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

07-05-2025 16:02 UTC-8

Counted Stacks in Yellow

Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

As per the wsop+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Gaehl	150,500 54,500	54,500
Jerry Wong	135,200 75,200	75,200

Josh Arieh	103,000

Chris Viox	100,400 56,500	56,500

Nenad Cvetkovic	95,000 5,100	5,100
Masashi Oya	94,100 9,100	9,100

Jean Autran	86,900 20,900	20,900
Adam Levy	83,900 12,100	12,100

Dean Hutchison	81,000 14,000	14,000
Niall Farrell	80,400 15,400	15,400

Jordan Love	80,000 2,000	2,000
Mustapha Kanit	79,300 6,700	6,700

Harrison Shockley	79,300 4,200	4,200
Mounir Tajiou	77,100 17,100	17,100
Mike Holtz	77,000 2,600	2,600

Davin Anderson	72,800 1,800	1,800
Juha Helppi	67,700 3,700	3,700

Ramon Kropmanns	67,300 7,300	7,300
Anthony Mattera	67,000 41,000	41,000
Anthony Spinella	65,400 5,400	5,400

Paul Hong	65,000 4,000	4,000
Mario Fata	60,000 1,300	1,300
Michel Karim	59,300 1,800	1,800
Dermot Blain	59,000 8,500	8,500
Sean Legendre	58,000 24,000	24,000

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07-05-2025 16:05 UTC-8

"Definitely Not Defending" says 2024 Main Event Champion Jonathan Tamayo

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Will Shillibier

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Defending Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo is back where it all began twelve months ago: Day 1d of the WSOP Main Event.

With the pressure off after last year's life-changing win, Tamayo says the game feels freer, even as he battles through a rough summer and mixed reactions at the table.

“There's always a shot,” he says. "Sitting down is just the first step in a thousand!"

Read the full interview to hear how he’s handling the spotlight, the swings, and what it’s really like chasing back-to-back glory.

07-05-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Assorted Big Stacks in Horseshoe

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Chornyy	143,400 10,400	10,400
Arthur Peacock	143,000 15,500	15,500
Javier Garcirreynaldos	132,000 14,000	14,000
Hisashi Yamanouchi	126,000
Roberto Romanello	125,000 18,000	18,000

Jamie Dwan	116,500 11,500	11,500
Mateusz Moolhuizen	113,200 18,200	18,200
[Removed:548]	111,200 111,200	111,200
Robert Kuhn	110,200
Patrick Leonard	109,500 20,500	20,500

07-05-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Blue

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Laura Fryer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Some of these Chip Counts are taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	94,000 20,500	20,500
Joel Driskell	94,000 6,000	6,000
Joseph Nordman	84,600 4,400	4,400
Eric Afriat	83,900 1,100	1,100
Ren Lin	75,200 16,300	16,300

Kathy Liebert	72,000 6,000	6,000

Dalton Hobold	70,200 18,500	18,500
George Yutuc	70,000 9,000	9,000
Ali Shojania	67,800 16,800	16,800
Neil Coughlin	63,000 7,000	7,000
Gregory Ackels	60,000 5,500	5,500
Robert Thornhill	57,700 57,700	57,700
Erik Wigg	54,600 20,100	20,100
Loyal Sprague	54,200 4,400	4,400
Gary Herstein	53,500 3,000	3,000
Anastasiia Knapp	53,000 2,700	2,700

Kendra Kaufman	53,000 12,500	12,500
Benjamin Lamb	51,600 3,400	3,400
Darren Elias	48,100 12,900	12,900

Blas Suarez	46,200 3,200	3,200
Hugues Girard	46,100 12,900	12,900
Frederic Normand	42,300 5,700	5,700
Fred Goldberg	42,300 42,300	42,300

Qi Hu	20,300 2,200	2,200
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	13,000 53,000	53,000

07-05-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Updated Counts in Horseshoe Red

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Brett Slezak

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vivian Saliba	115,000 14,000	14,000

Patrick Leonard	110,000 20,000	20,000

Damjan Radanov	89,000 26,000	26,000
Huck Seed	82,000 3,000	3,000

Brian Hastings	81,000 10,000	10,000

David "ODB" Baker	74,000 4,000	4,000

Jonah Labranche	73,000 10,000	10,000

Casey Sandretto	71,000
Thomas Taylor	70,000 37,000	37,000
Kristen Foxen	68,000 3,400	3,400

Kyle Miholich	68,000 11,000	11,000

John Holley	66,000 6,000	6,000
Lautaro Guerra	66,000

Kane Kalas	64,000 1,000	1,000
Brad Ruben	63,000

Brian Yoon	62,000 4,700	4,700

Tim Van Loo	58,000
Dietrich Fast	58,000 4,000	4,000

Eric Blair	54,000 27,000	27,000
Matthew Stout	52,000 3,000	3,000
Justin Liberto	45,000 10,000	10,000

Jeremy Ausmus	43,000 16,000	16,000

Robert Mizrachi	40,000

Sean Winter	32,000 28,000	28,000
James Chen	24,000

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07-05-2025 16:14 UTC-8

Campins Slows Down Arthur; Cassis Fills Up to Triple

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Riva Arthur had amassed a massive stack of more than 200,000 over the first two levels as she then tangled in a pot with Felipe Campins.

Campins had bet 1,600 from under the gun on a flop of J♥6♣7♥ and Arthur called in the big blind. Campins bet another 3,000 on the 6♥ turn, Arthur raised to 7,000, and Campins called.

Both players checked the 3♦ river and Arthur showed 9♠8♦ for a missed straight draw. Campins turned over Q♥Q♠ to win the pot.

At the same time at the next table over, Brandon Estrada had bet 3,000 from the small blind on a flop of J♠7♠8♥ and Kiarash Hamadani called in the cutoff. Gerard Cassis then moved all in for 8,000 on the button.

Estrada asked the dealer if he could raise again before making it 13,000. Hamadani called and they went to the J♦ turn. Estrada then moved all in for 29,000 and Hamadani folded.

Estrada showed K♠J♣ for trips, but Cassis had 7♥7♦ for a full house. The river was the 2♠ and Cassis tripled up, while Estrada took the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riva Arthur	210,000

Felipe Campins	65,000
Brandon Estrada	35,000
Gerard Cassis	30,000
Kiarash Hamadani	27,000

Tags: Brandon Estrada Felipe Campins Gerard Cassis Kiarash Hamadani Riva Arthur

07-05-2025 16:14 UTC-8

Held Raises Yaroshevskyy

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Konstantin Held made it 1,000 to go in the cutoff. Igor Yaroshevskyy called in the cutoff, and a 2♠J♣6♥ flop was fanned. Both players checked to the Q♦ turn, where Yaroshevskyy bet 700.

Held raised to 2,800, which won him the pot as Yaroshevskyy folded after some moments in thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Yaroshevskyy	53,500 9,000	9,000
Konstantin Held	53,000 5,500	5,500

Simeon Spasov	48,400 1,000	1,000

Tags: Igor Yaroshevskyy Konstantin Held

07-05-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Verbruggen Jams the River

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Tom Verbruggen made it 800 from early position and Alen Tenorio three-bet to 2,700 from the hijack. When it got back to Verbruggen, he called.

Verbruggen checked the 5♣3♥4♠ flop and Tenorio continued with a bet of 4,500. Verbruggen slid iin the call.

Two checks followed the 7♥ turn and the 6♥ appeared on the river, making a straight on the board. Verbruggen jammed for 27,500, which was enough to win him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alen Tenorio	80,000 80,000	80,000
Tom Verbruggen	42,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Alen Tenorio Tom Verbruggen

07-05-2025 16:20 UTC-8

Wicker Overbets for Value

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three ways to the 10♥7♦4♣ flop, James Wicker in the big blind bet 5,000 into 2,600. Nicholas Wang on the button was the only caller and they checked the 2♥ on the turn. Wicker bet another 15,000 on the A♣ river and Wang reluctantly paid it off to get shown the 7♠7♣ for a set by Wicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Wicker	127,000 127,000	127,000
Nicholas Wang	36,200 36,200	36,200

Tags: James Wicker Nicholas Wang

07-05-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Rivered Flush Shows Slanina the Exit

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was joined with a full board showing K♠A♦5♣Q♠J♠ and 20,800 already in the middle.

Big blind Michal Slanina, flicked out two red chips, good for a bet of 10,000. Action was then on Pejman Niyati, who had entered the pot from early position. He elected to move all in for 49,500, which covered his opponent's stack.

Slanina made a quick decision, moving the rest of his chips into the middle to signify a call.

It was bad news for Slanina, as he showed his 5♥5♦ for a flopped set. This was no good, though, as Niyati had rivered a flush with 10♠7♠, sending his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pejman Niyati	103,400
Michal Slanina	Busted

Tags: Michal Slanina Pejman Niyati