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

Jul 06, 2025

Lindsay Rivers Trips, Cracks Kings, and Gets Paid

Jacob Wilson

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Katie Lindsay opened up the bidding with a raise to 3,000 from early position. Daniel Muniz on her direct left bumped up the price of poker to 12,000. Only Lindsay called, which brought in the flop of 7♥5♥9♠.

Here, Lindsay checked over to Muniz who continued for another 12,000. She called, and the Q♣ turn checked through. Lindsay then took the initiative and popped a single 25,000 denomination chip into the middle on the 9♥ river. Muniz did the same quickly, but his K♦K♥ was no match for the 9♦8♦ of Lindsay.

Tags: Daniel Muniz Katie Lindsay

Jul 06, 2025

Defeo Finds a Double

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Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Brian Zeid raised to 3,000 from the cutoff, and Gregory Defeo called from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a 5♦4♣10♣ flop, on which Defeo check-called a bet of 4,500.

Zied continued with a bet of 6,500 on the 4♠ turn, but an undeterred Defeo called once more.

When the river came the 3♦, Defeo opted to take over the betting lead, moving all in for 21,000. Zied sat back in his chair to rethink the action and decided a call was in order.

It was bad news for Zied, as Defeo had rivered a straight with his 7♣6♥. Zied's hand was returned to the muck, and Defeo was paid his double-up.

Tags: Brian Zeid Gregory Defeo

Jul 06, 2025

Time to Learn a Little White Magic

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Watching a couple of hands on Table 473 before it broke, Phil Hellmuth gave an expert lesson in some of his infamous 'white magic' that he so often speaks of...

First off, Hellmuth limped in from the cutoff which allowed the button and the blinds to come along cheaply. The dealer fanned a flop and the action checked to Hellmuth who splashed in a bet of 4,000 which got all of his opponents to fold.

"I had it again," Hellmuth announced after the hand.

On the next hand, Nicholas Roberts limped in from middle position and Hellmuth limped along. Craig Sloan raised to 7,000 in the small blind and only Hellmuth called.

The flop fell Q♣J♦5♥ and both players quickly checked to the 5♠ on the turn. Sloan checked again and Hellmuth made a small bet of 4,000. Sloan called and the 7♥ completed the board with both players checking. Sloan tabled A♥K♣ for just ace-high while Hellmuth turned over 8♥8♣ to claim the pot.

Following that, Jose Lesta opened to 3,500 in early position and Hellmuth made a huge three-bet to 20,000. It folded back to Lesta who gave it some thought before folding and flashing the 10♣. Hellmuth felt the need to show his K♣K♦ as he raked in another pot.

"I bluffed you last time I made it 20,000 so of course I have to have the nuts this time," Hellmuth yapped. "You think I'm sticking in 20,000 without kings?" he rhetorically asked, obviously having done so as a bluff previously.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Nicholas Roberts Jose Lesta Craig Sloan

Jul 06, 2025

Baggett Turns Top Set

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dakota Baggett's chip stack has been trending down since the start of the day, but he just picked up a pot to get things back on track.

Jared Bluestein had raised from under the gun and Konstantin Generalov called in the cutoff. Baggett also called in the big blind.

On the 6♠4♠7♦ flop, it checked to Generalov, who bet 5,500. Baggett called and Bluestein folded.

Both tapped the table on the 10♣ turn and then again on the 5♣ river. Baggett flipped over top set with 10♦10♥, and that was enough to earn him the pot as Generalov mucked.

Tags: Dakota Baggett Jared Bluestein Konstantin Generalov

Jul 06, 2025

Kuppin Takes on the River

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Laura Fryer

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jon Omara limped from under the gun and was followed by Heon Lee in the cutoff, Dathan Kuppin on the button and Seun Oluwole checked the big blind.

The Q♠9♣Q♥ flop was checked to the 7♥ turn. Action was checked to Omara who bet 2,000 and saw Lee and Kuppin call.

The 6♥ river was checked to Kuppin who bet 16,000. The two remaining players mucked and Kuppin took the pot.

Tags: Dathan Kuppin Jon Omara Seun Oluwole Heon Lee

Jul 06, 2025

Nakai Keeps Climbing

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ryuta Nakai raised and called the all-in from Ran Bi who had a remaining stack around 25,000.

Bi had good hopes for a double-up as he held Q♣Q♠ and was facing A♣10♥ in Nakai's hand, but the board showed A♥3♠8♥10♣4♥ to give two pair to Nakai and Bi joined the exit.

Tags: Ran Bi Ryuta Nakai

Jul 06, 2025

Stokes Puts "Easty" in Blender

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jamin Stokes raised to 3,500 in early position, and Nick Eastwood three-bet to 11,000 in the adjacent seat. It folded back to Stokes, who called to the 8♣4♦5♠ flop.

Stokes checked, and Eastwood checked behind, leading to the 7♥ turn appearing. Stokes took the initiative with a bet of 14,000, which Eastwood called.

The 8♥ emerged as the river, and Stokes promptly moved all in for about twice the pot, covering the 122,000 chips of Eastwood.

"Why go all in?" Eastwood pondered. "Why not bet less?"

Eastwood went deep into the tank and tried to get some information out of his opponent, to no avail.

"It smells like bullsh*t,” he eventually said, but some moments later, he opted to fold his hand.

Eastwood requested Stokes to table his hand, and Stokes complied by showing K♣J♣ for a stone-cold bluff. Eastwood admitted he contemplated calling with ace-king but ultimately could not pull the trigger.

"F*ck," he simply stated as the next hand was dealt.

Tags: Jamin Stokes Nick Eastwood

Jul 06, 2025

Zhang Turns The Straight

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Liam Gannon

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Shotaro Kobayashi raised in late position to 3,000 and in the cutoff, Hongru Zhang three-bet to 9,000 and only Kobayashi called.

Both players checked the flop of 7♠8♥6♦ over to the turn 4♥ where Kobayashi check-called a bet of 5,000 from Zhang.

Kobayashi bet 8,000 on the river and Zhang wasted little time in calling.

At showdown Kobayashi showed 10♣10♠ for a pair of tens, but it was no good against Zhang's A♥5♥ for a straight.

Tags: Hongru Zhang Shotaro Kobayashi

Jul 06, 2025

Hirschfield Coolers Firestone For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Michael Bohmerwald bet 4,000 from middle position on a flop of 9♣9♠5♦ and Andre Akkari called in the hijack, as did Larry Hirschfield in the cutoff. Robert Firestone then raised to 20,000 in the big blind.

Bohmerwald and Akkari folded, but Hirschfield reraised to 44,000. Firestone moved all in, and Hirschfield called for 96,000. "I hope you have nine-ten," Firestone said as they went to reveal their cards.

Larry Hirschfield: K♥9♥ All in
Robert Firestone: Q♣9♦

Both players had flopped trips, but Hirschfield was ahead with his king-kicker. The rest of the board ran out 2♥7♠ and he doubled up. Bohmerwald revealed later that he folded two queens.

Tags: Andre Akkari Michael Bohmerwald Larry Hirschfield Robert Firestone

Jul 06, 2025