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

07-06-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Stearns Chips Up Through Bechtel

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Hartt Stearns had raised from under the gun to 3,000 and was called on the button by James Bechtel. There wasn't much action until the J♣8♥3♠2♥J♦ river on which Stearns checked and quickly called a bet of 7,800. Bechtel tabled the Q♠10♠ for a missed gutshot and Stearns won the pot with the A♦K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Bechtel	160,000 88,900	88,900
Hartt Stearns	108,000 200	200

Tags: Hartt Stearns James Bechtel

07-06-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Blue

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Correia	320,000 83,900	83,900
Nick Marchington	260,000 260,000	260,000
David Wintersberger	200,000 97,400	97,400
Calvin Anderson	180,000 29,000	29,000

Joshua Kay	170,000 35,300	35,300
Mattia Festa	140,000 35,000	35,000
Bruno Politano	130,000 27,000	27,000
Lander Lijo	130,000 18,000	18,000
Roman Hrabec	130,000 30,000	30,000

Alejandro Ganivet	120,000 1,400	1,400
Daemon Richardson	120,000 12,000	12,000
Andres Korn	110,000 42,300	42,300

Ryan Leng	110,000 25,000	25,000

David "Bakes" Baker	65,000 31,100	31,100

Aleksandr Shevlyakov	55,000 15,000	15,000
Robbie Schiffbauer	50,000 4,000	4,000
Michael Addamo	50,000 97,000	97,000

Christoph Vogelsang	50,000 52,000	52,000
Cedric Schwaederle	45,000 17,000	17,000
Fabiano Kovalski	30,000 5,200	5,200
Christian Williams	25,000 55,000	55,000

07-06-2025 14:13 UTC-8

Smiley Catches Chivukula Out

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Jacob Wilson

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Zachary Smiley opened up the action as the shortest stack on the table, with a raise to 2,200 from early position. Venkat Chivukula found himself two doors down and went for another raise. He made it 5,500, and only Smiley called.

On a flop of 5♥K♦7♥ Smiley checked his option over to Chivukula, who continued small, for 2,800. Smiley didn't think for long before check-raising to 11,000, which got a swift fold out of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Venkat Chivukula	105,000 40,200	40,200
Zachary Smiley	45,000 4,400	4,400

Tags: Venkat Chivukula Zachary Smiley

07-06-2025 14:14 UTC-8

Zelman Takes a Bite Out of the Hippo

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Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A completed board of 4♣2♠2♥5♣5♥ was spread across the table with around 45,000 in the pot already. The action was on Martin Kabrhel in the cutoff who dropped in a rainbow bet, one of each color, making it 31,600.

Michael Zelman thought for a minute before splashing in a raise to 85,000. Kabrhel tried to engage in some table talk, even pointing out the large dog looming in the background of Zelman, but got no response at all. Kabrhel eventually called and Zelman turned over 5♦4♦ for a full house and Kabrhel sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Zelman	300,200 92,000	92,000
Martin Kabrhel	53,500 130,500	130,500

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Michael Zelman

07-06-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Difficult Fold for Taylor

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board already showed 8♦K♥A♣10♦Q♦ with a pot containing around 70,000. Steven Taylor checked to Jackson Spencer who bet around 75,000, putting Taylor at risk for his remaining stack worth 26,500.

Taylor went deep into the tank and eventually folded after the clock had been called, revealing A♥K♦ for top two pair. Spencer grabbed the pot without showing his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jackson Spencer	144,000 43,500	43,500
Steven Taylor	26,500 25,800	25,800

Tags: Jackson Spencer Steven Taylor

07-06-2025 14:17 UTC-8

A Bunch of Chips on the Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Table big stack Eric Bunch raised to 2,000 and received two callers as they headed to the 8♥7♣2♥ flop. No betting action led to the 6♣ turn on which Adrien Guyader bet 7,500. That was enough to win the pot for Guyader, who is one of several big stacks at this table.

Only one and a half rows of tables remain in Paris Yellow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Bunch	361,000 66,000	66,000
Adrien Guyader	275,000 38,500	38,500
Francisco Javier Dopazo	210,000 20,000	20,000
Steffen Schroeter	125,000 115,400	115,400
Leandro Bustillo	115,000 15,400	15,400
Jon Vallinas	42,000 3,700	3,700

Tags: Adrien Guyader Eric Bunch

07-06-2025 14:21 UTC-8

Markholt Falls To Ruzzi

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Lee Markholt raised to 2,200 in the hijack and Matias Ruzzi three-bet to 7,800 on the button. In the big blind, John Monnette pitched his cards and Markholt opted to move all in for 27,500. Ruzzi called.

Lee Markholt: A♣K♣ All in
Matias Ruzzi: 9♥9♣

The board ran out 9♠J♠Q♠J♥3♦ and the nines full of jacks was good for Ruzzi while Markholt was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matias Ruzzi	316,000 194,700	194,700
John Monnette	52,000 52,000	52,000

Lee Markholt	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Lee Markholt Matias Ruzzi

07-06-2025 14:22 UTC-8

Zappulla Gets There the Hard Way

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Paul Zappulla opened under the gun to 2,300, which garnered calls from two players in middle position. Action then folded to Jack Gerberich in the big blind, who moved all in for 27,500. Only Zappulla called, and the cards were turned onto their backs.

Jack Gerberich: J♣J♥ All in
Paul Zappulla: A♦K♠

The flop 2♦5♠4♠ gave Zappulla extra outs, adding a straight draw to his two overcards.

The turn 8♠ brought yet more outs for Zappulla, who now had a flush draw he could hit.

The dealer turned and burned the Q♠, and it was bad news for Gerberich, as his pocket jacks weren't able to hold on and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Zappulla	171,300 12,100	12,100

Jack Gerberich	Busted

Tags: Jack Gerberich Paul Zappulla

07-06-2025 14:22 UTC-8

Ronyecz Sends Qoku to the Rail

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Laura Fryer

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players were already heads-up and on the 10♠Q♠Q♥ flop with a pot of around 15,000.

Erion Qoku had moved all in from the hijack for his remaining 19,600 and action was on Nicholas Ronyecz in the small blind to make the call. Ronyecz moved a chunk of his stack across into the pot and the players flipped their hands.

Erion Qoku: A♣J♦ All in
Nicholas Ronyecz: K♦K♣

Qoku was at risk and behind but was hoping for an ace to come in or the gutshot straight draw. Unfortunately, Ronyecz was holding two of the kings.

The 2♦ turn and 10♥ river didn't do anything to save Qoku and he was eliminated in the second level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Ronyecz	92,000 53,500	53,500
Erion Qoku	Busted

Tags: Erion Qoku Nicholas Ronyecz

07-06-2025 14:22 UTC-8

Felted

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Phiniotis	Busted
Kenneth Zuspan	Busted
Robert Douras	Busted
Jamal Safiedine	Busted
John Carreon	Busted
Edward Leblanc	Busted
Elia Bybee	Busted

Grant Wang	Busted
Moonho Seo	Busted
Brian Robinson	Busted
Richard Marting	Busted
Edward Ross	Busted
Antonius Samuel	Busted
William Bales	Busted
Go Kato	Busted
Alan Bostick	Busted
Quincy Borland	Busted

Aaron Motoyama	Busted
Sarah Cook	Busted
Nikita Kuznetsov	Busted
David Urban	Busted
Ralph Wong	Busted
Aaron Woodcock	Busted
Peter Priest	Busted
Paul Otto	Busted

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