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

07-03-2025 13:49 UTC-8

Sampey Spikes the River Against Becker

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Kelly Becker bet 2,300 from the hijack on a flop of J♦2♣9♣ and Dustin Sampey called on the button.

Becker checked the 9♠ turn and Sampey bet 3,600. Becker called and the K♣ fell on the river. He then led out for 6,000 and Sampey quickly called.

Becker showed Q♠Q♥, but Sampey had K♦J♥ for a rivered two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Sampey	95,000 95,000	95,000
Kelly Becker	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dustin Sampey Kelly Becker

07-03-2025 14:05 UTC-8

Friedrich Takes From Hennigan

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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 14:14 UTC-8

Defoe on Short End of Three-Way Cooler

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jerry Lim was in the small blind and checked the 3♣10♥10♠7♥ turn over to Alessandro Pagliuso in the early position. Pagliuso bet 3,700, Angela Defoe called on the button, and Lim called as well.

The 8♠ turn saw Pagliuso size up to 11,000. Defoe tossed in a quick call, and Lim check-called after some serious thought. Pagliuso showed 7♠7♦ for a full house, leaving Defoe's 10♣9♥ and Lim's A♣10♦ in the dust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Pagliuso	100,000
Jordan Siegel	51,500 8,500	8,500
Jerry Lim	45,200
Angela Defoe	37,000

Tags: Alessandro Pagliuso Angela Defoe Jerry Lim

07-03-2025 14:39 UTC-8

Dehm Sends Allen Deep Into the Tank

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Daniel Allen raised to 800 in the cutoff and Scott Dehm called in the small blind. Joseph Linville then three-bet to 3,000 in the big blind and Allen called, but Dehm four-bet to 10,000. Linville folded and Allen called.

The flop came J♦9♣8♥ and Dehm bet 12,000, sending Allen deep into the tank. "Sorry guys," he said to his tablemates after several minutes had already gone off the clock.

"I saw you double-clutch," he said to Dehm, who remained silent as Allen continued to agonize over the decision. "I'm only going to show this one. I'm not showing the other one," Allen eventually said, flashing the K♥ and mucking.

"I had jacks. I saw him double-clutch, too," Linville said, revealing he would've flopped top set. Dehm showed them A♠Q♠ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Allen	61,000 12,000	12,000
Scott Dehm	57,000 57,000	57,000
Joseph Linville	50,000 5,500	5,500

Tags: Daniel Allen Joseph Linville Scott Dehm

07-03-2025 14:50 UTC-8

Rabichow Smacks the River to Cooler Abreu

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K♥7♦8♠, Kevin Rabichow bet 2,000 from the button and Tiago Abreu called in middle position.

The turn was the Q♣ and Rabichow bet another 6,000. Abreu again called and the 8♣ fell on the river.

Rabichow then bet 17,000 and Abreu quickly called. Rabichow turned over K♦8♦ for a rivered full house and Abreu tossed K♠Q♠ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	120,000 14,100	14,100

Tiago Abreu	20,000 26,200	26,200

Tags: Kevin Rabichow Tiago Abreu

07-03-2025 14:55 UTC-8

Weissman Snaps With Quads to Double Up

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Gabriel Moura raised to 800 under the gun. Rodrigo Chiu then made it 2,500 in late position, which Jason Weissman cold-called on the button. Moura called as well, and the trio went off to a 7♣7♦6♥ flop.

Moura checked to Chiu, who bet 3,500. Weissman called before Moura got out of the way. Chiu sized up to 8,000 on the J♥ turn, seeing Weissman put in another call.

The 6♠ saw Chiu quickly move all in for a massive bet, and Weissman snap-called his stack of 35,100 in the middle, tabling 7♠7♥ for flopped quads.

Chiu was forced to show his Q♥Q♦ as he paid Weismann off, being left with just under 40 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Weissman	99,800 99,800	99,800
Gabriel Moura	68,500 3,500	3,500
Rodrigo Chiu	11,200 11,200	11,200

Tags: Gabriel Moura Jason Weissman Rodrigo Chiu

07-03-2025 15:01 UTC-8

1,000 Entries

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Day 1b has just seen its 1,000th entry.

This brings the total entries for the 2025 WSOP Main Event to 1,923. Of those entries, 1,603 still have chips to play with.

Players still in the field include Kevin Rabichow, Yuri Dzivielevski, Niklas Astedt, John Hennigan, Mike Matusow and Nick Schulman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	120,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	76,500

Niklas Astedt	71,400 5,400	5,400
John Hennigan	59,000 28,200	28,200

Mike Matusow	52,000 2,500	2,500

Nick Schulman	36,100 23,900	23,900

Tags: John Hennigan Kevin Rabichow Mike Matusow Nick Schulman Niklas Astedt Yuri Dzivielevski

07-03-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Players Take Second Break

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The second level of the 2025 WSOP Main Event is complete, and players are taking their second 20-minute break.

So far, Day 1b has seen 1,020 entries, and of those, 974 remain.

Here are some highlights from the most recent level:

Play is expected to resume at 4:40 p.m. local time, and the players will return to 200/400 blind levels with a 400 big blind ante.

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 17:01 UTC-8

Baggett's Boat Leaves Gerloff Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three ways on a flop of J♣3♣J♠, Dakota Baggett checked from early position and Martin Gerloff checked from middle position to Artur Martirosian, who bet 5,000. Both Baggett and Gerloff called.

Action checked through on the 5♥ turn and then Baggett led out for a hefty bet of 35,000 on the 7♣ river.

Gerloff called, Martirosian got out of the way, and Baggett tabled 5♣5♠ for a turned full house.

Gerloff shook his head and sent his card into the muck — conceding the large pot to Baggett.