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

07-05-2025 23:11 UTC-8

Pappas Looks to Regain

Laura Fryer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Tom Siddle opened to 1,4000 from early position and George Pappas called from the cutoff. Ferrando Villa also called on the button, taking the players three-ways to the flop.

The Q♠8♣3♦ fell and players checked to the 7♦ turn.

Siddle checked and Pappas bet 3,000, which saw two folds.

Pappas pickes up small, putting him back to half starting stack in the last level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ferrando Villa	53,000
Tom Siddle	47,000
George Pappas	30,000

Tags: Ferrando Villa George Pappas Tom Siddle

07-05-2025 23:14 UTC-8

Frankland's Kings are Best

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Brett Slezak

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Tingfeng Wu opened the button before Mathew Frankland three-bet to 6,800 from the big blind, and Wu called.

The 8♥7♥6♠ flop checked through to the Q♦ turn which saw Frankland come with a slight overbet as he fired for 15,000, and Wu called.

The 10♣ river slowly checked through as Frankland tabled K♥K♣ for the winner as he collected another pot in a strong Day 1 performance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathew Frankland	145,000
Tingfeng Wu	50,000

Tags: Mathew Frankland

07-05-2025 23:14 UTC-8

Adams Bets Out Narducci

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Brandon Adams opened to 1,300 in the cutoff, finding a call from Gustavo Narducci in the big blind.

Both players declined to bet the 6♣2♠7♣ flop, and Narducci checked again on the K♠ turn.

Adams fired a bet of 2,800, taking dow the pot as Narducci folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo Narducci	208,000
Brandon Adams	38,500

Tags: Gustavo Narducci Brandon Adams

07-05-2025 23:16 UTC-8

What Could Have Been...

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Stewart Morrison

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action was joined on a A♣9♠8♣ flop with roughly 14,000 in the middle.

The player in the big blind checked, as did Miltiadis Kyriakides, who was playing from early position. Action was then on Dustin Holladay, who placed a bet of 7,000. The big blind called, and Kyriakides hit them both with a perfectly executed check-raise.

Holladay took a minute or two, uncertain of what to do. He landed on a fold and returned his cards to the dealer.

The big blind folded almost straight away, and Kyriakides offered to show a card. The 6♣ was the exposed card to which Holladay said, "If he [the big blind] hadn't called, you and I were just getting it in".

Player	Chips	Progress
Miltiadis Kyriakides	127,400 1,800	1,800
Dustin Holladay	55,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Dustin Holladay Miltiadis Kyriakides

07-05-2025 23:17 UTC-8

Munisekar Gets Paid With a Boat

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Quirin Heinz checked out of the hijack on a board of Q♥K♠6♠K♣, and Devaraj Munisekar bet 5,000 from the cutoff. Heinz thought for a few moments and then slid in the call.

The 8♣ appeared on the river, causing Heinz to check again. Munisekar bet 6,500, which Heinz called once more. Munisekar showed a boat with 6♥6♣ and increased his stack to 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Devaraj Munisekar	200,000 30,000	30,000

Quirin Heinz	80,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Devaraj Munisekar Quirin Heinz

07-05-2025 23:22 UTC-8

King Ascends Late, Condemns Kanakopoulos to Rail

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Andrew King raised to 1,200, which Tarun Goyal called in the cutoff. Button Orestis Kanakopoulos then three-bet to 4,800, which King four-bet to 18,000.

Goyal had seen enough and quickly mucked his cards, but Kanakopoulos wanted to see a flop and called.

King slowed down on the 9♦3♠5♥ flop, checking it over to Kanakopoulos. Kanakopoulos bet 11,000, and King called.

The 10♦ turn saw Kanakopoulos size up to a hefty 34,000. Upon hearing the amount, King took off his sunglasses and spent a few minutes in contemplation. Eventually, he check-called to the 3♦ river, which he also checked.

Kanakopoulos piled in a bet of 74,500, which covered most of both players' stacks. King leaned back in his chair, repeating "I do not believe you" a few times before he spent some more time in the tank.

Eventually, King verbally announced a call. Kanakopoulos tabled 6♦6♥ for a measly pair of sixes, which King royally beat with his A♠A♦. King shipped the massive pot and celebrated loudly, and Kanakopoulos could not help but smile as he paid his opponent off.

Kanakopoulos was left with about four big blinds, which he lost before the conclusion of Day 1d.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew King	281,200
Tarun Goyal	51,500 5,700	5,700

Orestis Kanakopoulos	Busted

Tags: Andrew King Tarun Goyal

07-05-2025 23:24 UTC-8

Sindelar Builds a Big Stack

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action was picked up after Joseph Curcio in the big blind raised to 9,900, and Daniel Sindelar in the hijack reraised to 21,000.

Curcio called to discover a flop of 9♦3♣Q♣ where he check-called a continuation bet to 11,000.

The turn was the 5♣ and Sindelar moved all-in. Curcio went deep into the tank but check-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sindelar	245,000 245,000	245,000
Joseph Curcio	27,900 133,500	133,500

Tags: Daniel Sindelar Joseph Curcio

07-05-2025 23:25 UTC-8

Toma Bombs the River on Palacios

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bolacio Palacios raised to 1,300 in the hijack and Bradley Smith called in the cutoff. Tsugunari Toma then three-bet to 4,800 on the button and Palacios four-bet to 14,100. Smith folded, but Toma called to see the 8♣4♣4♠ flop.

Palacios continued for 3,300 and Toma called. Both players checked the A♣ turn, and Palacios also checked the 7♣ river. Toma then bet 46,000.

Palacios took a minute before another player at the table called the clock. Palacios protested that he hadn't been given enough time, but the tournament official still started the 30-second countdown after arriving at the table. Palacios allowed the clock to run out before his hand was declared dead, and Toma took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	120,000 17,500	17,500

Bolivar Palacios	80,000

Tags: Tsugunari Toma Bolivar Palacios

07-05-2025 23:26 UTC-8

Four More Hands

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Brett Slezak

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With 10:00 remaining in Level 5, the floor has announced that four more hands will be played at each table before bagging for the night.

07-05-2025 23:27 UTC-8

Some Notable and Top Chip Counts in Horseshoe Blue

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Laura Fryer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Humberto Martins	250,000 250,000	250,000
Stephen Bristow	210,000 210,000	210,000
Joseph Couden	185,000 125,000	125,000

Dan Klein	150,000 150,000	150,000
Pushpinder Singh	140,000 140,000	140,000
Eric Afriat	107,000 4,500	4,500
Chris Moorman	93,000 17,000	17,000

Kathy Liebert	85,000 12,000	12,000

Ben Lamb	83,000 18,000	18,000

Johan Guilbert	65,000 11,000	11,000
Frederic Normand	55,500 3,900	3,900
Justin Saliba	48,000 48,000	48,000