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

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 12:25 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 12:35 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 12:45 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 12:49 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 12:59 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 13:00 UTC-8

Goldberg Takes an Early Exit

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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 13:05 UTC-8

Mothes Sends Out Staker

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Connor Belcher raised to 2,000 in middle position and Nichlaus Staker in the cutoff three-bet to 8,000. In the small blind, Pierre Mothes raised to 18,500 which saw Belcher fold while Staker moved all in fro 35,000, earning a quick call.

Nichlaus Staker: A♥J♦ All in
Pierre Mothes: A♠K♠

The board ran out 6♥6♠7♥K♥3♦ and the kings up was good to eliminate Staker from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Mothes	135,000 66,300	66,300
Nichlaus Staker	Busted

Tags: Connor Belcher Nichlaus Staker Pierre Mothes

07-07-2025 13:08 UTC-8

Wills Sees Out Shaulov

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Mark Radoja raised to 1,600 in late position. Dustin Wills three-bet to 4,500 in the hijack, and Yuri Shaulov four-bet all in to 14,500 after some minutes in the tank.

Radoja quickly folded his hand, but Wills called after getting a count.

Yuri Shaulov: K♥J♥ All in
Dustin Wills: K♦Q♠

Wills flopped pair on Q♣9♥5♣, and Shaulov bricked his gutshot on the 4♦ turn and 7♦ river, knocking him out of the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Wills	65,500 5,500	5,500
Mark Radoja	55,000 12,100	12,100

Yuri Shaulov	Busted
Steven Benjamin	Busted

Tags: Dustin Wills Mark Radoja Yuri Shaulov

07-07-2025 13:43 UTC-8

Selected Counts and Eliminations in Red Section

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

As per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristaps Kalva	301,700 150,000	150,000
Hung-Wei Shiue	300,000 17,000	17,000
Andrew Sleefe	247,300 20,400	20,400
Farid Jattin	180,000 58,200	58,200
Mehdi Chaoui	134,000 18,100	18,100
Carl Shaw	125,000 27,100	27,100

Michael Esposito	124,500 12,300	12,300
Christopher Staats	115,800 6,200	6,200

Timur Margolin	108,900 3,100	3,100

Nicolas Milgrom	102,700 5,700	5,700

Fu Wong	99,600 38,100	38,100
Niall Farrell	72,300 4,800	4,800

Mateusz Moolhuizen	65,200 6,300	6,300
Dmytro Bystrovzorov	62,000 14,000	14,000

Justin Saliba	50,800 12,200	12,200

Joe McKeehen	49,800 20,700	20,700

Scott Seiver	44,700 23,800	23,800

Qinghai Pan	32,700 21,900	21,900

Isaac Kempton	28,100 5,000	5,000
Albert Sapiano	Busted
David Peters	Busted

Rep Porter	Busted

Andrew Yeh	Busted