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

07-05-2025 12:53 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	79,000 19,000	19,000

Andreas Putz	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Andreas Putz Huck Seed

07-05-2025 12:38 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	61,000 61,000	61,000

Brian Rast	58,500 58,500	58,500

Tags: Brian Rast Esther Taylor

07-05-2025 12:31 UTC-8

Owen's Dream Start to the Main Event

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Owen	117,000 117,000	117,000

Gary Abrahams	Busted

Tags: Brad Owen Gary Abrahams

07-05-2025 12:22 UTC-8

Cheong Fires Three Bullets at Ivey

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Phil Ivey had just taken his seat in the Paris Black section to the direct right of Joseph Cheong, and the two didn't take long before tangling in a pot.

Cheong had three-bet from the cutoff before the flop, before continuing for 3,000 on the 9♣7♥4♠ flop. Ivey called in the hijack and the K♥ fell on the turn.

Cheong then bet 7,000 and Ivey again called. The river was the A♠ and Cheong fired out 15,000. Ivey quickly folded this time and Cheong took the pot.

Martin Jacobson, the 2014 Main Event champion, has also recently joined this section.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	90,000 30,000	30,000

Martin Jacobson	60,000 60,000	60,000

Phil Ivey	41,500 41,500	41,500

Tags: Joseph Cheong Martin Jacobson Phil Ivey

07-05-2025 12:01 UTC-8

Leonard Leads Twice and Gets Raised Twice

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Brett Slezak

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Patrick Leonard from middle position and John Duci from the button were heads-up to the A♥Q♦8♦ flop as Leonard led out with a bet. Duci then raised to 2,500 and Leonard put in the call.

On the flush-completing 7♦ turn, Leonard opted to lead again for 1,500 before Duci raised again to 5,500, and Leonard called.

The K♦ river checked through as Duci turned over J♦10♦ for the turned flush that was downgraded on the river, but his hand was still good as Leonard mucked and Duci collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Duci	67,000
Patrick Leonard	47,000

Tags: John Duci Patrick Leonard

07-05-2025 11:57 UTC-8

More Players Entering Yellow

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Simeon Spasov	60,000 60,000	60,000

Masashi Oya	60,000 60,000	60,000

David Coleman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Kyle Cartwright	60,000 60,000	60,000

Chris Da-Silva	60,000 60,000	60,000

07-05-2025 11:51 UTC-8

Tsang Flops Trips With Light Open

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Anson Tsang raised to 700 in the hijack. Steven Stanton called in the cutoff, and Draxton Amador did so on the button. Tsang bet 1,000 on the 4♦4♣J♦ flop, folding out Stanton.

Amador called to the 3♥ turn, though, where Tsang sized up to 2,600. Amador tossed in another call, after which the J♣ river checked down.

Tsang tabled 4♠2♠ for fours full of jacks, and a slightly surprised Amador nodded his head and mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	65,000 5,000	5,000

Draxton Amador	63,500
Steven Stanton	47,200

Tags: Anson Tsang Draxton Amador Steven Stanton

07-05-2025 11:38 UTC-8

Peters Fires Early Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

David Peters raised to 500 in the cutoff. Jesse Lonis called on the button before Paul Hong three-bet to 2,600 in the small blind. Peters called, while Lonis quickly got out of the way.

Hong checked the 10♦9♥6♦ flop over to Peters, who bet 2,000. Hong called to the 10♣ turn, which checked through to the J♠ river. Hong checked for a third time. Peters bet 5,000 after a small tank, which Hong quickly called off.

Peters could only show ace-high with A♥8♥, which Hong had beat with J♦9♦ for jacks and tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Hong	68,000 68,000	68,000
Jesse Lonis	59,600 400	400

David Peters	46,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: David Peters Jesse Lonis Paul Hong

07-05-2025 11:21 UTC-8

Bohlman Bets Huge

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jean Autran raised to 600 under the gun. It folded to Scott Bohlman in the big blind, who defended.

The 5♣7♥7♠ flop checked through to the 10♥ turn. Bohlman led out for 2,000, a slight over-bet. Autran called to the 5♥ turn, where Bohlman put in 15,000 for a bet nearly three times the size of the pot.

Autran did not need long before he mucked his cards, surrendering the early pot to Bohlman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	62,500 2,500	2,500

Jean Autran	56,000

Tags: Jean Autran Scott Bohlman

07-05-2025 11:13 UTC-8

Early Notables in Paris Black

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Stavila	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jorden Fox	60,000 60,000	60,000

Frederik Brink	60,000 60,000	60,000
Senthuran Vijayaratnam	60,000 60,000	60,000
Giuseppe Zarbo	60,000 60,000	60,000

Toby Lewis	60,000 60,000	60,000

Logan Hoover	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paulina Loeliger	60,000 60,000	60,000
Christopher Nguyen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Thomas Hall	60,000 60,000	60,000
John Juanda	60,000 60,000	60,000

Curt Kohlberg	60,000 60,000	60,000
Lily Kiletto	60,000 60,000	60,000
Cesar Garcia	60,000 60,000	60,000

Lucia Navarro	60,000 60,000	60,000

Davidi Kitai	60,000 60,000	60,000

Brett Shaffer	60,000 60,000	60,000

Galen Hall	60,000 60,000	60,000

Frankie Cucchiara	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	60,000 60,000	60,000
Joseph Cheong	60,000 60,000	60,000

Rania Nasreddine	60,000 60,000	60,000
Matthew Moss	60,000 60,000	60,000
Christian Harder	60,000 60,000	60,000

Loni Hui	60,000 60,000	60,000

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