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

07-04-2025 22:40 UTC-8

Choi Tangles With Echols

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 22:38 UTC-8

Blenkarn Turns Broadway to Leave Pearl Steaming

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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 22:36 UTC-8

Cannon Doubles Up with Pocket Rockets

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Leandro Rubinsztain in the big blind moved all in on a board of 3♥9♣4♣6♥ and Wesley Cannon in early position called off his last 22,000.

Wesley Cannon: A♥A♦ All in
Leandro Rubinsztain: Q♣Q♥

Cannon was already in the lead with aces, but he even hit the A♠ river to secure a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Cannon	75,000 20,100	20,100
Leandro Rubinsztain	22,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Leandro Rubinsztain Wesley Cannon

07-04-2025 22:33 UTC-8

Assorted Chip Updates from Horseshoe Bronze

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	175,000 36,500	36,500

Jon Kyte	164,000 19,000	19,000
Thi Ngo	137,000 11,100	11,100
Iago Sturzeneker	135,000 19,000	19,000
Raja Chirumamilla	133,000 35,200	35,200
Sean Cha	124,000 26,500	26,500
Marco Dickner	124,000 28,000	28,000
David McGowan	118,000 14,000	14,000
Simon Lofberg	112,000 23,100	23,100

Blake Borden	109,000 19,600	19,600
Justin Jones	97,500 22,500	22,500
Todd Sninski	92,000 32,000	32,000
Nick Eastwood	90,200 80,000	80,000

Boris Angelov	88,000 13,500	13,500
Dimitrios Kilintaris	78,000 6,400	6,400
Peter Brown	65,000
JJ Liu	57,500 2,000	2,000
Hannah Richardson	52,000 15,400	15,400
Adrian State	48,100 5,600	5,600
Sebastian Zalazar	47,000 48,000	48,000
Matthew Waterfall	46,000 21,700	21,700
Michael Reisman	46,000 42,000	42,000

Philip Sternheimer	45,000 47,000	47,000

Ming Yew Liow	43,100 8,100	8,100
Michael Niegsch	42,000 15,000	15,000

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07-04-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Bechtel Scores Double KO With Ducks

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

James Bechtel had put in 7,000 preflop, after which Brian Borst moved all in for 19,500. William Zgorski went in over the top for 20,200, and Bechtel asked for both stacks to be counted before committing a call.

Brian Borst: A♣Q♠ All in
William Zgorski: K♦K♣ All in
James Bechtel: 2♠2♣

The entire table was left stunned as the 5♠7♦8♠2♦ turn made Bechtel a set. The A♠ river did not change anything, and Borst and Zgorski silently left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Bechtel	80,000 80,000	80,000
Brian Borst	Busted
William Zgorski	Busted

Tags: Brian Borst James Bechtel William Zgorski

07-04-2025 22:27 UTC-8

Fireworks Outside, Rockets Inside

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Francois Billard raised from under the gun to 1,400, which the small blind, Michael Thach, called. Joseph Bishop wanted to play for more, though, and put in a three-bet to 4,500. Both his opponents called, and the three went to a flop.

Bishop fired out another 10,000 on the 7♠4♣8♥ flop, and only Thach made the call.

Thach checked for a second time on the 8♦ turn, and Bishop immediately put another bet into the middle, this time for 25,000.

A suspicious Thach took his time before he decided to wait for a better spot. His neighbour didn't keep him in suspense, though, confirming he had the goods by turning over A♦A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Bishop	95,500 95,500	95,500
Francois Billard	70,000 70,000	70,000
Michael Thach	44,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Francois Billard Joseph Bishop Michael Thach

07-04-2025 22:17 UTC-8

Can Miral Find a Call?

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With the pot already amounting to 29,000, Dominic Fathy fired 11,500 from the hijack on a J♣2♣6♠8♠ turn. Can Miral called to the Q♦ river, where Fathy sized up to 25,000.

Miral spent some time in the tank, eventually opting to muck his cards and forfeit the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominic Fathy	127,000
Can Miral	74,600 37,400	37,400

Tags: Can Miral Dominic Fathy

07-04-2025 22:12 UTC-8

Lijo Shoves Trips & Gets Higgins to Fold a Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a full board of 3♠8♦7♣3♣9♣ and with around 80,000 in the pot, Lander Lijo jammed from under the gun for Simon Higgins' remaining 34,000.

Higgins went deep into the tank and began talking to Lijo. The two engaged in a brief conversation, but in the end, Higgins folded and revealed 8♣6♣ for a flush. Lijo turned over an inferior hand with A♥3♥ for trip treys as he dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	135,000 55,000	55,000
Simon Higgins	34,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Lander Lijo Simon Higgins

07-04-2025 22:11 UTC-8

Katz Drills the River to Double Through Lyubovetskiy

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a board of 9♦Q♦2♥6♠ with a large pot already in the middle, Itay Katz checked from the big blind and Andriy Lyubovetskiy bet enough to put Katz all in for his last 24,000 from middle position.

Katz looked pained, but committed his stack into the middle and hands were revealed.

Itay Katz: Q♥10♦ All in
Andriy Lyubovetskiy: A♣A♥

As suspected, Katz found himself in rough shape against Lyubovetskiy's rockets, but the 10♠ river improved Katz to two pair for a crucial double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	335,000 335,000	335,000

Itay Katz	67,000 67,000	67,000

07-04-2025 22:10 UTC-8

Value Betting in Advance?

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jeffrey Tanouye raised from the hijack to 1,400 and was met by a three-bet to 4,200 from Marte Sandberg, on the button. The action folded back to Tanouye, who made the call.

The dealer spread a 7♠9♣5♦ flop, which Tanouye checked, in flow. Sandberg continued with a bet of 1,400, and Tanouye made the call.

Tanouye then decided to take over the betting on the 6♠ turn, leading into his opponent for 5,000. Sandberg wasn't standing for it, though, putting in a raise to 12,000, which again, Tanouye called.

The river 4♦ saw Tanouye check and Sandberg snap check back.

Tanouye rolled over 10♠10♥ for an overpair, but Sandberg revealed the river had come to her rescue, as her K♣3♣ had improved to a straight.