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

Jul 05, 2025

Owen's Dream Start to the Main Event

Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On his first hand of the 2025 WSOP Main Event, Brad Owen was still greeting his tablemates when Gary Abrahams raised from early position. Owen, who was still unpacking his belongings, three-bet from the hijack, and when it got back to Abrahams, he four-bet to 6,000. Owen responded with a five-bet to 14,000, which Abrahams called.

The dealer spread a flop of 2♦10♣4♣, and Abrahams knuckled the action over to Owen. Owen bet around 8,000, prompting Abrahams to quickly jam around 44,000. Owen snap-called.

Gary Abrahams: K♦K♣ All in
Brad Owen: A♠A♣

It was the ultimate cooler in favor of Owen, who looked poised for a dream start to his Main Event, if he could fade a two-outer on the turn or river.

The Q♥ turn looked scary, but it wasn’t the paint card Abrahams needed. The Q♦ river sealed the double-up for Owen with his bullets and spelled the end of Abrahams’ tournament.

Tags: Brad Owen Gary Abrahams

Jul 05, 2025

Taylor Wins the First Battle Against Rast

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Esther Taylor made it 600 from the hijack and only Brian Rast called from the big blind.

Rast check-called a bet of 600 from Taylor on the K♦A♥3♥ flop.

The 10♠ turn checked through for the K♠ to roll off on the river. Rast led out for 700 and was met by a raise to 3,000 from Taylor. Rast instantly released his cards, and Taylor pulled in the pot.

Tags: Brian Rast Esther Taylor

Jul 05, 2025

Seed Beginning to Sprout

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Brett Slezak

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Huck Seed opened to 500 from under the gun before Andreas Putz three-bet to 1,600 next to act, and Seed called.

"First pot I raise all day and I get reraised," Seed joked, "We must both have aces."

On the Q♣J♣7♥ flop, Seed check-called a bet of 2,000 from Putz as Seed further commented, "Must be a chop."

Seed checked once more on the 5♠ turn before Putz placed out a bet of 6,000. Seed took some time before he put in a massive raise to 50,000, almost enough to put Putz all-in, but he laid it down after a short tank.

Tags: Andreas Putz Huck Seed

Jul 05, 2025

Some Updated Chip Counts from Paris Purple & Green

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Some of these chip counts have been taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

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Jul 05, 2025

Some Familiar Faces in Horseshoe White

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jul 05, 2025

Updated Counts in Horseshoe White

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Here is a look at some of the chip counts in the Horsehoe Ballroom - White section.

Some of the counts come courtesy of the WSOP+ app.

Jul 05, 2025

Updated Counts in Horseshoe Red

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Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jul 05, 2025

Kornuth Struggling Early; Foxen Arrives

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Chance Kornuth has already fallen down to around 12,000 early in his Main Event, while Mason "Uncle Ron" Hinkle (wearing a yellow shirt that reads "If my nipples are hard, I don't have jacks") is on an extreme short stack.

Alex Foxen and Dan Sepiol, meanwhile, have just started their Main Event in the Paris Black section.