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

07-05-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Cervantes Takes From Moorman

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Chris Moorman had raised preflop and was called by Michael Cervantes. By the time the flop showed A♣Q♠2♣, Cervantes check-called a bet of 800 and did so again for 2,200 on the 9♠ turn. They checked the 9♣ on the river when the board paired and Cervantes had the best hand in 5♣3♣ for the flush.

"We'll take it, I should have probably bet," Cervantes said while he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Cervantes	64,000
Chris Moorman	54,300 5,700	5,700

07-05-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Updated Counts in Horseshoe White

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Here is a look at some of the chip counts in the Horsehoe Ballroom - White section.

Some of the counts come courtesy of the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bixi Yao	113,300 53,300	53,300
Thomas Roach	80,000 21,400	21,400
Julio Esquivel	76,900 17,100	17,100
Leo Worthington-Leese	62,300 2,300	2,300
Dean Lyall	60,000
Dimitar Danchev	60,000

Jack Oliver	57,700 2,300	2,300
Wai Kit Lo	56,800 3,200	3,200
Erik Seidel	55,200 4,800	4,800

Travis Davis	54,700 8,100	8,100
Elijah Berg	53,300 6,700	6,700
Matt Glantz	52,600 7,400	7,400

Ludovic Geilich	51,000 9,000	9,000

Ben Miller	42,000 18,000	18,000
Brandon Harris	22,600 37,400	37,400

07-05-2025 13:46 UTC-8

Lent Takes from Porrello

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Laura Fryer

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was followed from the J♣9♣A♠ flop. The pot stood at around 2,500 and there were three players in the hand.

Anuschka Van Lent had checked the small blind, and Ryan Apple also checked from the big blind. Katherine Porrello bet 2,000 and only Lent called.

The pair were taken to the 4♣ turn and both checked to the J♠ river.

Lent bet 4,000 on the river, and Porrello mucked, passing a small pot to Lent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Apple	83,000 900	900
Anuschka Van Lent	73,000 73,000	73,000
David Fish	72,000 10,000	10,000
Shay Sharabi	52,500 2,500	2,500
Katherine Porrello	36,500 50,500	50,500

07-05-2025 13:46 UTC-8

Zarbo

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Jerome Solomon

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Giuseppe Zarbo, who won the $504,180 and his first bracelet in the $800 Summer Celebration at 1 a.m., was in his seat for the first hand of the main event.

"I slept well, but I'm never going to miss the beginning," Zarbo said. "This is exciting."

This is Zarbo's ninth main event, starting with a cash and 235th place finish in 2011.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Zarbo	60,300 300	300

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07-05-2025 13:47 UTC-8

Paredes Trips Up Nezhoda

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a board of J♣5♣Q♥Q♠, Victor Paredes bet 2,000 from early position and Rene Nezhoda called in the big blind.

The river was the 2♠ and Paredes bet another 4,500. Nezhoda quickly called and Paredes showed K♥Q♣ for trips.

"Nice turn. I should've repopped you preflop," the Storage Wars star said as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Paredes	65,000 65,000	65,000

Rene Nezhoda	45,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Rene Nezhoda Victor Paredes

07-05-2025 13:50 UTC-8

Updated Counts in Horseshoe Red

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Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vivian Saliba	85,000 19,000	19,000

Jonah Labranche	83,000 23,000	23,000

Kane Kalas	82,000 22,000	22,000
Eric Blair	81,000 21,000	21,000
Thomas Taylor	74,000
Kristen Foxen	73,000 13,000	13,000

David "ODB" Baker	73,000 13,000	13,000

Brian Hastings	71,000 11,000	11,000

Brian Yoon	68,000

Asher Conniff	67,000 7,000	7,000

Damjan Radanov	63,000
Sean Winter	60,000
Matt Berkey	60,000
Jeremy Ausmus	59,000 1,000	1,000

Kyle Miholich	57,000 3,000	3,000

James Chen	56,000 4,000	4,000

Justin Liberto	55,000 5,000	5,000

Dietrich Fast	54,000 6,000	6,000

Matthew Stout	49,000 11,000	11,000
Blair Hinkle	38,000 22,000	22,000

Dan Heimiller	22,000 38,000	38,000

Jeremy Becker	9,000 51,000	51,000

07-05-2025 13:51 UTC-8

Finger Shoves the River and Gets It Through

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Sava Krink

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With about 40,000 already in the pot and the board showing 8♣5♥3♠Q♣4♠, Ichiro Izutsu checked from the big blind over to Martin Finger in the cutoff. Finger moved all in for around 46,800, applying maximum pressure and putting Izutsu’s tournament life at risk.

Izutsu went deep into the tank, weighing his options, but in the end, he decided to fold, sending the sizable pot over to Finger without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	122,000 122,000	122,000

Martin Finger	86,800 86,800	86,800

Ichiro Izutsu	34,500 34,500	34,500

Tags: Ichiro Izutsu Martin Finger

07-05-2025 13:51 UTC-8

Legendre Loses Big Chip, Wins Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Leonard August had opened from the hijack, and Sean Legendre had defended his big blind when the A♦5♣Q♠ flop was spread. Legendre checked to August, who placed a continuation-bet of 600.

Legendre called and check-called the 6♥ turn as well, where August upped the ante to 1,300. Legendre had to ask change for his T-25,000 chip to call the bet. "The dreaded moment, breaking the big chip," he stated.

The 8♥ river then checked to showdown. Legendre showed A♣10♦ for top pair, and August sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard August	67,100 7,100	7,100
Mario Fata	61,300 61,300	61,300
Sean Legendre	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Leonard August Sean Legendre

07-05-2025 13:52 UTC-8

Studniarz Shoves the River on Teston

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Sylwia Studniarz made it 700 to go from the cutoff and Benjamin Teston three-bet to 2,100 from the big blind. Studniarz stuck around with a call.

The flop came down A♠8♣Q♥ and Teston continued with a bet of 2,000. Studniarz called again.

Teston bet 4,000 on the 5♥ turn, and was met by a raise to 11,000 from Studniarz. This time, Teston called.

After Teston checked the 5♠ river, Studniarz jammed for his remaining 30,000. Teston went into the tank and began to stack up his chips like he was going to call, but in the end, decided against it and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylwia Studniarz	105,000 105,000	105,000
Benjamin Teston	30,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Benjamin Teston Sylwia Studniarz

07-05-2025 13:55 UTC-8

Bowker Eliminated by Leblanc

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There was a loud celebration in the Horseshoe Blue section and when the live reporting team arrived, With some 15,000 chips in the middle to the J♣9♠3♣Q♥ turn, Kyle Bowker clashed with Brian Leblanc and his K♣10♣ had flopped the flush draw and turned the nut straight.

Leblanc was involved with Q♠Q♦ for the nut straight and the reason for his very vivid outburst was the 9♥ on the river which paired the board and knocked out Bowker in the second level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Leblanc	126,700 126,700	126,700
Kyle Bowker	Busted

Tags: Brian Leblanc Kyle Bowker