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

07-10-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Owen Doubles Through Taylor

Ryan Lashmar

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

Brad Owen limped in from the small blind and Esther Taylor raised to 100,000 from the big blind. Owen shoved for 560,000 and Taylor called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Brad Owen: A♠7♥ All in
Esther Taylor: K♣J♣

Owen was ahead with a pair of sevens against king-high on the 7♦5♦8♦ flop. The 4♦ turn brought in some chop outs but the 5♠ river was a brick and Owen doubled up at Taylor's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Owen	1,145,000 585,000	585,000

Esther Taylor	855,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Brad Owen Esther Taylor

07-10-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Haxton Gets Value With Top Pair

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Frank Visser

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

Joey Padron was in the cutoff and raised to 50,000. Isaac Haxton called in the big blind, and check-called Padron's bet of 60,000 on the 7♦J♥Q♣ flop.

The 4♠ turn then checked through to the 6♥ river, where Haxton fired a bet of 130,000. Padron instantly called, but he mucked his J♠10♦ when Haxton tabled Q♥5♥ for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	2,160,000 250,000	250,000

Joey Padron	755,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Joey Padron

07-10-2025 12:51 UTC-8

Boivin Finds Cowboys

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Frank Visser

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

Thomas Boivin looked down at K♠K♥ in the hijack, raising to 55,000. Fabrice Bigot called his 7♥6♠ in the big blind, and check-called when Boivin tossed in 45,000 on the 7♦Q♦4♥ flop.

The A♦ hit the turn. Undeterred by the ace, Boivin bet 120,000, which caused Bigot to release his middle pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Chen	2,655,000
Isaac Haxton	2,150,000 10,000	10,000

Stephen Hesse	1,825,000 10,000	10,000
Thomas Boivin	1,630,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,340,000 125,000	125,000
Alessandro Predaroli	970,000 20,000	20,000
Joey Padron	900,000 145,000	145,000
Stephen Chidwick	850,000

Igor D'Ursel	230,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Thomas Boivin

07-10-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Eychenne Gets Ace-King to Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Adrien Delmas opened to 50,000 from under the gun with K♣10♣ and William Pengelly three-bet to 140,000 from middle position with A♥9♦. Thomas Eychenne four-bet to 300,000 from the hijack with Q♠Q♦ and Shane Klasnimi folded A♣K♠ from the cutoff. Both Delmas and Pengelly also folded and the pot was pushed to Eychenne.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryuta Nakai	3,525,000 355,000	355,000
Adrien Delmas	2,610,000 100,000	100,000
Thomas Eychenne	1,795,000 1,505,000	1,505,000
Brian Arbaugh	1,260,000 60,000	60,000
William Pengelly	1,165,000 175,000	175,000
Brad Owen	1,145,000

Esther Taylor	845,000 10,000	10,000

Daniel Erlandsson	820,000 195,000	195,000
Shane Klasnimi	180,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Adrien Delmas Shane Klasnimi Thomas Eychenne William Pengelly

07-10-2025 13:05 UTC-8

Recent Oustings

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Dufner	Busted
JJ Liu	Busted
Joseph Gallagher	Busted
Michael Joseph	Busted
Josh Reichard	Busted
Everton Taylor	Busted
Anthony Ruberto	Busted
Fred Li	Busted
Michael Dulberg	Busted
Simeon Naydenov	Busted

Umang Dattani	Busted
Patrick Stacey	Busted
Hyunsick Jang	Busted
Hugh Joiner	Busted
Henry Fischer	Busted
Nadya Magnus	Busted
Michael Mathias	Busted
Simon Lofberg	Busted

David Carter	Busted
Kentaro Hori	Busted
Hal Hammaker	Busted
Richard Pyne	Busted
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	Busted
Reo Konishi	Busted
Thomas Kelly	Busted

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07-10-2025 13:05 UTC-8

Chidwick Bluffs Off Some Chips

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Frank Visser

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

Alessandro Predaroli was in the cutoff, raising to 55,000. Stephen Chidwick sat in the big blind and tossed in a call.

Predaroli bet 50,000 on the A♣10♥2♦ flop, which Chidwick check-raised to 215,000. Predaroli called, releasing the K♣ turn from the deck. Chidwick slowed down and checked, with Predaroli checking behind.

The 6♣ river then completed the board. Chidwick loaded 145,000 chips into his barrel and fired them at Predaroli, who quickly called. Chidwick could only show five-high with 5♦3♠, leaving Predaroli to take the pot with A♠8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Predaroli	1,420,000 450,000	450,000
Stephen Chidwick	590,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Stephen Chidwick

07-10-2025 13:23 UTC-8

Hesse Makes Boivin Fold a House

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Frank Visser

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

Alessandro Predaroli raised to 55,000 from early position with Q♠J♥. Joey Padron flatted his button with 10♦9♦, Thomas Boivin called in the small blind with J♠8♠, and Stephen Hesse defended his big blind with 9♣5♣.

The quartet of players checked through the 7♥7♦8♣ flop and K♥ turn. The 7♣ river then completed the board, which Boivin also checked. Hesse bet 160,000 with nine-high, and Predaroli and Padron quickly mucked their hands.

Boivin spent some time in the tank before he folded the best hand as Hesse got his multi-way bluff through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hesse	1,990,000 165,000	165,000
Thomas Boivin	1,735,000 135,000	135,000
Alessandro Predaroli	1,415,000 5,000	5,000
Joey Padron	740,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Joey Padron Stephen Hesse Thomas Boivin

07-10-2025 13:30 UTC-8

Taylor Doubles to Leave Arbaugh Short

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of 2♣J♣5♣4♥ and 190,000 in the middle, Brian Arbaugh checked from the big blind and Esther Taylor bet 90,000 from the hijack. Arbaugh called.

Arbaugh checked the 10♥ river and Taylor bet 580,000, leaving just 35,000 behind. Arbaugh called again.

Arbaugh had top pair with K♠J♥ but Taylor had the nut-flush with A♣6♣ to effectively double up through Arbaugh, who was left with under ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	1,570,000 725,000	725,000

Brian Arbaugh	235,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Brian Arbaugh Esther Taylor

07-10-2025 13:31 UTC-8

A Hegedus for the Rest of Us

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Connor Richards

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

Leonardo Valenzuela opened to 55,000 in the cutoff, and Jonathan Wolter called on the button before Gergo Hegedus three-bet to 225,000 in the small blind. Valenzuela folded, and Wolter called.

Hegedus then bet 175,000 on the Q♣5♠2♣ flop, and Wolter folded.

At the same table, Matt Affleck has around 875,000 after besting his 542nd-place finish in last year's Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergo Hegedus	3,000,000 600,000	600,000
Jonathan Wolter	2,700,000 580,000	580,000
Matt Affleck	875,000 25,000	25,000
Leonardo Valenzuela	600,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Gergo Hegedus Jonathan Wolter Leonardo Valenzuela Matt Affleck

07-10-2025 13:34 UTC-8

Cold Welcome for Kottler

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Frank Visser

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

Jeremy Kottler, the new addition to the feature table, raised to 50,000 in the hijack with A♣Q♥. Joey Padron called with J♥J♣ in the cutoff, after which the 5♠10♥2♥ flop was dealt.

Kottler continued for 40,000, which Padron raised to 150,000. Kottler called to the 2♠ turn, which he checked over to Padron. Padron continued firing for 260,000.

After some thought, Kottler laid down his ace-high, forfeiting the pot to his neigbor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Kottler	2,700,000 380,000	380,000
Isaac Haxton	2,420,000 270,000	270,000

Yuchen Chen	2,420,000 55,000	55,000
Stephen Hesse	1,980,000 10,000	10,000
Thomas Boivin	1,735,000
Alessandro Predaroli	1,365,000 50,000	50,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,330,000
Joey Padron	1,000,000 260,000	260,000
Stephen Chidwick	500,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Jeremy Kottler Joey Padron