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

07-04-2025 12:09 UTC-8

Petrone up Big After Large Three-way Pot

Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Alexander Sokolovsky raised to 500 from the cutoff and was called by Ramiro Petrone on the button. David Collins squeezed to 2,000 from the small blind, which got a call from Sokolovsky, but a back-raise to 8,500 from Petrone. Both Collins and Sokolovsky called.

Everyone checked on the A♠5♣4♦ flop and it was checked to Petrone, who bet 4,000 on the J♣ turn. Collins called and Sokolovsky folded.

The 5♠ completed the board and Collins checked a final time, prompting a 19,000 bet from Petrone.

"I'm not gonna go broke with queens, I fold," Collins said as he folded face up.

Petrone collected the pot without showing in turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramiro Petrone	71,000 71,000	71,000
Alexander Sokolovsky	66,000 66,000	66,000
David Collins	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky David Collins Ramiro Petrone

07-04-2025 12:06 UTC-8

The Ultimate Bad Beat Story?

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Paul Vulpis raised to 500 from the cutoff, and both Tam Ho and Zack Marshak made the call from the small and big blind.

The dealer revealed the 7♥5♣8♦ flop, and things were about to escalate quickly.

Ho and Marshak both started with a check, and Vulpis continued with a bet of 2,000. Ho called before Marshak opted to put in a check-raise to 7,000. Vulpis made the call before Ho responded with a three-bet back-raise all in for roughly 60,000.

Marshak took some time to consider but ultimately chose to fold. Action was then back on Vulpis, who made the call.

A serious three-way cooler as the players revealed their hands.

Tam Ho: 8♠8♥ All in
Paul Vulpis: 7♠7♣

Before any further action took place, Marshak showed the table that he had flopped a straight with six-four, which he had subsequently folded.

The deck hadn't finished dishing out the drama, though, as the dealer flipped over the 7♦ turn, improving Vulpis to four-of-a-kind.

There was no one-out miracle for Ho, as the river came the 3♣, requiring him to leave his seat in the Main Event with nothing but a bad beat story to tell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Vulpis	132,000 132,000	132,000
Zack Marshak	49,800 49,800	49,800
Tam Ho	Busted

Tags: Paul Vulpis Tam Ho Zack Marshak

07-04-2025 11:58 UTC-8

Zodikoff Wins a Small Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Mikki Mase made it 800 from the button with Ismael Grijalva calling from the small blind, and David Zodikoff calling from the big blind.

The three players checked all the way to the river on the 4♠10♥5♥3♠4♣ runout. After Grijalva checked, Zodikoff bet 1,200. Mase tank-folded, but Grijalva quickly folded, and Zodikoff won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikki Mase	69,200 1,900	1,900
David Zodikoff	62,400 62,400	62,400
Ismael Grijalva	36,000 1,200	1,200

Tags: David Zodikoff Ismael Grijalva Mikki Mase

07-04-2025 11:55 UTC-8

Big Pot for Wiechers

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Barry Russell

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There were roughly 5,000 in the pot on 8♥8♠3♠4♣, Garrett Bok bet 3,000 on the turn from early position, and Erwin Wiechers decided to raise to 15,000 in the hijack, Bok called.

Bok checked on the J♥ river, Wiechers bet 35,000, Bok thought about his options for roughly two minutes before he made the fold.

Wiechers flashed the 4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erwin Wiechers	79,000 79,000	79,000
Garrett Bok	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Erwin Wiechers Garrett Bok

07-04-2025 11:54 UTC-8

Tens Up For Hajikypri

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Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Zach Hajikypri called in the cutoff while Elvis Reyes raised on the button to 500 and both Brent Barby in the big blind and Hajikypri called.

The flop rolled out K♥9♦10♥ and Barby checked over to Hajikypri who bet 1,300 and only Barby called.

Barby led out for 2,200 on the turn 6♥ and Hajikypri called while both players checked the river A♠.

"Two pair," said Hajikypri as he tabled 10♦9♣ for tens and nines, which was good against Barby who turned over Q♠6♠ for a pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Barby	103,500 103,500	103,500
Elvis Reyes	61,000 61,000	61,000
Zach Hajikypri	37,500 37,500	37,500

Tags: Brent Barby Elvis Reyes Zach Hajikypri

07-04-2025 11:53 UTC-8

Aces Over Kings Sees Zhu Score First KO of the Day

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

As recounted by the players at the table, Yueqi Zhu opened to 600 from the button, Michael Niegsch called from the small blind and Thomas Henshaw three-bet to 2,200 from the big blind. Zhu four-bet to 8,200 and only Henshaw called.

The flop came 2♥6♥Q♣ and Henshaw check-called an 8,200 bet from Zhu.

Henshaw led with a 16,000 bet on the 2♣ turn and Zhu called. On the 6♦ river Henshaw shoved and Zhu called to put him at risk.

Henshaw's KxKx were bested by Zhu's AxAx and he become the first casualty of the day while Zhu dragged in a double up worth 600 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	121,000 61,000	61,000

Michael Niegsch	59,000 59,000	59,000
Thomas Henshaw	Busted

Tags: Michael Niegsch Thomas Henshaw Yueqi Zhu

07-04-2025 11:51 UTC-8

ICYMI: The Main Event Shuffle Up And Deal

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Milko van Winden

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

07-04-2025 11:51 UTC-8

Mase Shoves First Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Mikki Mase and Ismael Grijalva arrived on the 9♥10♥Q♣3♦3♥ river when Mase shoved all his chips in the middle. The pot amounted to 20,900, and Grijalva was put at risk for his 34,800 remaining chips.

"Really, first hand, Mikki?" Grijalva asked his opponent. "This is the worst river when I flopped the nuts, he continued.

He then showed Mase K♣J♦, which got him a stern warning from the floor, as that is against the rules.

"Nice bluff," Grijalva eventually said as he folded his hand. Mase showed Q♠Q♦ for a rivered full house.

"Is bluffing even allowed in this game?" he asked as he dragged in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikki Mase	71,100 11,100	11,100
Ismael Grijalva	34,800 13,400	13,400

Tags: Ismael Grijalva Mikki Mase

07-04-2025 11:49 UTC-8

Here's What Tax Experts Want Poker Players to Know About Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

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Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Gambling tax experts are warning poker players to be aware of legislation that "could have a major effect on the industry" after Congress passed the Trump administration’s Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) that, among other things, caps gambling loss deductions at 90% of winnings.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill with a 218-214 vote on Thursday after delaying a vote for several hours the previous night.

“It will negatively affect the recreational player," Ray Kondler of Kondler CPA, a Las Vegas-based CPA firm specializing in gambling taxation, told PokerNews’ Keith Becker. "Because in the past, where you could deduct 100% of your losses, now you can deduct 90%. So basically you’re paying income tax on phantom income you might not have ever have made.”

Three Players, One Straight

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A dealer was seen chopping in three a 12,000-chip pot with a board of 6♦7♠4♣5♥3♣ in front of him.

Corentin Ropert in the hijack had 8♣6♣, Rees Fullerton in the cutoff had 8♦7♦ and Ralph Bratcher in the big blind had 8♥8♠ so they all had the same straight and split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Bratcher	63,000 63,000	63,000
Corentin Ropert	60,000 60,000	60,000
Rees Fullerton	56,800 56,800	56,800

Tags: Corentin Ropert Ralph Bratcher Rees Fullerton