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

07-05-2025 14:09 UTC-8

Leonard Coolers Jones to Double

Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Patrick Leonard from under the gun and Brian Jones from the big blind were tangled in a massive pot with around 65,000 in the middle by the river with the board reading K♦10♠10♦3♦8♠.

Jones checked to Leonard on the river who jammed for his remaining 18,700. Over three minutes would roll off the clock before Jones flicked in a chip to call.

Leonard showed A♥A♣ for the winner as Jones tapped the table and pushed his cards into the middle. Another player at the table indicated that they must be turned over for an all-in situation, but Leonard kindly added that he does not care if his opponent just mucks. Jones then flipped over A♠K♣ as he could not get away, and Leonard collected the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	102,000 55,000	55,000

Brian Jones	29,000

Tags: Brian Jones Patrick Leonard

07-05-2025 14:23 UTC-8

Yockey Over the Starting Stack

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With around 7,000 in the middle on a completed board of 10♣A♠2♥2♠8♠. Bryce Yockey checked from the cutoff and Marshall Brenden bet 2,500 from the button. Yockey paused a few moments before making the call.

Brenden revealed 6♠6♥ for a pair of sixes and lost the pot to Yockey's 10♦9♥ for a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	67,000

Marshall Brenden	62,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Marshall Brenden

07-05-2025 14:24 UTC-8

Yellow Getting More Stacked

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Levy	96,000 36,000	36,000

Terrance Reid	72,300 12,300	12,300
Davin Anderson	71,000 11,000	11,000
Dean Hutchison	67,000 7,000	7,000
Ramon Kropmanns	60,000 60,000	60,000
Brock Wilson	60,000 60,000	60,000
Anthony Spinella	60,000 60,000	60,000

Daniel Strelitz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Brian Battistone	60,000 60,000	60,000
Mounir Tajiou	60,000 60,000	60,000
Eric Mizrachi	60,000 60,000	60,000
Mike Holtz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Arthur Morris	60,000 60,000	60,000
Wai Kiat Lee	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jerry Wong	60,000 60,000	60,000

Christopher Staats	45,500 14,500	14,500

David Coleman	27,000 33,000	33,000

07-05-2025 14:55 UTC-8

Updates From Yellow Section

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Deardorff	97,000 11,700	11,700
Mustapha Kanit	86,000 26,000	26,000

Jordan Love	78,000 6,600	6,600
Aaron Massey	61,000 1,000	1,000
Alexis Cruz Martinez	55,500 16,500	16,500
Benedict Cullen	44,500 21,300	21,300
Samyo Bounlom	19,300 1,600	1,600

07-05-2025 15:03 UTC-8

Holtz Gets Value From Cartwright

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Arriving on a 7♠4♠10♠K♠ turn, Mike Holtz fired 5,800 into a pot of 8,800 from the small blind. Kyle Cartwright called in the cutoff, after which the 7♥ river completed the board.

Holtz sized up to 8,000, which Cartwright quickly called. Holtz tabled K♣J♣ for kings and sevens, and Cartwright sent his cards face down to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Holtz	74,400 14,400	14,400

Kyle Cartwright	34,800 25,200	25,200

Tags: Kyle Cartwright Mike Holtz

07-05-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Wang Shows One Card While Folding

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Ethan Ackerman made it 800 from middle position and Liubomyr Melnyk called from the cutoff. Michael Wang squeezed to 4,400 from the big blind, which only Ackerman called.

Heads-up to the 7♣4♥10♣ flop that saw Wang bet out for around 3,000, Ackerman raised to 8,300, which Wang immediately called.

Wang checked the Q♣ turn and Ackerman continued with a bet of 12,000. Wang turned over the 8♠ and folded, allowing Ackerman to pull in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ethan Ackerman	65,000 65,000	65,000
Liubomyr Melnyk	53,000 13,000	13,000
Michael Wang	39,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Ethan Ackerman Liubomyr Melnyk Michael Wang

07-05-2025 15:20 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Paris Black

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Bifarella	160,000 70,000	70,000
Jimmy Setna	150,000 10,000	10,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	130,000 20,000	20,000

Chad Eveslage	100,000 100,000	100,000

Davidi Kitai	100,000 40,000	40,000

Joseph Cheong	100,000 30,000	30,000

Dan Sepiol	90,000 30,000	30,000

Jeff Gross	80,000 5,000	5,000

Loni Hui	70,000 10,000	10,000

Matthew Wantman	70,000 12,000	12,000

Thomas Meehan	70,000 8,000	8,000
Steven Jones	65,000 5,000	5,000

Senthuran Vijayaratnam	65,000 3,000	3,000
Paulina Loeliger	65,000 5,000	5,000
Ryan Riess	65,000 7,000	7,000

Doug Polk	65,000 20,000	20,000

Vanessa Kade	65,000 10,000	10,000
Shannon Shorr	58,000 2,000	2,000

Frank Cucchiara	55,000 55,000	55,000
Jamie Gold	50,000 4,000	4,000

Danny Tang	50,000 50,000	50,000

Calen McNeil	50,000 10,000	10,000

Lexy Gavin-Mather	50,000 8,000	8,000

Martin Jacobson	45,000 17,000	17,000

Christian Harder	45,000 15,000	15,000

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07-05-2025 15:23 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Horseshoe Ballroom

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	130,000 28,000	28,000

David Carter	110,000 110,000	110,000
Thomas Taylor	107,000 33,000	33,000
Roberto Romanello	107,000 107,000	107,000

Jamie Dwan	105,000 45,000	45,000
Guy Taylor	85,000 85,000	85,000
James Romero	80,000 80,000	80,000
Maxwell Young	75,000 15,000	15,000
Julien Sitbon	72,000 72,000	72,000

Gary Thompson	70,000 70,000	70,000
Kyosuke Nagami	67,000 67,000	67,000
Kami Hudson	63,000 63,000	63,000
Kane Kalas	63,000 19,000	19,000
Brian Yoon	57,300 10,700	10,700

Rainer Kempe	53,000 53,000	53,000

Jennifer Lam	37,000 37,000	37,000
Bob Mather	30,000 30,000	30,000

07-05-2025 15:25 UTC-8

Yellow Getting Full

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jeff Madsen	60,000 60,000	60,000

Naor Slobodskoy	60,000

07-05-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Foxen Forces Out Sued

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

"Check-raise the flop and triple barrel," James Romero told the live reporting team when a bigger pot was brewing on his table. The hand featured Kristen Foxen in the big blind and Kharlin Sued on the button and the board showed J♠8♥3♠K♠J♦. Foxen's final barrel was for 17,000 and Sued went deep into the tank before he folded.

"What did you show Kristen?" Romero jokingly asked and Foxen smiled back when she said "I didn't show".