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

07-04-2025 23:18 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	Busted
Julien Martini	Busted

Or nEzer	Busted

Rafael Souza	Busted
Michael Reed	Busted
Ryan Hughes	Busted

Alexander Sokolovsky	Busted
Abilio Neto	Busted
Erwin Wiechers	Busted
Heather Alcorn	Busted
Xixiang Luo	Busted

"You Don't Know Who I Am!"

Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

“You’ve just missed one of the craziest hands on a Day 1,” a player at Table #479 told PokerNews. According to him, with help from others at the table, Scott Kahler opened from the cutoff and Bin Weng three-bet to 6,000 from the small blind.

Weng checked the 7♥6♦4♠ flop and Kahler bet 4,500. Weng called, then check-called again for 21,000 on the 4♥ turn.

After Weng checked the A♥ river, Kahler moved all-in for roughly 120,000. Weng tanked for a long time before making the call and say: “You guys don’t know who I am!”

What stunned his tablemates was that Weng called with 7♦3♦ for two pair. But it turned out to be the right call, as Kahler only held KxJ♥. He was eliminated and quickly left the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	350,000 136,500	136,500
Scott Kahler	Busted

Tags: Bin Weng Scott Kahler

07-04-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Bechtel Scores Double KO With Ducks

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

James Bechtel had put in 7,000 preflop, after which Brian Borst moved all in for 19,500. William Zgorski went in over the top for 20,200, and Bechtel asked for both stacks to be counted before committing a call.

Brian Borst: A♣Q♠ All in
William Zgorski: K♦K♣ All in
James Bechtel: 2♠2♣

The entire table was left stunned as the 5♠7♦8♠2♦ turn made Bechtel a set. The A♠ river did not change anything, and Borst and Zgorski silently left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Bechtel	80,000 80,000	80,000
Brian Borst	Busted
William Zgorski	Busted

Tags: Brian Borst James Bechtel William Zgorski

07-04-2025 22:07 UTC-8

Update Chip Counts Horseshoe White

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Barry Russell

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Freitas	177,000 100,000	100,000
Arnaud Mattern	171,000 9,000	9,000
Abhisek Banerjee	155,000 13,000	13,000
Scott Lazar	150,000 30,000	30,000
Alvaro Puchol	150,000 51,000	51,000
Ignacio Tartaglia	126,000 6,000	6,000
Jack Sinclair	124,900 20,000	20,000

Edward Hughes	99,000 40,000	40,000
Samantha Abernathy	91,000 18,000	18,000
Jeremy Platt	91,000 5,000	5,000
Bruno Lopes	89,400 24,000	24,000

Stacey Metz Ceragioli	89,000 27,000	27,000
Vanessa Selbst	82,200 2,800	2,800

Robert Ashelm	80,000 10,000	10,000
Sung Yun	72,000 1,000	1,000
Theo Gillis	71,000 25,000	25,000
Jake Cody	68,400 10,000	10,000

Jimmy Guerrero	67,300 7,000	7,000
Bryan Sharp	66,700 16,000	16,000
Joseph Lucchetta	62,000 8,000	8,000
Rodrigo Zouvi	56,000 13,000	13,000
Adam Owen	47,000 6,800	6,800
Tarek Yousef	42,000 20,000	20,000
Dirk Stange	34,000 27,000	27,000
Michael Simhai	33,000 27,000	27,000

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07-04-2025 22:00 UTC-8

Lewandowski Sends Another to the Rail

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was joined as Curtis Freeze had manoeuvred the remains of his stack, roughly 21,500, into the middle versus Mark Lewandowski.

It was bad news for Freeze when the cards were turned onto their backs, and he saw what he was up against.

Curtis Freeze: K♦Q♥ All in
Mark Lewandowski: K♣K♥

Freeze had one foot out the door, and it looked certain the other would be following it on the 5♥5♦2♣ flop.

The 2♥ turn confirmed his fate, and while the dealer was burning and turning the A♥ river, Freeze was gathering his belongings to leave.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Lewandowski	72,000
Curtis Freeze	Busted

Tags: Curtis Freeze Mark Lewandowski

07-04-2025 21:40 UTC-8

Welsh Will Not Be World Champion

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After several preflop raises, Kyle Welsh's stack of 36,300 was in the middle from under the gun against Mamoon Al Rubayee in the big blind, who had him covered.

Kyle Welsh: Q♠Q♣ All in
Mamoon Al Rubayee: A♠A♣

The 10♣8♦3♣3♥8♠ board provided no help for either player, sending Welsh to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mamoon Al Rubayee	78,500
Kyle Welsh	Busted

Tags: Kyle Welsh Mamoon Al Rubayee

07-04-2025 20:58 UTC-8

Venclauskas Gives Final Chips to Lundgren

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Steven Venclauskas had pushed in his last 16,000 preflop from early position, and was looked up by Katherene Lundgren in the big blind.

Steven Venclauskas: A♠4♠ All in
Katherene Lundgren: K♠K♥

The 2♥6♦9♥10♥J♠ flop remained free of aces, setting Venclauskas' elimination in stone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherene Lundgren	75,000 75,000	75,000
Adam Owen	53,800 9,200	9,200
Alex Kulev	36,000 17,200	17,200

Steven Venclauskas	Busted

Tags: Katherene Lundgren Steven Venclauskas

07-04-2025 20:56 UTC-8

Puetz Is Out of the Main Event

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Barry Russell

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

There were roughly 21,000 in the pot on 5♠J♥8♠K♣Q♦.

Lucas Blanco Oliver, who was in early position, put Christopher Puetz all in for roughly 30,000 on the river.

Puetz went deep into the tank before finding the call button, but got shown the bad news as Oliver tabled a set with J♠J♦, Puetz tabled A♠K♦ before exiting the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Oliver	133,000 133,000	133,000
Christopher Puetz	Busted

Tags: Christopher Puetz Lucas Blanco Oliver

07-04-2025 20:46 UTC-8

Wysotchanski's Ladies Hold Up

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After Martin Spatt limped in first position, Wagner Wysotchanski raised to 2,500 in the hijack and Joseph Clark called on the button. In the big blind, David Abramowicz moved all in for 41,000 which saw Spatt fold, Wysotchanski shove for more, and Clark folded behind what he said was AxKx.

David Abramowicz: 9♥9♠ All in
Wagner Wysotchanski: Q♣Q♦

The board ran out J♥5♥7♣J♠K♠ and the queens and jacks were good for Wysotchanski to take down the pot and eliminate Abramowicz from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wagner Wysotchanski	121,500 67,500	67,500
Joseph Clark	38,000 38,000	38,000
David Abramowicz	Busted

Tags: David Abramowicz Joseph Clark Wagner Wysotchanski

07-04-2025 20:25 UTC-8

Hopping In Late as Exits Start Flowing

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Rotholz	60,000 60,000	60,000

James Obst	60,000 60,000	60,000

Sam Soverel	60,000 60,000	60,000

Gab Yong Kim	60,000 60,000	60,000
Travis Pearson	60,000 60,000	60,000
Hakim Zoufri	60,000 60,000	60,000
Nam Le	60,000 60,000	60,000
Cesar Del Pino	60,000 60,000	60,000
Bradley Rich	Busted
Lawrence Brandt	Busted

Ognyan Dimov	Busted

Ryan Bambrick	Busted