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

07-05-2025 22:24 UTC-8

Madala Shoves the River in Three-Way Pot

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bart Lybaert bet 3,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 10♣9♣Q♥ and Vijayarakesh Madala raised to 11,000 in early position. Peter Morris called in middle position, as did Lybaert.

The turn was the A♦ and Madala bet another 17,000. Only Morris called this time to see the 8♠ river. Madala then moved all in for 30,000.

Morris quickly folded and Madala raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vijayarakesh Madala	90,000
Peter Morris	55,000
Bart Lybaert	45,000

Tags: Bart Lybaert Peter Morris Vijayarakesh Madala

07-05-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Lee Takes Small from Kiem

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Laura Fryer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Peter Kiem opened to 1,200 from under the gun and Stanley Lee three-bet to 4,200 from middle position.

Kiem called and the players saw a J♥10♠K♦ flop.

Kiem to checked, Lee bet 7,000 which saw Kiem fold, passing a small pot to Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Kiem	97,500 33,500	33,500
Stanley Lee	63,000

Tags: Peter Kiem Stanley Lee

07-05-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Bardah Back to Six Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Three-way to a flop of Q♣5♠5♣, Changliang Deng checked from the small blind to Ronnie Bardah in late position, who bet 1,800. Aaron Owens then min-raised to 3,600, and Deng called cold.

Bardah also called, after which the 2♣ turn was checked by all three. Deng continued checking on the 8♦ river, but Bardah picked the aggression back up with a bet of 5,600.

Owens snap-folded, but Deng called after some time in the tank. Bardah tabled A♣J♣ for a flush, and Deng flung his cards toward the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Staats	145,500 36,000	36,000

Ronnie Bardah	105,000 10,000	10,000

Changliang Deng	86,000
Aaron Owens	47,000

Tags: Aaron Owens Changliang Deng Ronnie Bardah

07-05-2025 22:27 UTC-8

Li Abandon's Boat

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Jerome Solomon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Nan Li, who has been among the chip leaders for much of the day, bet 13,000 chips on the river from middle position with the board reading: J♠9♥J♦8♠Q♦.

Corey Wick, playing from under the gun, check-raised to 50,000.

Li went into an intensive tank. He appeared to come close to calling on a couple of occasions, but in the end he laid down his hand.

But he didn't want to let it go. He showed 9♠9♣, meaning he had flopped a full house.

Wick, seeing what Li folded, turned his hand over. He had K♦J♣, for trip jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nan Li	255,000 29,500	29,500
Corey Wick	153,800

Tags: Corey Wick Nan Li

07-05-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Najeem Ajez	147,000 2,500	2,500
Anthony Mattera	127,100 700	700
Mario Fata	114,500 12,900	12,900
Vincent Giuliano	87,500 55,500	55,500
Igor Yaroshevskyy	65,500 24,900	24,900
Sean Legendre	61,400 30,600	30,600
Leonard August	57,800 17,800	17,800

Kim Crushes Cloutier on the Turn

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

San Kim and Eric Cloutier exchanged raises before the flop until Cloutier was all in for his last 40,000 on the button and Kim put him at risk in middle position.

Eric Cloutier: Q♥Q♣ All in
San Kim: J♥10♣

Cloutier had caught Kim making a move and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came 2♣7♠9♣. The turn, though, brought the 8♠ to give Kim a straight. The J♦ completed the board on the river and a stunned Cloutier made his way to the rail.

"You should go play a cash game tonight, you'll make $100,000," tablemate Kenny Nguyen joked with Kim.

"I don't play that way in a cash game," Kim replied with a smile as he stacked up nearly 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
San Kim	290,000 290,000	290,000

Eric Cloutier	Busted

Tags: Eric Cloutier San Kim

07-05-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Reinstein Clicks it Back

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jared Reinstein opened from the hijack to 1,400 and saw the player one seat to his left make the call. Sensing an opportunity, Thomas Winschel three-bet from the big blind to 6,000.

Not to be outdone, Reinstein responded with a raise of his own, a four-bet to 13,000.

The original caller in the cutoff couldn't get out of there quick enough, and Winschel followed suit, abandoning his chips in the middle and returning his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Winschel	79,300 79,300	79,300
Jared Reinstein	34,700 34,700	34,700

Tags: Jared Reinstein Thomas Winschel

07-05-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Aguero Exits Against Mazurkevicius

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jesse Klinger raised to 1,500 in the hijack, and Sergio Aguero moved all in for his last 3,000 in the cutoff. Andrius Mazurkevicius tossed out a three-bet to 6,000 in the big blind, and Klinger got out of the way.

Sergio Aguero: K♥9♥ All in
Andrius Mazurkevicius: 10♠10♣

Aguero could not connect on the 4♥A♣5♣2♠6♥ runout, confirming his exit as Mazurkevicius held with pocket tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Klinger	86,000 4,100	4,100
Andrius Mazurkevicius	77,000
Sergio Aguero	Busted

Tags: Andrius Mazurkevicius Jesse Klinger Sergio Aguero

07-05-2025 22:33 UTC-8

Trevidy Picks Off Daniels to Double

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Brett Slezak

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ewen Trevidy from middle position and Jacob Daniels from the big blind were heads-up to a completed board of 6♦3♥2♦4♣4♠ with 13,000 in the middle already.

Daniels checked to Trevidy who bet 6,000 before Daniels announced all-in as the covering stack for 49,300 effective. Trevidy would go deep into the tank, and after four minutes the clock was called. With ten seconds remaining, Trevidy flicked in a single chip to call off for his tournament life.

Ewen Trevidy: Q♦Q♣ All in
Jacob Daniels: 9♦6♣

Trevidy made the right call with his overpair as Daniels put him in a brutal spot. Trevidy collected a massive double while Daniels still retains a healthy stack.