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

07-03-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Neugebauer Back to Start

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Max Neugebauer raised to 800 in the cutoff. Christopher Farmer made a small three-bet to 1,400 on the button, which George Tatalovich called in the small blind, and Neugebauer called as well.

It checked to Farmer on the 5♠K♥5♥ flop, and he continued for 1,200. Both opponents called, and they did so too when Farmer sized up to 3,000 on the K♠ turn.

The 7♠ then fell on the river. Tatalovich checked again, but Neugebauer led out for 6,000. He received two quick folds, winning the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Farmer	88,100
Max Neugebauer	59,000 11,800	11,800

George Tatalovich	30,000

Tags: Christopher Farmer George Tatalovich Max Neugebauer

07-03-2025 13:49 UTC-8

Barbero Puts Pentefountas in the Blender

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Gustavo Barbero raised to 600 in early position and was met with a three-bet by Ioannis Pentefountas to 2,100 on the button. Barbero called, and the two players went to a flop.

Barbero checked-called a bet of 2,800 on the A♠8♣3♠ flop, before springing a trap on the 8♥ turn.

When checked to, Pentefountas continued with a bet of 5,500, but would soon find himself in the blender as Barbero check-raised to 13,000.

Pentefountas went deep into the tank. He took his glasses off, sat back in his chair, sat forward again, and tried to engage in some conversation. All to no avail, as he continued to be at a loss for what to do.

After another minute or so had passed, Pentefountas returned his cards to the dealer, still with a suspicious look on his face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo Barbero	70,900 11,400	11,400
Ioannis Pentefountas	59,800 13,200	13,200

Tags: Gustavo Barbero Ioannis Pentefountas

07-03-2025 13:49 UTC-8

Sampey Spikes the River Against Becker

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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 13:48 UTC-8

Gregg Tripples

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were roughly 17,000 chips in the pot on 10♠3♣2♦, and James Gregg led all in from the small blind for 17,300. Martin Wasylocha made the call from the big blind and David Woods called in the cutoff.

Action checked to showdown as the board ran out 9♥4♥. Wasylocha tabled J♠J♦, Woods tabled K♠10♣, and Gregg tabled the biggest pair with A♣A♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Gregg	68,500 68,500	68,500
David Woods	54,000 54,000	54,000
Martin Wasylocha	24,500 24,500	24,500

Tags: David Woods James Gregg Martin Wasylocha

07-03-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Nikitin Battles Buckner

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Laura Fryer

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Players were already heads-up on the 5♠2♣6♠ flop with a pot of around 1,200. Anatoly Nikitin was in the big blind and Brendan Buckner in middle position.

Nikitin bet 800 and Buckner called, taking them to the 2♠ turn.

Nikitin bet 1,200 and saw another call from Buckner.

The 5♣ river fell and Nikitin bet 2,000. Buckner took some time, before deciding to fold. Allowing Nikitin to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Nikitin	70,000 10,000	10,000
Brendan Buckner	48,300

Tags: Anatoly Nikitin Brendan Buckner

07-03-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Shimizu with Sevens

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Nozomu Shimizu opened to 800 from middle position and both Benjamin Souriau in the hijack and the button called.

Shimizu continued for 1,200 on the 8♠4♣K♥ flop. Souriau called, while the button folded.

Both players checked the 5♣ turn leading to the 2♠ river that they both checked again. Shimizu revealed 7♦7♣ for a pair and make Souriau muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Souriau	54,000
Nozomu Shimizu	34,000 3,500	3,500

Tags: Benjamin Souriau Nozomu Shimizu

07-03-2025 13:37 UTC-8

Kaufmann Calls Correctly

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Big blind David Kaufmann and Sarin Kuraganti on the button were heads up on a J♣5♦7♣2♥ turn. Kaufmann checked to Kuraganti, who added 8,000 to the 9,500 pot with a bet.

Kaufmann called after some deliberation, and the 10♠ hit the turn. Kaufmann checked again, and Kuraganti quickly piled in 15,000.

Kaufmann weighed his options once more, ultimately seeing him toss in a call. Kuraganti tabled Q♠J♥ for top pair, but Kaufmann had the better kicker with his A♣J♦, awarding him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	92,500 25,700	25,700
Sarin Kuraganti	49,500 49,500	49,500
Boris Kuzmanovic	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: David Kaufmann Sarin Kuraganti

07-03-2025 13:36 UTC-8

Assorted Counts From Horseshoe Red

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	80,000 2,200	2,200

Marvin Rettenmaier	75,000 7,500	7,500
David-Alexander Jimenez-Murcia	72,000
David "Bakes" Baker	71,000 4,000	4,000

David Levy (US)	69,000 16,500	16,500
Nils Pudel	68,500 2,500	2,500
Stephen Chidwick	64,000 4,000	4,000

Johnny Chan	63,500 8,500	8,500

Mariano Molino	58,000 12,000	12,000
Artur Martirosian	53,000 2,000	2,000

Renji Mao	33,500 1,500	1,500

Nozomu Shimizu	30,500 23,500	23,500
Simon Shalev	Busted

07-03-2025 13:36 UTC-8

Berry Wins a Small One

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Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was on a river of 9♣5♥4♠Q♣A♥ and Gavin Sardini had checked out of the small blind to Hector Berry.

Berry, who won the 2024 edition of the PokerNews Deepstack Championship, bet 2,000 and after some thought, Sardini called. Berry tabled A♦7♦ for a rivered pair of aces.

"Lucky," he said to Sardini. "I was ahead on the flop. You on the turn and then me on the river."

Sardini said nothing, but nodded in agreement.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Sardini	70,000 2,000	2,000
Hector Berry	52,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Gavin Sardini Hector Berry

07-03-2025 13:34 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Laura Fryer

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vanreyk	101,800 7,800	7,800
David Frutchey	87,000
Justin Belforti	81,100 12,100	12,100
Matthew Kenyon	76,000 15,000	15,000
Dana Howard	76,000 5,000	5,000
Edward Rosenbaum	64,000 5,000	5,000
Jean-Francois Alexandre	63,100 2,900	2,900
Patrick Hall	62,000 4,000	4,000
Calogero Morreale	60,000 3,000	3,000

Gaoming Zhu	57,100 2,600	2,600
Marc Desantis	56,700 800	800
Kevin Gimble	55,700 2,200	2,200
Lam Loi	55,500 3,700	3,700
Steve Sebbag	55,200 1,200	1,200
Sebastian Hellmann	51,800
Victor Chu	44,400 600	600
Nan Min	27,800 5,200	5,200
Steven O'nan	25,500 11,000	11,000