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

07-04-2025 16:11 UTC-8

Berggren Takes from Epstein

Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mark Epstein raised to 1,000 from the button before Andreas Berggren three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind. Esptein called.

The dealer fanned out the 2♥3♣10♣ flop, and Berggren continued with a bet of 3,500. Epstein called.

The 3♠ on the turn was checked by both players and the J♦ rolled off on the river. Berggren bet 12,500, which got Epstein to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Berggren	92,000 4,700	4,700
Mark Epstein	29,000 17,800	17,800

Tags: Andreas Berggren Mark Epstein

07-04-2025 16:12 UTC-8

McBrayer With the Rockets

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up as Morgan McBrayer was all in for roughly 22,000 against Michael Simhai.

Morgan McBrayer: A♥A♦ All in
Michael Simhai: Q♦Q♠

The board ran out 10♠9♥10♥2♦J♠, and McBayer doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Simhai	55,000 55,000	55,000

Morgan McBrayer	47,000 13,700	13,700

Tags: Michael Simhai Morgan Mcbrayer

07-04-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Malinov Hits Quads

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Atanas Malinov opened to 1,000 from the cutoff and was called by Nicholas Schwarmann who defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♥Q♦9♦ and Malinov continued for 800. Schwarmann check-called.

Malinov fired a second barrel of 3,100 on the Q♠ turn, then bet 7,200 on the 7♠ river. Schwarmann called both times but mucked his cards after Malinov flipped over Q♣3♣ for quads.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	70,000
Nicholas Schwarmann	47,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Nicholas Schwarmann

07-04-2025 16:17 UTC-8

Broadway Sends Murphy Home

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was joined with roughly 11,000 in the pot, and a board showing 10♠Q♣5♣K♦.

Action checked over to Kyle Chang on the button, who put out a bet of 7,500. Liam Murphy, in the big blind, responded by moving all in for 11,100. Frank Bonacci, the only other player in the hand, made the call, and Chang called too.

The river 7♠ didn't change the board, and when Bonacci checked, Chang placed a bet of 33,000. There was no tanking from Bonacci, who immediately folded, at which point Chang showed his A♠J♥, for a Broadway straight. Murphy flipped over K♣9♥ as he was standing up and getting ready to leave.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Chang	113,500
Frank Bonacci	79,500
Liam Murphy	Busted

Tags: Frank Bonacci Kyle Chang Liam Murphy

07-04-2025 16:17 UTC-8

Alilovic Makes The Correct Call

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the river in a pot between Miroslav Alilovic in the big blind and Juli Black in the cutoff with 25,500 in the middle.

The board read 5♦8♣2♦Q♦A♣ and Miroslave Alilovic bet 13,600. Black responded by moving all in for 38,800 effective and Alilovic went into the tank.

After some time contemplating a decision for his tournament life, he shrugged and put the chips into the center.

Miroslav Alilovic: A♦A♠ All in
Juli Black: A♥Q♣

Alilovic's set of aces was good against the top two of Black and Alilovic secured the double in a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Alilovic	103,100
Juli Black	12,900

Tags: Juli Black Miroslav Alilovic

07-04-2025 16:20 UTC-8

Waterfall Takes from Zalazar

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Sebastian Zalazar opened to 800 from the cutoff and Matthew Waterfall called from the small blind.

The flop came K♣4♠Q♣ and Waterfall check-called an 1,100 continuation bet from Zalazar. Both players then checked down the 10♠ turn and Q♥ river.

Waterfall showed J♣4♣ for two pair, queens and fours which was enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Waterfall	117,000 1,000	1,000
Sebastian Zalazar	84,500 1,500	1,500

07-04-2025 16:20 UTC-8

Updated Chip Count Horseshoe White

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhisek Banerjee	117,000 15,000	15,000
Adam Owen	108,000 53,500	53,500
Ignacio Tartaglia	97,000 20,000	20,000
Jeremy Platt	88,000 5,000	5,000
Vanessa Selbst	82,200 12,200	12,200

Bryan Sharp	76,700 18,000	18,000
Bruno Lopes	76,400 1,400	1,400

Chad Holloway	72,000 5,400	5,400

Jack Sinclair	71,900 3,000	3,000

Tarek Yousef	69,000 10,000	10,000
Samantha Abernathy	68,000 10,000	10,000
Rodrigo Zouvi	68,000 3,000	3,000
Sung Yun	64,000 14,400	14,400
Edward Hughes	64,000 2,000	2,000
Jake Cody	61,400 1,600	1,600

Stacey Metz Ceragioli	58,000 1,000	1,000
Michael Simhai	55,000

Jimmy Guerrero	53,300 2,300	2,300
Timothy Flattery	51,000 14,000	14,000
Morgan McBrayer	47,300 300	300
Edward Leblanc	41,200 19,000	19,000
Erwin Wiechers	37,000 28,000	28,000
Alejo Castellazzi	36,000 22,000	22,000
William Haggerty	32,000 1,500	1,500
Alex Kulev	31,800 800	800

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07-04-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Torelli Ships it on Toh

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Alec Torelli and Lyvin Soon Lee Toh were heads-up on a flop of Q♦J♥9♠ with several thousand already in the middle.

Torelli bet 2,500 from the small blind and Toh called.

The 10♣ turn brought four cards to a straight on board and Torelli barreled for 5,000.

Toh min-raised to 10,000 and, undeterred, Torelli shoved for 45,200 total.

Toh sent his hand into the muck and Torelli collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyvin Soon Lee Toh	70,000 70,000	70,000
Alec Torelli	67,000 16,500	16,500

07-04-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Kniep Slowly Building a Stack

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

David Baldanza raised to 1,000 from middle position before Andreas Kniep three-bet to 3,000 from the button. Rodrigo Portaleoni cold called from the big blind and Baldanza also called.

Three ways to the A♠J♥4♦ flop that was checked to Kniep, who bet 2,800. Portaleoni folded, but Baldanza called.

Two checks followed the 5♦ turn to see the K♣ roll off on the river. Baldanza checked before Kniep bet 15,300. Baldanza swiftly released his cards and surrendered the pot to Kniep.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Kniep	95,000 9,500	9,500
David Baldanza	63,000 11,800	11,800
Rodrigo Portaleoni	59,000

Tags: Andreas Kniep David Baldanza Rodrigo Portaleoni

07-04-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Some Counted Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Picone	180,000 93,200	93,200
Richard Bai	122,500 62,500	62,500
Evan Biscow	108,000 48,000	48,000
Bin Weng	105,000 22,000	22,000
Dan Shak	94,000 16,000	16,000
Joshua Hillock	86,000 29,000	29,000
Ahir Chatterjee	77,000 21,000	21,000
Ognyan Dimov	51,000 9,000	9,000

Vanessa Selbst	28,500 53,700	53,700