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

Jul 10, 2025

Hallaert Picks Up Another Pot

Tim Baker

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

Heads-up to a 7♦J♠3♣ flop that saw Conrado Francisco check from the big blind, and Kenny Hallaert bet 160,000 from under the gun. Francisco opted to check-raise to 350,000. Hallaert paused briefly before making the call.

With around a million in the pot, the two players checked the 7♠ turn to see the 9♦ roll off on the river. Francisco checked for the last time, allowing Hallaert to bet 650,000. Francisco didn't take long to return his cards to the dealer, and surrender the pot to Hallaert.

Tags: Conrado Francisco Kenny Hallaert

Jul 10, 2025

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.

Jul 10, 2025

Barash Makes Flush on Afriat

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Connor Richards

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

In a heads-up pot on a board of 10♥A♥8♦8♥2♥, Eric Afriat bet 100,000 and Nadav Barash raised to 310,000. Afriat called.

Barash showed K♥Q♠ for the nut flush and Afriat was not happy.

Barash raised to 210,000 from early position the next hand, and Afriat had some playful words about his opponent's demeanor as he folded his button and Barash won the pot.

"All day it's raise, re-raise, doesn't move. Like a statue. He sits still like a statue. Not even a word. Just sucks out every time. At least show some emotion."

Tags: Eric Afriat Nadav Barash

Jul 10, 2025

Bosman Counterfeits to Double Up

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Frank Visser

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

Small blind Benjamin Winsor put Hans Bosman in the big blind all-in for 450,000, and the Dutchman quickly called off for his tournament life.

Hans Bosman: A♥Q♠ All in
Benjamin Winsor: 2♠2♣

Winsor's ducks remained ahead on the 10♠3♦6♦ flop and 10♥ turn, but the 3♣ river double-paired the board to nullify Winsor's underpair and ship the pot to Bosman.

Tags: Benjamin Winsor Hans Bosman

Jul 10, 2025

Garner Picks Up Aces For a Massive Double

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jay Nguyen opened to 100,000 from the hijack and Jonathan Azoulay three-bet to 325,000 from the cutoff. Michael Garner four-bet to 825,000 from the button, Nguyen folded and Azoulay five-bet shoved, slightly covering Garner who had 3,215,000 to start the hand. Garner snap-called.

Michael Garner: A♠A♥ All in
Jonathan Azoulay: A♦K♥

Both players had monster hands but Garner was on the right side of the cooler with aces. He remained ahead on the 7♠8♠2♥9♦Q♦ runout to secure a massive double up through Azoulay who was left with just over five big blinds.

Tags: Jay Nguyen Jonathan Azoulay Michael Garner

Jul 10, 2025

Afriat Pressures Jakubowicz Out

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Tim Baker

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

Sam Jakubowicz raised to 100,000 under the gun with Hugo Nazar calling from middle position, Eric Afriat calling from the button, and Nicholas Ramsey defending his big blind.

Once Ramsey checked the Q♦8♠K♣ flop, Jakubowicz bet 125,000. Nazar folded before Afriat raised to 350,000. Ramsey got out of the way, and Jakubowicz called.

Heads-up to the 5♠ turn that checked through to see the 4♣ appear on the river. Jakubowicz led out for 700,000 and was met by a raise to 1,900,000 by Afriat. Jakubowicz snap-folded, and Afriat was awarded the pot.

Tags: Eric Afriat Hugo Nazar Nicholas Ramsey Sam Jakubowicz

Jul 10, 2025

MacIntyre Runs Into Arai's Kings

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David Salituro

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

Fraser MacIntyre got his last 2,000,000 in the middle from the big blind as Kohei Arai put him at risk in the cutoff.

Fraser MacIntyre: J♥J♠ All in
Kohei Arai: K♦K♥

MacIntyre showed down a pair of jacks, but Arai had woken up with kings and was a big favorite to score the knockout. The board ran out 7♥8♠2♥10♠4♥ and MacIntyre was sent to the rail.

Tags: Fraser MacIntyre Kohei Arai

Jul 10, 2025

Wysotchanski Puts Shutley in the Blender

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Mark Shutley opened to 110,000 from early position with A♠A♣ and received calls from Wagner Wysotchanski in the cutoff with 7♠7♣, Lautaro Guerra in the small blind with A♥10♥ and Benjamin Winsor in the big blind with Q♦J♠.

The flop came 7♦8♥6♠ and action checked around to Wysotchanski who bet 250,000. Guerra folded, Winsor folded and Shutley check-raised to 775,000. Wysotchanski shoved, covering Shutley who had 1,400,000 behind.

Shutley went deep into the tank for nearly ten minutes before folding his aces and Wysotchanski took the pot down without showdown.

Tags: Benjamin Winsor Lautaro Guerra Mark Shutley Wagner Wysotchanski

Jul 10, 2025

Dunaway With Hastings

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Adam Lamers

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

Braxton Dunaway raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Brian Hastings three-bet to 325,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Dunaway called to see a flop of 10♠6♣5♠. Dunaway checked to Hastings who continued with a bet of 225,000 and Dunaway called.

The turn brought the Q♦ and Dunaway checked again. Hastings counted out a bet of 600,000 and Dunaway check-raised all in for around 2,500,000. Hastings gave it some thought and then called off his stack of around 2,400,000 which Dunaway barely had covered.

Brian Hastings: A♣Q♥ All in
Braxton Dunaway: 6♠6♦

Hastings turned top pair but was drawing dead against the set from Dunaway. Hastings exited the tournament area and Dunaway joined the leaders near the end of Day 5.

Jul 10, 2025

Hallaert Shows Skhulukhiya the Bluff

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Tim Baker

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

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya made it 100,000 from early position and only Kenny Hallaert called from the big blind.

Hallaert check-called a bet of 50,000 by Skhulukhiya on the 9♠5♠6♦ flop.

The 8♥ appeared on the turn, and Hallaert led out for 180,000. Skhulukhiya flicked in the call.

Hallaert led out again when the 3♣ fell on the river, this time for 425,000. Skhulukhiya stared Hallaert down, while deliberating for quite some time. In the end, Skhulukhiya tossed his cards into the muck.

Hallaert had told Skhulukhiya that he would show his cards even if Skhulukhiya folded, and he was a man of his word as he proudly revealed A♥4♦ for a complete bluff.

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Kenny Hallaert