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

07-06-2025 17:39 UTC-8

Pointer Scoops Huge Pot, Eliminates Elliot

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Gilad Rubinsky limped with A♣J♦ in middle position and got a raise to 3,600 from John Pointer holding K♥J♠. Harry Elliott in hijack shoved all in for 7,100 holding 8♠8♦. Both Rubinsky and Pointer called.

The flop came down 4♣8♣Q♥ giving Elliot a set. Both Rubinsky and Pointer checked.

The turn 10♠ dropped, and Rubinsky bet 19,000, creating a side pot. Pointer called. The dealer completed the board with a 9♣ river. Both Rubinsky and Pointer caught a straight on the river, but with Pointer getting the higher straight.

Rubinsky bet 80,000 sending Pointer to the tank. Pointer called, and with the higher straight, he scooped both the main and the side pot, and ended Elliot's tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Pointer	396,600
Gilad Rubinsky	176,900
Amit Zulkowitz	174,100
Ludovic Poullet	126,000
Daniel Negreanu	100,200

Travis Fujisaka	69,700
Joel Isla	58,100
Brandon Paddock	24,500
Harry Elliott	Busted

Tags: Gilad Rubinsky Harry Elliott John Pointer

07-06-2025 17:39 UTC-8

Sloan Eliminates Kenyon with a Full House

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Matthew Kenyon open-shoved all-in for 30,400 on the button and got called by Craig Sloan in the big blind taking them to showdown.

Matthew Kenyon: A♥J♥ All in
Craig Sloan: K♥K♦

The flop came 9♣Q♥4♣ keeping Sloan's lead. Kenyon needed an ace to drop but the turn K♣ gave Sloan a set. The river 9♠ sealed the deal in ending Kenyon's run with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Lesta	234,100 4,900	4,900
Craig Sloan	225,800 36,000	36,000
Callum Roque	139,800 500	500
Collin Ball	126,800
Phil Hellmuth	108,700 6,900	6,900

John Garza	85,000 3,000	3,000
Sherisse Korfel	27,200
Kasparas Klezys	19,200 5,500	5,500

Matthew Kenyon	Busted

Tags: Craig Sloan Matthew Kenyon

07-06-2025 17:38 UTC-8

Korfel Scores a Double

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Action was picked up with Sherisse Korfel all-in for 12,400 and Callum Roque making the call.

Sherisse Korfel: A♥10♥ All in
Callum Roque: 8♣8♦

Korfel spiked an ace on the flop came A♦J♠K♦. The runout [7d66c] secured Korfel a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Lesta	229,200 13,300	13,300
Craig Sloan	189,800 23,800	23,800
Callum Roque	139,300 16,000	16,000
Collin Ball	126,800 38,500	38,500
Phil Hellmuth	115,600 21,900	21,900

John Garza	88,000 16,800	16,800
Sherisse Korfel	27,200 9,400	9,400
Matthew Kenyon	26,000 26,000	26,000
Kasparas Klezys	24,700 8,000	8,000

Tags: Callum Roque Sherisse Korfel

07-06-2025 17:38 UTC-8

Not Making Dinner

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	Busted
Matthew Kenyon	Busted
Tu Huynh	Busted
Hakan Varol	Busted
Paul Jager	Busted
Jean Ferreira	Busted
Daniel Brown	Busted
Shane Friedlander	Busted
Blake Robbins	Busted
Bryan Allen	Busted
Mark Abboud	Busted
Han Nguyen	Busted
Harry Elliott	Busted
Brandon Infinger	Busted
Mark Clement	Busted
Kerry Garrecht	Busted
Gabriel Nastasa	Busted
Joseph Presho	Busted
Kyle Collins	Busted
Steven Burkholder	Busted
Fabien Perrot	Busted
Richard Kimball	Busted
Damian Gibbs	Busted
Diane Zimmerman	Busted
Artashes Kartalyan	Busted

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07-06-2025 17:38 UTC-8

Miral Can(not) Survive Against Pedlow

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Can Miral defended his big blind against a raise by Steven Pedlow and checked the A♦J♠9♠ flop, after which he check-called a bet of 4,500. On the 5♥ turn, Miral checked once more and Pedlow now bet 5,000.

With around 20,000 behind, Miral gave it a few seconds of consideration and moved all-in for Pedlow to instantly declare "I call".

Can Miral: A♥8♣ All in
Steven Pedlow: A♠K♣

The 7♣ fell on the river and the kicker played to eliminate Miral just before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iago Sturzeneker	280,000
Steven Pedlow	225,000 142,100	142,100
Joseph Bishop	195,000 2,000	2,000
Or Anavi	190,000 30,000	30,000
Goh Yanagida	160,000 96,200	96,200
Josef Gulas	100,000 68,600	68,600
Can Miral	Busted

Tags: Can Miral Steven Pedlow

07-06-2025 17:38 UTC-8

Pre-Break Chip Update in Horseshoe Blue

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David Salituro

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

The Blue section in the Horseshoe Ballroom is clearing out fast, with only a few rows left as players prepare to head off on dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Kravchuk	380,000 86,000	86,000

Renmei Liu	310,000 10,000	10,000
Liam Jehu	280,000 55,000	55,000
Tabatha Hilliard	240,000 20,000	20,000
Jeremy Wien	230,000 80,000	80,000

Kevin Rabichow	220,000 40,000	40,000

Hung Nguyen	200,000 20,000	20,000
Angelina Rich	175,000 1,000	1,000
Phil Hellmuth III	150,000 40,000	40,000
Mattia Festa	120,000 20,000	20,000
Aaron Barone	100,000

Atanas Malinov	40,000 90,000	90,000
Sachin Joshi	40,000 21,000	21,000
Victoria Livschitz	30,000 36,500	36,500
Martin Kabrhel	25,000 18,600	18,600

Frank Lagodich	20,000 55,500	55,500
Maxwell Sheridan	Busted
Scott Fitzhugh	Busted

07-06-2025 17:37 UTC-8

Nakajima Steals on the Flop

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Laura Fryer

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

Eugene Yanayt opened from early position to 2,400 and Alexandre Arantes called from middle position. Patrick Stacey called from the cutoff and Konosuke Nakajima defended the big blind.

The Q♦A♦7♥ flop was checked by Nakajima, and Yanayt bet 3,200. Arantes called and Stacey folded.

Nakajima moved all in for 19,400 and got the remaining players to fold, allowing him to take the pot just before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Yanayt	75,000 28,900	28,900
Patrick Stacey	64,000 28,600	28,600
Alexandre Arantes	51,300 51,300	51,300
Konosuke Nakajima	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Alexandre Arantes Eugene Yanayt Konosuke Nakajima Patrick Stacey

07-06-2025 17:36 UTC-8

Fujisaka Keeps the Pressure

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Harry Elliott limped with A♠10♥ in middle position. Travis Fujisaka woke up with A♥A♦ and raised to 4,000 in hijack. Elliot made the call.

The flop came 7♦5♦6♥ Fujisaka fired 3,500 and Elliott called.

The turn 2♣ dropped and Fujisaka checked how much Elliott had behind before betting 11,900 which was enough to push him out of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Pointer	281,000 10,200	10,200
Gilad Rubinsky	276,700 10,200	10,200
Amit Zulkowitz	169,900
Daniel Negreanu	114,500

Ludovic Poullet	113,900 2,400	2,400
Travis Fujisaka	78,200 10,500	10,500
Joel Isla	55,500
Brandon Paddock	24,500 600	600
Harry Elliott	11,900 7,500	7,500

Tags: Travis Fujisaka Harry Elliott

07-06-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Nobody Has a Spade

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Adam Lamers

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

Amro Jawad and Callum Gordon were heads-up in a pot with around 12,000 in the middle. The flop came J♦10♠8♠ and Jawad flicked in a bet of 10,000 in middle position. Gordon called from the cutoff and they were off to the K♠ on the turn.

Both players checked and the 6♠ landed on the river. Jawad dropped in a bet of 12,000 and Gordon mulled it over for a couple of minutes before making the call. Jawad tabled A♥8♦ for just a pair of eights and Gordon showed K♥Q♥ for top pair to earn the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Callum Gordon	98,500 51,500	51,500
Amro Jawad	77,000

Tags: Callum Gordon Amro Jawad

07-06-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Kleeman Takes from Yokosawa

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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.