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

07-06-2025 19:34 UTC-8

No Diamonds for Takao

Adam Lamers

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

Mark Spradlin raised it up from under the gun and Brandon Takao shipped all in for roughly 13,000 in middle position. The action folded back to Spradlin who quickly called to put Takao at risk.

Brandon Takao: A♦K♦ All in
Mark Spradlin: A♠A♣

The flop came 9♦8♥5♦ and Takao picked up a flush draw against Spradlin's pocket aces. The 9♣ on the turn and the 7♥ on the river were no help to Takao who was bounced from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Spradlin	170,000 32,000	32,000
Brandon Takao	Busted

Tags: Mark Spradlin Brandon Takao

07-06-2025 19:32 UTC-8

Worth the Wait for Richardson

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Laura Fryer

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

Players were already heads-up on the 7♥5♥3♥ flop with a pot of around 40,000. Paul Douglass moved all in for his remaining 28,500 and action was on Daemon Richardson to make the call or fold.

Richardson moved chips over the line and the players flipped their cards. Richardson went first and said, "I don't even know what I am up against" as he waited for Douglass to show his hand, not realising he has been called.

Paul Douglass: 10♥10♠ All in
Daemon Richardson: K♠K♥

Richardson was ahead, and things stayed that way on the 9♣ turn and 8♦ river, sending Douglass home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daemon Richardson	303,000 183,000	183,000
Paul Douglass	Busted

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07-06-2025 19:32 UTC-8

Bonyadi Takes a Nice Pot from Isaka

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

The board showed Q♠A♦K♠J♦6♦ with more than 60,000 in the middle when Shohei Isaka fired a bet of 58,500. Farzad Bonyadi thought about it for a minute before calling.

Isaka tabled 4♠5♠ and the nice pot was sent to Bonyadi who turned over A♠A♣ for a set of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Bonyadi	220,000 94,900	94,900

Shohei Isaka	180,000 76,600	76,600

Tags: Farzad Bonyadi Shohei Isaka

07-06-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Boulton Cracks Beck's Set on the River

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of Q♠7♠8♥, Jacob Beck bet 6,500 from early position and Joshua Boulton raised to 18,000 in the big blind. Beck then reraised to 35,500 and Boulton called.

The turn was the 5♠ and Boulton led out for 22,000. Beck called to see the 6♠ river as both players slowed down and checked.

Boulton showed 10♦9♠ for a rivered flush, and Beck tossed 8♦8♣ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Boulton	270,000 45,300	45,300

Jacob Beck	250,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Jacob Beck Joshua Boulton

07-06-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Franklin Finds a Double with a Flopped Se

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Sava Krink

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

The action was picked up with Matthew Franklin all-in holding 9♠9♥, facing a call from Nicholas Rigby who tabled J♦8♥ on a 2♦9♣J♥ flop. Franklin had flopped middle set, leaving Rigby in rough shape with limited outs to score the knockout.

The A♥ turn and 5♦ river changed nothing, and Franklin secured the double-up to stay in the mix.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	317,000 144,400	144,400
Matthew Franklin	56,500 10,800	10,800

Tags: Matthew Franklin Nicholas Rigby

07-06-2025 19:29 UTC-8

Koroupa's Kings Run Into Aces

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Frank Visser

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

Damon Kroupa got his 115,000 chips in preflop and was at risk against Steven Brooks, who had him covered.

Damon Kroupa: K♠K♣ All in
Steven Brooks: A♠A♥

Kroupa had run into the ultimate cooler, and his Main Event ended when the 4♣9♦6♠5♣2♦ board brought no help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Brooks	300,000 143,300	143,300
Hye Park	121,000 80,200	80,200
Daniel Negreanu	78,000 14,000	14,000

Damon Kroupa	Busted

Tags: Damon Kroupa Steven Brooks

07-06-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Metz Dreams of Broadway

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Jacob Wilson

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

Li Zhang opened the action from early position to 3,000. Thomas Metz on his direct left shoved for 23,000, and Zhang called when action got back to him

Thomas Metz: A♥J♥ All in
Li Zhang: 6♠6♥

Metz ended up rivering Broadway on the Q♣K♦9♠4♦10♦ runout to keep his Main Event dreams alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Li Zhang	108,000 68,600	68,600
Thomas Metz	50,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Li Zhang Thomas Metz

07-06-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Mateos Moves in the Right Direction

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Stewart Morrison

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

Benjamin Souriau opened to 3,000, which was promptly met by an Adrian Mateos three-bet to 9,000. Souriau called, and the two went to a flop.

The postflop action was short and sweet, as Souriau surrendered the pot following a Mateos continuation-bet of 13,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Souriau	236,000 9,000	9,000
Adrian Mateos	73,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Benjamin Souriau

07-06-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Delancy Makes the Straight on Veloso

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Donald Delancy raised and called a three-bet from Sergio Da Silva Veloso to go see a flop 2♦10♥6♣. Delancy check-called Veloso's continuation for 11,000.

The 3♥ turn and 7♥ river brought no betting action and Delancy tabled 8♣9♣ for the straight. Velose quickly mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Da Silva Veloso	280,000 3,500	3,500
Donald Delancy	82,000 122,000	122,000

Tags: Donald Delancy Sergio Da Silva Veloso

07-06-2025 19:27 UTC-8

Paddock Pointed in the Rail Direction

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Myles Phago

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

Brandon Paddock raised to 3,500 from early position only to face a three-bet to 6,500 from John Pointer in middle position. Paddock then four-bet all in for 35,000, and Pointer snap called.

Brandon Paddock: A♠4♦ All in
John Pointer: A♣Q♥

No help for Paddock on the K♣2♦5♥10♥A♦ run out, and he was sent to the rail.