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

07-05-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Gelinski Takes a Big Piece Out of Chen

Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Alex Gelinski opened the cutoff to 600 before James Chen three-bet to 1,800 on the button. Gelinski then put in a four-bet to 6,600, utilizing one of each chip denomination, and Chen called.

On the 9♠7♦6♠ flop, Gelinski continued for 3,500 before Chen raised to 9,500, and Gelinski called.

Gelinski then checked the K♣ turn to Chen who bet 13,000 but Gelinski was not going anywhere as he put in the call.

The J♦ river quickly checked through as Gelinski tabled A♠K♠ for the winner and Chen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Gelinski	98,000 98,000	98,000
James Chen	24,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Alex Gelinski James Chen

07-05-2025 14:11 UTC-8

Allen Shoves and Shows Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Benjamin Luber and Mike Allen arrived on the Q♠A♣2♣5♥9♦ river with about 25,000 in the pot. Luber checked in middle position, prompting Allen to move all in from the cutoff.

Luber's stack of 37,300 was covered, and he spent about five minutes in the tank. After several apologies for taking his time, he found a fold.

"Do you want to see it?" Allen asked as he was handed the pot. Luber gave an affirmative answer, and Allen tabled K♦J♥ for a stone-cold bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Allen	98,000
Sarah Ramirez	69,000
Benjamin Luber	37,300

Tags: Benjamin Luber Mike Allen

07-05-2025 14:09 UTC-8

Lamb Bets into Elias

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Laura Fryer

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Players were already on the 9♠5♣10♣ flop with a pot of around 2,000 when Benjamin Lamb bet 1,200 and Darren Elias called from the hijack.

The J♠ was turned and both checked to the 4♥ river.

Lamb bet 9,000 on the river which saw Elias fold, handing the pot to Lamb.

There are a number of other notables at the table, making it an interesting Day 1 battle for the players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	85,000 25,000	25,000
Gregory Ackels	65,500 65,500	65,500
Darren Elias	61,000 1,000	1,000

Hugues Girard	59,000 59,000	59,000
Benjamin Lamb	55,000 55,000	55,000
Dalton Hobold	51,700 51,700	51,700
Ali Shojania	51,000 51,000	51,000
Erik Wigg	34,500 34,500	34,500

Tags: Benjamin Lamb Darren Elias

07-05-2025 14:09 UTC-8

Leonard Coolers Jones to Double

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Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Patrick Leonard from under the gun and Brian Jones from the big blind were tangled in a massive pot with around 65,000 in the middle by the river with the board reading K♦10♠10♦3♦8♠.

Jones checked to Leonard on the river who jammed for his remaining 18,700. Over three minutes would roll off the clock before Jones flicked in a chip to call.

Leonard showed A♥A♣ for the winner as Jones tapped the table and pushed his cards into the middle. Another player at the table indicated that they must be turned over for an all-in situation, but Leonard kindly added that he does not care if his opponent just mucks. Jones then flipped over A♠K♣ as he could not get away, and Leonard collected the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	102,000 55,000	55,000

Brian Jones	29,000

Tags: Brian Jones Patrick Leonard

07-05-2025 14:09 UTC-8

Hall Gets Value on the River

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Four players saw a flop of 4♣7♣3♠ when Galen Hall bet 2,500 from middle position. Only Martin McCloskey in the small blind called.

Both players checked the 5♠ turn. Hall then bet 5,400 on the 5♦ river and McCloskey called.

Hall turned over Q♠Q♣ and McCloskey almost ripped his cards in half before tossing them back to the dealer.

Shannon Shorr and Taylor Paur were recently spotted in the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	75,000 15,000	15,000

Shannon Shorr	60,000 60,000	60,000

Taylor Paur	60,000 60,000	60,000

Martin McCloskey	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Galen Hall Martin McCloskey

07-05-2025 14:06 UTC-8

Fight Didn't Last Long

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Jerome Solomon

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Dan Sepiol started the action by raising to 600 from the hijack. Mathieu Choffardet called on the button.

After the small blind folded, Steven Jones made it 4,200 to go. To his surprise, both Sepiol and Choffardet called without hesitation.

"Is it too late to just call?" Jones joked.

When the flop hit J♣2♦10♣, Jones checked. Sepiol bet 5,000 chips.

Choffardet and Jones quickly threw in their cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Sepiol	77,100 17,100	17,100

Steven Jones	70,000 10,000	10,000

Mathieu Choffardet	56,900 56,900	56,900

Tags: Dan Sepiol Mathieu Choffardet Steven Jones

07-05-2025 14:04 UTC-8

Honkonen Rebuilding

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Charles Honkonen raised from under the gun to 600, and action folded round to Vamsi Magam, on the button. Magam gave Honkonen a good look up and down, trying to get a look at his opponent's stack. "I started the hand with 19,900", Honkonen advised. Magam opted just to call, and the remaining players to act folded.

Both players checked the J♥4♣5♥ flop before Honkonen picked the betting lead back up with a bet of 1,500 on the 9♥ turn. Magam made the call, and the two took a river.

The 8♦ didn't slow Honkonen, who flicked out a bet of 2,500. This time, Magam ceded, returning his cards to the dealer and surrendering the pot to Honkonen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vamsi Magam	81,500 81,500	81,500
Charles Honkonen	23,400 23,400	23,400

Tags: Charles Honkonen Vamsi Magam

07-05-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Punjarojanakul Pings a Flush on the River

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Tanupat Punjarojanakul made it 700 from under the gun before Natalie Teh three-bet out of the cutoff to 2,500. Punjarojanakul called to see a flop.

Punjarojanakul check-called a bet of 2,000 from Teh on the 5♣K♥J♥ flop.

The turn came the 6♠ and Punjarojanakul check-called another bet from Teh, this time for 6,500.

When the 4♥ hit the river, Punjarojanakul led out for 11,000. Teh reluctantly called and then mucked after seeing Punjarojanakul's rivered flush holding A♥8♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tanupat Punjarojanakul	67,000 67,000	67,000
Natalie Teh	43,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Natalie Teh Tanupat Punjarojanakul

07-05-2025 14:00 UTC-8

Assorted Counts From Horseshoe Blue

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Andrada	113,000 113,000	113,000
Lachezar Petkov	77,000 77,000	77,000

Oscar Peleg	74,900 74,900	74,900
Blaz Zerjav	70,000 70,000	70,000

Jonathan Tamayo	68,000 68,000	68,000

David Uvaydov	67,000 67,000	67,000
Hugues Girard	64,000 64,000	64,000
Marc MacDonnell	59,500 59,500	59,500
Omar Eljach	59,000 59,000	59,000

Steve Watts	58,000 58,000	58,000
Kahle Burns	54,200 54,200	54,200

Georgios Sotiropoulos	53,000 53,000	53,000

Sergio Aido	51,300 51,300	51,300

Antoine Saout	47,000 47,000	47,000
Anton Wigg	45,000 45,000	45,000
Ari Engel	15,500 44,500	44,500

David Dao	Busted

07-05-2025 13:58 UTC-8

Raise or Fold

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Victor Stauffer raised to 600 from early position, and was immediately met with a three-bet by Eivind Vedholm, one seat to his left. Vedholm made it 2,200, but that wouldn't be the final price to see a flop.

Once action got to Shardul Aramudhan in the cutoff, he wanted to play for more, putting in a four-bet to 6,200.

Action folded to Stauffer, who folded, leaving Vedholm to deal with Aramudhan. Vedholm had no interest in continuing either, though, and also returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shardul Aramudhan	67,700
Victor Stauffer	67,200
Eivind Vedholm	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Eivind Vedholm Shardul Aramudhan Victor Stauffer