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

07-03-2025 14:05 UTC-8

Friedrich Takes From Hennigan

Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Stephen Friedrich raised from under the gun to 800, and only John Hennigan made the call, a couple of seats to his left.

The hand then played out in a style akin to speed chess.

Friedrich continued with a bet of 1,200, which Hennigan quickly raised to 3,000. Friedrich called immediately, and the two took a turn.

As quick as a flash, Friedrich had check-called a bet of 3,700 on the 2♦ turn, before both players then checked the 8♥ river.

Friedrich turned over J♥J♦, which was enough to lay claim to the pot as Hennigan mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	87,200 8,000	8,000

Stephen Friedrich	83,600 83,600	83,600

Tags: John Hennigan Stephen Friedrich

07-03-2025 14:00 UTC-8

Assorted Counts From Event Center

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Pelz	133,500 49,500	49,500

Guifang Liu	95,000 30,000	30,000
Andrew Brown	83,500 23,500	23,500

Mike Matusow	54,500 500	500

Michael Krescanko Jr	47,800 12,200	12,200
Sergi Reixach	46,500 13,500	13,500

07-03-2025 13:36 UTC-8

Assorted Counts From Horseshoe Red

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	80,000 2,200	2,200

Marvin Rettenmaier	75,000 7,500	7,500
David-Alexander Jimenez-Murcia	72,000
David "Bakes" Baker	71,000 4,000	4,000

David Levy (US)	69,000 16,500	16,500
Nils Pudel	68,500 2,500	2,500
Stephen Chidwick	64,000 4,000	4,000

Johnny Chan	63,500 8,500	8,500

Mariano Molino	58,000 12,000	12,000
Artur Martirosian	53,000 2,000	2,000

Renji Mao	33,500 1,500	1,500

Nozomu Shimizu	30,500 23,500	23,500
Simon Shalev	Busted

07-03-2025 13:21 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Go	165,000 165,000	165,000
Brian Tolley	154,700 154,700	154,700
James Gorham	145,000 145,000	145,000

Robert Zeidman	125,800 15,800	15,800
Eben Kurtzman	119,400
Juliet Hegedus	117,000 117,000	117,000
Nicholas Rigby	116,500 56,500	56,500
Joseph Fortin	108,600 61,600	61,600
Jamie Nixon	107,100 42,600	42,600

Nicholas Marchington	99,500 16,500	16,500
Ihab Ali	98,000 18,000	18,000
Maor Zaharagi	94,000 94,000	94,000
James Pillon	91,400 91,400	91,400
David Frutchey	87,000 7,000	7,000
Ian Pelz	84,000 24,000	24,000

Aaron Barone	83,000 23,000	23,000

Christopher Roat	82,500 20,500	20,500
Eric Baldwin	82,200 800	800

Danny Noam	80,000 22,500	22,500
Petko Tsakov	80,000 20,000	20,000
Jeremiah Williams	80,000 5,000	5,000
Kyna England	79,300 79,300	79,300
John Hennigan	79,200 16,900	16,900

David "Bakes" Baker	75,000 75,000	75,000

Ioannis Pentefountas	73,000 7,300	7,300

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Sandvik	60,000 60,000	60,000

Justin Smith	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Mandara	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jordan Siegel	60,000 60,000	60,000
Qui Nguyen	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mauricio Pais	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ian Steinman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Pavel Izotov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	60,000 60,000	60,000

Leo Margets	60,000 60,000	60,000

Valentin Vornicu	60,000 60,000	60,000
Gabi Livshitz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tomas Vaskunas	60,000 60,000	60,000

Pudel Takes From Martirosian

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 500 from the hijack and was three-bet to 2,000 by Nils Pudel in the cutoff. Action folded back to Martirosian, who called.

Martirosian check-called a 900 bet from Pudel on the A♦10♠A♣ flop and then both players checked on the 7♥ turn.

The 2♦ completed the board and Martirosian checked a final time — prompting a 4,500 bet from Pudel.

Martirosian laid his hand down without much thought and Pudel was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Pudel	66,000 6,000	6,000
Artur Martirosian	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Nils Pudel

07-03-2025 12:14 UTC-8

Good Start for Baldwin

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up in a raised pot on a flop of A♦A♥Q♥, Eric Baldwin checked from the cutoff and David-Alexander Jimenez-Murcia bet 500 on the button. Baldwin called.

Both players checked on the 7♦ turn and then Baldwin led out for 1,200 after the K♥ completed the board.

Jimenez-Murcia checked his hole cards and then stuck in a call. Baldwin turned over 10♥8♥ for a flush and Jimenez-Murcia mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	83,000 23,000	23,000

David-Alexander Jimenez-Murcia	72,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: David-Alexander Jimenez-Murcia Eric Baldwin

07-03-2025 12:07 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergi Reixach	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andres Korn	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Krescanko Jr	60,000 60,000	60,000
Artur Martirosian	60,000 60,000	60,000

Aylar Lie	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andrew Brown	60,000 60,000	60,000

Christopher Wallace	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Reed	60,000 60,000	60,000
Petko Tsakov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Georgios Skarparis	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Krescanko	60,000 60,000	60,000
Nozomu Shimizu	60,000 60,000	60,000
Adrian Strobel	60,000 60,000	60,000
Max Hoffman	60,000 60,000	60,000
Cedric Schwaederle	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ron Ware	60,000 60,000	60,000

Berens Check-Raises Stacked Table

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Niklas Astedt raised to 500 in the cutoff. Ryan Hoenig called on the button, and Katie Berens defended her big blind.

Berens checked to Astedt on the Q♥7♦6♣ flop, who continued for 600. Hoenig called before Berens squeezed in a raise to 2,200. Astedt quickly folded, and Hoenig followed suit to see the pot shipped to Berens without contest.

Luka Bojovic was also seated at this table, having slightly chipped up from the starting stack of 60,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luka Bojovic	62,000 62,000	62,000
Ryan Hoenig	57,500 2,500	2,500

Katie Berens	55,000 55,000	55,000
Niklas Astedt	54,700 3,300	3,300

Tags: Katie Berens Luka Bojovic Niklas Astedt Ryan Hoenig

07-03-2025 11:23 UTC-8

Hopping In Early

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	60,000 60,000	60,000

Guifang Liu	60,000 60,000	60,000
Renji Mao	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Matusow	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ian Pelz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Gathy	60,000 60,000	60,000

Anatoly Nikitin	60,000 60,000	60,000
Hector Berry	60,000 60,000	60,000

David Kaufmann	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paul Zappulla	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nils Pudel	60,000 60,000	60,000
Nicholas Rigby	60,000
Ian Hamilton	60,000
Arunas Sapitavicius	60,000