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

07-10-2025 11:47 UTC-8

Tajiou Has the Goods to Eliminate Rolli

Tim Baker

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

Fabian Rolli got his last 400,000 or so into the middle preflop from the button, with Mounir Tajiou being the player trying to bust him from an early position.

Fabian Rolli: K♠10♠ All in
Mounir Tajiou: A♦A♥

Rolli looked poised to head to the cashier's desk as he was up against the best starting hand in the game. The board ran out 9♦A♠10♦8♣10♣, which may have given Rolli trips, but that was second best to the full house of Tajiou.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mounir Tajiou	3,600,000 350,000	350,000
Fabian Rolli	Busted

Tags: Fabian Rolli Mounir Tajiou

07-10-2025 11:49 UTC-8

Margereson Dodges Everything to Bust Nam

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a board of 9♠5♣6♣Q♠ and around 300,000 in the pot, Scott Margereson bet 225,000 from the hijack and Seunghyun Nam moved all in for 850,000 in middle position. Margereson snap-called.

Nam had J♣10♣ for straight and flush draws, while Margereson showed 5♥5♦ for a set. The river was the 3♦ and Nam missed everything as Margereson scooped in his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	2,600,000 715,000	715,000
Seunghyun Nam	Busted

Tags: Scott Margereson Seunghyun Nam

07-10-2025 11:55 UTC-8

Janotta Snaps Off Blumenthal

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David Salituro

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

With around 250,000 in the pot on a flop of 5♥3♣7♥, Amadeus Janotta bet 100,000 from middle position, and Eddie Blumenthal moved all in for 550,000 under the gun. Janotta snapped.

Eddie Blumenthal: 10♣10♥ All in
Amadeus Janotta: Q♣Q♠

Both players had an overpair, but Janotta was best with his queens, and Blumenthal couldn't find any miracles on the 2♣ turn or 6♥ river as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amadeus Janotta	2,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Eddie Blumenthal	Busted

Tags: Amadeus Janotta Eddie Blumenthal

07-10-2025 12:01 UTC-8

2020 Champion Among Latest Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	Busted

Pablo Garcia	Busted
Samuel Dray	Busted
Damian Salas	Busted

Ashton Nikzad	Busted
Damon Fine	Busted
Matthew Cannuli	Busted
Mohammad Siddiqui	Busted
Everett Carlton	Busted
Ryo Kotake	Busted
Francisco Roman	Busted
Andrew Boccia	Busted
Eddie Blumenthal	Busted
Takashi Ogura	Busted
Viktor Vladov	Busted
Anthony Hugenberg	Busted
Edgardo Rosario	Busted
Espen Hagen	Busted
Moshe Refaelovitz	Busted

James Charbonneau	Busted
David Alvarez	Busted
Anzhela Vasylenko	Busted
Claudio Lorenzi	Busted
James Bagley	Busted
Neslie O'Hare	Busted

07-10-2025 12:02 UTC-8

First Break of the Day

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Erick Torres

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

Players are now on a 20-minute break. There are a total of 464 players left in contention. Blinds will resume at 10,000/25,000.

Below are some highlights from Level 20.

07-10-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Pyne Runs Into Perfilev's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dmitrii Perfilev opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and Richard Pyne shoved 210,000 on the button. When it got back to Perfilev, he called.

Richard Pyne: 8♠8♥ All in
Dmitrii Perfilev: A♥A♦

Pyne was looking for a snowman to keep his Main Event dream alive, but they were all but melted away when the 2♠2♥A♣ flop hit the table. A 10♣ on the turn left him drawing dead, with the 3♠ filling out the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Perfilev	2,065,000 220,000	220,000
Richard Pyne	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Perfilev Richard Pyne

07-10-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the heads-up turn of J♥10♠3♦A♠, Simon Levy checked and then faced a bet of 350,000 by Scott Margereson. He opted to shove, and Margereson instantly folded.

Further assorted counts in the Bronze section can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Babko	3,900,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Frank Flowers	2,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Adam Hendrix	2,750,000 25,000	25,000
Wagner Wysotchanski	2,600,000 400,000	400,000
Simon Levy	1,975,000 1,285,000	1,285,000
Scott Margereson	1,945,000 655,000	655,000
Ruben Costa	1,600,000 570,000	570,000
Lautaro Guerra	850,000 390,000	390,000

Giuseppe Pantaleo	825,000 195,000	195,000

David Wintersberger	550,000 135,000	135,000
Matthew Belcher	530,000 50,000	50,000
Alexandros Kolonias	220,000 130,000	130,000

David Kuder	Busted

Tags: Simon Levy Scott Margereson

07-10-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Rusnak Eliminated by Strebkov

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Heads-up to the 8♠6♦2♣ flop, Francis Rusnak checked out of the big blind and Denis Strebkov bet 40,000. The check-shove of Rusnak for 245,000 followed, and Strebkov called after brief consideration.

Francis Rusnak: 10♣7♠ All in
Denis Strebkov: J♥6♥

Rusnak was behind but had two overcards and a gutshot at his disposal. The 8♥ turn changed nothing, and neither did the K♥ river, sending Rusnak to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	2,540,000 485,000	485,000

Francis Rusnak	Busted

Tags: Denis Strebkov Francis Rusnak

07-10-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Blom Outflops Bleznick

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Chad Bleznick moved all in for 230,000 on the button and Viktor Blom called in the small blind.

Chad Bleznick: A♣7♦ All in
Viktor Blom: A♥2♥

Bleznick had Blom dominated until the flop brought J♣5♥2♠, giving Blom the lead with a pair of deuces. The rest of the board ran out J♦6♥ and Bleznick was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,400,000 525,000	525,000
Chad Bleznick	Busted

Tags: Chad Bleznick Viktor Blom

07-10-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Mariwalla Sitting With a Monster in the Big Blind

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Iman Alsaden jammed his last 85,000 into the middle from early position. The action folded around to Rohit Mariwalla in the big blind, who took one at his cards and immediately called.

Iman Alsaden: A♠2♠ All in
Rohit Mariwalla :A♦A♥

Alsaden didn't find the help he needed on the Q♣10♥10♣2♦J♥ runout to crack the aces of Mariwalla, meaning his Main Event journey was over.