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

07-05-2025 14:59 UTC-8

Check-Raise Gets the Job Done for Muehloecker

Sava Krink

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Thomas Muehloecker opened the action from early position with a raise to 700, but was quickly met with a three-bet to 2,500 from Jose Aguilera in middle position.

The flop came 8♠A♠A♦, and Muehloecker checked to the aggressor. Aguilera continued for 1,200, but Muehloecker responded with a check-raise to 3,600. The pressure was enough, Aguilera quickly released his hand and Muehloecker took it down without further resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	136,500

Thomas Muehloecker	72,000 6,000	6,000
Jose Aguilera	72,000
Yueqi Wang	54,000

Tags: Jose Aguilera Thomas Muehloecker

07-05-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Ogeare Leaves Baggaley on Fumes in a Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

More than 30,000 was already in the middle as Thomas Baggaley and Seymour Ogeare went to the turn on a board of 2♥5♣6♠Q♥. Baggaley then bet 12,500 from the cutoff and Ogeare called on the button.

The river was the 9♥ and Baggaley moved all in. Ogeare snap-called with 4♥3♠ for a flopped straight, while Baggaley tossed 6♣6♥ into the muck as other players at the table let out a collective gasp.

The stacks were counted down and Ogeare had 24,900 remaining. Baggaley had him covered by just 1,500 and was left on an extreme short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seymour Ogeare	105,000 105,000	105,000
Thomas Baggaley	1,500 1,500	1,500

Tags: Seymour Ogeare Thomas Baggaley

07-05-2025 15:02 UTC-8

Batt Takes a Small One

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Sridhar Sangannagari raised to 800 from under the gun, and both the small blind and Jordan Batt, in the big blind, called.

All three players checked on the 4♣A♣4♥ flop, which gave Batt the green light to take over the betting lead on the J♥ turn. When the small blind checked, he put out a bet of 1,500, and only Sangannagari called.

Batt put out another bet of 2,500 on the J♣ river, and this time Sangannagari decided just to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sridhar Sangannagari	73,000 73,000	73,000
Jordan Batt	62,300 62,300	62,300

Tags: Jordan Batt Sridhar Sangannagari

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 15:06 UTC-8

Barlow Takes Huge Hit

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Jerome Solomon

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Four players put in 8,500 each to see the flop come 5♦5♣K♠, and the action checked around.

The turn brought the 2♦ and a 15,000-chip bet from Nan Li in the big blind. Brandon Barlow called from early position, as did Jason Daly in middle position. Cameron Widergren bowed out from the button.

The river was the 8♣. Li paused for a while and bet almost half his stack, 23,000.

Barlow, who had 25,300 chips remaining, went deep into the tank. He came out just under five minutes later, and made the call. Daly folded.

Li turned over 8♦8♠, having made a full house on the river.

A distraught Barlow held onto his cards for a bit, staring in disbelief. He took a picture of the table, then gave his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nan Li	134,000 134,000	134,000
Jason Daly	70,400 70,400	70,400

Cameron Widergren	58,400 58,400	58,400
Brandon Barlow	2,300 2,300	2,300

Tags: Brandon Barlow Cameron Widergren Jason Daly Nan Li

07-05-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Nguyen Rivers a Boat vs Sluzinski

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

On a board of 3♥K♦K♠8♦, Tuan Nguyen checked from the big blind and Jeff Sluzinski bet 2,200 from the button. Nguyen called.

The 3♠ appeared on the river and Nguyen opted to lead out for 5,000. Sluzinski began engaging in some small talk with Nguyen for a few moments and then made the call.

Nguyen turned over the goods with K♣6♣ for a full house. Sluzinski mucked, and Nguyen added some more chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tuan Nguyen	115,000 115,000	115,000
Jeff Sluzinski	40,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Jeff Sluzinski Tuan Nguyen

07-05-2025 15:16 UTC-8

De Lucca Sobral Runs Into a Set

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Moments after last year's WSOP Main Event finalist Malo Latinois took his seat at the table, Jonathan Rosa on the button bet 10,000 on a board of 10♠A♦2♦6♥ with 18,000 in the pot. Caio De Lucca Sobral in the big blind raised all-in for 33,000 and Rosa called.

Caio De Lucca Sobral: A♠Q♠ All in
Jonathan Rosa: 10♣10♦

"You have it?" De Lucca Sobral asked with his top pair. Rosa answered that he had it by flipping over his set. The 9♣ river completed the board and De Lucca Sobral was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Rosa	120,000 120,000	120,000
Malo Latinois	60,000
Caio De Lucca Sobral	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Rosa Malo Latinois

07-05-2025 15:16 UTC-8

Grobocopatel Drags One With a Premium

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Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Qing Lu opened to 800 from early position before Benoit Grobocopatel three-bet to 2,300 on the button, and Lu quickly called.

On the 8♦6♠4♣ flop, Lu checked Grobocopatel who continued for 1,700 and Lu snap-called.

Both the 2♥ turn and 9♣ river checked through.

Lu tabled her K♠Q♠ from the seven seat before Grobocopatel showed the winning 8♥5♥ from the three seat. Lu struggled to see from across the table as she stood up from her seat, aghast, and she remarked, "What does he have!?" as she was taken aback by the hand that Grobocopatel showed down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benoit Grobocopatel	57,000
Qing Lu	26,000

Tags: Benoit Grobocopatel Qing Lu

07-05-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Li Takes Out Barlow

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Jerome Solomon

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Brandon Barlow, having suffered a crippling loss earlier, went all in from early position with his last 1,500 in chips.

Ian O'Shea, in the hijack and Nan Li, in the big blind, made the call.

The flop fell 8♠Q♣3♠, prompting O'Shea to bet 7,000. Li called.

Li and O'Shea checked the turn 9♦. When the 7♣ landed on the river, Li bet 9,200, and O'Shea folded.

Li turned over 8♦7♦, giving him two pair, eights and sevens.

Barlow flipped over A♥3♦, and his tournament was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nan Li	126,000 8,000	8,000
Ian O'Shea	48,000 48,000	48,000
Brandon Barlow	Busted

Tags: Brandon Barlow Ian O'Shea Nan Li

07-05-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Khavin Drags the Pot with Top Two

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Sava Krink

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With around 2,000 in the middle and the flop showing 2♣7♣9♦, Filipp Khavin checked from the big blind. Fabian Niederreiter, seated in the hijack, fired out a bet of 800, and Khavin made the call.

The Q♣ hit the turn, and Khavin checked again. This time, Niederreiter ramped it up to 5,500, but Khavin wasn’t going anywhere and called once more.

On the 2♥ river, Khavin checked for a third time. Niederreiter glanced at his cards and paused briefly before opting to check back. Khavin turned over Q♦9♠ for top two, prompting a nod of respect from Niederreiter as Khavin scooped the pot and said with a grin, “Good check.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Filipp Khavin	80,500 80,500	80,500
Fabian Niederreiter	68,000 23,200	23,200

Tags: Fabian Niederreiter Filipp Khavin