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

07-05-2025 21:01 UTC-8

Too Soon?

Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The action was joined with a full board showing 8♣2♣8♦5♣6♣ and slightly over 50,000 already in the pot.

Christopher Morgan had moved all in, covering his opponent's stack of 33,300, and action was on a tortured Kevin Nathan, who was trying to figure it all out.

After a few minutes had passed, Morgan called the clock on Nathan, and the floor staff were duly summoned to uphold the request.

"Clock? Already?" Nathan asked. "It's been three or four minutes now, was Morgan's retort.

Nathan didn't seem to dispute this fact, and the floor staff started the countdown.

As the clock struck zero, Nathan pitched his cards back to the dealer, surrendering the pot to his tablemate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Morgan	90,500

Kevin Nathan	33,300

Tags: Christopher Morgan Kevin Nathan

07-05-2025 21:02 UTC-8

A Straight to Double for Schiavo

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a board of 5♠Q♦8♠K♦, Tianyi Ma under the gun bet 3,200 and Matthew Schiavo in the big blind raised all-in for 11,300. Ma went deep into the tank, even asking to the dealer how much he had to add to call. After a minute, he decided to call.

Matthew Schiavo: J♣10♥ All in
Tianyi Ma: A♥K♣

Ma called with top pair but Schiavo had a straight. The 10♦ river changed nothing and Schiavo doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tianyi Ma	65,000
Matthew Schiavo	28,000

Tags: Matthew Schiavo Tianyi Ma

07-05-2025 21:03 UTC-8

McMahon Rivers Lin

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Brett Slezak

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Ren Lin opened to 1,000 from middle position and Carter McMahon defended his big blind.

On the Q♦6♣5♣ flop, McMahon check-called a bet of 1,000 from Lin.

McMahon then led on the repeat 5♦ turn for 4,000 and Lin stuck around with a call.

On the 6♦ river, McMahon fired again for 10,000, sending Lin into the tank. After a little over a minute, Lin would compliment his opponent on a nice hand as he flicked in calling chips. McMahon tabled 4♦2♦ for a rivered flush which was good as Lin flinged his cards into the muck.

This table has been selected for the main feature table for the PokerGO stream, where they will be moving on the break. Brian Hastings is also sat at the table with a healthy stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carter McMahon	125,000 125,000	125,000
Ren Lin	120,000 44,800	44,800

Brian Hastings	85,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Carter McMahon Ren Lin

07-05-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Further Counts in Yellow

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mounir Tajiou	220,000 45,000	45,000
Alan Goasdoue	193,000 157,000	157,000
Claudio Elizalde	106,000 21,000	21,000
Bobby James	77,500 77,500	77,500
Long Tran	59,100 900	900
Scott Bohlman	57,000 4,000	4,000

Yulian Bogdanov	51,500 39,500	39,500
Terrance Reid	46,000 13,500	13,500
Aaron Massey	39,000 4,000	4,000
Tony Dunst	32,500 11,700	11,700

Davin Anderson	21,000 10,900	10,900

07-05-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Rivered Boat Not Enough For Tubaugh Against Melius

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Brian Tubaugh bet 8,000 from the big blind on a board of Q♦J♠K♥8♥ before Barth Melius raised enough in early position to put Tubaugh all in. Tubaugh tanked for a few minutes before calling for his last 20,000.

Tubaugh showed K♠8♦ for two pair, but Melius had Q♥Q♠ for a set. Several players at the table reacted when the 8♣ came on the river to give Tubaugh a full house, but Melius had improved to queens and eights to win the pot.

"I needed the king only. Good game, guys," Tubaugh said on his way to the rail.

Ethan "Rampage" Yau and 2014 Main Event champion Martin Jacobson were also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Sankari	170,000 170,000	170,000
Barth Melius	130,000 130,000	130,000
Jimmy Setna	130,000 15,000	15,000

Malcolm Franchi	90,000 50,000	50,000
Nate Silver	85,000 85,000	85,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	75,000 75,000	75,000
Ryan Laplante	70,000 10,600	10,600

Thomas Meehan	45,000 5,000	5,000
Danny Tang	10,000 40,000	40,000

Brian Tubaugh	Busted
Martin Jacobson	Busted

Ethan Yau	Busted

Lily Kiletto	Busted

Tags: Barth Melius Brian Tubaugh

07-05-2025 21:07 UTC-8

Torekaasa Forces the Folds

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Oddgeir Torekaasa opened to 1,200 in early position, and Patrick McKelvey three-bet to 3,000 on his left. Thomas Stocker made the call on the button before Torekaasa four-bet to 8,000.

McKelvey and Stocker both called and checked the 5♥7♣2♠ flop. Torekaasa continued with a bet of 8,000, good enough to take down the pot as both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oddgeir Torekaasa	116,000 60,800	60,800
Thomas Stocker	94,000
Andrew Kelsall	51,000

Patrick McKelvey	45,000

Tags: Oddgeir Torekaasa Patrick McKelvey Thomas Stocker

07-05-2025 21:07 UTC-8

Griff Under Pressure

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a heads-up flop of A♦K♠J♠, Jordan Griff check-called for 2,000 against Devin Horvath and did so again for 3,000 on the 2♣ turn. They checked the A♦ on the river and a seemingly annoyed Griff tabled the A♣7♣ for trips aces. Since being a big stack during the previous break, Griff's stack had tumbled below half of the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Devin Horvath	70,000
Jordan Griff	23,500 130,200	130,200

Tags: Jordan Griff Devin Horvath

07-05-2025 21:13 UTC-8

Spasov Sent to Exit

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Simeon Spasov checked the 3♣9♦Q♦10♣ flop from the big blind to Tobey Faugno under the gun, who added 2,000 to the pot of 5,200.

Spasov called to the 5♣ river, where he checked again. Faugno bet 5,000, and Spasov called off after some thought. Faugno showed K♥Q♥ for top pair, and Spasov nodded his head as he sent his cards to the muck.

Spasov was left with two big blinds, which he lost a couple of hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobey Faugno	104,000
Simeon Spasov	Busted

Tags: Simeon Spasov Tobey Faugno

07-05-2025 21:14 UTC-8

Orlando Battles Through

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Laura Fryer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Randolph Sells opened from under the gun to 1,200 and Jon Orlando raised to 2,500 from middle position. Christopher Lewis called from the hijack and Grigorios Bellos called from the cutoff. Jerome Youngbar re-raised to 5,500 in the small blind and only Sells folded.

The Q♣3♥K♦ flop was bet by Youngbar to 3,000 and Orlando called. Lewis raised to 8,500 and only Orlando called, leaving the players to go heads-up.

The J♣ was turned and players checked to the 4♦ river.

Orlando bet out 13,000 and he took the pot after showing K♥Q♥ as Youngbar mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randolph Sells	120,000 38,000	38,000
Jon Orlando	102,000 57,200	57,200
Grigorios Bellos	72,000 45,700	45,700
Jerome Youngbar	52,000 52,000	52,000
Christopher Lewis	45,400 32,100	32,100

Tags: Christopher Lewis Grigorios Bellos Jerome Youngbar Jon Orlando Randolph Sells

07-05-2025 21:14 UTC-8

Sickle Fires Thrice

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Chet Sickle raised to 1,100 in middle position, finding calls from John Connors on his left and Oren Haziza on the button. Nicholas Kallenbach also came along in the big blind, and the 8♥6♦J♥ flop hit the felt.

Kallenbach checked to Sickle, who continued with a bet of 1,200. Only Haziza called to see the 8♣ turn, and Sickle fired again for 2,500.

This time, Haziza let his hand go, leaving Sickle to drag in the chips.