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

07-05-2025 09:58 UTC-8

The Stage is Set: Day 1d of $10,000 WSOP Main Event Kicks Off at Noon

Stewart Morrison

Welcome back to the PokerNews coverage of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Today, the masses will gather as the Day 1d flight of Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship begins at noon local time. Hosted at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, Day 1d historically draws the largest crowd of all Day 1 flights, and all signs point to this trend continuing.

The flagship event of the WSOP has already seen 3,697 poker heroes, high rollers, and hopefuls come through the doors to try and write their own story into the poker history books. Of those, 2,681 battled their way through their respective starting flights and will continue their quest for poker immortality on Day 2abc on Sunday, July 6, at noon local time.

When those who enter today look to the top of the leaderboard for inspiration, it will be Andriy Lyubovetskiy’s name they see in the lights. Bagging up a mammoth 392,400 stack on Day 1c, the two-time bracelet winner will begin Day 2abc with 491 big blinds.

Completing the current podium of Day 1 big stacks are Bin Weng (354,800) and Victor Vo (352,000). Weng, like the chip leader, accumulated his chips on Day 1c, whereas Vo topped the Day 1a leaderboard.

Overall Leaderboard

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Andriy Lyubovetskiy	Ukraine	392,400	491
2	Bin Weng	United States	354,800	444
3	Victor Vo	United States	352,000	440
4	Justin Yaker	United States	348,000	435
5	Miguel Coussement	Belgium	320,200	400
6	Eric Bunch	United States	313,000	391
7	Marc Spitaleri	United States	309,500	387
8	Michael Mizrachi	United States	297,000	371
9	Jeremy Dan	United States	282,000	353
10	Dakota Baggett	United States	270,400	338

Day 1b chip leader was none other than seven-time bracelet winner, and 2010 Main Event "November Niner," Michael Mizrachi. Returning with a stack of 297,000, Mizrachi is looking to create history and become the first player to win the Poker Players Championship and the Main Event in the same year.

Other notable names in the field include Calvin Anderson (230,200), Max Steinberg (180,000), Mike Matusow (158,200), Vanessa Selbst (155,200), Daniel Negreanu (122,500) and Stephen Chidwick (51,600).

From the opening three flights, there were also five main event champions who punched their tickets to Day 2. Scott Blumstein (99,200), Qui Nguyen (94,500), Phil Hellmuth (85,000), Greg Merson (47,300) and Robert Varkonyi (27,400) will take their seats in the Day 2abc flight.

Each player will begin the day with 60,000 chips and play through five 120-minute levels before the surviving players bag up their stacks for the night. Breaks are scheduled after every level, including a 75-minute dinner break following Level 3 at around 6:40 p.m. Players who make it through Day 1d will return on Monday, July 7, for Day 2d alongside any new entrants who have yet to enter any previous flight.

Day 1d Schedule

Level	Start	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Big Blind Ante
1	12:00 p.m.	120 minutes	100	200	200
	2:00 p.m.	20-minute break
2	2:20 p.m.	120 minutes	200	300	300
	4:20 p.m.	20-minute break
3	4:40 p.m.	120 minutes	200	400	400
	6:40 p.m.	75-minute break
4	7:55 p.m.	120 minutes	300	500	500
	9:55 p.m.	20-minute break
5	10:15 p.m.	120 minutes	300	600	600

Registration will remain open through the first two levels of Day 2, with no reentries allowed in this freezeout event. The tournament runs over two weeks and will conclude with the final day of play on Wednesday, July 16.

Selected feature tables will be streamed throughout the day and are available to watch on PokerGO and YouTube.

As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to get all the latest updates here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Bin Weng Calvin Anderson Dakota Baggett Daniel Negreanu Eric Bunch Greg Merson Jeremy Dan Justin Yaker Marc Spitaleri Max Steinberg Michael Mizrachi Miguel Coussement Mike Matusow Phil Hellmuth Qui Nguyen Robert Varkonyi Scott Blumstein Stephen Chidwick Vanessa Selbst Victor Vo

07-05-2025 11:08 UTC-8

Early Yellow Birds

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Goasdoue	60,000 60,000	60,000
Tony Dunst	60,000 60,000	60,000

Alejandro Lococo	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dermot Blain	60,000 60,000	60,000
Juha Helppi	60,000 60,000	60,000

Pavels Spirins	60,000 60,000	60,000
Aaron Massey	60,000 60,000	60,000
Anson Tsang	60,000 60,000	60,000

Massoud Eskandari	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dominik Panka	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ilya Nikiforov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Scott Bohlman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mustapha Kanit	60,000

Claudio Elizalde	60,000 60,000	60,000
Adam Levy	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michel Karim	60,000 60,000	60,000
Fabian Gumz	60,000 60,000	60,000
Terrance Reid	60,000 60,000	60,000
Davin Anderson	60,000 60,000	60,000
Alisson Piekazewicz	60,000 60,000	60,000
Chris Viox	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dean Hutchison	60,000 60,000	60,000
Leonard August	60,000 60,000	60,000
Christopher Staats	60,000 60,000	60,000

[Removed:554]	60,000 60,000	60,000

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07-05-2025 11:10 UTC-8

Some Early Arrivals in Paris Black & Green

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	60,000 60,000	60,000

Grant Gardner	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jesse Sylvia	60,000 60,000	60,000
Tom Verbruggen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Wang	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jeff Sluzinski	60,000 60,000	60,000

Marc Foggin	60,000 60,000	60,000
Dara O'Kearney	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ryan Laplante	60,000 60,000	60,000

Natalie Teh	60,000 60,000	60,000
Josh Arieh	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mario Colavita	60,000 60,000	60,000
Marcello Del Grosso	60,000 60,000	60,000
Cassandra Yong	60,000 60,000	60,000

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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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 11:38 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 11:51 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 11:57 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 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 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.

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