Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 5 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-10-2025 11:40 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Vaysman	Busted
Jo Ann Pecora	Busted
Brandon Estrada	Busted
Derek Alley	Busted
Ibrahim Senoussi	Busted
Yifu He	Busted
Hiroki Nawa	Busted
Nicholas Bond	Busted
Francisco Javier Dopazo	Busted
Pierre Mothes	Busted
Ryan Speak	Busted
Eric Buchman	Busted

Kajetan Renke	Busted
Michael Zulker	Busted
Jeff Gross	Busted

Ebony Kenney	Busted
Allyn Shulman	Busted

Stephen Dauphinais	Busted
Michal Schuh	Busted

Sorin Morariu	Busted
Steven Karp	Busted
Robert Buckenmayer	Busted

Fukao Finds Pair to Finalize Fechete's Bust-Out

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Yaichi Fukao opened from late position, seeing Stefanita Fechete jam in his last 350,000 or so from the big blind. Fukao looked him up to put Fechete at risk.

Stefanita Fechete: 9♠9♥ All in
Yaichi Fukao: A♥10♥

Fukao flopped best on 5♦A♣K♥, and Fechete failed to find a nine on the 4♠4♣ runout. Fechete said his goodbyes to his former table, wishing his former opponents good luck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaichi Fukao	2,025,000 995,000	995,000
Stefanita Fechete	Busted

Tags: Stefanita Fechete Yaichi Fukao

07-10-2025 11:29 UTC-8

Early Double for Liberto

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Christopher Alcindor had started the day with a mere 12 and a half big blinds and just invested all but one of them to the A♣K♥J♦ flop on which he checked. Andrejs Prost bet 25,000 to cover the last bit of Alcindor, who went into the tank and jokingly asked Prost how much he started with before a forced smile saw him fold and walk to the rail.

In the very next hand on that table, Scott Allacher raised to 50,000 and James Charbonneau three-bet to 140,000 two seats over. Justin Liberto four-bet jammed for 525,000 and Allacher folded, while Charbonneau called rather swiftly.

Justin Liberto: K♣K♦ All in
James Charbonneau: 9♦9♥

The superior pocket pair remained ahead on the Q♣3♣3♠4♣5♠ runout, and Liberto doubled.

Soon after that, Alcindor was eliminated after he couldn't spin up the one big blind and change.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,150,000 625,000	625,000

Scott Allacher	985,000 205,000	205,000
Andrejs Prost	950,000 600,000	600,000
James Charbonneau	125,000 450,000	450,000
Christopher Alcindor	Busted

Tags: Andrejs Prost Christopher Alcindor James Charbonneau Justin Liberto Scott Allacher

07-10-2025 11:28 UTC-8

Veloso Flops Set for Double Knockout

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

It had been a slow start in the Horseshoe Gold section withPokerNews witnessing six consecutive raise-folds.

Finally, there was action at Table 637 as Justin Pechie opened to 50,000 on the button and Raja Chirumamilla three-bet jammed a stack of 450,000 in the small blind. Sergio Veloso then shoved a stack of 1,565,000 from the big blind to put Pechie to a decision.

"There's no way," he said. "Sorry if I'm nitrolling you."

After hearing that, Veloso immediately called the clock, but the dealer told him enough time hadn't passed. Soon after, Pechie called off with a stack of around 1,200,000.

Raja Chirumamilla: 10♠10♣ All in
Justin Pechie: A♥K♦ All in
Sergio Veloso: 9♣9♦

Veloso took a huge lead as the flop landed 4♠9♥Q♦ to give him a set. He was far from gracious after the big suckout, clapping his hands and taking a lap as the board finished out A♠K♣ to earn him a double knockout.

He returned to the table and shook Pechie's hand, but Chirumamilla wasn't in the mood for niceties and headed to the payout counter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Veloso	3,400,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Justin Pechie	Busted

Raja Chirumamilla	Busted

Tags: Justin Pechie Raja Chirumamilla Sergio Veloso

07-10-2025 11:26 UTC-8

Fagan Triples, Leaves Gross on the Outside Looking In

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Adam Lamers

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action folded to Shawn Fagan in the cutoff who ripped all in for around 300,000. Alan Sternberg called on the button and Jeff Gross stuck in the last of his 140,000 chips from the small blind.

Jeff Gross: A♣K♣ All in
Shawn Fagan: Q♣J♥ All in
Alan Sternberg: A♠8♠

The flop came 10♦9♣7♥ and Gross was still in the lead but his opponents had plenty of equity. The turn brought the K♦ to give Fagan the nut straight and both of his opponents were left drawing dead to the 7♣ on the river. Fagan earned nearly a triple up while Gross was sent to the rail early on Day 5.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Sternberg	860,000 155,000	155,000

Shawn Fagan	780,000 470,000	470,000
Jeff Gross	Busted

Tags: Shawn Fagan Jeff Gross Alan Sternberg

07-10-2025 11:26 UTC-8

Average Age of Main Event Field Goes Up

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Garry Gurevich, the youngest player who remained in the Main Event, moved all in for 345,000 from the hijack. It folded back to Sam Darkin, who quickly called in middle position.

Garry Gurevich: A♠Q♠ All in
Sam Darkin: A♦K♦

Gurevich turned a flush draw on 4♦9♠2♥3♠, as well as some chop outs. His Main Event officially came to an end on the A♣ river, however, with his top pair being outkicked by the Big Slick of Darkin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Darkin	1,280,000 350,000	350,000
Garry Gurevich	Busted

Tags: Garry Gurevich Sam Darkin

07-10-2025 11:15 UTC-8

Mizrachi Scores Knockout in First Hand Back

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Erick Torres

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Michael Mizrachi raised to 40,000 from late position and faced an all-in from Patrik Zidek two seats over for 410,000. Mizrachi called to put Zidek at risk.

Patrik Zidek: J♥J♣ All in
Michael Mizrachi: 8♠8♥

Zidek held a significant lead with a pair of jacks against Mizrachi's eights, but the flop was ominous as it came 7♠10♣9♦ to give Mizrachi an open-ended straight draw.

The 6♣ was a disaster for Zidek, completing Mizrachi's straight, and he was down to just two outs headed to the river.

The A♥ river was not what Zidek needed to survive, and Mizrachi knocked him out of contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	3,150,000 880,000	880,000

Patrik Zidek	Busted

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Patrik Zidek

07-10-2025 11:15 UTC-8

Vogele Downs Celaya

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Adam Lamers

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Octavian Vogele opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Derek Alley just called in middle position. Raul Celaya ripped all in for 300,000 in the small blind and Vogele reshoved all in, forcing Alley to fold.

Raul Celaya: A♣7♠ All in
Octavian Vogele: A♥K♦

The flop came 10♥9♣8♦ and Celaya picked up a wealth of outs considering he was dominated preflop. The turn was the 2♠ and the river was the 8♣ which left Celaya wondering what could have been.

Player	Chips	Progress
Octavian Voegele	1,010,000 400,000	400,000
Derek Alley	705,000 40,000	40,000
Raul Celaya	Busted

Tags: Derek Alley Octavian Vogele Raul Celaya

07-10-2025 11:14 UTC-8

Zulker Runs into Rockets

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Michael Zulker shoved for 430,000 from the small blind and Stephen Hesse called from the big blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Michael Zulker: A♦9♠ All in
Stephen Hesse: A♥A♣

The J♠A♠8♥ flop gave Zulker a backdoor flush draw, but he was drawing dead by the 10♦ turn, and after the 10♥ river fell, he was sent to the rail.