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

Jul 10, 2025

Kassouf Wants to Play a Game

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Will Kassouf made it 100,000 with K♠J♠ from early position and Jay Nguyen called in the cutoff with A♣9♣.

They saw a flop of 4♥7♠K♣ where Nguyen checked and Kassouf bet 150,000.

For the last five minutes, Kassouf has been trying to persuade the table to play the 'show one' game, where anybody that wins a pot must show at least one card.

"If you fold, I'll show you one. If you fold and show me both, I'll show you both, that's the deal. I'm a gentleman," said Kassouf. "I'm a man of my word,".

Nguyen eventually folded face down, and Kassouf showed one card.

"Say please and I'll show you the second one. Say 'please Will' and I'll show you the second one," added Kassouf.

"Please, Will," asked Nguyen nicely.

Kassouf then flipped over his second card as he pulled in the pot.

"Very nice," were Nguyen's final words.

Tags: Jay Nguyen Will Kassouf

Jul 10, 2025

Mehamed Drills the Turn to Trple

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Michael Mizrachi opened to 85,000 from early position, Yves Hallague three-bet shoved for 530,000 from the cutoff and Alan Mehamed called with his stack of 390,000 from the small blind. Mizrachi called, covering both players.

Alan Mehamed: A♦Q♦ All in
Yves Hallague: 10♠10♥ All in
Michael Mizrachi: A♠K♦

Hallague was in great shape to triple up on the 7♥5♠J♥ flop but Mehamed took the lead with top pair on the Q♣ turn. He remained ahead on the 9♥ river to triple up while Hallague was left with just seven big blinds.

Tags: Alan Mehamed Michael Mizrachi Yves Hallague

Jul 10, 2025

Buckingham Picks Off Vecino; Wins a Monster Off DiMascio

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Richard Buckingham and Juan Carlos Vecino checked to the turn on a board of K♣Q♠2♥6♣ in a blind versus blind battle before Buckingham led out for 150,000. Vecino called and the 2♦ fell on the river.

Buckingham then bet 200,000, but this time Vecino raised to 500,000. "I have a good hand," Buckingham said as he took a few minutes before calling.

Vecino showed A♠Q♣ for top pair, but Buckingham had Q♥6♥ for queens and sixes to win the pot.

The hand before, Buckingham had taken out Paul DiMascio in a massive pot and filled in the details. DiMascio had opened to 85,000 from early position and Buckingham defended his big blind.

The flop brought 4x3x2x and DiMascio continued for 160,000. Buckingham called and a 5x fell on the turn. DiMascio then moved all in for 1,800,000.

"I couldn't believe he did it. I feel bad for him, because I know he has the ace," Buckingham explained, saying he called with 6x4x for a straight while DiMascio had Ax9x and was sent to the rail.

Tags: Juan Carlos Vecino Paul DiMascio Richard Buckingham

Jul 10, 2025

Blom Busts Main Event

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Tony Gregg was in the hijack when he raised to 80,000. Viktor Blom then put in his stack of 905,000 from the hijack, which Gregg called after careful consideration.

Viktor Blom: 8♥8♦ All in
Tony Gregg: A♥Q♠

Gregg paired his ace on the K♣A♣K♦ flop, leaving Blom with two outs in the deck. Neither the J♣ turn nor the 2♦ river could save Blom, who said his goodbyes from the feature table before leaving the tournament area.

Tags: Tony Gregg Viktor Blom

Jul 10, 2025

What Are the Odds of That?

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nate Silver raised it up on the button and Daniele Primerano called from the big blind. The flop came Q♦9♦5♥ and Primerano check-called bets from Silver on the flop as well as the 7♥ turn which created a pot of 1,300,000.

The river was the 4♣ and Primerano checked one more time. Silver pushed all in for 1,090,000 and Primerano asked for a count. After thinking for a couple of minutes, Primerano looked him up. Silver turned over K♦J♦ for a missed combo draw while Primerano held K♥Q♠ for top pair.

Tags: Nate Silver Daniele Primerano

Jul 10, 2025

Eychenne Takes No Prisoners

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

From early position, William Pengelly opened to 80,000 and was three-bet to 280,000 by Thomas Eychenne in the next seat. Oliver Entine then four-bet to 1,380,000, leaving himself just 40,000 behind. Action folded back to Pengelly, who went deep into the tank before ultimately folding.

Eychenne rechecked his cards and called, mistakenly thinking Entine was already all in. He tabled pocket aces prematurely, then quickly apologized to the dealer and Entine upon realizing his mistake.

The dealer spread the flop of 2♠6♦J♣, prompting Entine to joke, “I have one big blind, please let me keep it?” But Eychenne put him all in, and Entine made the call.

Oliver Entine: Q♠Q♣ All in
Thomas Eychenne: A♠A♦

Entine needed to find a queen to crack the aces of Eychenne and remain in the tournament. The 4♦ turn and 8♥ river didn't help Entine, and all of his chips were sent over to Eychenne.

Tags: Oliver Entine Thomas Eychenne William Pengelly

Jul 10, 2025

Kasic Wins Battle of Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mark Shutley raised his button to 85,000. Sejo Kasic called in the small blind before Tony Gregg piled in 360,000 chips in the big blind.

Shutley moved out of the way with A♠6♥, but Kasic wanted to see a flop and called. Kasic check-called Gregg's bet of 150,000 on the 6♠K♥A♦ flop, and did so too when Gregg sized up to 350,000 on the 5♥ turn.

The 9♣ river was quickly checked to showdown, where Kasic's A♣7♣ outkicked Gregg's A♥2♠ to win the sizable pot.

Tags: Tony Gregg Mark Shutley Sejo Kasic

Jul 10, 2025

Fan Eliminates Mann

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jason Mann shoved for 140,000 from the button and Chih Fan called with a covering stack from the big blind to put him at risk.

Jason Mann: K♥J♥ All in
Chih Fan: A♣9♣

The 2♦A♠9♥5♦6♣ runout left Mann drawing dead by the turn and he was sent to the rail while Fan dragged in the last of his chips.

Tags: Chih Fan Jason Mann

Jul 10, 2025

Montes & Merson Chop Up Touitou's Stack

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Steven Touito, Santiago Montes and Greg Merson just got all of their chips in the middle in a three-way all-in. Montes had the biggest stack and had the chance to bust two players, while Touitou was the shortest stack with the opportunity to triple up.

Steven Touitou: J♦J♣ All in
Greg Merson: A♠K♥ All in
Santiago Montes: A♦K♣

It was a great spot for Touitou as Merson and Montes both had the same hand, removing some of the cards they needed to win.

The dealer put out a flop of 5♣9♥6♠, keeping Touitou's jacks in front. The 6♥ turn meant only a king or ace on the river would end his tournament. The dealer burned a card and then peeled off the K♠ on the river, producing a groan from the table. Touitou was out, while Merson and Montes fist-bumped across the table as they chopped up Touitou's chips.

Tags: Greg Merson Santiago Montes Steven Touito

Jul 10, 2025

Start-of-Day Chip Leader Lam Falls to a Massive Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Harold Lam bet 115,000 from early position on a flop of 10♣8♦Q♦ and Alen Tenorio raised to 355,000 in the big blind. Lam then reraised to 1,000,000, Tenorio moved all in, and Lam snap-called for his last 1,800,000.

Harold Lam: 10♥10♦ All in
Alen Tenorio: J♥9♦

Lam had flopped a set, but Tenorio had a straight and left Lam needing the board to pair to stay alive. The A♦ turn gave Lam additional outs to a flush, but he missed the 2♣ river and the start-of-day chip leader was sent to the rail.

Tags: Alen Tenorio Harold Lam