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

07-07-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Goldberg Takes an Early Exit

Laura Fryer

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jonathan Goldberg was all in for his remaining 2,500 chips from under the gun and Taishi Kuzuya raised to 7,000 from middle position. Action folded around the table and Goldberg was at risk for his tournament life after only taking a seat half-way through the first level of the day.

Jonathan Goldberg: 5♣5♥ All in
Taishi Kuzuya: A♣K♥

Goldberg was ahead, but Kuzuya flopped well on the 4♣Q♣K♦ board.

There wasn't any improvement for Goldberg on the J♦ turn or 3♠ river, and he was eliminated early into the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taishi Kuzuya	180,000 123,200	123,200
Jonathan Goldberg	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Goldberg Taishi Kuzuya

07-07-2025 12:59 UTC-8

Davidoff Eliminated by Figlesthaler

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Matthew Figlesthaler entered today and immediately started receiving an on-table massage. He raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and Mark Davidoff then jammed for 21,200 in the next seat from the button. Both blinds folded and Matthew Figlesthaler went into the tank for half a minute before he called.

Mark Davidoff: 8♦8♠ All in
Matthew Figlesthaler: A♣Q♣

The pocket pair was unable to hold on the A♠J♥2♦A♥2♣ board and Figlesthaler scored the knockout with aces full of deuces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Figlesthaler	110,000
Mark Davidoff	Busted

Tags: Mark Davidoff Matthew Figlesthaler

07-07-2025 12:49 UTC-8

Hansen Triples; Brewington Busts in Three-Way Clash

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Three ways on a flop of K♣2♣Q♥, Carl Brewington and Gus Hansen were already all in against Luciano Sztulman, who had both players covered. Hansen had the smallest stack with a bit over 30,000, while Brewington had well over 100,000.

Gus Hansen: A♠K♥ All in
Carl Brewington: K♠Q♦ All in
Luciano Sztulman: A♣Q♣

Brewington had the best of it with two pair against Hansen's top pair and Sztulman's middle pair with a flush draw, but the 2♠A♥ runout paired both Sztulman's and Hansen's ace — leaving Hansen best with top two pair for the main pot while Sztulman took the side with aces and queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luciano Sztulman	200,000 82,100	82,100
Gus Hansen	95,000 35,500	35,500

Carl Brewington	Busted

Tags: Carl Brewington Gus Hansen Luciano Sztulman

07-07-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Porta Gets Counterfeited to Bust

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of 4♠7♠8♥, Diego Porta got his stack of 18,200 into the middle from the big blind against Dina Olano on the button.

Diego Porta: 8♦4♦ All in
Dina Olano: 9♠9♥

Porta was ahead with top and bottom pair against the overpair of Olano. The rest of the board ran out A♠A♦, counterfeiting Porta's two pair. Porta was out and Olano added to her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dina Olano	160,000 47,600	47,600
Diego Porta	Busted

Tags: Diego Porta Dina Olano

07-07-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Fukatsu Sends Rand Packing

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a classic preflop race, Kevin Rand got his stack into the middle against Hirotaka Fukatsu and needed his premium pair to hold in the following showdown.

Kevin Rand: Q♠Q♦ All in
Hirotaka Fukatsu: A♣K♠

The K♣8♣4♠ flop propelled Fukatsu into the lead, which grew further with the A♥ on the turn. The river was the 10♦ and that spelled the end for Rand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hirotaka Fukatsu	145,000 85,000	85,000
Kevin Rand	Busted
Eric Hershler	Busted
Ruben Vera	Busted

Tags: Hirotaka Fukatsu Kevin Rand

07-07-2025 12:25 UTC-8

Meehan Meets the End after Inspiring Run

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Brett Slezak

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action of the hand was recounted by the table after the fact.

Thomas Meehan and Justin Gardenhire saw the 8x7x4x flop before the rest of Meehan's chips found their way into the middle, at risk against Gardenhire.

Thomas Meehan: 9x9x All in
Justin Gardenhire: 8x8x

Meehan held on overpair to the board but Gardenhire flopped top set. The JxQx runout could not save Meehan, and he was sent to the exit, but not without the support of his Michigan poker club and many others after an inspiring run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Gardenhire	94,000 94,000	94,000
Thomas Meehan	Busted

Tags: Justin Gardenhire Thomas Meehan

07-07-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Quads Make Mehmood Good

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Jerome Solomon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With Q♦8♥10♠ showing on the flop, Rosen Apostolov bet 12,000 chips in the big blind. Omar Mehmood raised to 37,500.

Apostolov came over the top all in, and Mehmood was quick to call.

Rosen Apostolov: Q♠Q♣ All in
Omar Mehmood: 10♥10♣

Mehmood was on the bottom bunk of a set-over-set, but saved by the runout of 4♦10♦, giving him four of a kind on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Mehmood	201,800 126,400	126,400
Rosen Apostolov	Busted

Tags: Omar Mehmood Rosen Apostolov

07-07-2025 12:23 UTC-8

Foxen Out, Wolfgang In

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Andrew McIlvain raised from the hijack to 2,000, the player on the button called before Kristen Foxen raised to 10,000 in the big blind.

McIlvain responded by moving all in for roughly 65,000. The button player folded, but Foxen made the call.

As the shorter stack, with roughly 59,000, Foxen was the player at risk.

Kristen Foxen: Q♣Q♦ All in
Andrew Mcilvain: A♠K♥

It was a bad start for Foxen on the K♣9♦8♥ flop, as McIlvain improved to top pair.

There was no saving grace on the 2♦ turn, nor the 6♥ river, and Foxen said her goodbyes to the table.

On a nearby table, Alexander 'Wolfgang' Seibt has just bought in and taken his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Mcilvain	135,000 85,000	85,000
Alexander Seibt	60,000 60,000	60,000
Kristen Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alexander Seibt Andrew McIlvain Kristen Foxen

07-07-2025 12:08 UTC-8

Jauslin Gets Surprise Win

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Jerome Solomon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With the flop showing 10♦6♣Q♣, Gilberto Ramos shoved all in under the gun. Stefan Jauslin, in the big blind, made the call.

Gilberto Ramos: A♠Q♠ All in
Stefan Jauslin: K♥J♦

Jauslin jumped ahead when the K♦ came on the turn and the 8♥ river didn't change anything.

Jauslin asked the dealer to give him his change from the call, as she tried to push the pot to him. He was disappointed that he missed making a straight and didn't realize the king had given him the win.

"Every player has that happen once in his life," he laughed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Jauslin	60,700 38,200	38,200
Gilberto Ramos	Busted

Tags: Gilberto Ramos Stefan Jauslin

07-07-2025 12:08 UTC-8

Brunson Runs Queens into Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jose Bogarin and Todd Brunson just got into a preflop raising war from the blinds, which resulted in Brunson shoving his stack of 40,000. Bogarin instantly called to put the Hall of Famer at risk.

Todd Brunson: Q♣Q♦ All in
Jose Bogarin: A♠A♣

A bit of a cooler for Brunson, who needed a queen to stay in the tournament. However, the runout of J♦9♥5♦5♣10♦ didn't help Brunson, and all of his chips headed over to Bogarin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Bogarin	110,000 110,000	110,000
Todd Brunson	Busted

Tags: Jose Bogarin Todd Brunson