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

07-03-2025 23:28 UTC-8

Astedt's Run Ends on Ultimate Cooler

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Niklas Astedt busted in the closing moments of Day 1b, and his vanquisher Luka Bojovic filled in the details.

According to Bojovic, Astedt had three-bet to 6,000 in the big blind before Bojovic four-bet to 16,000. Astedt moved all in for around 50,000 and Bojovic called.

Astedt showed two kings, but Bojovic had two aces and the board provided no help to the Swedish online legend as he was sent to the rail.

"He played incredible. He folded kings against aces and queens. I had quads against him and he folded," tablemate Katie Berens added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luka Bojovic	170,000 39,000	39,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Luka Bojovic Niklas Astedt

07-03-2025 23:22 UTC-8

Hughes Falls at the Final Hurdle

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

As play was wrapping up for the day, Anthony Hughes manoeuvred the remainder of his stack, roughly 14,000, into the middle versus Benjamin Ane.

Anthony Hughes: A♥K♠ All in
Benjamin Ane: 7♠7♣

The ace in the window was great news for Hughes, but trouble followed. The full flop revealed A♣7♥4♣, leaving Hughes requiring running cards to stay alive.

The turn 3♣ sealed his fate, and by the time the 9♦ river was flipped over, Hughes was already out of his seat and on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Ane	91,000 62,800	62,800
Anthony Hughes	Busted

Tags: Anthony Hughes Benjamin Ane

07-03-2025 23:20 UTC-8

Late-Night Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gina Webster	Busted
Jonathan Fader	Busted
Arunas Sapitavicius	Busted
Xiang Lian	Busted
Hector Berry	Busted

Nicholas Go	Busted
Govert Metaal	Busted
Kamal Bittar	Busted

07-03-2025 22:58 UTC-8

Goldman Wants to Go Home, No Dice

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Sanchez Gervin raised in early position to 1,500, and the two players to his direct left, Evan Clark and Noah Goldman, both called. Action then folded to Travis Hartshorn, who put in a three-bet to 7,000.

Gervin and Clark both folded, but Goldman called a second time.

The dealer put out a monotone 8♦9♦2♦ board, and when Goldman checked, Hartshorn continued with another 7,000 bet. Goldman took the aggressive approach in his response, moving all in for 25,400. Hartshorn made the call, and, although the stacks were very similar, it was he who was at risk.

Just as the players flipped their cards, Goldman claimed that he "Just wanted to go home anyway.”

Travis Hartshorn: K♠K♥ All in
Noah Goldman: 10♠7♠

While Goldman may have wanted to go home, the deck had other designs for his near future, as the turn rolled off the 6♦, improving him to a straight.

The river 7♥ was unable to rescue Hartshorn, with the chance of a split pot unforthcoming, and he gathered his belongings and headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sanchez Gervin	139,500 39,500	39,500
Evan Clark	72,500 10,500	10,500
Noah Goldman	66,100 3,900	3,900
Travis Hartshorn	Busted

Tags: Evan Clark Noah Goldman Sanchez Gervin Travis Hartshorn

07-03-2025 22:52 UTC-8

Matusow on the Right Side of a Massive Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Mike Matusow and Thomas Lee went heads-up to the river on a completed board of 4♥2♥3♦10♥K♠. According to Matusow, Lee had bet "really small" on the flop, then 3,500 on the turn from the hijack as Matusow called in the small blind.

Lee bet another 9,000 on the river and Matusow raised enough to put Lee all in. Lee called for 25,000 more with K♥8♥ for a flush, but Matusow had A♥5♥ for the nut flush to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	150,000 80,000	80,000

Thomas Lee	Busted

Tags: Mike Matusow Thomas Lee

07-03-2025 22:40 UTC-8

Hizer Collects after Passing Go

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Laura Fryer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Nicholas Go opened to 1,600 from middle position and Paul Hizer raised on the button. Go jammed for his remaining 16,500 and Hizer snap called.

Nicholas Go: A♦Q♠ All in
Paul Hizer: A♠K♠

Go needed to improve but missed on the 8♣10♠4♦ flop, and the 6♠ turn didn't change much either. The K♦ river just improved Hizer more, sending Go home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Hizer	115,000 55,500	55,500

Nicholas Go	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Go Paul Hizer

07-03-2025 22:35 UTC-8

Zeidman Turns Off Light

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of 7♦K♠9♦5♠ with 24,000 in the main pot, 36,000 in the side pot and Roscoe Light already all-in, Robert Zeidman checked the 7♥ river and Thad Mcnulty checked back, so all three players' cards went on their backs.

Roscoe Light: K♣J♦ All in
Robert Zeidman: A♥K♥
Thad Mcnulty: 10♠8♠

Light was at risk with two pair, but Zeidman had a better kicker and won the pot against Mcnulty's missed draws. "I didn't cash a single tournament this summer," Light said before leaving the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thad McNulty	230,000 81,000	81,000
Robert Zeidman	130,000 28,500	28,500
Roscoe Light	Busted

Tags: Robert Zeidman Thad McNulty

07-03-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Gibbs Shows Hiroi the Exit

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Yukako Hiroi moved all in from early position, for roughly 9,000. Action folded to Damian Gibbs in the big blind, who made the call.

Yukako Hiroi: A♠Q♦ All in
Damian Gibbs: 7♠7♥

Hiroi was left with an impossible task on the 7♣9♦2♣, as she was now drawing dead.

As the dealer was dealing the 4♠ turn and the 5♦ river, Hiroi was already gathering her belongings to leave.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Gibbs	27,600 12,200	12,200
Yukako Hiroi	Busted

Tags: Damian Gibbs Yukako Hiroi

07-03-2025 22:13 UTC-8

Not Making Day 2

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	Busted

Andrew Brown	Busted

Matthew Russell	Busted
Douglas Wardrip	Busted
Stephane Genet	Busted
Christopher Sims	Busted
Ezen Simon	Busted
Mauricio Pais	Busted
Conor Beresford	Busted
David Farber	Busted
Noah Schwartz	Busted

07-03-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Petrov Flushes Waxman Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 6♦3♦9♥ with a bit over 10,000 already in the middle, Mikhail Petrov checked from under the gun to Matt Waxman, who bet 5,000 on the button. Petrov responded with a check-raise to 10,700 and Waxman paused before clicking it back to 16,000 and change.

Petrov shoved and Waxman called all in for less to put himself at risk.

Matt Waxman: A♣A♠ All in
Mikhail Petrov: A♦Q♦

Waxman had the best of it with his aces, but the 4♦ turn immediately completed Petrov's flush draw and left Waxman drawing dead.

An irrelevant Q♠ river made Waxman's elimination official and Petrov grew his stack to 230,000.