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

07-06-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Kleeman Takes from Yokosawa

Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Masato Yokosawa raised from the cutoff to 2,400, and only Jean Kleemann called, defending his big blind.

The dealer spread a 7♥4♦A♣ flop, which Kleeman checked in flow to the preflop aggressor. Yokosawa placed a bet of 1,600 but was met with a check-raise to 5,000, which he called.

The dealer flipped over the 3♠ turn, and Kleeman continued for 10,000. Yokosawa didn't take too much time in returning his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	128,000 52,000	52,000
Jean Kleemann	56,700 11,100	11,100

Tags: Jean Kleemann Masato Yokosawa

07-06-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Poullet Outkicks Rubinsky

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ludovic Poullet under the gun started the action with a 2,400 raise holding K♦10♦. He got one customer in Gilad Rubinsky with J♥10♥ in middle position to see the flop.

The flop came down 6♦10♣7♣ and Poullet bet 2,100 and got called by Rubinsky. The turn Q♦ fell and Poullet continued with a 7,000 bet. Rubinsky stayed on and called.

Action slowed when both players checked the river Q♣. After the hands were tabled, Poullet scooped the pot with a pair of tens and the superior kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilad Rubinsky	294,500 7,600	7,600
John Pointer	280,400 4,600	4,600
Amit Zulkowitz	174,700 21,300	21,300
Ludovic Poullet	113,900 700	700
Daniel Negreanu	100,200 29,600	29,600

Travis Fujisaka	72,700 9,900	9,900
Joel Isla	58,100 3,800	3,800
Brandon Paddock	24,500 3,000	3,000
Harry Elliott	7,100 15,300	15,300

Tags: Gilad Rubinsky Ludovic Poullet

07-06-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Some Pre-Dinner Break Chip Count Updates

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Myles Phago

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	461,400 44,100	44,100
Noel Rodriguez	290,600 62,600	62,600

Damon Fine	242,900 89,500	89,500
Stephen Peppin	235,700 72,700	72,700
Erick Lindgren	225,100 84,900	84,900

Robert Varkonyi	64,500 2,900	2,900

07-06-2025 17:26 UTC-8

Shao Takes a Large Piece of Mercier's Stack

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ketan Shah raised to 2,500 and got called by Bob Shao on the button before Jason Mercier announced a three-bet to 11,400 in the big blind. Shah let it go but Shao called.

The flop revealed 9♠4♥2♣ and Mercier continued for 8,200, which Shao called. On the K♦ turn, Mercier bet again, this time for 19,600 and Shao tanked a minute before calling.

The Q♦ completed the board and Mercier looked at Shao's remaining stack before firing 75,000 in the middle, putting Shao at risk. Shao quickly called for his remaining stack of 56,300.

Mercier tabled A♥K♠ for top pair but Shao held 9♣9♥ for a flopped set of nines to claim the large pot and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	208,000 112,000	112,000

Bob Shao	200,000 124,800	124,800
Ketan Shah	120,000 31,100	31,100

Tags: Jason Mercier Ketan Shah Shao Takes

07-06-2025 17:25 UTC-8

Angelov Freerolled Out of Main Event

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Boris Angelov, who finished fifth in the 2024 WSOP Main Event, jammed in his last 20,000 from the cutoff, and he was looked up by Derek Kwan on the button.

Boris Angelov: A♦K♣ All in
Derek Kwan: A♥K♥

Both players had the same hand, but Kwan obtained a flush draw on the J♦6♥Q♣2♥ turn. The 5♥ river completed his flush, crushing Angelov's dream of back-to-back final tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Kwan	54,000 31,500	31,500
Boris Angelov	Busted

Tags: Boris Angelov Derek Kwan

07-06-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Keisling Grabs a Pot from Mateos

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Marshal Keisling raised to 2,600 in early position and only got called by Adrian Mateos seated in the small blind.

Both checked on the A♥10♠4♥ flop and a 4♣ landed on the turn. Mateos led out for 7,000 and after a minute of thinking, Keisling called.

The river was the K♥ and Mateos checked to Keisling who bet 13,000. Mateos tanked and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	66,000 4,000	4,000

Marshal Keisling	63,000 18,200	18,200

Tags: Adrian Mateos Marshal Keisling

07-06-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Fleishman	Busted
Abhishek Paul	Busted
Brian Ray	Busted
Robert Jenkins	Busted
Richard Mendoza	Busted
Evan Lindemann	Busted
Ariel Klestzick	Busted
Matthew Schramm	Busted
Mohamed Lahlou	Busted
Chia Tseng	Busted
Ping Liu	Busted
Rudy Mamo	Busted
Mario Nordet	Busted
Pham Duy Kha Nguyen	Busted
Robert Leeman	Busted
Jordan Suarez	Busted
Brandon Odonnell	Busted
Ping Lin	Busted
Jack Roser	Busted
Stephen Deutsch	Busted
Javier Zarco	Busted
Randy Barry	Busted
David Litvinoff	Busted
Patrick Sekinger	Busted

Todd Bareika	Busted

Anderson Wakes Up With a Monster to Bust Fleishman

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Calvin Anderson raised to 2,500 under the gun and Barry Fleishman moved all in for 35,900 in early position. Kenneth Lin called on the button, but Anderson reshoved. Lin had around 70,000 remaining and took a minute before folding, later saying he had two jacks.

Barry Fleishman: 10♥10♣ All in
Calvin Anderson: K♦K♣

Fleishman had run into Anderson's kings and the flop came A♥K♥4♥ to give Anderson a set, while Fleishman picked up a flush draw. The A♠ turn removed all hope for Fleishman as Anderson improved to a full house, while the river was the 8♣ and Fleishman was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	250,000 160,000	160,000

Kenneth Lin	70,000 27,000	27,000
Barry Fleishman	Busted

Tags: Barry Fleishman Calvin Anderson Kenneth Lin

07-06-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Wardrup Pays off Kim

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Myles Phago

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Brian Wardrup raised to 2,600 from the button and faced a three-bet from Namhyung Kim in the small blind to 8,500. Wardrup made the call, and the players saw the flop of 3♥7♣K♦.

Namhyung Kim bet out for 4,500, and Wardrup called. The turn brought the A♠and both players checked to see the 5♠ fall on the river.

Wardrup was a bit shocked when he saw Namhyung Kim table A♣6♥ for the ribvered gutshot straight as we pithed his cards into he much.

Player	Chips	Progress
Namhyung Kim	453,800 243,800	243,800
Brian Wardrup	103,800 44,000	44,000
Viktor Blom	52,800 6,200	6,200

07-06-2025 16:50 UTC-8

Gorham Sends Spector Packing

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

James Gorham raised from under the gun and called a three-bet by Sean Spector in the big blind. The latter then fired three barrels on a board of K♣3♦2♥5♦A♦, all of which Gorham called. It was 20,000 to go on the turn and around 60,000 shove on the river.

"I don't like it but I call," Gorham immediately said and Spector tabled the A♠K♦ for the top two pair. Gorham had that beat with 2♠2♣ for a set of deuces.

In the next hand, Ilan Boujenah raised to 2,400 and received multiple callers including Gorham in the big blind. The J♥7♦5♣ flop saw Dimitrios Kilintaris bet 3,500 and Brian Andrews called. Gorham check-raised to 16,000 and Boujenah folded while the other two players called.

No more betting action followed on the 9♣ turn and 9♥ river for Gorham to reveal the 7♠5♥. Kilintaris had that beat with the A♣J♦ to claim the last pot before their table broke.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Gorham	300,000 166,700	166,700

Brian Andrews	180,000 5,700	5,700
Dimitrios Kilintaris	175,000 62,600	62,600
Ilan Boujenah	75,000 11,300	11,300
Sean Spector	Busted