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

07-02-2025 14:57 UTC-8

Pines With the Rockets

Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were roughly 7,000 chips in the pot on 4♥K♠9♦, Giovanny Rodriguez Ocampo bet 2,100 from the cutoff, James Pines called in the big blind, and Xiaoqiang Yuan folded from early position.

Ocampo fired another bet of 5,000 when the A♥ hit the turn, Pines called. Pines decided to lead for 25,000 when the K♦ hit the river and put Ocampo is a very tough spot as he only has 13,000 behind. Ocampo went deep into the tank before he eventually folded.

A player asked if it was a bluff and Pines tabled A♦A♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Pines	74,000 74,000	74,000
Xiaoqiang Yuan	31,000 31,000	31,000
Giovanny Rodriguez Ocampo	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Giovanny Rodriguez Ocampo James Pines Xiaoqiang Yuan

07-02-2025 14:53 UTC-8

Sly Gets a Massive Double With Aces Over Kings

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With two players seeing a board of Q♥Q♦5♥A♦ and around 50,000 in the middle, Maninder Kaintyura checked from under the gun and Gregory Sly shoved for 28,900 from middle position. Kaintyura went into the tank for a couple minutes before calling with a covering stack.

Gregory Sly: A♥A♣ All in
Maninder Kaintyura: K♥K♠

Sly had aces full of queens leaving Kaintyura drawing dead with his pocket kings and after the 8♣ river fell Sly secured a colossal double up.

According to a player at the table, Kaintyura had limped preflop, Sly had raised to 900 and Kaintyuri liimp-raised to 3,200. Sly four-bet and Kaintyuri called. Sly then bet 12,000 on the flop and Kaintyuri called again leading to the eventual all-in collision on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Sly	106,500 106,500	106,500
Maninder Kaintyura	7,500 7,500	7,500

Tags: Gregory Sly Maninder Kaintyura

07-02-2025 14:50 UTC-8

More Counts From Horseshoe Red

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Garagnani	118,000 18,000	18,000
Craig Jones	115,000 3,000	3,000
Adam Singer	101,000 37,000	37,000
Joseph Gargiulo	74,000 3,000	3,000
Cyril Attali	63,000 3,000	3,000
Thomas Barry	62,000
Jonathan Little	56,000 8,500	8,500

Kevin Gerhart	55,000 15,400	15,400

Sean Lindsey	48,000 8,000	8,000
Barny Boatman	46,000 1,000	1,000

Jamar Adams	21,000 11,000	11,000
Jack Dreifuss	11,000 3,000	3,000

07-02-2025 14:49 UTC-8

Ludlow With The Flush

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Ben Ludlow raised to 800 in the hijack and Samuel Mullur raised in the big blind to 3,300 which Ludlow called.

The flop rolled out 4♥2♦Q♥ and Mullur led out for 5,500 which Ludlow called.

Both players checked the 2♠ turn to the 8♥ river where Mullur checked over to Ludlow, then called the 10,000 bet from him.

Ludlow turned over K♥10♥ for a king-high flush and Mullur tossed his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Ludlow	57,300 3,700	3,700
Samuel Mullur	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Ben Ludlow Samuel Mullur

07-02-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts, Horseshoe Red

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Cabrera Polop	135,400 400	400
Masato Yokosawa	66,500 10,500	10,500
Kevin Martin	62,800 12,200	12,200

Chris Brewer	60,000

Joe Cada	51,800 5,200	5,200

Joao Vieira	45,500 22,600	22,600

07-02-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Frank Overbets the River

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Kevin Theodore raised to 700 from under the gun, John Frank three-bet from the cutoff to 1,900, Ryan Pedigo called in the small blind and Theodore called.

Frank fired out a bet of 2,500 on a flop of 10♦4♥4♠, Pedigo folded and Theodore called. Action checked on the K♠, and Frank fired out a bet of 12,000 on the 8♦.

Theodore stared at Frank for roughly a minute before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Frank	120,000 120,000	120,000
Kevin Theodore	77,000 77,000	77,000

Ryan Pedigo	46,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: John Frank Kevin Theodore Ryan Pedigo

07-02-2025 14:37 UTC-8

Nguyen Doubles to Leave Hage Short

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With three players seeing a board of 7♠J♠K♣ and around 11,000 in the middle Han Nguyen was all in for 27,400 from the button and up against Samir Hage who covered him from early position.

Han Nguyen: A♥J♥ All in
Samir Hage: A♠10♠

Nguyen was ahead with second pair while Hage had plenty of outs with the nut-flush draw. The J♣3♣ runout improved Nguyen to trips for the double up.

Richard Reisman relayed the action from earlier in the hand, which saw Hage min-raise preflop and receive calls from Reisman in the hijack and Nguyen. On the flop Hage checked, Reisman bet, Nguyen shoved, Reisman re-shoved and Hage folded K♠5♠ for top pair and the second-nut flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Reisman	72,000 2,000	2,000
Han Nguyen	70,000
Samir Hage	11,500

Tags: Han Nguyen Samir Hage

07-02-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Plante Growing Taller

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Michael Moncek raised to 800 in early position which saw Santiago Plante call in the hijack and Simon Minching called in the small blind.

The flop rolled out K♥3♦9♦ and action checked around to Plante who bet 1,000 and got two calls.

On the turn J♠, action checked around to Plante for a second time and he sized up to 4,000 which only Moncek called.

The river peeled off a 4♥ and Moncek checked once more over to Plante who bet 8,000 and Moncek called.

Plante turned over A♠K♣ for top pair top kicker and Moncek tossed his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Plante	109,400
Simon Minching	60,900
Michael Moncek	28,100

Tags: Michael Moncek Santiago Plante Simon Minching

07-02-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Puri Talks Himself Out of the Tournament

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was joined as Shawn Puri and Mohamed Mamouni were locked in battle in a four-bet pot.

The full board had already been delivered by the dealer, showing 10♠4♥8♥10♣7♠, and there was roughly 43,500 in the pot.

Puri had put out a bet of 26,000, which was met by an all-in by Mamouni, totalling 36,900. Puri had just 9,400 left, meaning a call would put his tournament life at risk.

"Write it down", Puri said to PokerNews, "I'm going to bust".

The tortured Puri went back and forth, deciding what to do. Ultimately, he decided he was getting too good a price and made the call.

The bad news was immediate as Mamouni turned over 9♥6♥ for a rivered straight. Puri revealedK♠K♦, and, after taking a minute to come to terms with the circumstances, he said his goodbyes to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Mamouni	116,000 58,000	58,000
Shawn Puri	Busted

Tags: Mohamed Mamouni Shawn Puri

07-02-2025 14:32 UTC-8

Kasic Makes Everybody Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

On a board of 3♥K♦4♣8♥ with 19,000 in the pot, Sejo Kasic in the hijack bet 16,000. Kristofer Kneale on the button called, and David Blake in middle position called as well.

The 7♣ river was checked by Blake, but Kasic bet 30,000. Kneale quickly folded. Blake however went deep into the tank but ultimately folded as well.