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

07-10-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Chen Getting Out of Line

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

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

Tajiou Snaps Off Hyul

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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 15:58 UTC-8

Affleck Doubles Then Busts

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Harold Lam raised for Matt Affleck to defend the big blind and check the A♣Q♥9♥ flop. Lam bet 45,000 and Affleck check-jammed for 130,000. A very reluctant call by Lam followed and the cards were tabled.

Matt Affleck: J♥9♣
Harold Lam: 6♣6♦

Affleck was ahead with his third pair and held thanks to the 5♥ turn and 4♣ river. However, the fortune would not last long as he was spotted on his way out soon after with the chips being pushed to Johan Schumacher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Lam	1,900,000 350,000	350,000

Johan Schumacher	895,000 425,000	425,000
Matt Affleck	Busted

Tags: Harold Lam Johan Schumacher Matt Affleck

07-10-2025 15:58 UTC-8

Arbaugh Stuns Oluwole With a Cooler

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David Salituro

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

Brian Arbaugh and Seun Oluwole were heads-up on a board of J♣3♥A♣8♠ when Arbaugh bet 200,000 from early position. Seun Oluwole then moved all in from the big blind and Arbaugh snap-called.

Seun Oluwole: A♦8♦ All in
Brian Arbaugh: A♥J♥

Oluwole had flopped two pair, but Arbaugh had a higher two pair on the flop and held on the K♣ river to secure the pot. The stacks were counted down and Arbaugh had 800,000 remaining. Oluwole was barely covered and threw the rest of his chips into the middle of the table before heading for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Arbaugh	2,000,000 1,665,000	1,665,000
Seun Oluwole	Busted

Tags: Brian Arbaugh Seun Oluwole

07-10-2025 15:58 UTC-8

Yang Loses Some to Agaev

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Tim Baker

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

Kai Yang raised the button to 65,000 and Adam Agaev called from the big blind.

Agaev checked the Q♦4♠9♠ flop, prompting Yang to bet 50,000. Agaev called.

Both players checked the 7♠ turn to see the 5♦ appear on the river. Agaev led out for 75,000, which was enough to get Yang to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Yang	3,720,000 580,000	580,000
Noah Goldman	3,200,000 300,000	300,000
Brian Hastings	3,200,000 100,000	100,000

Nicolas Enjamio	2,000,000 990,000	990,000
Adam Agaev	1,700,000 810,000	810,000
Long Nguyen	525,000 325,000	325,000
Daniel Kasper	510,000 395,000	395,000

Tags: Adam Agaev Kai Yang

07-10-2025 15:59 UTC-8

Ott Takes From Milhomem

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Murilo Milhomem raised it up and then called a three-bet to 175,000 by Dillon Ott from two seats over as they headed to the Q♦8♠2♣ flop. The check of Milhomem prompted a bet of 80,000 by Ott and the Brazilian came along.

Both opted to check down the A♥ turn and 10♥ river for Milhomem to show the J♠J♦, which Ott had beat with the A♠K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dillon Ott	1,900,000 320,000	320,000
Murilo Milhomem	1,065,000 465,000	465,000

Tags: Dillon Ott Murilo Milhomem

07-10-2025 16:00 UTC-8

Augustino Traps with Aces

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Adam Lamers

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

Anthony Augustino raised it up in middle position and Alexandro Tricarico just called in the hijack. They went heads-up to a flop where Augustino check-called a bet of 35,000 from Tricarico.

The turn brought the 2♣ and Augustino checked again. Tricarico fired out another bet of 95,000 and Augustino took well over two minutes before calling. At this point, over half of the table was standing up to stretch or walk around.

The 10♦ landed on the river and Augustino checked for the third time. Tricarico quickly checked it back and Augustino rolled over A♥A♣ for two pair and the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Augustino	1,725,000 525,000	525,000
Alexandro Tricarico	500,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Alexandro Tricarico Anthony Augustino

07-10-2025 16:01 UTC-8

Gardes Flops a Set; Merson Three-Bet Bluffs the Flop

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Kai Cocklin

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

Josselin Gardes opened J♥J♦ in early position and got one caller in Damien Luis from the big blind holding Q♠9♣.

Gardes made a set on the J♠3♣K♣ flop, and Luis check-called a bet of 55,000 to the 6♦ turn. Again Luis checked, and again Gardes bet, this time for 165,000. Luis eventually folded his gutshot, and Gardes added to his stack.

In the next hand, Dmitrii Perfilev raised A♦10♦ to 60,000 from the hijack and Greg Merson defended 6♦3♠ in the big blind.

On the 5♠3♥2♠ flop, Merson checked, Perfilev bet 75,000, and Merson called with his pair of threes to see the 2♠ hit the turn. Merson then decided to lead out for 60,000, but Perfilev was having none of it and raised to 180,000. Merson pulled back his initial bet, then slid forward a stack of chips to make a flop three-bet to 475,000.

Perfilev went into the tank for some time, but eventually settled on a fold, which earned Merson the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Perfilev	3,285,000 155,000	155,000
Rahul Rastogi	2,275,000 75,000	75,000
Greg Merson	2,210,000 330,000	330,000

Santiago Montes	1,365,000 75,000	75,000
Damien Luis	1,035,000 160,000	160,000
Corey Skogrand	945,000 60,000	60,000
Steven Touitou	895,000 60,000	60,000
Josselin Gardes	655,000 5,000	5,000
Kachun Kan	520,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Damien Luis Dmitrii Perfilev Greg Merson Josselin Gardes

07-10-2025 16:03 UTC-8

Top Pair Good for Goldman

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Connor Richards

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

Shoichiro Tamaki raised to 70,000 on the button and Noah Goldman three-bet to 240,000 in the big blind. Tamaki called.

Goldman continued for 225,000 on the flop of 9♣6♥10♠ and Tamaki called. Goldman sized up to 650,000 on the 2♠ turn and Tamaki again called.

Goldman slowed down with a check on the 5♣ river and Tamaki checked back. Goldman showed A♥10♣ for top pair and it was good to win the pot as Tamaki mucked in defeat.