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

07-07-2025 16:50 UTC-8

Locquet Gets Sticky, Then Takes It Down

Sava Krink

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

Romain Locquet opened from the hijack with 9♥8♥ and faced a three-bet to 7,600 from Daniel Ivers in the cutoff. Locquet made the call and they went heads-up to the flop.

The 3♠5♥5♦ flop saw Locquet check, and Ivers continued for 3,500. Locquet called to see a turn.

When the 8♣ hit, both players checked it through.

The river brought the 4♣, and Locquet seized the moment with a bet of 14,000. Ivers didn’t look thrilled and eventually let it go, as Locquet scooped the pot with top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	536,100 4,600	4,600
Joseph Baghdalian	252,600 16,500	16,500
Daniel Ivers	142,600 5,400	5,400
Andrew Fleming	120,500 1,000	1,000
Loni Hui	118,100 15,500	15,500

Zhannan Ge	59,700 6,500	6,500
Jakub Michalak	55,900 4,300	4,300
Ethan Eramian	42,500 5,500	5,500
Keun Kwak	140 147,060	147,060

Tags: Daniel Ivers Romain Locquet

07-07-2025 16:49 UTC-8

Sternberg Doubles Through Spataru

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Liam Gannon

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

Andrei Spataru raised to 2,400 on the button and both Ryan Laplante in the small blind and Alan Sternberg in the big blind called.

The flop rolled out 9♣4♠3♠ and Laplante checked over to Sternberg who bet 5,000, earning a call from Spataru. Laplante raised to 15,000 and Sternberg called while Spataru jammed all in for 63,300 effective. Laplante went into the tank for some time before deciding to throw his hand into the muck while Sternberg called to put himself at risk.

Alan Sternberg: 9♠7♠ All in
Andrei Spataru: 3♥3♦

Sternberg ended up beating Spataru's set with the runout of 10♠7♦ to give him a flush and he doubled to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Sternberg	149,500

Andrei Spataru	78,500 101,500	101,500
Ryan Laplante	46,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Alan Sternberg Andrei Spataru Ryan Laplante

07-07-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Chip Changes in Red

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Goasdoue	125,000 5,000	5,000
Nicolas Betbese	110,000 10,000	10,000
Iman Alsaden	95,000 5,000	5,000
Blas Suarez	94,000 50,200	50,200
Jesse Tinsley	78,500 16,500	16,500
Daniel Smiljkovic	63,400 63,400	63,400

Yannick Schumacher	46,800 38,700	38,700
Dmytro Bystrovzorov	40,000 22,000	22,000

Parker Oks	30,000 32,000	32,000
Scott Seiver	Busted

07-07-2025 16:29 UTC-8

Huck Seed Eliminated

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Jerome Solomon

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

Alex Lindop raised from under the gun. Huck Seed, the 1996 main event champion, moved all in from the small blind with his last 8,000 or so chips. Lindop made the call.

Huck Seed: A♠Q♣ All in
Alex Lindop: A♣A♥

Seed needed significant help and almost got it from a runout 7♣3♥10♣J♦5♣ that gave him a gutshot straight draw on the turn. It didn't get there and his main event is over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lindop	88,200 55,500	55,500

Huck Seed	Busted

Tags: Alex Lindop Huck Seed

07-07-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Tamayo Jams The River

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Liam Gannon

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

Heitor Saraiva raised to 2,500 in late position and Jonathan Tamayo called on the button which saw Bryan Buonocore call in the big blind.

Action checked through on the 10♠4♠4♣ flop to the J♠ turn where Buonocore bet 2,400 and Saraiva folded. Tamayo responded by raising to 7,500 and Buonocore called.

Buonocore checked the 6♦ river over to Tamayo who moved all in for 16,800 effective. After some thought he tossed his cards into the muck, ceding the pot to the defending WSOP Main Event champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heitor Saraiva	265,000 264,741	264,741
Jonathan Tamayo	143,000 25,000	25,000

Bryan Buonocore	16,800 73,800	73,800

Tags: Bryan Buonocore Heitor Saraiva Jonathan Tamayo

07-07-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Trujillo Doubles Through Hansen

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Dan O'Hair

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

Francisco Trujillo was already all in and at risk for 26,300 total from the small blind against Gus Hansen, who had Trujillo covered on the button.

Francisco Trujillo: A♠9♠ All in
Gus Hansen: J♠J♣

The 6♣10♣K♠ flop and 4♣ turn looked good for Hansen and bleak for Trujillo, but the A♦ river paired Trujillo's ace at the last possible moment — awarding him the double up through Hansen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gus Hansen	100,000 23,000	23,000

Francisco Trujillo	55,000 12,800	12,800

Tags: Francisco Trujillo Gus Hansen

07-07-2025 16:23 UTC-8

Rosen Rivers a Flush

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Sava Krink

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

Andrew Rosen picked up Q♠J♠ in middle position and opened to 2,500, getting a call from Andres Carrera in the big blind with A♥5♦.

The 2♠3♥J♣ flop brought top pair for Rosen, who continued for 2,200 after Carreramesa checked. Carrera stuck around with a gutshot.

The A♠ on the turn paired Carrera, but he checked again and Rosen opted to check behind.

When the 3♠ landed on the river, completing Rosen’s flush, Carrera led out for 3,000. Rosen responded with a raise to 11,500, and after some thought, Carrera let go of his top pair. Rosen dragged in a nicely sized pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Rebello	161,300 61,300	61,300
Jia Jun	138,700 23,500	23,500
Carlos Alvarado	109,100 109,100	109,100
Andrew Rosen	97,400 20,700	20,700
Patrick Leonard	92,600 86,400	86,400

Christos Patras	54,000 11,300	11,300
Andres Carrera	44,600 45,400	45,400
Florin Pandilica	37,800 37,800	37,800

Tags: Andres Carrera Andrew Rosen

07-07-2025 16:18 UTC-8

Owen Flops Set in Four-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

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

James Minghini raised to 2,500 in early position. Keith Carter called in middle position, as did poker vlogger Brad Owen on the button. Joshua Mccully defended his big blind, and he led out for 2,800 on the 6♥2♦4♥ flop.

Minghini tossed in a call, after which Carter folded. Owen also came along to the 10♣ turn, which was checked to him. Owen fired a bet of 14,000, which only Mccully called.

Owen sized up to 30,000 on the A♣ river.

"Oh, Bradley," Mccully sighed as he went deep into the tank. After a couple of minutes, he called off. Owen revealed 6♦6♣ for a set of sixes, and Mccully quickly added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Owen	184,200 72,800	72,800

Sunny So	175,000 96,000	96,000
Brendan Howard	155,000 82,800	82,800
Jarod Minghini	117,000 45,300	45,300
Joshua Mccully	78,300 2,800	2,800
Keith Carter	62,000
Roberto Bendeck	54,300

Dennis Quinn	19,500 14,400	14,400

Tags: Brad Owen James Minghini Joshua Mccully Keith Carter

07-07-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Chip Updates in Paris Black

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Player	Chips	Progress
San Kim	337,500 79,500	79,500

Conor Orourke	225,000 225,000	225,000
Ryan Harris	203,900 83,900	83,900
Mike Takayama	193,500 6,500	6,500

Samuel Dray	175,700 32,700	32,700
Joshua Luber	170,000 80,500	80,500
Tobias Matuschek	161,000 9,000	9,000
Ryota Shinde	160,000
Kyosuke Nagami	156,000 18,000	18,000
Jibok Park	144,600 4,600	4,600
Jorge Ufano	132,000 35,000	35,000
Joel Hernandez	127,000 109,500	109,500
Shahabaldin Shirazi	124,800
Luther Tran	118,000 32,000	32,000
James Hurley	116,800 9,800	9,800
Yu Shen Wu	111,300 35,900	35,900
Bradley Berman	108,000
Waheed Feda	105,500 1,500	1,500
Joshua Field	104,000 8,800	8,800
David Kuder	101,000 72,500	72,500
Andrew Tai	100,000
Eric Buchman	98,400

Arkadiy Tsinis	95,000

Tomas Geleziunas	93,000 12,000	12,000
Marco Zevola	89,900 6,400	6,400

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07-07-2025 16:11 UTC-8

Michalak Fires Twice, Forces a Fold

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Sava Krink

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

Jakub Michalak got things started with a raise to 2,500 from middle position holding K♠7♠, and found one customer in Joseph Baghdalian, who called from the cutoff with A♣Q♦.

The 5♥4♠9♥ flop saw Michalak keep up the pressure with a 2,600 continuation bet, which Baghdalian called.

But when the J♠ hit the turn, Michalak ramped it up to 8,500, and that second barrel was enough to push Baghdalian off his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	540,700 4,300	4,300
Joseph Baghdalian	236,100 178,200	178,200
Daniel Ivers	148,000 37,300	37,300
Keun Kwak	147,200 52,600	52,600
Andrew Fleming	119,500 40,600	40,600
Loni Hui	102,600 10,600	10,600

Zhannan Ge	66,200 1,400	1,400
Jakub Michalak	60,200 86,800	86,800
Ethan Eramian	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Jakub Michalak Joseph Baghdalian