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

07-06-2025 16:57 UTC-8

Sonehara Busts Mccarty

Laura Fryer

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

Jordan Mcallister opened from under the gun to 2,500, Kazunari Sonehara called from the cutoff and Daniel Dayan also called on the button. Diane Mccarty three-bet to 12,500 and got a single call from Sonehara.

The A♥J♠3♠ flop was bet by Mccarty to 20,000 and Sonehara called.

A 3♦ was turned and Mccarty moved all in for her remaining 96,100 stack.

Sonehara called and showed J♥J♣ for a boat. Mccarty flipped over K♦K♥ and was behind, and looked to the river for some help.

There was no King to save Mccarty on the 9♥ river, and she was left to walk away from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazunari Sonehara	305,000 197,700	197,700
Diane Mccarty	Busted

Tags: Daniel Dayan Diane Mccarty Jordan Mcallister Kazunari Sonehara

07-06-2025 16:57 UTC-8

Brass Turns the Jackpot to Crack Montes' Queens

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Kai Cocklin

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

Santiago Montes wasn't a happy bunny after he just lost a big pot to Corey Brass.

The chips had already flown into the middle on a runout of J♠3♠2♣7♦8♦, where Montes revealed Q♣Q♦. Brass had that beat with 7♥7♠ as he turned a set of sevens, which saw his stack rocket up to around 135,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Brass	135,000 135,000	135,000
Thomas Vanden Berge	125,000 47,100	47,100
Derek Stark	120,000 120,000	120,000
Dawid Smolka	95,000 112,000	112,000
Santiago Montes	75,000 21,000	21,000
Craig Chait	42,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Corey Brass Santiago Montes

07-06-2025 16:55 UTC-8

Halebian Gains at Lyubovetskiy's Expense

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Dan O'Hair

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

Andriy Lyubovetskiy raised to 2,800 from the cutoff and was called by Alexios Halebian in the small blind and Breffni Smith in the big blind for a three-way pot.

It was checked to Lyubovetskiy on the 2♣7♦2♠ flop and he continued for a bet of 3,000. Halebian called and Smith folded.

Both players proceeded to check down on the 10♣ turn and 5♥ river and Halebian showed 8♥7♥ for two pair. Lyubovetskiy sent his hand into the muck and Halebian put another dent into the Day 1c chip leader's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	375,000 40,000	40,000

Breffni Smith	230,000 153,200	153,200
Alexios Halebian	100,000 25,800	25,800

07-06-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Simmerman Back in it

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Jacob Wilson

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

Jianwei Lin opened up the action from early position with a raise to 2,500. Kevin Williams called from two doors down, before Austin Simmerman shoved for his remaining 14,000 from the cutoff. Simas Karaliunas called on the button, and the other two players surrendered their 2,500 to the dead money pile.

Austin Simmerman: 3♠3♦ All in
Simas Karaliunas: A♠K♣

"The classic" one player at the table said as the dealer prepared the runout. It came 2♦6♣2♥10♠Q♠ and despite the paint scare on the river, Simmerman held on to keep his main event dreams alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianwei Lin	199,000 23,000	23,000
Kevin Williams	175,000 38,200	38,200
Simas Karaliunas	46,000 6,500	6,500
Austin Simmerman	36,000 4,900	4,900

Tags: Austin Simmerman Jianwei Lin Kevin Williams Simas Karaliunas

07-06-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Wardrup Pays off Kim

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Myles Phago

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

Brian Wardrup raised to 2,600 from the button and faced a three-bet from Namhyung Kim in the small blind to 8,500. Wardrup made the call, and the players saw the flop of 3♥7♣K♦.

Namhyung Kim bet out for 4,500, and Wardrup called. The turn brought the A♠and both players checked to see the 5♠ fall on the river.

Wardrup was a bit shocked when he saw Namhyung Kim table A♣6♥ for the ribvered gutshot straight as we pithed his cards into he much.

Player	Chips	Progress
Namhyung Kim	453,800 243,800	243,800
Brian Wardrup	103,800 44,000	44,000
Viktor Blom	52,800 6,200	6,200

07-06-2025 16:50 UTC-8

Gorham Sends Spector Packing

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Christian Zetzsche

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

James Gorham raised from under the gun and called a three-bet by Sean Spector in the big blind. The latter then fired three barrels on a board of K♣3♦2♥5♦A♦, all of which Gorham called. It was 20,000 to go on the turn and around 60,000 shove on the river.

"I don't like it but I call," Gorham immediately said and Spector tabled the A♠K♦ for the top two pair. Gorham had that beat with 2♠2♣ for a set of deuces.

In the next hand, Ilan Boujenah raised to 2,400 and received multiple callers including Gorham in the big blind. The J♥7♦5♣ flop saw Dimitrios Kilintaris bet 3,500 and Brian Andrews called. Gorham check-raised to 16,000 and Boujenah folded while the other two players called.

No more betting action followed on the 9♣ turn and 9♥ river for Gorham to reveal the 7♠5♥. Kilintaris had that beat with the A♣J♦ to claim the last pot before their table broke.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Gorham	300,000 166,700	166,700

Brian Andrews	180,000 5,700	5,700
Dimitrios Kilintaris	175,000 62,600	62,600
Ilan Boujenah	75,000 11,300	11,300
Sean Spector	Busted

Tags: Brian Andrews Dimitrios Kilintaris Ilan Boujenah James Gorham Sean Spector

07-06-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Poullet Picks Up the Pot with Rivered Pair

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Amit Zulkowitz looked down and saw 9♠9♦ and raised to 3,000 in late position. Ludovic Poullet with A♣J♥ called in cutoff, and John Pointer in the big blind holding A♠8♣ joined the other two to see a flop.

The flop came Q♠5♦10♦. After a check, Zulkowitz bet 4,500. Poullet called while Pointer got out of the way.

Both players checked the turn 4♦ and the river J♣. Zulkowitz mucked after Poullet tabled his hand and picked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilad Rubinsky	277,700 600	600
John Pointer	266,800 4,200	4,200
Amit Zulkowitz	159,400 7,500	7,500
Daniel Negreanu	130,400

Ludovic Poullet	110,500 12,300	12,300
Joel Isla	64,100
Travis Fujisaka	63,400
Harry Elliott	32,300
Brandon Paddock	21,500

Tags: Amit Zulkowitz John Pointer Ludovic Poullet

07-06-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Belov Smacks the Flop to Double Off Sanechika

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David Salituro

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

Nana Sanechika raised to 2,500 in the hijack and Sviatoslav Belov three-bet to 10,000 in the small blind. Sanechika called and they saw a flop of Q♦3♦7♦.

Belov continued for 7,500 and Sanechika called. Belov bet another 20,000 on the 6♥ turn and Sanechika again called.

The river was the 5♣ and Belov moved all in for 37,200. Sanechika snap-called with K♣Q♥, but Belov had 10♦9♦ for a flopped flush to win the pot and double up.

"Are you a cash game player? Because cash game players don't call in the small blind," a tablemate said to Belov.

"Actually, I'm recreational," Belov replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sviatoslav Belov	150,000 78,500	78,500
Nana Sanechika	85,000 43,700	43,700

Tags: Nana Sanechika Sviatoslav Belov

07-06-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Heaton Applies Maximum Pressure

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Stewart Morrison

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

Three players headed to a turn with a pot worth roughly 23,000 in the middle, and the flop action complete on the 5♠4♣4♥ board.

The dealer burned and turned the 7♠ turn, and Kenneth Heaton, in the big blind, placed a bet of 17,500. The player who started the hand under the gun folded, but Nicholas Beecher called from middle position.

When the river came the 10♦, Heaton applied the maximum pressure possible. Covering his opponent's stack, he moved all in, a bet worth an effective 47,300.

Beecher then spent some time in the tank, piecing together the action. Ultimately, he decided a fold was in order and tossed his cards towards the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Heaton	124,100 43,200	43,200
Nicholas Beecher	47,300 300	300

Tags: Kenneth Heaton Nicholas Beecher

07-06-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Hellmuth Takes the Pot Down

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Callum Roque raised to 2,500 with Q♦J♦ in late position. Jesse Lawrence called i the small blind. Phil Hellmuth defended his blind by three-betting to 12,000 holding K♦7♥. Roque called but Lawrence got out of the way.

The flop came 7♦5♣10♥ which both players checked. Hellmuth led out with an 18,000 bet on the turn 4♣ which was enough to take the pot down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	184,300 20,000	20,000

Craig Sloan	176,100 3,000	3,000
Jose Lesta	145,300 2,500	2,500
Callum Roque	128,900 18,800	18,800
Collin Ball	121,000 27,300	27,300
John Garza	79,600 17,000	17,000
Jesse Lawrence	38,800 7,400	7,400
Matthew Kenyon	24,700 600	600
Sherisse Korfel	9,500 3,000	3,000

Tags: Callum Roque Jesse Lawrence Phil Hellmuth