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

07-07-2025 20:46 UTC-8

Duckworth Drags One with a Premium

Brett Slezak

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

Tim Duckworth opened the button to 3,500 before Michael Cua three-bet too 11,500 from the small blind, and Duckworth called.

On the 9♠6♠4♣ flop, Cua continued for 12,000 and Duckworth put in the call.

The 2♠ turn and 7♥ river both checked through.

Michael Cua: A♥K♠
Tim Duckworth: 10♣6♣

Duckworth's six was good at showdown as he dragged the pot to move above six figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Cua	155,000
Tim Duckworth	110,000 47,500	47,500

Tags: Michael Cua Tim Duckworth

07-07-2025 20:46 UTC-8

Konishi Among Big Stacks After Eliminating Dandrea

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Frank Visser

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

Raymond Dandrea had gone all in at a prior point in the hand, creating a main pot of 65,000, and a side pot was brewing between Reo Konishi in the hijack and Timur Margolin on the button.

The board read 3♠7♥4♥5♦ when Konishi bet 30,000. Margolin called to the K♥ river, where Konishi checked. After a while, Margolin decided to check back.

Konishi's Q♦Q♣ bested the J♠J♥ of Margolin and the 9♥9♣ of Dandrea, shipping the sizable pot and sending Dandrea to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reo Konishi	395,000 205,000	205,000
Timur Margolin	197,000 57,000	57,000

Antonios Koukouras	78,000 62,000	62,000
Amnon Filippi	40,500 20,500	20,500

Raymond Dandrea	Busted

Tags: Raymond Dandrea Reo Konishi Timur Margolin

07-07-2025 20:43 UTC-8

Zerjav Folds a Big Hand to Matti's Five-Bet

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Armand Matti opened to 3,000 and got a three-bet from Benedetto Bianco to 9,000 from the small blind. Blaz Zerjav in the big blind defended with a four-bet to 19,000, sending Matti to the tank.

Matti was starting directly at Zerjav then five-bet to 45,000. Bianco folded without hesitation. Zerjav, visibly uncertain, mulled over the situation, openly looked at his hand and made a big fold.

Matti, wanting to know what the hand was, asked what it was but didn't get a reply apart from Zerjav saying he folded a big hand. Matti claimed he had ace-king.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armand Matti	259,000 106,900	106,900
Blaz Zerjav	221,000 41,000	41,000

Benedetto Bianco	145,000 81,500	81,500

Tags: Armand Matti Benedetto Bianco Blaz Zerjav

07-07-2025 20:42 UTC-8

2025 WSOP Main Event Prizepool and Payouts

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Adam Lamers

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

Andy Tillman, tournament director at the 2025 WSOP, has just announced the prizepool and payouts for the $10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em Championship. With a confirmed total of 9,735 total players and a prizepool of $90,535,500, this will go down as the third-largest Main Event in the history books.

Starting tomorrow, July 8, all remaining players will gather for Day 3 and play with each other for the first time in this event. The money bubble is often expected to burst late on Day 3 or at the start of Day 4, depending on the pace of play. A total of 1,461 places will be paid with a min-cash worth $15,000. Each player at the final table will lock up at a seven-figure payday while the winner will be taking home an even $10,000,000 and the WSOP Main Event bracelet.

Here is a look at the final table payouts; all other payouts can be seen via the 'Payouts' tab.

2025 WSOP Main Event Final Table Payouts

Place	Prize
1st	$10,000,000
2nd	$6,000,000
3rd	$4,000,000
4th	$3,000,000
5th	$2,400,000
6th	$1,900,000
7th	$1,500,000
8th	$1,250,000
9th	$1,000,000

07-07-2025 20:41 UTC-8

Hudon Gets The Fold

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Liam Gannon

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

Eliot Hudon raised to 3,500 from the button and Marco Guibert called in the big blind.

The flop rolled out K♠2♦6♠ Guibert check-called a bet of 3,000 from Hudon.

Both players checked the J♦ turn to the 3♠ river where Guibert checked and Hudon bet 11,000.

Guibert wasted little time in tossing his hand into the muck and Hudon took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliot Hudon	104,000 52,000	52,000
Marco Guibert	83,000 25,500	25,500

Tags: Eliot Hudon Marco Guibert

07-07-2025 20:40 UTC-8

Snyder Doubles Through Trevidy

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Myles Phago

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

Action was joined with the board reading J♠5♠7♦8♥. Ewen Trevidy had bet out for 7,000 only to face an all-in raise from Steven Snyder to 20,500.

Trevidy went into the tank for a good while and then made the call.

Steven Snyder:10♦9♦ All in
Ewen Trevidy: K♦J♦

Trevidy was drawing dead, and the K♣ coming on the river sealed the deal, as Snyder was pushed the pot for a full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ewen Trevidy	205,000 98,000	98,000
Steven Snyder	68,000 44,500	44,500

Tags: Ewen Trevidy Steven Snyder

07-07-2025 20:40 UTC-8

Deumla Takes Some from Glantz

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Tim Baker

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

Matt Glantz made it 3,000 to go from the cutoff and only Daniel Demula called on the button.

The 8♥Q♥J♠ flop checked through for the 10♥ to come on the turn. Glantz bet 4,000, which Demula instantly called.

Another two checks came after the 10♠ river and Demula won the pot with 9♠9♣ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Demula	62,000 19,000	19,000
Matt Glantz	50,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Daniel Demula Matt Glantz

07-07-2025 20:38 UTC-8

Battle of the Short Stacks

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Stewart Morrison

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

Action folded to Kelly Wolfe in middle position, who moved all in for 17,000. Play then folded to Yuan Yu, in the big blind, who made the call, for most of his own stack.

Kelly Wolfe: K♦J♥ All in
Yuan Yu: 7♠7♥

On this occasion, the deck favored Yu with a 10♣4♥2♠9♦6♠ runout, boosting his stack but sending Wolfe to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuan Yu	42,000 45,600	45,600
Kelly Wolfe	Busted

Tags: Kelly Wolfe Yuan Yu

07-07-2025 20:35 UTC-8

Boeree Bets into Bergfors

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Laura Fryer

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

Players were heads-up on the 8♣K♦6♥A♦ turn with a pot of around 6,000. Alex Bergfors had checked late position and action was on Liv Boeree in the hijack.

Boeree bet 7,500 and Bergfors called.

The 9♦ river was checked by Bergfors and Boeree bet 18,000. Bergfors called and Boeree showed A♠Q♥.

Bergfors flipped over A♣Q♣ and the players chopped the pot.