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

07-07-2025 19:21 UTC-8

Some Updated Counts in Silver After the Break

Laura Fryer

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

According to the WSOP+ App.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heitor Saraiva	286,000 21,000	21,000
Jeffrey Zigulis	270,500 17,400	17,400

Andrew King	256,500 16,500	16,500
Joel Micka	240,000 85,000	85,000
Brian Ksenak	206,000 75,600	75,600
Brandon Mitchell	198,000 26,000	26,000
Valentin Messina	193,000 58,000	58,000
Eliot Hudon	156,000 37,000	37,000
Dan Cates	154,000 1,000	1,000

Ryan Robinson	151,000 2,000	2,000
Calvin Wan	135,000 85,000	85,000
Andressa Paes	132,500 8,400	8,400
Jonathan Tamayo	130,000 13,000	13,000

Martin Knorr	123,500 36,500	36,500
Yosef Kamil	111,000 6,600	6,600
Brandon Simonsen	104,500 67,500	67,500
Mustapha Kanit	91,000 20,000	20,000

Michael Caputo	78,000 5,200	5,200
Aviv Raff	77,000 2,000	2,000
Michael Monaco	73,000 4,000	4,000
Jim Collopy	49,500 22,600	22,600

Eric Vogler	42,500 26,200	26,200
Lucas Cullen	36,000 7,900	7,900
Matthew Stout	26,000 9,600	9,600
Matias Tagliani	Busted

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07-07-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Various Updated Stacks

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Frank Visser

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

As per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carmen Raiche-Marsden	395,000 148,000	148,000
Hung-Wei Shiue	391,000 16,000	16,000
Kristaps Kalva	370,000 38,300	38,300
Jason Zipfel	360,000 275,500	275,500
Cristian Gutierrez	323,500 66,500	66,500

Brad Owen	280,000 28,000	28,000

Dong Chen	260,000 12,500	12,500

Arnaud Enselme	250,000 28,700	28,700

Jesse Lonis	209,000 89,000	89,000

Joe McKeehen	169,500 24,500	24,500

Rob Hollink	165,000 27,000	27,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	156,500 6,500	6,500

Farid Jattin	145,000 125,000	125,000
Pete Chen	135,500 23,500	23,500

Alan Goasdoue	128,000 22,000	22,000
John Juanda	123,000 11,800	11,800

Rellie Sigua	109,000 81,300	81,300
Ilya Nikiforov	100,000 8,500	8,500
Dustin Dirksen	95,000 15,500	15,500
Nick Guagenti	94,500 20,500	20,500

Tony Gregg	74,500 15,500	15,500
Sergio Benso	66,000 109,200	109,200
Daniel Lazrus	59,500 76,500	76,500

Kyle Julius	56,500 500	500

Jakub Sterba	56,000 9,200	9,200

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Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

07-07-2025 19:08 UTC-8

Chung Doubles Through Perry

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Five ways to the A♣10♦8♥ flop with 3,500 each invested, the action was checked to Sean Perry and he bet 6,000 with the 10♥8♣ for bottom two pair. Valentyn Shabelnyk folded the 6♥6♦ while Christian Chung raised to 19,000. Clifford Mills folded the 9♣7♣ from the small blind and Srikanth Koneru got rid of the Q♥J♥ as well.

Perry reluctantly called and then checked the 5♠ on the turn. Chung bet 30,000 with 36,000 behind and Perry check-jammed to get instantly called by Chung.

The 9♥ river changed nothing and Chung earned the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zilong Zhang	246,000 58,400	58,400
Anton Jancaj	197,000 40,000	40,000
Christian Chung	189,000 141,900	141,900
Valentyn Shabelnyk	145,000 26,400	26,400
Sean Perry	62,500 62,500	62,500
Srikanth Koneru	46,500 2,600	2,600
Petru Achimas	40,500 40,500	40,500
Clifford Mills	27,500 27,500	27,500
Daniel Lim	13,500 13,500	13,500

07-07-2025 18:20 UTC-8

Locquet Keeps Adding Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Romain Locquet opened to 2,600 with the A♦9♥ and found three callers including Loni Hui with the 10♠10♦, as they headed to the K♦5♦3♦ flop. The nut flush draw of Locquet prompted his bet of 4,300 and Hui was the only caller, leading to the 3♠ on the turn. Locquet made it another 21,000 to go and forced out Hui's superior hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	611,300 19,100	19,100
Joseph Baghdalian	254,300 2,600	2,600
Daniel Ivers	138,200 200	200
Loni Hui	131,300 4,300	4,300

Andrew Fleming	112,600 5,400	5,400
Keun Kwak	75,400 5,600	5,600
Zhannan Ge	57,200
Jakub Michalak	46,400 1,600	1,600
Ethan Eramian	41,800 3,000	3,000

07-07-2025 18:10 UTC-8

Ge Is Not Gone Yet

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Over on the main feature table, a small three-bet pot led to the K♠10♠3♦ flop on which the tournament life of Zhannan Ge was on the line against Keun Kwak.

Zhannan Ge: A♦A♣ All in
Keun Kwak: K♣10♣

Ge needed an ace, trey or running cards to survive, which he found with the Q♥ turn and Q♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	592,200 7,800	7,800
Joseph Baghdalian	256,900 3,000	3,000
Daniel Ivers	138,000 3,600	3,600
Loni Hui	135,600

Andrew Fleming	118,000
Keun Kwak	81,000 30,700	30,700
Zhannan Ge	57,200 27,100	27,100
Ethan Eramian	44,800
Jakub Michalak	44,800 2,400	2,400

Tags: Zhannan Ge Keun Kwak

07-07-2025 18:03 UTC-8

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:

07-07-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Pandilica Flipped Out by Alvarado

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Carlos Alvarado opened to 2,500 with the 9♦9♣ and Florin Pandilica jammed the cutoff with the A♣K♠ for 31,000. The other 9♥9♠ were folded behind and it folded back to Alvarado, who made the call.

The two over cards for Pandilica failed to connect with the 10♥6♦2♣2♥7♥ and that spelled the end for the Romanian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Rebello	164,600 3,300	3,300
Carlos Alvarado	156,900 47,800	47,800
Patrick Leonard	148,500 55,900	55,900

Jia Jun	127,600 11,100	11,100
Tong Li	92,900 31,000	31,000

Andrew Rosen	88,000 9,400	9,400
Andres Carrera	62,100 17,500	17,500
Christos Patras	45,400 8,600	8,600
Florin Pandilica	Busted

Tags: Carlos Alvarado Florin Pandilica

07-07-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Strang Out

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Action was picked up with Fabio Sanchez and Mark Strang in an all-in showdown.

Mark Strang: A♦10♠ All in
Fabio Sanchez: A♠Q♦

Sanchez had Strang dominated. Nothing changed when the flop came 6♦5♦9♠. Strang got additional outs for a gutshot straight draw and a flush draw on the turn 7♦. But the A♣ fell ending his tournament life. He left the table as Sanchez scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Sanchez	148,000 55,600	55,600
Mark Strang	Busted

Tags: Fabio Sanchez Mark Strang

07-07-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Cates Imprisons Kings

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Laura Fryer

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

Andrew King opened to 2,600 from middle position and action folded around to Dan Cates in the big blind who three-bet to 10,000 and King called.

The J♣Q♥K♥ flop saw Cates bet 8,000 and King raise to 25,000. Cates moved all in for around 58,000 and King called.

Dan Cates: 10♣9♣ All in
Andrew King: A♣K♠

Cates had flopped a straight and a backdoor flush draw, and King was currently sitting with top pair, with a better straight draw.

Cates waved his wand as the dealer placed the Q♦ turn. Cates secured his double on the 5♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew King	240,000 98,000	98,000
Dan Cates	155,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Andrew King Dan Cates