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

07-06-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Firdawcy Three-Bets the River

Dan O'Hair

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

Hamza Firdawcy raised to 2,500 first to act and was called by Yannik Hofmann in middle position and Jason Wong in the hijack for a three-way pot.

All three players checked on the 8♠10♠Q♦ flop and J♥ turn, but Firdawcy bet 4,000 after the 5♦ completed the board. Hofmann quickly folded, but Wong cut out a raise to 14,000 and placed it into the middle.

Undeterred, Firdawcy made it 30,000 to go and Wong let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yannik Hofmann	132,000 1,700	1,700
Jason Wong	67,000 42,300	42,300
Hamza Firdawcy	58,000 3,200	3,200

Tags: Hamza Firdawcy Jason Wong Yannik Hofmann

07-06-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Volper Downs Diaz and Gets Trolled

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Adam Lamers

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

Thomas Zanot was in the middle of a conversation with Alexane Najchaus about his recent luck of drawing the $1,000,000 mystery bounty along with his huge seven-figure pai gow score from a couple of years ago. Meanwhile, there was a large pot breaking out between Nikolay Volper and David Diaz with over 100,000 chips in the middle on a board of Q♥6♦4♠Q♦J♥.

Volper checked to Diaz who jammed all in for his last 50,200 and Volper snapped him off. Diaz flipped over A♥Q♣ for trip queens but Volper held 4♣4♦ for a full house.

"You're the luckiest guy in this room!" Zanot joked after the hand, knowing full well that title belongs to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Volper	292,000 157,000	157,000
Alexane Najchaus	55,000 40,800	40,800
Thomas Zanot	30,000 5,100	5,100
David Diaz	Busted

Tags: Alexane Najchaus David Diaz Nikolay Volper Thomas Zanot

07-06-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Big Stacks Collide as Zegal Takes on Mizrachi

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David Salituro

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

Matthew Hahm raised to 2,400 under the gun and Michael Mizrachi called on the button. Stanislav Zegal then three-bet to 11,200 in the big blind and only Mizrachi called.

The flop came Q♥10♥6♥ and Zegal bet 6,700. Mizrachi called to the J♦ turn, where Zegal bet another 32,300. Mizrachi quickly folded this time and Zegal took down the pot as both players currently sit on nearly 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	380,000 111,000	111,000

Stanislav Zegal	370,000 90,000	90,000

Matthew Hahm	40,000 44,300	44,300

Tags: Matthew Hahm Michael Mizrachi Stanislav Zegal

07-06-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Garza's Takes the Pot with Kings

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Jose Lesta in hijack raised to 2,500 in hijack with 7♠6♠ and Kasparas Klezys in cutoff called with 10♦10♣. John Garza, in the big blind with K♠K♦ three-bet to 13,700 and only got one customer in Klezys.

The flop came 6♦8♣J♠. Garza bet 12,000. Klezys called. The turn fell 4♠. After some time of thought, Garza bet 30,000, pushing Klezys out of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Sloan	176,100 3,000	3,000
Collin Ball	163,300
Phil Hellmuth	151,500 27,000	27,000

Jose Lesta	150,500 5,500	5,500
John Garza	105,400 28,800	28,800
Kasparas Klezys	32,700

Matthew Kenyon	21,700
Callum Roque	16,330 110,170	110,170
Sherisse Korfel	7,700 4,800	4,800

Tags: John Garza Jose Lesta Kasparas Klezys

07-06-2025 17:14 UTC-8

"It's always a sweat"

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Laura Fryer

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

Players were already heads-up on the 7♦5♠5♦ flop. The pot stood at around 15,000 and Hartt Stearns bet 7,000 from under the gun. Maximiliano Castagnini moved all in for his remaining 20,200 from middle position.

Stearns counted out his stack before making the call and the players flipped thier hands.

Maximiliano Castagnini: K♥K♣ All in
Hartt Stearns: K♠7♠

Castagnini was head with the better two pair, but the Q♠ turn brought in a sweat, giving Stearns a flush draw.

Castagnini secured the double after the dealer placed the 3♥ river, and he was passed the huge pot, with a player commenting to him "It's always a sweat".

Player	Chips	Progress
Hartt Stearns	180,000 72,000	72,000
Maximiliano Castagnini	55,000 9,700	9,700

Tags: Hartt Stearns Maximiliano Castagnini

07-06-2025 17:13 UTC-8

Cristea Pays off Remnant

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Myles Phago

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

Mark Remnant raised to 2,500 from under the gun and found calls from Sorin Cristea in the small blind and Owen Savir in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦7♠2♣, and it was checked to Remnant, who continued for 4,500. Cristea called, and Savir folded.

The turn saw the Q♦ peel off and Cristea check-called Remnant's 8,300 bet, and when the 7♦ came on the river to pair the board, Cristea again checked over to Remnant, who this time put out a bet of 10,000.

Cristea called and was disgusted when Remnant flipped over K♥K♣ as the river had just counterfeited his Q♣9♣ and the pot was shipped to Remnant.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sorin Cristea	154,500 35,500	35,500
Mark Remnant	105,500 26,700	26,700
Owen Savir	42,800 38,400	38,400

Tags: Mark Remnant Owen Savir Sorin Cristea

07-06-2025 17:11 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Wants to Normalize Calling the Clock on Poker Tankers

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Calum Grant

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

“It’s not personal… It’s just business,” said Daniel Negreanu, who wants players to draw a line in the sand when it comes to slow play in the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event.

The seven-time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer took to social media to tell players it’s time to normalize calling the clock and not to feel bad about it.

Negreanu encouraged players to take action when opponents drag their feet, especially those who seem to tank on every street.

He made it clear that he’s not trying to create friction at the table. In KidPoker's view, there’s nothing wrong with players taking extra time on a big river spot, particularly those who normally play at a decent pace. But for the habitual tankers? The gloves are off.

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07-06-2025 17:11 UTC-8

Bolivar's Continuation-Bet Gets Through

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Kai Cocklin

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

Dakota Baggett raised from early position and Juan Yelamo Bolivar made it 7,200 from middle position. Curtis Nare cold-called from the hijack, and Baggett called.

The flop came Q♣K♣10♠ and after Baggett checked, Bolivar threw in a green chip, worth 25,000, and bet 10,000 of it. Nare and Baggett both quickly folded, allowing Bolivar's stack to grow a little.

Baggett came through Day 1b with the second-largest stack, only behind to the one and only Michael Mizrachi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakota Baggett	250,000 60,000	60,000
Juan Yelamo Bolivar	74,000 59,000	59,000
Curtis Nare	51,000 85,200	85,200

Tags: Curtis Nare Dakota Baggett Juan Yelamo Bolivar Michael Mizrachi

07-06-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Keisling Grabs a Pot from Mateos

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Marshal Keisling raised to 2,600 in early position and only got called by Adrian Mateos seated in the small blind.

Both checked on the A♥10♠4♥ flop and a 4♣ landed on the turn. Mateos led out for 7,000 and after a minute of thinking, Keisling called.

The river was the K♥ and Mateos checked to Keisling who bet 13,000. Mateos tanked and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	66,000 4,000	4,000

Marshal Keisling	63,000 18,200	18,200

Tags: Adrian Mateos Marshal Keisling

07-06-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Left Without Chips

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Fleishman	Busted
Abhishek Paul	Busted
Brian Ray	Busted
Robert Jenkins	Busted
Richard Mendoza	Busted
Evan Lindemann	Busted
Ariel Klestzick	Busted
Matthew Schramm	Busted
Mohamed Lahlou	Busted
Chia Tseng	Busted
Ping Liu	Busted
Rudy Mamo	Busted
Mario Nordet	Busted
Pham Duy Kha Nguyen	Busted
Robert Leeman	Busted
Jordan Suarez	Busted
Brandon Odonnell	Busted
Ping Lin	Busted
Jack Roser	Busted
Stephen Deutsch	Busted
Javier Zarco	Busted
Randy Barry	Busted
David Litvinoff	Busted
Patrick Sekinger	Busted

Todd Bareika	Busted

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