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

07-05-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Setna	140,000 80,000	80,000

Connor Drinan	80,000 80,000	80,000

Jeff Gross	75,000 15,000	15,000

Vanessa Kade	75,000 15,000	15,000
Rania Nasreddine	72,000 12,000	12,000
Paulina Loeliger	70,000 10,000	10,000
Senthuran Vijayaratnam	62,000 2,000	2,000
Martin Jacobson	62,000 2,000	2,000

Rene Nezhoda	62,000 2,000	2,000
Atanas Pavlov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Matthew Wantman	58,000 58,000	58,000

Ryan Riess	58,000 2,000	2,000

Farah Galfond	55,000 5,000	5,000
Lily Kiletto	50,000 10,000	10,000
Dan Stavila	45,000 15,000	15,000
Doug Polk	45,000 15,000	15,000

Lexy Gavin-Mather	42,000 18,000	18,000

Darryll Fish	40,000 20,000	20,000
Sylvain Loosli	40,000 20,000	20,000

John Juanda	38,000 22,000	22,000

Dragos Trofimov	38,000 22,000	22,000
Frederik Brink	Busted
Maximilian Schindler	Busted

Porrello Picks Up

Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Katherine Porrello opeend from middle position to 600 and got two calls from David Fish in the cutoff and Shay Sharabi in the small blind.

The 2♦7♦8♠ flop was checked to the A♣ turn.

Sharabi checked, Porrello bet 1,000 and Fish folded. Sharabi made the call taking the players to the J♦ river.

Sharabi checked, Porrello bet 3,200 and Sharabi folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherine Porrello	87,000
David Fish	82,000
Shay Sharabi	55,000

Tags: David Fish Katherine Porrello Shay Sharabi

07-05-2025 13:04 UTC-8

Grohnert and Mcintire Chop It Up

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Sava Krink

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With around 5,000 already in the pot and the board showing 10♥J♦3♠3♣, Andre Grohnert led out for 3,500 and was quickly called by Gianna Avdic Mcintire.

The 6♣ hit the river, and Grohnert tossed out another bet, this time for 2,000. Mcintire snap-called, and both players revealed matching hands: Grohnert showed J♣10♣, while Mcintire tabled J♥10♦. Each had two pair, jacks and tens, and the pot was split right down the middle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianna Avdic Mcintire	67,500 67,500	67,500
Andre Grohnert	55,900 1,800	1,800

Tags: Andre Grohnert Gianna Avdic Mcintire

07-05-2025 13:06 UTC-8

First Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Sergio Aguero - Shuffle Up and Deal Day 1D

The players are going on their first 25-minute break of the day, with the clock reading 4,096 entries and 4,060 remaining.

Play resumes in Level 2 with blinds of 200/300 with a 300 big blind ante.

Here are some highlights from the first level of play:

07-05-2025 13:25 UTC-8

WSOP Rules in Chip Dumping Controversy; Shiina Okamoto Makes Poker History | PokerNews Podcast #904

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Chad Holloway

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In the 904th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are joined by Grosvenor Poker Pro Jamie Nixon at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about the latest from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). That includes the WSOP's controversial decision regarding the alleged Millionaire Maker chip dumping between Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll, which may or may not include lifetime bans. It's a lively debate that examines the situation from multiple angles, including the likely involvement of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

They then take a look at a controversial hand posted by Lexy Gavin-Mather where a dealer error that may have brought a much-needed seven out of the muck had the poker world talking. From there, the trio highlight the historic win by Shiina Okamoto, who successfully defended her Ladies Event title after finishing runner-up three years ago. She also had to put up with Phil Hellmuth Jr., for better or worse, as the crew debated. That wasn't the only historic win, as Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi won the prestigious $50,000 Poker Players Championship for an unbelievable fourth time. Toss in the first gold bracelet won by Darren Elias, and there were some big winners to be celebrated.

Jamie Nixon then talks about Grosvenor Poker and the upcoming Goliath in Coventry, how his buddy is running a daily bracket of funny poker names, and then Chad explains why there's a giant cutout of Espan Jorstad's head on the set (Hint: it came from the recent GTOWizard party).

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

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07-05-2025 13:29 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts from Paris Purple & Green

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Some of these chip counts have been taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Owen	120,000 3,000	3,000

Grant Gardner	109,800 49,800	49,800
Josh Arieh	97,000 37,000	37,000

Clement Bonnant	88,200 2,800	2,800
Cassandra Yong	88,000 500	500
Jason Glover	70,700 10,300	10,300
Barak Wisbrod	66,000 6,000	6,000

Steven Buckner	63,000 2,000	2,000
Ryan Laplante	63,000 3,000	3,000

Esther Taylor	63,000 2,000	2,000

Mario Colavita	62,000 2,000	2,000
Vladimir Nex	62,000 3,000	3,000
Tom Verbruggen	61,000 1,000	1,000
Jesse Sylvia	59,000 1,000	1,000
Natalie Teh	58,000 2,000	2,000
Jose Fibla	57,500 22,500	22,500
Marcello Del Grosso	57,000 3,000	3,000
Edgaras Kausinis	55,000 10,000	10,000
Shaun York	54,000 5,000	5,000
Jeff Sluzinski	52,000 13,000	13,000

Brian Rast	51,600 6,900	6,900

Yuriy Kudrynskyy	48,000 9,700	9,700
Michael Wang	45,000 15,000	15,000

Liubomyr Melnyk	40,000 14,000	14,000
Marc Foggin	38,000 22,000	22,000

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07-05-2025 13:33 UTC-8

Some Familiar Faces in Horseshoe White

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Killeen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Lou Garza	60,000 60,000	60,000

Christian Roberts	60,000 60,000	60,000

Parker Talbot	60,000 60,000	60,000

Fahredin Mustafov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Renan Bruschi	60,000 60,000	60,000

Robert Kuhn	60,000 60,000	60,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

07-05-2025 13:34 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts and New Faces in Horseshoe Bronze, Silver, and Gold

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Sava Krink

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The chip counts were taken from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Steele	128,700 128,700	128,700

Marc Bougaret	128,000 68,000	68,000
Jia Jun	107,800 107,800	107,800
Fabian Niederreiter	91,200 36,200	36,200
Nathanael Kogel	80,600 80,600	80,600
Brian Ng	79,900 16,400	16,400
Jesse Jones	70,000 70,000	70,000
Thomas Muehloecker	66,000 6,000	6,000
Nikolaos Angelou	60,000 60,000	60,000
Thomas Middleton	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ariel Celestino	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jonathan Jaffe	60,000 60,000	60,000
Maksim Petrov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Maher Achour	53,000 7,000	7,000

07-05-2025 13:35 UTC-8

Chip Counts in Yellow

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

As per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Blake	171,000 110,400	110,400
Anson Tsang	109,000 9,700	9,700

Sebastian Gaehl	96,000 36,000	36,000
Masashi Oya	85,000 6,500	6,500

Alisson Piekazewicz	75,000 15,000	15,000
Massoud Eskandari	74,000 14,000	14,000

Ilya Nikiforov	72,000 12,000	12,000
Michel Karim	71,500 11,500	11,500
Dermot Blain	67,500 7,500	7,500
Claudio Elizalde	66,900 6,900	6,900
Jean Autran	66,000 10,000	10,000
Niall Farrell	65,000 5,000	5,000

Juha Helppi	64,000 4,000	4,000

Brett Feder	62,300 1,700	1,700
Alan Goasdoue	60,200 200	200
Ryan Avera	57,400
Chris Da-Silva	56,700 3,300	3,300
Scott Bohlman	48,000 14,500	14,500

Dominik Panka	46,600 13,400	13,400

Chris Viox	43,900 16,100	16,100

Andrew Nguyen	43,400 16,600	16,600

Fabian Gumz	32,000 28,000	28,000
Oliver Weis	16,500 8,500	8,500