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

07-06-2025 19:19 UTC-8

Souriau Spikes the River

Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Benjamin Souriau kicked the action from middle position, with a raise to 3,000. Adrian Mateos called from the cutoff, and Kyna England called on the button. When action got to Ruben Pinilla in the big blind, he put in a three-bet to 17,000. Souriau and Mateos called, but England folded.

Pinilla continued with a bet of 12,500 on the 3♥6♦5♣ flop, and both of his opponents made the call.

All three players checked the 8♣ turn, and the dealer added the river A♥ to the board.

Action checked round again, and Pinilla tabled J♠J♦. Souriau then revealed the river had improved him to top pair with his A♣J♣, and when Mateos mucked his hand, the pot was pushed in the direction of Souriau.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Souriau	245,000 212,500	212,500
Ruben Pinilla	110,000 700	700
Adrian Mateos	60,000 6,000	6,000

Kyna England	36,500 92,600	92,600

Tags: Adrian Mateos Benjamin Souriau Kyna England Ruben Pinilla

07-06-2025 19:22 UTC-8

No Aces Around Here

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Demetrios Petrou opened to 3,000 and then called a three-bet to 9,000 by Chad Burum. The two players ended up checking through the A♦9♥2♠7♦5♦ board and Burum asked "you don't have an ace, do you?"

That was at the exact moment when he exposed his Q♥Q♠ and it was good enough to scoop the pot, as Petrouo sent the cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Burum	144,000 50,700	50,700
Andreas Klatt	125,000 13,600	13,600
Demetrios Petrou	120,000 63,400	63,400
Ole Nygaard	110,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Chad Burum Demetrios Petrou

07-06-2025 19:24 UTC-8

Assorted Post Dinner Counts in Horseshoe Red

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Benor	440,000 99,000	99,000
Nikolaos Lampropoulos	380,000 80,000	80,000

Christopher Farmer	330,000 217,900	217,900
Kestutis Jungevicius	230,000 43,800	43,800
Artur Koren	225,000 600	600
Alejandro Jauregui	210,000 29,000	29,000
Melanie Weisner	95,000 48,000	48,000
Viktor Blom	70,000 17,200	17,200
Laura Born	55,000 500	500
Felipe Ketzer	Busted
Steven Pedlow	Busted
Adam Lender	Busted

07-06-2025 19:24 UTC-8

"A Hand That Even Kessler Would Be Proud Of"

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Liam Gannon

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Brian Barker opened to 3,000 in the cutoff and was called by Gregory Sly on the button, John Bunch in the small blind, and Ja Sim in the big blind.

The flop rolled out A♦Q♣J♣ and action checked around to Sly who bet 6,000. Bunch raised to 18,000 which folded out Sim while Barker raised to 32,000. Sly moved all in for 38,000 and Bunch jammed all in over the top which saw Barker fold.

Gregory Sly: A♣J♠ All in
John Bunch: K♦10♣

Bunch had flopped Broadway up against Sly's top and bottom pair. The board ran out 9♠3♦ and Bunch's Broadway held up as the best hand while Sly was eliminated.

"That's a hand even Kessler would be proud of," said Bunch as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bunch	191,000 88,000	88,000
Brian Barker	123,000 6,400	6,400
Ja Sim	112,000 112,000	112,000
Gregory Sly	Busted

Tags: Brian Barker Gregory Sly Ja Sim John Bunch

07-06-2025 19:27 UTC-8

Paddock Pointed in the Rail Direction

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Myles Phago

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Brandon Paddock raised to 3,500 from early position only to face a three-bet to 6,500 from John Pointer in middle position. Paddock then four-bet all in for 35,000, and Pointer snap called.

Brandon Paddock: A♠4♦ All in
John Pointer: A♣Q♥

No help for Paddock on the K♣2♦5♥10♥A♦ run out, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Pointer	410,000 129,000	129,000
Daniel Negreanu	92,000 22,500	22,500

Brandon Paddock	Busted

Tags: Brandon Paddock John Pointer

07-06-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Delancy Makes the Straight on Veloso

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Donald Delancy raised and called a three-bet from Sergio Da Silva Veloso to go see a flop 2♦10♥6♣. Delancy check-called Veloso's continuation for 11,000.

The 3♥ turn and 7♥ river brought no betting action and Delancy tabled 8♣9♣ for the straight. Velose quickly mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Da Silva Veloso	280,000 3,500	3,500
Donald Delancy	82,000 122,000	122,000

Tags: Donald Delancy Sergio Da Silva Veloso

07-06-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Mateos Moves in the Right Direction

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Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Benjamin Souriau opened to 3,000, which was promptly met by an Adrian Mateos three-bet to 9,000. Souriau called, and the two went to a flop.

The postflop action was short and sweet, as Souriau surrendered the pot following a Mateos continuation-bet of 13,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Souriau	236,000 9,000	9,000
Adrian Mateos	73,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Benjamin Souriau

07-06-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Metz Dreams of Broadway

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Jacob Wilson

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Li Zhang opened the action from early position to 3,000. Thomas Metz on his direct left shoved for 23,000, and Zhang called when action got back to him

Thomas Metz: A♥J♥ All in
Li Zhang: 6♠6♥

Metz ended up rivering Broadway on the Q♣K♦9♠4♦10♦ runout to keep his Main Event dreams alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Li Zhang	108,000 68,600	68,600
Thomas Metz	50,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Li Zhang Thomas Metz

07-06-2025 19:29 UTC-8

Koroupa's Kings Run Into Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Damon Kroupa got his 115,000 chips in preflop and was at risk against Steven Brooks, who had him covered.

Damon Kroupa: K♠K♣ All in
Steven Brooks: A♠A♥

Kroupa had run into the ultimate cooler, and his Main Event ended when the 4♣9♦6♠5♣2♦ board brought no help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Brooks	300,000 143,300	143,300
Hye Park	121,000 80,200	80,200
Daniel Negreanu	78,000 14,000	14,000

Damon Kroupa	Busted

Tags: Damon Kroupa Steven Brooks

07-06-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Franklin Finds a Double with a Flopped Se

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Sava Krink

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action was picked up with Matthew Franklin all-in holding 9♠9♥, facing a call from Nicholas Rigby who tabled J♦8♥ on a 2♦9♣J♥ flop. Franklin had flopped middle set, leaving Rigby in rough shape with limited outs to score the knockout.

The A♥ turn and 5♦ river changed nothing, and Franklin secured the double-up to stay in the mix.