Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 2abc | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-06-2025 11:55 UTC-8

Kagawa Sends Out Reisman

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Rintaro Kagawa had three-bet to 7,500 in the small blind before Michael Reisman moved all in for 55,000 in the cutoff. Kagawa took a minute before calling.

Michael Reisman: A♣Q♦ All in
Rintaro Kagawa: A♦K♠

Kagawa had Reisman dominated as the A♠8♠9♠ flop also gave him a flush draw. The J♠ turn completed his flush, and Reisman was already drawing dead by the K♣ river and on his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rintaro Kagawa	170,000 100,000	100,000
Michael Reisman	Busted

Tags: Michael Reisman Rintaro Kagawa

07-06-2025 11:43 UTC-8

Kitamura Turns a Bigger Set to Stack Chmieliauskas

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 25,000 already in the middle on a 10♥3♣5♣J♥ board, Andrius Chmieliauskas fired out 15,000 and Asako Kitamura raised to 40,000. Chmieliauskas then counted out his stack and moved all in for about 50,000, which Kitamura quickly called.

Andrius Chmieliauskas: 3♥3♦ All in
Asako Kitamura: J♠J♦

Chmieliauskas had flopped a set, but only had one out as Kitamura had turned a bigger set. The Main Event is full of twists and turns, but unfortunately for Chmieliauskas, not on this occasion as he couldn't find his one-outer on the 8♥ river, ending his run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asako Kitamura	135,000 70,700	70,700
Andrius Chmieliauskas	Busted

Tags: Andrius Chmieliauskas Asako Kitamura

07-06-2025 11:42 UTC-8

Christian Williams Hates Himself as Festa Takes Out Jimmy Williams

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Around 35,000 was already in the pot as Mattia Festa, Christian Williams, and Jimmy Williams went to the turn on a board of 8♣A♣J♠2♠. Festa then bet 25,200 from under the gun and Christian called in middle position.

Jimmy then moved all in for 31,500 in the big blind and Festa reshoved for 83,400. Christian let out several deep sighs and tanked for a few minutes. "I'm going to hate myself," he eventually said as he folded.

Jimmy showed A♥K♦ for top pair, but Festa had 8♥8♠ for a set. The river was the K♣ and Festa took the pot to send Jimmy to the rail.

"Dammit," Christian said after the hand.

"You were winning on the river?" Festa asked him.

"I had a jack with two clubs," Christian replied, revealing his would've made a flush if he called.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mattia Festa	175,000 77,800	77,800
Christian Williams	80,000 35,500	35,500
Jimmy Williams	Busted

Tags: Christian Williams Jimmy Williams Mattia Festa

07-06-2025 11:40 UTC-8

Reinert Builds With a Check-Raise

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a single-raised pot to the 9♥4♣3♣K♣ turn, Frederik Reinert checked and Jamin Stokes made it 2,000 to go. Reinert went into the tank for more than 90 seconds and then check-raised large to 13,000 to force out his opponent.

The first tables in the Paris Yellow section have started to break and the players are moved to new seat allocations within the section for the time being.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederik Reinert	110,000 8,900	8,900
Jamin Stokes	84,000 4,100	4,100
Dong Pei	Busted
Gregory Bowman	Busted
Haoran Hu	Busted
Robert Kieras	Busted

07-06-2025 11:32 UTC-8

Hennigan Among First Eliminations of Day 2abc

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Sanchezdiaz	Busted
Patrick Burns	Busted
Michael Phizicky	Busted
Robert Pound	Busted
Dane Harnett	Busted
Jeffery Hunter	Busted
Glenn Patrick	Busted
Derek Backus	Busted
Hannah Richardson	Busted
Ronald Citrenbaum	Busted
Ryoma Tsunoda	Busted
Tom Gottlieb	Busted
Gregory Beckmann	Busted
Konstantinos Patsourakis	Busted
Roger Perez	Busted
Robert Tencza	Busted
Anthony Messina	Busted
Joseph Balsano	Busted
John Hennigan	Busted

Justin Fawcett	Busted

Karim Rebei	Busted
Kenneth Bryant	Busted
Raymond Power	Busted
Curtis Muller	Busted
Aaron Steury	Busted

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07-06-2025 11:17 UTC-8

Hellmuth Busts Murai to Start Day 2

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Takahiro Murai opened to 1,600 from early position and was called by two players, including Jimmy Dudley on the button. Phil Hellmuth reraised to 8,000 in the small blind and Murai shoved all in for 66,100. The action folded back to Hellmuth who went into the tank for over three minutes before the clock was called.

"Who called the clock?" Hellmuth questioned right away. Collin Ball put up his hand, only to have Hellmuth question how long he had been thinking for. The Poker Brat eventually made the call and the cards were face up.

Takahiro Murai: A♣K♣ All in
Phil Hellmuth: Q♠Q♥

The board ran out 10♥9♥2♦J♥J♣ and Dudley exclaimed that he folded pocket jacks which would have made quads. However, Hellmuth was the winner of the pot and he took a quick video with Murai before he sent him on his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	152,000 67,000	67,000

Jimmy Dudley	58,000 1,400	1,400
Takahiro Murai	Busted

Tags: Collin Ball Jimmy Dudley Phil Hellmuth Takahiro Murai

07-06-2025 11:16 UTC-8

Clarke Dispatches Kulev

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Alex Kulev was seen with 7,500 chips out in front of him from the small blind and Jason Clarke had bumped it up to 18,000 in the hijack. After thinking it over for a while, Kulev shoved around 35,000, and Clarke snap-called.

Alex Kulev: A♥Q♥ All in
Jason Clarke: A♣K♣

Kulev's Main Event life was on the line, and the flop of A♠3♠8♠ put him one step closer to an early shower. A 6♠ on the turn put a flush draw on board and meant another spade would result in a chop, but instead the 7♦ hit the river, leaving Kulev on the sidelines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Clarke	165,000 34,100	34,100
Alex Kulev	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Jason Clarke

07-06-2025 11:10 UTC-8

Rabichow Picks Off Kathrud With Jacks

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Steven Mangum raised from the cutoff before Kevin Rabichow three-bet to 5,600 on the button. Oscar Kathrud then moved all in for 24,700 in the small blind.

Mangum put in the 5,600 to call Rabichow's bet, not noticing that Kathrud had shoved. The floor had to be called over, and it was ruled that he could choose to leave the 5,600 in the pot and fold, or call Kathrud's all-in. He eventually folded, while Rabichow took a minute before calling.

Oscar Kathrud: 10♥10♠ All in
Kevin Rabichow: J♣J♠

Rabichow had Kathrud dominated with his jacks, and the 8♦5♠5♣Q♣9♣ board provided no help to Kathrud as he was sent to the rail. Mangum then admitted he folded ace-queen.

"I probably would've folded if you called," Rabichow told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	140,000 20,400	20,400

Steven Mangum	65,000 5,900	5,900
Oscar Kathrud	Busted

Tags: Kevin Rabichow Oscar Kathrud Steven Mangum

07-06-2025 11:05 UTC-8

Drozd Dispatches Boshoff in First Hand

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action folded around to Thomas Boshoff on the button who raised to 1,600. Ondrej Drozd stuck in a three-bet from the small blind and Boshoff four-bet jammed all in for 42,500. Drozd quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

Thomas Boshoff: A♠K♦ All in
Ondrej Drozd: K♥K♣

Drozd took out his phone to record the community cards of Q♠5♥2♥8♣8♥ as he eliminated Boshoff on the first hand of the day.