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

07-03-2025 17:24 UTC-8

Schmitz Cracks Marquez's Aces

Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Ana Marquez raised to 900 first to act and was called by Thi Dao on the button and Orion Schmitz in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Schmitz checked to Marquez, who continued for 1,500 on the J♣9♥2♥ flop. Dao folded, but Schmitz called.

Both players checked on the 10♦ turn and then Schmitz took the initiative with a 2,600 bet on the Q♣ river.

Marquez put in a call and simultaneously tabled A♥A♦. Schmitz revealed K♦10♠ for a straight was was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ana Marquez	81,000 3,300	3,300
Orion Schmitz	63,000 63,000	63,000
Thi Dao	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Ana Marquez Orion Schmitz Thi Dao

07-03-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Richs Are Getting Richer

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Marc Wolpert opened to 1,000 from early position, but Anthony Lloyd to his left three-bet to 4,000. Eric Smith called from the hijack and Wolpert called as well.

Lloyd made a continuation bet of 4,000 on the 9♠4♥4♦ flop. Smith called, but Wolpert check-raised to 11,000.

It only took a few seconds for Lloyd to fold and Smith folded as well. "Rich are getting richer," Olga Iermolcheva at the table joked while Wolpert was scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Wolpert	110,000 110,000	110,000
Olga Iermolcheva	58,000 4,000	4,000
Anthony Lloyd	37,500 37,500	37,500
Eric Smith	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Anthony Lloyd Eric Smith Marc Wolpert Olga Iermolcheva

07-03-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Metaal Chips Up With Limp

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Govert Metaal limped from early position. Daniel Allen made it 1,200 to go on the cutoff, and Walid Mubarak called on the button. Metaal also tossed in calling chips, after which a K♣8♦K♠ flop was dealt.

Metaal checked to Allen, who continued for 800. Mubarak got out of the way, but Metaal called to the 9♦ turn, where Allen sized up to 1,800.

Metaal cut out a call and put it in the middle, after which the 6♦ river was checked to showdown. Metaal tabled 7♥7♦ for kings and sevens, and Allen's cards hit the muck in frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Dwyer	119,500 62,500	62,500

Walid Mubarak	73,000 73,000	73,000
Govert Metaal	47,000 2,000	2,000
Daniel Allen	13,500 14,500	14,500

Tags: Daniel Allen Govert Metaal Walid Mubarak

07-03-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Yanai and Goldman Both Miss

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Laura Fryer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Noah Goldman opened on the button to 1,000 and got two calls from Stephane Genet and Eyal Yanai in the small and big blind respectively.

The K♠8♠9♣ flop saw Goldman bet 1,000 after the blinds checked. Genet folded, but Yanai called.

The 3♠ saw Yanai check-call Goldman's 3,000 bet.

Both checked to showdown after seeing the 9♥ river.

Goldman showed 7♠6♣ and Yanai showed 10♥4♦ with both players having missed the straight. The ten was enough to give Yanai the small pot.

Yanai remarked after the hand, "I don't know how I missed everything, I have days like this and today is one of those days."

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Goldman	75,500 21,300	21,300
Eyal Yanai	39,200 6,100	6,100
Stephane Genet	10,200

Tags: Eyal Yanai Noah Goldman Stephane Genet

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 17:08 UTC-8

Douras Gets the Better of Trujillo

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was joined in a three-bet pot with big blind, Robert Douras and button, Santiago Trujillo looking at a 5♦7♣Q♣ flop.

With 7,600 already in the pot, Douras continued with a bet of 3,000. Trujillo responded with a raise to 9,200, but Douras didn't cede, putting in a three-bet to 22,000.

Trujillo relinquished his hand, and the dealer pushed the pot in Douras' direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Douras	92,500 17,000	17,000
Santiago Trujillo	54,300 54,300	54,300

Tags: Robert Douras Santiago Trujillo

07-03-2025 17:07 UTC-8

Blind Straddling at the Main Event?

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Jacob Wilson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Angela Defoe is currently looking to make a "comeback story" at the Main Event, with just under half a starting stack to her name. When PokerNews was at her table, Julian Parmann offered her his large (in comparison) stack to take a photo with, before realising his stack was large enough to get splashy.

The very next hand, Parmann announced a "blind straddle" to 800 chips. They made for a nice donation to the stack of Javier Perez, who isolated to 3,800 from the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Parmann	73,000 73,000	73,000
Javier Perez	44,000 44,000	44,000
Angela Defoe	26,000 13,300	13,300

Tags: Angela Defoe Javier Perez Julian Parmann

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

Kanitkar Hits a Flush

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Renji Mao opened to 800 from under the gun and was only called by Ashutosh Kanitkar in middle position.

Both of them checked the 2♦6♦3♦ flop leading to the J♦ turn where Mao bet 800. Kanitkar called.

Mao checked the 5♣ river with 5♥5♠ for a set. Kanitkar checked back but turned over K♣Q♦ for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashutosh Kanitkar	61,000
Renji Mao	7,600 2,600	2,600

Tags: Ashutosh Kanitkar Renji Mao

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.