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

Jul 07, 2025

Quads for the Triple

Jerome Solomon

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

John Jankowski raised to 2,500 from early position, Casey Glick three-bet from the seat next to him. Action folded to the small blind, where Yauheni Rusin shoved all in. Jankowski and Glick called.

The flop of Q♣Q♦2♣ brought checks from Jankowski and Glick, before Glick bet 13,000 into a side pot on the 10♣ turn. They checked on the A♥ river.

Jankowski had K♦10♦ and Glick 10♥9♥ for a chop of the side pot.

Rusin, who had been waiting anxiously, finally got to show his hand. He tabled Q♥Q♠ having flopped quads to triple up.

Tags: Casey Glick John Jankowski Yauheni Rusin

Jul 07, 2025

Stacks and Without Stack in Red

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Frank Visser

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

Jul 07, 2025

Hasson Sets the Trap

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Adam Lamers

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

Nikola Grba opened with a raise to 2,400 in the hijack. Gary Hasson just called in the cutoff and Dylan Destefano came along on the button. Chaklam Tsang three-bet to 12,800 in the small blind which got Grba to fold. Hasson shoved all in for 22,500 which got Destefano to fold but Tsang called for the little bit extra.

Gary Hasson: A♥A♣ All in
Chaklam Tsang: K♣J♣

The flop of 8♥5♦3♣ was safe for Hasson who was looking to double his stack. The A♦ on the turn locked up the pot as the Q♣ on the river was just a formality.

Tags: Nikola Grba Gary Hasson Dylan Destefano Chaklam Tsang

Jul 07, 2025

Dhaliwal Busts Buonocore

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Laura Fryer

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

Bryan Buonocore was already all-in and at risk for his remaining 15,000 from the cutoff and had been called by Sukhpaul Dhaliwal in the big blind.

Bryan Buonocore: A♠Q♠ All in
Sukhpaul Dhaliwal: K♠K♦

The 9♠8♥4♥ flop saw Dhaliwal hold and nothing changed for Buonocore on the 5♣ turn and 9♥ river.

Buonocore was left to stand from the table as Dhaliwal was pushed the pot.

Tags: Bryan Buonocore Sukhpaul Dhaliwal

Jul 07, 2025

Jewell Catches Depaulo's Hand in the Cookie Jar

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Dan O'Hair

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

Three ways on a board of 7♠10♦K♠5♠ with a large pot already in the middle, Darren Elias checked from early position to Kurt Jewell, who bet 13,500 from middle position. Ryan Depaulo called from the hijack and Elias folded.

The 2♥ completed the board and Jewell checked to Depaulo, who fired a hefty 85,000 into the middle.

Jewell tanked for a while, but eventually decided to call and Depaulo showed A♠J♦ for a busted combo draw.

Jewell tabled A♣K♥ for top pair and was sent the substantial pot.

Tags: Darren Elias Kurt Jewell Ryan Depaulo

Jul 07, 2025

Yee Takes from Hajdari

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Raymond Yee shoved all in for around 59,400 on a board of 5♥7♣10♣6♥5♦ and a pot of 50,000. Fehim Hajdari went into the tank and took considerable time thinking about his options. After quite some time, he decided to concede his hand and the pot to Yee.

Tags: Fehim Hajdari Raymond Yee

Jul 07, 2025

Granik Adds a Little

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Stewart Morrison

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

Slaven Popov kicked the action off with a raise to 2,700 and immediately faced a three-bet from David Granik, one seat to his left, to 7,100. The action folded back to Popov, who made the call.

Both players checked the J♦4♠8♣ flop, taking them to the A♣ turn.

The action was short and sweet from that point, as Popov checked, before promptly folding to Granik's delayed continuation-bet of 5,000.

Tags: David Granik Slaven Popov

Jul 07, 2025

Locquet Makes the Right Call with Middle Pair

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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

Wells Drains Bracy and Reid

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Jerome Solomon

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

Tablemates stared in disbelief as Ariel Reid and Tony Bracy were eliminated at the same time in the coolest of coolers after all the chips were in preflop.

Ariel Reid: K♦K♣ All in
Tony Bracy: K♥K♠ All in
David Wells: A♣A♠

The runout of 4♠Q♠Q♦4♣6♠ supplied no drama as Reid and Bracy packed up their belongings, said their goodbyes and headed for the exits.

Meanwhile, David Wells stacked the chips and thanked the dealer for his pocket aces.

Tags: David Wells Ariel Reid Tony Bracy

Jul 07, 2025

Mccully Gets So Unlucky on the River

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Myles Phago

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

Action was joined with the board showing 3♠3♦5♣5♠, and Sunny So had tossed out a bet of 25,000. Joshua Mccully was deep in the tank and eventually made the call.

The river brought the J♥, and now So moved all in, and he had Mccully covered. Mccully went deeper into the tank, now running all the permutations through of what So could have, and numerous times he mentioned maybe he had flopped quads.

Mccully eventually made the call and tabled K♦5♦ only to be flabbergasted when So turned over J♣J♠ for a rivered better full house to send Mccully to the rail.

Tags: Joshua Mccully Sunny So