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

07-10-2025 12:40 UTC-8

Hesse Bluffs Into Trips

Frank Visser

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

Yuchen Chen made it 50,000 to go in late position with A♣J♦. Stephen Hesse defended 6♦4♦ in his big blind, and the two saw a flop of Q♦9♥2♦. Chen continued for 95,000, and Hesse called.

The J♣ turn checked through to the J♠ river, where Hesse led out for 250,000. Chen raised to 600,000, which spelled the end of the hand as Hesse mucked his bricked draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Chen	2,655,000 475,000	475,000
Stephen Hesse	1,835,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Stephen Hesse Yuchen Chen

07-10-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Rusnak Eliminated by Strebkov

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Heads-up to the 8♠6♦2♣ flop, Francis Rusnak checked out of the big blind and Denis Strebkov bet 40,000. The check-shove of Rusnak for 245,000 followed, and Strebkov called after brief consideration.

Francis Rusnak: 10♣7♠ All in
Denis Strebkov: J♥6♥

Rusnak was behind but had two overcards and a gutshot at his disposal. The 8♥ turn changed nothing, and neither did the K♥ river, sending Rusnak to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	2,540,000 485,000	485,000

Francis Rusnak	Busted

Tags: Denis Strebkov Francis Rusnak

07-10-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Owen Doubles Through Taylor

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Brad Owen limped in from the small blind and Esther Taylor raised to 100,000 from the big blind. Owen shoved for 560,000 and Taylor called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Brad Owen: A♠7♥ All in
Esther Taylor: K♣J♣

Owen was ahead with a pair of sevens against king-high on the 7♦5♦8♦ flop. The 4♦ turn brought in some chop outs but the 5♠ river was a brick and Owen doubled up at Taylor's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Owen	1,145,000 585,000	585,000

Esther Taylor	855,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Brad Owen Esther Taylor

07-10-2025 12:38 UTC-8

Simon Doubles With Rags

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Frank Visser

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

After an apparent preflop mistake from Jesse Simon, he and Arie Kliper had created a pot of 375,000 going to the 9♣7♣5♠ flop. Simon then pushed all in for 230,000, which Kliper quickly called.

Jesse Simon: 9♥7♦ All in
Arie Kliper: A♥Q♥

Kliper was drawing to a chop after the 6♦ turn, but the J♠ river changed nothing. Simon apologized a few times for putting too many chips in preflop as he dragged the pot and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	1,590,000 110,000	110,000
Jesse Simon	835,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Jesse Simon

07-10-2025 12:36 UTC-8

Big Stacks in the Gold Section

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	4,000,000 400,000	400,000
Mounir Tajiou	3,800,000 200,000	200,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	3,700,000 450,000	450,000
Gergo Hegedus	3,700,000 2,315,000	2,315,000
Hartt Stearns	3,400,000 440,000	440,000
Sergio Veloso	3,350,000
Brandon Sheils	3,300,000 930,000	930,000
Mathew Moore	3,200,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Nick Pupillo	2,900,000 250,000	250,000

Harold Lam	2,900,000 1,295,000	1,295,000

Jonathan Azoulay	2,800,000 545,000	545,000
Alex Lynskey	2,800,000 750,000	750,000
Christopher Cashman	2,625,000 1,825,000	1,825,000
Ihab Ali	2,600,000 770,000	770,000
Kai Yang	2,450,000 225,000	225,000
Albert Calderon	2,400,000 390,000	390,000
Johan Schumacher	2,400,000 700,000	700,000
Ivan Poroliev	2,300,000 315,000	315,000

07-10-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Kassouf Gets a New Nickname

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David Salituro

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

Will Kassouf and Chih Fan had gone to the river with the board showing 4♣8♥K♦5♦3♦. Kassouf then bet 100,000 from the big blind and Fan raised to 450,000 in early position.

Kassouf took a minute before Sam Jakubowicz called the clock, a decision that Kassouf vehemently disagreed with. "He called the clock after one minute. If if was five minutes, fine," Kassouf protested.

"You can't cry wolf," tablemate Steven Snyder added.

"Did you hear his new nickname? He's Will 'the Human Rain Delay' Kassouf," Anthony Ruberto said.

Kassouf continued to argue that he hadn't been given enough time. "I have a decision here. You can look at my hand," he said to the tournament official who arrived at the table to begin his 30-second countdown.

"It's nuts or nothing," Kassouf eventually said as he flashed the K♠ and mucked. The floor then alerted Kassouf that his timer would be shortened if he continues to stall.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chih Fan	2,000,000
Will Kassouf	1,800,000 460,000	460,000

Tags: Will Kassouf Chih Fan

07-10-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the heads-up turn of J♥10♠3♦A♠, Simon Levy checked and then faced a bet of 350,000 by Scott Margereson. He opted to shove, and Margereson instantly folded.

Further assorted counts in the Bronze section can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Babko	3,900,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Frank Flowers	2,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Adam Hendrix	2,750,000 25,000	25,000
Wagner Wysotchanski	2,600,000 400,000	400,000
Simon Levy	1,975,000 1,285,000	1,285,000
Scott Margereson	1,945,000 655,000	655,000
Ruben Costa	1,600,000 570,000	570,000
Lautaro Guerra	850,000 390,000	390,000

Giuseppe Pantaleo	825,000 195,000	195,000

David Wintersberger	550,000 135,000	135,000
Matthew Belcher	530,000 50,000	50,000
Alexandros Kolonias	220,000 130,000	130,000

David Kuder	Busted

Tags: Simon Levy Scott Margereson

07-10-2025 12:34 UTC-8

Kyriakides Doubles Through the Big Stack

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Adam Lamers

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

Jeremy Kottler raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Miltiadis Kyriakides shoved all in for 480,000 in the small blind. Kottler didn't take much time to call and the cards were face up.

Miltiadis Kyriakides: A♣4♠ All in
Jeremy Kottler: K♣Q♥

The flop came 8♦4♦2♠ and Kyriakides improved to a pair of fours to hold his lead. The J♦ and 9♦ runout changed nothing and Kyriakides held on for a double up through the big stack of Kottler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Kottler	3,080,000 960,000	960,000
Miltiadis Kyriakides	1,010,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Miltiadis Kyriakides Jeremy Kottler

07-10-2025 12:32 UTC-8

A Sturm is Brewing

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Connor Richards

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

Leon Sturm raised to 50,000 in middle position and Fraser MacIntyre three-bet in the hijack. Sturm called.

Sturm checked on the flop of 7♣6♣4♦ and MacIntyre continued for 80,000. Sturm check-raised to 190,000 and MacIntyre called.

Sturm then moved all in for around 400,000 on the K♠ turn and MacIntyre called.

Leon Sturm: 7♥6♥ All in
Fraser MacIntyre: 10♦10♠

Sturm was ahead with two pair and nothing changed on the J♥ river to earn the German prodigy a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fraser MacIntyre	2,000,000 675,000	675,000
Leon Sturm	1,300,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Fraser MacIntyre Leon Sturm

07-10-2025 12:30 UTC-8

Cooper Doubles in Classic Cooler

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Frank Visser

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

Jason Cooper got his stack of 315,000 in from the cutoff and was at risk against Alexandro Tricarico in the small blind.

Jason Cooper: A♠A♣ All in
Alexandro Tricarico: K♦K♣

"That's gonna be tough," Tricarico noted as he filmed the 5♠5♥A♦ flop make Cooper a full house. Tricarico was drawing dead after the Q♥ turn, and Cooper raked in his double-up on the 7♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandro Tricarico	760,000 90,000	90,000
Jason Cooper	680,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Alexandro Tricarico Jason Cooper