Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-04-2025 22:49 UTC-8

Prize Pool Confirmed

Laura Fryer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The tournament saw 1,873 entries, creating a total prize pool of $1,648,240. Out of the total entries, 281 players will make the money. The top place prize will receive $232,498.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$232,498	27-35	$7,032
2	$154,906	36-44	$5,875
3	$112,413	45-53	$4,972
4	$82,480	54-62	$4,261
5	$61,195	63-71	$3,700
6	$45,917	72-80	$3,256
7	$34,848	81-89	$2,903
8	$26,754	90-98	$2,624
9	$20,781	99-125	$2,405
10-11	$16,333	126-152	$2,235
12-13	$12,991	153-188	$2,106
14-17	$10,458	189-281	$2,006
18-26	$8,523

07-04-2025 22:45 UTC-8

Yuan Takes Down a Pot

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Maclaren Chatham opened from an early position to 5,500 and got only one call from Xu Yuan in the big blind. Both players saw the flop 6♠6♦4♥.

Chatham continued with 6,500, and Yuan followed to see the turn 10♠. The two players checked to the river card 9♦. Next, Chatham check-folded the 25,000 bet of Yuan, who took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maclaren Chatham	105,000 105,000	105,000
Xu Yuan	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Maclaren Chatham Xu Yuan

07-04-2025 22:38 UTC-8

Some Notable Updated Chip Counts

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Laura Fryer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaetano Di Maria	206,500 36,500	36,500
Jinlong Hu	183,000

Yingui Li	124,000 124,000	124,000

Loc Nguyen	108,000 88,000	88,000

Harry Lodge	88,500 68,500	68,500

John Richards	73,500 53,500	53,500
Sandy Sanchez	70,500 50,500	50,500
Alen Bakovic	57,000 37,000	37,000

Lawrence Brandt	52,500 32,500	32,500

Christopher Dombrowski	45,500 25,500	25,500

Vito Distefano	40,000 20,000	20,000

Shai Zurr	26,500 6,500	6,500

Darren Rabinowitz	25,000 5,000	5,000

Michael Rodrigues	23,100 3,100	3,100

Vineet Pahuja	10,700 9,300	9,300

Barny Boatman	Busted

Angel Lopez	Busted
John Gordon	Busted
Anthony Koutsos	Busted

Alessandro Pichierri	Busted

Stephen Song	Busted

Jonathan Newman	Busted

Benny Glaser	Busted

07-04-2025 22:29 UTC-8

Lin Scoops a Pot

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action was caught with two players looking at a completed board of 8♠Q♦Q♣10♠4♠. Zhou Lin checked and Sahand Manaf followed as well.

Zhou Lin: 9♦9♣
Sahand Manaf: 8♣7♣

Lin was already ahead and won with two pair, one higher than the eights of Manaf.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhou Lin	186,000 16,000	16,000
Sahand Manaf	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Sahand Manaf Zhou Lin

07-04-2025 22:25 UTC-8

Teboul Flushes Out Reichenstein; Fung Floors Marchesano

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Laura Fryer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Gregory Teboul was already all in against Uri Reichenstein heads-up with the cards face up and the board dealt.

Gregory Teboul: K♠9♠ All in
Uri Reichenstein: J♠7♠

The players were on the river and had seen the A♠3♠4♠J♦4♦ runout. Teboul secured the double with the better flush.

On a few tables over, Altynai Fung was in the cutoff had gone head-to-head with Vincent Marchesano in the hijack who was at risk for his tournament life.

Vincent Marchesano: A♠J♦ All in
Altynai Fung: A♥Q♠

Fung was ahead, and she held on the low 3♣6♥4♣3♦9♠ board, building back up her stack and eliminating Marchesano.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Teboul	133,000 133,000	133,000
Altynai Fung	95,500 2,500	2,500
Uri Reichenstein	1,500 1,500	1,500
Vincent Marchesano	Busted

Tags: Altynai Fung Gregory Teboul Uri Reichenstein Vincent Marchesano

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

07-04-2025 22:21 UTC-8

Bendavid Folds for Nguyen

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was picked up on a heads-up flop of 2♣4♦4♥. Mimoun Bendavid in the small blind bet 5,000, and Thanhlong Nguyen in the cutoff called. The turn showed 4♠.

Both players checked to the river 7♦. This time around, Bendavid check-folded the bet of 16,000 of Nguyen, who took all the chips in the middle of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mimoun Bendavid	250,000
Thanhlong Nguyen	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Mimoun Bendavid Thanhlong Nguyen

07-04-2025 21:54 UTC-8

Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chongxian Yang	306,000 306,000	306,000
Mimoun Bendavid	250,000 250,000	250,000
John Cressend	249,500 249,500	249,500
Zhou Lin	202,000 202,000	202,000
Gheorghe Podovei	184,500 184,500	184,500
Jinlong Hu	183,000 163,000	163,000

Rittie Chuaprasert	182,000 182,000	182,000
Gaetano Dimaria	181,500 181,500	181,500
Daniel Solorzano	175,000 175,000	175,000
Dinesh Singham	173,500 173,500	173,500

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

07-04-2025 21:39 UTC-8

Joseph Curcio

169,500 8,700

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