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

07-05-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Kim Crushes Cloutier on the Turn

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

San Kim and Eric Cloutier exchanged raises before the flop until Cloutier was all in for his last 40,000 on the button and Kim put him at risk in middle position.

Eric Cloutier: Q♥Q♣ All in
San Kim: J♥10♣

Cloutier had caught Kim making a move and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came 2♣7♠9♣. The turn, though, brought the 8♠ to give Kim a straight. The J♦ completed the board on the river and a stunned Cloutier made his way to the rail.

"You should go play a cash game tonight, you'll make $100,000," tablemate Kenny Nguyen joked with Kim.

"I don't play that way in a cash game," Kim replied with a smile as he stacked up nearly 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
San Kim	290,000 290,000	290,000

Eric Cloutier	Busted

Tags: Eric Cloutier San Kim

07-05-2025 22:22 UTC-8

Bleznick’s Six-Bet Ends With a Bang

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

One of the biggest hands of the day so far just happened in the previous level.

Romain Locquet came in with a raise to 1,100 from early position before Shawn Cunix three-bet to 2,600 from the next seat. After a few folds, Jared Bleznick four-bet to 5,200 out of the big blind. Locquet stared Bleznick down briefly before five-betting to 16,600. Cunix folded, but Bleznick took some time of his own and then meticulously carved out a six-bet of 38,000. Locquet wasn't going anywhere just yet as he called to see a flop.

With almost 80,000 in the pot already, the two players saw the dealer fan out a flop of 4♥9♠3♣. Bleznick was first to act and tossed out a bet of 30,000, which Locquet called.

The dealer delivered the 9♥ on the turn, prompting Bleznick to jam his was 63,900 into the middle. Locquet smirked and then made the call to put Bleznick at risk.

Jared Bleznick: A♥A♦ All in
Romain Locquet: 9♦9♣

Locquet held quad nines, and Bleznick's fate was already set, as he was drawing dead before the river card even arrived. The river was irrelevant, and Bleznick's 2025 WSOP Main Event was over on Day 1, while Locquet moved into one of the top spots on the chip counts with a stack of almost 300,000.

Immediately after his elimination, Jeff Platt caught up with Bleznick to get his feelings and thoughts on the hand. Bleznick, still stunned, said:

"Pretty disappointing, the way i play tournament poker, I want to get a lot of chips early, that was probably the sickest beat I've taken all summer. I enjoyed the table, it was a lot of fun. I'd rather that happen today than four days in."

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	296,700
Shawn Cunix	11,100
Jared Bleznick	Busted

Tags: Jared Bleznick Romain Locquet Shawn Cunix

07-05-2025 22:19 UTC-8

Richez Scores an Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of 2♣8♦4♥8♣, Clement Richez in the big blind bet 65,000, more than Zhengyu Guan's stack. From early position, she went into the tank for more than two minutes, counting again and again her 29,500-chip stack. "Ok I trust you," she eventually said to make the call.

Zhengyu Guan: Q♥Q♠ All in
Clement Richez: K♦K♠

Guan ran into a better pair and was eliminated after the J♥ river was revealed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Richez	230,000 160,000	160,000

Zhengyu Guan	Busted

Tags: Clement Richez Zhengyu Guan

07-05-2025 21:51 UTC-8

Lee and Kehoe Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Seunghwan Lee on the button was all-in and at risk for 4,800 against Seunghwan Lee in the cutoff.

Seunghwan Lee: A♠8♠ All in
Stephen Kehoe: A♥8♦

Both players had the same hand, so they quickly took their chips back on a board of 10♥K♦7♣2♦Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Kehoe	162,000
Seunghwan Lee	5,600

Tags: Seunghwan Lee Stephen Kehoe

07-05-2025 21:48 UTC-8

Ponce Takes Out Rezaei

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Jerome Solomon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aaron Kweskin raised on the button to 2,000. Diego Ponce, in the small blind, three-bet to 8,000.

Daniel Rezaei, short-stacked in the big blind, went all in with 4,700 chips. Kweskin folded.

Daniel Rezaei: K♣Q♣ All in
Diego Ponce: A♠K♠

The runout 7♠2♦4♥3♥A♥ ended in a Ponce win and a Rezaei exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	137,800 67,400	67,400

Agustin Coelli	134,000 134,000	134,000
Aaron Kweskin	114,600 114,600	114,600
Diego Ponce	45,200 45,200	45,200
Daniel Rezaei	Busted

Tags: Aaron Kweskin Daniel Rezaei Diego Ponce

07-05-2025 21:38 UTC-8

Selected Chip Counts from Paris Purple

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

These chip counts are taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Laak	160,000 90,000	90,000

Bryce Yockey	155,000 5,000	5,000

Esther Taylor	147,000 7,000	7,000

Andrew Sleefe	137,000 3,000	3,000
Sylwia Studniarz	128,000 31,500	31,500
Tuan Nguyen	120,000 5,000	5,000
Brad Owen	119,000 38,000	38,000

Natalie Teh	117,400 62,400	62,400
Tan Le	107,500 83,800	83,800
Dylan Lask	105,000 25,000	25,000

Matias Scaffo	103,000 33,000	33,000
Ethan Ackerman	101,000 41,000	41,000
Mark Grimm	94,600 15,400	15,400
Marc Foggin	93,000 51,200	51,200
Zach Shawanda	90,000 40,000	40,000
Vladimir Nex	88,700 88,200	88,200
Cassandra Yong	88,700 7,800	7,800
Brian Haveson	86,500 1,500	1,500
Paz Shkalim	80,000 18,000	18,000
Ray Attiyah	78,200 23,200	23,200
Jason Glover	77,400 2,600	2,600
Grant Gardner	77,400 37,600	37,600
Alen Tenorio	75,000 5,000	5,000
Yuriy Kudrynskyy	72,300 7,300	7,300
Edgaras Kausinis	72,000 8,000	8,000

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07-05-2025 21:16 UTC-8

Kates Eliminated by Baker

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three ways to the 5♥4♥3♦ flop, Douglas Hobold had 2,000 out in front and Zachariah Kates then pushed all-in for around 14,000. Kenton Baker called and Hobold folded.

Zachariah Kates: J♠J♦ All in
Kenton Baker: 5♠5♦

The flopped set of Baker had Kates on the ropes, who failed to connect with the 7♦ turn and A♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Douglas Hobold	95,000
Kenton Baker	93,000
Zachariah Kates	Busted

Tags: Douglas Hobold Kenton Baker Zachariah Kates

07-05-2025 21:13 UTC-8

Spasov Sent to Exit

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Simeon Spasov checked the 3♣9♦Q♦10♣ flop from the big blind to Tobey Faugno under the gun, who added 2,000 to the pot of 5,200.

Spasov called to the 5♣ river, where he checked again. Faugno bet 5,000, and Spasov called off after some thought. Faugno showed K♥Q♥ for top pair, and Spasov nodded his head as he sent his cards to the muck.

Spasov was left with two big blinds, which he lost a couple of hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobey Faugno	104,000
Simeon Spasov	Busted

Tags: Simeon Spasov Tobey Faugno

07-05-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Rivered Boat Not Enough For Tubaugh Against Melius

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Brian Tubaugh bet 8,000 from the big blind on a board of Q♦J♠K♥8♥ before Barth Melius raised enough in early position to put Tubaugh all in. Tubaugh tanked for a few minutes before calling for his last 20,000.

Tubaugh showed K♠8♦ for two pair, but Melius had Q♥Q♠ for a set. Several players at the table reacted when the 8♣ came on the river to give Tubaugh a full house, but Melius had improved to queens and eights to win the pot.

"I needed the king only. Good game, guys," Tubaugh said on his way to the rail.

Ethan "Rampage" Yau and 2014 Main Event champion Martin Jacobson were also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Sankari	170,000 170,000	170,000
Barth Melius	130,000 130,000	130,000
Jimmy Setna	130,000 15,000	15,000

Malcolm Franchi	90,000 50,000	50,000
Nate Silver	85,000 85,000	85,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	75,000 75,000	75,000
Ryan Laplante	70,000 10,600	10,600

Thomas Meehan	45,000 5,000	5,000
Danny Tang	10,000 40,000	40,000

Brian Tubaugh	Busted
Martin Jacobson	Busted

Ethan Yau	Busted

Lily Kiletto	Busted

Tags: Barth Melius Brian Tubaugh

07-05-2025 20:59 UTC-8

Gutierrez Ends Staples' Main Event

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Rajdeep Gill made it 1,200 from early position before Paul Staples jammed his last 11,400 in from the next seat. Miguel Gutierrez cold called from the cutoff, forcing everyone else to fold.

Paul Staples: A♠9♠ All in
Miguel Gutierrez: Q♦Q♠

Staples needed some spades or an ace to beat the pocket queens of Gutierrez. The dealer produced a board of J♥J♣4♦4♠6♣, and Staples was out of the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Gutierrez	65,000 65,000	65,000
Rajdeep Gill	50,000 50,000	50,000
Paul Staples	Busted

Tags: Miguel Gutierrez Paul Staples