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.
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.
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.
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.
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♣
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".
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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