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

07-06-2025 20:21 UTC-8

Baggett Turns Top Set

Kai Cocklin

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

Dakota Baggett's chip stack has been trending down since the start of the day, but he just picked up a pot to get things back on track.

Jared Bluestein had raised from under the gun and Konstantin Generalov called in the cutoff. Baggett also called in the big blind.

On the 6♠4♠7♦ flop, it checked to Generalov, who bet 5,500. Baggett called and Bluestein folded.

Both tapped the table on the 10♣ turn and then again on the 5♣ river. Baggett flipped over top set with 10♦10♥, and that was enough to earn him the pot as Generalov mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Generalov	192,000 53,700	53,700
Dakota Baggett	190,000 5,000	5,000
Jared Bluestein	26,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Dakota Baggett Jared Bluestein Konstantin Generalov

07-06-2025 20:22 UTC-8

Time to Learn a Little White Magic

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Adam Lamers

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

Watching a couple of hands on Table 473 before it broke, Phil Hellmuth gave an expert lesson in some of his infamous 'white magic' that he so often speaks of...

First off, Hellmuth limped in from the cutoff which allowed the button and the blinds to come along cheaply. The dealer fanned a flop and the action checked to Hellmuth who splashed in a bet of 4,000 which got all of his opponents to fold.

"I had it again," Hellmuth announced after the hand.

On the next hand, Nicholas Roberts limped in from middle position and Hellmuth limped along. Craig Sloan raised to 7,000 in the small blind and only Hellmuth called.

The flop fell Q♣J♦5♥ and both players quickly checked to the 5♠ on the turn. Sloan checked again and Hellmuth made a small bet of 4,000. Sloan called and the 7♥ completed the board with both players checking. Sloan tabled A♥K♣ for just ace-high while Hellmuth turned over 8♥8♣ to claim the pot.

Following that, Jose Lesta opened to 3,500 in early position and Hellmuth made a huge three-bet to 20,000. It folded back to Lesta who gave it some thought before folding and flashing the 10♣. Hellmuth felt the need to show his K♣K♦ as he raked in another pot.

"I bluffed you last time I made it 20,000 so of course I have to have the nuts this time," Hellmuth yapped. "You think I'm sticking in 20,000 without kings?" he rhetorically asked, obviously having done so as a bluff previously.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Lesta	261,500 27,400	27,400
Craig Sloan	221,000 4,800	4,800
Phil Hellmuth	153,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Nicholas Roberts Jose Lesta Craig Sloan

07-06-2025 20:22 UTC-8

Defeo Finds a Double

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Stewart Morrison

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

Brian Zeid raised to 3,000 from the cutoff, and Gregory Defeo called from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a 5♦4♣10♣ flop, on which Defeo check-called a bet of 4,500.

Zied continued with a bet of 6,500 on the 4♠ turn, but an undeterred Defeo called once more.

When the river came the 3♦, Defeo opted to take over the betting lead, moving all in for 21,000. Zied sat back in his chair to rethink the action and decided a call was in order.

It was bad news for Zied, as Defeo had rivered a straight with his 7♣6♥. Zied's hand was returned to the muck, and Defeo was paid his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Defeo	65,500 21,500	21,500
Brian Zeid	17,200 17,200	17,200

Tags: Brian Zeid Gregory Defeo

07-06-2025 20:22 UTC-8

Lindsay Rivers Trips, Cracks Kings, and Gets Paid

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Jacob Wilson

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

Katie Lindsay opened up the bidding with a raise to 3,000 from early position. Daniel Muniz on her direct left bumped up the price of poker to 12,000. Only Lindsay called, which brought in the flop of 7♥5♥9♠.

Here, Lindsay checked over to Muniz who continued for another 12,000. She called, and the Q♣ turn checked through. Lindsay then took the initiative and popped a single 25,000 denomination chip into the middle on the 9♥ river. Muniz did the same quickly, but his K♦K♥ was no match for the 9♦8♦ of Lindsay.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Lindsay	303,000 86,000	86,000
Daniel Muniz	135,000 17,500	17,500

Tags: Daniel Muniz Katie Lindsay

07-06-2025 20:23 UTC-8

Negreanu Back in the Game

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Myles Phago

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

Daniel Negreanu raised from under the gun to 3,000 and got calls from all around the table. Amit Zulkowitz in early position, Troy Wallace in middle position, Gilad Rubinsky in late position, and Tabatha Hilliard in the big blind.

The flop came J♦K♦Q♦ and Negreanu checked. Zulkowitz bet 5,000, and Wallace called, as did Negreanu. The turn came the 9♦ and it was checked to Wallace who bet out for 5,000, and both Negreanu and Zulkowitz called.

All players checked the 5♠ that came on the river, and Negreanu tabled A♦A♣ for the second nuts. Zulkowitz had QxKx for two pair but was way behind in third as Wallace flipped over 8♦6♦ for the flopped flush.

Negreanu was quick to get the camera out to let his followers know the action and that he couldn't even bet the second nuts but still happy with scooping up some chips to as he said to his followers, “Get back in the game.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Tabatha Hilliard	380,000 70,000	70,000
Gilad Rubinsky	184,000 7,100	7,100
Amit Zulkowitz	159,500 14,600	14,600
Daniel Negreanu	112,500 53,500	53,500

Troy Wallace	43,000 24,300	24,300

Tags: Amit Zulkowitz Daniel Negreanu Gilad Rubinsky Tabatha Hilliard Troy Wallace

07-06-2025 20:23 UTC-8

Selbst Amazed at Stewart's Fold

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David Salituro

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

Scott Stewart bet 6,000 from under the gun on a flop of 9♠4♦3♣ and Vanessa Selbst called in the hijack, as did Seunghyun Nam in the big blind.

Stewart bet another 23,000 on the 4♠ turn and only Selbst called this time. The river was the 5♥ and Stewart bet 55,000.

Selbst then moved all in and Stewart, with around 25,000 remaining, tossed Q♣Q♦ into the middle of the cards.

"Is that a call or a fold?" Selbst asked.

"Fold," Stewart replied.

"What?" an amazed Selbst added as she took the pot. "You have to think I'm never bluffing. And you're right."

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	350,000 190,000	190,000

Seunghyun Nam	120,000 88,800	88,800
Scott Stewart	25,000 111,000	111,000

Tags: Scott Stewart Seunghyun Nam Vanessa Selbst

07-06-2025 20:25 UTC-8

Busted Players

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Levan Karamanishvili	Busted
Victor Rodriguez	Busted
Richard Goldsmith	Busted
Ludovic Poullet	Busted
Timo Kamphues	Busted
Abid Riaz	Busted
Jeanpatrick Delorme	Busted
Richard Dawson	Busted
Javier Perez	Busted
Andreas Kniep	Busted
Miguel Jose	Busted
Paulo Villena Gini	Busted
Peter Segal	Busted
Peter Rouviere	Busted
Nakia Clark	Busted
Steve Nixon	Busted
Brian Hunkins	Busted
Anthony Meranda	Busted
Austin Morin	Busted
Asish Kumar Ghosh	Busted
Glen Gardner	Busted
Connor Rash	Busted
Adrian Troya	Busted
Oleg Vasylchenko	Busted
Stephen Vitalich	Busted

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07-06-2025 20:30 UTC-8

Margets Folds to Liu's Pressure

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Dan O'Hair

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

Action folded around to the blinds, where Leo Margets called from the small blind and Tian Liu exercised his option to raise to 4,5000. Margets called.

Margets check-called a 3,000 bet from Liu on the 8♠9♠A♥ flop, but check-folded facing an 8,000 barrel from Liu on the J♦ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tian Liu	240,000 26,200	26,200
Leo Margets	130,000

Tags: Leo Margets Tian Liu

07-06-2025 20:30 UTC-8

Gonzalez Gets Full Value for Flush

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Rafael Gonzalez with K♣J♣ to 3,000 and got called by big blind Nicholas Rigby with A♦4♠ in the big blind.

The flop came 2♥10♣5♣. Both players caught a draw, Rigby a straight draw and Gonzalez a flush draw. The turn 9♣ completed Gonzalez flush. But Rigby, unaware, fired 5,500, which Gonzalez called.

On the river 7♥, Rigby shoved all-in and Gonzalez snap-called to show his flush. Gonzalez scooped the pot as Rigby looked on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	331,000 27,500	27,500
Chad Power	300,500 3,000	3,000
Dimitrios Kilintaris	226,500 7,000	7,000
Rene Knapp	188,500 10,000	10,000
Stefan Jahn	149,000 4,000	4,000
Michael Prosansky	114,500 114,500	114,500
Matthew Franklin	51,000 6,000	6,000
Rafael Gonzalez	47,000 9,000	9,000
Sean Cronin	39,000 5,500	5,500