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

07-02-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Kneale Doubles Through Monteiro

Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Filipe Monteiro raised to 1,000 in late position and Kristofer Kneale in the hijack raised to 3,000. Action folded back aorund to Monteiro who raised to 8,000 and Kneale called.

The flop rolled out 7♥K♠6♠ and Monteiro moved all in for 12,400 effective which Kneale called.

Kristofer Kneale: A♥K♣ All in
Filipe Monteiro: Q♠Q♥

The board ran out 2♦3♦ and the pair of kings with an ace was good for Kneale to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filipe Monteiro	51,200
Kristofer Kneale	43,100 5,900	5,900

Tags: Filipe Monteiro Kristofer Kneale Kristofor Kneale

07-02-2025 17:27 UTC-8

Dream Spot for Duffy

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carolyn Duffy	123,000
Stefan Lehner	31,500

Radiant Hoang	Busted

Tags: Carolyn Duffy Stefan Lehner

07-02-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Hirst Jams On Nimer

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Yucel Eminoglu raised to 1,000 from early position and Adam Singer called in late position while Zachary Hirst called in the hijack. On the button, Ahmed Nimer raised to 3,800 which folded out Eminoglu while both Singer and Hirst called.

Singer checked the flop of 9♦4♦3♣ over to Hirst who bet 6,000, prompting Nimer to raise to 12,500.

That bet folded out Singer and Hirst moved all in for 31,100 effective. Nimer pulled his card protector off of his cards, looked at them again before tossing them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Hirst	146,500 25,500	25,500
Adam Singer	101,000 9,000	9,000
Yucel Eminoglu	40,300
Ahmed Nimer	18,600

Tags: Adam Singer Ahmed Nimer Yucel Eminoglu Zachary Hirst

07-02-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Lucas Shows Down Kings

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a single-raised pot with three players seeing a board of A♠A♦Q♠ and around 3,000 in the middle, Gregory Sly checked from the big blind and Kelly Lucas checked from under the gun. Stephen Peppin bet 1,000 from middle position and only Lucas called.

Lucas check-called a 2,000 bet from Peppin on the 2♥ turn before both players checked the 7♦ river. Lucas had K♠K♦ for two pair, aces and kings to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Sly	117,500 3,000	3,000
Stephen Peppin	69,000 9,000	9,000
Kelly Lucas	36,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Gregory Sly Kelly Lucas Stephen Peppin

07-02-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Cipiti Sees an Early Exit

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ueberton De Aquino	78,500
Nick Cipiti	Busted

Tags: Nick Cipiti Ueberton De Aquino

07-02-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Aces Cracked

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Emmanuel Houssais raised in early position to 900, Francisco Dopazo three-bet to 2,500 from the hijack, the blinds folded and Houssais made the call.

Dopazo fired out a bet of 3,000 when checked to on a flop of 2♠8♥Q♦, Houssais called.

Action then checked to showdown as the board ran out K♣J♥, Houssais tabled K♠Q♠ for two pair, and Dopazo tabled A♥A♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Javier Dopazo	122,000 5,400	5,400
Emmanuel Houssais	77,000 77,000	77,000

Tags: Emmanuel Houssais Francisco Dopazo

07-02-2025 17:06 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts, Horseshoe Red

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	217,500 800	800
David Cabrera Polop	178,000 49,800	49,800
Philipe Pizzari Pinto	86,000 42,800	42,800
Samuel Gagnon	84,800 41,800	41,800
Ryan Eriquezzo	72,200 17,800	17,800

Kevin Martin	62,600 400	400

Joao Vieira	52,600 15,000	15,000

Jonathan Little	51,600 10,400	10,400

Chris Brewer	46,500 2,500	2,500

Masato Yokosawa	40,000 27,500	27,500
David Sorgente	31,500 27,000	27,000

07-02-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Hero Fold Gone Wrong for Jaka

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three ways on a flop of 7♣2♣5♣, Leland Postil checked from under the gun to Benjamin Gold, who bet 3,500 from middle position. Faraz Jaka called from the hijack and Postil then check-raised to 8,000, which got a fold from Gold and a call from Jaka.

The Q♠ fell on the turn and Postil continued for 15,000, sending Jaka into the tank.

Jaka weighed his decision and then folded K♣10♣ face up for the second nut flush. Postil revealed 7♦7♠ for a set, which got a "Nice hand," from Jaka as Postil collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leland Postil	77,000 77,000	77,000
Benjamin Gold	70,000 70,000	70,000
Faraz Jaka	57,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Benjamin Gold Faraz Jaka Leland Postil

07-02-2025 17:01 UTC-8

Hernandez Eliminated in Dramatic Fashion

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Graham Mathews	134,500
Randall Hernandez	Busted

Tags: Graham Mathews Randall Hernandez

07-02-2025 16:58 UTC-8

Gardes Fires Two Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Josselin Gardes opened from early position and faced Dan O'Brien in the big blind.

Gardes continued for 800 on the 10♥5♥10♣ flop. O'Brien check-called, then Gardes fired a second barrel of 2,000 on the 2♥ turn.

This bet was enough to make O'Brien fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josselin Gardes	146,000 13,000	13,000
Ami Barer	83,000 11,000	11,000

Dan O'Brien	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Dan O'Brien Josselin Gardes