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

Jul 10, 2025

Shutley Flops Set in Three-Bet Pot

Frank Visser

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

Under the gun, Mark Shutley raised to 85,000. Tony Gregg three-bet to 225,000 two seats over, and Shutley called when the action folded back to him.

The 5♠4♠7♥ flop saw Shutley check-call the 185,000 chips Gregg splashed in the middle.

The 4♦ turn was checked by both players, seeing the 2♦ arrive on the river. Shutley piled in a bet of 300,000, which Gregg quickly called. Shutley revealed 7♠7♦ for a flopped set, leaving Gregg's hero-call with A♠Q♥ in the dust.

Tags: Tony Gregg Mark Shutley

Jul 10, 2025

Lubawski Can't Beat Sturm

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Tim Baker

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

Matthew Lubawski got the last of 200,000 or so chips into the middle preflop against Leon Sturm. Once the remainder of the table folded, the cards were turned over.

Matthew Lubawski: K♦9♣ All in
Leon Sturm: A♦Q♠

Lubawski needed to connect with the board if he was to stay in the Main Event. However, Sturm's ace-high remained best on the 2♥6♥6♦2♦7♦ runout, and Lubawski headed to the payout desk.

Tags: Leon Sturm Matthew Lubawski

Jul 10, 2025

Umerova's Journey Ended by Azoulay

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Kai Cocklin

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

Safiya Umerova made it 180,000 from under the gun, leaving herself just 15,000 behind. Jonathan Azoulay was in the small blind and called.

On the K♥J♦9♦ flop, Azoulay checked, Umerova bet 15,000, and Azoulay called.

Safiya Umerova: Q♦3♠ All in
Jonathan Azoulay: A♣4♠

Umerova was live to a queen, ten, or a three, but didn't find any of them on the J♥ turn. No help arrived on the 6♥ river, and Umerova made her way to the exit.

Tags: Jonathan Azoulay Safiya Umerova

Jul 10, 2025

Value or Bluff?

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Adam Lamers

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

Daniele Primerano and Sergio Veloso were heads-up in a pot that had around 600,000 in the middle already. The board read 8♥4♠2♠4♣ and Primerano check-called a bet of 360,000 from Veloso.

The river was the 3♠ and Primerano checked again. Veloso counted out a bet of 1,100,000 and Primerano went into the tank. Over a minute had passed and Primerano decided to lay his hand down.

Veloso windmilled his J♠J♥ face up onto the table and Primerano said that he couldn't beat it.

"Value or bluff?" Primerano asked.

"I don't know. Depends what you had," Veloso replied.

Tags: Sergio Veloso Daniele Primerano

Jul 10, 2025

Allacher Runs Into Kings

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Connor Richards

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

Scott Allacher open-jammed a stack of just around 100,000 in the small blind and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya called in the big blind.

Scott Allacher: K♣9♠ All in
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: K♠K♦

Allacher had run into kings and couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out A♦Q♦8♦10♥9♥ to mark his elimination.

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Scott Allacher

Jul 10, 2025

Skhulukhiya Gets Paid With the Nuts

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Tim Baker

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

There were approximately 500,000 chips already in the middle on a completed board of 4♥A♠2♥8♥Q♦. Scott Allacher bet 160,000 and was met by a raise to 775,000 by Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in an early position. Allacher went deep into the tank, and after thinking for quite some time, Allacher made the call.

Skhulukhiya flipped over the nuts with A♥7♥, and Allacher couldn't do anything but muck his cards and begin riffling his remaining stack of just 120,000.

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Scott Allacher

Jul 10, 2025

Blom Blossoms With Kings

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Frank Visser

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

Viktor Blom raised to 80,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Andrew Hedley in the big blind, who tossed in calling chips. Another 80,000 flew in from Blom on the 10♦3♠Q♠ flop, which Hedley check-called.

After Hedley checked a second time, Blom sized up to 240,000 on the 8♥ turn. Hedley spent a good while in the tank before he let go of his second pair, seeing Blom cross the seven-figure mark.

Tags: Andrew Hedley Viktor Blom

Jul 10, 2025

Kassouf Talks Himself Into a Fold

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Kai Cocklin

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

David Swift made it 80,000 to go with 5♠5♦ from the hijack and Will Kassouf looked down at A♠J♦ in the cutoff and called. Gregor Sverko, on the button, three-bet to 320,000 with A♥Q♣.

"You're allowed to get away with one," said Swift as he folded. Kassouf was still to act behind.

"I was gonna three-bet with this hand," mentioned Kassouf in reference to Swift. "Maybe I'll save myself. Or are you repping a stronger hand than you actually have, 'cos you've got the button." Kassouf continued.

Eventually, Kassouf folded face up, and Sverko showed his cards as he took it down.

Tags: David Swift Gregor Sverko Will Kassouf

Jul 10, 2025

Peretz Finds a Miracle to Triple

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David Salituro

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

Matija Kajtez raised to 80,000 under the gun before Yaniv Peretz reraised to 205,000 in early position, leaving himself just one 5,000 chip behind. Bogdan Chornyy then four-bet to 330,000 in the hijack.

The table spent some time determining if Chornyy had made a legal raise before it was ruled that his bet stood. "That guy is probably good at math. A GTO wizard," a tablemate said about Chornyy.

The action went back on Kajtez who reraised to 780,000. Chornyy eventually folded and Peretz put in his last chip.

Yaniv Peretz: Q♥Q♦ All in
Matija Kajtez: A♠A♥

Peretz had run his queens into Kajtez's aces and fell further behind on the 10♠8♠6♠ flop as Kajtez picked up a flush draw. Peretz had one out going to the turn, which came the 10♥ to open up an additional out. The river was the Q♠ and Peretz spiked a full house to earn the triple up.

"Can't get rid of him," tablemate Frank Flowers said.

"I used my one time. Not his one time, my one time," Peretz's fellow Israeli Gabi Livshitz said while watching on the rail.

Tags: Bogdan Chornyy Matija Kajtez Yaniv Peretz

Jul 10, 2025

Entine Gets an Entire Double

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The action folded to Oliver Entine in the cutoff and he pushed all-in for 720,000. The next two players folded but Tomas Szwarcberg called out of the big blind.

Oliver Entine: J♠J♣ All in
Tomas Szwarcberg: A♠J♦

The K♠8♥7♥10♦ turn brought some split pot outs with a nine but the 7♣ river paired the board for Entine to double.