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

07-06-2025 11:57 UTC-8

Pardy Chips Up With Trips

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jon Pardy raised his button to 2,000. Alexander Dombroff defended in the big blind, after which the 5♠2♦K♣ flop was fanned. Pardy continued for 1,300, and Dombroff check-called.

Pardy sized up to 3,300 on the 5♥ turn, and he tossed in 11,000 on the 4♦ river. Dombroff check-called again both times for Pardy to show 7♠5♣, trip fives. Dombroff sent his cards into the muck, and the pot was shipped to Pardy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Pardy	197,000 9,200	9,200

Alexander Dombroff	26,000 22,600	22,600

Tags: Alexander Dombroff Jon Pardy

07-06-2025 11:57 UTC-8

Wolf Punished For Making the Right Call

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 14,000 in the pot on a 6♥3♠10♠ flop, Shamus Featherstone shoved from middle position, putting William Wolf to the test for his last 24,000.

"This is a tough spot. Do you have pocket threes, pocket sixes?" asked Wolf. After thinking some more, he dropped in his stack, leaving him at risk.

William Wolf: A♠10♥ All in
Shamus Featherstone: K♠Q♠

Wolf had made the right call, but still needed to fade a lot of outs as Featherstone had two overcards to go along with his flush draw.

Then Wolf that had to play catch-up, as the 9♠ on the turn gave Featherstone the flush he was looking for.

Only a spade on the river could save Wolf, but the Q♦ wasn't what he was after, meaning his Main Event dream was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shamus Featherstone	105,000 105,000	105,000
William Wolf	Busted

Tags: Shamus Featherstone William Wolf

07-06-2025 11:56 UTC-8

Dombroff Doubles Through Friedrich

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Alexander Dombroff in the small blind, and Stephen Friedrich in the hijack.

The flop rolled out Q♥6♣3♣ and Dombroff checked over to Friedrich who bet 3,000. Dombroff moved all in for 20,000 and Friedrich called to put him at risk.

Alexander Dombroff: J♣9♣ All in
Stephen Friedrich: 10♥10♠

Dombroff's flush draw came home on the A♦A♣ runout and he secured the double up through Dombroff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Friedrich	153,400 33,900	33,900
Alexander Dombroff	48,600 16,700	16,700

Tags: Stephen Friedrich Alexander Dombroff

07-06-2025 11:55 UTC-8

Kagawa Sends Out Reisman

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Rintaro Kagawa had three-bet to 7,500 in the small blind before Michael Reisman moved all in for 55,000 in the cutoff. Kagawa took a minute before calling.

Michael Reisman: A♣Q♦ All in
Rintaro Kagawa: A♦K♠

Kagawa had Reisman dominated as the A♠8♠9♠ flop also gave him a flush draw. The J♠ turn completed his flush, and Reisman was already drawing dead by the K♣ river and on his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rintaro Kagawa	170,000 100,000	100,000
Michael Reisman	Busted

Tags: Michael Reisman Rintaro Kagawa

07-06-2025 11:52 UTC-8

Margets Takes From Lheureux

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 2♥9♣3♦, Gaetan Lheureux checked from the small blind to Leo Margets, who bet 1,000 from the big blind. Lheureux called.

Lheureux check-called a 2,300 bet from Margets on the 6♦ turn and then both players checked on the J♣ river.

Lheureux announced "Ace-king," and showed A♠K♠, but it was no good against Margets' 10♦6♣ for a turned pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	120,000 2,000	2,000

Gaetan Lheureux	82,000 20,200	20,200

Tags: Gaetan Lheureux Leo Margets

07-06-2025 11:49 UTC-8

Early Proceedings

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	130,500 15,500	15,500

Katie Lindsay	127,000 72,000	72,000
Leo Margets	118,000 23,000	23,000

Owais Ahmed	99,000 45,400	45,400

Jordan Siegel	87,500 1,800	1,800
Jonathan Little	37,500 19,400	19,400

Viktor Blom	27,000 5,100	5,100

07-06-2025 11:48 UTC-8

Chang Finds Thin Value on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Daniel Gordon raised to 2,000 on the button and Kyle Chang three-bet to 7,000 in the small blind. Gordon called and they went heads-up to a flop of Q♣3♦2♠.

Chang continued with a bet of 3,500 and Gordon called to see the 3♥ on the turn. Both players checked and the 4♥ completed the board. Chang fired out another bet of 7,500 and Gordon looked him up. Chang flipped over 8♠8♦ and Gordon was unable to beat him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Chang	83,000 9,100	9,100
Daniel Gordon	59,100 1,200	1,200

Tags: Kyle Chang Daniel Gordon

07-06-2025 11:45 UTC-8

Another for Bianchini

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Leandro Bianchini limped on the button, which brought Nicholas Ronyecz along in the small blind, before Joseph Creekmore checked his option in the big blind.

When the action checked to Bianchini on the 3♣K♠Q♥ flop, he placed a bet of 1,200, which only Creekmore called.

Both players checked the 10♠ turn, and the dealer put out a 6♦ river. Creekmore had lost interest in the pot, check-folding to Bianchini's bet of 3,000.

Ronyecz made some enquiries about Bianchini's hand afterwards, and Bianchini was happy enough to let him know he had king-jack suited.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Creekmore	97,300 7,700	7,700
Leandro Bianchini	39,000 4,200	4,200
Nicholas Ronyecz	38,500 800	800

Tags: Joseph Creekmore Leandro Bianchini Nicholas Ronyecz

07-06-2025 11:43 UTC-8

Weisner Gets Paid with a Straight

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Picking up on the action on a completed board of 9♣6♥3♠7♥A♣, Zhiyuan Xu and Melanie Weisner were heads-up in a pot with around 10,000 in the middle. Xu checked from under the gun and Weisner tossed in a bet of 6,000 from the cutoff which Xu paid off.

Weisner turned over 10♣8♣ for a straight and Xu was forced to send his cards into the muck.

"The ace saved you?" Weisner questioned after the hand and Xu agreed that he was not a fan of the river card.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melanie Weisner	88,200 2,900	2,900
Zhiyuan Xu	53,800 12,500	12,500

Tags: Zhiyuan Xu Melanie Weisner

07-06-2025 11:43 UTC-8

Kitamura Turns a Bigger Set to Stack Chmieliauskas

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 25,000 already in the middle on a 10♥3♣5♣J♥ board, Andrius Chmieliauskas fired out 15,000 and Asako Kitamura raised to 40,000. Chmieliauskas then counted out his stack and moved all in for about 50,000, which Kitamura quickly called.

Andrius Chmieliauskas: 3♥3♦ All in
Asako Kitamura: J♠J♦

Chmieliauskas had flopped a set, but only had one out as Kitamura had turned a bigger set. The Main Event is full of twists and turns, but unfortunately for Chmieliauskas, not on this occasion as he couldn't find his one-outer on the 8♥ river, ending his run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asako Kitamura	135,000 70,700	70,700
Andrius Chmieliauskas	Busted

Tags: Andrius Chmieliauskas Asako Kitamura