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

07-10-2025 22:16 UTC-8

Prokopchuk Leaves Devany on Fumes

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Brian Devany was in the cutoff with a raise of 300,000 in front of him before Mikhail Prokopchuk moved all in for 925,000 in the big blind. Devany told his tablemates he was waiting for the tournament clock to reach 10 minutes before acting, but another player eventually called time on him anyway.

Devany allowed his 30-second countdown to nearly reach zero before he called, having Prokopchuk barely covered.

Mikhail Prokopchuk: A♦K♠ All in
Brian Devany: 9♥9♦

"Let's go, baby!" Devany shouted out after finding out he was flipping for most of his stack. But the flop brought A♥4♦5♠ to give Prokopchuk the lead with top pair, while the rest of the board ran out 4♠J♠ and Prokopchuk doubled up, leaving Devany with just two big blinds in the closing moments of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Prokopchuk	2,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Brian Devany	105,000 1,095,000	1,095,000

Tags: Brian Devany Mikhail Prokopchuk

07-10-2025 22:10 UTC-8

Kassouf Wakes Up With Aces

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Swift opened to 100,000 from the cutoff with 9♥9♣ and Will Kassouf three-bet to 300,000 from the button with A♥A♦. Swift four-bet to 1,000,000. After several minutes of "speech play" Kassouf five-bet to 3,000,000 and Swift mucked his hand after several more minutes of banter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	6,635,000 1,875,000	1,875,000
David Swift	3,600,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: David Swift Will Kassouf

07-10-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Schumacher Wins Race Against Wolter

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Erick Torres

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Johan Schumacher began the action with a raise to 125,000 from middle position and was called by Murly Manokharan on the button.

Jonathan Wolter wanted to play a bigger pot and raised to 475,000 from the small blind. Schumacher responded with a jam, while Manokharan folded. Wolter paused just a moment to take in the situation before he called to be at risk with his 2,200,000 stack.

Jonathan Wolter: J♥J♣ All in
Johan Schumacher: A♠K♦

Wolter held the edge with the made pair to start, but the flop was a disaster from his perspective as it came A♣6♦6♣ to propel Schumacher into the lead.

The 3♥ turn and the 9♠ did not offer any solace for Wolter as he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schumacher	4,930,000 2,910,000	2,910,000
Murly Manokharan	865,000 160,000	160,000
Jonathan Wolter	Busted

Tags: Johan Schumacher Jonathan Wolter Murly Manokharan

07-10-2025 22:04 UTC-8

Overton On Right Side of Ultimate Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

John Petro raised to 100,000 under the gun and Aaron Overton three-bet to 250,000 in early position. Yuta Mutsuura then four-bet to 450,000 in the hijack and Petro folded, but Overton moved all in for 1,320,000. Mutsuura called to put him at risk.

Aaron Overton: A♠A♣ All in
Yuta Mutsuura: K♣K♥

Overton had picked up aces against Mutsuura's kings and was poised for the double-up as the A♦6♣5♠ flop improved him to top set. Mutsuura was already drawing dead after the 8♥ turn, while the J♦ completed the board on the river and sealed Overton's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Overton	2,800,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
John Petro	2,000,000 265,000	265,000
Yuta Mutsuura	1,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Aaron Overton John Petro Yuta Mutsuura

07-10-2025 22:00 UTC-8

Dunaway With Hastings

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Adam Lamers

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Braxton Dunaway raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Brian Hastings three-bet to 325,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Dunaway called to see a flop of 10♠6♣5♠. Dunaway checked to Hastings who continued with a bet of 225,000 and Dunaway called.

The turn brought the Q♦ and Dunaway checked again. Hastings counted out a bet of 600,000 and Dunaway check-raised all in for around 2,500,000. Hastings gave it some thought and then called off his stack of around 2,400,000 which Dunaway barely had covered.

Brian Hastings: A♣Q♥ All in
Braxton Dunaway: 6♠6♦

Hastings turned top pair but was drawing dead against the set from Dunaway. Hastings exited the tournament area and Dunaway joined the leaders near the end of Day 5.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	8,250,000 5,345,000	5,345,000

Brian Hastings	Busted

07-10-2025 22:00 UTC-8

Wysotchanski Puts Shutley in the Blender

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mark Shutley opened to 110,000 from early position with A♠A♣ and received calls from Wagner Wysotchanski in the cutoff with 7♠7♣, Lautaro Guerra in the small blind with A♥10♥ and Benjamin Winsor in the big blind with Q♦J♠.

The flop came 7♦8♥6♠ and action checked around to Wysotchanski who bet 250,000. Guerra folded, Winsor folded and Shutley check-raised to 775,000. Wysotchanski shoved, covering Shutley who had 1,400,000 behind.

Shutley went deep into the tank for nearly ten minutes before folding his aces and Wysotchanski took the pot down without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wagner Wysotchanski	6,005,000 1,780,000	1,780,000
Lautaro Guerra	2,795,000 515,000	515,000

Benjamin Winsor	1,920,000 390,000	390,000
Mark Shutley	1,290,000 1,485,000	1,485,000

Tags: Benjamin Winsor Lautaro Guerra Mark Shutley Wagner Wysotchanski

07-10-2025 21:59 UTC-8

Zhang Wins This Flip

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Yu Zhang and Kyung Jung both got their stacks into the middle preflop, with Zhang being the player at risk.

Yu Zhang: 3♥3♠ All in
Kyung Jung: A♦Q♥

Zhang and Jung were among the shortest stacks remaining in the tournament, so this flip was crucial to their Main Event journey. The dealer put out a board of 4♠7♦6♥5♥Q♠, which gave Zhang the winner with a straight on the turn, and he doubled up through Jung.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yu Zhang	1,250,000 50,000	50,000
Kyung Jung	360,000 1,040,000	1,040,000

Tags: Kyung Jung Yu Zhang

07-10-2025 21:55 UTC-8

Fallen With Finish in Sight

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Salonia	Busted
John Barr	Busted
Byungeun Shin	Busted
Steven Snyder	Busted
Nils Pudel	Busted
Shoichiro Tamaki	Busted
Vinh Nguyen	Busted
Daniel Wjuniski	Busted
Santiago Montes	Busted
Artur Koren	Busted
Andreas Christoforou	Busted
Cyrille Rousset	Busted

07-10-2025 21:54 UTC-8

Lynskey Gets Called by a Better King-High

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Adam Lamers

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sam Darkin raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Alex Lynskey defended from the big blind. The flop came 7♥5♥2♠ and both players checked to the 4♦ on the turn.

Lynskey led out with a bet of 90,000 and Darkin called to see the J♣ on the river. Lynskey fired out another bet of 125,000 and Darkin looked him up. Lynskey turned over K♠3♣ for king-high and Darkin showed K♣8♥ for a better king-high to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Darkin	4,700,000 1,330,000	1,330,000
Alex Lynskey	1,020,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Sam Darkin Alex Lynskey

07-10-2025 21:53 UTC-8

MacIntyre Runs Into Arai's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Fraser MacIntyre got his last 2,000,000 in the middle from the big blind as Kohei Arai put him at risk in the cutoff.

Fraser MacIntyre: J♥J♠ All in
Kohei Arai: K♦K♥

MacIntyre showed down a pair of jacks, but Arai had woken up with kings and was a big favorite to score the knockout. The board ran out 7♥8♠2♥10♠4♥ and MacIntyre was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kohei Arai	5,400,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Fraser MacIntyre	Busted

Tags: Fraser MacIntyre Kohei Arai