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

07-10-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Tajiou Snaps Off Hyul

Ryan Lashmar

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

With three players seeing a board of 8♠K♥5♠ and 225,000 in the middle, Jiwoo Hyul checked from the small blind and Michael Mizrachi checked from the big blind. Mounir Tajiou bet 65,000 from early position and Hyul check-raised to 180,000. Mizrachi folded 6♣3♥ before Tajiou called.

Hyul continued for 265,000 on the 9♠ turn and Tajiou called again. On the K♣ river Hyul bet 450,000 and Tajiou snap-called.

Hyul was bluffing with A♦10♦ while Tajiou had K♠10♠ for the second-nut flush to take down the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mounir Tajiou	4,250,000 1,205,000	1,205,000
Michael Mizrachi	3,630,000 95,000	95,000

Jiwoo Hyul	1,030,000 960,000	960,000

Tags: Jiwoo Hyul Michael Mizrachi Mounir Tajiou

07-10-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Calderon	5,800,000 4,040,000	4,040,000
Sergio Veloso	5,050,000 1,830,000	1,830,000
Romain Locquet	3,925,000 445,000	445,000
Gergo Hegedus	3,315,000 95,000	95,000
Yong Han	2,875,000 695,000	695,000
Eric Afriat	2,650,000 300,000	300,000
Florian Ribouchon	2,450,000 290,000	290,000
Ran Ilani	1,950,000 305,000	305,000
Zhen Cai	1,800,000 245,000	245,000
Kyosuke Nagami	1,650,000 150,000	150,000
Bradley Jansen	1,650,000 350,000	350,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,525,000 135,000	135,000
Andreas Christoforou	1,400,000 560,000	560,000
Ruben Costa	1,350,000 250,000	250,000
Andrew Wilson	1,120,000 20,000	20,000
Fraser MacIntyre	915,000 1,085,000	1,085,000
Yosef Fox	780,000 160,000	160,000

Justin Liberto	675,000 775,000	775,000

Safiya Umerova	330,000

He Zhou	Busted

07-10-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Chen Getting Out of Line

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Frank Visser

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

Fabrice Bigot raised to 65,000 in the hijack with A♠8♣. Yuchen Chen looked down at 10♦7♣ in the cutoff, which he three-bet to 190,000.

Chen's aggressiveness panned out as Bigot quickly folded once the action had reached him again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Chen	4,250,000 130,000	130,000
Isaac Haxton	3,855,000 100,000	100,000

Stephen Hesse	3,255,000
Dai Ishibashi	3,155,000 75,000	75,000
Alessandro Predaroli	1,405,000 85,000	85,000
Thomas Boivin	1,265,000 15,000	15,000
Joey Padron	1,170,000 80,000	80,000
Fabrice Bigot	595,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Yuchen Chen

07-10-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Garner Sends Vang Out

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Erick Torres

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

Michael Garner raised to 60,000 from early position and was called by Safiya Umerova in the next seat over.

Kou Vang staged his chips and announced all-in for 520,000 from the cutoff. Garner called, while Umerova flashed AxJx and mucked her hand to send Vang and Garner to a showdown with Vang at risk.

Kou Vang: A♥Q♠ All in
Michael Garner: A♠K♥

It was a battle of big aces with Garner enjoying the best of it as they went into the runout.

The board did not offer any drama as it came 9♣5♠7♣2♦4♣ to award Garner the pot and knock out Vang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Garner	2,720,000 1,620,000	1,620,000
Safiya Umerova	330,000 550,000	550,000

Kou Vang	Busted

Tags: Kou Vang Michael Garner Safiya Umerova

07-10-2025 15:53 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Bronze

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Pessoa	5,000,000 390,000	390,000
Stefan Nemetz	4,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Wagner Wysotchanski	3,600,000 225,000	225,000
Todd Birmingham	3,600,000 785,000	785,000
Thomas Eychenne	3,300,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Sam Jakubowicz	3,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Will Kassouf	2,800,000 220,000	220,000
Don Carrillo	2,600,000 80,000	80,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	2,600,000 400,000	400,000
Chahn Jung	2,600,000 800,000	800,000
Yulian Bogdanov	2,500,000 100,000	100,000
Adam Hendrix	1,900,000 400,000	400,000
Leo Margets	1,900,000 800,000	800,000

Bruno Furth	1,650,000 365,000	365,000

Kenny Hallaert	1,600,000 615,000	615,000

Esther Taylor	1,500,000 80,000	80,000

Chih Fan	1,500,000 500,000	500,000
Arie Kliper	1,100,000 490,000	490,000
David Kaufmann	350,000 680,000	680,000

07-10-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Eychenne Shoves on Oluwole

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Adam Lamers

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

Thomas Eychenne opened to 60,000 in middle position and Seun Oluwole reraised to 160,000 on his left. The action folded back to Eychenne who just called to see a flop of Q♣3♠2♥.

Eychenne checked to Oluwole who continued with a bet of 110,000 and Eychenne called. The 5♠ landed on the turn and both players checked to the Q♥ on the river. Eychenne announced all in and Oluwole quickly folded, leaving himself with around 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	2,950,000 670,000	670,000
Seun Oluwole	370,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Thomas Eychenne Seun Oluwole

07-10-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Hyul Eliminates Boyko

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Yuriy Boyko shoved for 135,000 from the small blind and Jiwoo Hyul called with a covering stack from the big blind to put him at risk.

Yuriy Boyko: A♦8♥ All in
Jiwoo Hyul: Q♦10♥

The K♣9♣10♦4♥3♦ runout gave Hyul a pair of tens to end Boyko's Main Event run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiwoo Hyul	1,990,000 135,000	135,000
Yuriy Boyko	Busted

Tags: Jiwoo Hyul Yuriy Boyko

07-10-2025 15:44 UTC-8

"What's Going on Down There?"

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Connor Richards

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

Andrew Wilson opened to 60,000 from middle position and Antoine Berruel three-bet jammed from the cutoff before Michael Capener moved all in for 95,000 in the small blind. Wilson folded.

Michael Capener: J♥9♣ All in
Antoine Berruel: K♦K♠

"What's going on down there?" said Eric Afriat after seeing Capener's holding as the board ran out Q♦5♣5♦5♥Q♣ to mark Capener's elimination as he played the board.

A few hands later, Wilson again opened to 60,000 and Berruel again three-bet jammed. Wilson once again folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Wilson	1,100,000 535,000	535,000
Antoine Berruel	600,000 310,000	310,000
Michael Capener	Busted

Tags: Antoine Berruel Eric Afriat Michael Capener Andrew Wilson

07-10-2025 15:44 UTC-8

Buckingham Pulls Off a Big Bluff Against Vecino; Wintersberger Shoves on Manokharan

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David Salituro

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

Juan Carlos Vecino and Richard Buckingham had built a pot of around 500,000 as they went heads-up to the 4♣4♥4♠ flop. Vecino then bet 225,000 from the cutoff.

Buckingham was in the hijack and tanked for several minutes before moving all in for around 2,000,000. Vecino quickly folded and Buckingham showed 9♣8♣ while taking in the pot. "Sorry. I just felt like you had ace-king," Buckingham told him after the hand.

At another table, David Wintersberger bet 200,000 from the big blind on a board of 10♥6♥10♠J♠ and Murly Manokharan called under the gun.

The river was the 10♣ and Wintersberger moved all in for 400,000. Manokharan thought about the decision for a few minutes but eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Buckingham	3,000,000 800,000	800,000
Juan Carlos Vecino	2,800,000
David Wintersberger	1,200,000 650,000	650,000
Murly Manokharan	950,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: David Wintersberger Juan Carlos Vecino Murly Manokharan Richard Buckingham

07-10-2025 15:42 UTC-8

Melnyk Flushes Kings Down the Drain

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Erick Torres

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

Liubomyr Melnyk decided to go all-in from the button for his final 190,000 and was called by Serhii Popovych in the big blind to go to a showdown with Melnyk at risk.

Liubomyr Melnyk: J♥10♥ All in
Serhii Popovych: K♦K♣

Popvych held a commanding lead as they headed to the runout, but the 7♥8♠3♥ flop gave Melnyk plenty to work with as they went to the final two streets.

The 6♣ kept Popvych in the lead, but the 5♥ river resulted in a flush for Melnyk to crack Popvych's kings to stay in the tournament.