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

Jul 10, 2025

Flowers Wilts Against Reames' Kings

David Salituro

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

Lautaro Guerra raised to 60,000 in early position and was called by Rodney Reames in middle position and Frank Flowers in the hijack.

The flop came J♦7♣8♥ and Guerra checked to Reames who bet 200,000. Flowers then raised to 700,000 and Guerra folded, but Reames moved all in for 970,000. Flowers quickly called.

Rodney Reames: K♣K♦ All in
Frank Flowers: A♣J♣

Flowers had flopped top pair, but Reames had slow-played a pair of kings and was a favorite to double up. The rest of the board ran out 3♠3♥ and Reames secured the pot.

"You played it good. I was going to three-bet preflop, and I guess i would've found out then," Flowers told him as he handed over the chips.

Tags: Frank Flowers Lautaro Guerra Rodney Reames

Jul 10, 2025

Viox Calls Himself Out of the Main Event

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Kai Cocklin

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

Chris Viox raised A♠7♦ to 60,000 from the hijack and Dmitrii Perfilev called holding Q♦10♦ on the button.

On the 5♦2♦6♠ flop, Viox check-called a bet of 75,000 from Perfilev to the 6♦ turn, where Viox checked again. Perfilev then bet 215,000, and Viox called.

A K♦ on the river saw Viox complete his smaller flush, and he checked it over. Perfilev then shoved, which put Viox to the test for his last 385,000. Viox sat back, cracked his knuckles, rechecked his cards, and then called.

"Nice hand," said Viox when he saw the bigger flush of Perfilev, then he made his way to the exit.

Tags: Chris Viox Dmitrii Perfilev

Jul 10, 2025

Haxton Eliminates Chidwick and Kottler After Roller Coaster Runout

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Frank Visser

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

Isaac Haxton was in middle position and raised to 60,000. It folded to Stephen Chidwick on the button, who jammed in his stack of 375,000. Small blind Jeremy Kottler thought for some time before he committed his stack of 335,000, and Haxton snap-called to put both players at risk.

Jeremy Kottler: A♥J♥ All in
Stephen Chidwick: 5♥5♦ All in
Isaac Haxton: K♦K♣

Haxton flopped top set on 3♥K♠6♥, but Kottler's flush draw completed on the 9♥ turn to take the lead. The 6♦ river paired the board, turning Haxton's set into a full house.

Chidwick and Kottler packed their bags as Haxton shipped the pot, chipping up to over 125 big blinds.

Tags: Isaac Haxton Jeremy Kottler Stephen Chidwick

Jul 10, 2025

Loewry Busts Trying to Bluff Angelil

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Tim Baker

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

On a completed board of 4♠K♥2♦5♠K♦ and with approximately 600,000 in the pot, Rene-Charles Angelil checked from the big blind, and Jacob Lowery jammed for 500,000 from early position. Angelil got an exact count from the dealer and thought for a while before deciding on a call.

Loewry showed a busted flush draw with A♠10♠, and lost the pot to Angelil's K♠6♥ for trip kings. Loewry's Main Event came to an abrupt end, while Angelil increased his stack to 2,200,000.

Tags: Jacob Lowery

Jul 10, 2025

Boivin Chips Up as Hesse Hero-Calls

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Frank Visser

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

In a limped pot to the Q♥4♣A♠, Thomas Boivin bet 30,000 from the small blind, and Stephen Hesse called in the big blind. The 2♠ turn then checked through to the 9♠ river, which Boivin also checked.

Hesse fired 35,000, and Boivin put in a massive check-raise to 400,000, more than half his stack. After some minutes in the tank, Hesse called.

Boivin showed K♠5♠ for the nuts, and Hesse quickly tossed his Q♣J♦ in the muck, having called with second pair.

Tags: Stephen Hesse Thomas Boivin

Jul 10, 2025

No Insurance for Affleck

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Adam Lamers

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

A completed board of K♦Q♠4♦9♠Q♥ was spread across the felt with around 600,000 in the middle already. Alon Shahar led out with a bet of 420,000 in middle position and Matt Affleck dipped into the think tank.

According to the TV crew, Affleck spent about five minutes in the tank before finally making the call. Shahar rolled over A♣Q♣ for trip queens and Affleck saw the majority of his stack slide across the table.

Tags: Matt Affleck Alon Shahar

Jul 10, 2025

O'Donnell Runs Out of Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

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

After his table change, Luke Chung was rewarded a double-up while the dealer announced "we have a spill" as the drink of Paul Gibbons next to Chung had hit the carpet.

For Chung's double-up hand, it was also a dirty job as he cracked the pocket aces of Shaun O'Donnell who then busted shortly after. The cards of O'Donnell were already in the muck while he paid off 820,000 to Chung, who three-bet preflop and called the four-bet shove with K♣K♥.

On a board of K♦8♠5♣3♠Q♣, the pocket aces were cracked and Chung also mentioned in table chat after that he had done the exact same thing one day prior.

Tags: Luke Chung Paul Gibbons Shaun O'Donnell

Jul 10, 2025

Skogrand Doubles Through Merson

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Kai Cocklin

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

Corey Skogrand made it 60,000 to go from early position, and Greg Merson three-bet to 165,000 in the cutoff. When it got back to Skogrand, he shoved 405,000, and Merson quickly called.

Corey Skogrand: K♥K♦ All in
Greg Merson: J♦J♣

Skogrand was well ahead with his cowboys, and the flop of 10♣9♠4♣ kept him in the lead. Merson did turn a flush draw with the 5♣, but Skogrand survived as the 3♠ filled out the board.

Tags: Corey Skogrand Greg Merson

Jul 10, 2025

Melnyk Flushes Kings Down the Drain

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Erick Torres

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

Liubomyr Melnyk decided to go all-in from the button for his final 190,000 and was called by Serhii Popovych in the big blind to go to a showdown with Melnyk at risk.

Liubomyr Melnyk: J♥10♥ All in
Serhii Popovych: K♦K♣

Popvych held a commanding lead as they headed to the runout, but the 7♥8♠3♥ flop gave Melnyk plenty to work with as they went to the final two streets.

The 6♣ kept Popvych in the lead, but the 5♥ river resulted in a flush for Melnyk to crack Popvych's kings to stay in the tournament.

Tags: Liubomyr Melnyk Serhii Popovych

Jul 10, 2025