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

07-07-2025 11:43 UTC-8

Kornuth Pays Arieh Off

Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up on a completed board of 7♠4♥5♣6♥J♠ with several thousand already in the middle, Chance Kornuth checked from the big blind and Josh Arieh bet 3,300.

Kornuth weighed his options, but eventually landed on a call and Arieh tabled Q♥J♥ for a pair of jacks.

Kornuth sent his hand into the muck and Arieh padded his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	195,000 18,800	18,800

Chance Kornuth	100,000 55,100	55,100

Tags: Chance Kornuth Josh Arieh

07-07-2025 11:44 UTC-8

The Spirit of Kabrhel Cannot Save Miholich

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Brett Slezak

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kyle Miholich jammed for an even 8,000 from under the gun and got one call from Joshua Bobrosky two seats to his left.

Kyle Miholich: K♠Q♠ All in
Joshua Bobrosky: 9♥9♣

"Casino royale!" Miholich proclaimed as he attempted to summon some Martin Kabrhel run-good.

The 10♠7♣2♦ gave Miholich some backdoors but he still needed some help to survive.

"Need to see some paint," Miholich begged as the dealer completed the board with 3♥8♠ and Miholich was left with king-high.

Miholich exclaimed "Not like that!" once the river card was dealt, and he earned some laughs from the room on his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Bobrosky	67,000 1,300	1,300
Kyle Miholich	Busted

Tags: Joshua Bobrosky Kyle Miholich

07-07-2025 11:45 UTC-8

Shakerchi Double Barrels

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Talal Shakerchi opened from the hijack to 1,800 and only Robert Petrowski called out of the big blind.

Heads-up to the J♣5♥7♥ flop that saw Petrowski check-call a bet of 1,600 from Shakerchi.

The 10♥ came on the turn and Petrowski checked again. Shakerchi quickly fired out 3,000, resulting in an even quicker fold from Petrowski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	140,000 3,900	3,900
Robert Petrowski	82,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Robert Petrowski Talal Shakerchi

07-07-2025 11:46 UTC-8

Sluzinski Falls To Nee

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up with Jeff Sluzinski all in and at risk from the cutoff for his last 9,200 against Kevin Nee in first position who had called to put him at risk.

Jeff Sluzinski: K♦K♥ All in
Kevin Nee: 9♥9♠

The board ran out 8♥J♣4♦7♠10♣ and the river brought a straight to Nee to eliminate the tournament pro from the tournament. Sluzinski wished his table mates good luck as he exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Nee	72,000 72,000	72,000
Jeff Sluzinski	Busted

Tags: Jeff Sluzinski Kevin Nee

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Shaffer	90,000 57,100	57,100

Dan Matsuzuki	60,000

Jacob Edelstein	12,000
Joseph Stellato	Busted

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 11:51 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 11:52 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 11:54 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 11:56 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