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

07-07-2025 15:28 UTC-8

Michl Claws Some Back From Suvarna

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Laura Fryer

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna opened to 2,300 from the hijack and Joris Michl called from the cutoff.

Suvarna continuation bet for 2,700 on the A♣6♦K♦ flop and Michl called.

The 9♠ turn was checked to the 5♥ river and Suvarna check-called after Michl bet 4,000.

Michl showed A♠10♥ for top pair which was good enough to take the pot as Suvarna mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	115,000 63,800	63,800

Joris Michl	42,000 22,300	22,300

Tags: Joris Michl Santhosh Suvarna

07-07-2025 15:28 UTC-8

Turner Takes From Akpik

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Robert Akpik opened to 2,000 from middle position and Jon Turner three-bet to 6,700 from the hijack. It was folded back around to Akpik, who called.

Akpik check-called a 5,200 bet from Tuner on the 8♥4♠8♠ flop and then both players checked on the A♥ turn.

Akpik checked a final time on the Q♥ river and Turner cut out a bet of 8,800 and placed it into the middle. Akpik re-checked his hole cards and then folded — conceding the pot to Turner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	90,000 32,000	32,000

Robert Akpik	62,000 15,300	15,300

Tags: Jon Turner Robert Akpik

07-07-2025 15:27 UTC-8

Safian Doubles Through Vertes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With the flop showing K♣8♣3♣, Jeffrey Vertes had bet 2,000 and Manuel Safian in the big blind check-jammed for 18,100. That sent Vertes into the tank for most of his short stack and he eventually called.

Manuel Safian: 7♣5♣ All in
Jeffrey Vertes: A♣Q♦

The nut flush draw of Vertes bricked on the 10♦ turn and 8♦ river, and the last eight blinds he had left over vanished shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amnon Filippi	75,000 8,400	8,400

Manuel Safian	43,500 35,700	35,700
Jeffrey Vertes	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Vertes Manuel Safian

07-07-2025 15:27 UTC-8

Gonzaga Continues his Run

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Terry Gonzaga was all-in for 13,000 and got one customer, Julien Sitbon in the big blind, putting him at risk.

Terry Gonzaga: J♠J♣ All in
Julien Sitbon: A♠K♠

Sitbon needed his overcards to hit the board to take the lead but there was no ace or king on the flop 5♦10♥4♣. Gonzaga was looking at a potential double up when the J♥ came improving his hand further.

With a full house on the river 4♥, his victory was cemented, ensuring that he continued his main event run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	82,000 17,000	17,000

Terry Gonzaga	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Julien Sitbon Terry Gonzaga

07-07-2025 15:27 UTC-8

Baron Puts Two in the Tank

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Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Parminder Kumar raised it up from the hijack and was called by Randall Emmett on his left and Isaac Baron in the big blind. The flop came A♠9♣6♠ and the action checked to Emmett who bet 2,500. Both Baron and Kumar called to see the 8♥ on the turn.

Baron led out with a bet of 7,500 and picked up calls from Kumar and Emmett. The river was the Q♥ and Baron fired out another bet of 10,000. Kumar thought for nearly two minutes before opting to fold and Emmett took even longer before his cards also hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Baron	238,000 88,000	88,000

Randall Emmett	113,000 7,000	7,000
Parminder Kumar	18,500 30,700	30,700

Tags: Isaac Baron Parminder Kumar Randall Emmett

07-07-2025 15:23 UTC-8

Selected Counts from Horseshoe White

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Miles	210,000 102,800	102,800
Ren Lin	138,000 8,000	8,000

Blaise Bourgeois	88,000 31,100	31,100

JC Tran	85,000 44,300	44,300

Brian Hastings	75,000 5,000	5,000

Siarhei Chudapal	70,000 21,500	21,500
Steve Watts	65,000 27,600	27,600
Thomas Muehloecker	45,000 30,500	30,500
Ben Yu	30,000 22,100	22,100

Manuel Fritz	22,000 96,600	96,600
Jen Harman	10,000 65,000	65,000

07-07-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Caution for Deepstacks

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Jerome Solomon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a battle of deepstacks, Jerome Dumayet bet 7,000 from middle position on a board of 3♠6♠9♣. Antonio Galiana raised to 18,000 from the big blind. Dumayet called.

After play was checked down through the river and turn of 5♣6♥, Galiana showed K♣J♣ and Dumayet tabled A♠7♠ for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	306,400 97,500	97,500

Jerome Dumayet	244,200 49,200	49,200

Tags: Antonio Galiana Jerome Dumayet

07-07-2025 15:20 UTC-8

Updates From Red Section

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Penza	248,100 10,400	10,400
John Juanda	110,500 10,500	10,500

Cristian Gutierrez	90,600 45,100	45,100

Mitchell Hynam	88,500 26,200	26,200

Dustin Dirksen	85,000 85,000	85,000
Eric Mizrachi	60,500 500	500
Nick Guagenti	47,000 4,000	4,000

Jans Arends	Busted

07-07-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Su Beats Wang

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Timothy Su opened to 2,200 from the hijack and in the big blind Nicholas Wang called.

The flop rolled out 10♠9♦3♥ and Wang check-called a bet of 1,900 from Su.

On the turn A♥, Wang checked a second time over to Su who bet 4,000 and Wang called.

Both players checked the river 9♥ to see Wang turn over 4♣4♠ for nines up. It was no good against Su who turned over Q♣10♣ for tens up and the 8th place finisher from the 2019 WSOP Main Event took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Wang	243,000 170,900	170,900
Timothy Su	95,600 10,500	10,500

Tags: Nicholas Wang Timothy Su

07-07-2025 15:18 UTC-8

McIlvain Holds to Eliminate Haynes

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jason Somerville kicked the action off by limping in from middle position. Matthew Haynes responded from the cutoff by moving all in for 15,100. Action then folded to Andrew McIlvain in the small blind, who called, before Somerville got out of the way.

Matthew Haynes: A♠7♠ All in
Andrew McIlvain: 10♠10♦

There wasn't much help on the flop for Haynes, short of a backdoor flush draw when the dealer spread J♥10♥2♠.

That door slammed shut when the 2♣ turn guaranteed Haynes' elimination from the event before the dealer had even flipped over the Q♦ river.