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

07-06-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Mattern	368,500 58,500	58,500
Franco Tucci	345,500 161,000	161,000
Daniel Benor	341,000 261,200	261,200
Poseidon Ho	204,500 40,100	40,100
Michael Dwyer	126,000 112,780	112,780

Ben Ludlow	104,500 69,500	69,500
Max Pescatori	99,000 19,000	19,000

Simeon Tsonev	67,000 98,000	98,000
David "Bakes" Baker	52,000 13,000	13,000

Abraham Uittenbogaard	14,700 134,500	134,500

Pointer Turns Two Pair

Gabrielle Barredo

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

John Pointer started the action under the gun with a 2,400 raise with J♦9♦ and got two callers in Ludovic Poullet on the button with 4♦4♣ and Gilad Rubinsky in the big blind with Q♠8♠.

The flop came Q♣2♠J♠ and all players checked. The 9♣ fell and Rubinsky bet 6,000 and got one caller in Pointer.

The river A♦ came and Rubinsky checked and Pointer checked after. Pointer scooped the pot for his two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilad Rubinsky	286,900
John Pointer	270,800 5,000	5,000
Amit Zulkowitz	169,900 16,500	16,500
Ludovic Poullet	116,300 3,100	3,100
Daniel Negreanu	114,500 15,300	15,300

Travis Fujisaka	67,700 4,900	4,900
Joel Isla	55,500 1,200	1,200
Brandon Paddock	25,100 2,400	2,400
Harry Elliott	19,400 3,000	3,000

Tags: Gilad Rubinsky John Pointer Ludovic Poullet

07-06-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Quad Ducks For Marder

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Liam Gannon

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

Shawn Partovi raised to 3,200 from under the gun and Michael Marder called on the button while Omid Nikzad called in the big blidn.

The flop rolled out A♥2♦7♦ and Nikzad checked to Partovi who bet 3,000 which only Marder called.

Partovi bet 12,000 on the 4♥ turn and Marder called once more.

On the river 2♣, Partovi bet 32,000 and Marder raised to 115,000. Partovi moved all in for 123,000 and Marder called to put him at risk.

Shawn Partovi: A♣A♦ All in
Michael Marder: 2♥2♠

The river had brought quad twos to Marder to eliminate Partovi from the tournament and bring Marder a healthy bundle of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Marder	293,000 148,000	148,000
Shawn Partovi	Busted

Tags: Michael Marder Omid Nikzad Shawn Partovi

07-06-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Recent Event Center Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Moncek	Busted
Jonathan Stoeber	Busted

Jacob Perry	Busted
Guillermo Sanchez Otero	Busted
William Blais	Busted
Jeffrey Blenkarn	Busted
Cyril Attali	Busted
Diane Mccarty	Busted
John Riordan	Busted

07-06-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Korfel Doubles Through Sloan

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Sherisse Korfel shoved all-in for 7,700 in middle position and got c alled by small blind Craig Sloan taking them to showdown.

Sherisse Korfel: K♥J♠ All in
Craig Sloan: 7♦7♣

The flop came 3♥Q♠J♣ instantly pushing Korfel ahead with a pair. The runout A♣6♦ didn't change anything securing a double up for Korfel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Lesta	242,500 217,700	217,700
Craig Sloan	166,000 7,700	7,700
Callum Roque	155,300 2,400	2,400
Phil Hellmuth	137,500

John Garza	104,800
Collin Ball	88,300
Kasparas Klezys	32,700

Matthew Kenyon	21,700
Sherisse Korfel	17,800 10,100	10,100

Tags: Craig Sloan Sherisse Korfel

07-06-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Poullet Outkicks Rubinsky

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Ludovic Poullet under the gun started the action with a 2,400 raise holding K♦10♦. He got one customer in Gilad Rubinsky with J♥10♥ in middle position to see the flop.

The flop came down 6♦10♣7♣ and Poullet bet 2,100 and got called by Rubinsky. The turn Q♦ fell and Poullet continued with a 7,000 bet. Rubinsky stayed on and called.

Action slowed when both players checked the river Q♣. After the hands were tabled, Poullet scooped the pot with a pair of tens and the superior kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilad Rubinsky	294,500 7,600	7,600
John Pointer	280,400 4,600	4,600
Amit Zulkowitz	174,700 21,300	21,300
Ludovic Poullet	113,900 700	700
Daniel Negreanu	100,200 29,600	29,600

Travis Fujisaka	72,700 9,900	9,900
Joel Isla	58,100 3,800	3,800
Brandon Paddock	24,500 3,000	3,000
Harry Elliott	7,100 15,300	15,300

Tags: Gilad Rubinsky Ludovic Poullet

07-06-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Kings versus Queens on a Scary Board

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Collin Ball started the action with a 2,500 raise holding Q♥Q♦ in middle position. Jose Lesta with K♠K♥ and in hijack called. In cutoff, Phil Hellmuth with A♦Q♣ three-bet to 14,000. Ball four-bet to 35,000 sending Lesta to the tank. He decided to five-bet to 59,000 pushing Hellmuth out of the pot. Ball took a few seconds before making the call.

The flop came 5♠7♥A♥. After a check, Lesta fired 16,000 into the hefty pot. Ball called.

The turn 5♣ fell and both players checked. The river 4♥ fell and with the scary board, both players checked again. After tabling the hands, the dealer pushed the pot to Lesta.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Sloan	173,700 2,400	2,400
Callum Roque	157,700 141,370	141,370
Phil Hellmuth	137,500 14,000	14,000

John Garza	104,800 600	600
Collin Ball	88,300 75,000	75,000
Kasparas Klezys	32,700

Jose Lesta	24,800 125,700	125,700
Matthew Kenyon	21,700
Sherisse Korfel	7,700

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Jose Lesta Collin Ball

07-06-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Some Pre-Dinner Break Chip Count Updates

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Myles Phago

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	461,400 44,100	44,100
Noel Rodriguez	290,600 62,600	62,600

Damon Fine	242,900 89,500	89,500
Stephen Peppin	235,700 72,700	72,700
Erick Lindgren	225,100 84,900	84,900

Robert Varkonyi	64,500 2,900	2,900

07-06-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Sloan's Turned Flush Chips at Hellmuth's Stack

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Phil Hellmuth raised to 4,000 in late position with 10♥6♠ and got called by Craig Sloan with A♦Q♦ leading them to the flop.

The flop came 5♠6♦4♦ which gave Hellmuth a pair and Sloan a flush draw. Both players checked. The turn 7♦ was peeled, completing Sloan's flush. Hellmuth fired 5,000 and was called by Sloan.

The river Q♣ was dealt, and Hellmuth checked. Sloan bet 8,000 and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth just watched as Sloan scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Lesta	231,600 81,100	81,100
Craig Sloan	189,800 13,700	13,700
Callum Roque	151,700 135,370	135,370
Collin Ball	127,400 35,900	35,900
Phil Hellmuth	112,600 38,900	38,900

John Garza	88,000 17,400	17,400
Matthew Kenyon	26,000 4,300	4,300
Kasparas Klezys	24,700 8,000	8,000

Sherisse Korfel	14,800 7,100	7,100

Tags: Craig Sloan Phil Hellmuth

07-06-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Drumond Building After Runner-up Finish in $2,500 Freezout

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Dan O'Hair

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

Breno Drumond was forced to blind off a portion of his stack in the Main Event today, as he had a final table to complete in the $2,500 Freezeout event.

Drumond ended up placing second and then immediately took his seat back in the Main.

In a recent hand, Drumond opened to 2,500 from early position and was three-bet to 7,000 by Matthew Vannortwick on the button. It was folded back to Drumond, who made it 14,000 to go. Vannortwick called.

The flop came 2♥7♥6♥ and Drumond continued for 3,200. Vannortwick wanted nothing to do with it and let his hand go — conceding the pot to Drumond, who has chipped back up to a little over a starting stack.