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

07-10-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Pengelly Flips For It All Against Eychenne

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

William Pengelly raised to 80,000 on the button before Thomas Eychenne three-bet to 320,000 in the small blind. Pengelly then moved all in for 1,400,000 and Eychenne snap-called.

William Pengelly: A♣K♣ All in
Thomas Eychenne: 10♣10♥

It was a classic flip, and Pengelly pulled in front on the A♠6♥4♥ flop with a pair of aces. "Come on, hold," he yelled out as the turn came the 9♠, followed by the Q♠ on the river.

"Let's f**king go!" Pengelly shouted out, running away from the table and unleashing a big fist pump as Eychenne calmly cut out the chips to pay him off.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Pengelly	2,800,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Thomas Eychenne	2,500,000 2,420,000	2,420,000

Tags: Thomas Eychenne William Pengelly

07-10-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Kasic Doubles Again

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Sejo Kasic made a big raise to 125,000 as first to act. Hans Bosman called in the small blind, and Mark Shutley defended his big blind.

The 9♣3♣4♣ flop checked to Kasic, who promptly shoved all in for 595,000, an over-bet to the pot. Bosman asked for a count before reshoving, causing Shutley to shut down and muck his cards.

Sejo Kasic: K♣J♥ All in
Hans Bosman: A♠J♣

Bosman was ahead with ace-high, but the 8♣ turn locked up the pot as Kasic made a higher flush. The 4♠ river changed nothing as Kasic and Bosman virtually switched stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Shutley	3,205,000 165,000	165,000
Sejo Kasic	1,605,000 885,000	885,000
Hans Bosman	820,000 660,000	660,000

Tags: Hans Bosman Mark Shutley Sejo Kasic

07-10-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Kassouf Wants to Play a Game

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Will Kassouf made it 100,000 with K♠J♠ from early position and Jay Nguyen called in the cutoff with A♣9♣.

They saw a flop of 4♥7♠K♣ where Nguyen checked and Kassouf bet 150,000.

For the last five minutes, Kassouf has been trying to persuade the table to play the 'show one' game, where anybody that wins a pot must show at least one card.

"If you fold, I'll show you one. If you fold and show me both, I'll show you both, that's the deal. I'm a gentleman," said Kassouf. "I'm a man of my word,".

Nguyen eventually folded face down, and Kassouf showed one card.

"Say please and I'll show you the second one. Say 'please Will' and I'll show you the second one," added Kassouf.

"Please, Will," asked Nguyen nicely.

Kassouf then flipped over his second card as he pulled in the pot.

"Very nice," were Nguyen's final words.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Azoulay	3,925,000 100,000	100,000
Michael Garner	3,590,000 100,000	100,000
Gregor Sverko	3,115,000 20,000	20,000
Matija Kajtez	3,030,000 330,000	330,000
Will Kassouf	2,620,000 400,000	400,000
David Swift	1,915,000
Vinh Nguyen	1,650,000 100,000	100,000
Carmino Argiero	885,000
Jay Nguyen	855,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jay Nguyen Will Kassouf

07-10-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Igor Sent on Holdaiy

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ivan Poroliev raised from under the gun and Igor Holdaiy called on the button as Nazar Buhaiov defended his big blind.

Buhaiov and Poroliev both checked on the flop of Q♠6♠4♦ and Holdaiy moved all in for around 350,000. Buhaiov called and Poroliev folded.

Igor Holdaiy: A♠8♠ All in
Nazar Buhaiov: K♣Q♣

Holdaiy couldn't hit his flush as the board ran out K♥3♦ to improve Buhaiov to two pair as Holdaiy was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	6,000,000 1,960,000	1,960,000
Ivan Poroliev	2,600,000 250,000	250,000
Igor Holdaiy	Busted

Tags: Igor Holdaiy Ivan Poroliev Nazar Buhaiov

07-10-2025 19:08 UTC-8

Deevra Drags a Three-Bet Pot

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kohei Arai opened to 80,000 in early position and Rahul Deevara three-bet to 240,000 on the button. Arai called and they went heads-up to a flop of 10♥7♠3♣.

Arai checked to Deevara who continued with a bet of 130,000 and Arai called to see the 3♥ on the turn. Arai checked again and Deevara splashed in a bet of 400,000. Arai mulled it over but decided to send his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rahul Deevara	3,960,000 3,135,000	3,135,000
Kohei Arai	2,070,000 2,255,000	2,255,000

Tags: Rahul Deevara Kohei Arai

07-10-2025 19:08 UTC-8

Pisarenko Dashes Villa's Main Event Dreams

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Maksim Pisarenko raised under the gun to 85,000 before Alexander Villa jammed for 450,000 from the button. Once the blinds folded, Pisarenko called.

Alexander Villa: K♦Q♦ All in
Maksim Pisarenko : A♦Q♠

Villa was dominated by Pisarenko heading to the A♠K♥10♠ flop, which improved both players to a pair. The 6♠ fell on the turn, taking away a few of Villa's outs. The 10♥ came on the river, and Villa was gone from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	3,900,000 400,000	400,000

Alexander Villa	Busted

Tags: Alexander Villa Maksim Pisarenko

07-10-2025 19:10 UTC-8

Francisco Spikes River

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Erick Torres

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

A series of bets was the action preflop as Conrado Francisco opened to 80,000. Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised to 200,000 from the cutoff. Ruben Correia four-bet to 425,000 before Francisco five-bet to 800,000 even leaving only 95,000 back. Skhulukhiya folded before Correia just called.

The players got the remaining 95,000 in on the flop of Q♣7♥10♣ to put Francisco at risk.

Conrado Francisco: K♦K♥ All in
Ruben Correia: A♣A♦

It was a cooler in Correia's favor as the 4♣ came on the turn, but the river had other intentions as the K♠ peeled on the river to give Francisco a set of kings to crack Correia's aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	3,870,000 130,000	130,000
Ruben Correia	2,135,000 890,000	890,000
Conrado Francisco	1,790,000 1,280,000	1,280,000

Tags: Conrado Francisco Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Ruben Correia

07-10-2025 19:14 UTC-8

Mehamed Drills the Turn to Trple

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Michael Mizrachi opened to 85,000 from early position, Yves Hallague three-bet shoved for 530,000 from the cutoff and Alan Mehamed called with his stack of 390,000 from the small blind. Mizrachi called, covering both players.

Alan Mehamed: A♦Q♦ All in
Yves Hallague: 10♠10♥ All in
Michael Mizrachi: A♠K♦

Hallague was in great shape to triple up on the 7♥5♠J♥ flop but Mehamed took the lead with top pair on the Q♣ turn. He remained ahead on the 9♥ river to triple up while Hallague was left with just seven big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	2,805,000 570,000	570,000

Alan Mehamed	1,250,000 880,000	880,000
Yves Hallague	280,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Alan Mehamed Michael Mizrachi Yves Hallague

07-10-2025 19:17 UTC-8

Agaev Bluff-Catches w/ Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Adam Agaev got to the river out of position in a heads-up pot against Shoichiro Tamaki on a board of 4♦K♥10♠K♣8♣.

Agaev checked on the river and Tamaki bet 500,000 with around 700,000 already in the pot. Agaev gave it some thought and called.

Tamaki could only show a stone bluff with 5♥3♥ as Agaev tabled A♣A♠ to win the pot with aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Agaev	3,200,000 1,605,000	1,605,000
Shoichiro Tamaki	450,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Tags: Adam Agaev Shoichiro Tamaki

07-10-2025 19:19 UTC-8

Buckingham Picks Off Vecino; Wins a Monster Off DiMascio

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Richard Buckingham and Juan Carlos Vecino checked to the turn on a board of K♣Q♠2♥6♣ in a blind versus blind battle before Buckingham led out for 150,000. Vecino called and the 2♦ fell on the river.

Buckingham then bet 200,000, but this time Vecino raised to 500,000. "I have a good hand," Buckingham said as he took a few minutes before calling.

Vecino showed A♠Q♣ for top pair, but Buckingham had Q♥6♥ for queens and sixes to win the pot.

The hand before, Buckingham had taken out Paul DiMascio in a massive pot and filled in the details. DiMascio had opened to 85,000 from early position and Buckingham defended his big blind.

The flop brought 4x3x2x and DiMascio continued for 160,000. Buckingham called and a 5x fell on the turn. DiMascio then moved all in for 1,800,000.

"I couldn't believe he did it. I feel bad for him, because I know he has the ace," Buckingham explained, saying he called with 6x4x for a straight while DiMascio had Ax9x and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Buckingham	8,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Juan Carlos Vecino	1,300,000 1,585,000	1,585,000
Paul DiMascio	Busted

Tags: Juan Carlos Vecino Paul DiMascio Richard Buckingham