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

07-07-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Chinta Leaves Dangoor In the Danger Zone

Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Cary Katz raised to 2,500 in late position and Mateos Sahakian in the hijack and Daniel Dangoor in the cutoff called. On the button, Venkata Chinta three-bet to 6,500 and all three of them called.

Action checked over to Chinta on the J♣K♥6♠ flop who bet 12,000 and only Dangoor called.

On the turn 2♣, Dangoor check-called a bet of 17,000 from Chinta.

Both players checked the river 4♠ to see Chinta's A♣J♠ take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Venkata Chinta	112,000 112,000	112,000
Cary Katz	87,500 87,500	87,500

Mateos Sahakian	56,500 56,500	56,500
Daniel Dangoor	19,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Cary Katz Daniel Dangoor Mateos Sahakian Venkata Chinta

07-07-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Locquet Makes the Right Call with Middle Pair

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Romain Locquet opened from early position with 5♣4♣, and after action folded around, Loni Hui three-bet to 9,000 from middle position holding Q♣10♣. Locquet made the call, and the two went to a flop.

The K♠A♠3♣ flop offered both players some possibilities, and after Locquet checked, Hui continued for 6,000. Locquet called again.

The K♥ turn saw both players slow down and check, bringing the 5♠ on the river. Locquet paired his five and checked once more. Hui responded with a sizable bet of 18,000, putting Locquet to the test.

After a long tank, Locquet stuck in the hero-call, and it turned out to be the right one, as his modest pair of fives was enough to drag in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	552,300 36,000	36,000
Joseph Baghdalian	245,400
Daniel Ivers	168,600
Loni Hui	149,800 33,000	33,000

Andrew Fleming	115,500
Keun Kwak	114,700
Ethan Eramian	63,800 600	600
Jakub Michalak	43,700 2,400	2,400
Zhannan Ge	17,700

Tags: Loni Hui Romain Locquet

07-07-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Mccully Gets So Unlucky on the River

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Myles Phago

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was joined with the board showing 3♠3♦5♣5♠, and Sunny So had tossed out a bet of 25,000. Joshua Mccully was deep in the tank and eventually made the call.

The river brought the J♥, and now So moved all in, and he had Mccully covered. Mccully went deeper into the tank, now running all the permutations through of what So could have, and numerous times he mentioned maybe he had flopped quads.

Mccully eventually made the call and tabled K♦5♦ only to be flabbergasted when So turned over J♣J♠ for a rivered better full house to send Mccully to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sunny So	310,000 135,000	135,000
Joshua Mccully	Busted

Tags: Joshua Mccully Sunny So

07-07-2025 17:12 UTC-8

Ostapchenko Wins Two in a Row

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a pot of 34,000, Andrew Ostapchenko checked from early position to Daniele Primerano on the button on a completed board of 7♠9♣4♦4♠6♠.

Primerano then added 23,000 to the pot, which Ostapchenko raised to 75,000. Primerano spent enough time in the tank for the clock to be called.

When his countdown started, he made a quick fold to surrender the pot, and Ostapchenko tabled the A♦ as he raked in the chips.

The next hand, Ostapchenko raised to 2,500 under the gun. Frederic Delval called in the next seat over, and Fabrizio Nolano did so on the button. Jesse Lonis defended his big blind, and the 6♣2♣7♠ flop was fanned.

Ostapchenko continued for 3,000, which was called by Delval and Nolano. Lonis check-folded, and the remaining trio checked through the 7♣ turn and 3♥ river.

Ostapchenko tabled Q♠Q♣, and he was awarded back-to-back pots when his opponents' cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Primerano	181,000 63,000	63,000
Frederic Delval	159,500 5,500	5,500
Andrew Ostapchenko	150,000 3,000	3,000

Steven Hamm	147,000 17,000	17,000
Michael Graffeo	121,000 9,500	9,500
Jesse Lonis	120,000 5,000	5,000

Fabrizio Nolano	114,500 31,500	31,500
Cheng-Jyun Yang	83,500 5,000	5,000
Rajiv Sakaria	12,500 19,800	19,800

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Daniele Primerano Fabrizio Nolano Jesse Lonis Frederic Delval

07-07-2025 17:10 UTC-8

The River For The Win(ter)

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on a flop in a pot between Osmin Dardon in late position and Sean Winter in the cutoff.

The flop read 10♣6♣2♣ and Dardon checked over to Winter who bet 7,500 and Dardon called.

On the turn J♥, Dardon checked over to Winter who bet 17,000 and Dardon called.

"I have a pair," said Dardon after both players checked the 8♦ river. Neither one of them turned over their hands immediately.

"I believe you," said Winter as he waited for Dardon to turn over his hand. Dardon showed 4♥4♠ for a pair of fours, but it was second best against Winter's 9♠8♠ for a pair of eights.

"You rivered me?" asked Dardon as he stared at the board, while Winter raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	129,000 27,000	27,000
Osmin Dardon	73,000 4,300	4,300

Tags: Osmin Dardon Sean Winter

07-07-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Pocket Deuces Triple Up as Ace-Kings Clash

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Loni Hui opened the action under the gun with A♠K♥, and Ethan Eramian flatted in middle position holding the same hand, A♣K♠. Zhannan Ge then looked down at 2♠2♥ in the cutoff and shoved his last 14,700 into the middle.

Back on Hui, she sized up Eramian’s stack and four-bet to 63,800. Eramian snap-called, setting up a three-way showdown.

The board ran out 8♣8♦6♥5♥3♥, missing both ace-kings entirely and allowing Ge's pocket deuces to hold for a full triple-up. Hui and Eramian, both holding top-tier starting hands, had to settle for chopping the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	549,300 33,000	33,000
Joseph Baghdalian	242,400 6,500	6,500
Daniel Ivers	166,200 3,000	3,000
Loni Hui	138,100 22,000	22,000

Andrew Fleming	115,500 2,500	2,500
Keun Kwak	114,700 25,200	25,200
Ethan Eramian	49,100 17,700	17,700
Zhannan Ge	47,100 29,400	29,400
Jakub Michalak	46,100 3,500	3,500

Tags: Ethan Eramian Loni Hui Zhannan Ge

07-07-2025 17:09 UTC-8

Hui Springs the Trap, Gets Paid on the River

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Loni Hui opened from early position with A♠Q♠, and after action folded around, Zhannan Ge three-bet to 6,500 from the cutoff. Hui called, and the two went heads-up to the flop.

The 9♣10♠2♠ flop gave Hui a strong flush draw, and she checked to Ge, who fired 5,500. Hui called without hesitation.

When the 6♠ landed on the turn, Hui completed her flush but opted to check again. Ge slowed down and checked back.

The river brought the 2♦, and Hui seized the moment with a bold over-pot-bet of 27,000. Ge thought it over and made the call, only to see Hui table the nuts, dragging in a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	516,300 19,800	19,800
Joseph Baghdalian	235,900 4,300	4,300
Daniel Ivers	169,200 2,400	2,400
Loni Hui	160,100 42,000	42,000

Keun Kwak	139,900
Andrew Fleming	113,000 2,500	2,500
Ethan Eramian	66,800 26,700	26,700
Jakub Michalak	49,600 6,300	6,300
Zhannan Ge	17,700 42,000	42,000

Tags: Loni Hui Zhannan Ge

07-07-2025 17:07 UTC-8

Two Pair Enough for Hui

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After action folded to her in the hijack, Loni Hui raised to 2,500 with 9♠8♠. Keun Kwak picked up A♠K♥ on the button and responded with a three-bet to 8,500. Hui made the call and they went to a flop.

The dealer fanned Q♦9♣10♠, giving Hui middle pair and a gutshot. She checked, and Kwak continued for 5,000. Hui paused, then made the call.

The 3♠ turn and 10♦ river were both checked through, and at showdown, Hui’s two pair, tens and nines, proved best, earning her the pot as Kwak’s ace-high hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	516,300 19,800	19,800
Joseph Baghdalian	245,400 13,800	13,800
Loni Hui	182,800 64,700	64,700

Daniel Ivers	168,600 3,000	3,000
Andrew Fleming	115,500
Keun Kwak	114,700 25,200	25,200
Ethan Eramian	64,400 24,300	24,300
Jakub Michalak	46,100 9,800	9,800
Zhannan Ge	17,700 42,000	42,000

Tags: Keun Kwak Loni Hui

07-07-2025 17:01 UTC-8

Sweeney Coolers [Removed:549] for the Double

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Brett Slezak

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ronan Sweeney from middle position got his entire 50,100 stack into the middle preflop, at risk against [Removed:548] from under the gun.

Ronan Sweeney: A♠A♣ All in
[Removed:548]: Q♦Q♣

It was a cooler scenario with over 100,000 in the middle as the 4♥2♠2♣ flop landed. Nothing changed on the 2♥3♣ runout as Sweeney held on with the rockets to secure the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:548]	120,000 95,000	95,000
Ronan Sweeney	103,200 105,500	105,500

Tags: Ronan Sweeney

07-07-2025 17:00 UTC-8

Ivers Gets Value with Tens Full

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Joseph Baghdalian kicked things off with 8♥8♦ from middle position, raising to 2,600. Daniel Ivers called in the hijack holding 10♥10♦, and Andrew Fleming came along on the button with A♣2♣.

The A♦4♥10♠ flop gave Ivers middle set, and Baghdalian led out for 2,400. Both opponents called, keeping the pot multiway.

The 4♦ on the turn paired the board and improved Ivers to a full house. Baghdalian checked, and Ivers bet 6,500. Fleming let go of his top pair, while Baghdalian took some time before check-raising to 16,000. Ivers made the call.

The 5♣ river changed nothing, and Baghdalian checked again. Ivers paused to count his stack, then fired 36,000. Baghdalian quickly folded, giving up the pot to Ivers and his well-disguised monster.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	536,100
Joseph Baghdalian	231,600 21,000	21,000
Daniel Ivers	171,600 29,000	29,000
Keun Kwak	139,900 139,760	139,760
Loni Hui	118,100

Andrew Fleming	115,500 5,000	5,000
Jakub Michalak	55,900
Ethan Eramian	40,100 2,400	2,400

Tags: Andrew Fleming Daniel Ivers Joseph Baghdalian