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

07-07-2025 22:56 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Cornelius Walker	435,000 70,000	70,000
Craig Pollak	420,000 332,500	332,500
Brett Feder	378,000 17,500	17,500
Farid Jattin	290,000 125,000	125,000
Edouard Portelette	261,000 153,600	153,600
Asher Conniff	180,000 45,000	45,000

Anthony Mattera	179,000 81,500	81,500
Martin Stausholm	130,000 83,500	83,500
Xavier Kyablue	120,000 120,000	120,000

Yaroslav Shkliar	105,000 12,000	12,000
Frank Servidio	88,000 29,500	29,500
Nick Guagenti	Busted

Adam Wagner	Busted

Who Can Three-Bet Doug?

Adam Lamers

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

Doug Polk just arrived in the Bronze section for the last hour of the night, and immediately, Table 619 was where all the noise was coming from. Polk attempted to sneak in a couple of raises to no avail as he continuously got three-bet and was forced to fold.

However, Polk attempted a raise to 4,000 again in middle position and Randall Emmett called on the button. The action was on Nicholas Sena-Hopkins in the big blind who was lost in the shuffle and posed a dangerous question.

"What are we doing here?" he questioned as the dealer mentioned it was 4,000 to go.

"We're playing who can three-bet Doug? And you're all winning!" Polk responded.

Sena-Hopkins called and they went three ways to a flop of K♥8♣4♦. Polk continued with a bet of 4,500 and both Emmett and Sena-Hopkins paused for a moment before releasing their cards.

"It's that hard to win, guys?! You have jack-high. Just fold!" Polk pleaded with the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Baron	430,000 192,000	192,000

Randall Emmett	194,000 33,000	33,000
Jacob Bazeley	145,000 42,000	42,000
Nicholas Sena-Hopkins	90,000 35,000	35,000
Doug Polk	50,500 12,000	12,000

Tags: Randall Emmett Nicholas Sena-Hopkins Doug Polk

07-07-2025 22:51 UTC-8

Bullock Breaks Machina

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Liam Gannon

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

Morgan Machina moved all in for 19,000 on the button. In the small blind Jason Bullock moved all in for more to see Jordan Russell fold in the big blind.

Morgan Machina: Q♣J♣ All in
Jason Bullock: A♥Q♦

The board ran out 8♣6♥5♣6♠8♦ and ace-high was good for the pot to eliminate Machina from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Bullock	154,000 17,800	17,800
Morgan Machina	Busted

Tags: Jason Bullock Jordan Russell Morgan Machina

07-07-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Perry Gets His Wish Eventually

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Robert Kim raised to 5,000 with the Q♣J♦ and was called by both players in the blinds including Sean Perry in the small blind and Anton Jancaj out of the big blind with the 3♦2♦. The A♥K♣10♥ flop was checked to Kim and he bet 12,000. Perry called and Jancaj folded.

After the 7♣ turn, Perry checked again and Kim pushed all-in with the marginally covering stack.

"Jesus Christ man ... how much is it?" Perry asked more table chatter of Perry followed.

"You know why I am thinking about calling you? Because I can't lose in sports recently, I am up over a million the last couple of weeks. I am just giving you a gift," Perry concluded and called.

Sean Perry: A♣3♣ All in
Robert Kim: Q♣J♦

Perry needed a club to survive but found none on the 6♥ river to bow out in the last level of the night.

"Gee Gee buddy, couldn't have lost to a better person. Now I got my wish too and gonna get a cold shower," he said on the way out of the live stream table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Kim	182,000 85,000	85,000
Anton Jancaj	43,500 16,500	16,500
Sean Perry	Busted

Tags: Anton Jancaj Robert Kim Sean Perry

07-07-2025 22:47 UTC-8

De Campos Picks Up Some Chips

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Jerome Solomon

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

Arthur Souza De Campos moved all from the small blind in with his final 13,000 chips looking at a flop of 6♦2♦A♠. Siddhesh Kudtarkar made the call in the big blind.

Arthur Souza De Campos: A♣2♠ All in
Siddhesh Kudtarkar: 9♣9♠

De Campos had two pair and they held through the river and turn of Q♣10♠, securing a nice double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siddhesh Kudtarkar	144,500
Arthur Souza De Campos	67,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Siddhesh Kudtarkar Arthur Souza De Campos

07-07-2025 22:45 UTC-8

Finstein Loses Flip, Eliminated Shortly After

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Stewart Morrison

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

Craig Bateman raised to 5,000 in middle position, picking up a call from the player directly to his left. Action was then on Michael Finstein, who moved all in for 79,500. Finstein then called off for his remaining 66,500, and the remaining player folded.

Craig Bateman: A♠K♦ All in
Michael Finstein: 8♣8♦

The flop 3♥A♦Q♣ moved Bateman into the lead, and when the turn 7♣ hit, Finstein stood up.

The river 7♠ secured the pot for Bateman, and Finstein started to walk away from the table. He was called back, though, as he had a slightly larger stack than his opponent and wasn't out.

Unfortunately for Finstein, though, he wasn't able to spin his 13,000 back up, as he was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Bateman	143,000 56,000	56,000
Michael Finstein	Busted

Tags: Craig Bateman Michael Finstein

07-07-2025 22:41 UTC-8

Zhou Wakes Up with the Ladies to Double

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Brett Slezak

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

Drew Gonzalez opened from the cutoff before Milad Oghabian jammed for 36,500 from the small blind. In the big blind, 2024 WSOP Super Main Event champion Yinan Zhou called all in with the smaller stack for 29,500, and Gonzalez folded quickly.

Yinan Zhou: Q♠Q♣ All in
Milad Oghabian: A♦10♦

Zhou woke up with a premium at the right time. Nothing changed on the 6♠6♥5♠ flop until the 10♠ turn gave Oghabian some additional outs. However, the river was the 6♦ and Zhou held on to more than double as he looks to make another deep run in his young career.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew Gonzalez	230,000 49,000	49,000

Yinan Zhou	65,000 48,400	48,400

Milad Oghabian	7,000 62,700	62,700

Tags: Drew Gonzalez Milad Oghabian Yinan Zhou

07-07-2025 22:39 UTC-8

Sailor Silently Wins a Pot

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Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up on the flop between Kathy Liebert in the small blind, Ryuichiro Yamakawa in the big blind, and Brad Sailor in early position.

The flop read Q♣8♥5♣ and action checked around to Sailor who bet 7,000 to see only Yamakawa call.

On the turn Q♦, both players checked to the river 6♠ where Yamakawa checked over to Sailor who bet 12,000.

Yamakawa called and mucked after seeing Sailor's K♥K♣ for kings up. Sailor took in the pot without saying a word as he and Liebert are involved in a game of who will talk first.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryuichiro Yamakawa	193,000 62,000	62,000
Kathy Liebert	183,000 34,000	34,000

Brad Sailor	143,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Brad Sailor Kathy Liebert Ryuichiro Yamakawa

07-07-2025 22:38 UTC-8

Wilf Gets Handed a Gift

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Adam Lamers

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

Christopher Csik raised to 4,000 in early position and picked up a couple of callers along the way, including Bobby Boland on the button. Saar Wilf three-bet to 22,000 out of the big blind and Boland was the only player to call.

The flop came Q♦J♥6♣ and Wilf tossed in a couple of T-25,000 chips. Boland didn't take much time to call off the chips in front of him and the cards were tabled.

Bobby Boland: 4♥4♦ All in
Saar Wilf: K♣K♦

Boland was looking for two outs, but the K♥ on the turn ruined all of those hopes after Wilf hit a set of kings. The 3♦ on the river was insignificant and Boland was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saar Wilf	142,000 90,800	90,800
Christopher Csik	52,000 16,900	16,900
Bobby Boland	Busted

Tags: Bobby Boland Christopher Csik Saar Wilf

07-07-2025 22:37 UTC-8

Rocco Straightens Out Trudeau

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Brett Slezak

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

Michael Rocco opened from the hijack and Jeffrey Trudeau called in the cutoff.

On the J♥9♠6♠ flop, Rocco checked to Trudeau who bet 9,000 and Rocco stuck around with a call.

The 9♥ turn checked through to the 10♠ river which saw Rocco lead for just 5,000 and Trudeau quickly called. Rocco tabled K♣Q♥ as he hit a gutter on the river to make a straight as he continues to stay involved late on Day 2.