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

07-05-2025 19:56 UTC-8

Nyunt Chipping Up

Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Timothy Cramer checked the 6♥3♠J♠ flop from the big blind, and Khin Nyunt tossed out a 1,000 chip in middle position. Cramer called to see the K♦ turn, checking again.

Nyunt sized up to 2,600, and the call was made. Both players then checked it down on the 7♣ river.

Cramer showed J♥9♦ for a pair of jacks, but Nyunt tabled A♣K♥ for top pair to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khin Nyunt	128,000
Timothy Cramer	36,400

Tags: Timothy Cramer Khin Nyunt

07-05-2025 20:01 UTC-8

Zapolski Leads Into Table Leader

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three-way to the Q♦9♣3♣8♥ turn, Vernon Barlow made a bet of 1,600 from the big blind. Krzystof Zapolski called in late position before Najeem Ajez raised to 8,500 in the hijack.

Barlow said goodbye to his cards, but Zapolski tossed in a call after some thinking time. The J♣ came on the river, and Zapolski decided to take the initiative with a bet of 11,500.

Ajez tanked for a couple of minutes, but eventually decided to fold his hand, surrendering the pot to his neighbor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Najeem Ajez	149,500 10,500	10,500
Krzystof Zapolski	101,000
David Peters	86,000 3,500	3,500

Jesse Lonis	67,500 5,500	5,500

Paul Hong	37,000 1,800	1,800
Vernon Barlow	20,200 9,000	9,000
Luis Galvao	15,000

07-05-2025 20:03 UTC-8

Heidt Finds the Flush to Double Through Greenlee

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Laura Fryer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Bradley Heidt open-jammed for his remaining 7,300 stack and action folded around to Adam Greenlee on the button who was the only caller.

Bradley Heidt: K♠Q♣ All in
Adam Greenlee: K♥Q♦

Heidt liked the look of the K♣A♦7♣ flop, as it brought him in a backdoor straight draw.

Another club came on the J♣ turn, and he was calling for "One more!".

The 2♣ river saw Heidt secure the double and save him from elimination in the freezeout, sitting back with a more comfortable stack.

In the next hand, Greenlee opened the cutoff to 1,100 and Francis Rusnak called on the button. Heidt also called from the big blind, taking the players three-ways to the flop.

Heidt moved all in for 9,300 and Greenlee thought before folding, not giving Heidt the chance of another double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Greenlee	23,500 23,500	23,500
Bradley Heidt	14,700 14,700	14,700

Tags: Adam Greenlee Bradley Heidt Francis Rusnak

07-05-2025 20:04 UTC-8

Kluchman Folds to Taneja's River Bet

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After an early position raise and two calls, Gurpreet Taneja squeezed it up to 6,000 from the button. The initial raiser and first caller folded, but David Kluchman called from the button.

On the J♠A♥2♥ flop, Taneja bet 7,000, which Kluchman called.

Taneja slowed down by checking the 3♥ turn and Kluchman now bet 5,500. Taneja called.

When the dealer put out the K♠ on the river, Taneja led out for 14,000. Kluchman took his time before choosing to fold and allowed Taneja to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christophe Morbee	180,000 9,000	9,000
Gurpreet Taneja	70,000 70,000	70,000
David Kluchman	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: David Kluchman Gurpreet Taneja

07-05-2025 20:05 UTC-8

Jivkov Picks Off Goodman's Bluff

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Brett Slezak

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three-ways to the turn with the board reading 9♣8♠5♠6♥, Ramon Pessoa checked from the small blind to Samuel Goodman in the big blind who fired a near-pot sized bet of 8,800 into the middle. Nick Jivkov called in the hijack while Pessoa folded.

On the 3♣ river, Goodman fired out another bet of 11,500. Jivkov would tank for almost two minutes before he put in the call.

Samuel Goodman: Q♠10♥
Nick Jivkov: 9♥9♦

Goodman was bluffing while Jivkov made the right call with his top set to drag a sizeable one off of Goodman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Jivkov	122,000

Ramon Pessoa	57,000
Amnon Filippi	54,000

Samuel Goodman	51,000

Tags: Nick Jivkov Ramon Pessoa Samuel Goodman

07-05-2025 20:06 UTC-8

Aces Are Good for Revniaga

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Vladimir Revniaga checked the 9♣J♠6♠ flop in middle position, and Cliff Josephy slid out a bet of 3,200 from the hijack.

Revniaga then raised to 10,200, and Josephy called to see the 9♠ turn. Revniaga led out for 5,000, and the call was made.

The 10♠ river led to checks from both players, and Revniaga showed A♠A♣.

"They're good," Josephy said as he mucked his cards, and Revniaga raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Josephy	187,000 6,200	6,200

Joe McKeehen	64,000

Vladimir Revniaga	58,000
Santhosh Suvarna	39,200

Tags: Cliff Josephy Vladimir Revniaga

07-05-2025 20:06 UTC-8

Bifarella Shows One After Turn Shove

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Samuel Bifarella three-bet to 5,800 in the small blind and received calls from Judith Bielan in middle position and He Zhou in the hijack.

All three players checked the Q♥6♦5♦ flop. Bifarella then led out for 7,000 on the 3♣ turn and Bielan raised to 20,000. Zhou got out of the way, but Bifarella came back with an all-in shove.

"Do you really have a set of queens?" Bielan asked as she went deep into the tank. She had around 35,000 remaining and spent several minutes considering the decision.

"Ace-queen of diamonds? What do you think I have?" she asked Bifarella.

"Threes?" Bifarella replied.

Bielan ended up folding and Bifarella asked her if she wanted him to show one card. Bielan nodded and Bifarella turned over the K♥ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Bifarella	200,000 40,000	40,000
He Zhou	110,000
Judith Bielan	35,000

Tags: He Zhou Judith Bielan Samuel Bifarella

07-05-2025 20:07 UTC-8

A Pham, a Sam and a Jam: A Poker Trinity

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was joined on the river with roughly 5,000 in the middle and a full board showing Q♥2♣2♥7♠2♦.

Action was on Brian Pham, who moved all in. Pham had the larger stack of the two remaining players, and as such, was asking his opponent to risk his tournament life.

Jereld Sam was the player trying to figure it out. He had a stack of 12,600, so the all-in was for significantly more than the pot.

After a minute or two had passed, he committed his remaining stack and quickly received good news. Pham rolled over his K♣J♠ for just king-high. Sam turned over Q♦J♣ for a full house, and once his stack amount was confirmed, the double up was pushed in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Pham	56,400 56,400	56,400
Jereld Sam	30,500 30,500	30,500

Tags: Brian Pham Jereld Sam

07-05-2025 20:09 UTC-8

Post-Dinner Busts in Horseshoe Red

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Brett Slezak

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yingui Li	Busted

Matthew Sprengel	Busted
Armando Rojas	Busted
[Removed:532]	Busted
Cristofer Baptiste	Busted
Andrew O'Brien	Busted
Steven Mast	Busted
Keith Howard	Busted
Michal Gadawski	Busted
Alexander Pope	Busted
Brian McCool	Busted
Ramaswamy Pyloore	Busted

07-05-2025 20:09 UTC-8

Mader Goes All-In

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Michael Gonzales opened to 1,300 from middle position and he was called by the hijack and by both players in the blinds.

Gonzales continued for 2,500 on the 4♦A♣5♥ flop, but only Phil Mader in the small blind made the call.

The turn was the J♦. Gonzales fired a second barrel of 6,100, but Mader check-raised to 15,000. Gonzales called but saw Mader moving all-in for 14,400 on the J♣ river. He decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gonzales	95,000 95,000	95,000
Phil Mader	54,400 54,400	54,400

Tags: Michael Gonzales Phil Mader