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

07-10-2025 13:11 UTC-8

Danias Flops Boat & Avoids Shipwreck

Connor Richards

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

Nicholas Danias opened to 50,000 in middle position and Ohad Geiger three-bet jammed a stack of 285,000 from the button. Danias called with a bigger stack.

Ohad Geiger: A♠K♣ All in
Nicholas Danias: 6♥6♣

The flop of 8♠6♦8♦ absolutely smacked Danias as he made sixes full and he said "give it to me" as the dealer put down the 8♥ turn, somehow leaving Geiger with a chance to win the pot. But the 2♥ river was safe and Danias scored the knockout.

"Might be celebrating too early!" said Ryan Law.

"Hard not to celebrate when I flop a boat," replied Danias.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Danias	1,000,000 155,000	155,000
Ohad Geiger	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Danias Ohad Geiger Ryan Law

07-10-2025 13:12 UTC-8

Manokharan Is Running Wells

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Weston Wells opted for an open shove for his last 295,000 and Oystein Kristoffersen reshoved to isolate from the hijack. However, Murly Manokharan called all-in for 610,000 on the button and the blinds got out of the way.

Weston Wells: Q♣10♦ All in
Murly Manokharan: A♠A♥ All in
Oystein Kristoffersen: K♥K♣

The aces held on the 8♦6♣4♣J♦J♥ runout, and Wells was eliminated, while the stack of Kristoffersen was cut in half.

Paul Gibbons had jokingly asked, "Doesn't he have a straight?" to Manokharan, who smirked and looked up from his table massage — both even bumped fists.

While Manokharan was busy stacking up the chips, he then realized that he still had the pocket aces and tossed them towards the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murly Manokharan	1,550,000 705,000	705,000
Oystein Kristoffersen	600,000 600,000	600,000
Weston Wells	Busted

Tags: Murly Manokharan Oystein Kristoffersen Paul Gibbons Weston Wells

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 13:29 UTC-8

That's a Win for Nguyen

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Tim Baker

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

Hieu Le made it 50,000 under the gun and only Thi Xoa Nguyen called out of the big blind.

Nguyen started out with a check on the Q♦8♣K♠ flop, prompting Le to place out a bet of 50,000. Nguyen called.

Nguyen check-called another bet from Le when the 4♥ came on the turn, this time for 155,000.

Upon seeing the 2♥ hit the river, Nguyen opted to lead out for 300,000. Le deliberated briefly but ultimately folded and relinquished the pot to Nguyen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	3,500,000 370,000	370,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	2,850,000 700,000	700,000
Hieu Le	2,100,000 200,000	200,000
Ben Jackson	1,800,000 550,000	550,000
Nishant Sharma	1,500,000 660,000	660,000
Min-Sung Lee	1,400,000 350,000	350,000
Xingwei Chen	1,300,000 360,000	360,000
David Gradic	1,000,000 15,000	15,000
Joseph Ozimok	850,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Hieu Le Thi Xoa Nguyen

07-10-2025 13:35 UTC-8

Merson and Montes Both Turn Flushes

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Kai Cocklin

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

Greg Merson limped in with A♦3♦ from the hijack, and Santiago Montes checked Q♦5♦ in the big blind.

Both players flopped a flush draw on the J♠K♦J♦ flop, where Montes check-called a bet of 25,000 from Merson.

The 7♦ on the turn completed both players' flush draws, and Montes again went into check-call mode after Merson fired 50,000.

A 7♥ on the river double-paired the board, and Montes checked it over, then Merson bet 200,000.

"So sick. Jack?" asked Montes as he mulled it over. Eventually, he called and saw the bad news that Merson had a bigger flush.

"Could have been a much bigger pot. I was betting way bigger on [different] rivers," said Merson.

"That river saved me a lot of chips," Montes mentioned later on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Merson	2,250,000 325,000	325,000

Dmitrii Perfilev	2,040,000
Chris Viox	1,570,000 10,000	10,000

Santiago Montes	1,370,000 325,000	325,000
Damien Luis	915,000
Corey Skogrand	675,000
Steven Touitou	530,000 60,000	60,000
Rory Monahan	370,000
Josselin Gardes	235,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Greg Merson Santiago Montes

07-10-2025 13:51 UTC-8

Luis Getting Active, Check-Raises Merson

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Kai Cocklin

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

Damien Luis raised J♦J♣ from the button to 50,000 and Josselin Gardes called in the big blind with K♣Q♦.

On a low flop of 6♥6♣4♥, Gardes check-called a bet of 30,000 from Luis to the 3♥ turn, where this time Gardes check-folded when Luis threw in 190,000.

In the next hand, Luis raised to 50,000 in the cutoff holding A♣6♣ and Greg Merson called on the button with 8♠8♣.

A flop of 5♥3♣7♠ hit the felt and Luis fired 30,000, only to be met with a raise to 105,000 from Merson. Luis called.

When the 9♥ came on the turn, Luis checked and Merson bet 155,000 with his pair of eights. Luis had a double gutter, and put in a check-raise to 350,000, which got a snap-fold from Merson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Perfilev	2,205,000 165,000	165,000
Greg Merson	1,855,000 395,000	395,000

Chris Viox	1,630,000 60,000	60,000

Santiago Montes	1,405,000 35,000	35,000
Damien Luis	1,340,000 425,000	425,000
Corey Skogrand	550,000 125,000	125,000
Steven Touitou	480,000 50,000	50,000
Rory Monahan	310,000 60,000	60,000
Josselin Gardes	180,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Damien Luis Greg Merson Josselin Gardes

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 13:53 UTC-8

The Bell Tolls for Tolley

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Erick Torres

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

Nicholas Danias raised to 50,000 from early position and was called by Yuya Sakamoto. Octavian Voegele chose to call from the hijack before Brian Tolley decided to go all in for 400,000 even.

Steven Alper elected to call Tolley's all in. The rest of the table folded after some deliberation to take Tolley and Alper to a showdown.

Brian Tolley: K♣Q♣ All in
Steven Alper: A♠K♥

Tolley was behind with a dominated king, but the flop gave him plenty of equity when it fanned out 2♣6♣5♦.

The 8♦ was not what Tolley needed, and the K♦ gave both players a pair, with Alper holding the better kicker as Tolley was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Alper	2,515,000 1,515,000	1,515,000
Octavian Voegele	1,850,000 375,000	375,000
Nicholas Danias	905,000 95,000	95,000
Yuya Sakamoto	430,000 500,000	500,000
Brian Tolley	Busted

Tags: Brian Tolley Nicholas Danias Octavian Voegele Steven Alper Yuya Sakamoto

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 14:03 UTC-8

Reichard Flipped Out of Main

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Connor Richards

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

Josh Reichard made waves yesterday when he made an epic hero-call with just ace-high on the stone bubble, but the mid-stakes crusher's Main Event run has reached an end.

Reichard started the day among the chip leaders with 3,025,000, but was down to around a million when he found himself all in against Mitchell Hynam, as recounted to PokerNews.

Reichard held pocket queens against the ace-king of Hynam and couldn't win a flip as he was eliminated to earn a payout of $35,000.