2025 World Series of Poker
Alessandro Predaroli raised to 60,000 in the cutoff with Q♦10♦, which Dai Ishibashi and Joey Padron called in the blinds, holding K♥J♠ and 5♥2♠, respectively. The 7♦10♥8♣ flop was checked by all three, after which the 7♥ turn appeared.
Ishibashi led out for 70,000, and Padron quickly folded. Predaroli called to the A♣ river, where Ishibashi placed an over-bet of 500,000. After some thinking time, Predaroli let the best hand go as Ishibashi took the pot with king-high.
Michael Mizrachi opened to 60,000 from the cutoff with K♥9♣. Richard Green called from the button with 7♥7♦ and Yves Hallague defended from the big blind with 10♦5♥.
All three players checked the A♥10♣5♣ flop leading to the 4♦ turn. Hallague checked, Mizrachi bet 55,000, Green folded and Hallague shoved for 285,000 with his two pair. Mizrachi mucked his hand and the pot was pushed to Hallague.
Pedro Padilha three-bet to 325,000 in the big blind and Yaichi Fukao in middle position and Michael Vanier in the cutoff both called.
The flop came 8♣4♣K♠ and Padilha continued for 280,000. Only Vanier called to see the 3♦ turn.
Padilha slowed down and checked to Vanier who bet 550,000. Padilha called and checked again on the 10♣ river, and this time Vanier checked back.
Padilha turned over AxKx for top pair and Vanier mucked.
Rahul Rastogi raised to 60,000 with 8♦8♣ from middle position and Damien Luis called in the big blind with K♦5♥.
The flop came Q♥10♦5♣ and Luis check-called a bet of 45,000 from Rastogi to the Q♣ turn, where again Luis checked. Rastogi fired 105,000, and Luis called.
A 5♦ on the river gave Luis a full house and he led out for 180,000. Around two minutes passed before Rastogi finally decided to fold, and Luis took down the pot.
Fabrice Bigot was in middle position and raised to 65,000. Joey Padron called on the button, and called Bigot's continuation-bet of 50,000 on the 6♣A♦K♣ flop as well.
Bigot slowed down on the 8♠ turn, checking before calling Padron's bet of 115,000. The 7♦ river was quickly checked to showdown.
Bigot tabled A♠10♠ for a pair of aces. Padron had the same pair, but his A♣3♣ was outkicked and disappeared into the muck.
Viktor Blom opened to 60,000 on the button and James Minghini called in the big blind.
Minghini checked on the flop of 7♦A♦3♠ and Blom continued for 60,000. Minghini called. Both players then checked on the 7♥ turn.
The 8♠ river completed the board and Minghini bet 150,000. Blom laid it down.
The chips went in preflop over on table 647 and Benji Tustin was the player at risk and up against his table neighbour Brandon Wong.
Benji Tustin: A♦Q♥
Brandon Wong: A♣K♦
The kicker played a crucial role on the J♦10♦4♦6♣10♥ board as Tustin failed to improve and joined the rail close to the dinner break on Day 5.
The action folded to Rohit Mariwalla in the small blind who just limped in. Andy Wilson checked his big blind and the flop came Q♠J♥2♦. Both players checked and the 9♣ landed on the turn.
Mariwalla checked again and Wilson flicked in a bet of 50,000. Mariwalla called and the 3♥ completed the board. Mariwalla checked once more and Wilson counted out a large bet of 350,000.
Mariwalla asked for three minutes to think and he nearly used all of it before making the call. Wilson turned over 10♥8♣ for a straight and Mariwalla paid him off.