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

07-03-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Sebbag Knocks Bandeira Down a Peg

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 17:28 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 17:14 UTC-8

Finkelberg Runs Into Capano's Kings

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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 17:03 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

Lipman Loses It All

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Picking up the action on a 5♦7♦2♦9♥ turn, Sanjay Lal checked from the hijack to Lawrence Lipman on the button. Lipman promptly shoved all in for 18,400, a slight over-bet to the pot of 16,000.

After a few minutes in the tank, Lal called off to put Lipman at risk of an early elimination.

Lawrence Lipman: A♦7♠ All in
Sanjay Lal: J♥J♣

Lipman needed an ace, seven, or diamond to appear on the river, but the 10♠ emerged from the deck instead.

Lipman shook hands with his neighbors before he departed the tournament area as his Main Event run came to an early end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sanjay Lal	95,000
Felipe Ramos	35,100 700	700

Lawrence Lipman	Busted

Tags: Lawrence Lipman Sanjay Lal

07-03-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Moses Sends Safieddine Out With Rockets

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Francois Safieddine was already all in for approximately 41,000 preflop from the big blind against David Moses, who had Safieddine slightly covered from early position.

Francois Safieddine: A♦J♣ All in
David Moses: A♥A♠

It was the worst possible scenario for Safieddine, and the 2♦4♣Q♥5♦J♠ runout kept Moses's aces best to eliminate Safieddine from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	86,000 21,500	21,500

Francois Safieddine	Busted

Tags: David Moses Francois Safieddine

07-03-2025 16:24 UTC-8

"That Was Stressful"; Britton, Correia Chop Up Rudnicki

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Simon Britton, Ruben Correia, and Czesy Rudnicki went to the turn on a board of 4♦2♣5♦6♥ when Correia bet 5,000 from under the gun. Rudnicki called in middle position before Britton raised to 14,000 in the hijack.

Correia came back with an all-in shove for 48,600, and Rudnicki also moved all in for his last 35,000.

"What the f**k? What is that?" a stunned Britton yelled out as he asked for a count of the stacks. A large crowd began to gather around the table, while some players at the table, including Michael Mizrachi, began to film the action. Britton eventually called.

Correia had A♦3♦ for a straight, while Britton also had the straight with 3♠3♥. Rudnicki needed to improve with 7♦7♥ but missed the 9♣ river as he headed to the rail, while Correia and Britton chopped the pot.

"That was stressful," Britton said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Correia	75,000 75,000	75,000
Simon Britton	70,000 70,000	70,000
Czesy Rudnicki	Busted

Tags: Czesy Rudnicki Ruben Correia Simon Britton

07-03-2025 15:55 UTC-8

More Updated Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	176,500 84,000	84,000
Alessandro Pagliuso	151,200 51,200	51,200
Jason Weissman	98,700 1,100	1,100
Raoul Kanme	94,000 34,000	34,000
Petko Tsakov	89,100 9,100	9,100
Simeon Tsonev	89,000 29,000	29,000
Andrew Brown	87,900 4,400	4,400

Daniel Ott	82,400 23,700	23,700
Stephen Friedrich	76,500 7,100	7,100
Gustavo Barbero	74,500 3,600	3,600
Ioannis Pentefountas	73,000 13,200	13,200
Sonny Lee	66,200 11,800	11,800
Niklas Astedt	66,000 5,400	5,400
Tom Sinistaj	64,500 4,400	4,400
Leo Margets	60,300 13,300	13,300

Mike Krescanko	60,000 600	600
Phil Hellmuth	60,000

Ron Ware	56,500 1,200	1,200

Daniel Myers	51,000 9,100	9,100
David Boyaciyan	49,200 10,800	10,800
Juan Cantu	44,100 15,200	15,200
Arunas Sapitavicius	43,900 7,200	7,200
An Kiang	43,200 1,400	1,400
Adrian Strobel	41,100 10,000	10,000
Jerry Lim	39,200 6,000	6,000

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07-03-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Updates Counts After the Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hager	141,000 58,000	58,000
David Vanreyk	101,800
Brendan Buckner	100,200 51,900	51,900
Jake Buckley	96,300 28,800	28,800
Harold Hauck	94,200 16,200	16,200
Dana Howard	86,000 8,000	8,000
David Frutchey	82,000
Justin Belforti	78,000 3,100	3,100
Lam Loi	77,300 23,300	23,300
Kevin Gimble	76,800 23,700	23,700
Jean-Francois Alexandre	75,200 12,100	12,100
Sebastian Crane	74,400 7,600	7,600
Evgeni Tourevski	70,000 33,000	33,000
Steve Sebbag	68,800 13,600	13,600
Edward Rosenbaum	64,000
Michael Krescanko Jr	63,700 17,400	17,400
Patrick Hall	58,000 4,000	4,000
Alexandre Vuilleumier	57,800

Gaoming Zhu	57,100
Matthew Kenyon	45,100 30,900	30,900
Victor Chu	44,900 500	500
Alan Skriel	42,400 3,100	3,100
Jeffrey Tench	41,000 25,500	25,500
Anatoly Nikitin	40,700 29,300	29,300
Sergi Reixach	39,000 6,900	6,900

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07-03-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Update Chips Counts Horseshoe Red

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	116,900 3,100	3,100

Randy Barry	102,000 18,000	18,000
Artur Martirosian	99,000 8,000	8,000

Nicholas Marchington	85,000 14,500	14,500
Yoon Shin	78,100 22,000	22,000
Paul Otto	70,600 5,600	5,600
Andrea Cobbe	59,600 2,400	2,400
Andrew Murphy	57,000 1,000	1,000
Arif Rahim	56,000 3,000	3,000
Michael Kuney	53,000 53,000	53,000
Baris Caliskan	48,400 14,600	14,600
Mariano Molino	48,100 9,900	9,900
Gavin Sardini	47,000 23,000	23,000
Carlos Ibarra	44,300 300	300
Rosalie Petit	42,000 12,800	12,800
John Krupey	40,200 21,000	21,000
Timothy Barchie	40,200 19,000	19,000
Shota Kashiyama	33,200 10,000	10,000
Arnaud Fabre	31,000 8,000	8,000
Yujiro Fukushima	30,100 22,000	22,000
John Colich	28,000 7,000	7,000
Tiago Abreu	22,200 2,200	2,200
Shachaf Sholdman	Busted
Luiz Hota Neto	Busted