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

07-07-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Quads Make Mehmood Good

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Jerome Solomon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With Q♦8♥10♠ showing on the flop, Rosen Apostolov bet 12,000 chips in the big blind. Omar Mehmood raised to 37,500.

Apostolov came over the top all in, and Mehmood was quick to call.

Rosen Apostolov: Q♠Q♣ All in
Omar Mehmood: 10♥10♣

Mehmood was on the bottom bunk of a set-over-set, but saved by the runout of 4♦10♦, giving him four of a kind on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Mehmood	201,800 126,400	126,400
Rosen Apostolov	Busted

Tags: Omar Mehmood Rosen Apostolov

07-07-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Van Noy Raises Farrell

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Niall Farrell and David Van Noy were battling in the blinds when Farrell bet 4,200 into the 6,400 pot on the A♣7♠6♠ flop. Van Noy called to the 4♠ turn, where Farrell sized up to 7,300.

Van Noy flicked in another call. The river fell the K♣, and Farrell spent some time in the tank before electing to make another bet of 7,300.

Van Noy quickly grabbed a raise of 33,000, and Farrell instantly picked up his cards to toss them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Van Noy	120,000 10,000	10,000
Timur Margolin	112,000 14,600	14,600

Antonios Koukouras	91,000 25,900	25,900
Raymond Dandrea	89,000 28,800	28,800
Anthony Mulvey	78,100 500	500
Niall Farrell	77,100 42,900	42,900

Douglas Kim	59,100 14,900	14,900
Behnam Patros	44,500 15,500	15,500
Daniel Wendorf	14,800 28,400	28,400

Tags: David Van Noy Niall Farrell

07-07-2025 12:25 UTC-8

O'Rourke's Jacks Good

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Conor O' Rourke opened to 1,600 under the gun and got a three-bet from the player immediately to his left, Randall Yasny to 6,000. When action went back to him, O' Rourke called taking them to see a flop.

The dealer flopped 5♣Q♣5♥. Yasny check-called O' Rourke's bet of 2,400.

Both players knuckled the turn A♦ and river 5♦. O' Rourke turned over J♥J♦ prompting Yasny to muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randall Yasny	143,000 93,100	93,100
Conor O'Rourke	50,000 95,500	95,500

Tags: Conor O' Rourke Randall Yasny

07-07-2025 12:25 UTC-8

Meehan Meets the End after Inspiring Run

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Brett Slezak

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action of the hand was recounted by the table after the fact.

Thomas Meehan and Justin Gardenhire saw the 8x7x4x flop before the rest of Meehan's chips found their way into the middle, at risk against Gardenhire.

Thomas Meehan: 9x9x All in
Justin Gardenhire: 8x8x

Meehan held on overpair to the board but Gardenhire flopped top set. The JxQx runout could not save Meehan, and he was sent to the exit, but not without the support of his Michigan poker club and many others after an inspiring run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Gardenhire	94,000 94,000	94,000
Thomas Meehan	Busted

Tags: Justin Gardenhire Thomas Meehan

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

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 12:32 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 12:35 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 12:35 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 12:38 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