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

07-07-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Ace on the Flop Kills the Action

Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Loni Hui opened to 3,500 from under the gun and picked up a caller along the way. Romain Locquet three-bet to 21,000 from the small blind and only Hui called.

The flop came A♦6♣6♦ and both players checked to the 5♣ on the turn and the 9♠ on the river. Locquet checked for the third time and Hui quickly knuckled it back. Locquet tabled K♥Q♥ but Hui turned over J♥J♣ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	585,000 31,000	31,000
Loni Hui	175,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Romain Locquet Loni Hui

07-07-2025 21:11 UTC-8

Turn Three-Bet Fails Hickey

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Heads-up to the 10♠6♦3♥2♣ turn, Thomas Ward checked from the big blind to Jason Hickey in the hijack. Hickey bet 4,500, which Ward raised to 16,000. Hickey clicked it back to 29,000, and Ward called.

The 3♦ river was checked by both players. Ward turned over 10♥6♥, and his tens and sixes were good enough to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cornelius Walker	365,000 170,000	170,000
Jason Hickey	265,000 35,000	35,000
Pete Chen	135,000 500	500

Thomas Ward	110,000 3,900	3,900
Jesse Lonis	70,000 139,000	139,000

Tags: Jason Hickey Thomas Ward

07-07-2025 21:16 UTC-8

Umerova Pushes Moorman Out

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Jerome Solomon

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Safiya Umerova raised to 3,000 from middle position. John Racener called from the button.

Chris Moorman three-bet to 14,000. Umerova called.

The flop hit J♣4♠J♠ and Moorman continued with a 10,000-chip bet. Again, Umerova called.

The players checked the 3♦ on the turn, but Moorman tossed a green 25,000 chip at the pot when the A♦ landed on the river. Umerova threw her chip even farther, past the pot entirely, to make the call.

As it landed, Moorman threw his cards into the muck. Umerova didn't have to show to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safiya Umerova	411,000 231,100	231,100

Chris Moorman	165,500 74,500	74,500

Tags: Chris Moorman John Racener Safiya Umerova

07-07-2025 21:38 UTC-8

Late-Night Counts in Red

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

As per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
San Kim	721,500 431,500	431,500

Julian Penza	385,000 5,000	5,000
Arnaud Enselme	363,000 113,000	113,000

Brad Owen	310,000 30,000	30,000

Andrew Sleefe	270,000 33,000	33,000
Cristian Gutierrez	263,500 60,000	60,000

Dong Chen	250,000 10,000	10,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	234,000 77,500	77,500

Kei Nitta	182,000 38,000	38,000
Alan Goasdoue	180,000 52,000	52,000
Tony Gregg	179,500 105,000	105,000
Ilya Nikiforov	167,000 67,000	67,000
Josh Reichard	133,000 51,800	51,800
John Juanda	126,500 3,500	3,500

Pete Chen	115,500 19,500	19,500

Carl Shaw	115,000 17,500	17,500

Tom Fuchs	114,500 11,500	11,500

Dustin Dirksen	100,000 5,000	5,000
Sergio Benso	77,500 11,500	11,500
Mitchell Hynam	73,000 8,000	8,000

Jesse Lonis	56,000 14,000	14,000

Rob Hollink	40,500 124,500	124,500

Raj Vohra	Busted

Amnon Filippi	Busted

Sachin Bhargava	Busted

07-07-2025 21:57 UTC-8

Ethridge Spars With Lowery

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Liam Gannon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dustin Ethridge defended his big blind after Daniel Lowery raised to 5,000 in the hijack.

The flop rolled out 10♥8♥4♣ and Ethridge checked over to Lowery who bet 4,000 and Ethridge called.

Both players checked the turn 5♣ to the river 4♥ where Ethridge bet 8,500 to see Lowery quickly toss his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lowery	212,000 12,000	12,000
Dustin Ethridge	91,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Daniel Lowery Dustin Ethridge

07-07-2025 21:58 UTC-8

Harmon Turns Trips

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After a check, Nathaniel Silver bet 6,000 on a flop of 10♠K♣5♦ and a pot of around 20,000. David Harmon, his heads-up opponent, called to see the turn.

The turn dropped 10♥ and both players tapped the felt. On the river 8♦, Harmon fired 20,000 making Silver think about his action.

After a few seconds Silver called then threw his hand to the muck pile after Harmon tabled J♠10♣ for trips on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Harmon	300,000 300,000	300,000
Nathaniel Silver	233,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: David Harmon Nathaniel Silver

07-07-2025 22:13 UTC-8

Turner (Pearl) Jams The River

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Liam Gannon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jon "Pearljammer" Turner raised to 4,500 in middle position and Phillip Mighall raised in the hijack to 15,000 which saw only Turner continue.

On the flop Q♠3♦5♥, Turner checked over to Mighall who bet 12,000 and Turner called.

Turner took the betting lead on the Q♦ turn and sized up to 26,500 which Mighall called.

The river peele off a 7♠ and Turner jammed all in for 51,000, effective and Mighall folded. Turner raked in the pot while wearing a shirt for the band Pearl Jam.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	186,000 66,000	66,000

Phillip Mighall	51,000 37,200	37,200

Tags: Jon Turner Phillip Mighall

07-07-2025 22:21 UTC-8

Itai Seen Out by Ladies

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Diego Vazsorgatto made it 4,000 in late position. Masatoshi Itai then committed his stack of 41,000 in the hijack, which Meerwais Hussaini called in the cutoff.

Vazsorgatto let his hand go, and the cards were tabled.

Masatoshi Itai: 7♥7♣ All in
Meerwais Hussaini: Q♥Q♦

Itai's sevens received no help on the 6♠9♣J♣A♠5♠ board, and he booked a late elimination on Day 2d.

Player	Chips	Progress
Meerwais Hussaini	250,000 158,100	158,100
Eric Wasserson	215,000 51,000	51,000

Diego Vazsorgatto	175,000 62,200	62,200
Eric Mizrachi	82,000 36,500	36,500
Daniel Lazrus	67,000 147,000	147,000

Masatoshi Itai	Busted

Tags: Diego Vazsorgatto Masatoshi Itai Meerwais Hussaini

07-07-2025 22:21 UTC-8

Malkoun Gets Best of Three-way

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Jerome Solomon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nathan Thrush went all in on the flop of 8♦2♣10♦ from the big blind. Daniel Strelitz and Peter Malkoun went all in as well, both from middle position, with Strelitz holding the largest stack.

Nathan Thrush: 9♦7♦ All in
Peter Malkoun: 8♥8♠ All in
Daniel Strelitz: J♥J♠

Malkoun had the lead with a set of eights, Strelitz had a pair of jacks and Thrush had an open-ended straight flush draw.

The turn and river came 2♠4♦, to give Malhoun the huge triple-up, and send Thrush home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Malkoun	180,000 66,200	66,200
Daniel Strelitz	95,000 53,000	53,000

Nathan Thrush	Busted

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Nathan Thrush Peter Malkoun

07-07-2025 22:35 UTC-8

Lucky Sevens for Hansen

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Myles Phago

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was folded around to Gus Hansen who raised from the cutoff to 4,500, and found a call from Jose Noceda in the small blind.

The flop came Q♦3♦Q♣ and Noceda checked to Hansen, who continued for 5,500. Noceda called.

The turn brought the 4♣ and Noceda check-called Hansen's 12,500 bet. The 9♣ came on the river and the action went check-check. Noceda tabled A♥5♥ for ace-high which was way behind Hansen's 7♣7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Noceda	160,000 5,300	5,300
Gus Hansen	122,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Gus Hansen Jose Noceda