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

07-06-2025 17:26 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

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

Ruben Ramirez raised and table big stack Marte Sandberg three-bet to 8,000 on the button. It folded back to Ramirez and he instantly four-bet to 30,000, Sandberg folded. That brought the stack of former big stack Ramirez back up to the initial starting stack but he busted soon after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Namhyung Kim	500,000 46,200	46,200
Marte Sandberg	450,000 10,000	10,000
Erick Lindgren	310,000 102,500	102,500

Nikolaos Lampropoulos	300,000 155,000	155,000

Daniel Erlandsson	280,000 64,100	64,100
Ryan Law	245,000 79,700	79,700
Jean Guillette	190,000 51,000	51,000
Samantha Abernathy	62,000 9,100	9,100
Ruben Ramirez	Busted
Zachary Smiley	Busted
Anirban Roy	Busted

Tags: Marte Sandberg Ruben Ramirez

07-06-2025 17:27 UTC-8

Bouskila Busts Otero

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Laura Fryer

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

Michel Bouskila opened from under the gun to 2,400 and Janelle Jacobson called from the cutoff. Guillermo Sanchez Otero moved all in on the button for 13,000 and Bouskila re-jammed, covering both players. Jacobson pondered, before deciding to fold, leaving the players to go heads-up with Otero at risk.

Guillermo Sanchez Otero: A♠K♥ All in
Michel Bouskila: 8♦8♠

The J♥Q♥3♥ flop didn't change anything, although Otero had picked up a straight draw.

There was very little sweat on the 3♣ turn and 3♠ river, and Otero was eliminiated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Bouskila	57,000 57,000	57,000
Janelle Jacobson	23,500 43,200	43,200
Guillermo Sanchez Otero	Busted

Tags: Guillermo Sanchez Otero Janelle Jacobson Michel Bouskila

07-06-2025 17:29 UTC-8

Chen Eliminated by Yang

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a preflop all-in, Zhan Chen was all-in for around 25,000 after late registering on Day 2abc and he was in rough shape, as Kai Yang left him with only a handful of outs.

Zhan Chen: A♠K♥ All in
Kai Yang: K♦K♣

The Q♣10♥2♠ flop opened the door for more hope with the gutshot straight draw, but the 6♥ turn and 4♥ river were both blanks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Yang	215,000 80,000	80,000
Zhan Chen	Busted

Tags: Kai Yang Zhan Chen

07-06-2025 17:29 UTC-8

Hellmuth Bluffs Lesta with Four-High

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Jose Lesta with A♠10♠ in middle position raised to 2,600 and got called by Phil Hellmuth in hijack with 4♥3♥.

The flop came 10♦5♣K♦. After a check, Hellmuth bet 4,000 and got called by Lesta. The turn 8♦ fell and another check came from Lesta.

Hellmuth cranked up the heat with a 20,000 bet sending Lesta to the tank. He ultimately folded his hand and conceded the pot to Hellmuth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Lesta	231,600 81,100	81,100
Craig Sloan	169,800 6,300	6,300
Callum Roque	152,300 135,970	135,970
Collin Ball	129,800 33,500	33,500
Phil Hellmuth	129,600 21,900	21,900

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: Jose Lesta 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Vannortwick	73,000 50,300	50,300
Breno Drumond	64,000 33,100	33,100

Tags: Breno Drumond Matthew Vannortwick

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

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 17:31 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 17:31 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 17:32 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