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

07-07-2025 17:10 UTC-8

The River For The Win(ter)

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Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up on a flop in a pot between Osmin Dardon in late position and Sean Winter in the cutoff.

The flop read 10♣6♣2♣ and Dardon checked over to Winter who bet 7,500 and Dardon called.

On the turn J♥, Dardon checked over to Winter who bet 17,000 and Dardon called.

"I have a pair," said Dardon after both players checked the 8♦ river. Neither one of them turned over their hands immediately.

"I believe you," said Winter as he waited for Dardon to turn over his hand. Dardon showed 4♥4♠ for a pair of fours, but it was second best against Winter's 9♠8♠ for a pair of eights.

"You rivered me?" asked Dardon as he stared at the board, while Winter raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	129,000 27,000	27,000
Osmin Dardon	73,000 4,300	4,300

Tags: Osmin Dardon Sean Winter

07-07-2025 17:11 UTC-8

Arredondomeza Shows One Card to Quaade

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Tim Baker

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

Jose Arredondomeza raised to 4,400 from middle position and only Thomas Quaade called from the big blind.

Heads-up to the A♣2♠5♣ flop, where Quaade knuckled the action over to Arredondomeza, who bet 7,000. Quaade called.

The 10♥ turn went check-check for the K♠ to appear on the river. Quaade checked for the last time and Arredondomeza fired out 12,000 into the middle. Quaade went into the tank for quite some time before asking Arredondomeza, "You show if I fold?" Arredondomeza didn't respond and after a few more moments, Quaade reluctantly folded.

Arredondomeza turned over the A♦ for top pair as he stacked his newly found chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Wang	300,000 57,000	57,000
Thomas Quaade	70,000 3,400	3,400
Jose Arredondomeza	65,000 39,800	39,800

Tags: Jose Arredondomeza Thomas Quaade

07-07-2025 17:12 UTC-8

Ostapchenko Wins Two in a Row

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Frank Visser

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

In a pot of 34,000, Andrew Ostapchenko checked from early position to Daniele Primerano on the button on a completed board of 7♠9♣4♦4♠6♠.

Primerano then added 23,000 to the pot, which Ostapchenko raised to 75,000. Primerano spent enough time in the tank for the clock to be called.

When his countdown started, he made a quick fold to surrender the pot, and Ostapchenko tabled the A♦ as he raked in the chips.

The next hand, Ostapchenko raised to 2,500 under the gun. Frederic Delval called in the next seat over, and Fabrizio Nolano did so on the button. Jesse Lonis defended his big blind, and the 6♣2♣7♠ flop was fanned.

Ostapchenko continued for 3,000, which was called by Delval and Nolano. Lonis check-folded, and the remaining trio checked through the 7♣ turn and 3♥ river.

Ostapchenko tabled Q♠Q♣, and he was awarded back-to-back pots when his opponents' cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Primerano	181,000 63,000	63,000
Frederic Delval	159,500 5,500	5,500
Andrew Ostapchenko	150,000 3,000	3,000

Steven Hamm	147,000 17,000	17,000
Michael Graffeo	121,000 9,500	9,500
Jesse Lonis	120,000 5,000	5,000

Fabrizio Nolano	114,500 31,500	31,500
Cheng-Jyun Yang	83,500 5,000	5,000
Rajiv Sakaria	12,500 19,800	19,800

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Daniele Primerano Fabrizio Nolano Jesse Lonis Frederic Delval

07-07-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Hasper's Pressure Pays

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Stewart Morrison

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

Antony Cragg raised from early position to 2,500 before seeing Wietse Hasper three-bet from the hijack to 7,000. Action folded back to Cragg, who made the call.

Both players checked on the A♠8♣6♠ flop, but when Cragg checked again on the J♠ turn, Hasper picked his betting lead back up, putting 6,500 into the middle. Cragg made the call, and before the dealer burned and turned a river card.

The dealer added the A♥ to the board, and when Cragg checked for a third time, Hasper increased the pressure. He assembled a bet of 16,500 and pushed it into the middle. Cragg spent some time trying to piece together Hasper's story, and after a minute or two had passed, he chose just to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wietse Hasper	139,500 66,100	66,100
Antony Cragg	54,500 13,900	13,900

Tags: Antony Cragg Wietse Hasper

07-07-2025 17:15 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sunny So	310,000 135,000	135,000
Joshua Mccully	Busted

Tags: Joshua Mccully Sunny So

07-07-2025 17:19 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wells	166,800 64,800	64,800
Tony Bracy	Busted
Ariel Reid	Busted

Tags: David Wells Ariel Reid Tony Bracy

07-07-2025 17:23 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	552,300 36,000	36,000
Joseph Baghdalian	245,400
Daniel Ivers	168,600
Loni Hui	149,800 33,000	33,000

Andrew Fleming	115,500
Keun Kwak	114,700
Ethan Eramian	63,800 600	600
Jakub Michalak	43,700 2,400	2,400
Zhannan Ge	17,700

Tags: Loni Hui Romain Locquet

07-07-2025 17:23 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Slaven Popov	233,500 91,300	91,300
David Granik	51,600 38,700	38,700

Tags: David Granik Slaven Popov

07-07-2025 17:24 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Dumas	238,000 72,900	72,900
Pierre Merlin	221,400 126,400	126,400
Aaron Tango	126,000 126,000	126,000
Chris Watts	123,000 50,500	50,500
Taylor Bunot	113,000 24,800	24,800
Raymond Yee	89,000 13,900	13,900
Fehim Hajdari	59,000 13,000	13,000
David La Ronde	52,000 38,900	38,900
Seth Davies	41,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Fehim Hajdari Raymond Yee

07-07-2025 17:25 UTC-8

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.