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

Jul 06, 2025

More Than Enough Nines for Bareika

Adam Lamers

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

Alexandros Kolonias opened to 2,500 in middle position and was called by Calvin Anderson on the button. Todd Bareika shoved all in for 14,700 in the small blind and Kolonias just called. Anderson threw his cards away and the two remaining hands were shown.

Todd Bareika: 9♥9♣ All in
Alexandros Kolonias: A♣10♥

The flop came 9♦7♠5♦ and Bareika took a stranglehold on the hand with a set of nines. If that wasn't enough, the 9♠ hit the turn to lock up the pot for Bareika before the 4♦ hit the river.

Tags: Todd Bareika Calvin Anderson Alexandros Kolonias

Jul 06, 2025

Unsal Folds Out Kossew

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Liam Gannon

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

Onur Unsal raised to 2,400 in the hijack and in the cutoff, Jedd Kossew three-bet to 6,100 which saw only Unsal call.

The flop rolled out 8♥4♥Q♣ and Unsal check-called a bet of 5,100 from Kossew.

Both players checked the turn A♣ over to the river J♦ where Unsal bet 9,000. Kossew thought about his decision for forty seconds before tossing his hand into the muck.

Tags: Jedd Kossew Onur Unsal

Jul 06, 2025

Ye Forces a Fold from Swain

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

The players folded to Zhihao Ye on the button who raised to 3,000. Paul Kildal-Brandt called in the small blind but Miles Swain decided to three-bet to 11,200. Only Ye made the call.

The flop came A♣8♠J♣ and Swain continued for 8,000. After a minute, Ye raised it to 25,000 and Swain tanked but eventually folded.

Tags: Miles Swain Paul Kildal-Brandt Zhihao Ye

Jul 06, 2025

Assorted Counts

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Frank Visser

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

Jul 06, 2025

Ballestero Gets It Done on the River

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Adam Lamers

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

Tomas Szwarcberg raised to 2,400 from under the gun and David Ballestero reraised to 7,200 in the cutoff. Szwarcberg called and the flop of A♦K♦9♣ hit the felt.

Szwarcberg checked-called a bet of 3,600 from Ballestero and the A♣ paired the board on the turn. Szwarcberg checked again and Ballestero checked it back to the 10♣ on the river. Szwarcberg checked for the third time and Ballestero put together a bet of 12,600. Szwarcberg went into the tank for nearly three minutes but finally decided to lay his hand down.

Tags: David Ballestero Tomas Szwarcberg

Jul 06, 2025

Savir Leaves Himself with a Bowl

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Myles Phago

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

Owen Savir raised to 2,500 from late position only to face a three-bet to 7,000 from Steven Gargiulo in the big blind. Savir then four-bet to 21,000, and Gargiulo called.

The flop came 2♣3♥8♠ and both players checked to see the 10♣ turn. Gargiulo bet out for 21,000, and Savir called. Gargiulo checked the 8♥ river, and now Savir tossed out a 30,000 bet.

Gargiulo went deep into the tank for 3-4 minutes, finally called and tabled J♦J♣, which crushed Savir's A♠K♣, who was left with a bowl of rice to play with and just over three big blinds.

Tags: Owen Savir Steven Gargiulo

Jul 06, 2025

More Chips for Puntas

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a five-way single-raised pot to the A♦7♠4♦ flop, Matthew Rosanbalm bet 2,600 and he was called by Antonio Puntas in the big blind as well as Nils Mallon from an early position. They checked the 7♥ turn and 8♠ river for Puntas to reveal the A♣8♣. Mallon mucked and Rosanbalm sighed as he revealed his A♠Q♣.