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

07-03-2025 19:56 UTC-8

Kurtzman Keeps Waking Up With Big Pairs

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Brent Jenkins raised to 1,500 in middle position and Eben Kurtzman three-bet to 3,000 in the hijack. Jenkins then four-bet to 8,500 and Kurtzman moved all in.

Jenkins had around 40,000 remaining and didn't take long before throwing away his hand. "You're just going to keep waking up with it every hand, aren't you?" tablemate Simon Britton said to Kurtzman.

"Here you go," Kurtzman replied, tossing A♠A♥ into the middle of the table.

"That's three times today," Britton added.

"Only twice," Kurtzman said.

"Oh, you had kings the other time," Britton replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Correia	220,000 8,000	8,000
James Gorham	190,000 5,300	5,300

Simon Britton	180,000 21,800	21,800
Eben Kurtzman	90,000 7,600	7,600
Brent Jenkins	40,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Brent Jenkins Eben Kurtzman

07-03-2025 19:52 UTC-8

England Puts Pressure on Sims

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Laura Fryer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Kyna England opened to 1,200 from middle position and Christopher Sims three-bet to 3,200. England four-bet to 8,500 and Sims called.

The Q♣K♥9♦ flop saw Kyna bet 5,500. Sims checked his hand before throwing his cards into the muck, allowing England to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyna England	74,400 2,600	2,600
Christopher Sims	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Christopher Sims Kyna England

07-03-2025 19:50 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Bronze

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Jacob Wilson

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Bandeira	175,000 57,000	57,000
Stephane Guelpa	144,500 53,500	53,500
Yuri Dzivielevski	141,000 3,600	3,600

Qui Nguyen	133,000 1,200	1,200

Michael Dwyer	117,000 2,500	2,500

Jose Lesta	115,000 5,200	5,200
Daniel Benor	108,000 22,000	22,000
Scott Dehm	94,000 9,700	9,700
Bassam Elia	93,000 22,000	22,000
Paris Sitzoukis	90,000 18,000	18,000
Jordan Siegel	85,000 2,300	2,300
Gary Otake	78,000 28,000	28,000
Fabrice Maltez	70,000 8,000	8,000
Jonathan Fader	63,500 11,500	11,500
Matheus Grazziotin	63,500 17,500	17,500
Alfred Griffin	61,400 26,600	26,600
Sebastian Hellmann	61,000 8,000	8,000
Thomas Boivin	56,600 100	100
Ping Liu	55,000 9,000	9,000
Dana Howard	52,500 31,500	31,500
Javier Perez	51,100 7,100	7,100
Joseph Linville	51,100 17,500	17,500
Ryan Speckman	43,100 3,200	3,200
Julian Parmann	42,000 31,000	31,000
Steve Sebbag	40,000 6,300	6,300

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07-03-2025 19:46 UTC-8

Alvarez Ships it on Iermolcheva

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

James Alvarez opened to 1,100 first to act and was called by Olga Iermolcheva in the hijack, Oleksii Mezhenkov in the small blind, and Calvin Steiner in the big blind for a four-way pot.

It was checked to Alvarez on the 9♦A♣3♣ flop and he continued for 2,100. Iermolcheva Steiner called, but Mezhenkov folded.

The 5♦ fell on the turn and both Steiner and Alvarez checked to Iermolcheva, who bet 6,600. Steiner folded, but Alvarez called.

Alvarez shoved for approximately 24,000 after the 7♦ completed the board and Iermolcheva quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olga Iermolcheva	48,000 6,600	6,600
James Alvarez	47,000 13,000	13,000
Oleksii Mezhenkov	32,000 36,400	36,400
Calvin Steiner	28,000 55,000	55,000

07-03-2025 19:45 UTC-8

Red and White Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	115,000 42,000	42,000
Denys Chufarin	115,000 45,000	45,000

Kestutis Jungevicius	112,000 37,000	37,000
Gary Benson	110,000 50,000	50,000

Michael Reed	105,000 30,000	30,000
Kully Sidhu	72,000 18,900	18,900
Kevin Gammon	70,000 28,000	28,000
Tomas Vaskunas	62,000 38,000	38,000
Katie Lindsay	62,000 29,000	29,000
Hye Park	59,500 3,500	3,500
Pavel Izotov	44,500 5,100	5,100
Andre Akkari	37,500 2,500	2,500

Gabi Livshitz	33,300 22,200	22,200

Xiang Lian	25,100 21,900	21,900

07-03-2025 19:45 UTC-8

Erlandsson Raises Big on the River

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a board of J♣K♦9♥8♥, Daniel Erlandsson bet 9,000 from under the gun and Shusaku Kondo called in the big blind.

The river was the 2♦ and Kondo led out for 15,000. Erlandsson then raised to 41,000 and Kondo called.

Kondo turned over A♣A♦, but Erlandsson had J♥J♠ for a set to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Erlandsson	150,000
Shusaku Kondo	60,000

Tags: Daniel Erlandsson Shusaku Kondo

07-03-2025 19:44 UTC-8

Darner Takes From Anzio

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Barry Russell

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Mark Darner raised to 1,100 in the hijack, Matthew Sabia called on the button and Eden Anzio called in the small blind.

Action checked around when the flop came A♣2♥5♣, Anzio decided to lead when the J♦ hit the turn, Darner called and Sabia folded.

Action checked again on the Q♥ river, Anzio tabled 9♥9♠ but could not beat Darner's K♠K♦ for a bigger pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Sabia	88,000
Eden Anzio	62,000 6,000	6,000
Mark Darner	58,000

Tags: Eden Anzio Mark Darner Matthew Sabia

07-03-2025 19:38 UTC-8

Tseng Takes from Katchalov

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Eugene Katchalov opened from the hijack to 1,200, and only Chia Tseng, in the small blind, called.

Both players checked the 10♥J♠10♣ flop before seeing the 3♥ turn.

Tseng checked for a second time, but continued with a call versus Katchalov's bet of 1,800.

The river K♠ saw Tseng spring a trap, check-raising to 10,000 after Katchalov had placed a bet of 4,500.

Katchalov raised his eyebrows upon seeing the unexpected raise, and after a few moments pondering, he returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Katchalov	109,600 400	400

Chia Tseng	46,100 6,100	6,100

Tags: Chia Tseng Eugene Katchalov

07-03-2025 19:35 UTC-8

Mizrachi Jams on Jenkins

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Laura Fryer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players were already on the 6♦J♠J♥10♣Q♦ runout and Brent Jenkins had bet 17,000 on the river from the small blind.

Michael Mizrachi responded with a shove from the cutoff, which put Jenkins into the tank.

Jenkins flashed 10x10x before throwing them face down into the muck, passing over a stack to Mizrachi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Jenkins	90,000 90,000	90,000
Michael Mizrachi	64,000 4,500	4,500

Tags: Brent Jenkins Michael Mizrachi

07-03-2025 19:35 UTC-8

Milukas Shoves on Vincent

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Christopher Vincent raised to 1,100 under the gun and John Gordon called in middle position. Joseph Milukas then three-bet to 5,500 in the hijack and only Vincent called.

The flop came 6♥9♦3♠ and Milukas continued for 4,500. Vincent called to see the K♠ turn, where Milukas moved all in for 22,000. Vincent quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Gordon	55,000
Joseph Milukas	42,000
Christopher Vincent	40,000

Tags: Christopher Vincent John Gordon Joseph Milukas