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

07-07-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Porta Gets Counterfeited to Bust

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of 4♠7♠8♥, Diego Porta got his stack of 18,200 into the middle from the big blind against Dina Olano on the button.

Diego Porta: 8♦4♦ All in
Dina Olano: 9♠9♥

Porta was ahead with top and bottom pair against the overpair of Olano. The rest of the board ran out A♠A♦, counterfeiting Porta's two pair. Porta was out and Olano added to her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dina Olano	160,000 47,600	47,600
Diego Porta	Busted

Tags: Diego Porta Dina Olano

07-07-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Martinez Moves in the Right Direction

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Roberto Martinez raised in middle position to 2,000, and only Jeffrey Berwick made the call, defending his big blind.

Martinez continued for another 2,000 on the 2♥6♦9♥ flop, which Berwick called.

It was the same strategy on the turn, as when Berwick checked, Martinez bet 2,000 for a third time. This time, though, Berwick upped the ante, check-raising to 8,000. Martinez called, and they headed to a river.

The dealer burned and turned the 9♣, and both players hit the brakes, checking one after the other.

Jeffrey Berwick flipped over A♣10♣, which was unable to beat the 8♥8♣ of Martinez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Berwick	62,500 16,300	16,300
Roberto Martinez	39,000 7,300	7,300

Tags: Jeffrey Berwick Roberto Martinez

07-07-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Bazeley Flushes Out on Nimer

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Nicholas Sena-Hopkins opened to 1,600 in the hijack and was called by Salah Nimer on the button along with the small blind. Jacob Bazeley reraised to 8,000 in the big blind and was called by Sena-Hopkins and Nimer.

The three players saw a flop of 8♦5♣3♣ and the action checked around to the A♣ on the turn. Nimer was the first to take a stab at the pot with a bet of 3,200 on the turn. Bazeley called and Sena-Hopkins got out of the way.

The river was the 6♣ and both players tapped the table with four clubs on the board. Bazeley turned over K♠J♣ for a flush and Nimer flashed his A♠ before his cards went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Sena-Hopkins	125,000 17,000	17,000
Salah Nimer	55,000 9,000	9,000
Jacob Bazeley	51,800 8,200	8,200

Tags: Jacob Bazeley Nicholas Sena-Hopkins Salah Nimer

07-07-2025 12:43 UTC-8

Assorted Chip Counts in Paris Yellow and Black

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
San Kim	328,000 45,000	45,000

Lautaro Guerra	205,000 35,000	35,000

Bryce Yockey	195,000 14,800	14,800

Mounir Tajiou	185,000 58,500	58,500
Mark Swartz	175,000 94,000	94,000
Pejman Niyati	160,000 8,700	8,700
Colin Robinson	150,000 12,000	12,000

Anton Wigg	124,100 69,500	69,500
Vineet Pahuja	122,000 43,600	43,600

Simon Prudhomme	120,000 10,700	10,700
Liv Boeree	117,000 52,000	52,000

Matthew Wantman	105,000

Shiva Dudani	100,000 13,900	13,900
Antonin Teisseire	95,000 5,000	5,000

Bob Bounahra	95,000 95,000	95,000
Jessie Bryant	80,000 62,000	62,000
Claudio Elizalde	75,000 27,800	27,800
Jennifer Zewe	67,000 67,000	67,000
Julien Sitbon	65,000 8,500	8,500

Preston McEwen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Liang	55,000 10,000	10,000

Ebony Kenney	55,000 55,000	55,000
Parker Talbot	55,000 3,500	3,500

Grant Gardner	51,000 6,700	6,700
Marc MacDonnell	48,000 3,000	3,000

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07-07-2025 12:38 UTC-8

Berman Turn Bet Wins Multi-Way Pot

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Shahabaldin Shirazi started the action with 1,800 from middle position. Kyosuke Nagami in cutoff and Bradley Berman in the big blind called to see the flop.

The flop came 3♣K♠4♦. After action passed to him, Nagami fired 1,600. Berman decided to stay on while Shirazi had seen enough.

The turn A♠ got Berman to lead with 4,500. Nagami took a few seconds before folding his hand and conceding the pot to Berman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shahabaldin Shirazi	124,800 16,500	16,500
Kyosuke Nagami	123,800 5,100	5,100
Bradley Berman	108,000 108,000	108,000
Andrew Tai	100,000 10,500	10,500
Tate Reynolds	97,000 26,200	26,200
Arkadiy Tsinis	95,000 6,200	6,200

Joshua Luber	56,200 56,200	56,200
Benjamin Steinwachs	50,000 11,300	11,300
Jose Ruiz	38,000 5,300	5,300

Tags: Bradley Berman Kyosuke Nagami Shahabaldin Shirazi

07-07-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Fukatsu Sends Rand Packing

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a classic preflop race, Kevin Rand got his stack into the middle against Hirotaka Fukatsu and needed his premium pair to hold in the following showdown.

Kevin Rand: Q♠Q♦ All in
Hirotaka Fukatsu: A♣K♠

The K♣8♣4♠ flop propelled Fukatsu into the lead, which grew further with the A♥ on the turn. The river was the 10♦ and that spelled the end for Rand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hirotaka Fukatsu	145,000 85,000	85,000
Kevin Rand	Busted
Eric Hershler	Busted
Ruben Vera	Busted

Tags: Hirotaka Fukatsu Kevin Rand

07-07-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Bystrovzorov Bluffs and Shows

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dmytro Bystrovzorov checked from the small blind to Antonio Saez in early position. Saez bet 5,000 on the 4♠2♥2♣8♦ turn, which Bystrovzorov raised to 15,000.

After some deliberation, Saez called to the 3♥ river. Bystrovzorov moved in his remaining 27,000 chips, sending Saez into another tank.

"Will you show me if I fold?" Saez asked, but he got no response.

Eventually, Saez passed his cards to the dealer, giving up on the pot. Bystrovzorov tabled 7♦6♥ for just seven-high, which received him some compliments from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Peleg	175,000 1,900	1,900
Johnathan Dahlberg	56,600 1,400	1,400
Mathew Moore	55,300 14,100	14,100
Dmytro Bystrovzorov	48,000 3,900	3,900

Antonio Saez	28,000 23,600	23,600

Tags: Antonio Saez Dmytro Bystrovzorov

07-07-2025 12:32 UTC-8

Ksenak Chips Up

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Laura Fryer

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Four players saw a flop of 6♥9♦7♥, and Lucas Cullen bet 2,000 from the small blind. Jeffrey Zigulis called from the big blind, as did Brian Ksenak sitting under the gun. Alan Keating folded the button.

The 3♠ turn saw Cullen check, Zigulis bet 6,000 and both Ksenak and Cullen called.

Action checked to Ksenak who bet 12,000 on the A♥ river. Cullen folded, with Zigulis making the call.

Ksenak showed K♥Q♥ having rivered the heart flush, leaving Zigulis to muck.

Ksenak sat back with a healthy stack, having build it quickly after buying into the tournament this morning at the start of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Ksenak	178,500 178,500	178,500
Jeffrey Zigulis	108,000 93,500	93,500

Lucas Cullen	61,100 9,500	9,500
Alan Keating	20,000 9,400	9,400

Tags: Alan Keating Brian Ksenak Jeffrey Zigulis Lucas Cullen

07-07-2025 12:31 UTC-8

Dolan Builds His Stack

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Raymond Dolan started the action in late position with a 1,800 bet and got three callers in Joshua Field in cutoff, and the blinds: William Kiser and Ryan Harris.

The quartet saw the flop of Q♦3♦5♠. After the blinds checked, Dolan shoved all-in for 15,500, which seemed to be enough to get three consecutive folds after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Harris	103,300 22,800	22,800
Joshua Field	95,100 17,000	17,000
Raymond Dolan	24,500 24,500	24,500
William Kiser	21,000 4,400	4,400

Tags: Joshua Field Raymond Dolan Ryan Harris William Kiser

07-07-2025 12:26 UTC-8

Noble Takes Some from Arthur

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Myles Phago

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Philippe Noble raised from under the gun to 1,600, and action was folded around to Riva Arthur on the button who three-bet to 5,500. Noble called.

The flop came K♠Q♣9♥, and Noble checked to Arthur who continued for 3,500. Noble called. The turn brought the 10♠, and again Noble checked to Arthur, who bet out for 6,000. Again, Noble flat-called.

Both players checked the 2♠ river, and Noble flipped over 10♦10♥ for a turned set, and Arthur's cards were sent to the muck, and the pot sent to Noble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riva Arthur	420,000 56,200	56,200

Philippe Noble	67,700 67,700	67,700

Tags: Philippe Noble Riva Arthur