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

07-10-2025 13:45 UTC-8

Predaroli Three-Bets Into Queens

Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Isaac Haxton looked at Q♠Q♦ in the cutoff, which he raised to 55,000. Alessandro Predaroli elected to three-bet his A♣9♠ on the button, dropping a reraise to 165,000 over the line.

Haxton spent some time in the tank before he four-bet all in, covering Predaroli. Predaroli quickly folded as Haxton won the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Kottler	2,700,000
Isaac Haxton	2,645,000 225,000	225,000

Yuchen Chen	2,370,000 50,000	50,000
Stephen Hesse	1,980,000
Thomas Boivin	1,735,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,210,000 120,000	120,000
Alessandro Predaroli	1,190,000 175,000	175,000
Joey Padron	1,000,000
Stephen Chidwick	620,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Isaac Haxton

07-10-2025 13:52 UTC-8

DiMascio Gets Emotional Over Ace on the River

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David Salituro

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

Dong Chen raised to 380,000 under the gun, leaving himself just one 5,000 chip behind, and Paul DiMascio reshoved in the hijack. The table folded back around to Chen who checked the clock to see how many players were left before tossing in his last chip.

Dong Chen: 9♠9♣ All in
Paul DiMascio: A♣K♣

"Please," DiMascio pleaded going to the 7♠6♥3♥ flop. "Oh God," he added as he missed the 4♦ turn, but the A♥ river gave him top pair and the bustout.

"Yes!" he shouted out, lifting his arms into the air. "Sorry, I get a little too emotional," he said to his tablemates while Chen was sent to the rail.

"I get emotional, too. You're Spanish, you're bred to be emotional," tablemate Richard Buckingham said to Juan Carlos Vecino.

"But I don't show it at the table," Vecino added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Buckingham	3,800,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Juan Carlos Vecino	2,800,000 270,000	270,000
Denis Strebkov	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Paul DiMascio	1,600,000 130,000	130,000
Stanislav Zegal	500,000 130,000	130,000

Dong Chen	Busted

Tags: Dong Chen Paul DiMascio

07-10-2025 13:56 UTC-8

Haxton Hauls Pot With Click-Back

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Frank Visser

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

Isaac Haxton raised to 50,000 in the hijack with K♠7♠. Alessandro Predaroli flat-called in the cutoff with K♥10♥, and Fabrice Bigot's 7♥7♦ on the button came along as well.

Stephen Chidwick called in the big blind with 5♥5♦, after which the Q♦Q♠4♠ flop was dealt. It checked to Haxton, who bet the minimum of 25,000. Predaroli folded, Bigot called, and Chidwick check-called.

The A♥ turn was then checked to Bigot, who fired 160,000. Chidwick folded his pocket pair, but Haxton check-raised to 350,000. After some time in the tank, Bigot let go of the best hand, shipping the pot to Haxton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	3,040,000 395,000	395,000

Alessandro Predaroli	1,140,000 50,000	50,000
Fabrice Bigot	975,000 235,000	235,000
Stephen Chidwick	520,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Isaac Haxton Stephen Chidwick

07-10-2025 14:01 UTC-8

Pengelly Wins With Queens

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Ryan Lashmar

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

William Pengelly opened to 50,000 from middle position and Ryuta Nakai defended from the big blind.

The flop came 5♠A♣10♠ and Nakai check-called a 50,000 continuation bet from Pengelly.

Both players checked the 2♣ turn and 5♥ river. Nakai had 7♦7♣ for two pair, sevens and fives but Pengelly had him beat with Q♠Q♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryuta Nakai	3,500,000 25,000	25,000
Adrien Delmas	2,830,000 220,000	220,000
William Pengelly	2,195,000 770,000	770,000
Esther Taylor	1,580,000 10,000	10,000

Thomas Eychenne	1,335,000 460,000	460,000
Seun Oluwole	1,170,000 40,000	40,000
Brad Owen	975,000 170,000	170,000

Daniel Erlandsson	625,000 195,000	195,000
Brian Arbaugh	335,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Ryuta Nakai William Pengelly

07-10-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Hesse Rivers Haxton

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Frank Visser

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

Stephen Hesse raised to 60,000 in early position. Isaac Haxton called in the next seat over, and Yuchen Chen came along in the cutoff with 5♠5♥.

Joey Padron deemed his Q♦2♥ worthy of a call in the big blind, and the quartet saw a flop of 10♥2♣4♦. After Padron checked, Hesse continued for 80,000. Haxton called before Chen and Padron mucked their cards.

The 6♦ turn saw both remaining players check to the 9♣ river, where Hesse picked the aggression back up with a bet of 275,000.

Haxton quickly called, but his A♠10♠ disappeared into the muck when Hesse tabled 10♦9♦ for a rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	2,625,000 415,000	415,000

Stephen Hesse	2,550,000 570,000	570,000
Yuchen Chen	2,245,000 125,000	125,000
Joey Padron	915,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Joey Padron Stephen Hesse Yuchen Chen

07-10-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Blom Doubles Off Bogdanov

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David Salituro

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

Viktor Blom moved all in for 850,000 from the cutoff and Yulian Bogdanov put him at risk in early position.

Viktor Blom: 10♠10♣ All in
Yulian Bogdanov: 5♦5♠

Blom's tens had Bogdanov's fives dominated, and the J♠3♥K♣3♦8♠ board proved no threat for Blom as the Swedish online legend earned the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	2,400,000 960,000	960,000
Viktor Blom	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Viktor Blom Yulian Bogdanov

07-10-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Remaining Level 21 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Terence Reid	Busted
Brad Owen	Busted

Thien Tran	Busted
Kiyoshi Eda	Busted
Brendan Buckner	Busted
Hayato Kitajima	Busted
Yuya Sakamoto	Busted
Adam Krach	Busted
Andrew Neeme	Busted
Gabriel Bardini	Busted
Justin Kelley	Busted
Thai Ha	Busted

Jeffrey Deegan	Busted
Daniel Carney	Busted
Asher Conniff	Busted

Christopher Wallace	Busted

Nicholas Grippo	Busted
Christian Calcano	Busted

07-10-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Owen Falls to Eychenne After Missing Royal Flush Draw

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Brad Owen opened to 50,000 from early position and received calls from Thomas Eychenne in the hijack and Seun Oluwole in the cutoff.

The flop came A♥5♦10♥. Owen bet 140,000, Eychenne called and Oluwole folded 10♠9♠.

Owen shoved for 620,000 on the Q♦ turn and Eychenne called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Brad Owen: K♥Q♥ All in
Thomas Eychenne: A♦9♦

Owen had a pair of queens and royal flush draw while Eychenne was ahead with top pair and the nut-flush draw. Owen got up from his seat and put his backpack on as the 10♦ river brought in the nut-flush for Eychenne, ending Owen's Main Event run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	2,280,000 945,000	945,000
Seun Oluwole	1,015,000 155,000	155,000
Brad Owen	Busted

Tags: Brad Owen Seun Oluwole Thomas Eychenne

07-10-2025 14:21 UTC-8

Hesse Takes From Chen

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Yuchen Chen made it 50,000 to go in late position. It folded to Stephen Hesse in the big blind, who three-bet to 180,000. Chen called to the Q♣3♦Q♠ flop, where Hesse continued for 100,000.

Chen called to the 9♣ turn, where Hesse slowed down and checked. Chen responded with a bet of 150,000, which Hesse quickly called.

The J♣ river was checked to showdown, and Hesse's K♠K♥ defeated the A♦K♣ of Chen as a massive preflop cooler was avoided.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Chen	4,120,000 430,000	430,000
Stephen Hesse	2,990,000 440,000	440,000
Isaac Haxton	2,625,000

Thomas Boivin	1,790,000 55,000	55,000
Alessandro Predaroli	1,140,000
Fabrice Bigot	975,000
Joey Padron	905,000 10,000	10,000
Stephen Chidwick	510,000 10,000	10,000

Jeremy Kottler	395,000

Tags: Stephen Hesse Yuchen Chen

07-10-2025 14:37 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Yang	6,350,000 3,900,000	3,900,000
Michael Hawker	5,750,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Ramon Pessoa	5,390,000 1,990,000	1,990,000
Julien Mariani	4,600,000 650,000	650,000
Muhamet Perati	4,475,000 175,000	175,000
Romain Locquet	3,480,000 130,000	130,000
Gergo Hegedus	3,410,000 410,000	410,000
Wagner Wysotchanski	3,375,000 775,000	775,000
Braxton Dunaway	3,335,000 385,000	385,000

Dai Ishibashi	3,250,000 170,000	170,000
Brian Hastings	3,200,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Amadeus Janotta	3,115,000 615,000	615,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	2,995,000 505,000	505,000
Hartt Stearns	2,945,000 475,000	475,000
Tony Gregg	2,900,000 900,000	900,000
Todd Birmingham	2,815,000 1,680,000	1,680,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	2,775,000 75,000	75,000
Alen Tenorio	2,685,000 845,000	845,000
Nadav Barash	2,675,000 560,000	560,000
Jonathan Wolter	2,535,000 165,000	165,000
Don Carrillo	2,520,000 1,019,990	1,019,990
Farid Jattin	2,500,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Goh Yanagida	2,400,000 600,000	600,000
Eric Afriat	2,350,000 125,000	125,000
Dmitrii Perfilev	2,320,000 75,000	75,000

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