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

07-03-2025 20:56 UTC-8

Two pair for Mayo

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Gabriel Nastasa opened to 1,100 from early position and faced Mccabe Mayo who defended from the big blind.

Nastasa continued for 1,500 on the 6♣A♦5♦. Mayo check-called, then both players checked the 7♥ turn.

On the Q♦ river, Mayo led out for 3,000. Nastasa called with A♥9♥ but lost to Mayo's two pair with 7♠6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	108,000 41,000	41,000

Robin Gerard	100,000 12,000	12,000
Mccabe Mayo	62,500
Gabriel Nastasa	18,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Gabriel Nastasa Mccabe Mayo

07-03-2025 20:58 UTC-8

Baggett's Stack Continues to Soar After Busting Martirosian

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Tetsuya Tsujisaka raised to 1,000 from under the gun and was called by Dakota Baggett in middle position, Artur Martirosian on the button, and Tim Reilly in the big blind.

Reilly checked to Tsujisaka on the 9♥K♥7♦ flop and he continued for 1,000. Baggett called and Martirosian squeezed to 5,000. Reilly and Tsujisaka quickly folded, but Baggett shoved to put Martirosian in for approximately 20,000 total.

Martirosian quickly called to put himself at risk and hands were revealed.

Artur Martirosian: Q♥J♥ All in
Dakota Baggett: K♠Q♦

Baggett held the lead with his pair of kings, but he would need to fade both straight and flush draws to eliminate Martirosian.

The A♠2♣ runout bricked out and Baggett was sent the rest of Martirosian's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakota Baggett	280,000 85,000	85,000
Tetsuya Tsujisaka	83,000 83,000	83,000
Tim Reilly	72,000 15,000	15,000
Artur Martirosian	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Dakota Baggett Tetsuya Tsujisaka Tim Reilly

07-03-2025 20:59 UTC-8

Bernabeu Finally Gives the Table Something to Get Excited About

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded to Andrey Pateychuk who raised to 2,000 in the small blind. Samuel Bernabeu then three-bet to 6,000 in the big blind and Pateychuk came back with a four-bet to 13,000. Bernabeu called and they went heads-up to the J♦7♠6♦ flop.

Pateychuk checked to Bernabeu who bet 13,500. As Pateychuk was thinking, tablemate Michael Sibulkin let out a big yawn.

"Tired?" Oshri Lahmani asked.

"A little bit. Not a whole lot to get excited about in a while. Except maybe here," Sibulkin replied.

Pateychuk eventually moved all in and Bernabeu called for 36,000.

Samuel Bernabeu: A♣J♣ All in
Andrey Pateychuk: 9♠9♦

Bernabeu was ahead with his pair of jacks against Pateychuk's nines, and the K♣ turn and Q♦ river secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Bernabeu	100,000 100,000	100,000

Oshri Lahmani	70,000 70,000	70,000
Michael Sibulkin	65,000 65,000	65,000
Andrey Pateychuk	55,000

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Samuel Bernabeu

07-03-2025 21:00 UTC-8

Friedrich Fires into Hennigan

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Laura Fryer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Ioannis Pentefountas opened to 1,100 from under the gun and Stephen Friedrich called from middle position. John Hennigan three-bet to 3,500 on the button, and both players called.

The 3♥6♥9♦ flop was checked by Pentefountas and Friedrich, and Hennigan bet 6,000. Pentefountas folded, Friedrich raised to 16,000 and Hennigan called.

A K♣ was turned and Friedrich bet 15,000. Hennigan called, taking them to the A♠ river.

Friedrich bet 10,000 and Hennigan called. Friedrich showed 6♣6♦ for a set of sixes which he had made on the flop. Hennigan mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Friedrich	145,500 69,000	69,000
Ioannis Pentefountas	70,000 3,000	3,000
John Hennigan	33,500 53,600	53,600

Tags: Ioannis Pentefountas John Hennigan Stephen Friedrich

07-03-2025 21:05 UTC-8

McNeil's Main Event Comes to an End

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Murly Manokharan made it 1,000 under the gun. John McNeil was next to act, and he tossed in the 4,100 he had remaining. Michael Troutt called on the button, and Manokharan let his hand go.

John McNeil: A♠6♦ All in
Michael Troutt: 10♠10♦

The K♥8♠9♠K♠9♥ remained free of aces, and McNeil said his goodbyes before he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murly Manokharan	175,000 175,000	175,000
Michael Troutt	72,000 72,000	72,000
John McNeil	Busted

Tags: John McNeil Michael Troutt Murly Manokharan

07-03-2025 21:06 UTC-8

Sebbag Overtakes Bandeira

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Jacob Wilson

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Steve Sebbag opened the action from under the gun, with a raise to 1,200. Jonathan Fader made the call, before Lucas Bandeira opted to three-bet to 4,000. Sebbag four-bet to 9,500, Fader folded, and Bandeira called.

Sebbag then fired out for 6,500 on the J♦6♠9♠ flop, and Bandeira called. Both the 7♣ turn and 10♥ river went check-check. Sebbag's K♦K♣ was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Sebbag	140,000 100,000	100,000
Lucas Bandeira	130,000 45,000	45,000
Jonathan Fader	62,900 600	600

Tags: Jonathan Fader Lucas Bandeira Steve Sebbag

07-03-2025 21:07 UTC-8

Kurtzman Cold-Five Bets At the "Fun Table"

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Simon Britton raised to 1,200 in middle position before Yoon Shin three-bet to 3,200 in the hijack. Brent Jenkins four-bet to 11,000 on the button.

"You get no respect," a tablemate said to Britton.

"I've gotten lots of respect today, except here," Britton replied.

Action then went on Eben Kurtzman who moved all in for 68,000 in the small blind. "This is the table to be. Too much blood. This is a fun table. Do you enjoy this table?" Ruben Correia said to tablemate Michael Mizrachi, who simply smiled and shrugged.

Action folded back to Shin who tanked for a minute before folding. Jenkins also folded and Kurtzman showed K♠K♣ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Correia	240,000 20,000	20,000
Simon Britton	180,000
Eben Kurtzman	95,000 5,000	5,000
Michael Mizrachi	70,000 6,000	6,000

Yoon Shin	55,000 5,100	5,100
Brent Jenkins	30,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Brent Jenkins Eben Kurtzman Michael Mizrachi Ruben Correia Simon Britton Yoon Shin

07-03-2025 21:07 UTC-8

Mercier Among Nightly Entries

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	60,000 60,000	60,000

Aram Oganyan	60,000 60,000	60,000

Sami Bechahed	60,000 60,000	60,000

07-03-2025 21:07 UTC-8

Final Break of the Day

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The players are heading for their final break of the day in the 2025 WSOP Main Event.

Of the 1,093 players that showed up to play Day 1b, 894 still have chips to play with.

Here are some highlights from the most recent level:

Play is expected to resume at 10:28 p.m. local time, and the players will return to 300/600 blind levels with a 600 big blind ante.

07-03-2025 21:25 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakota Baggett	275,000 5,000	5,000
Ruben Correia	249,400 9,400	9,400
Jeremy Wien	224,000 39,000	39,000

Max Steinberg	203,000 70,000	70,000

Dustin Sampey	197,600 5,400	5,400
Pablo Ching	181,600 1,400	1,400
Max Neugebauer	159,500 10,500	10,500

James Gorham	150,000 40,000	40,000

Thad McNulty	149,000 27,500	27,500
Veerab Zakarian	147,000 69,500	69,500
Ihab Ali	140,900 30,900	30,900
Kevin Rabichow	136,000 2,000	2,000

Daniel Erlandsson	135,000 15,000	15,000
Eugene Katchalov	129,000 19,400	19,400

Colby Covington	125,000 20,500	20,500
Garrett Greer	123,000 4,400	4,400
Benjamin Duronio	113,000 12,000	12,000
Daniel Negreanu	109,400 9,000	9,000

Julien Loire	109,000 25,000	25,000
Michael Gathy	108,000

Denys Chufarin	107,900 30,400	30,400

Andres Korn	106,000 24,000	24,000

Paul Zappulla	105,500 27,100	27,100

Georgios Skarparis	103,500 10,900	10,900

Ryan Mandara	103,200 1,800	1,800

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