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

07-10-2025 21:25 UTC-8

Shin Can Not Do It Back-To-Back

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

For the second hand in a row, Byungeun Shin went all in. This time, the bet was 535,000, and it was called by Benjamin Winsor in the big blind.

Byungeun Shin: K♥6♥ All in
Benjamin Winsor: A♣10♥

Winsor took a huge lead on the A♠9♠J♥ flop, but runner-runner opportunities emerged on the Q♦ river. The 7♣ river bricked, however, and Shing said goodbye to the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Winsor	1,980,000 760,000	760,000
Byungeun Shin	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Winsor Byungeun Shin

07-10-2025 21:24 UTC-8

Margereson Waits to Hear "Payout"

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nick Pupillo raised to 100,000 in early position and Kaiwen Chen called on the button. Scott Margereson then reraised to 1,100,000 in the small blind and Pupillo, sucking vociferously on a straw, called while Chen got out of the way.

The flop came 5♥4♥5♠ and Margerson checked over to Pupillo who bet 200,000, enough to put Margereson all in. The tournament clock showed 225 players remaining, and with 224 making the next pay jump, Margereson waited until he heard another dealer across the room shout "payout" before sticking in his last chips.

Scott Margereson: 9♦9♠ All in
Nick Pupillo: K♥K♣

Pupillo had Margereson crushed with his kings, and the UK pro couldn't find any help on the J♦ turn or A♥ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	5,500,000 2,225,000	2,225,000

Kaiwen Chen	1,600,000 150,000	150,000
Scott Margereson	Busted

07-10-2025 21:20 UTC-8

Garner Collects the Last of Nguyen's Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Vinh Nguyen shoved for 360,000 in early position and Michael Garner put in the call from the cutoff.

Vinh Nguyen: Q♣J♣ All in
Michael Garner: A♥J♥

Nguyen's hand was dominated and he asked to use his 'one-time', which seemed to be working as the 8♥7♣K♣ flop gave him a lot more outs with a flush draw. A 4♠ on the turn was a brick for Nguyen, and he failed to improve on the 6♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	4,760,000 235,000	235,000
Michael Garner	3,940,000 135,000	135,000
David Swift	3,595,000 250,000	250,000
Matija Kajtez	2,960,000 550,000	550,000
Jonathan Azoulay	2,915,000 340,000	340,000
Gregor Sverko	2,325,000
Jay Nguyen	445,000 820,000	820,000
Vinh Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Vinh Nguyen Michael Garner

07-10-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Hendrix KOs Hallague

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Yves Hallague shoved for 290,000 from early psition and Adam Hendrix called from the button with a covering stack.

Yves Hallague: 4♠4♥ All in
Adam Hendrix: 10♥10♦

The board ran out 8♥10♣2♥7♦A♣ giving Hendrix a set of tens to eliminate Hallague and claim the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	2,105,000 415,000	415,000
Yves Hallague	Busted

Tags: Adam Hendrix Yves Hallague

07-10-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Late-Night Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yves Hallague	Busted
Carmino Argiero	Busted
Theodore Doukas	Busted
Tian Liu	Busted
Leonardo Valenzuela	Busted
Chyan Pu Huang	Busted
Steven Kaslov	Busted
Maxim Panyak	Busted

07-10-2025 20:58 UTC-8

Kassouf Picks Up Aces Right After Showing a Bluff

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Swift opened 8♦7♦ to 105,000 from the cutoff and Will Kassouf three-bet to 315,000 from the button with 9♠6♣.

They saw a flop of J♣K♠9♥, where Swift checked and Kassouf bet 500,000. Swift took some time but eventually folded his hand. Kassouf showed the bluff, and added his famous quote.

In the very next hand, Carmino Argiero opened from middle position to 155,000 and Kassouf three-bet the cutoff to 480,000. Argiero then shoved for around 1,000,000, and Kassouf snap-called.

Carmino Argiero: A♣Q♥ All in
Will Kassouf: A♥A♦

Kassouf had found the bullets right after showing a bluff, and was a huge favorite to eliminate Argiero.

A flop of K♠9♦J♣ did give Argiero a gutshot, but he couldn't find it on the 2♣5♠ runout, which ended his Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	4,525,000 1,185,000	1,185,000
Carmino Argiero	Busted

Tags: David Swift Will Kassouf

07-10-2025 20:48 UTC-8

Otto is Out of the Tournament

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Fraser MacIntyre raised to 105,000 from the cutoff, and Rahul Deevara called from the button. Ryan Otto squeezed all in for 415,000, which was only called by MacIntyre.

Ryan Otto:A♠2♥ All in
Fraser MacIntyre: A♣8♠

MacIntyre had the better ace and just had to fade a deuce or some sort of chop to send Otto home. The board ran out Q♣5♣10♣4♦9♣ and MacIntyre improved to a flush to eliminate Otto.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rahul Deevara	4,600,000 500,000	500,000
Fraser MacIntyre	2,600,000 1,685,000	1,685,000
Ruben Costa	2,250,000 100,000	100,000
Kohei Arai	2,200,000 130,000	130,000
Brian Devany	1,400,000 85,000	85,000
Ryan Otto	Busted

Tags: Fraser MacIntyre Rahul Deevara Ryan Otto

07-10-2025 20:35 UTC-8

Hynam Has a Big Blind Special

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action folded all the way to Martin Gerloff in the small blind and me moved forward his entire stack which appeared to be more than 1.6 million in chips. Mitchell Hynam glanced at his cards and then instantly called.

Once the cards of Hynam were revealed, Gerloff sunk back into his chair and gasped an "are you f*ckin kidding me?"

Martin Gerloff: A♣J♥ All in
Mitchell Hynam: A♦A♥

The Q♦5♣2♥ flop left Gerloff with some runner-runner equity but that all vanished with the Q♣ turn to make the 6♣ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Hynam	5,170,000 1,590,000	1,590,000

Martin Gerloff	Busted

Tags: Martin Gerloff Mitchell Hynam

07-10-2025 20:31 UTC-8

Hynam Scores Knockout of Van Moorsel

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Erick Torres

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The chips were in the middle preflop between Mitchell Hynam and Jasper van Moorsel, with Van Moorsel at risk for his tournament life.

Jasper van Moorsel: A♣Q♣ All in
Mitchell Hynam: A♠K♣

The flop gave Van Moorsel a pair, but it gave Hynam a bigger pair as it came Q♥K♥10♦.

The 4♣ turn was relevant to no one, and the 5♥ on the river was the last card Van Moorsel would see in the tournament as Hynam dragged in his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Hynam	3,580,000 1,180,000	1,180,000

Jasper van Moorsel	Busted

Tags: Jasper van Moorsel Mitchell Hynam

07-10-2025 20:31 UTC-8

"Sorry Bro": Ace on River Outs O'Rourke

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Connor Richards

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Conor O'Rourke was all in for 375,000 against Jose Bogarin, who had him covered.

Conor O'Rourke: 10♣10♠ All in
Jose Bogarin: A♦10♥

O'Rourke was in great shape to double up as the flop landed 4♣4♦6♦ and the 6♥ turn only created some chop possibilities. But the dealer put down the A♠ river to give Bogarin the winner as O'Rourke was sent to the rail in painful fashion.

"Sorry bro," Bogarin said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Bogarin	3,000,000 1,770,000	1,770,000
Conor O'Rourke	Busted

Tags: Conor O'Rourke Jose Bogarin