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

07-03-2025 17:03 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Ponomarev	60,000 60,000	60,000
Gary Benson	60,000 60,000	60,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	60,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Valeo	60,000 60,000	60,000

Akin Tuna	60,000 60,000	60,000
Rodrigo Chiu	Busted
Bohdan Slyvinskyi	Busted
Rosalie Petit	Busted

Finkelberg Runs Into Capano's Kings

David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Roberto Finkelberg and John Capano saw a flop of Q♣6♠6♥ when Finkelberg got his last 20,000 in from early position and Capano put him at risk on the button.

Roberto Finkelberg: A♥Q♥ All in
John Capano: K♠K♦

Finkelberg had flopped two pair, but Capano showed down a pair of kings and stayed in front through the 4♠ turn and 5♣ river to send Finkelberg to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Capano	65,000 24,200	24,200
Roberto Finkelberg	Busted

Tags: John Capano Roberto Finkelberg

07-03-2025 17:28 UTC-8

Clark Cracks Aces; Bedson Eliminated

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Laura Fryer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Daniel Bedson opened to 1,000 from under the gun and Evan Clark called from middle position. Eyal Yanai also called the button, and Alexandre Vuilleumier defended the big blind.

The 2♦4♦10♠ flop saw Vuilleumier check and Bedson bet 1,900. Clark raised to 6,000. Yanai and Vuilleumier folded. Bedson made the call, taking the players heads-up to the turn.

The 7♥ turn saw Bedson check, and Clark flicked in a 25,000 chip, putting Bedson all in for his remaining 24,500.

Bedson considered before making the call.

Daniel Bedson: A♠A♣ All in
Evan Clark: 10♥10♦

Clark had flopped a set of tens, and Bedson needed to see an Ace on the river to stay alive.

The dealer placed the 4♠ river which sent Bedson home, and Clark got a near double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Clark	92,000 92,000	92,000
Alexandre Vuilleumier	59,000 1,200	1,200

Daniel Bedson	Busted

07-03-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Sebbag Knocks Bandeira Down a Peg

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Jacob Wilson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Steve Sebbag raised to 1,100 from early position. Both Lucas Silva Bandeira and Steven O'nan stuck in the call.

On a flop of K♦8♠K♥ he continued with a downbet to 600, and only Bandeira peeled another one. The turn J♣ checked through, bringing in the river J♦. Sebbag led out again here, for 4,300, and Bandeira debated his decision for a few minutes, before flicking in a chip.

"I had you" he said, mucking after seeing Sebbag's A♠J♠. O'nan went on to bust out a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Bandeira	118,000
Steve Sebbag	45,000 5,300	5,300
Steven O'nan	Busted

Tags: Steve Sebbag Steven O'nan Lucas Silva Bandeira

07-03-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts Horseshoe Red

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Marchington	160,000 75,000	75,000
Kevin Rabichow	122,900 10,100	10,100

Artur Martirosian	122,000 13,000	13,000

Randy Barry	105,000 3,000	3,000
Michael Kuney	90,000 37,000	37,000
Andrea Cobbe	86,600 27,000	27,000
Calvin Steiner	83,000 39,000	39,000
Maor Zaharagi	80,000 75,000	75,000
Paul Otto	74,600 4,000	4,000
Andrew Murphy	62,000 5,000	5,000
Timothy Barchie	60,200 20,000	20,000
Yoon Shin	60,100 18,000	18,000
Arif Rahim	55,000 1,000	1,000
Chun Law	52,000 18,000	18,000
Shota Kashiyama	47,200 14,000	14,000
Yujiro Fukushima	45,100 15,000	15,000
Baris Caliskan	44,400 4,000	4,000
John Krupey	43,200 3,000	3,000
Arnaud Fabre	37,000 6,000	6,000
James Alvarez	34,000 16,000	16,000
Rafael Gonzalez	31,000 9,000	9,000
Carlos Ibarra	30,300 25,700	25,700
John Colich	24,000 4,000	4,000
Mariano Molino	12,100 37,900	37,900
Tiago Abreu	Busted

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07-03-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Pre-Dinner Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
An Kiang	Busted
Adrian Strobel	Busted
Akin Tuna	Busted
George Tatalovich	Busted
Christopher Taylor	Busted
Marvin Rettenmaier	Busted

07-03-2025 19:18 UTC-8

Garcia Suffers a Cruel Bustout to Ching

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Pablo Ching raised to 1,100 under the gun before Marcus Garcia three-bet to 3,500 in the hijack. Ching four-bet to 11,500 and Garcia five-bet to 22,500. Ching then moved all in.

Garcia instantly buried his face in his hands and shook his head as he spent several minutes in the tank before eventually calling for around 45,000 more.

Marcus Garcia: Q♥Q♠ All in
Pablo Ching: A♥A♠

Garcia's suspicions proved correct as Ching showed down a pair of aces. The A♣K♦J♥ flop gave Ching top set, and Garcia was drawing dead by the J♠ turn as Ching improved to a full house. The Q♦ river only served as a cruel tease for Garcia as he made his exit, while Shing raked in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Ching	180,000
Marcus Garcia	Busted

Tags: Marcus Garcia Pablo Ching

07-03-2025 20:20 UTC-8

Milliard Sends Ramos to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a board of J♥10♥7♦6♠ with 15,000 in the pot, Dennys Ramos moved all in from middle position for almost 41,000 and was called by Julian Milliard in the small blind.

Dennys Ramos: 5♥4♥ All in
Julian Milliard: J♦J♠

Ramos with a flush draw and a straight draw ran into a set, and the A♣ did not help him so he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Milliard	150,000 150,000	150,000
Dennys Ramos	Busted

Tags: Dennys Ramos Julian Milliard

07-03-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Recently Eliminated

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	Busted

Chino Rheem	Busted
Julio Belluscio	Busted

David Boyaciyan	Busted
Ian Steinman	Busted

Deborah Worley-Roberts	Busted
Valentin Vornicu	Busted
Vincas Tamasauskas	Busted

07-03-2025 20:58 UTC-8

Baggett's Stack Continues to Soar After Busting Martirosian

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Tetsuya Tsujisaka raised to 1,000 from under the gun and was called by Dakota Baggett in middle position, Artur Martirosian on the button, and Tim Reilly in the big blind.

Reilly checked to Tsujisaka on the 9♥K♥7♦ flop and he continued for 1,000. Baggett called and Martirosian squeezed to 5,000. Reilly and Tsujisaka quickly folded, but Baggett shoved to put Martirosian in for approximately 20,000 total.

Martirosian quickly called to put himself at risk and hands were revealed.

Artur Martirosian: Q♥J♥ All in
Dakota Baggett: K♠Q♦

Baggett held the lead with his pair of kings, but he would need to fade both straight and flush draws to eliminate Martirosian.

The A♠2♣ runout bricked out and Baggett was sent the rest of Martirosian's chips.