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

07-10-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Lynskey Shifts His Weight

Erick Torres

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

Alex Lynskey raised to 70,000 from the cutoff, but faced a re-raise to 220,000 from Nils Pudel in the small blind.

Lynskey paused for a moment before he jammed to put Pudel at risk. Pudel quickly folded in response to yield the pot to Lynskey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	2,470,000 20,000	20,000
Nils Pudel	665,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Nils Pudel

07-10-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Hyul Flops a Set and Gets Paid

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jiwoo Hyul opened to 60,000 from middle position and Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 140,000 from the hijack. Hyul called.

The flop came 6♠4♠A♥. Hyul checked and Mizrachi bet 85,000. Hyul called.

Mizrachi continued for 125,000 when checked to on the 5♣ turn and Hyul called again. Both players then checked the 5♦ river.

Mizrachi could only show a bluff with K♥10♦ while Hyul had 6♥6♣ for sixes full of fives to take a nice pot from Mizrachi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mounir Tajiou	3,650,000 150,000	150,000
Michael Mizrachi	3,000,000 275,000	275,000

Richard Green	1,670,000
Jiwoo Hyul	1,520,000 150,000	150,000
Samuel Rosborough	1,095,000 395,000	395,000

Yves Hallague	780,000 75,000	75,000
Jason Mann	540,000 60,000	60,000
Yuriy Boyko	270,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Jiwoo Hyul Michael Mizrachi

07-10-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Celine Dion's Son Chasing $10 Million Prize in Poker World Championship

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Jon Sofen

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

René-Charles Angelil, son of Canadian singer Celine Dion, is singing his own tune deep in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.

The 24-year-old offspring of an iconic songstress entered Thursday's Day 5 session in the $10,000 buy-in tournament with over 100 big blinds, with 522 players remaining. He has as strong a chance at winning the $10,000,000 first-place prize as anyone still standing.

Angelil doesn't just come from musical roots. His late father, René Angelil, was an avid poker player with over $750,000 in live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob. Daniel Negreanu told PokerNews that the elder Angelil, who married Dion in 1994, would often stop into Bobby's Room at Bellagio to play high-stakes cash games while his wife performed at nearby Caesars Palace.

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Tags: René-Charles Angelil

07-10-2025 15:03 UTC-8

Mueller Eliminated by Anavi

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Down to only 200,000 in chips and on the button, Patrick Mueller moved all-in and was called by Or Anavi in the big blind with the covering stack.

Patrick Mueller: 10♣6♦ All in
Or Anavi: K♠9♥

The A♣5♥2♥ flop and 3♥ turn changed nothing and the K♥ river kept Anavi in the lead to earn the knockout with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Or Anavi	1,100,000 410,000	410,000
Patrick Mueller	Busted

Tags: Or Anavi Patrick Mueller

07-10-2025 15:06 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Perfilev	3,100,000 705,000	705,000
Greg Merson	2,165,000

Damien Luis	1,485,000 25,000	25,000
Santiago Montes	1,420,000 100,000	100,000
Steven Touitou	910,000
Kachun Kan	880,000 815,000	815,000
Josselin Gardes	515,000
Corey Skogrand	360,000 105,000	105,000
Chris Viox	Busted

Tags: Chris Viox Dmitrii Perfilev

07-10-2025 15:07 UTC-8

Boivin Mistimes Four-Bet

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Frank Visser

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

Thomas Boivin raised to 60,000 in middle position with A♠8♠. One seat over, Stephen Hesse three-bet to 185,000, holding K♠K♣, which Boivin reraised to 490,000. After a minute of thought, Hesse called to the J♠6♥10♥ flop.

After Boivin bet 350,000, Hesse moved all in. Boivin quickly folded his ace-high, seeing the large pot shipped to Hesse without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hesse	3,760,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Thomas Boivin	885,000 840,000	840,000

Tags: Stephen Hesse Thomas Boivin

07-10-2025 15:12 UTC-8

Hastings Bets Out Tamaki

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Connor Richards

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

Brian Hastings opened to 60,000 in middle position and Shoichiro Tamaki defended in the big blind.

Tamaki checked on the flop of 9♠4♦J♥ and Hastings continued for 100,000. Tamaki folded.

Chip leader Kai Yang is at the table with a stack of around 6,400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Yang	6,400,000 50,000	50,000
Brian Hastings	3,100,000 100,000	100,000

Shoichiro Tamaki	1,400,000 435,000	435,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Kai Yang Shoichiro Tamaki

07-10-2025 15:14 UTC-8

Mizrachi Takes from Rosborough

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Samuel Rosborough opened to 60,000 from middle position with A♠9♠ and Michael Mizrachi defended from the big blind with A♣10♦.

The flop came 3♥4♦4♣. Mizrachi checked and Rosborough bet 60,000. Mizrachi check-raised to 140,000 and Rosborough mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	3,625,000 625,000	625,000

Samuel Rosborough	900,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Samuel Rosborough

07-10-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Linton Triples But Remains Short

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Adam Lamers

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

Michael Linton moved all in for his last 85,000 in the cutoff and Yuto Misaka reraised to 170,000 in the small blind. Adam Hendrix called from the big blind which created a side pot between the two blinds.

The flop came J♠4♠3♠ and Misaka continued with a bet of 80,000. Hendrix called and the 7♠ landed on the turn. Both players checked and the A♦ hit the river. Two more checks and Misaka turned over K♣J♣ which was better than the Q♣J♦ of Hendrix for the side pot. However, Linton tabled A♠3♥ for a flush to take the main pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	2,300,000 100,000	100,000
Yuto Misaka	1,900,000 100,000	100,000
Michael Linton	285,000 575,000	575,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix Michael Linton Yuto Misaka

07-10-2025 15:15 UTC-8

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.