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

07-07-2025 23:09 UTC-8

Alders Wins Small

Laura Fryer

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Caputo opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Yosef Kamil called from late position. John Alders also defended the big blind, and the players went three-ways to the 6♣5♠2♠ flop.

Alders checked, Caputo bet 13,000 and only Alders called.

The 10♣ turn was checked to the J♠ river and then again to showdown.

Caputo mucked after seeing Alders show 5♥6♦. Alders took the pot having flopped two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Caputo	180,000 102,000	102,000
John Alders	165,000 30,300	30,300
Yosef Kamil	145,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: John Alders Michael Caputo Yosef Kamil

07-07-2025 23:11 UTC-8

Set Over Set Sends Erarte to the Rail

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Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Carlos Erarte raised it up in the hijack and Benedetto Bianco three-bet from the cutoff. Erarte just called and the dealer fanned the flop of A♣J♥10♥. The two players quickly got all of their chips in the middle and it was Erarte at risk for around 50,000.

Carlos Erarte: J♠J♦ All in
Benedetto Bianco: A♠A♦

Both players flopped a set but it was Bianco who was in charge with his set of aces. The 4♠ and 7♦ runout did not provide Erarte with the one outer that he needed in order to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benedetto Bianco	280,000 135,000	135,000
Carlos Erarte	Busted

Tags: Benedetto Bianco Carlos Erarte

07-07-2025 23:13 UTC-8

Cheng's Dream is Still Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Christian Cheng got his final 20,000 into the middle preflop with Ari Shin trying to bust him just before the end of the night.

Christian Cheng: A♠8♠ All in
Ari Shin: K♠Q♣

Cheng just needed to fade Shin's paint cards to keep his seat in the Main Event. Fortunately for Cheng, the board came 5♣9♥7♣8♦7♦, allowing him to double-up with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Shin	170,000 27,100	27,100
Christian Cheng	42,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Ari Shin Christian Cheng

07-07-2025 23:15 UTC-8

Late-Night Double for Polk

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Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Doug Polk raised to 4,000 from the hijack and Randall Emmett defended from the big blind. The flop came 8♥3♦2♦ and Emmett check-called a bet of 3,500 from Polk.

The turn brought the 7♥ and Emmett checked again. Polk counted out a bet of 9,000 and Emmett quickly called to see the 10♣ on the river. Emmett checked for the third time and Polk jammed all in for 28,000 which Emmett snapped off.

Polk threw his hands in the air and celebrated after he turned over J♦9♥ for the nuts to score a late-night double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randall Emmett	133,000 61,000	61,000
Doug Polk	90,000 39,500	39,500

Tags: Doug Polk Randall Emmett

07-07-2025 23:16 UTC-8

Estrada Outflips Hapgood to the Rail

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Brett Slezak

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ian Hapgood was all in for his final 86,000 from the cutoff, at risk against the covering stack of Brandon Estrada on the button.

Ian Hapgood: J♠J♦ All in
Brandon Estrada: A♠K♣

It was a coinflip with massive implications with almost 90 big blinds in the middle as the A♥ appeared in the window followed by the 9♠ and 7♠ as Hapgood stood up from his chair. He could not find the needed improvement on the 5♦8♠ runout as he sportingly shook his opponents' hands in a classy exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Estrada	335,000 254,000	254,000
Ian Hapgood	Busted

Tags: Brandon Estrada Ian Hapgood

07-07-2025 23:19 UTC-8

Kim Flops Nuts as Late-Night Run Continues

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

San Kim raised to 5,000 in middle position. Caleb Ralston called in the small blind, and Timothy Lee defended his big blind. The flop fell Q♥A♣K♥. Ralston checked to Lee, who promptly piled in his remaining 22,500 chips.

Kim called, causing Ralston to get out of the way.

Timothy Lee: A♥9♦ All in
San Kim: J♠10♥

Kim had flopped the nuts, but Ralston turned some outs on the 7♥. The 6♣ river did not bring a heart, however, and Lee shook his head as he departed the tournament area, seeing Kim sit on a massive stack of over 400 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
San Kim	811,000 89,500	89,500

Caleb Ralston	210,000 5,000	5,000
Timothy Lee	Busted

Tags: Caleb Ralston San Kim Timothy Lee

07-07-2025 23:20 UTC-8

Suvarna Springs the Trap with Trips

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Sava Krink

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Peter Bloch got things started from middle position, raising it up to 4,500 with pocket jacks J♠J♥. Action folded around to Santhosh Suvarna in the big blind, who decided to defend with 8♥3♥.

The flop came 6♥3♠Q♠, giving Suvarna bottom pair while Bloch held the overpair. Suvarna checked it over, and Bloch fired a continuation bet of 4,500, which Suvarna called without hesitation.

Things took a turn on the 3♣ turn, giving Suvarna trips. This time, both players tapped the table and checked it through.

On the 2♦ river, Suvarna led out for 27,000. Bloch took his time, eventually tossing in the call, only to be shown the bad news as Suvarna raked in the pot with trip threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Bergfors	429,500 34,500	34,500
Santhosh Suvarna	175,000 80,000	80,000

Tim Kovacic	161,000 62,400	62,400
Liv Boeree	146,500 4,500	4,500

Peter Bloch	134,000 37,500	37,500
Jonathan Jaffe	105,000 58,500	58,500
Joao Estanislau	93,000 22,500	22,500
Nazar Buhaiov	61,500 56,500	56,500
Miles Ward	34,000 252,000	252,000

Tags: Santhosh Suvarna Peter Bloch

07-07-2025 23:20 UTC-8

Lightning on River Delivers Franklin

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Jerome Solomon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Franklin raised all in from the cutoff and got two callers in Yoshihiro Morita under the gun and Sin Ren Chen from the hijack.

Chen bet 5,000 on the flop of K♦3♦10♦ and Morita called. They pair checked the turn 10♥ and river 7♣.

Franklin screamed for the river to be a seven ("Come on seven ball!") because he held 7♥6♥. The pair on the river was enough for him to take the main pot.

Morita A♦J♠ and Chen A♣J♦ chopped a small side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoshihiro Morita	140,000 40,300	40,300
Michael Franklin	106,000 15,700	15,700
Sin Ren Chen	8 99,592	99,592

Tags: Michael Franklin Sin Ren Chen Yoshihiro Morita

07-07-2025 23:23 UTC-8

Bigot Shuts Karmatckii Down

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Stewart Morrison

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Under the gun player Arsenii Karmatckii and Fabrice Bigot, one seat to his left, were contesting a pot worth 81,000 with a flop showing 4♥8♠2♥.

Karmatckii led out with a bet of 16,000 but was met with the ultimate aggression, an all-in from Bigot for 115,500.

It took a minute or two for Karmatckii to come to a decision, choosing to surrender the pot and return his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	208,000
Fabrice Bigot	182,500 29,300	29,300

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Fabrice Bigot

07-07-2025 23:26 UTC-8

Jackson Sends Out Constantino Late

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Liam Gannon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was picked up in a pot between three players with Luiz Antonio Silva Constantino in the small blind, Jesse Kertland under the gun, and David Jackson in middle position.

Constantino checked the flop of Q♠7♦5♠ over to Kertland who bet 7,000, prompting Jackson to raise to 25,000. Constantino moved all in for 54,500 and both Kertland and Jackson called.

Kertland checked the 6♣ turn, which saw Jackson bet 80,000 and Kertland folded.

Luiz Antonio Silva Constantino: A♠4♠ All in
David Jackson: 7♠7♣

The river 6♠ did give Constantino a flush, but it was no good against Jackson's sevens full and the WSOP bracelet winner took down the pot.