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

07-07-2025 20:00 UTC-8

End of the Road for Mcclain

Laura Fryer

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

Taylor Mcclain moved all in for her remaining 11,500 chips from middle position and got a call from Raul Lozano in the small blind.

Taylor Mcclain: A♥6♥ All in
Raul Lozano: A♣A♠

The J♣A♦3♥ flop saw both improve, but Lozano remained ahead, having flopped a set of aces.

There was a small glimmer of hope with the heart on the flop, but no more came to save Mcclain on the 7♣ turn and 9♦ river, sending her to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Lozano	52,500 52,500	52,500
Taylor Mcclain	Busted

Tags: Raul Lozano Taylor Mcclain

07-07-2025 20:00 UTC-8

Nadal Continues to Chip Up

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Stewart Morrison

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

Action started with a raise to 3,000 from the player under the gun before folding to Jose Nadal in the hijack, who made the call. Matthew Barnett then squeezed it up to 13,000 from the cutoff. The initial raiser folded, but Nadal made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of 5♣9♠3♣, and Nadal check-called a bet of 11,000.

Both players then checked the 8♠ turn, which gave Nadal the green light to take over the betting lead on the 8♥ river. He put in a bet of 16,500, which gave Barnett some thinking to do.

Roughly a minute passed before Barnett decided just to return his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Nadal	317,000 119,400	119,400
Matthew Barnett	55,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Jose Nadal Matthew Barnett

07-07-2025 19:54 UTC-8

More Counts in Red

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	205,000 20,000	20,000

Narcis Nedelcu	127,000 24,800	24,800

Qinghai Pan	124,500 38,500	38,500

Tom Fuchs	103,000 20,200	20,200

Mateusz Moolhuizen	95,000 20,000	20,000
Amnon Filippi	20,000 55,000	55,000

Michael Esposito	13,000 61,500	61,500

07-07-2025 19:53 UTC-8

Pan Bets Into Aces

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Frank Visser

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

Sachin Ramrakhani raised in the small blind, and Qinghai Pan called in the big blind. Pan called the 3,000 Ramrakhani wagered on the 6♦6♣5♣ flop.

Ramrakhani slowed down on the 4♦ turn and checked, after which Pan bet 10,000. Ramrakhani called to the 3♥ river, where he check-called another bet of the same value.

Pan was reluctant to table his hand, so Ramrakhani showed A♠A♦ to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sachin Ramrakhani	110,000
Qinghai Pan	86,000 33,300	33,300

Tags: Qinghai Pan Sachin Ramrakhani

07-07-2025 19:52 UTC-8

Norton Spikes River to Double

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Stewart Morrison

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

When the action folded around to Derek Norton, he moved all in for his remaining 20,000. One seat to his left, Jesse Williams made the call, and both of the players in the blinds folded.

Derek Norton: K♥J♥ All in
Jesse Williams: J♦J♣

The situation wasn't looking good for Norton when the flop and turn came down 4♠7♥2♠A♠, but the K♠ river arrived just in time to keep him alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Williams	121,500 10,800	10,800
Derek Norton	44,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Derek Norton Jesse Williams

07-07-2025 19:51 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Bronze

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Adam Lamers

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	616,000 23,800	23,800
Ibrahim Senoussi	525,000 321,000	321,000
Alexandros Theologis	455,000 167,000	167,000
Yulian Bogdanov	440,000 348,800	348,800
Stefan Nemetz	232,000 24,500	24,500
Phil Laak	190,000 48,000	48,000

Dylan Weisman	180,000 55,000	55,000

Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	175,000 5,000	5,000
Najeem Ajez	170,000 55,000	55,000
Antoine Labat	170,000 14,500	14,500
Alan Sternberg	160,000 10,500	10,500

Loni Hui	136,000 400	400

Randall Emmett	124,000 11,000	11,000
Tom McCormick	122,000 23,000	23,000
James Mackey	92,000 43,000	43,000

Cherish Andrews	71,000 9,500	9,500
Isaac Haxton	63,000 28,500	28,500

Ryan Laplante	60,000 14,000	14,000

Gary Thompson	51,000 109,000	109,000
Jacob Bazeley	44,000 7,800	7,800
Leo Pinamonti	35,000

07-07-2025 19:51 UTC-8

Hawkins Sent to the Rail

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Jerome Solomon

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

The full board 7♥A♥5♣J♣3♠ was on display, when Maurice Hawkins bet 7,000 from the big blind. Jesse Jones raised enough to put Hawkins all in were he to make the call. He did.

Maurice Hawkins: Q♥J♥ All in
Jesse Jones: A♠7♠

Hawkins had flopped a flush draw and turned a pair of jacks, but that was not good enough against the two pair Jones hit when the dealer displayed the first three cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Jones	206,000 129,000	129,000
Maurice Hawkins	Busted

Tags: Jesse Jones Maurice Hawkins

07-07-2025 19:49 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brek Schutten	70,000 40,000	40,000

David Chung	46,000 24,500	24,500

Tags: Brek Schutten David Chung

07-07-2025 19:46 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Feder	354,000 285,400	285,400
Joseph Mckeehen	Busted

Aaron Duczak	Busted

Tags: Brett Feder Joe McKeehen

07-07-2025 19:46 UTC-8

Ottenio Doubles Through Blanchard

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Laura Fryer

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

Federico Ottenio moved all in from early position for his remaining 17,500 and was called by Duane Blanchard in middle position, who had him well covered.

Federico Ottenio: A♣K♣ All in
Duane Blanchard: 9♠9♥

Blanchard was ahead, and the 3♣8♦5♣ flop kept him there, although it brought in a flush draw for Ottenio.

The 9♣ turn saw Blanchard improve to a set of nines but, it also brought in the club flush for Ottenio.

The 6♦ river didn't change anything and Ottenio secured the double up.