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

07-06-2025 21:53 UTC-8

Beckenstein Puts Pressure on Le

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With 27,000 in the middle to the 10♦3♥3♠Q♥ turn, Dong Le check-raised from 9,000 to 26,000 and was called by Joshua Beckenstein. They headed to the K♠ on the river on which Le checked again with a shorter stack behind. Beckenstein now bet 125,000 and Le was sent into agony until he reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Beckenstein	395,000 380,900	380,900
Dong Le	54,000 74,900	74,900

Tags: Dong Le Joshua Beckenstein

07-06-2025 21:55 UTC-8

Lodden Versus Salas

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a heads-up pot, the board showed 4♥5♠8♦J♥ when Johnny Lodden checked to Damian Salas who bet 7,000. Lodden took a minute and called.

The Q♦ landed on the river and Lodden checked again. Salas sent 42,000 into the pot and Lodden considered it for some time before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Salas	165,000 78,500	78,500

Johnny Lodden	62,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Johnny Lodden Damian Salas

07-06-2025 21:58 UTC-8

Rigby Takes from Franklin

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Matthew Franklin raised to 5,000 from middle position holding K♦10♦. Nicholas Rigby in hijack called with Q♣10♣ to see a flop.

The flop dropped 8♥A♥5♠. Franklin continued with 7,000. Rigby raised to 14,000 and took the pot down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	413,000 29,000	29,000
Nicholas Rigby	246,500 10,000	10,000
Dimitrios Kilintaris	239,500 18,500	18,500
Rene Knapp	221,500 33,000	33,000
Aaron Barone	158,000 14,000	14,000

Stefan Jahn	151,500 9,000	9,000
Rafael Gonzalez	86,000 7,500	7,500
Michael Prosansky	79,000 35,500	35,500
Matthew Franklin	39,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Matthew Franklin Nicholas Rigby

07-06-2025 21:59 UTC-8

Frame Doubles Through Grossglauser

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Stewart Morrison

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was joined with a full board showing Q♥7♦4♦9♥7♥, and roughly 45,000 already in the middle.

Robert Grossglauser had put out a bet of 21,000, and Kevin Frame had responded by moving all in for 39,000.

Grossglauser spent a good few minutes in the tank, trying to decide what to do, before eventually settling on a call.

Frame turned over A♥10♥ for the nut flush, and a frustrated Grossglauser flipped over his Q♠J♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Frame	123,000 67,500	67,500
Robert Grossglauser	49,500 26,300	26,300

Tags: Kevin Frame Robert Grossglauser

07-06-2025 21:59 UTC-8

Sabean Collects Small

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Laura Fryer

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Patrick Stacey opened to 4,000 from under the gun, Louis Pito called from the cutoff and Jeffrey Sabean defended from the big blind.

The 7♠10♣A♠ flop was checked to the 8♦ turn.

Sabean bet 4,000 and saw both players fold, handing him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Stacey	110,000 2,500	2,500
Louis Pito	83,000 30,500	30,500
Jeffrey Sabean	54,000 500	500

Tags: Jeffrey Sabean Louis Pito Patrick Stacey

07-06-2025 22:03 UTC-8

Fernandez Takes from Medina

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Franciso Fernandez raised in the cutoff to 4,500 and it was called by Sebastian Medina in the big blind.

The flop came 8♠5♠4♣ and they checked to see a 2♥ on the turn. Medina led out for 5,000 and Fernandez called.

A 4♥ hit the river and Medina sent 18,000 in the middle. Fernandez snap-called and Medina tabled Q♣7♦. Fernandez revealed 9♣9♦ and he added the chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Medina	342,000 50,000	50,000
Franciso Fernandez	143,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Sebastian Medina Franciso Fernandez

07-06-2025 22:03 UTC-8

Cowan Shares a Story of Having His Aces Cracked...But That's Not the Worst Part

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jon Pardy is, as usual, keeping his table chatty and rambunctious, but nothing beats the story tablemate Graham Cowan had to tell.

"I played with this guy for nine hours on Day 1. Tell your story," Matthew Bode said to Cowan.

"I arrived in Vegas a week ago. I'm sitting at the poker table and I get pocket aces, and then I had a heart attack at the table. And then they were cracked. The guy made a straight on the river. So I go back to my room and they have to call the doctor," Cowan said, laughing off the ordeal.

"This was a week ago. Five days ago," Bode added.

"That's crazy," Pardy yelled out in disbelief.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Pardy	440,000 37,000	37,000

Graham Cowan	50,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Graham Cowan Jon Pardy

07-06-2025 22:04 UTC-8

Late-Night Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Rude	500,000 290,000	290,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	205,500 36,500	36,500

Mark Rubbathan	160,000 100,000	100,000

Yueqi Zhu	131,000 80,100	80,100

Mikki Mase	110,000 117,000	117,000
Greg Merson	100,000 52,700	52,700

07-06-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Barone's Aggression Pays Off

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aaron Barone opened to 4,000 with K♥K♣ in late position and got Matthew Franklin to call with K♦Q♥ and Nicholas Rigby in the small blind with 8♣5♦ to see the flop.

The flop dropped A♠Q♠4♦. With action passed to him, Barone bet 5,000 and pushes everyone else out of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	401,500 11,500	11,500
Dimitrios Kilintaris	249,000 9,500	9,500
Nicholas Rigby	238,500 8,000	8,000
Rene Knapp	216,500 5,000	5,000
Aaron Barone	169,000 11,000	11,000

Stefan Jahn	165,500 14,000	14,000
Rafael Gonzalez	91,000 5,000	5,000
Michael Prosansky	78,000 1,000	1,000
Matthew Franklin	25,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Aaron Barone Matthew Franklin Nicholas Rigby

07-06-2025 22:08 UTC-8

Leung Wins one Multiway

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Jacob Wilson

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Hooman Nikzad opened up the action with a raise to 4,000 under the gun, receiving calls from Kingsley Leung and Sam Rayburn, both of whom were on his direct left. Maxwell Schrack then three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff, and all three called, going "Texas heads-up" to a flop.

The J♣10♣7♠ flop checked through, bringing in the 7♣ on the turn. Here, Leung bet out for 30,000 and took it down without any resistance.