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

07-06-2025 22:12 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in Horseshoe White

Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	780,000 170,000	170,000
Ryuta Nakai	595,000 25,000	25,000
Everett Carlton	417,000 23,000	23,000
Tadashi Saegusa	370,000 370,000	370,000
Giovanni Zanette	275,000 147,000	147,000
Ramon Munoz	260,000 164,000	164,000
Miroslav Alilovic	200,000 139,000	139,000
Ioana Apostol	190,000 102,000	102,000
Justin Smith	180,000 78,900	78,900
Sarah Lee	170,000 13,000	13,000
Damian Salas	165,000

Andrew Hulme	150,000 98,400	98,400
Nicolas Maniable	85,000 35,000	35,000
Johnny Lodden	75,000 13,000	13,000
Akira Takasugi	Busted

07-06-2025 22:10 UTC-8

Damelian Tumbles Near the End

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On a board of K♣5♠3♦7♣9♦, Roberto Damelian in the big blind check-called two barrels against the cutoff aggressor Bawoo Yun. The final bet was worth 25,000 and Yun tabled the A♥K♥ as the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bawoo Yun	216,500 185,900	185,900
Roberto Damelian	31,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Roberto Damelian Bawoo Yun

07-06-2025 22:09 UTC-8

Lamar Saved on the River

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Laura Fryer

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

Players were already heads-up on the 10♣7♠8♠ flop and Shamica Lamar was all in and at risk against Richard Bassing.

Shamica Lamar: 8♦8♣ All in
Richard Bassing: 10♥10♠

Both had flopped trips but, Bassing was ahead with the tens.

The 9♥ river brought in a straight draw, and Lamar was stood from the table and calling for a “jack.”

The 6♣ river was also good for Lamar as there was a straight on the board and the players chopped, saving Lamar from elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bassing	80,000 33,200	33,200
Shamica Lamar	60,000 7,800	7,800

Tags: Richard Bassing Shamica Lamar

07-06-2025 22:08 UTC-8

Franklin Doubles Through Rigby

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

In late position, Matthew Franklin went all-in for 25,000, and Nicholas Rigby called from the cutoff, putting Franklin's tournament life on the line and leading to a showdown.

Matthew Franklin: K♠Q♥ All in
Nicholas Rigby: A♥10♦

Rigby was ahead on the flop 4♠8♦10♣. But on the turn K♥, Franklin improved to a pair, thus taking the lead. The river 9♠ secured Franklin a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	427,500 26,000	26,000
Dimitrios Kilintaris	244,000 5,000	5,000
Rene Knapp	216,500
Nicholas Rigby	192,500 46,000	46,000
Aaron Barone	169,000

Stefan Jahn	164,500 1,000	1,000
Rafael Gonzalez	87,000 4,000	4,000
Michael Prosansky	78,000
Matthew Franklin	55,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kingsley Leung	350,000 218,400	218,400
Maxwell Schrack	240,000 103,700	103,700
Sam Rayburn	210,500 14,200	14,200
Hooman Nikzad	90,000 59,500	59,500

Tags: Hooman Nikzad Maxwell Schrack Sam Rayburn Kingsley Leung

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 22:04 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 22:03 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 22:03 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.