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

07-07-2025 16:29 UTC-8

Huck Seed Eliminated

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 16:30 UTC-8

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

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 16:50 UTC-8

Locquet Gets Sticky, Then Takes It Down

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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 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

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 17:07 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 17:09 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 17:10 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 17:10 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.