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

07-10-2025 16:41 UTC-8

Tumboli Squeezes Some Value Out of Lynskey

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Tim Baker

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zarvan Tumboli	4,250,000 675,000	675,000
Gonzalo Jose	1,560,000 175,000	175,000
Alex Lynskey	1,375,000 225,000	225,000
Christian Portillo	1,350,000 600,000	600,000
Roman Korenev	1,060,000 290,000	290,000

Christopher DeMaci	1,000,000 250,000	250,000
David Inselberg	900,000 200,000	200,000
Nils Pudel	525,000 150,000	150,000
Roy Picciuca	420,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Zarvan Tumboli

07-10-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Gardes Sank by Montes

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Kai Cocklin

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Montes	1,635,000 320,000	320,000
Josselin Gardes	Busted

Tags: Josselin Gardes Santiago Montes

07-10-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Shaw Eliminated by Holtzman

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Christian Zetzsche

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	1,355,000 1,145,000	1,145,000
Guy Holtzman	1,325,000 75,000	75,000
Carl Shaw	Busted

Tags: Carl Shaw Guy Holtzman Yulian Bogdanov

07-10-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Dirty, Dirty Barry

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Octavian Voegele	3,120,000 1,820,000	1,820,000
Ran Ilani	800,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Tags: Octavian Voegele Ran Ilani

07-10-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Players on Dinner Break

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Erick Torres

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

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.

07-10-2025 17:02 UTC-8

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

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Lyle Bateman

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

“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.

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07-10-2025 17:22 UTC-8

Actress Jennifer Tilly Tried to Stop Sam Simon from Co-Creating 'The Simpsons'

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Lyle Bateman

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

The Simpsons is widely regarded as one of the most successful and beloved television shows of all time. But actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly, who was married to Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, tried to stop her ex-husband from making the iconic show.

Tilly, the star of the Chucky franchise and a recent guest on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, revealed her skepticism about Simon pursuing the cartoon in a new episode of the PokerNews Life Outside Poker podcast.

"I remember us trying to keep Sam from doing it because he had been offered his own deal, multi-million-dollar deal, at Hollywood Pictures, which was at the time very trendy," Tilly told PokerNews. "And I said, 'Sam, don't you want to be your own person and do your own shows?'"

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07-10-2025 17:23 UTC-8

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

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Calum Grant

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

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

07-10-2025 17:43 UTC-8

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

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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!

07-10-2025 17:50 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hawker	6,090,000 515,000	515,000
Muhamet Perati	6,000,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Brandon Eisen	5,250,000 2,825,000	2,825,000
Ramon Pessoa	5,000,000
Ryuta Nakai	4,690,000 1,190,000	1,190,000
Julien Mariani	4,575,000 425,000	425,000
Pedro Padilha	4,380,000 120,000	120,000
Albert Calderon	4,375,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Mounir Tajiou	4,305,000 235,000	235,000
Romain Locquet	4,145,000 220,000	220,000
Daniel Becker	4,125,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Zarvan Tumboli	4,125,000 125,000	125,000
Ihab Ali	4,075,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Nazar Buhaiov	4,040,000 1,140,000	1,140,000
Kosaku Akashi	4,000,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Yong Han	3,890,000 1,015,000	1,015,000
Colin Robinson	3,800,000 300,000	300,000

Craig Trost	3,765,000 1,565,000	1,565,000
Brian Hastings	3,700,000 150,000	150,000

Sam Jakubowicz	3,700,000 400,000	400,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	3,695,000 295,000	295,000
Brett Kennedy	3,645,000 1,630,000	1,630,000
Nick Pupillo	3,600,000 150,000	150,000

Michael Mizrachi	3,575,000 60,000	60,000

Jarod Minghini	3,555,000 1,355,000	1,355,000

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