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 11:21 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 11:51 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 11:55 UTC-8

Yong Sniffs Out Teston's Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

From the small blind, Benjamin Teston led out for 5,000 on a board of J♦8♥6♣Q♥, and Cassandra Yong called from the big blind.

Upon seeing the J♣ drop on the river, Teston threw 20,000 into the middle. Yong paused briefly and then made the call.

Teston showed an underpair with 4x4x, and lost the pot to Yong's K♦K♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cassandra Yong	88,500 28,500	28,500
Benjamin Teston	37,500 37,500	37,500

Tags: Benjamin Teston Cassandra Yong

07-05-2025 12:08 UTC-8

Boat Loses to Quads for First Elimination

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Kacper Pyzara opened in middle position to 500, which the player on the button called. Hisashi Yamanouchi responded with a three-bet from the small blind to 2,200. Pyzara called, and the player on the button folded.

The dealer spread a flop of Q♥J♥Q♠, which both players checked.

It was the turn K♦ that saw sparks fly. Yamanouchi checked for a second time, and Pyzara decided it was time to build a pot. He placed a bet of 11,000, only to be met with a check-raise to 22,000. Pyzara continued with a call, and the two moved onto a river in this already ballooned pot.

The dealer burned and turned the A♦, which did nothing to slow down the action. Yamanouchi moved all in for roughly 31,500, and Pyzara made the call.

The table then bore witness to an ice-cold cooler of a showdown so early on in the Main Event. Pyzara tabled K♥K♣, revealing he had turned top full house. It paled in comparison to Yamanouchi's holding, though, as he turned over the two remaining queens, Q♣Q♦, for flopped quads.

Pyzara was the covered player and, as such, his 2025 Main Event had come to an early end in devastating fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hisashi Yamanouchi	122,000
Kacper Pyzara	Busted

Tags: Hisashi Yamanouchi Kacper Pyzara

07-05-2025 12:08 UTC-8

Jaros Shoves on Zipprich; Nguyen Bluffs It Off to Beasy

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Kelly Whitlock bet 1,500 from the cutoff on a flop of A♦K♠3♦ and Stephen Zipprich called under the gun. Patrik Jaros then raised to 6,000 in the hijack and Whitlock folded, but Zipprich called.

The turn was the 10♣ and Jaros bet 11,000. Zipprich again called to see the Q♣ river, where he led out for 12,000. Jaros then moved all in.

Zipprich had around 35,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes before letting his hand go.

At the same time at an adjacent table, Christopher Nguyen and Joseph Beasy were heads-up on a board of 7♦Q♠3♥2♣4♥. Nguyen moved all in for 32,000 from the hijack, and Beasy took a minute before calling in the small blind.

Nguyen could only show 9♦5♦ for a bluff, while Beasy had K♠K♣ to send the Austrian high roller to the rail early on Day 1d.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Jaros	100,000 100,000	100,000
Joseph Beasy	96,000 96,000	96,000
Stephen Zipprich	35,000 35,000	35,000
Christopher Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Joseph Beasy Patrik Jaros Stephen Zipprich

07-05-2025 12:09 UTC-8

Buckner Makes His Presence Known

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Steven Buckner was involved in some table talk with a player at another table after one of his tablemates had apparently slow rolled him.

"Level one and they're slow rolling me. I don't care if it's a $200 or a $10,000, you don't slow roll me."

On the next hand, Shaun York opened the button to 1,300 with Vladimir Nex calling in the small blind and Buckner defending his big blind.

Three checks followed the 9♣10♠Q♥ flop to see the 3♦ appear on the turn. Nex checked before Buckner bet 2,200. That was enough to get two quick folds, allowing Buckner to drag in the pot.

While Buckner was stacking the pot, York said to the dealer, "Keep the good hands coming, ace-king that one."

Although the comment wasn’t directed at Buckner, he was quick to reply: "Ace-king? Ace-king is just c**k and b**ls." Then he bellowed out so the nearby tables could hear, "I got a good table here!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Buckner	61,000 61,000	61,000
Shaun York	59,000 59,000	59,000
Vladimir Nex	59,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Shaun York Steven Buckner Vladimir Nex

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 12:31 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 12:32 UTC-8

Five Bets Preflop

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

After an early position open to 500, Leandro Dirlewanger three-bet on the button to 1,800. One seat to his left in the small blind, Leonardo Valenzuela put in a four-bet to 4,500. Action folded back to Dirlewanger, who responded with a five-bet to 11,500. Valenzuela opted to call, bringing an end to the preflop raising.

After a check by Valenzuela on the 7♠3♥J♥ flop, Dirlewanger continued with a bet of 5,000. Valenzuela called, and both players then chose to check the 2♥ turn.

The dealer then flipped over the 8♦ river, and Valenzuela decided he wanted all of it, moving all in for 49,500. This put Dirlewanger deep into the tank. "We could have the same hand", he said, "The red ones and the black ones". Valenzuela remained statuesque, though, giving nothing away.

Dirlewanger then apologized to the table for the amount of time he was taking. After a torturous few minutes for the Swiss player, he reluctantly released his cards back to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Valenzuela	83,500 83,500	83,500
Leandro Dirlewanger	45,300 45,300	45,300

Tags: Leandro Dirlewanger Leonardo Valenzuela