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

07-06-2025 16:32 UTC-8

Leonard Takes from Gao

Laura Fryer

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

Joseph Gao opened to 2,400 from middle position and action folded around to Richard Leonard in the big blind who defended.

The 8♣2♣7♦ flop saw both players check to the 2♦ turn.

Leonard bet 2,000 and Gao called, taking them to the 4♦ river.

Leonard bet 2,400 and Gao raised to 10,000. Leonard snap called and showed K♦8♦ after rivering the flush.

Gao mucked, and passed the pot to Leonard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Leonard	83,500 23,300	23,300
Joseph Gao	45,000 29,400	29,400

Tags: Joseph Gao Richard Leonard

07-06-2025 16:31 UTC-8

McSwiney Sends Warlow Out

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Kai Cocklin

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

There were around 7,000 chips in the pot on a 9♠6♦Q♣ flop when Joshua McSwiney checked from under the gun and Louis Warlow bet 3,000 from the hijack. McSwiney then put in a check-raise to 13,500, before Warlow three-bet shoved for around 50,000. McSwiney didn't seem too impressed, but ultimately did make the call.

Louis Warlow: K♥Q♦ All in
Joshua McSwiney: Q♥9♥

McSwiney found himself in the lead, but had to dodge a few more outs when the A♦ hit the turn. Warlow had one shot to stay alive, but couldn't make it happen as the 7♥ filled out the board, which meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua McSwiney	205,000 38,500	38,500
Louis Warlow	Busted

Tags: Joshua McSwiney Louis Warlow

07-06-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Liu Coolers Vonreden to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Rene Von Reden three-bet to 10,000 in the small blind before Renmei Liu four-bet to 33,400 in middle position. Vonreden then moved all in for 120,000 and Liu called.

Rene Von Reden: A♦K♣ All in
Renmei Liu: A♣A♥

Liu had woken up with aces with a massive pot at stake. Vonreden got some outs on the K♠10♠7♠ flop with a pair, but he improved no further on the 9♦ turn and Q♠ river as Liu scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renmei Liu	300,000 175,000	175,000
Rene Von Reden	Busted

Tags: Rene Vonreden Renmei Liu

07-06-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Big Stacks and Notables in Horseshoe Blue

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Adam Lamers

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Guyader	356,000 81,000	81,000
Jonathan Azoulay	353,000 113,000	113,000
Thi Ngo	340,000 185,800	185,800
Umang Dattani	322,000 111,200	111,200
Gabriel Paul	310,000 205,300	205,300
Oleksii Kravchuk	294,000 6,000	6,000

Michael Mizrachi	269,000 9,000	9,000

Angelina Rich	176,000 56,300	56,300
Melanie Weisner	143,000 3,000	3,000
Freddy Deeb	139,000 8,000	8,000

Martin Kabrhel	71,000 21,000	21,000

Vincent Lam	66,000 47,600	47,600
Emile Schiff	26,500 34,000	34,000
Pedro Marques	21,500 106,500	106,500

07-06-2025 16:28 UTC-8

Polop Catches Cekalins Speeding

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Liam Gannon

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

David Cabrera Polop raised to 2,700 in the cutoff and in the small blind, Ritvars Cekalins three-bet to 13,000 which saw Polop call.

The flop rolled out 8♠9♣Q♣ and Cekalins bet 9,000 to see Polop call.

Cekalins sized up to 32,500 on the turn 7♦ and Polop called once more.

On the river A♠, Cekalins bet again to the tune of 100,000 and Polop wasted little time in calling.

Polop tabled 8♥8♣ for a set of eights which was good for the pot against Cekalins K♠J♣ for just king-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Cabrera Polop	354,000 154,000	154,000
Ritvars Cekalins	42,500 45,800	45,800

Tags: David Cabrera Polop Ritvars Cekalins

07-06-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts From Horseshoe Blue

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Kolonias	320,000 33,000	33,000

Oleksii Kravchuk	300,000 133,200	133,200

Gennadiy Dvosis	280,000 208,200	208,200
Stanislav Zegal	280,000 20,000	20,000

Michael Mizrachi	260,000 18,000	18,000

Steven Shulman	220,000 101,000	101,000
Brendon Kaufman	220,000 30,000	30,000
David Wintersberger	210,000 10,000	10,000
Andrey Pateychuk	205,000 135,000	135,000
Robert Zeidman	200,000 40,000	40,000
Kevin Rabichow	180,000 41,800	41,800

Jeremy Wien	150,000 10,000	10,000

Melanie Weisner	140,000 40,000	40,000
Roman Hrabec	120,000 10,000	10,000

Lander Lijo	110,000 20,000	20,000
Joao Pinto	100,000
Aaron Barone	100,000 4,000	4,000

Johnny Lodden	90,000 20,000	20,000
Calvin Anderson	90,000 54,600	54,600

Max Pescatori	80,000 8,500	8,500

Veerab Zakarian	80,000 5,000	5,000
Adam Hendrix	75,000 25,500	25,500
Georgios Skarparis	55,000 85,000	85,000

Michael Berk	40,000 16,000	16,000

07-06-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Garza Catches a Set on the River

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

John Garza woke up to 8♦8♣ and raised to 2,600 under the gun. In late position, Collin Ball three-bet to 8,000 with A♥9♥. The flop dropped 2♦3♠6♥.

Both players checked, leading them to the 5♠ turn. Garza checked. Ball took his time before betting 9,000, sending Garza to think for few seconds before making the call.

The river 8♠ gave Garza a set which he checked. Ball checked after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Sloan	179,100
Phil Hellmuth	164,300 3,000	3,000

Callum Roque	147,700
Jose Lesta	142,800 2,400	2,400
John Garza	96,600 20,000	20,000
Collin Ball	93,700 17,000	17,000
Jesse Lawrence	46,200 28,200	28,200
Matthew Kenyon	25,300 2,400	2,400
Sherisse Korfel	12,500 3,000	3,000

Tags: Collin Ball John Garza

07-06-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Latest Chip Updates

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Myles Phago

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	417,300 37,300	37,300
Noel Rodriguez	353,200 306,200	306,200

Damon Fine	332,400 10,400	10,400
Erick Lindgren	207,500 9,500	9,500

Stephen Peppin	163,000 52,000	52,000
Robert Varkonyi	67,400 15,700	15,700

Steve Zolotow	Busted
Congya Zhang	Busted

07-06-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Bishop Two-Outers Yonnotti

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Jacob Wilson

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

David Yonnotti and Joseph Bishop were the only two players contesting a pot, with 32,000 in the middle. They arrived to the turn with the board reading Q♥2♥3♦A♦ and Bishop had the all in button in front of him. Covered, Yonnotti had to make a decision for his tournament life, and he ultimately landed on a call.

David Yonnotti: A♥5♥ All in
Joseph Bishop: J♥10♥

Yonnotti had top pair, the nut flush draw, and a gutshot. Bishop had an inferior flush draw, but a better gutshot. That being said, only a non-heart king would give him the knockout. "You have me, good game, man," said Bishop, making what came next all the more painful. The K♣ peeled off on the river, as "Woah!" could be heard around the table. Yonnotti left gracefully, offering a "GG" to his table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iago Sturzeneker	330,000 241,900	241,900
Or Anavi	230,000 90,100	90,100
Joseph Bishop	190,000 88,200	88,200
David Yonnotti	Busted

Tags: David Yonnotti Joseph Bishop

07-06-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Busted Since Break

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Kuziv	Busted
Ronnie Ballantyne	Busted
Denise Whitson	Busted
Ayman Qutami	Busted
Kaichi Lin	Busted
Jose Barbosa	Busted
Bryan Venhorst	Busted
Dylan Thomassie	Busted
Kyle Andrews	Busted
David Yonnotti	Busted
Faisal Alqutub	Busted
Jack Drapier	Busted
Benjamin Wilton	Busted
Czeslaw Szerszen	Busted
Maximo Togni	Busted
Joao De Olivera	Busted
Hiromasa Onizuka	Busted
Leonard Maue	Busted
Richard Ryder	Busted
Michael Maher	Busted
Majed Abusaid	Busted
Paul Vulpis	Busted
Kevin Rines	Busted
Yucel Eminoglu	Busted
Kenneth Quattrocchi	Busted

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