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

07-07-2025 21:02 UTC-8

Praud Runs Into Aces

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Jerome Solomon

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Daniel Hirose raised to 5,000 under the gun. Nicolas Praud, seated to his immediate left, shoved all in.

Bruno Fuentes called from the small blind.

Hirose and Fuentes checked the flop of Q♦J♦7♥. When the 5♠ hit on the turn, Fuentes bet 20,000.

Hirose quickly folded, leaving Praud and Fuentes heads-up going to the river.

Nicolas Praud: A♣Q♥ All in
Bruno Fuentes: A♦A♥

Praud needed a queen, but got the 3♣ instead and his Main Event was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fuentes	396,000 216,000	216,000
Daniel Hirose	50,000 80,300	80,300
Nicolas Praud	Busted

Tags: Bruno Fuentes Daniel Hirose Nicolas Praud

07-07-2025 21:02 UTC-8

Higgins Gains from Garcia

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Laura Fryer

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Pablo Garcia opened to 3,000 from middle position and Matthew Higgins called from the hijack. Both Luis Carmona and Abbas Moradi also called from the button and big blind, respectively.

The J♠J♣2♣ flop was checked to Higgins who bet 6,000 and only Garcia called.

The 4♥ was turned and Garcia check-called a 11,000 bet from Higgins.

Garcia check-called a 6,500 bet from Higgins on the 9♠ river.

Higgins showed A♣J♦ having flopped trips. Garcia mucked his hand and passed the pot to Higgins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Higgins	87,000 24,000	24,000
Pablo Garcia	28,000 82,000	82,000

Tags: Abbas Moradi Luis Carmona Matthew Higgins Pablo Garcia

07-07-2025 21:03 UTC-8

Duffy in Decline

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Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ciaran Duffy opened the action with a raise on the button to 3,000. Only Jerry Wong made the call, defending his big blind.

The dealer burned and turned three, revealing a Q♦J♥Q♣ flop. Wong started with a check, but when Duffy continued for 2,000, Wong check-raised to 5,000. Duffy called, and the two took a turn.

Wong checked for a second time on the 10♦ turn, which saw Duffy place a bet of 8,500. Wong, though, executed the double check-raise, moving all in covering his opponent.

A frustrated Duffy folded his hand, showing he had the A♠ in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Wong	228,000 54,300	54,300

Ciaran Duffy	21,500 107,000	107,000

Tags: Ciaran Duffy Jerry Wong

07-07-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Ace on the Flop Kills the Action

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Loni Hui opened to 3,500 from under the gun and picked up a caller along the way. Romain Locquet three-bet to 21,000 from the small blind and only Hui called.

The flop came A♦6♣6♦ and both players checked to the 5♣ on the turn and the 9♠ on the river. Locquet checked for the third time and Hui quickly knuckled it back. Locquet tabled K♥Q♥ but Hui turned over J♥J♣ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	585,000 31,000	31,000
Loni Hui	175,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Romain Locquet Loni Hui

07-07-2025 21:06 UTC-8

A Mann with a Plan

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Brett Slezak

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Following an open, Jason Mann three-bet to 10,500 on the button. Then, in the small blind, Mikolaj Zawadzki jammed for 104,500. The action folded back to Mann who confirmed the count and pondered his decision for over a minute before he cut out the chips to call and put them into the middle.

Mikolaj Zawadzki: K♠K♦ All in
Jason Mann: A♣K♥

It was a cooler scenario between two premium hands as the A♥10♠8♣ flop valued Mann into the lead as he spiked his ace. Zawadzki failed to hit the one-outer on the 7♥Q♠ runout as he was sent to the rail in brutal fashion and Mann collected a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mann	260,000 155,900	155,900
Mikolaj Zawadzki	Busted

Tags: Jason Mann Mikolaj Zawadzki

07-07-2025 21:07 UTC-8

Shin Rivers the Nuts; Cullis Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Three players were looking at a board of 5♦8♦A♥10♠. Byungeun Shin checked from early position, Payam Ataie checked from the hijack, but Jeffrey Cullis bet 11,500 from the button. Shin called while Ataie folded.

When the K♦ appeared on the river, Shin led out for 18,000. Cullis only had around 25,000 remaining in his stack, and after doing a bit of inventory, he reluctantly called.

Shin revealed the nuts with A♦6♦ to win the pot. Cullis was eliminated a few hands later and is no longer a participant in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byungeun Shin	95,000 48,100	48,100
Payam Ataie	68,000 8,700	8,700
Jeffrey Cullis	Busted

Tags: Byungeun Shin Jeffrey Cullis Payam Ataie

07-07-2025 21:08 UTC-8

A Flurry of Eliminations

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yousif Mirjan	Busted
Darren Rabinowitz	Busted

David Gonzalez	Busted
Alexis Andre	Busted
James Cavanaugh	Busted
Erik Velie	Busted
Martin Mathis	Busted
Scott Berko	Busted
Mikolaj Zawadzki	Busted
Gregory Candido	Busted
Karanvir Singh	Busted
Mercedes Osti	Busted
Andy Su	Busted
Damien Ramos	Busted
Chucai Huang	Busted
Brian Wilson	Busted

Marcus Berg	Busted
Jonah Labranche	Busted

Jorge Paredes Andia	Busted
Lukas Zaskodny	Busted

Takumi Odani	Busted
Devin Maio	Busted
Christopher Hart	Busted
Rafael Rovirasoler	Busted
Vasyl Onats	Busted

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07-07-2025 21:11 UTC-8

Baril Sends Garza to the Rail

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Laura Fryer

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Raul Garza was all in and at risk for his remaining 15,500 chips from the small blind and up against Jean-Serge Baril in a late position who had him well covered.

Raul Garza: 8♣8♥ All in
Jean-Serge Baril: A♥10♠

Garza was ahead on the 3♠Q♠Q♦ flop and held on the 6♦ turn.

The 10♥ river saw Garza floored and he was eliminated late into the penultimate level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Serge Baril	120,000 3,400	3,400
Raul Garza	Busted

Tags: Jean-Serge Baril Raul Garza

07-07-2025 21:11 UTC-8

Turn Three-Bet Fails Hickey

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Heads-up to the 10♠6♦3♥2♣ turn, Thomas Ward checked from the big blind to Jason Hickey in the hijack. Hickey bet 4,500, which Ward raised to 16,000. Hickey clicked it back to 29,000, and Ward called.

The 3♦ river was checked by both players. Ward turned over 10♥6♥, and his tens and sixes were good enough to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cornelius Walker	365,000 170,000	170,000
Jason Hickey	265,000 35,000	35,000
Pete Chen	135,000 500	500

Thomas Ward	110,000 3,900	3,900
Jesse Lonis	70,000 139,000	139,000

Tags: Jason Hickey Thomas Ward

07-07-2025 21:12 UTC-8

Lam Will Be in Polk's Thoughts Today

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Thanh “Jimmy” Lam opened to 11,500 on the button. Seated immediately to his left and in the small blind was Doug Polk who jammed all in for around 32,000, saying, "I'm all-in Jimmy. We'll dance into the night."

When action came back to him, Lam looked at the ceiling and said, "What a bad time to bluff," but asked for a count. Polk was stating he finally caught him.

Lam went "Pull it in," which was music to Polk's ears, stating it was the best three universal words in poker. After the chips were pulled in after his bet, he calculated his risk-reward ratio and said, "20 to win 70" and immediately called, putting Polk's tournament life at risk and taking them to showdown.

Doug Polk: K♠K♣ All in
Thanh Lam: K♥3♥

The board ran 4♠3♠Q♥J♦4♦. Polk's kings held. Polk doubled through Lam, saying that his second thought today would be Jimmy, without whom he wouldn't find himself in this great spot today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	75,000 16,000	16,000

Thanh Lam	65,000 1,100	1,100

Tags: Doug Polk Thanh Lam