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

07-03-2025 12:09 UTC-8

Frutchey Slowly Climbs

Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Kevin Gimble opened to 600 from the hijack, and Lam Loi called from the cutoff.
David Frutchey also defended from the big blind and players went three-ways to the flop.

The 8♠7♣10♣ flop was checked around to see the 5♥ turn. Frutchey bet out 1,200 and only Gimble called.

Both checked the 8♥ river, and Frutchey showed 10♠7♠ for two pair. Gimble mucked, and Frutchey picked up a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Frutchey	66,000
Kevin Gimble	53,500
Lam Loi	51,800

Tags: David Frutchey Kevin Gimble Lam Loi

07-03-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Yang Bets Big

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up on a board of 7♠9♣A♦, Monika Zukowicz in the cutoff bet 1,700, but Kai Yang on the button raised to 4,500.

Zukowicz went into the tank and called. She checked the 8♦ turn to see Yang bet 7,100. This time, it didn't take long for Zukowicz to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Yang	65,000 65,000	65,000
Monika Zukowicz	63,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Kai Yang Monika Zukowicz

07-03-2025 12:14 UTC-8

Good Start for Baldwin

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up in a raised pot on a flop of A♦A♥Q♥, Eric Baldwin checked from the cutoff and David-Alexander Jimenez-Murcia bet 500 on the button. Baldwin called.

Both players checked on the 7♦ turn and then Baldwin led out for 1,200 after the K♥ completed the board.

Jimenez-Murcia checked his hole cards and then stuck in a call. Baldwin turned over 10♥8♥ for a flush and Jimenez-Murcia mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	83,000 23,000	23,000

David-Alexander Jimenez-Murcia	72,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: David-Alexander Jimenez-Murcia Eric Baldwin

07-03-2025 12:16 UTC-8

Puntas Sniffs Out a Bluff From Liu

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With 7,000 in the pot on a flop of 10♠6♦3♦, Antonio Puntas bet 2,000 from the cutoff and Guifang Liu called under the gun.

Both players checked the 3♠ turn. Liu then led out for 3,500 on the 2♣ river and Puntas called.

Liu showed K♦Q♦ for a missed flush draw, while Puntas had 6♣5♣ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Puntas	77,000
Guifang Liu	65,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Antonio Puntas Guifang Liu

07-03-2025 12:19 UTC-8

Neugebauer Finds Five-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Juan Cantu raised to 400 in middle position. 2023 WSOP Europe champion Max Neugebauer then three-bet to 1,300. Sonny Lee cold-called in the small blind, prompting Cantu to bump it up to 3,400.

Neugebauer reraised again, putting in 9,000 chips. Lee quickly moved out of the way, and Cantu eventually followed suit, shipping the pot to Neugebauer without the need for a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	67,000 7,000	7,000

Sonny Lee	52,500 52,500	52,500
Juan Cantu	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Juan Cantu Max Neugebauer Sonny Lee

07-03-2025 12:19 UTC-8

River Saves Fader

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Jacob Wilson

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on a board of A♣K♣9♣2♥ with around 7,000 in the middle. Dana Howard checked her action over to Jonathan Fader, who bet out for 4,800. Howard then put in a check-raise to 8,000, which, after some time, was changed to 9,600 by the dealer. Fader then stuck in 8,800, which again had to be changed.

The river 9♦ checked through, and Howard announced, "I have a flush," tabling J♣4♣.

"That river saved my whole main event," replied Fader, who said he had a smaller flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dana Howard	65,000 65,000	65,000
Jonathan Fader	53,000 2,500	2,500

Tags: Dana Howard Jonathan Fader

07-03-2025 12:21 UTC-8

Krupey With the Nuts

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Barry Russell

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was roughly 4,000 chips in the pot on 8♥2♣Q♥A♦7♥, John Krupey who was in the hijack bet 2,000, Carlos Ibarra took his time before he made the call from the small blind and Gavin Sardini folded in the big blind.

Krupey tabled the nut flush with A♥3♥, Ibarra flashed the A♣ before he mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Sardini	65,000 65,000	65,000
John Krupey	61,000 61,000	61,000
Carlos Ibarra	54,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Carlos Ibarra Gavin Sardini John Krupey

07-03-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Desantis Takes Two

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Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Marc Desantis limped from the small blind and Edward Rosenbaum raised to 700 from the big blind. Desantis called.

The 9♥10♣6♦ flop saw both check to the J♥ turn.

Desantis bet out 800 which was enough for Rosenbaum to fold.

In the next hand, David Vanreyk opened to 700 from middle position and Desantis called on the button. Gaoming Zhu also defended the big blind.

The Q♥A♠J♠ flop saw Zhu check and Vanreyk bet 500. Desantis raised to 1,700 and both Zhu and Vanreyk mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vanreyk	94,000
Edward Rosenbaum	59,000
Marc Desantis	57,500
Gaoming Zhu	54,500

Tags: David Vanreyk Edward Rosenbaum Marc Desantis

07-03-2025 12:28 UTC-8

Johnson Calls with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action was picked up on a board of K♥6♥4♣A♥2♥ with 6,500 in the pot. Tyree Johnson in the cutoff checked, then went deep into the tank after Jay Romano on the button bet 3,200.

Johnson struggled to make a decision for a long moment but he ultimately chose to call.

"Good call," Romano said while flipping over 6♣3♣ for a pair and not the flush Johnson worried about. Seeing this hand, Johnson was happy to show A♣A♠ for a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Romano	63,000 63,000	63,000
Tyree Johnson	59,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Jay Romano Tyree Johnson

07-03-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Bronze

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Jacob Wilson

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paris Sitzoukis	86,000
Michael Dwyer	81,200 10,800	10,800

Daniel Allen	80,000 22,000	22,000
Dana Howard	71,000 6,000	6,000
Jonathan Fader	71,000 18,000	18,000
Govert Metaal	70,000 11,200	11,200
Thomas Boivin	62,000 1,000	1,000
Bassam Elia	56,200 25,300	25,300
Douglas Dossett	55,600 6,100	6,100
Joseph Linville	37,600 18,900	18,900
Steven O'nan	36,100 400	400
Nathan Schleifer	31,500 3,000	3,000