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

07-04-2025 22:38 UTC-8

Blenkarn Turns Broadway to Leave Pearl Steaming

Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dylan Kahn opened to 1,400 from under the gun and was three-bet to 4,200 by Jeffrey Blenkarn from directly behind. Kim Wittendorff called cold from middle position, Richard Pearl called cold from the small blind, and Kahn called as well for a hefty four-way pot.

Everyone checked on the Q♦2♥J♦ flop and it was checked again to Blenkarn, who bet 7,200. Wittendorf and Kahn folded, but Pearl called.

The 8♥ completed the board and Pearl checked a final time, prompting a 7,600 bet from Blenkarn.

Pearl snap-called and Blenkarn tabled A♠K♥ for Broadway.

Pearl showed he held Q♠Q♥ for a flopped set of queens before sending them into muck.

"You had four outs....four outs," Pearl fumed as Blenkarn collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Blenkarn	105,000 40,200	40,200
Richard Pearl	90,000 90,000	90,000
Dylan Kahn	52,000 13,000	13,000
Kim Wittendorff	28,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Dylan Kahn Jeffrey Blenkarn Kim Wittendorff Richard Pearl

07-04-2025 22:40 UTC-8

Choi Tangles With Echols

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Yoon Choi made it 1,500 to go from early position, with Richard Gress calling from the cutoff, and Gabriel Abusada calling out of the small blind. Daniel Echols squeezed to 9,000 from the big blind, which only Choi called.

Heads-up to the 2♠A♠K♣ flop, where Echols started with a check. Choi tossed out 2,500, and Echols quickly called.

Echols checked again upon seeing the 9♣ roll off on the turn. Choi bet 25,000, which resulted in a snap-fold from Echols.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoon Choi	220,000 82,500	82,500
Daniel Echols	120,000 20,000	20,000
Richard Gress	43,000 43,000	43,000
Gabriel Abusada	18,000 3,500	3,500

Tags: Daniel Echols Gabriel Abusada Richard Gress Yoon Choi

07-04-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Nice Pot For Chau

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Barry Russell

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There were roughly 12,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 4♥3♠J♣, Fabien Gun in early position checked to Matthew Parker who was in the cutoff and he fired out a bet of 5,000, Tsz Chau called on the button and Gun folded.

Both players decided to check on the 6♥, and Chau fired out a bet for 15,000 on the 7♠ river.

Parker folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabien Gun	160,000
Tsz Chau	155,000
Matthew Parker	110,000

Tags: Fabien Gun Matthew Parker Tsz Chau

07-04-2025 22:51 UTC-8

Cristea Can't Figure it Out

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Sorin Cristea raised in middle position to 1,600 and immediately faced a three-bet from David Diaz, one seat to his left. Diaz had made it 5,000, and when action folded back to Cristea, he made the call.

Both players checked the 9♦7♣J♦ flop before Cristea check-called a bet of 3,500 on the 7♦ turn.

When the 10♣ river was dealt, Cristea checked again. Diaz followed up on his turn bet with another, this time for 10,000.

Cristea spent some time in the tank, going back and forth between call and fold. He picked up the chips, looking like he was going to call, but reluctantly folded instead.

Diaz kept quiet as he pulled in the pot, giving nothing away.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Diaz	150,500

Sorin Cristea	121,000 120,888	120,888

Tags: David Diaz Sorin Cristea

07-04-2025 22:53 UTC-8

Pointer Wounds The Dragon

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

David "The Dragon" Pham raised to 1,200 from first position and in the big blind, John Pointer called.

The flop rolled out K♣J♣2♣ and Pointer checked to Pham who bet 1,100. Pointer raised to 5,000 and Pham called.

On the 6♠ turn, Pointer cranked it up to 8,000 and Pham continued.

Pointer bet on the river J♠ to the tune of 17,000 and Pham went into the tank.

After some time he tossed in the call and Pointer turned over A♣6♣ for the nut flush. It was good for the pot as the three-time WSOP bracelet winner tossed his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Pointer	124,000
David Pham	87,500 15,500	15,500

Tags: John Pointer David Pham

07-04-2025 22:56 UTC-8

Schuler Wins Some Back After "Massive Punt"

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Daemon Richardson under the gun and Nicholas Schuler in the adjacent seat were heads up in a three-bet pot. Richardson checked to Schuler, who bet 3,000. Richardson tossed in a call, after which both players checked the Q♥ turn.

"I'm glad PokerNews wasn't here to witness my massive punt earlier," Schuler stated as the K♦ river was dealt.

"They should call you 'Duster'. All you've done since you've sat down here is dust it off," Antonius Samuel added, which received some laughter from the table, including Schuler.

Richardson had checked in the meantime, prompting Schuler to toss in 10,000 chips. Richardson made a quick fold, and Schuler took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daemon Richardson	280,000 20,000	20,000
Antonius Samuel	64,300 5,700	5,700
Nicholas Schuler	35,500

Tags: Antonius Samuel Daemon Richardson Nicholas Schuler

07-04-2025 23:01 UTC-8

Salorio Goes Three Streets With Kings

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up to the 7♦9♥7♠ flop between Antonio Salorio in the small blind, and Armando Collado under the gun. Salorio bet 5,300, which was called by Callado.

The 5♠ dropped on the turn, and Salorio continued with a bet of 11,500. Collado paused briefly and then made the call.

The Q♦ appeared on the river, and Salorio bet again, this time for 16,000. Collado reluctantly put in the call and then had to muck after seeing Salorio's overpair with K♥K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Salorio	95,000
Armando Collado	44,000

Tags: Antonio Salorio Armando Collado

07-04-2025 23:02 UTC-8

"You Don't Know Who I Am!"

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

“You’ve just missed one of the craziest hands on a Day 1,” a player at Table #479 told PokerNews. According to him, with help from others at the table, Scott Kahler opened from the cutoff and Bin Weng three-bet to 6,000 from the small blind.

Weng checked the 7♥6♦4♠ flop and Kahler bet 4,500. Weng called, then check-called again for 21,000 on the 4♥ turn.

After Weng checked the A♥ river, Kahler moved all-in for roughly 120,000. Weng tanked for a long time before making the call and say: “You guys don’t know who I am!”

What stunned his tablemates was that Weng called with 7♦3♦ for two pair. But it turned out to be the right call, as Kahler only held KxJ♥. He was eliminated and quickly left the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	350,000 136,500	136,500
Scott Kahler	Busted

Tags: Bin Weng Scott Kahler

07-04-2025 23:04 UTC-8

Three-Bet Pot For Censi

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Richard Mendoza raised to 2,000 from under the gun and in middle position Agustin Censi three-bet to 4,500 which saw action fold back to Mendoza who called.

The flop rolled out K♣7♣4♦ and Mendoza checked over to Censi who bet 3,500 which Mendoza called.

Mendoza checked the turn J♦ over to Censi who bet 8,000 and Mendoza mucked his cards, ceding the pot to Censi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Mendoza	77,500
Agustin Censi	63,400

Tags: Agustin Censi Richard Mendoza

07-04-2025 23:12 UTC-8

Anderson Over 200k

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J♣7♦K♣, Joshua Rotenberg bet 1,200 from early position and Calvin Anderson called from middle position.

Rotenberg check-called a 2,000 bet from Anderson on the 10♣ turn, but check-folded after Anderson announced a bet of 7,000 on the Q♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	205,000 90,000	90,000

Joshua Rotenberg	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Joshua Rotenberg