Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 1a | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-02-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Rogers Wins With Queens

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With three players seeing a board of A♣5♣J♣ and around 5,000 in the middle, Kelly Lucas checked from the big blind and Jeffrey Rogers bet 2,500 from middle position. Denny Kruezi called from the button and Lucas called.

Rogers continued for 6,500 when checked to on the 7♥ turn and this time only Kruezi called. Both players then checked the 7♣ river.

Rogers turned over a flush with Q♣Q♥ and Kruezi mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Rogers	73,000 9,000	9,000
Denny Kruezi	42,500
Kelly Lucas	34,000 12,000	12,000

07-02-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Landowski Busts

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Gallagher	105,000 69,000	69,000
Benjamin Landowski	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Landowski Joseph Gallagher

07-02-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Kraft Takes from Mateos

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Florian Kraft was facing a limp, and then a raise to 1,600, ahead of him and elected to three-bet to 4,000. Adrian Mateos called from the small blind before the limper and original raiser got out of the way.

Mateos check-called a bet of 4,000 on a flop of K♠5♣4♣, before both players checked the 4♠ turn.

Mateos checked for a third time on the 10♠ river, which prompted Kraft to restart the betting, doing so for 13,000.

There was a suspicious look from Mateos in the direction of his opponent, but ultimately, he chose to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Kraft	85,800
Adrian Mateos	56,500 6,500	6,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos Florian Kraft

07-02-2025 16:09 UTC-8

Fatal Missread

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Welsh	123,000 123,000	123,000
Armen Ayrapetyan	Busted

Tags: Armen Ayrapetyan Charles Welsh

07-02-2025 16:09 UTC-8

Cold Brewer

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♥K♠6♠ with a few thousand already in the middle, Ivan Ermin checked from the big blind and Chris Brewer bet 1,500 from middle position. Ermin called.

Both players checked on the Q♠ turn and then Ermin led out for 4,200 on the 6♦ river — sending Brewer into the tank.

Brewer rolled his eyes and shook his head as he contemplated his decision, but eventually landed on a fold and Ermin collected the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Ermin	82,000 82,000	82,000
Chris Brewer	44,000 8,000	8,000

07-02-2025 16:00 UTC-8

Updates, Entries and Exits

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Cabrera Polop	128,200 7,200	7,200
Espen Hagen	115,000 5,000	5,000
Chase Rogers	109,400 6,900	6,900
Robert Belke	95,000 13,300	13,300
Philip Saracino	92,000 12,000	12,000
John Wike	81,000 2,500	2,500
Masato Yokosawa	67,500 3,500	3,500
Artem Sugak	67,000 47,100	47,100
Adrian Mateos	63,000 6,000	6,000

Orito Kazuyuki	61,400 2,900	2,900
Jean-Robert Bellande	60,000 60,000	60,000

Valentin Oberhauser	58,500 500	500
Joe Cada	54,000 7,000	7,000

Chris Brewer	52,000 8,000	8,000

Troy Quenneville	50,500 4,000	4,000
Andy Tsai	50,400 5,900	5,900
Samuel Gagnon	43,000 1,500	1,500
Barny Boatman	37,000 9,000	9,000

Joris Ruijs	33,400 5,600	5,600
Hayden Toole	28,500 15,900	15,900
David Algarra	22,500 36,500	36,500
Deborah Dimpel-Ulhaq	22,000 37,500	37,500
Scott Thurman	20,000 40,000	40,000
Dragana Mackelprang	Busted
Matthew Mcparland	Busted

07-02-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Sorgente Folds Top Pair To Mullur

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between David Sorgente in first position and Samuel Mullur on the button with 6,100 in the center.

The board read J♣6♣K♠J♦ and Sorgente check-called a bet of 5,600 from Mullur.

Sorgente checked the river 8♠ over to Mullur who bet 13,100 of his 13,200 stack and Sorgente went into the tank.

After some thought, Sorgente flashed a K♥ while he tosses his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Sorgente	59,700 59,700	59,700
Samuel Mullur	29,100 2,100	2,100

Tags: David Sorgente Samuel Mullur

07-02-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Auer Wins Without Showdown

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Matthias Auer opened to 1,000 from middle position and received calls from Jacques Ortega in the small blind and Gregory Brodnik in the big blind.

All three players checked the 6♥8♠6♣ flop leading to the 6♦ turn. Action then checked around to Auer who bet 1,200. Only Ortega called.

Auer bet 4,000 when checked to on the 4♥ river and this time it was enough to get a fold from Ortega.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	116,000 116,000	116,000
Jacques Ortega	106,000 106,000	106,000
Gregory Brodnik	55,200 55,200	55,200

Tags: Gregory Brodnik Jacques Ortega Matthias Auer

07-02-2025 15:49 UTC-8

Top 20 Chip Counts

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

These are the top twenty counts according to the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	218,300 2,700	2,700
Sam Rayburn	210,800 79,400	79,400
Bharath Mamathambika	187,000 187,000	187,000
Russell Head	176,600 42,600	42,600
Miguel Coussement	171,000 171,000	171,000
Craig Jones	160,500 45,500	45,500
Igor Holdaiy	159,300 159,300	159,300
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	159,000 159,000	159,000
John Ripnick	148,400 148,400	148,400
Patrice Brandt	145,400 145,400	145,400
David Rohm	144,400 144,400	144,400
David Brown	143,000
Hyunkyou Park	139,000 139,000	139,000
Santiago Plante	139,000
Chad Power	137,500 1,500	1,500
Diogo Veiga	137,400 137,400	137,400

Timothy Oneil	136,400 136,400	136,400
Felipe Davila	134,400 29,400	29,400
Josselin Gardes	133,000 18,000	18,000
Franco Tucci	132,600 132,600	132,600

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400