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

07-07-2025 17:26 UTC-8

Dhaliwal Busts Buonocore

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sukhpaul Dhaliwal	137,000 23,700	23,700
Bryan Buonocore	Busted

Tags: Bryan Buonocore Sukhpaul Dhaliwal

07-07-2025 17:27 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chaklam Tsang	196,000 99,700	99,700
Dylan Destefano	110,000 43,000	43,000
Nikola Grba	53,000 300	300
Gary Hasson	52,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Nikola Grba Gary Hasson Dylan Destefano Chaklam Tsang

07-07-2025 17:27 UTC-8

Stacks and Without Stack in Red

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kei Nitta	210,000 113,000	113,000
Raj Vohra	192,000 55,000	55,000

Mehdi Chaoui	159,000 25,000	25,000
Carl Shaw	138,000 13,000	13,000

Daniel Lazrus	136,000 48,000	48,000

Kyle Julius	113,700 20,200	20,200

Christopher Staats	16,500 99,300	99,300

Stephen Dauphinais	Busted
Vivian Saliba	Busted

07-07-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Quads for the Triple

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Jankowski	138,000 9,300	9,300
Casey Glick	137,300 82,200	82,200

Yauheni Rusin	44,700 35,300	35,300

Tags: Casey Glick John Jankowski Yauheni Rusin

07-07-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Chinta Leaves Dangoor In the Danger Zone

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Liam Gannon

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

Cary Katz raised to 2,500 in late position and Mateos Sahakian in the hijack and Daniel Dangoor in the cutoff called. On the button, Venkata Chinta three-bet to 6,500 and all three of them called.

Action checked over to Chinta on the J♣K♥6♠ flop who bet 12,000 and only Dangoor called.

On the turn 2♣, Dangoor check-called a bet of 17,000 from Chinta.

Both players checked the river 4♠ to see Chinta's A♣J♠ take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Venkata Chinta	112,000 112,000	112,000
Cary Katz	87,500 87,500	87,500

Mateos Sahakian	56,500 56,500	56,500
Daniel Dangoor	19,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Cary Katz Daniel Dangoor Mateos Sahakian Venkata Chinta

07-07-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Blackwell Takes from Calderaro

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Tim Baker

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

With around 25,000 in the middle on a board of 4♥K♣A♠2♥, James Calderaro bet 20,000 from middle position, and Caleb Blackwell called on the button.

The board-pairing K♠ river got checked by both players, and Blackwell revealed A♣9♠ for a pair of aces to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Calderaro	190,000 130,000	130,000

Caleb Blackwell	110,000 23,200	23,200

Tags: Caleb Blackwell James Calderaro

07-07-2025 17:37 UTC-8

Further Changes in Red

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Penza	325,000 76,900	76,900
Cristian Gutierrez	224,000 133,400	133,400

Pete Chen	112,000 12,000	12,000

John Juanda	111,200 700	700

Eric Mizrachi	93,000 32,500	32,500
Tony Gregg	90,000 800	800
Mitchell Hynam	88,000 500	500

Nick Guagenti	74,000 27,000	27,000

Martin Stausholm	54,000 20,800	20,800

07-07-2025 17:39 UTC-8

Henry Finds an Ace to Eliminate Simmons

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Brett Slezak

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

Sampson Simmons opened the button to 2,500 and Jason White called in the small blind. In the big blind, Joseph Henry squeezed to 12,400. Simmons would then jam for 25,900. White tanked for a while before he folded what he later said was ace-queen. Henry would then tank for almost two minutes before he flicked in the additional 13,500 to call.

Sampson Simmons: Q♦Q♣ All in
Joseph Henry: A♥Q♠

Simmons was in good shape to double until the A♠10♠9♠ flop gave Henry top pair. As the 7♦ turn was dealt, White broke an unwritten rule as he exclaimed, "It's over, I folded a queen!" The 2♣ completed the board and Simmons was sent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Henry	290,000 205,300	205,300
Jason White	125,000
Sampson Simmons	Busted

Tags: Jason White Joseph Henry Sampson Simmons

07-07-2025 17:39 UTC-8

Robble Wins a Small Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

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

Brian Hastings came in with a raise to 2,400 from middle position with Takashi Ogura calling out of the small blind, and Mykel Robble defending his big blind.

Ogura led out for 3,000 on the 7♠2♣4♥ flop, which Robble and Hastings called.

Everyone opted to check the 5♥ turn to see the 7♥ appear on the river. Ogura checked, and Robble bet 10,200. Hasting and Ogura quickly tossed their cards into the muck, allowing Robble to drag in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takashi Ogura	120,000 58,000	58,000
Mykel Robble	90,000 74,800	74,800
Brian Hastings	37,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Mykel Robble Takashi Ogura

07-07-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Miller Gets One Through

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Stewart Morrison

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

Wendell Barnes started the action with a raise to 2,500. Only Clifford Miller, on his immediate left, made the call.

The dealer provided a K♦8♥6♦ flop, on which Barnes continued for 2,200. Miller was happy to play for it all, though, moving all of his 26,500 chips into the middle.

Barnes took a minute or so to make a decision, but ultimately chose just to let go of his cards.