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

07-10-2025 21:52 UTC-8

McKelvey Manages to Double

Erick Torres

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Yuto Misaka raised all in from the cutoff before Patrick McKelvey shoved for less with a total of 365,000 to put himself at risk against Misaka.

Patrick McKelvey: A♦Q♥ All in
Yuto Misaka: A♣9♠

McKelvey held the lead, but the flop did bring some chop outs as it came J♠J♣K♠.

The 6♣ turn brought some more chop outs, but the 3♥ river was clean for McKelvey to award him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Schulze	12,300,000 500,000	500,000

Yuto Misaka	1,565,000 335,000	335,000
Patrick McKelvey	755,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Patrick McKelvey Yuto Misaka

07-10-2025 21:52 UTC-8

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

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07-10-2025 21:49 UTC-8

Ramsey Cooks Up Nargentino

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Connor Richards

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Luis Nargentino open-jammed a stack of 215,000 from the hijack and Nicholas Ramsey called in the cutoff to put him at risk.

Luis Nargentino: A♥K♣ All in
Nicholas Ramsey: K♥J♣

"Just an ace," Eric Afriat said as the flop landed 10♥A♣4♠ to give Nargentino his ace while also giving Ramsey Broadway outs. The Q♦ turn gave Ramsey the straight as the 2♣ river confirmed Nargentino's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Ramsey	2,100,000 300,000	300,000
Luis Nargentino	Busted

Tags: Eric Afriat Luis Nargentino Nicholas Ramsey

07-10-2025 21:47 UTC-8

Afriat Pressures Jakubowicz Out

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sam Jakubowicz raised to 100,000 under the gun with Hugo Nazar calling from middle position, Eric Afriat calling from the button, and Nicholas Ramsey defending his big blind.

Once Ramsey checked the Q♦8♠K♣ flop, Jakubowicz bet 125,000. Nazar folded before Afriat raised to 350,000. Ramsey got out of the way, and Jakubowicz called.

Heads-up to the 5♠ turn that checked through to see the 4♣ appear on the river. Jakubowicz led out for 700,000 and was met by a raise to 1,900,000 by Afriat. Jakubowicz snap-folded, and Afriat was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	5,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Sam Jakubowicz	3,700,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Nadav Barash	3,100,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Nicholas Ramsey	2,400,000 990,000	990,000
Jason Cooper	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Hugo Nazar	1,200,000 325,000	325,000
Andrew Wilson	900,000 900,000	900,000
Luis Nargentino	220,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Eric Afriat Hugo Nazar Nicholas Ramsey Sam Jakubowicz

07-10-2025 21:47 UTC-8

Bunch Finds Not One, But Two Aces Against Fagan

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Shawn Fagan raised to 100,000 under the gun, Eric Bunch moved all in for 400,000 in early position, and Fagan snap-called once the table folded around to him.

Eric Bunch: A♠J♠ All in
Shawn Fagan: K♣K♦

The flop came A♣A♥8♥ to give Bunch the lead with trips, leaving Fagan looking for just two outs to win the pot. He couldn't improve on the 4♠ turn or 3♦ river and Bunch doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Bunch	800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Shawn Fagan	350,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Eric Bunch Shawn Fagan

07-10-2025 21:44 UTC-8

Hendrix Eliminates Salonia

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ralph Salonia opened from the button, Adam Hendrix three-bet shoved with a covering stack from the big blind and Salonia, who started with 1,200,000, called and was at risk.

Ralph Salonia: A♠K♥ All in
Adam Hendrix: 8♣8♠

Hendrix's pocket eights held up on the 3♦9♣6♦2♠2♦ runout to send Salonia to the rail and take down another sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	3,820,000 1,715,000	1,715,000
Ralph Salonia	Busted

Tags: Adam Hendrix Ralph Salonia

07-10-2025 21:40 UTC-8

Garner Picks Up Aces For a Massive Double

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jay Nguyen opened to 100,000 from the hijack and Jonathan Azoulay three-bet to 325,000 from the cutoff. Michael Garner four-bet to 825,000 from the button, Nguyen folded and Azoulay five-bet shoved, slightly covering Garner who had 3,215,000 to start the hand. Garner snap-called.

Michael Garner: A♠A♥ All in
Jonathan Azoulay: A♦K♥

Both players had monster hands but Garner was on the right side of the cooler with aces. He remained ahead on the 7♠8♠2♥9♦Q♦ runout to secure a massive double up through Azoulay who was left with just over five big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Garner	6,650,000 2,710,000	2,710,000
Jonathan Azoulay	260,000 2,655,000	2,655,000

Tags: Jay Nguyen Jonathan Azoulay Michael Garner

07-10-2025 21:36 UTC-8

"I Needed That"; Devany Flops Set to Double

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Connor Richards

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a flop of K♣8♦6♦, Bradley Jansen checked from the big blind and Brian Devany bet from early position. Jansen check-raised to put Devany all in and he quickly called.

Brian Devany: 8♠8♣ All in
Bradley Jansen: K♦5♠

Devany had flopped a set to crush the top pair of Jansen as the board finished out 6♥4♦ to improve Devany to a full house.

"I need that," Devany said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Jansen	2,700,000 930,000	930,000

Brian Devany	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Bradley Jansen Brian Devany

07-10-2025 21:35 UTC-8

Hynam Shows Kings as Power Misclicks

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Julien Mariani raised to 100,000 under the gun and Mitchell Hynam three-bet to 300,000 in middle position. Chad Power in the big blind didn't see Hynam's reraise and just tossed in an additional 50,000 to call Mariani's raise. The floor was called over, and it was ruled Power had to leave the 100,000 in the pot but get the option to fold. He got out of the way, while Mariani called.

Hynam bet 200,000 on the 7♣4♥7♠ flop and Mariani called. They then checked down the A♠ turn and 4♦ river, and Hynam showed K♣K♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	8,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Mitchell Hynam	5,000,000 170,000	170,000

Julien Mariani	3,100,000 1,475,000	1,475,000

Tags: Chad Power Julien Mariani Mitchell Hynam

07-10-2025 21:32 UTC-8

Rastogi Bombs Turn on Margets

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Erick Torres

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The hand was picked up with approximately 600,000 already in the pot on the flop of 8♦K♥Q♠.

Leo Margets checked from early position and faced a bet of 250,000 from Rahul Rastogi from middle position.

The 5♣ turn was checked again by Margets. Rastogi sized up a big bet of 575,000 and pushed it toward the middle. Margets gave it some thought before she folded to award Rastogi the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	2,680,000 770,000	770,000

Rahul Rastogi	2,400,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Leo Margets Rahul Rastogi