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

07-07-2025 12:00 UTC-8

Busquet Knocks Collins Down Then Out

Jerome Solomon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Megan Collins took a major hit from Olivier Busquet, when the two had almost equal stacks, and she had A♦K♠ and he had A♥A♣.

The runout gave her a pair of kings but could not crack his aces and she was left with only 1,000 chips.

A few hands later, Olivier Busquet raised from middle position and Collins went all in from the cutoff.

Megan Collins: K♥10♦ All in
Olivier Busquet: A♠9♠

The hand ended on the turn, as the runout 10♠3♥2♠6♠J♦ gave Busquet a flush and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Busquet	162,500 123,100	123,100
Megan Collins	Busted

Tags: Megan Collins Olivier Busquet

07-07-2025 11:58 UTC-8

Jaffe Folds Three Aces

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Jonathan Jaffe on the button and Peter Bloch in the cutoff with 13,900 in the center.

The flop read A♣A♥7♣ and Bloch checked over to Jaffe who bet 4,000. Bloch raised to 16,000 and Jaffe continued in the hand.

On the turn 5♥, Bloch moved all in for 80,200 and Jaffe went into the tank.

"Are we chopping?" asked Bloch.

"It's kind of hard to chop this one," replied Jaffe as he thought about his decision.

Eventually he folded and flashed Bloch an A♦. Bloch responded in kind by showing an A♠ from his own hand as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	194,000 30,200	30,200
Peter Bloch	126,000 8,600	8,600

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Peter Bloch

07-07-2025 11:57 UTC-8

Saraiva Takes from Collopy

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Laura Fryer

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ryan Robinson opened to 2,100 from middle position and got a call from Heitor Saraiva in middle position and Jim Collopy in the small blind.

The 7♣10♠9♦ flop was checked to Saraiva who bet 3,000 and only Collopy called.

A 7♠ was turned and Collopy check-called Saravia's 4,500 bet.

The 8♣ well on the river and Collopy check-raised to 25,000 after Saraiva bet 6,000.

Saraiva made the call and Collopy showed 9♠8♠ for two pair. Saravia turned over the K♣J♣ having rivered the striaght.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heitor Saraiva	239,000 43,500	43,500
Jim Collopy	72,500 30,800	30,800

Ryan Robinson	60,000 9,100	9,100

Tags: Heitor Saraiva Jim Collopy Ryan Robinson

07-07-2025 11:57 UTC-8

Spirins Calls Correctly with Aces

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Pavels Spirins raised to 1,600 in early position and was called by David Nathaniel in the big blind. The flop came 5♣4♦2♦ and Nathaniel check-called a bet of 3,200 from Spirins.

The turn brought the 8♥ and Nathaniel check-called another bet of 8,500 from Spirins. The 6♥ completed the board and Nathaniel led out with a bet of 18,000. Spirins sunk into his chair and deliberated for a minute before making the call.

Nathaniel turned over K♣5♦ for just a pair of fives while Spirins held A♠A♦ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavels Spirins	153,000 26,800	26,800
David Nathaniel	88,000 34,100	34,100

Tags: Pavels Spirins David Nathaniel

07-07-2025 11:56 UTC-8

Boeree Among the Day 2 Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Hundreds of players have already used the chance to enter during the first two levels of Day 2 and that also applies for Liv Boeree, who can be found in the Paris Yellow section. She won a small pot off Hamid Mezhoud on the river of a 9♠8♣3♣5♠5♦ board when her opponent bet 3,000 and she raised to 8,000 to take it down uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	105,000 3,000	3,000

Hamid Mezhoud	70,000 6,800	6,800
Liv Boeree	65,000

Tags: Hamid Mezhoud Liv Boeree

07-07-2025 11:54 UTC-8

Foxen's Seven Minute Tank

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was joined as Antony Cragg and Kristen Foxen were contesting a pot worth roughly 14,000.

The flop action was already complete with K♣10♦6♦ on their backs in the middle.

The dealer burned and turned the 5♥ turn card, and Cragg continued for a bet of 12,100, which Foxen called.

Both players then saw the J♣ complete the board, and Cragg kept his foot firmly on the accelerator, moving all in. Foxen was the shorter of the two stacks, with roughly 50,000 remaining.

Foxen went deep into the tank. Stuck in an unenviable position so early on Day 2, she took seven minutes before reaching a decision. She returned her cards to the dealer face down, but did let Cragg know she had folded a set of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antony Cragg	68,400 8,200	8,200
Kristen Foxen	49,500 39,300	39,300

Tags: Antony Cragg Kristen Foxen

07-07-2025 11:52 UTC-8

Takayama Off to a Good Start

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Mike Takayama three-bet to 8,000 in the small blind and Jibok Park called from the cutoff. They checked all the way to the K♠10♣5♦4♦9♦ river on which Takayama's bet of 16,000 was called. He rolled over the 9♣9♠ for a set of nines and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Takayama	85,000

Jibok Park	65,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Mike Takayama Jibok Park

07-07-2025 11:51 UTC-8

Mermelstein Off to Rocket Start

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Aaron Mermelstein, who registered at the start of the day and had taken the seat of the busted Brendan Loftus, was on the button and involved in a pot against Yaroslav Shkliar in the big blind.

Shkliar and Mermelstein had reached the river on the 3♠Q♥9♥2♠Q♠ board, with 51,000 already in the pot. Shkliar checked to Mermelstein, who settled on a bet of 33,000.

Shkliar did not need much time before he tossed in a call, but he sighed and mucked his cards when Mermelstein showed A♠5♠ for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carter McMahon	120,000 3,000	3,000
Andrew Royer	118,200 50,100	50,100
Aaron Mermelstein	117,000 117,000	117,000
Yaroslav Shkliar	117,000 32,000	32,000
Matthew Kramer	116,500 49,800	49,800
Anthony Mattera	97,500 18,200	18,200
Craig Pollak	87,500 17,300	17,300
Frank Servidio	58,500 22,000	22,000
Cristian Gutierrez	45,500 204,000	204,000

Brendan Loftus	Busted

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Brendan Loftus Yaroslav Shkliar

07-07-2025 11:51 UTC-8

Wong Applies the Pressure

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Myles Phago

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Tai Cao raised from middle position to 1,600 and found calls from Patrik Jaros in late position and Russell Thomas in the cutoff. Tiffany Wong on the button then decided to pump it up and three-bet to 7,200. All players folded apart from Thomas.

The flop came 9♣2♣K♠, and Thomas checked to Wong, who fired out a continuation bet of 6,700. Thomas thought for a short while before he mucked his cards, sending the pot to Wong uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tiffany Wong	325,600 36,400	36,400
Russell Thomas	52,800
Patrik Jaros	36,000 17,000	17,000
Tai Cao	34,600 7,000	7,000

Tags: Patrik Jaros Russell Thomas Tai Cao Tiffany Wong

07-07-2025 11:50 UTC-8

Shaffer More Than Doubles; Knocks Out Stellato

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joseph Stellato was all-in for 10,100 from the cutoff and Day 2 entry Jacob Edelstein called on the button. Brett Shaffer then reraised to 20,000 in the big blind and Edelstein called.

On the J♦9♠6♥ flop, Shaffer jammed for 21,500 and Edelstein snap-called.

Joseph Stellato: A♣A♦ All in
Brett Shaffer: K♦K♥ All in
Jacob Edelstein: 8♥7♥

The K♠ turn improved Shaffer to a set of kings and the J♥ river changed nothing, as Stellato bowed out with a bad beat story to tell.