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

07-05-2025 16:38 UTC-8

Gates Busts Grohnert

Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Andre Grohnert moved all in for his last 4,100 from the button, and Garry Gates made the call from the small blind, prompting both players to table their hands.

Andre Grohnert: 4♣4♥ All in
Garry Gates: 8♠8♦

Grohnert needed help to stay alive, but the board ran out 10♣7♠Q♥K♥9♠, offering no lifeline for his pocket fours. The German online qualifier saw his Main Event run come to an end faster than he would have hoped, while Gates continued to build his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garry Gates	78,000 78,000	78,000
Andre Grohnert	Busted

07-05-2025 16:36 UTC-8

Lonis Takes Six-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Luis Galvao raised to 900 under the gun. Najeem Ajez called in middle position, Chase Watson did so in the seat next to him, Vernon Barlow came along in the cutoff, and Jesse Lonis and Paul Hong called in the blinds.

It checked to Barlow on the 6♠A♠4♠ flop, who bet 1,100. Lonis then raised to 3,900, which folded out the entire table, including Barlow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	80,200 5,200	5,200

Najeem Ajez	80,000 1,000	1,000
Paul Hong	56,000 9,000	9,000
David Peters	48,300 6,800	6,800

Vernon Barlow	44,200 44,200	44,200
Luis Galvao	33,500 33,500	33,500
Chase Watson	26,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Chase Watson Jesse Lonis Luis Galvao Najeem Ajez Paul Hong Vernon Barlow

07-05-2025 16:35 UTC-8

Charlton Wins at Showdown

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Daniel Charlton opened in the cutoff to 1,000, just to see Nikita Kutukov three-bet to 3,000, on his immediate left. The players in the blinds folded, but Charlton made the call to see three.

Charlton continued with a check-call approach when Kutukov put out a bet of 2,200 on the 6♥K♥A♣ flop.

Both players checked the 10♥ turn, and they both checked the 9♣ river, too.

Charlton flipped over Q♣10♣ for a pair of tens, and that was enough to win the pot as Kutukov mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Charlton	76,700
Nikita Kutukov	42,000

Tags: Daniel Charlton Nikita Kutukov

07-05-2025 16:35 UTC-8

Arthur Doesn't Stay Down For Long

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Riva Arthur bet 6,000 from early position on a flop of K♥Q♥J♦ and Clayton Thompson raised to 14,000 in the hijack. Arthur called and the 5♥ fell on the turn.

Thompson then moved all in for 51,000 and Arthur practically beat him into the pot. Thompson turned over J♥10♥ for a flush, but Arthur had the nut flush with A♥2♥. The river was the 8♥ and Arthur raked in the massive pot to send Thompson to the rail and her stack past 250,000.

"You finally won a pot. It's been 10 minutes," tablemate DJ Mackinnon joked.

"Finally," Arthur added as she snapped a photo of the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riva Arthur	260,000 50,000	50,000

Patrik Jaros	130,000 10,000	10,000
Joseph Beasy	90,000 40,000	40,000
Thomas Paul	65,000 18,000	18,000
DJ Mackinnon	55,000 55,000	55,000
Jongwook Lee	25,000 10,000	10,000
Clayton Thompson	Busted

Tags: Clayton Thompson Riva Arthur

07-05-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Musa Sets Up Miholich

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Brett Slezak

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Han Feng opened the hijack to 1,000 and Bahar Musa called in the cutoff. In the small blind, Kyle Miholich squeezed to 5,000. Feng quickly got out of the way but Musa wanted to see three.

On the K♥J♠6♥ flop, Miholich continued for 3,400 and Musa put in the call.

Miholich sized up to 9,000 on the 8♥ turn, with Musa coming along once again before the 4♠ river checked through.

Kyle Miholich: A♣K♠
Bahar Musa: 6♠6♣

Miholich flopped top-top but Musa flopped a set to win, as Miholich was fortunate not to have faced a river barrel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Feng	110,000 50,000	50,000
Bahar Musa	84,000 84,000	84,000
Kyle Miholich	53,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Bahar Musa Han Feng Kyle Miholich

07-05-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Anderson Challenges Sood

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Jerome Solomon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Gaurav Sood bet 5,600 chips into a 9,000-chip pot with the full board laid out 4♣6♣K♣J♣6♦.

Carol Anderson raised to 14,200, requiring Sood to put in more than half his remaining chips if he wanted to make the call.

He thought about it for two minutes, then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carol Anderson	59,200 59,200	59,200
Gaurav Sood	10,300 10,300	10,300

Tags: Carol Anderson Gaurav Sood

07-05-2025 16:30 UTC-8

River Snap, Instant Bad News

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was joined with roughly 17,000 already in the pot, and the board showing 9♥8♠J♣9♠.

Jordan Griff, playing from the small blind, placed a bet of 10,000, and Bradley Pollard made the call from the cutoff.

The river brought the 7♣, and Griff moved all in for 25,800. Pollard called immediately, tabling his 10♠10♦ for a rivered straight. It was bad news, though, as his straight was no good versus Griff's turned full house as he showed 9♦8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Griff	89,200 89,200	89,200
Bradley Pollard	27,500 27,500	27,500

Tags: Bradley Pollard Jordan Griff

07-05-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Guerrero Going Up

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Hayden Hetland and Antonio Guerrero had already built a sizable pot when Hetland bet 11,000 on a completed board of 6♠A♣7♦Q♣9♥.

Guerrero upped the ante to 29,000, and Hetland called off after some thought.

Guerrero showed 10♣8♣ for the nuts, and Hetland took a picture of the winning hand in combination with the board before he returned his cards face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Guerrero	156,000
Tom Fuchs	90,300 36,400	36,400

Hayden Hetland	48,000
Omar Mehmood	34,000 13,600	13,600

Tags: Antonio Guerrero Hayden Hetland

07-05-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Herzog Runs Into Grise's Full House

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was picked up on a board of A♣3♣4♦10♣A♠ with more than 20,000 In the pot. Tal Herzog on the button bet 20,000, and it didn't take long for Benjamin Grise in early position to announce "call".

Herzog then flipped over A♥K♥ for trips, but he ran into Grise's full house with 3♠3♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Grise	94,000 94,000	94,000
Tal Herzog	26,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Benjamin Grise Tal Herzog

07-05-2025 16:25 UTC-8

O'Donnell Sends Banerji to the Rail

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 45,000 already in the pot and the board reading K♦2♠9♠5♥3♣, Neehar Banerji was all-in for over 30,000 from the small blind. Matt O'Donnell, on the button, went deep into the tank before eventually making the call.

Banerji tabled A♥2♣ for just a pair of deuces, while O'Donnell revealed J♣J♥ for a solid pair of jacks. After a brief chip count, Banerji asked, “He had me covered?” The dealer confirmed, and Banerji’s tournament run came to an end as O'Donnell scooped the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt O'Donnell	119,000
Neehar Banerji	Busted

Tags: Matt O'Donnell Neehar Banerji