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

07-03-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Assorted Counts From Horseshoe Red

Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	90,000 4,500	4,500

Eric Baldwin	84,000 900	900

Joseph Shalgi	84,000 3,500	3,500
Russell Crane	76,000 25,000	25,000
David "Bakes" Baker	76,000 8,000	8,000

Dimitri Vorbe	75,000 2,000	2,000
Ohad Freund	67,000 10,000	10,000
David Levy (US)	63,000 6,000	6,000
Stephen Chidwick	58,000 17,900	17,900

Justin Smith	58,000 2,000	2,000
David-Alexander Jimenez-Murcia	55,000 17,000	17,000
Ryan Leng	55,000 11,000	11,000

Olga Iermolcheva	54,000 600	600
Johnny Chan	52,000 11,500	11,500

Nils Pudel	52,000 11,000	11,000
Mariano Molino	50,000 1,900	1,900
Kenny Hallaert	49,000 4,000	4,000

Rotem Fartook	48,000 12,000	12,000
Oleksii Mezhenkov	39,000 20,000	20,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	29,000 46,000	46,000
Nozomu Shimizu	25,500 9,400	9,400
Renji Mao	10,200 23,300	23,300

07-03-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Not the Start He was Expecting

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

https://twitter.com/Matthew_Waxman/status/1940920512127160496

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Waxman	6,900 6,900	6,900

07-03-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Hennigan's Sneaky Big Slick

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Daniel Escherich raised in middle position, and only John Hennigan made the call, defending his big blind.

Hennigan check-called a bet of 800 on the A♣10♥6♥ flop, after which, the action ground to a halt as both players checked the 4♦ turn and the Q♥ river.

Hennigan turned over his A♦K♥, good for top pair, and Escherich mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	63,700 6,100	6,100

Daniel Escherich	60,300 60,300	60,300

Tags: Daniel Escherich John Hennigan

07-03-2025 16:23 UTC-8

More Counts From Red and White

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Vaskunas	100,000 40,000	40,000
Kestutis Jungevicius	75,000 15,000	15,000
Jovan Kenjic	73,000 3,000	3,000
Denys Chufarin	70,000

Hye Park	63,000 3,000	3,000
Kully Sidhu	53,100 6,900	6,900
Ryan Leng	51,000 4,000	4,000

07-03-2025 16:23 UTC-8

Worley-Roberts Keeps Tumbling

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Laura Fryer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Nicholas Murray opened to 1,000 from middle position and Deborah Worley-Roberts three-bet to 3,500. Murray called.

The 5♣3♣8♠ flop was checked to the 9♥ turn.

Murray bet 2,500 on the turn and Worley-Roberts called.

The 6♥ river saw Murray bet 8,000. Worley-Roberts took some time and checked her hand before mucking.

Murray showed a single card from his hand, the 5♠ and Worley-Roberts said "I was beating that."

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Murray	66,500 66,500	66,500
Deborah Worley-Roberts	24,500 6,000	6,000

Tags: Deborah Worley-Roberts Nicholas Murray

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 16:25 UTC-8

Moses Sends Safieddine Out With Rockets

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Francois Safieddine was already all in for approximately 41,000 preflop from the big blind against David Moses, who had Safieddine slightly covered from early position.

Francois Safieddine: A♦J♣ All in
David Moses: A♥A♠

It was the worst possible scenario for Safieddine, and the 2♦4♣Q♥5♦J♠ runout kept Moses's aces best to eliminate Safieddine from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	86,000 21,500	21,500

Francois Safieddine	Busted

Tags: David Moses Francois Safieddine

07-03-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Schwaederle Doubles Up with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a board of K♠8♦7♣10♦ with roughly 34,000 in the pot, Cedric Schwaederle in the small blind moved all-in for 29,500. Matthew Russell on the button went deep into the tank but eventually made the call.

Cedric Schwaederle: A♥A♠ All in
Matthew Russell: J♠10♣

"No... But I still have outs," Russell said when he saw Schwaederle's aces. The 3♣ river however was no help for Russell and Schwaederle secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Schwaederle	67,000 12,000	12,000
Matthew Russell	20,000

Tags: Cedric Schwaederle Matthew Russell

07-03-2025 16:28 UTC-8

Elia Stays Aggressive

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Jacob Wilson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Steve Sebbag was sitting with 7,100 of his own chips in front of him in the small blind, however he was facing a raise from Bassam Elia in the cutoff, who had made it 16,000 to go. Sebbag, after thinking, made the call.

On a flop of J♦Q♠2♠ Elia continued for another 16,000, earning a fold as well as the table chip lead.