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

07-04-2025 19:20 UTC-8

From Set Over Set to Quads

Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Cero Zuccarello in middle position moved all-in for 25,100 on a flop of 4♠5♥9♠ and was called by Aditya Prasetyo to his right.

Cero Zuccarello: 9♦9♣ All in
Aditya Prasetyo: 4♦4♣

Both players flopped a set but Zuccarello had the best one. However things changed when Prasetyo hit quads with the 4♥Q♥ runout to eliminate Zuccarello.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aditya Prasetyo	96,000 49,500	49,500
Cero Zuccarello	Busted

Tags: Aditya Prasetyo Cero Zuccarello

07-04-2025 19:23 UTC-8

Zumkehr Turns Around

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Big blind Gert Zumkehr check-raised Thomas Sotolotto's bet on the 6♠A♦6♦ flop to 6,000, and Sotolotto called from middle position. Zumkehr sized up to a massive 20,000 on the 8♥ turn, which Sotolotto also called.

Zumkehr shipped in his remaining 29,200 on the 2♣ river. Sotolotto snap-called, showing he had flopped a full house with A♣6♣.

Zumkehr had the final six in the deck in his hand, but his Q♥6♥ was not enough to win the pot as he was eliminated from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Sotolotto	140,000 140,000	140,000
Lander Lijo	80,000 25,700	25,700
Julien Martini	59,800 200	200

Gert Zumkehr	Busted

Tags: Gert Zumkehr Thomas Sotolotto

07-04-2025 19:25 UTC-8

Alavez Spikes the River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up after Briant Alavez in the big blind shouted because he doubled up on 5♦Q♦8♥9♥A♦ against Evan Cutler in the hijack.

Briant Alavez: A♠A♣ All in
Evan Cutler: 5♥5♣

Cutler flopped a set but Alavez was lucky enough to hit a better set on the river to double his stack and reach 124,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Briant Alavez	124,000 124,000	124,000
Evan Cutler	4,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Briant Alavez Evan Cutler

07-04-2025 19:36 UTC-8

Dickner Puts Sternheimer to the Test

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 5♣3♦K♥3♥4♠ and just over 10,000 in the middle, Philip Sternheimer checked from the small blind and Marco Dickner bet 3,000 from the button. Sternheimer check-raised to 25,200 and Dickner shoved, covering Sternheimer who had a bit over 90,000 behind.

Sternheimer went into the tank until the clock was eventually called. Not long after Sternheimer opted to fold and Dickner showed that he had K♦K♣ for top-boat before the pot was pushed in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Dickner	152,000
Philip Sternheimer	92,000 24,200	24,200

07-04-2025 19:36 UTC-8

Fong Gets Respect in Four-Way Clash

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Chong Fong opened to 1,200 from early position and was called by Serge Didisheim in the hijack, Mary Esparza on the button, and Alec Torelli in the big blind.

The flop came 7♦6♦A♠ and it was checked to Didisheim, who bet 2,400. Esparza folded, Torelli called, and Fong then check-raised to an even 10,000.

Everyone folded in turn and Fong took down the nice pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chong Fong	87,000 14,000	14,000
Henrik Hecklen	70,000 19,000	19,000
Mary Esparza	67,000 67,000	67,000
Alec Torelli	58,000 22,500	22,500

Serge Didisheim	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Alec Torelli Chong Fong Mary Esparza Serge Didisheim

07-04-2025 19:37 UTC-8

Tran on the Wrong End of Cooler

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Four players saw the dealer reveal a flop of 9♥10♦7♠. Timmy Tran bet out from the big blind and was by a raise to 8,000 by Clinton Branchen in the hijack. After two folds, Tran jammed for 32,000, which was instantly called by Branchen.

Timmy Tran: 7♦7♣ All in
Clinton Branchen: 9♠9♣

Both players held a set, but unfortunately for Tran, his was the lowest one. There was no miracle one-outer on the K♦ turn or 4♣ river, and Tran headed for the nearest exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clinton Branchen	110,000 110,000	110,000
Timmy Tran	Busted

Tags: Clinton Branchen Timmy Tran

07-04-2025 19:37 UTC-8

Update Chip Counts Horseshow White

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Barry Russell

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Mattern	180,000 32,500	32,500
Jack Sinclair	144,900 73,000	73,000

Abhisek Banerjee	142,000 25,000	25,000
Scott Lazar	120,000 120,000	120,000
Ignacio Tartaglia	120,000 23,000	23,000
Alvaro Puchol	99,000 4,000	4,000
Jeremy Platt	96,000 8,000	8,000
Richard Freitas	77,000 43,000	43,000
Chad Holloway	75,000 5,000	5,000

Sung Yun	73,000 9,000	9,000
Samantha Abernathy	73,000 5,000	5,000
Robert Ashelm	70,000 9,000	9,000
Bruno Lopes	65,400 11,000	11,000

Adam Owen	63,000 43,000	43,000
Tarek Yousef	62,000 7,000	7,000
Stacey Metz Ceragioli	62,000 4,000	4,000
Dirk Stange	61,000 41,000	41,000
Jimmy Guerrero	60,300 3,700	3,700
Michael Simhai	60,000 5,000	5,000

Edward Hughes	59,000 5,000	5,000
Jake Cody	58,400 6,100	6,100

Joseph Lucchetta	54,000 33,500	33,500
Maksim Kniter	52,000 43,500	43,500
Bryan Sharp	50,700 26,000	26,000
Troy Otto	48,000 20,000	20,000

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07-04-2025 19:37 UTC-8

DeSilva Pips Souther

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up in a heads up pot between Zane DeSilva in the big blind and William Souther in the cutoff with 2,900 in the center.

The flop rolled out J♥5♣7♥ and DeSilva bet 2,100 which saw Souther call.

"Blackjack again," said DeSilva as he put out a second bet of 2,100 on the 6♦ and Souther called.

DeSilva bet 2,200 on the river 7♦ and Souther called.

At showdown, DeSilva turned over K♠J♣ for jacks up with a king, besting Souther's Q♠J♠ for jacks up with a queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zane DeSilva (BM)	85,400 85,400	85,400
William Souther	63,100 63,100	63,100

Tags: William Souther Zane DeSilva

07-04-2025 19:41 UTC-8

Theze Plays It Tricky

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a three-bet pot worth 9,000, Rafael Souza checked the 2♦Q♥7♦ flop from under the gun to his neighbor Oliver Theze. Theze bet 3,000, which Souza called.

The J♣ turn then checked through to the 4♥ river, where Souza led out for 3,500. Theze raised to 11,000, and Souza quickly called.

Theze tabled K♠K♦ for a pair of kings, and Souza swiftly added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Partovi	121,000 19,000	19,000
Oliver Theze	70,000 70,000	70,000
Rafael Souza	69,200 69,200	69,200
Bradley Rich	35,000 3,000	3,000
Katie Swift	Busted

Tags: Oliver Theze Rafael Souza

07-04-2025 19:53 UTC-8

Didisheim Drags a Big One at Torelli's Expense

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a board of 9♣8♠8♦4♥ with a large pot of over 30,000 in the middle, Serge Didisheim shoved for 33,200 from under the gun against Alec Torelli, who had Didisheim slightly covered from the hijack.

Torelli went deep into the tank — clearly pained over his decision as the minutes went by.

"You've got aces, huh?" Torelli mused. "Only aces?"

Torelli continued to weigh his options as his tablemates patiently waited.

"Will you show me if I fold?" Torelli inquired. No answer.

Torelli eventually slammed his cards face down into the muck and claimed to have folded kings. Didisheim collected the pot without showing.