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

07-06-2025 14:14 UTC-8

Zelman Takes a Bite Out of the Hippo

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A completed board of 4♣2♠2♥5♣5♥ was spread across the table with around 45,000 in the pot already. The action was on Martin Kabrhel in the cutoff who dropped in a rainbow bet, one of each color, making it 31,600.

Michael Zelman thought for a minute before splashing in a raise to 85,000. Kabrhel tried to engage in some table talk, even pointing out the large dog looming in the background of Zelman, but got no response at all. Kabrhel eventually called and Zelman turned over 5♦4♦ for a full house and Kabrhel sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Zelman	300,200 92,000	92,000
Martin Kabrhel	53,500 130,500	130,500

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Michael Zelman

07-06-2025 14:13 UTC-8

Smiley Catches Chivukula Out

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Jacob Wilson

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Zachary Smiley opened up the action as the shortest stack on the table, with a raise to 2,200 from early position. Venkat Chivukula found himself two doors down and went for another raise. He made it 5,500, and only Smiley called.

On a flop of 5♥K♦7♥ Smiley checked his option over to Chivukula, who continued small, for 2,800. Smiley didn't think for long before check-raising to 11,000, which got a swift fold out of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Venkat Chivukula	105,000 40,200	40,200
Zachary Smiley	45,000 4,400	4,400

Tags: Venkat Chivukula Zachary Smiley

07-06-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Blue

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Correia	320,000 83,900	83,900
Nick Marchington	260,000 260,000	260,000
David Wintersberger	200,000 97,400	97,400
Calvin Anderson	180,000 29,000	29,000

Joshua Kay	170,000 35,300	35,300
Mattia Festa	140,000 35,000	35,000
Bruno Politano	130,000 27,000	27,000
Lander Lijo	130,000 18,000	18,000
Roman Hrabec	130,000 30,000	30,000

Alejandro Ganivet	120,000 1,400	1,400
Daemon Richardson	120,000 12,000	12,000
Andres Korn	110,000 42,300	42,300

Ryan Leng	110,000 25,000	25,000

David "Bakes" Baker	65,000 31,100	31,100

Aleksandr Shevlyakov	55,000 15,000	15,000
Robbie Schiffbauer	50,000 4,000	4,000
Michael Addamo	50,000 97,000	97,000

Christoph Vogelsang	50,000 52,000	52,000
Cedric Schwaederle	45,000 17,000	17,000
Fabiano Kovalski	30,000 5,200	5,200
Christian Williams	25,000 55,000	55,000

07-06-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Stearns Chips Up Through Bechtel

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Hartt Stearns had raised from under the gun to 3,000 and was called on the button by James Bechtel. There wasn't much action until the J♣8♥3♠2♥J♦ river on which Stearns checked and quickly called a bet of 7,800. Bechtel tabled the Q♠10♠ for a missed gutshot and Stearns won the pot with the A♦K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Bechtel	160,000 88,900	88,900
Hartt Stearns	108,000 200	200

Tags: Hartt Stearns James Bechtel

07-06-2025 14:11 UTC-8

Lyubovetskiy Continues to Climb

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kevin McShea limped from the hijack and Andriy Lyubovetskiy raised to 4,500 from the small blind. Alvaro Puchol three-bet to 12,000 from the big blind, which got a fold from McShea and a call from Lyubovetskiy.

Both players checked on the 2♦8♥9♥ flop and then Lyubovetskiy took the initiative with a 15,000 bet on the 3♥ turn.

Puchol wanted nothing to do with it and folded — conceding the pot to Lyubovetskiy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	460,000 67,600	67,600

Alvaro Puchol	175,000 20,200	20,200
Kevin McShea	67,000

Tags: Alvaro Puchol Andriy Lyubovetskiy Kevin McShea

07-06-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Lakepool Grabs a Three-Way Pot

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

It folded to Rebecca Lakepool on the button who raised to 2,000. Muskan Sethi three-bet to 6,000 in the small and it was called by Ehsan Amiri in the big blind and Lakepool.

The flop came 3♥9♦6♦ and it checked to Lakepool who sent a bet of 10,000. It was enough to grab the pot right away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rebecca Lakepool	124,000 86,700	86,700
Muskan Sethi	48,000 16,000	16,000
Ehsan Amiri	46,000 43,900	43,900

Tags: Ehsan Amiri Muskan Sethi Rebecca Lakepool

07-06-2025 14:09 UTC-8

Hutton Hunts on Turn

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Laura Fryer

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened from early position to 2,000 and Brian Devany called from the hijack. Nathanial Hutton and Craig Natte called from the small and big blind respectively.

The Q♠J♣6♣ came on the flop which saw the blinds check and Ponakovs bet 2,300. All three players called behind.

Action checked around to Devany who bet 6,600. Hutton raised to 17,500 and saw three folds, allowing him to take the four-player pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Devany	251,000 160,300	160,300
Nathanial Hutton	89,000 49,300	49,300
Aleksejs Ponakovs	84,000 11,300	11,300

Craig Natte	27,500 28,900	28,900

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Brian Devany Craig Natte Nathanial Hutton

07-06-2025 14:06 UTC-8

Funaro Gets Paid Despite River

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Jacob Wilson

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up on a board of 2♥A♠8♠K♠ with 57,000 chips in the middle. Frank Funaro bet out for 23,000 into one other player, Doron Reuveni, who put in the call.

The river 6♠ didn't slow Funaro down, as he opted for a smaller sizing of 18,000. Reuveni didn't take too long before putting in the call. Funaro showed J♠10♠ for the turned flush, which got less hidden on the river. Reuveni made a failed attempt to flick his cards into the middle, and the dealer continued to wait for him to show his hand. Action halted for around half a minute, before he finally moved his cards forward an inch, and the dealer took them away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Funaro	254,000 167,000	167,000

Doron Reuveni	41,000 74,100	74,100

Tags: Doron Reuveni Frank Funaro

07-06-2025 14:04 UTC-8

Good Bai

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was joined with 16,000 in the middle, and three players had arrived at the river on a A♣7♣5♣8♦10♦ board.

The player first to act checked, as did Richard Bai in the hijack. Karim Salum then moved all in from the cutoff for 11,900.

He got over the first hurdle, with one player folding, but Bai was less trusting of the bet.

A curious Bai thought through the hand and decided to make the call.

It was probably good news as Salum stood up to leave at the same time as turning over his cards. Sure enough, he showed 7♦6♦, which could not beat Bai's A♥3♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	259,000 59,000	59,000
Karim Salum	Busted

Tags: Karim Salum Richard Bai

07-06-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Presho Triples Up

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop between Yongqing Yuan in the small blind, Joseph Presho in early position, and Joshua Feiger in the hijack.

The board read 8♦Q♦3♠ and action checked around to Feiger who bet 11,600 and Yuan called. Presho responded by moving all in for 12,700 and both of his opponents called.

Action checked through on the 6♣ turn to the 3♣ river where Yuan bet 20,000 and Feiger folded.

Joseph Presho: A♣A♦
Yongqing Yuan: A♠Q♠ All in