2025 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
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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Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Top Twenty Stacks

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

These are the biggest stacks in the field according to WSOP+

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Shuffle and Deal - Billy Baxter - Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Shuffle and Deal - Billy Baxter - Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship

The first level of the 2025 WSOP Main Event has concluded and players are now on a 20-minute break. The field currently stands at 739 entries with 727 players remaining.

Here are some highlights from the opening level:

Updated Counts in Horseshoe Red

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Bronze

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Gerhart Gets Paid

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Kevin Gerhart
Kevin Gerhart

Jamar Adams opened to 600 from middle position and found one caller in Kevin Gerhart from the big blind.

Gerhart check-called a 500 bet from Adams on the QA2 flop and a 1,600 bet from Adams on the A turn.

The 3 filled out the board and Gerhart checked a final time. Adams fired 6,500 into the middle and Gerhart thought a bit before making it 25,000 to go.

Adams quickly called and Gerhart tabled A3 for a full house. Adams shook his head and revealed 97 before sending them into the muck.

"I'm never folding there in case he just has an ace," Adams remarked as Gerhart collected the pot.

Tags: Jamar AdamsKevin Gerhart

Calamusa Wins and Gives Back

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

After the hijack opened to 600 and the button three-bet to 2,000, Pierre Calamusa on the button four-bet to 5,000 and got both of his opponents to fold.

On the next hand, Calamusa opened to 500 from the cutoff, and Catherine Brent Griffin defended from the big blind. Calamusa continued for 400 on 9K3, then Griffin raised to 1,000.

Calamusa called and called again after Griffin bet 1,100 on the A turn. Griffin checked the 5 turn, so Calamusa bet 5,300 and got her to fold.

Calamusa then opened to 600 from the hijack and was called by Troy Quenneville, in the cutoff, and by the big blind.

On a flop of 692, Calamusa bet 600 and Quenneville was the only one to call. Calamusa checked the J turn, but folded to Quenneville's bet of 5,700.

Tags: Brent GriffinCatherine Brent GriffinPierre CalamusaTroy Quenneville

Chip Updates in Horseshoe Red

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Engels Pays Off Steven

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With two players seeing a final board of J510102 and around 7,000 in the middle, Brandon Steven bet 4,000 from the small blind, and Daniel Engels called from middle position.

"Ten," Steven announced, showing trips with 109 to win the pot.

Tags: Brandon StevenDaniel Engels

Gonzalez With a Better Kicker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Ted Gonzalez in early position and Franklin White in middle position with 1,300 in the center.

The flop rolled out A69 and Gonzalez bet 500 to see White quickly call.

On the turn 10, Gonzalez sized up to 2,200 and White called again.

Gonzalez checked the river 2 over to White who bet 5,000 and Gonzalez called.

White tabled AQ for a pair of aces with a queen, but it was second best against Gonzalez who held AK for a pair of aces with a king and he was awarded the pot.

Tags: Franklin WhiteTed Gonzalez