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

07-07-2025 14:11 UTC-8

Chang Knocked Out by Saenz

Jerome Solomon

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

Christina Renz raised to 12,500 chips from middle position. Roberto Saenz three-bet all in from the hijack. Soo Hyun Chang called for less with about 40,000 chips.

Renz thought about it for a minute, then folded.

Soo Hyun Chang: A♣8♣ All in
Roberto Saenz: A♦K♠

Chang needed help from the runout and didn't get it, as the dealer laid out 6♣J♠3♦2♣K♦ to give Saenz a pair of kings and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Saenz	117,800 120,100	120,100
Christina Renz	88,900 1,400	1,400
Soo Hyun Chang	Busted

Tags: Christina Renz Roberto Saenz Soo Hyun Chang

07-07-2025 14:05 UTC-8

Baron Has Won a Flip

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Christian Zetzsche

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

A preflop raising war ended with the preflop shove by Isaac Baron and he forced out Lester Edoc as well as Florian Gaugusch, while George Won eventually called all-in for just shy of the starting stack.

George Won: 9♥9♠
Isaac Baron: A♣K♠

The K♥3♣2♠ flop vaulted Baron into the lead and Won said "give me a nine one time". That one time was denied on the 7♣ turn and 10♣ river to knock out Won. Edoc mentioned he folded pocket queens while Gaugusch added "I also had ace-king but there was a four-bet and five-bet ...".

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mcallister	155,000 2,600	2,600
Isaac Baron	150,000 150,000	150,000

Florian Gaugusch	90,000 11,300	11,300
Lester Edoc	74,000 74,000	74,000
George Won	Busted

Tags: Florian Gaugusch George Won Isaac Baron Lester Edoc

07-07-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Aido Sends Out McDonald

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Brett Slezak

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

John McDonald got his final 24,000 into the middle from the cutoff and was at risk against Sergio Aido from middle position.

John McDonald: A♠J♠ All in
Sergio Aido: A♣K♥

McDonald was in rough shape against the dominating ace of Aido. The K♦J♦4♠ flop gave both players a pair but McDonald could improve no further on the 6♣10♣ runout as the Spaniard held on for the elimination as he approaches 200,000 early in Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	190,000 107,500	107,500

John McDonald (PA)	Busted

Tags: John McDonald (PA)Sergio Aido

07-07-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Leja's Queens Cracked

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Tomas Geleziunas opened to 9,000 in hijack and received an all-in shove for around 28,000 from David Leja on the button sending Geleziunas to the tank. Geleziunas called after a few seconds, taking both of them to showdown.

David Leja: Q♦Q♣ All in
Tomas Geleziunas: A♣K♠

Leja, ahead with his queens, watched as the dealer flopped 4♦9♣6♠. Geleziunas needed an ace or a king to drop to push ahead, but the 6♥ turn didn't give that to him.

Leja needed to last one more card for a double up, but the river fell K♦ giving the pair Geleziunas the pair he had been waiting for. Geleziunas scooped the pot as Leja left the table quietly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Geleziunas	105,000 45,700	45,700
David Leja	Busted

Tags: David Leja Tomas Geleziunas

07-07-2025 14:00 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in Paris Yellow

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Allen	208,500 208,500	208,500
Reo Konishi	190,000 27,800	27,800
Blaz Zerjav	180,000 23,200	23,200

Colin Robinson	120,000 30,000	30,000

Samantha Cohen	115,800 3,200	3,200
Eder Murata	115,000 118,000	118,000
Claudio Elizalde	75,000
Dario Sammartino	70,000 15,700	15,700

Gary Hasson	70,000
Jason Wheeler	70,000 10,000	10,000

Jarryd Godena	68,000
Mrityunjay Jha	67,000 4,300	4,300
Georgios Sotiropoulos	65,000 22,500	22,500

Joe Serock	65,000 20,000	20,000

Camille Brown	63,500 20,000	20,000
Anton Wigg	54,600 69,500	69,500
Nick Guagenti	43,000

Keven Stammen	28,000 13,000	13,000

Jason Lewis	Busted

07-07-2025 13:58 UTC-8

Farrell's Downtrend Continues

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Frank Visser

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

Seeing the Q♠Q♣2♣7♦ turn, Niall Farrell checked from the big blind to Antonios Koukouras on the button. Kouskouras bet 8,000, and Farrell called.

The 2♥ river completed the board, and Kouskouras sized up to 12,500. Farrell spent some time in the tank, then tossed in a call. Kouskouras tabled Q♦4♦ for a full house, and Farrell mucked his cards in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Van Noy	172,500 52,500	52,500
Antonios Koukouras	140,000 49,000	49,000
Raymond Dandrea	120,000 31,000	31,000
Timur Margolin	107,500 1,400	1,400

Anthony Mulvey	80,100 2,000	2,000
Douglas Kim	70,200 11,100	11,100
Behnam Patros	37,000 7,500	7,500
Niall Farrell	30,500 41,800	41,800

Daniel Wendorf	Busted

Tags: Antonios Koukouras Niall Farrell

07-07-2025 13:54 UTC-8

Keating Gets Knocked Out

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Laura Fryer

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

In the final hand before the break, three players were already on the A♦9♦8♦ flop, with Alan Keating already all in on the button. The pot stood at around 50,000 and action was on Jeffrey Zigulis in the big blind.

Zigulis moved all in for his remaining 155,200, and action went to William Leffingwell to either call or fold. Leffingwell asked "How much is it?" before saying "You know I have you covered right?".

Leffingwell took around a minute before folding, leaving the players to go heads-up to showdown.

Alan Keating: K♠Q♣ All in
Jeffrey Zigulis: 8♠8♥

Keating needed to find help on the runout to remain in the tournament, but missed on the 9♣ turn and 7♦ river, sending him home at the end of the first level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Leffingwell	260,000 91,000	91,000

Jeffrey Zigulis	207,000

Alan Keating	Busted

Tags: Alan Keating Jeffrey Zigulis William Leffingwell

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

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 13:05 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.