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

07-03-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Bronze

Jacob Wilson

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Maniable	110,000 5,000	5,000
Stephane Guelpa	90,000 14,000	14,000
Bassam Elia	85,200 29,000	29,000
Dana Howard	78,000 2,000	2,000
Jonathan Fader	74,500 3,500	3,500
Alfred Griffin	73,000 5,000	5,000
Daniel Allen	73,000 7,000	7,000
Douglas Dossett	68,000 12,400	12,400
Paris Sitzoukis	57,000 29,000	29,000
Michael Dwyer	56,000 25,200	25,200

Joseph Linville	55,500 17,900	17,900
Thomas Boivin	55,000 8,800	8,800
Ryan Speckman	50,000 3,000	3,000
Martin Ward	47,000 4,200	4,200
Brian Vu	46,200 18,700	18,700
Govert Metaal	42,000 28,000	28,000
Alan Mulleady	39,000 3,000	3,000
Steven O'nan	30,400 4,900	4,900
Nathan Schleifer	20,000 11,500	11,500

07-03-2025 14:13 UTC-8

Martirosian Scoops a Huge Pot

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were roughly 38,000 chips in the pot on 3♣K♣10♠5♠2♠, Artur Martirosian who was in early position bet 40,000 on the river which was enough to put Luiz Hota Neto all for his tournament life.

After a few moments, Neto, who was on the button, picked up his cards and flicked them into the middle, tabling A♣10♣ for a pair and the nut flush draw. Martirosian slowly put his cards into the muck and picked up this 127 big blind pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	91,000 38,000	38,000

Luiz Hota Neto	21,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Luiz Hota Neto

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 14:14 UTC-8

Vaupel Smacks the Turn to Double Off Steury

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

James Vaupel and Aaron Steury were heads-up on a flop of 4♦10♣9♥ when Vaupel got his last 26,300 in the middle from the big blind and Steury put him at risk in early position.

James Vaupel: A♠10♦ All in
Aaron Steury: 10♠9♠

Vaupel had top pair, but Steury had the lead with two pair to leave Vaupel in danger of elimination. The turn, though, was the A♦ and a collective gasp arose from the table as Vaupel spiked a higher two pair.

The river was the 4♥ and Vaupel doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Vaupel	55,000
Aaron Steury	30,000

Tags: Aaron Steury James Vaupel

07-03-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Frutchey Takes the Family Pot

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Laura Fryer

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jeffrey Tench limped from under the gun, and Lam Loi called from early position. David Frutchey called from middle position, as did Alan Skriel from the cutoff and Michael Krescanko Jr called on the button. Kevin Gimble also defended the big blind.

The K♥6♦10♠ flop saw action check around to Michael Krescanko Jr, who bet 1,500 on the button. Only Frutchey made the call from the big blind.

The 9♥ turn was checked by both to the 7♦ river.

Frutchey bet 3,500 and took the pot after Krescanko Jr folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Frutchey	77,000 10,000	10,000
Jeffrey Tench	66,500 21,500	21,500
Lam Loi	54,000 1,500	1,500
Kevin Gimble	53,100 2,600	2,600
Michael Krescanko Jr	46,300
Alan Skriel	45,500 16,600	16,600

Tags: Alan Skriel David Frutchey Jeffrey Tench Kevin Gimble Lam Loi Michael Krescanko Jr

07-03-2025 14:17 UTC-8

Fartook Pays Baker off

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Rotem Fartook raised to 900 on the button and was called by Dimitri Vorbe in the small blind and David "Bakes" Baker in the big blind.

It was checked to Fartook, who bet 1,300 on the 5♥J♣9♥ flop. Both Vorbe and Baker called.

Action checked through on the 4♦ turn and Vorbe checked again to Baker, who bet 3,200 on the 6♣ river.

Fartook called, Vorbe folded, and Baker showed Q♠J♠ for a pair of jacks. Fartook couldn't beat it and mucked — awarding the pot to Baker

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	84,000 13,000	13,000

Dimitri Vorbe	77,000 77,000	77,000
Rotem Fartook	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: David "Bakes" Baker Dimitri Vorbe Rotem Fartook

07-03-2025 14:19 UTC-8

More Entries Trickling In

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	60,000 60,000	60,000

Felipe Ramos	60,000 60,000	60,000

Kestutis Jungevicius	60,000 60,000	60,000
David Boyaciyan	60,000 60,000	60,000
Hye Park	60,000 60,000	60,000
Simeon Tsonev	60,000 60,000	60,000
Colby Covington	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andre Akkari	60,000 60,000	60,000

Kully Sidhu	60,000 60,000	60,000
Raoul Kanme	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Leng	60,000 60,000	60,000

Conor Beresford	60,000 60,000	60,000
Owais Ahmed	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nick Schulman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Gabriel Andrade	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jovan Kenjic	60,000 60,000	60,000
Florian Duta	60,000 60,000	60,000

07-03-2025 14:28 UTC-8

Pais Picks Off a Big Bluff to Double

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With around 12,000 in the pot on a flop of A♥8♠K♦, Mauricio Pais bet 3,000 from the small blind and Callum Roque called in middle position.

Pais checked the 8♣ turn and Roque bet 8,000. Pais called and checked again on the Q♥ river. Roque then moved all in and Pais snap-called for 13,400.

Roque could only show 6♥5♥ for a bluff, while Pais had K♣K♠ for a full house to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauricio Pais	62,000 2,000	2,000
Callum Roque	36,000

Tags: Callum Roque Mauricio Pais

07-03-2025 14:30 UTC-8

No Petit Poker Here

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Arnaud Fabre raised in the hijack, Randy Barry called on the button, Andrew Murphy in the small blind called, and Rosalie Petit completed in the big blind.

Fabre fired out a bet of 1,600 when the flop came 3♠A♠4♣. Barry called, Murphy folded, and Petit raised to 5,000. Fabre folded, and Barry made the call.

Petit led on the turn for 6,000, and the river for 20,000 as the board ran out 10♠K♣. Barry unfazed by the signs of strength coming from Petit calmly called.

Petit tabled Q♠5♦ for a stone bluff, and Barry tabled A♦10♣ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Barry	120,000 120,000	120,000
Andrew Murphy	56,000 56,000	56,000
Rosalie Petit	54,800 54,800	54,800
Arnaud Fabre	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Andrew Murphy Arnaud Fabre Randy Barry Rosalie Petit

07-03-2025 14:30 UTC-8

Levine Wins With No Showndown

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Nicholas Rigby under the gun, Matthew Levine on the button and Shawn Daniels in the big blind checked a board of K♦10♣10♥5♠, but after Daniels checked the 6♥ river, Rigby bet 12,000.

Levine went into the tank and called, while Daniels folded. Rigby looked around him and and mucked his cards, so Levine didn't have to reveal his hand to scoop the pot.

John Esposito was eliminated from this table a few minutes later.