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

07-07-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Jones Over Bets and Wins

Gabrielle Barredo

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

In the big blind, James Hurley bet 4,000 on a flop of 8♥2♠Q♠ and a pot of around 10,000 and got the other two players in the hand to call - Ryan Jones on the button and Waheed Feda in the small blind.

The turn dropped 5♥ and all three players checked. On the river J♥, Feda shot out 5,000 pushing Hurley out of the pot. Jones overbet to 26,000, sending Feda to the tank.

Feda shuffled his chips and considered his options. After a few seconds, he conceded his hand and the pot to Jones.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Hurley	212,000 95,200	95,200
Waheed Feda	117,000 11,500	11,500
Ryan Jones (NC)	102,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: James Hurley Ryan Jones Waheed Feda

07-07-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Pre-Dinner Counts

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Hung-Wei Shiue	375,000 35,000	35,000
Brad Owen	308,000 123,800	123,800

Hao Che Cheng	298,000 103,300	103,300
Brian Yoon	225,000 5,000	5,000

Alan Goasdoue	150,000 25,000	25,000
Joe McKeehen	145,000 6,700	6,700

Mateusz Moolhuizen	115,000 7,000	7,000
Niall Farrell	25,000 10,000	10,000

07-07-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Julius Pays Off Mcadam

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Myles Phago

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

Action was joined on the flop of 9♣10♣J♦, and Kyle Julius had checked from late position to Robert Mcadam on the button who fired out a bet of 5,500. Julius called.

The turn came the J♥, and again Julius check-called Mcadam's 11,000 bet this time, and the players saw the 2♥ roll off on the river.

Julius checked again, and Mcadam, not slowing down, pushed out a bet of 33,000. Julius thought for a while and made the call. Mcadam tabled Q♦K♦ for a flopped straight, and Julius instantly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mcadam	205,000 144,300	144,300
Kyle Julius	56,000 57,700	57,700

Tags: Kyle Julius Robert Mcadam

07-07-2025 17:58 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Cannuli	58,200 18,200	18,200
Shuofei Geng	56,500 41,900	41,900
Jeffrey Korn	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Korn Matthew Cannuli Shuofei Geng

07-07-2025 17:56 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavels Spirins	421,000 268,000	268,000
Robert Kuhn	54,000 241,000	241,000

Tags: Pavels Spirins Robert Kuhn

07-07-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Notable Chip Counts from Horseshoe White

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Vladov	400,000 295,700	295,700
Joseph Cheong	260,000 60,000	60,000

Daniel Lowery	210,000 5,000	5,000
Tony Miles	200,000 10,000	10,000
Davis Harari	160,000
Esther Taylor	150,000 10,000	10,000

Jen Harman	130,000 120,000	120,000

Vanessa Kade	125,000 45,000	45,000
Najeem Ajez	115,000 15,000	15,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	110,000

Ren Lin	100,000 38,000	38,000

Thomas Muehloecker	100,000 55,000	55,000
Claudio Elizalde	100,000 25,000	25,000
Aneris Adomkevicius	95,000 7,800	7,800
Blaise Bourgeois	94,000 6,000	6,000

Matt Glantz	65,000 46,000	46,000

Steve Watts	44,000 21,000	21,000
Origenes Duarte	35,000 1,400	1,400
Manuel Fritz	25,000 3,000	3,000
Ben Yu	23,000 7,000	7,000

07-07-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Brumpacheco Makes Full House

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Jerome Solomon

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

Joseph Brumpacheco, in early position and Bruce Carter, the big blind, were all in and at risk against Yoshihiro Morita, the original raiser from under the gun.

The flop J♥2♣8♥ was already on the board when the chips went it, with Carter having 23,200, Brumpacheco 48,500.

Bruce Carter: QxQx All in
Joseph Brumpacheco: J♠J♦ All in
Yoshihiro Morita: A♥2♥

Brumpacheco hit the flop to best Carter's queens with a set of jacks. Morita was drawing to a flush that might produce a double knockout.

The river and turn brought K♦K♠, giving Brumpacheco a full house and a new lease on his tournament life. Carter was knocked out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Brumpacheco	127,400 36,500	36,500
Yoshihiro Morita	99,700 32,500	32,500
Bruce Carter	Busted

Tags: Joseph Brumpacheco Bruce Carter Yoshihiro Morita

07-07-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Nahum Catches the Turn

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Dan O'Hair

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

Kiyoung Kim opened to 3,000 in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 8,000 by Kfir Nahum on the button.

Both players checked on the 3♦10♣5♦ flop and then Kim check-called a 5,000 bet from Nahum on the K♥ turn.

Action checked down on the river and Kim turned over A♦10♦ for a pair of tens. Nahum revealed K♦Q♣ for a pair of kings and was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kfir Nahum	255,000 146,400	146,400
Kiyoung Kim	84,000 18,200	18,200

Tags: Kfir Nahum Kiyoung Kim

07-07-2025 17:53 UTC-8

Gutierrez Puts Capps In an Agonizing Spot

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Liam Gannon

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

After both players put in 7,800 preflop, action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Jesse Capps in hijack and Cristian Gutierrez in the cutoff.

The flop rolled out A♥3♣9♦ and Capps check-called a bet of 5,200 from Gutierrez.

Both players checked the turn A♣ to the river Q♦ where Capps checked over to Gutierrez who bet 18,400.

Capps sat shaking his head while discussing with himself the hand for a little while.

"Why did it have to be a queen on the river," he lamented as he pondered his decision.

He thought for a little while longer, but ended up putting the chips into the middle. Gutierrez turned over A♠J♣ for three aces and Capps tossed what he told to the table was KxKx into the muck while Gutierrez took in a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian Gutierrez	257,000 33,000	33,000

Jesse Capps	76,500 63,900	63,900

Tags: Cristian Gutierrez Jesse Capps

07-07-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Happy to Chop

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Nicholas Caouette check-raised to 11,000 in middle position after Giuseppe Pantaleo fired 4,400 into the pot of around 18,000 and a flop of Q♣6♣5♦.

The both checked the turn 6♥. Caouette prudently bet 5,000 on the river 6♦. Panataleo, visibly uncertain, took a few seconds before he called.

Caouette showed Q♥J♥ then Pantaleo turned over K♠Q♠ for a chop. The dealer split the pot and Caouette scooped his share. Pantaleo smiled to himself as he got the other half of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Caouette	110,000 26,300	26,300
Giuseppe Pantaleo	46,500 30,000	30,000

Tags: Giuseppe Pantaleo Nicholas Caouette