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

07-06-2025 14:41 UTC-8

Marcavish Wins at Showdown

Gaelle Jaudon

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

In a three-way raised pot, the flop read Q♦2♣8♦ when Scott Bain and Masato Yokosawa checked to William Marcavish who bet 5,000. Only Bain decided to make the call.

The turn brought no betting action with the 3♣ and a 4♣ landed on the river. Once again they both checked to reveal their cards. Bain tabled A♦2♦ for a pair of deuces and the pot was sent to Marcavish who showed J♣J♠

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	76,000 4,500	4,500
Scott Bain	71,000 7,200	7,200
William Marcavish	55,100 13,800	13,800

Tags: Masato Yokosawa Scott Bain William Marcavish

07-06-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Time to Decide

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was joined as Ravi Raghavan and Jamie Walden were contesting a pot worth roughly 25,000 and a board showing 5♥Q♥3♣9♥.

Raghavan had checked to Walden, who placed a bet of 13,000. Raghavan then sprang into action, check-raising all in for around 62,000.

Walden took a couple of minutes to piece together the action, at which point an uninvolved player called the clock. The floor was duly called to uphold the request, and Walden was given 30 seconds to make a decision.

As the clock ticked down, Walden was no closer to a decision, and when it reached zero, his hand was declared dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Raghavan	96,000 26,000	26,000
Jamie Walden	31,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Jamie Walden Ravi Raghavan

07-06-2025 14:45 UTC-8

Hegedus Gains from Greenwood

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Laura Fryer

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

The pre-river action was recalled by another player at the table who saw Juliet Hegedus open from under the gun, and Lucas Greenwood three-bet from middle position. Hegedus four-bet to 25,000 and Greenwood called.

Hegedus bet 15,000 on the 10♥4♦2♦ flop and Greenwood called. Greenwood then called a 50,000 bet by Hegedus on the 7♥ turn.

Action was then followed from the Q♦ river, which saw Hegedus move 150,000 into the middle. Greenwood tanked, and the clock was called.

After 25 seconds, Greenwood mucked and Hegedus collected the huge pot, putting her within the top 20 stacks in the second level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juliet Hegedus	380,000 43,000	43,000
Lucas Greenwood	96,000 82,300	82,300

Tags: Juliet Hegedus Lucas Greenwood

07-06-2025 14:49 UTC-8

Sternheimer's Shove Leaves Vierling Short

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Dan O'Hair

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

Philip Sternheimer raised to 2,300 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 10,000 by Jessica Vierling in the big blind. Sternheimer called.

The flop came K♥6♦9♥ and Sternheimer called a 5,500 bet from Vierling.

The 4♣ fell on the turn and Vierling announced a bet of 10,000. Sternheimer weighed his options and then shoved, which was enough to put Vierling all in for her last 20,000.

Vierling laid her hand down and Sternheimer showed 7♦7♥ before collecting the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	105,000 45,000	45,000

Jessica Vierling	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Jessica Vierling Philip Sternheimer

07-06-2025 14:52 UTC-8

Remitio Gives the Lowdown

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Adam Lamers

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

Joshua Remitio just got moved into the Horseshoe Events Center and took his seat at Table 420. Once that current hand was finished, he was asked by Montgomery Cole to give some background information.

"Since you're the new guy at the table, can you tell us a little bit about your play style?" Cole asked.

"I'll bluff the flop and the turn, but never the river," Remitio replied. "I three-bet aces and seven-deuce, the rest I just flat-call."

Little does Cole know, that he could go back and see many of the hands Remitio played en route to his fourth-place finish in the 2021 WSOP Main Event where he cashed for $2.3 million. That was the start of Remitio's poker career which has now seen him claim three gold bracelets in the online streets in the past two years.

"Now your turn. You guys have to give me the lowdown," Remitio bargained, but didn't get much help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Crawford	252,000 172,000	172,000
Montgomery Cole	128,300 33,500	33,500
Joshua Remitio	53,000 14,700	14,700

07-06-2025 14:52 UTC-8

Phil Hellmuth & Son Both Kicking Along on Day 2 of WSOP Main Event

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Connor Richards

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

For all-time bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth, it all started with a victory in the 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, a year before the birth of his son Phillip Hellmuth III. Now at the 2025 WSOP, both Hellmuths are searching for a world championship on Day 2abc of the $10,000 WSOP Main Event as Hellmuth III makes his Main Event debut.

Before he was moved to the feature table, the elder Hellmuth found himself in the back corner of the Horseshoe Ballroom, while his son sat on the other side of the room in the same Blue section. Both are wearing Aria hoodies, but only one is blowing up at his opponents.

Read About the Hellmuth's in the Main Event!

Tags: Phillip Hellmuth III Phil Hellmuth

07-06-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Anderson Surrenders to Malinov; Mercier Rivers the Nuts For a Bustout

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 2♠4♦8♣, Calvin Anderson bet 5,200 from the cutoff and Atanas Malinov called in the hijack.

Both players checked the 7♠ turn before Malinov bet 19,000 on the 9♣ river. Anderson shot out of his seat to take a good look at Malinov's remaining stack, taking off his sunglasses and headphones as he spent several minutes considering the decision. He eventually folded and Malinov took the pot.

At the same time at another table, Jason Mercier and Jon Towers arrived at the river on a board of 10♥9♠J♥5♠K♣ with around 25,000 in the pot when Mercier moved all in from the button.

Towers took a minute before calling for his last 35,000 in early position, and Mercier showed A♥Q♠ for the rivered straight. Towers tossed J♣10♣ into the muck as he made his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	320,000 167,000	167,000

Tabatha Hilliard	220,000 8,500	8,500
Calvin Anderson	180,000

Atanas Malinov	130,000 44,000	44,000
Jon Towers	Busted

Tags: Atanas Malinov Calvin Anderson Jason Mercier Jon Towers

07-06-2025 14:55 UTC-8

Hunt's Bullets Take Out Clark

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Myles Phago

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

Evan Clark raised from under the gun to 2,500, and Matthew Hunt three-bet from early position to 6,500. Action then folded to Chin Wei Lim, who four-bet to 14,500 from late position. Clark then five-bet jammed all in.

Hunt asked for the count, which totaled 36,500 and then flat called. Lim got out of the way.

Evan Clark: A♣K♥ All in
Matthew Hunt: A♥A♦

The 3♥K♦3♣ flop gave Clark the slightest glimmer of hope but this faded when the 2♠ came on the turn and was extinguished fully when the 7♥ peeled off on the river and he was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Hunt	280,500 160,500	160,500
Chin Wei Lim	107,000 18,900	18,900

Evan Clark	Busted

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Evan Clark Matthew Hunt

07-06-2025 14:56 UTC-8

Rivera Shows Strength

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Henry Liang limped from the small blind, and Ramon Rivera defended his big blind with a 4,000 raise. Liang called to see the flop.

The flop came A♦6♠7♦ and Liang checked. Rivera continued with 2,000, which Liang called again. On the 6♥ turn and after another check, Rivera shot out 10,000, which was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	174,000 80,200	80,200
Gregory Fishberg	161,000 8,100	8,100
Henry Liang	96,500 11,000	11,000
Ramon Rivera	96,000 20,200	20,200
Daniel Brown	70,000 27,400	27,400
Larry Wright	51,000 6,000	6,000

Karl Hoalst	46,000 24,600	24,600
Chanracy Khun	22,000 15,400	15,400

Tags: Henry Liang Ramon Rivera

07-06-2025 14:57 UTC-8

Huge River Bet, Huge River Folds

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Jacob Wilson

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

Four players still held hole cards on the turn, with the board reading J♥2♣K♦8♥ William Beer bet out for 10,000 into a pot of 15,000. Narongsak Dhanjaichon and Eric Ethans stuck in the call, but Jason Cross let go of his hand.

The river 6♥ slowed Beer down, as he checked his option. After some tank, Dhanjaichon fired out a near pot-sized bet of 37,500 into the middle. Ethans took a long time to come to a decision, and after around two minutes he decided to fold. "What did you have?" questioned Beer, who was also clearly in quite the spot. He took a similar amount of time before folding K♣J♣ face up.

"I had that beat," announced Ethans, who let his opponent know that he had folded pocket eights. The two debated about what Dhanjaichon could have had. He didn't let them know, and stayed silent, returning his cards face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Narongsak Dhanjaichon	153,000 4,000	4,000
William Beer	130,000 24,700	24,700
Lisa Hamilton	85,700 85,700	85,700

Eric Ethans	75,000 19,500	19,500
Jason Cross	55,400 12,300	12,300

Tags: Eric Ethans Jason Cross Narongsak Dhanjaichon William Beer