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

Jul 07, 2025

Locquet Makes the Right Call with Middle Pair

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.

Tags: Loni Hui Romain Locquet

Jul 07, 2025

Chen Fills Up to Take Commanding Lead Over Table

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Frank Visser

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

Heads-up to the A♣9♥A♦ flop, Gabriel Cansino checked from middle position to Dong Chen in the hijack. Chen bet 3,200, and Cansino called.

The 10♥ on the turn saw Chen size up significantly. His bet of 22,500 was again check-called by Cansino, and Cansino checked the Q♠ river as well.

Chen took some time before he settled on a bet of 25,700, which was quickly called by Cansino. Chen showed A♠10♠ for a full house, besting the A♥K♥ of Cansino, who was left with less than a starting stack.

Tags: Dong Chen Gabriel Cansino

Jul 07, 2025

Spirins Gets a Massive Double from Kuhn

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Adam Lamers

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

Pavels Spirins raised to 2,600 in middle position and Robert Kuhn defended from the big blind. The flop came 8♦5♥3♣ and Kuhn checked to Spirins who continued with a bet. Kuhn check-raised to 16,000 and Spirins just called.

The turn brought the 9♠ and Kuhn checked again. Spirins fired out a bet of 13,500 and Kuhn check-raised to 47,000. Spirins called and the A♦ landed on the river.

Kuhn checked for the third time and Spirins only gave him two options this time by shoving all in for 143,000. Kuhn asked for a count and went into the tank for at least two minutes.

"This might be the worst played hand ever," he said to himself while thinking. Kuhn eventually called and Spirins turned over 5♠5♣ for a set of fives while Kuhn was forced to show his K♣8♥ for just a pair of eights.

Tags: Pavels Spirins Robert Kuhn

Jul 07, 2025

Two Players At Risk, Both Survive

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Stewart Morrison

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

Jeffrey Korn kicked the action off with a raise under the gun to 2,500. On his immediate left, Matthew Cannuli wasted little time in moving all in for 18,600. The action then folded to Shuofei Geng in the small blind. Geng requested a count of the all-in stack and, with his new information, made the call.

The preflop action wasn't complete yet, though, as Korn responded by moving all in himself, for a total of 23,300. Geng made the call, and the three players turned the cards onto their backs.

Matthew Cannuli: A♣J♥ All in
Jeffrey Korn: A♥K♣ All in
Shuofei Geng: K♥Q♥

A promising situation for Korn, who had both players dominated. The A♦9♠Q♦ flop only strengthened his position to receive a near triple up.

The turn, however, shot Cannuli into the lead, as the dealer flipped over the J♣.

The river J♠ sealed the deal for Cannuli, as Korn watched his plans for a triple go up in flames.

The dealer tidied the pot up, sending Cannuli three times as many chips as he had started with, 9,400 in the direction of Korn, who had won the side pot, and nothing to Geng.

To add salt to the wound, Korn would be eliminated just a few hands later.

Tags: Jeffrey Korn Matthew Cannuli Shuofei Geng

Jul 07, 2025

Time to Chow Down

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Adam Lamers

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

The field has been dwindled to just 3,084 players after three levels on Day 2d and those players are about to take a 75-minute dinner break. The cards are expected to be back in the air at approximately 8:15 p.m. local time, so don't be late! Here is a look at some highlights from the last level:

Jul 07, 2025

Farewell, Farrell

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Frank Visser

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

Niall Farrell open-shoved for 17,500 in early position.

"It's time for a big boy move," he commented as the action folded to Timur Margolin in the small blind. He called with the covering stack, and the players showed down.

Niall Farrell: A♣K♦ All in
Timur Margolin: 7♠7♣

Margolin flopped a set on 4♠7♥10♠, and Farrell was left drawing dead on the K♠ turn. The triple crown winner would not add a WSOP Main Event win to his resume, and he said his goodbyes as the 3♥ river completed the board.

Tags: Niall Farrell Timur Margolin

Jul 07, 2025

McKeehen Falls To Feder

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Liam Gannon

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

Action was recapped by the table.

Brett Feder raised to 3,500 in the hijack and on the button, Joe McKeehen three-bet to 12,500. Action folded back around to Feder who four-bet to 38,500 and McKeehen called.

The flop rolled out Q♣8♣6♣ and Feder moved all in for 115,000 effective and McKeehen called to put himself at risk.

Brett Feder: Q♥Q♦ All in
Joe McKeehen: A♠A♥

No help was brought to the 2015 WSOP Main Event champion on the runout of 3♥9♠ and Feder raked in a massive pot while McKeehen was eliminated from the tournament.

Also eliminated shortly after at the same table was 8th place finisher in the 2022 WSOP Main Event, Aaron Duczak.

Tags: Brett Feder Joe McKeehen

Jul 07, 2025

Schutten Loses to Chung's Quads

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Tim Baker

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

Having recently doubled up, David Chung committed his newly acquired 21,500 into the middle from early position and Brek Schutten called to try and bust him from the next seat.

David Chung: 8♣8♦ All in
Brek Schutten: A♠J♦

It was a flip that Chung needed to win to keep his Main Event dream alive. Chung left Schutten almost drawing dead on the 8♥A♦8♠ flop as he improved to quad eights. The remainder of the board came Q♥9♣ and Chung yet again, doubled up.

Tags: Brek Schutten David Chung

Jul 07, 2025

Kuhn Can't Survive Andrews

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Liam Gannon

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

Cherish Andrews raised to 3,000 from middle position and in the cutoff, Robert Kuhn three-bet to 9,000 to see only Andrews call.

The flop rolled out J♠10♣3♠ and Andrews checked over to Kuhn who bet 8,000, prompting Andrews to raise to 20,000. Kuhn responded by moving all in for 59,000 and Andrews called.

Robert Kuhn: K♥J♦ All in
Cherish Andrews: 10♠8♠

Andrews hit her second card on the 8♥ turn to improve to two pair, then further improved to a flush on the 7♠ river and Kuhn was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Cherish Andrews Robert Kuhn

Jul 07, 2025

Raiche-Marsden Keeps Stacking

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Frank Visser

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

Carmen Raiche-Marsden, who entered the dinner break as chipleader of the Red section, raised to 3,000 in middle position. It folded to Raj Vohra in the big blind, who defended.

The flop fell 3♣8♠K♣. Vohra checked before he called the 3,000 Raiche-Marsden put in the middle. Raiche-Marsden sized up to 11,000 on the 5♣ turn, again seeing her opponent check-call.

Vohra checked for a third time on the K♠ river, and Raiche-Marsden checked back. Vohra tabled 8♦6♥ for kings and eights, but Raiche-Marsden had Q♥Q♦ for kings and queens to take the pot.

Tags: Carmen Raiche-Marsden Raj Vohra