagher

Funaro Scores an Elimination with Aces

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Rafael Pfleger opened to 1,000 from the cutoff. Giovanny Rodriguez Ocampo on the button three-bet all-in for 6,100, then Frank Funaro in the big blind raised to 9,000 and Pfleger snap-folded.

Giovanny Rodriguez Ocampo: A♦Q♦ All in
Frank Funaro: A♣A♥

The board of 8♠8♣2♦5♥5♠ was no help for Rodriguez Campo who was eliminated.

Tags: Frank FunaroGiovanny Rodriguez OcampoRafael Pfleger

Savvides Busts To Riccobono in Lengthy Hand

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Al Riccobono
Al Riccobono

Marios Savvides called in early position and in the cutoff, Ritvars Cekalins raised to 1,500 with Kristopher Rundquist calling behind him. In the big blind, Al Riccobono raised to 5,000, and Savvides put out a single 5,000 chip and said call. Realizing he had not seen the raise from Riccobono, he tossed his hand into the muck, and the floor was called over.

After much discussion between Savvides and the floor, it was ruled that the 5,000 had to stay out there. He then argued to get his cards back, pointing at the two cards that were mostly separated from the muck. He walked aside and told the floor exactly what his holdings were, and the floor confirmed it was the two cards. After Savvides got his two cards back, both Cekalins and Rundquist called behind, and the flop was seen by four players.

The flop rolled out A♦4♣9♠, and Riccobono bet 7,000 to see only Savvides call.

On the turn Q♣, Riccobono moved all in for 19,300 effective, and Savvides snap-called.

Marios Savvides: A♥Q♠ All in
Al Riccobono: A♣A♠

"That's ridiculous," screamed Savvides as he stood out of his chair, seeing that he was drawing dead to Riccobono's set of aces. The river 8♥ was a mere formality as Savvides screamed many expletives on his way out of the tournament.

Tags: Al RiccobonoKristopher RundquistMarios SavvidesRitvars Cekalins

Hernandez Eliminated in Dramatic Fashion

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Randall Hernandez in the cutoff and Graham Mathews in the big blind.

On a board of 8♣J♦10♣9♦, Hernandez had about 35,000 left in his stack and the money quickly went in with Mathews having the covering stack.

Randall Hernandez: Q♥Q♦ All in
Graham Mathews: A♠Q♠

Only a king on the river would knock Hernandez out and the river brought just that - the K♦ to send Hernandez to the rail.

Tags: Graham MathewsRandall Hernandez

Cipiti Sees an Early Exit

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Ueberton De Aquino was seen dragging in a pot after having knocked out Nick Cipiti.

With cards still on their backs at showdown, De Aquino held K♥J♣ on a board of 10♠J♥6♠5♠4♥ to best Cipiti's K♣Q♣.

PokerNews caught up with De Aquino after the hand to get a quick recap of the action.

According to De Aquino, he opened the action with a raise in the hijack and Cipiti three-bet jammed in the cutoff for about 11,000. De Aquino made the call with the covering stack.

Tags: Nick CipitiUeberton De Aquino

Dream Spot for Duffy

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Carolyn Duffy limped in late position, Stefan Lehner raised to 1,400 in the cutoff, and Radiant Hoang bumped it up to 5,000 in the small blind. Duffy then reraised to 25,500, prompting Lehner to get out of the way and Hoang to move all in for 57,500. Duffy made the call with the covering stack.

Radiant Hoang: K♣K♠ All in
Carolyn Duffy: A♠A♥

The board ran out 8♦6♠5♠3♣A♣ with Duffy improving to a set of aces on the river to scoop a sizable pot.

Tags: Carolyn DuffyStefan Lehner

Chip Counts Horseshoe Bronze

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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No Chips for Dinner for Vieira

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

While being filmed by Winamax's TV crew, Joao Vieira in the hijack three-bet after Koen Breed opened from middle position.

Breed called to find a flop of K♥2♠4♦ where Vieira made a continuation bet. Breed check-called, then on the 6♥ turn, Vieira fired a second barrel of 7,000. Breed check-called once more.

On the 6♦, Breed checked, Vieira moved all-in for 16,500 and Breed went deep into the tank before making the call.

Joao Vieira: Q♣10♣ All in
Koen Breed: J♦J♣

Vieira was caught bluffing and was eliminated moments before the start of the dinner break.

Tags: Joao VieiraKoen Breed

Gold Wakes Up with Aces

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Benjamin Gold was in the small blind and got it all in preflop against Kurt Watkins in the big blind. Watkins had about 50,000 to start the hand and was at risk.

Kurt Watkins: Q♥Q♣ All in
Benjamin Gold: A♠A♥

Gold's pair of aces remained best as the board ran out 9♦K♥9♣9♠2♥ and Watkins' tournament run came to an end.

Tags: Benjamin GoldKurt Watkins

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