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

07-10-2025 15:41 UTC-8

Bigot Needs Some Thinking Time

Frank Visser

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

Alessandro Predaroli limped in from the small blind with 8♠6♣, and Fabrice Bigot checked his option in the big blind with 10♥3♥. The Q♣6♥2♦ flop checked through to the 6♦ turn, where Predaroli check-called Bigot's bet of 75,000.

Predaroli also checked the 10♣ river, prompting Bigot to size up to 180,000. Predaroli then put him all in for 755,000, sending Bigot into the tank.

After a few minutes in the tank, Bigot correctly folded his hand as Predaroli raked in the chips without showing his trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Predaroli	1,320,000 180,000	180,000
Fabrice Bigot	675,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Fabrice Bigot

07-10-2025 15:41 UTC-8

Skogrand Doubles Through Merson

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Kai Cocklin

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

Corey Skogrand made it 60,000 to go from early position, and Greg Merson three-bet to 165,000 in the cutoff. When it got back to Skogrand, he shoved 405,000, and Merson quickly called.

Corey Skogrand: K♥K♦ All in
Greg Merson: J♦J♣

Skogrand was well ahead with his cowboys, and the flop of 10♣9♠4♣ kept him in the lead. Merson did turn a flush draw with the 5♣, but Skogrand survived as the 3♠ filled out the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Merson	1,880,000 405,000	405,000

Corey Skogrand	885,000 465,000	465,000

Tags: Corey Skogrand Greg Merson

07-10-2025 15:38 UTC-8

Moore Leaves Fewster with Fewer Chips

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Erick Torres

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

Henry Fewster was the first to act and opened to 60,000. The table folded around to Mathew Moore in the small blind, who opted to raise to 220,000. Fewster stewed on his decision before he called.

Both players checked on the 4♥4♣J♠ flop.

The J♣ prompted Moore to bet 250,000, which led to a fold from Fewster.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyung Jung	2,450,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Mathew Moore	1,760,000 1,980,000	1,980,000
Albert Calderon	1,760,000 640,000	640,000
Jose Bogarin	1,230,000 550,000	550,000
Henry Fewster	990,000 305,000	305,000
Michael Miravi	535,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Henry Fewster Mathew Moore

07-10-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Merson Bluff-Raises Luis; Rastogi Joins the Table

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Kai Cocklin

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

Damien Luis opened 5♦5♥ from the cutoff and Greg Merson three-bet K♠5♠ from the button to 155,000. After the blinds folded, Luis dropped in the call.

The duo saw a flop of 10♦9♦7♥, which both checked to the Q♠ turn. Luis reached for chips and threw out 60,000, and Merson raised to 200,000. Luis snap-folded.

Just before the hand, Rahul Rastogi joined in the empty seat and brought a stack of 2,350,000 to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rahul Rastogi	2,350,000 750,000	750,000
Greg Merson	2,285,000 275,000	275,000

Damien Luis	1,195,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Damien Luis Greg Merson Rahul Rastogi

07-10-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Liu Sends Miles Walking

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Adam Lamers

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

Timothy Miles was down to just 445,000 chips and ripped all in from middle position. Zhao Liu was in position and made the call to put Miles at risk.

Timothy Miles: A♣Q♦ All in
Zhao Liu: A♠K♠

The flop of A♦J♦3♣ gave both players a pair but it was the kicker of Liu that kept him in the lead. Miles couldn't find any help on the 8♠, 5♣ runout which sent him out of the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhao Liu	2,390,000 190,000	190,000
Timothy Miles	Busted

Tags: Timothy Miles Zhao Liu

07-10-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Cold Four from Silver in Gold Section

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Connor Richards

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

Zhao Liu opened to 75,000 from the cutoff and Kyosuke Nagami three-bet to 180,000 on the button.

Statistician Nate Silver then four-bet jammed a stack of around 1,185,000 from the big blind and both players folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhao Liu	2,200,000 690,000	690,000
Kyosuke Nagami	1,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Nate Silver	1,450,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Kyosuke Nagami Nate Silver Zhao Liu

07-10-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Bunch Takes the Pot from Voegele

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Tim Baker

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

Octavian Voegele raised from under the gun, and only Eric Bunch called out of the big blind.

Bunch check-called a bet of 35,000 from Voegele on the 8♠A♦2♥ flop.

The turn came the A♠ and Bunch check-called another bet from Voegele, this time for 125,000.

Two checks followed the 3♣ river, and Bunch won the pot with J♣8♦ for a pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Alper	2,425,000 90,000	90,000
Nicholas Danias	2,100,000 900,000	900,000
Octavian Voegele	1,300,000 550,000	550,000
Eric Bunch	1,200,000 155,000	155,000
Ryan Law	780,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Eric Bunch Octavian Voegele

07-10-2025 15:31 UTC-8

Ishibashi Joins Table, Gets Shoved on

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Frank Visser

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

Fabrice Bigot raised to 65,000 under the gun with A♠K♣. Dai Ishibashi, one of two new additions to the feature table lineup, looked down at 7♥7♦ in late position and three-bet to 165,000.

It folded back to Bigot, who moved all in for 750,000. He received a fold for his efforts, nearly returning to a seven-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dai Ishibashi	3,230,000 20,000	20,000
Rodrigo Jim	1,820,000 440,000	440,000
Fabrice Bigot	990,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Dai Ishibashi Fabrice Bigot

07-10-2025 15:31 UTC-8

O'Donnell Runs Out of Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

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

After his table change, Luke Chung was rewarded a double-up while the dealer announced "we have a spill" as the drink of Paul Gibbons next to Chung had hit the carpet.

For Chung's double-up hand, it was also a dirty job as he cracked the pocket aces of Shaun O'Donnell who then busted shortly after. The cards of O'Donnell were already in the muck while he paid off 820,000 to Chung, who three-bet preflop and called the four-bet shove with K♣K♥.

On a board of K♦8♠5♣3♠Q♣, the pocket aces were cracked and Chung also mentioned in table chat after that he had done the exact same thing one day prior.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Gibbons	2,100,000 415,000	415,000
Luke Chung	1,750,000 750,000	750,000
Shaun O'Donnell	Busted

Tags: Luke Chung Paul Gibbons Shaun O'Donnell

07-10-2025 15:29 UTC-8

More for Mizrachi

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Michael Mizrachi opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Yves Hallague defended from the big blind.

The flop came 3♦10♥K♠ and Hallague check-called a 30,000 bet from Mizrachi.

Both players checked the 10♠ turn and J♦ river. Hallague had A♠5♠ for ace-high and a missed flush draw while Mizrachi had a pair with 9♥9♦ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	3,725,000 100,000	100,000

Mounir Tajiou	3,045,000 75,000	75,000
Richard Green	2,075,000 15,000	15,000
Jiwoo Hyul	1,855,000 335,000	335,000
Samuel Rosborough	900,000

Yves Hallague	605,000 175,000	175,000
Alan Mehamed	530,000 335,000	335,000
Jason Mann	465,000 75,000	75,000
Yuriy Boyko	195,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Yves Hallague