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

07-10-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Morris Bows Out on a Table Full of Big Stacks

Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alberto Destrade opened to 55,000 in middle position and Meerwais Hussaini three-bet to 140,000 in the hijack. Stephanie Morris flat-called on the button and Destrade came along as well.

The flop came Q♠8♦6♦ and Hussaini continued with a bet of 160,000. Morris raised to 400,000 which got Destrade to fold but Hussaini ripped all in for 1,075,000. Morris had a decision to make for the extra 460,000 in front of her and she gave it some thought for nearly three minutes before calling.

Stephanie Morris: K♠K♥ All in
Meerwais Hussaini: Q♣Q♦

"I thought that's what you had," Morris said realizing she was down to just two outs. The 3♠ on the turn and the J♣ on the river was not going to save her as Morris headed to collect her payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Primerano	3,600,000 600,000	600,000
Hartt Stearns	3,420,000 20,000	20,000
Sergio Veloso	3,220,000 130,000	130,000
Meerwais Hussaini	3,090,000 1,890,000	1,890,000
Zhao Liu	1,510,000 410,000	410,000
Nate Silver	605,000 200,000	200,000
Alberto Destrade	550,000 10,000	10,000
Kyosuke Nagami	500,000 1,780,000	1,780,000
Stephanie Morris	Busted

Tags: Alberto Destrade Meerwais Hussaini Stephanie Morris

07-10-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Eychenne Gets Ace-King to Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Adrien Delmas opened to 50,000 from under the gun with K♣10♣ and William Pengelly three-bet to 140,000 from middle position with A♥9♦. Thomas Eychenne four-bet to 300,000 from the hijack with Q♠Q♦ and Shane Klasnimi folded A♣K♠ from the cutoff. Both Delmas and Pengelly also folded and the pot was pushed to Eychenne.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryuta Nakai	3,525,000 355,000	355,000
Adrien Delmas	2,610,000 100,000	100,000
Thomas Eychenne	1,795,000 1,505,000	1,505,000
Brian Arbaugh	1,260,000 60,000	60,000
William Pengelly	1,165,000 175,000	175,000
Brad Owen	1,145,000

Esther Taylor	845,000 10,000	10,000

Daniel Erlandsson	820,000 195,000	195,000
Shane Klasnimi	180,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Adrien Delmas Shane Klasnimi Thomas Eychenne William Pengelly

07-10-2025 12:59 UTC-8

Cheong Eliminated by Holtzman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The camera crew rushed by when a short-stacked Joseph Cheong pushed all in from the cutoff for his last 180,000 and was called by Guy Holtzman in the big blind.

Joseph Cheong: 5♦4♦ All in
Guy Holtzman: Q♣J♦

The J♠J♣5♠ flop left Cheong needing a miracle to survive as he needed running fives for quads. He had already grabbed up his belongings and was gone by the time the turn showed 9♦ to make the 4♣ river a formality. Holtzman had extended his fist for a bump but was left hanging as Cheong had already reached the ropes of the tournament area on his way out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guy Holtzman	1,550,000 245,000	245,000
Joseph Cheong	Busted

Tags: Guy Holtzman Joseph Cheong

07-10-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Suck & Resuck at Table 633

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Connor Richards

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Cord Garcia was all in against the bigger-stacked Sviatoslav Belov.

Cord Garcia: J♥J♣ All in
Sviatoslav Belov: Q♦Q♥

Belov had his opponent pipped and the flop of 7♦6♣4♦ didn't change anything. However, the J♦ gave Garcia a short-lived lead before the A♦ river gave Belov the winner with a flush.

"I win? Oh, I win," reacted Belov, who was filming the action. "GG."

Player	Chips	Progress
Sviatoslav Belov	1,800,000 270,000	270,000
Cord Garcia	Busted

Tags: Cord Garcia Sviatoslav Belov

07-10-2025 12:55 UTC-8

Jackson Jams Up His Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ben Jackson raised to 50,000, and Thi Xoa Nguyen called two seats over. David Gradic then three-bet to 200,000 in the cutoff and Jackson four-bet to 470,000 for Nguyen to fold, while Gradic called.

On the 8♦6♥6♣ flop, Jackson bet 275,000 to earn a call, and his shove on the K♠ turn for around 800,000 went through without further resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	3,870,000 170,000	170,000
Ben Jackson	2,350,000 690,000	690,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	2,150,000 150,000	150,000
David Gradic	1,015,000 325,000	325,000
Nishant Sharma	840,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Ben Jackson David Gradic Thi Xoa Nguyen

07-10-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Voegele Value Bets River

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Erick Torres

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Octavian Voegele raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and was called by Kevin Gundersen in the big blind.

Gunderson checked the flop of K♣4♠Q♦ before Voegele bet 40,000. Gunderson called to send them to a turn.

Both players checked the 3♥ turn.

Gunderson checked again on the 9♥ river, which led to a bet of 125,000 from Voegele on the river. Gunderson went into the tank before he decided on a call.

Voegele showed K♠J♦ and began to bring the chips in as Gunderson folded without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Octavian Voegele	1,475,000 465,000	465,000
Kevin Gundersen	990,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Kevin Gundersen Octavian Voegele

07-10-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Gardes Folds the Best Hand; Touitou Wins a Flip

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Josselin Gardes opened to 50,000 from the hijack with A♥6♥ and Dmitrii Perfilev defended with Q♦6♠.

They saw a flop of 4♣3♣8♥, where both checked to the board-pairing 8♣ turn. Perfilev reached for chips and threw out 45,000, and after a long tank, Gardes folded the best hand.

In the very next hand, Steven Touitou shoved from the hijack for 265,000 and Santiago Montes called on the button.

Steven Touitou: Q♣J♥ All in
Santiago Montes: 8♠8♥

Touitou was flipping for his Main Event life, and didn't connect with the A♠3♠6♥ flop. However, a Q♦ on the turn gave him a pair of queens and left him one card from safety. The 10♠ river didn't change anything, and Touitou survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Perfilev	2,040,000 60,000	60,000
Greg Merson	1,975,000

Santiago Montes	1,415,000 325,000	325,000
Damien Luis	1,100,000
Chris Viox	1,075,000 60,000	60,000

Corey Skogrand	785,000 50,000	50,000
Steven Touitou	590,000 325,000	325,000
Josselin Gardes	545,000 120,000	120,000
Rory Monahan	430,000

Tags: Dmitrii Perfilev Josselin Gardes Santiago Montes Steven Touitou

07-10-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Huge Double for Wolter

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Johan Schumacher and Jonathan Wolter got involved in a preflop raising war which resulted in Wolter putting all of his 1,610,000 chips in the middle against the bigger stack of Schumacher.

Jonathan Wolter: K♠K♥ All in
Johan Schumacher: A♦K♦

The flop came 9♥5♣3♠ and Wolter was still in the lead with his pocket kings. The 10♦ on the turn and the J♦ on the river was not going to help Schumacher who was forced to pass over a huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Wolter	3,280,000 1,785,000	1,785,000
Johan Schumacher	665,000 1,735,000	1,735,000

Tags: Jonathan Wolter Johan Schumacher

07-10-2025 12:52 UTC-8

Nemetz Bets Big Against Power

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Stefan Nemetz and Chad Power built a pot of around 350,000 as they went to a flop of Q♥9♥6♥. Power then bet 100,000 from the button and Nemetz called under the gun.

Both players checked the 7♦ turn. Nemetz then led out for 550,000 on the 8♥ river.

"Would you raise me on the flop with the ace of hearts? You can respond if you want," Power interrograted Nemetz as he tanked for several minutes. Nemetz never broke his expression and remained silent.

"So big, bro," Power added, burying his face in his hands before tossing his cards away. "If you show a bluff right now, you can blow this game open," Power told him, but Nemetz returned his cards face down.

Another player at the table then admitted he had the ace of hearts, and Nemetz could only help but smile. "He's like, 'f**k," another tablemate added.