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

07-10-2025 14:06 UTC-8

Hecklen Falls to Sasaki

Christian Zetzsche

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

The cards were on their backs preflop and Henrik Hecklen had the best of it out of the small blind when he was all-in for 630,000 against Seiji Sasaki in the cutoff.

Henrik Hecklen: A♠K♥ All in
Seiji Sasaki: A♥Q♦

The 6♥3♠3♣ flop kept Hecklen in the lead but he fell behind on the Q♣ turn, now needing one of the remaining three kings in the deck. Neither of them came on the 9♣ river and that spelled the end for the Danish poker pro.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seiji Sasaki	1,925,000 640,000	640,000
Henrik Hecklen	Busted

Tags: Henrik Hecklen Seiji Sasaki

07-10-2025 14:08 UTC-8

Lee Turns Up Heat on Flop

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Erick Torres

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

Gianluca Cedolia raised from early position to 50,000 and was called by Daehyung Lee from the hijack and Michael Graffeo in the big blind.

Graffeo checked the 10♦4♥9♠ flop before Cedolia put out a bet of 55,000.

Lee wanted to play for more and raised to 150,000, which got a quick fold from Graffeo. Cedolia pondered for a moment, but decided on a fold to end the hand as Lee dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Kennedy	2,015,000 715,000	715,000
Daehyung Lee	1,320,000 470,000	470,000
Gianluca Cedolia	750,000 175,000	175,000
Michael Graffeo	655,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Daehyung Lee Gianluca Cedolia Michael Graffeo

07-10-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Hesse Rivers Haxton

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Frank Visser

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

Stephen Hesse raised to 60,000 in early position. Isaac Haxton called in the next seat over, and Yuchen Chen came along in the cutoff with 5♠5♥.

Joey Padron deemed his Q♦2♥ worthy of a call in the big blind, and the quartet saw a flop of 10♥2♣4♦. After Padron checked, Hesse continued for 80,000. Haxton called before Chen and Padron mucked their cards.

The 6♦ turn saw both remaining players check to the 9♣ river, where Hesse picked the aggression back up with a bet of 275,000.

Haxton quickly called, but his A♠10♠ disappeared into the muck when Hesse tabled 10♦9♦ for a rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	2,625,000 415,000	415,000

Stephen Hesse	2,550,000 570,000	570,000
Yuchen Chen	2,245,000 125,000	125,000
Joey Padron	915,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Joey Padron Stephen Hesse Yuchen Chen

07-10-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Jackpot for Fewster

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Tim Baker

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

[Removed:548] made it 50,000 under the gun with Michael Miravi and Henry Fewster calling in middle position. Maxim Panyak chose to defend his big blind, and they headed to the flop four ways.

After two checks on the 7♥2♦4♦ flop, Miravi bet 125,000, which only Fewster called from the next seat.

Heads-up now to the A♣ turn. Miravi jammed for Fewster's 405,000, and Fewster called at lightning speed.

Henry Fewster: 7♠7♦ All in
Michael Miravi: A♥J♦

It made sense why Fewster called so quickly, since he held a set of sevens, and had Miravi drawing dead with top pair. An irrelevant K♠ dropped on the river, and Fewster moved up to just under 1,300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Panyak	1,600,000 600,000	600,000
[Removed:548]	1,500,000 75,000	75,000
Henry Fewster	1,295,000 850,000	850,000
Michael Miravi	620,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Henry Fewster Maxim Panyak Michael Miravi

07-10-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Blom Doubles Off Bogdanov

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David Salituro

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

Viktor Blom moved all in for 850,000 from the cutoff and Yulian Bogdanov put him at risk in early position.

Viktor Blom: 10♠10♣ All in
Yulian Bogdanov: 5♦5♠

Blom's tens had Bogdanov's fives dominated, and the J♠3♥K♣3♦8♠ board proved no threat for Blom as the Swedish online legend earned the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	2,400,000 960,000	960,000
Viktor Blom	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Viktor Blom Yulian Bogdanov

07-10-2025 14:19 UTC-8

Cedolia Flipped Out by Locquet

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Daehyung Lee had raised under the gun but Gianluca Cedolia didn't see that when throwing in raising chips from the button. That would soon not matter anymore as Cedolia got it in against Romain Locquet out of the small blind for around 570,000 with Lee getting out of the way.

Gianluca Cedolia: J♥J♣ All in
Romain Locquet: A♥K♥

The J♦10♠8♦ flop gave Cedolia top set but he fell behind on the Q♥ turn. Needing the board to pair, Cedolia bricked the 3♦ river and he was sent to the payout desk while Locquet notched up another elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	3,350,000 825,000	825,000
Daehyung Lee	1,325,000 5,000	5,000
Gianluca Cedolia	Busted

Tags: Daehyung Lee Gianluca Cedolia Romain Locquet

07-10-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Remaining Level 21 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Terence Reid	Busted
Brad Owen	Busted

Thien Tran	Busted
Kiyoshi Eda	Busted
Brendan Buckner	Busted
Hayato Kitajima	Busted
Yuya Sakamoto	Busted
Adam Krach	Busted
Andrew Neeme	Busted
Gabriel Bardini	Busted
Justin Kelley	Busted
Thai Ha	Busted

Jeffrey Deegan	Busted
Daniel Carney	Busted
Asher Conniff	Busted

Christopher Wallace	Busted

Nicholas Grippo	Busted
Christian Calcano	Busted

07-10-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Chen Doubles Up in Massive Pot as Kottler Sends It With King-Deuce

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Frank Visser

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

Yuchen Chen raised to 50,000 in the hijack, and Jeremy Kottler three-bet to 140,000 on the button. It folded back to Chen, who called to the 5♥J♠3♦ flop.

Kottler continued for 75,000, which Chen check-raised to 225,000. Kottler tossed in a quick call, and the A♦ hit the turn.

Chen reverted to a check, seeing Kottler retake the initiative with a bet of 250,000. Chen just called this time, and the J♣ river completed the board.

Chen checked again, after which Kottler quickly moved all in for an over-bet, covering Chen's 1,630,000 remaining chips. Chen spent minutes in the tank before he pushed in his stacks of chips for a call.

Kottler tabled K♦2♠ for a spicy bluff with king-high, while Chen doubled up with 5♠5♦ for fives full of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Chen	4,550,000 2,305,000	2,305,000
Jeremy Kottler	395,000 2,305,000	2,305,000

Tags: Jeremy Kottler Yuchen Chen

07-10-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Owen Falls to Eychenne After Missing Royal Flush Draw

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Brad Owen opened to 50,000 from early position and received calls from Thomas Eychenne in the hijack and Seun Oluwole in the cutoff.

The flop came A♥5♦10♥. Owen bet 140,000, Eychenne called and Oluwole folded 10♠9♠.

Owen shoved for 620,000 on the Q♦ turn and Eychenne called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Brad Owen: K♥Q♥ All in
Thomas Eychenne: A♦9♦

Owen had a pair of queens and royal flush draw while Eychenne was ahead with top pair and the nut-flush draw. Owen got up from his seat and put his backpack on as the 10♦ river brought in the nut-flush for Eychenne, ending Owen's Main Event run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	2,280,000 945,000	945,000
Seun Oluwole	1,015,000 155,000	155,000
Brad Owen	Busted

Tags: Brad Owen Seun Oluwole Thomas Eychenne

07-10-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Gardes Gets a Double

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Kai Cocklin

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

Chris Viox raised from early position to 50,000 with 9♥7♥ and Josselin Gardes called in the big blind with A♥8♥.

An action flop of 3♥K♥8♠ hit the table and Gardes checked. Viox then bet 25,000, which Gardes called.

When the 5♦ hit the turn, Gardes checked, Viox shoved, and Gardes called off his last 170,000.

Nothing changed on the 4♠ turn, and Gardes secured the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Perfilev	2,395,000 210,000	210,000
Greg Merson	2,050,000 90,000	90,000

Damien Luis	1,510,000 170,000	170,000
Santiago Montes	1,175,000 155,000	155,000
Chris Viox	1,115,000 245,000	245,000

Josselin Gardes	525,000 255,000	255,000
Steven Touitou	470,000
Corey Skogrand	465,000 85,000	85,000
Rory Monahan	250,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Chris Viox Josselin Gardes