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

07-05-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Berko Takes From Cannuli

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Tom Cannuli raised to 1,200 from under the gun and Scott Berko called in the big blind. On the 6♣3♠2♦ flop, Berko check-called for 1,200 and they checked the 7♣ on the turn. Berko also checked the K♠ on the river before he reluctantly paid off a bet worth 5,700.

Cannuli tabled the Q♣Q♠ which Berko had beat with the A♠K♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Berko	87,000 9,000	9,000
Tom Cannuli	47,000

Tags: Scott Berko Tom Cannuli

07-05-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Dieu Doubles Up

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Tuyen Dieu moved all in for his last 2,400 in early position, and was immediately at risk once Oddgeir Torekaasa made the call on his left. The rest of the table folded, and the cards were turned up.

Tuyen Dieu: K♦J♣ All in
Oddgeir Torekaasa: A♥Q♠

Dieu was the only one to improve on the 9♥9♣5♣J♥K♠ runout, making two pair to stay alive in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oddgeir Torekaasa	55,200
Tuyen Dieu	5,800

Tags: Tuyen Dieu Oddgeir Torekaasa

07-05-2025 17:46 UTC-8

Grindstaff Flops the Goods and Shows

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Brett Slezak

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Robert Gill opened to 900 from early position before Mark Grindstaff three-bet to 4,000 from the button, and Gill called.

On the Q♣J♣6♠ flop, Gill checked to Grindstaff who instantly tossed out a meaty bet of 6,000, which earned a quick fold from Gill. Grindstaff was kind enough to show his Q♥Q♠ as he flopped the nuts but was unable to get any action

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Grindstaff	73,000
Robert Gill	72,000

Tags: Mark Grindstaff Robert Gill

07-05-2025 17:47 UTC-8

Poker GOAT Phil Ivey Busts on Day 1 of WSOP Main Event

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Phil Ivey will not be the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. The 11-time WSOP bracelet winner saw his tournament come to an end at the halfway point of Day 1d after losing a battle of the blinds to fellow poker pro Joseph Cheong.

While Ivey has achieved nearly everything the game has to offer, poker's World Championship continues to evade him. His deepest run came in 2009, when he finished seventh at the Main Event final table.

But 2025 won’t be the year he adds the most coveted title in poker to his résumé.

Watch Ivey's Elimination Here

07-05-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Recent Busts in Horseshoe Red

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Brett Slezak

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Becker	Busted
Mike Dentale	Busted
Dong Suh	Busted
Koji Fujimoto	Busted
Jair Beltran	Busted
Timothy Pai	Busted
Harvey Jackson	Busted
Richard Lowe	Busted
John Duci	Busted

07-05-2025 17:50 UTC-8

Spitz Beats Griff in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a completed board of Q♠9♠4♣5♥4♥, Howard Spitz checked and then faced a bet worth 4,000 by Jordan Griff. He reluctantly called and Griff showed his A♠10♥, which Spitz had beat with the 10♦9♦ for nines and fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Griff	81,200 8,000	8,000
Howard Spitz	68,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Howard Spitz Jordan Griff

07-05-2025 17:54 UTC-8

Buckner Can't Spike a Flush to Eliminate Goyal

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On the turn of a board that showed 5♣8♠6♠9♠ and with around 14,000 in the middle, Steven Buckner jammed from middle position and the action was on Tarun Goyal. The bet was for Goyal's remaining 18,000, and after thinking for a few minutes, Goyal called.

Tarun Goyal: 7♣4♣ All in
Steven Buckner: K♠9♦

Goyal had a straight, but Buckner could still hit a spade on the river to eliminate Goyal just before the dinner break. The river was a blank, allowing Goyal to earn the crucial double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tarun Goyal	50,000 27,000	27,000

Steven Buckner	35,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Steven Buckner Tarun Goyal

07-05-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Hosein Busts Out

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Jerome Solomon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Amin Hosein went all in from the cutoff with his final 5,800 chips. David Scatchard made the call from the small blind.

Amin Hosein: A♦7♥ All in
David Scatchard: 9♣9♥

Suspense wasn't allowed to build, as Scatchard hit a set of nines on the flop and rode out the full runout of 9♠A♠2♣K♠5♦ to put Hosein out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chi Nguyen	196,500
David Scatchard	85,800
Amin Hosein	Busted

Tags: David Scatchard Amin Hosein

07-05-2025 17:56 UTC-8

George Wins Big Pot With Second Pair

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Arriving on the 2♣Q♥9♠3♥ turn with around 17,000 in the middle, Vincent Giuliano bet 7,600 from the small blind, which Christopher George called on the button.

The 6♠ river was checked to showdown. Giuliano only had ace-high with his A♦K♥, leaving George to take the pot iwh A♥9♦ for a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher George	73,000
Vincent Giuliano	32,000

Tags: Christopher George Vincent Giuliano

07-05-2025 17:57 UTC-8

Dzivielevski Chipping Up

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was joined as Vitor Dzivielevski was facing a bet of 6,300 from his opponent, Leonardo Valenzuela.

The dealer had provided a 7♠2♣9♠6♥ board, and Valenzuela, in the cutoff, had bet following a Dzivielevski check from the small blind. Dzivielevski made the call, and the players moved on to a Q♦ river.

The river slowed the action down as both players checked. Dzivielevski showed his A♦9♣, which was good enough, and Valenzuela returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Valenzuela	120,500 54,300	54,300
Vitor Dzivielevski	98,500 39,500	39,500

Tags: Leonardo Valenzuela Vitor Dzivielevski