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

07-04-2025 11:46 UTC-8

Wade up Early After Sanders Makes a Tough Fold

Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up on a completed board of J♥6♣5♣10♣7♠ with several thousand already in the middle, Tirza Sanders checked from under the gun and Tristan Wade bet 8,000 from the hijack.

"That turn got me in trouble," Sanders said as she contemplated her decision. "Just give me a minute."

Sanders eventually folded what she claimed to be aces with the ace of clubs and Wade turned over J♠J♣ for a set.

"Good fold," Wade said as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tristan Wade	73,000 13,000	13,000

Tirza Sanders	46,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Tirza Sanders Tristan Wade

07-04-2025 11:42 UTC-8

McDaniels' Double Barrel Forces Jaswal to Fold

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Yudhishter Jaswal opened the button to 500 before Portia McDaniels three-bet to 1,600 from the small blind. After the big blind folded, Jaswal made the call.

McDaniels put out a bet of 2,500 on the 10♠5♥7♣ flop, which was called by Jaswal.

Upon seeing the 2♠ appear on the turn, McDaniels fired again, this time for 6,000. Jaswal paused for a few moments before folding and forfeiting the pot to McDaniels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Portia McDaniels	63,800

Yudhishter Jaswal	54,800

Tags: Portia McDaniels Yudhishter Jaswal

07-04-2025 11:40 UTC-8

Is The Main Event Too Long?

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Milko van Winden

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

07-04-2025 11:37 UTC-8

Sinclair Chips Up

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Barry Russell

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There were roughly 6,000 chips in the pot on a board of 8♠6♦J♥2♦, Bryan Sharp who was in the small blind checked to Jack Sinclair in the hijack and he checked behind.

The 9♣ on the river resulted in no further action as Sharp checked and Sinclair checked.

Sharp tabled 10♣9♥, but could not beat Sinclair's top pair as he tabled J♠7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	64,000

Bryan Sharp	56,000

Tags: Bryan Sharp Jack Sinclair

07-04-2025 11:36 UTC-8

Kings Up for Hoitt

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Edward Hoitt opened from under the gun, Ryan Feldman raised to 1,600 from the big blind and Hoitt called.

Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of K♣2♠J♠2♥Q♦. Feldman bet 500 and Hoitt called.

Feldman showed A♣Q♣ for two pair, queens and deuces. Hoitt had a higher two pair with K♦5♦ to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Hoitt	66,000
Ryan Feldman	59,000

Tags: Edward Hoitt Ryan Feldman

07-04-2025 11:33 UTC-8

Chatterjee Chips Up Early

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

David Susigan raised to 800 under the gun, and Ahir Chatterjee called in the hijack. Lee Johnson then made it 3,000 to go in the big blind, which both opponents called.

The 7♦5♠10♣ flop was checked to Chatterjee, who fired 3,000. Johnson called, as did Susigan. Chatterjee sized up to 11,000 on the 4♣ turn, which got Johnson out of the pot. Susigan check-called to the 8♠ river, however, which he checked.

Chatterjee completed his triple barrel by firing 23,000. Susigan spent a few minutes in the tank, eventually letting his hand go and surrendering the pot.

"I'm glad it's over with," Chatterjee laughingly commented when he received a compliment about his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahir Chatterjee	83,300 83,300	83,300
Lee Johnson	50,000 50,000	50,000
David Susigan	42,200 42,200	42,200

Tags: Ahir Chatterjee David Susigan Lee Johnson

07-04-2025 11:31 UTC-8

Castellazzi Leads the Turn

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Barry Russell

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Tarek Yousef raised on the button, superstar PokerNews podcaster and all-around nice guy Chad Holloway gave up his small blind, and Alejo Castellazzi completed from the big.

The flop came 6♠8♠2♣, and both players checked. Castellazzi decided to lead for 400 on the 5♠, Yousef thought about his decision for a few moments then decided to muck his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejo Castellazzi	62,000 62,000	62,000
Chad Holloway	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tarek Yousef	58,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Alejo Castellazzi Chad Holloway Tarek Yousef

07-04-2025 11:27 UTC-8

Reigning Main Event Champ Jonathan Tamayo on New WSOP Rules & Folding Pocket Queens

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Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 30th episode, Connor talks with 2024 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo about growing up in Humble, Texas, studying hotel management at Cornell University, graduating during the 2008 recession, running deep in the 2009 and 2015 Main Events, his friendship with fellow Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, winning the biggest-ever WSOP Main Event for $10 million, and his first purchase as world champion.

Tamayo also spoke about his infamous fold with pocket queens late in the 2024 Main Event, which he says cost him $120,000 in equity, and gave his thoughts on new rules implemented at the 2025 WSOP in the wake of "LaptopGate," as well as the Main Event structure and Phil Hellmuth's proposed boycott that he has since rescinded.

Check Out the Latest Life Outside Poker Podcast!

Tags: Connor Richards Joe McKeehen Jonathan Tamayo

07-04-2025 11:26 UTC-8

A Few Notables in Gold Section

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paul Newey	60,000 60,000	60,000
Kunal Patni	60,000 60,000	60,000
Tom Koral	60,000 60,000	60,000

Wendeen Eolis	60,000 60,000	60,000
Mikki Mase	60,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Sklenicka	60,000 60,000	60,000
Lukas Pazma	60,000 60,000	60,000

Henry Fewster	60,000 60,000	60,000
Brian Borst	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andreas Berggren	60,000 60,000	60,000
Adam Travis	60,000 60,000	60,000
Alexandre Mantovani	60,000

Gabriel Schroeder	60,000

Mitchell Johnson	60,000
Daemon Richardson	60,000
Andreas Kniep	60,000

07-04-2025 11:24 UTC-8

Fisher Raises The End

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Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Gary Fisher opened to 500 in late position and in the hijack, Oleksii Kravchuk three-bet to 1,200 which Fisher called.

Fisher checked the flop of A♦A♣5♥ over to Kravchuk who bet 800 and Fisher called.

Both players checked the turn 9♠ over to the J♣ river where Fisher checked over to Kravchuk who came with a bet to the tune of 3,000, which prompted Fisher to raise to 8,200.

Kravchuk mucked his hand, ceding the early day pot over to Fisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Fisher	65,200
Oleksii Kravchuk	56,000

Tags: Gary Fisher Oleksii Kravchuk