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

07-05-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Cortijo Shows the Goods

Sava Krink

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With roughly 13,000 already in the middle and the board reading J♦J♥10♦2♥8♥, John Loveless led out for 5,000 as the first to act. Lucas Cortijo responded with a raise to 15,000, putting the pressure on.

Loveless went into the tank and took his time, but eventually gave it up. Cortijo then turned over 10♥10♠, revealing a full house to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Cortijo	77,500 77,500	77,500
John Loveless	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: John Loveless Lucas Cortijo

07-05-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Ruan Check-Jams the River

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Brett Slezak

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Dean Ruan from under the gun and Raymond Yee from middle position were heads-up to the turn with the board reading J♣4♦3♦6♥ with 3,500 in the middle. Ruan led for 2,700 before Yee raised to 8,100 and Ruan put in the call.

On the K♥ river, Ruan checked it over to Yee who bet a substantial 14,000 with 24,000 behind. Ruan did not take long before he announced all-in as the covering stack, forcing Yee to give up his hand after a small tank.

"First one with two green [25,000] chips!" joked a tablemate.

Ruan replied, "It's easy when you river top set."

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Ruan	87,000
Raymond Yee	24,000

Tags: Dean Ruan Raymond Yee

07-05-2025 12:49 UTC-8

Coughlin Takes from Yutuc

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Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Neil Coughlin opened from under the gun to 600. Loyal Sprague called from middle position and Joseph Nordman called on the button, with George Yutuc also defending the big blind.

The 7♣9♦A♥ flop saw Yutuc check, and Coughlin bet 1,200. Action folded around to Yutuc who was the only caller.

The 6♣ turn was check-called by Yutuc, after Coughlin bet 2,000.

Both checked down the 5♠ river, with Yutuc saying "Nines," without showing his hand.

Coughlin showed A♠7♠ for two pair and scooped up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Nordman	89,000 89,000	89,000
George Yutuc	61,000 61,000	61,000
Neil Coughlin	56,000 56,000	56,000
Loyal Sprague	49,800 49,800	49,800

Tags: George Yutuc Joseph Nordman Loyal Sprague Neil Coughlin

07-05-2025 12:51 UTC-8

Dauajare Puts Edali in the Blender

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ahmed Edali bet 5,000 from the big blind on a board of 10♠J♥K♥J♠ and David Dauajare raised to 15,000 under the gun. Edali called, and the 7♣ fell on the river.

Dauajare then moved all in for 29,000.

"Man, oh man. I'm going to need three minutes," Edali sighed.

"We'll give you four," tablemate Zi Long Zhang replied.

"This is really, really sick. You seem comfortable," Edali said, spending several minutes muttering to himself the various possibilities of what Dauajare held. He eventually called.

"Ace-queen is no good," Zhang said to Edali, who indeed turned over A♠Q♣ for a straight. Dauajare could only show Q♠9♥ for a smaller straight as he wished the table luck before making his exit.

"I fold ace-queen on the turn there," Zhang added after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Edali	130,000 130,000	130,000
Zi Long Zhang	60,000 60,000	60,000
Matthew Moss	40,000 20,000	20,000
David Dauajare	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Edali David Dauajare

07-05-2025 12:51 UTC-8

Sluzinski Takes it Down Preflop

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Edgaras Kausinis came in with a raise to 600 from the hijack before Jeff Sluzinski three-bet the button to 2,000. After the blinds folded, Kausinis decided he wanted to play for more as he four-bet to 6,000. Sluzinski mulled it over briefly, then five-bet it up to 14,200. Kausinis thought better of it and folded, allowing Sluzinski to drag in a healthy pot preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Sluzinski	65,000 5,000	5,000

Edgaras Kausinis	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Edgaras Kausinis Jeff Sluzinski

07-05-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Seed Beginning to Sprout

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Brett Slezak

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Huck Seed opened to 500 from under the gun before Andreas Putz three-bet to 1,600 next to act, and Seed called.

"First pot I raise all day and I get reraised," Seed joked, "We must both have aces."

On the Q♣J♣7♥ flop, Seed check-called a bet of 2,000 from Putz as Seed further commented, "Must be a chop."

Seed checked once more on the 5♠ turn before Putz placed out a bet of 6,000. Seed took some time before he put in a massive raise to 50,000, almost enough to put Putz all-in, but he laid it down after a short tank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	79,000 19,000	19,000

Andreas Putz	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Andreas Putz Huck Seed

07-05-2025 12:55 UTC-8

Aguero Wins Three-Way Pot with Two Pair

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Sava Krink

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Adil Morkos kicked things off from the button with a raise to 700 and picked up calls from both blinds.

The flop came Q♥6♠J♦ and all three players checked.

When the K♣ landed on the turn, both blinds checked again and Morkos fired out 1,200. Sergio Aguero and Matthew Rogers both came along.

The river brought the 2♣, and this time the action checked through. Rogers revealed K♥10♦ for top pair, but Aguero showed K♠J♥ for two pair to take the pot, while Morkos quietly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adil Morkos	118,000 118,000	118,000
Matthew Rogers (CA)	41,700 41,700	41,700
Sergio Aguero	33,900 26,100	26,100

Tags: Adil Morkos Matthew Rogers Sergio Aguero

07-05-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Woo-Chi-Wawa!

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Marc Goldman raised to 500 from the hijack, and only Raul Pantoja made the call from the cutoff.

Goldman continued for 600 on the 10♠9♣2♦, which Pantoja called.

There was no slowing down from Goldman on the J♥ turn; this time, he put out 1,600. Undeterred, Pantoja called to see a river.

That river was the 3♥. This time, Goldman constructed a more substantial bet, putting out 7,000. Pantoja didn't waste any time calling, but it was immediate bad news. Goldman turned over K♣Q♣ for the turned nut straight, and Pantoja returned his cards to the dealer face down.

"Woo-Chi-Wawa!" was the cry from Goldman, and not for the first time today. This prompted one of his tablemates to join in, and then, one table over, another player let out the same celebratory noise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Goldman	72,900 72,900	72,900
Raul Pantoja	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Marc Goldman Raul Pantoja

07-05-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Two Pair for Ward

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jared Ward opened from the button and faced Sergio Peral who defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the 4♠6♦3♦ flop, but Peral led out for 700 on the 4♦ turn. Ward called.

The 3♠ river completed the board but didn't bring more action. Peral turned over 5♥5♦ for two pair, but Ward with J♣6♣ had a better two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Peral	72,000 72,000	72,000
Jared Ward	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Jared Ward Sergio Peral

07-05-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Cvetkovic on Six Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With 4,100 in the pot, Nenad Cvetkovic, in the hijack, raised small blind Anthony Mattera's bet of 8,000 to 16,000 on the 8♥3♦7♣ flop. After a long tank, Mattera called.

Mattera took a couple of minutes on the 10♠ turn as well, eventually check-calling the 18,000 Cvetkovic put over the line. Mattera continued checking on the 8♣ river, after which Cvetkovic put his opponent all-in for 26,000.

Mattera acted quickly this time, almost instantly folding his cards. He complimented Cvetkovic's play as he saw the pot being awarded to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Cvetkovic	100,100 100,100	100,100
Jesse Lonis	95,000 35,400	35,400

Masashi Oya	91,500 31,500	31,500

Andrew Nguyen	60,000 60,000	60,000

David Peters	41,500 5,000	5,000

Anthony Mattera	26,000 26,000	26,000
Oliver Weis	25,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Anthony Mattera Nenad Cvetkovic