2025 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 5
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣3♣
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$90,535,500
Total Entries
9,735
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
522
Players Left
202
Players Left 1 / 9,735
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Tumboli Squeezes Some Value Out of Lynskey

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Alex Lynskey
Alex Lynskey

Zarvan Tumboli made it 60,000 under the gun and only Alex Lynskey called from the next seat.

The dealer spread out a flop of K♠6♠10♣ and Tumboli bet 80,000. Lynskey flicked in the call.

The Q♠ appeared on the turn and Tumboli fired out 125,000 into the middle. Lynskey took a few moments before calling again.

When the 4♥ came on the river Tumboli bet just one big blind. Lynskey quickly called, and then mucked after Tumboli turned over A♠K♣ for top pair top kicker.

Tags: Alex LynskeyZarvan Tumboli

Gardes Sank by Montes

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Josselin Gardes
Josselin Gardes

Santiago Montes raised to 65,000 from early position and Josselin Gardes defended from the big blind.

The flop came 9♣2♣4♦ and after Gardes checked, Montes bet 50,000. Gardes then shoved for 210,000, and Montes quickly called.

Josselin Gardes: 10♣3♣ All in
Santiago Montes: A♣K♣

Gardes was drawing slim, and even slimmer when the A♥ landed on the turn. Only a five on the river could keep Gardes alive, but the 6♦ wasn't what he needed, which ended his Main Event run.

Tags: Josselin GardesSantiago Montes

Shaw Eliminated by Holtzman

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Carl Shaw
Carl Shaw

Guy Holtzman raised to 60,000 and earned one caller in Yulian Bogdanov from the very next seat. Carl Shaw then jammed his last 445,000 from the cutoff and all active players behind folded. Holtzman announced all-in himself and first cut out the 445,000 of Shaw, which left approximately another 305,000 behind.

Bogdanov mulled it over for a few seconds and folded.

Carl Shaw: Q♣J♣ All in
Guy Holtzman: A♥Q♥

The K♠6♠5♠ flop changed nothing since neither player had a spade in their hand. Shaw picked up a gutshot with the 9♥ turn but the 2♠ river sealed his fate.

Tags: Carl ShawGuy HoltzmanYulian Bogdanov

Dirty, Dirty Barry

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

Octavian Voegele raised to 60,000 on the button and Ran Ilani three-bet to 240,000 out of the big blind. Voegele responded with a four-bet to 450,000, and Ilani five-bet jammed all in. Voegele quickly called off his stack of 1,520,000, and the cards were on their backs.

Octavian Voegele: A♦K♠All in
Ran Ilani: J♥J♣

It was a coin flip, and the flop of 8♣7♦6♥ left Ilani in the lead with his pair of jacks. The 7♠ paired the board on the turn, and it was the A♠ on the river that shot Voegele out of his seat after he made the best hand for a double up.

Tags: Octavian VoegeleRan Ilani

Players on Dinner Break

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Luke Chung
Luke Chung

Players still in Day 5 of the Main Event are now on a 75-minute dinner break and are expected back at the table at approximately 6:55 p.m. local time. There are a total of 311 left in the tournament. Play will resume after dinner with the blinds at 20,000/40,000.

Below are some highlights from Level 22 of Day 5 action.

ICYMI: Michael Mizrachi Wins FOURTH $50,000 Poker Players Championship

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

“I probably played better than the last three I won. Everything went my way this tournament. I was always at the top of the leaderboard, never really got short, and probably played my best overall.”

That's what Michael Mizrachi had to say after he cruised to victory in Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

Already sharing the record for most $50,000 Poker Players Championship victories with Brian Rast, Mizrachi now stands alone after capturing his historic fourth title on Saturday at the 2025 World Series of Poker. "The Grinder" conquered the 107-entry field, earning $1,331,322 from the $5,162,750 prize pool and further cementing his legacy as the event's most dominant force.

Find the Full Recap Here

Player Bluffs 150 Big Blind Pot into Full House Deep into WSOP Main Event

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jeremy Kottler
Jeremy Kottler

What. Just. Happened?

That’s what everyone at the WSOP Main Event feature table must’ve been asking after witnessing the biggest pot of the tournament so far in what was an absolutely wild hand that’s destined for future WSOP highlight reels.

Jeremy Kottler, an American player with over $2.5 million in live earnings, pulled the trigger on an audacious king-high bluff on Day 5 of poker's World Championship. Unfortunately for him, Yuchen Chen was holding fives full of jacks and made the call for his tournament life after spending some time in the tank.

The 4.55 million chip pot (152 big blinds) shipped Chen’s way, leaving the table and everyone else stunned. This is one hand you’ll want to read again and again.

Read the wild hand here

The SCOTUS Lawyer Who Won $50m Playing Poker—And Got Indicted

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

For two decades, Tom Goldstein was at the top of the legal world. He argued more cases before the United States Supreme Court than almost any private attorney and founded SCOTUSblog, a legal blog that quickly became the go-to source for Supreme Court analysis. He lectured at Stanford University and Harvard University and regularly appeared on national news programs.

But Goldstein had another life. When he wasn’t arguing before Supreme Court justices, Goldstein was flying to Hollywood or Hong Kong and winning or losing millions in ultra-high-stakes poker matches. He played heads-up against California businessmen and foreign gamblers, at one point allegedly winning over $50 million in just a few sessions.

Goldstein’s luck turned in January 2025 when the US Department of Justice a federal grand jury initiated a 22-count indictment accusing the attorney of failing to report millions in poker winnings and diverting law firm funds to pay his personal poker debts.

In a new PokerNews video essay, we take a look at the life of Tom Goldstein and the high-stakes poker game that led to his federal indictment.

Watch the Video Essay Here!

Chip Counts at Break

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

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