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

07-04-2025 14:52 UTC-8

Selbst in a Tough Spot

Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 3♣7♦5♣5♠A♠ with 12,000 in the pot. Vanessa Selbst checked from under the gun then went deep into the tank after Heon Lee in the cutoff bet 6,500.

Selbst struggled to make a decision but eventually chose to fold.

In the next hand, she defended from the big blind after Phongthep Thiptinnakon raised from middle position and was called by Eric O'Brien in the small blind.

Thiptinnakon continued for 1,700 on the A♣6♦6♠ flop, but only O'Brien called. Both players checked the 7♠ turn leading to the 3♥ river where O'Brien led out for 600. Thiptinnakon quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	70,000 12,000	12,000

Eric O'Brien	60,000
Phongthep Thiptinnakon	51,500
Heon Lee	46,000

Tags: Eric O'Brien Phongthep Thiptinnakon Vanessa Selbst

07-04-2025 14:51 UTC-8

Poker Player Doubles with Wrong Stack in WSOP Event After Bag Mix-Up

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Jon Sofen

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em on Friday at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began with controversy, PokerNews Podcast co-host Mike Holtz, who witnessed the wild incident at his table, explained.

Two players began Day 2 with the wrong stack, and one of those players quickly doubled up before anyone realized the error. The bracelet event attracted 1,299 players, and 247 bagged chips late Thursday night. The bubble burst with the 196th-place finisher at around 2:30 p.m. PT.

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Tags: Mike Holtz

07-04-2025 14:50 UTC-8

Sninski Turns the Goods

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Todd Sninski opened to 700 from middle position and received calls from Tony Ghaffari in the cutoff and Katie Swift in the big blind.

The flop came A♠9♥10♠. Swift checked, Sninski bet 800, Ghaffari called and Swift folded.

The two remaining players checked the 6♠ turn leading to the 5♦ river. Sninski bet 1,500 and Ghaffari called.

Ghaffari had second pair with Q♠10♥ while Sninski had 6♦6♥ for a turned set to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Sninski	68,000
David McGowan	63,000 3,000	3,000
Tony Ghaffari	54,000 29,500	29,500
Katie Swift	8,000 6,900	6,900

Tags: Katie Swift Todd Sninski Tony Ghaffari

07-04-2025 14:50 UTC-8

Deeb With A Very Deep Stack

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Freddy Deeb in the cutoff and Thomas Cazayous in late position with a pot containing 13,700.

With a board reading 6♣10♣5♠J♣, Cazayous checked over to Deeb who bet 17,000 and Cazayous called.

Cazayous checked the river 9♠ over to Deeb who bet 40,000 and Cazayous went into the tank. After some thought he tossed his hand into muck and the WSOP bracelet winner took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Freddy Deeb	142,000 86,000	86,000

Thomas Cazayous	52,500

Tags: Freddy Deeb Thomas Cazayous

07-04-2025 14:49 UTC-8

Platt In a Four-bet Pot

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jeremy Platt raised to 800 from early position, Stacey Metz Ceragioli three-bet to 2,200 on his direct left, and Timothy Flattery decided to call from the big blind. Action was back on Platt who decided to four-bet to 7,500, Ceragioli folded and Flattery called again.

Platt fired out a bet of 6,000 when the flop came 4♦J♠2♦, Flattery called. Action checked to showdown as the board ran out A♦ on the turn and 9♠ on the river.

Flattery tabled 10♥10♦, but Platt tabled K♥K♣, and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Platt	83,000
Stacey Metz Ceragioli	57,000
Timothy Flattery	37,000

Tags: Jeremy Platt Stacey Metz Ceragioli Timothy Flattery

07-04-2025 14:47 UTC-8

"Big Huni" Makes Big Shove

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Preflop, Gabriel Abusada had reraised Chris Hunichen to 7,000, and Hunichen responded by going all in for 46,400.

Abusada spent about three minutes in the tank talking to his opponent.

"I want to bust you so bad, I have the hand to do it with, too," Abusada told Hunichen.

"What, do you have? Jack-nine?" Hunichen asked.

"No, better than that," Abusada claimed.

"I want you to do what's best for you," Hunichen advised his opponent.

Eventually, despite Abusada's protests, the clock was called. He was given 30 seconds to act, and near the end of his countdown, he folded A♣K♥ face up.

"That's why you don't reraise ace-king," Hunichen said as he passed his cards to the dealer and took in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Echols	112,100 3,600	3,600
Gabriel Abusada	63,000 63,000	63,000
Chris Hunichen	54,200 30,200	30,200

Tags: Chris Hunichen Gabriel Abusada

07-04-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Sawayanagi Puts Bonin in the Blender

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With 15,000 in the middle already, Daichi Sawayanagi bet 13,000 from the hijack on the turn of a board that showed J♦9♥7♦6♥. Eric Bonin, who was seated on the button, called with around 27,000 left in his stack.

The A♦ hit the river and Sawayanagi jammed for Bonin's remaining chips. Bonin went into the tank, shaking his head, staring at the board. Eventually, after around five minutes of thinking, Bonin released his cards to the muck, and Sawayanagi pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daichi Sawayanagi	75,000
Eric Bonin	27,000

Tags: Eric Bonin Daichi Sawayanagi

07-04-2025 14:43 UTC-8

Clicking War

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action folded to Nikola Gasevic in the cutoff, and he started with a raise to 700. Next to act, Ardit Kurshumi opted to three-bet to 2,100, and when the blinds got out of the way, action was back on Gasevic.

Not to be outdone by his neighbour, Gasevic put in a four-bet to 6,700. It would be Kurshumi who had the final say on the matter, though, responding with a five-bet to 14,000, which saw Gasevic cede, returning his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikola Gasevic	43,800 29,700	29,700
Ardit Kurshumi	40,100

Tags: Ardit Kurshumi Nikola Gasevic

07-04-2025 14:37 UTC-8

Rough Start for Feldman

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With two players seeing a final board of 8♠A♣2♠7♥5♣ and just under 20,000 in the middle, Ryan Feldman bet 12,000 from the small blind and Sean Cha shoved from the button, covering Feldman who had just over 30,000 behind.

"Jesus Christ" Feldman muttered while pondering over his decision. After about a minute of contemplation Feldman opted to fold and Cha took down the sizable pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Cha	84,000
Hannah Richardson	46,500 6,500	6,500
Edward Hoitt	37,100 17,900	17,900
Ryan Feldman	31,500 27,100	27,100

Tags: Ryan Feldman Sean Cha

07-04-2025 14:36 UTC-8

Punish the Limpers

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

When the action got to Matan Mesika on the button, he saw that three players had already limped in. Not allowing any cheap flops, Mesika raised to 3,300. Shyam Ravindran, the second of the limpers, was the only player to continue.

The action was short and sweet on the Q♣2♠A♥ flop, as Mesika continued for 2,200, which received a quick fold from Ravindran.