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

07-10-2025 12:00 UTC-8

Ace-High Good Enough For Szwarcberg

David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert bet 60,000 from under the gun on a flop of 4♣9♥3♠ and Tomas Szwarcberg called on the button.

The turn was the K♠ and Hallaert bet another 170,000. Szwarcberg again called and the 2♥ fell on the river.

Both players slowed down and checked, and Szwarcberg showed A♠7♠. Hallaert mucked and Szwarcberg took the pot with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Szwarcberg	3,000,000 540,000	540,000
Kenny Hallaert	2,700,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Tomas Szwarcberg

07-10-2025 12:01 UTC-8

Zhou and Robinson Play a Long One, Clock Threatened

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Adam Lamers

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Carmino Argiero opened to 40,000 from under the gun and He Zhou called from a couple of seats over. Colin Robinson three-bet to 150,000 on the button and Argiero took a minute before folding. Zhou took well over a minute and decided to call.

The flop fell 8♠4♣2♠ and Zhou checked to Robinson who took nearly two minutes before firing out a bet of 90,000. Zhou took another minute and check-raised to 180,000 which prompted a much quicker fold from Robinson.

"I'm gonna start clocking you guys," Yuriy Boyko said at the table. "I want to play some hands too. That took way too long."

Player	Chips	Progress
He Zhou	1,120,000 230,000	230,000
Colin Robinson	750,000 105,000	105,000

Carmino Argiero	600,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Yuriy Boyko He Zhou Colin Robinson Carmino Argiero

07-10-2025 12:01 UTC-8

Arai Ascends Further

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a massive pot of 1,200,000, Kohei Arai and Yulian Bogdanov were heads up on a flop of 8♥8♠4♣. Arai fired a bet of 240,000 from early position, which Bogdanov called on the button.

The K♦ turn saw Arai size up slightly to 300,000. Bogdanov spent some time in thought, but he eventually mucked his cards to forfeit the pot to Arai.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kohei Arai	4,325,000 740,000	740,000
Yulian Bogdanov	1,440,000 300,000	300,000
Matias Ruzzi	1,350,000 105,000	105,000
Yuhang Chen	1,050,000 185,000	185,000
David Elyashar	950,000 50,000	50,000
Viktor Blom	875,000 480,000	480,000
David Swift	860,000 60,000	60,000
Adrien Zychowski	775,000 375,000	375,000
Chad Bleznick	350,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Kohei Arai Yulian Bogdanov

07-10-2025 12:01 UTC-8

2020 Champion Among Latest Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	Busted

Pablo Garcia	Busted
Samuel Dray	Busted
Damian Salas	Busted

Ashton Nikzad	Busted
Damon Fine	Busted
Matthew Cannuli	Busted
Mohammad Siddiqui	Busted
Everett Carlton	Busted
Ryo Kotake	Busted
Francisco Roman	Busted
Andrew Boccia	Busted
Eddie Blumenthal	Busted
Takashi Ogura	Busted
Viktor Vladov	Busted
Anthony Hugenberg	Busted
Edgardo Rosario	Busted
Espen Hagen	Busted
Moshe Refaelovitz	Busted

James Charbonneau	Busted
David Alvarez	Busted
Anzhela Vasylenko	Busted
Claudio Lorenzi	Busted
James Bagley	Busted
Neslie O'Hare	Busted

07-10-2025 12:01 UTC-8

Chidwick Hero-Calls to Double Up Predaroli

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Alessandro Predaroli raised to 40,000 in the cutoff . Stephen Chidwick looked down at his cards in the big blind, opting to defend.

Predaroli continued for 40,000 on the K♦10♠Q♠ flop, which Chidwick check-called. The 2♠ turn saw Predaroli size up to 100,000. Chidwick check-called again, revealing the 6♣ river.

Chidwick checked for a third time. Predaroli moved his remaining stack of 300,000 over the line for an all-in bet.

Chidwick spent about a minute in thought before calling off, but his Q♣J♥ for one pair was no match for the flush of Predaroli, who tabled K♠J♠ for the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hesse	2,145,000
Isaac Haxton	1,910,000 130,000	130,000

Thomas Boivin	1,630,000 115,000	115,000
Joey Padron	1,225,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,120,000 70,000	70,000
Stephen Chidwick	1,015,000 500,000	500,000

Alessandro Predaroli	990,000 520,000	520,000
Igor D'Ursel	280,000

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Stephen Chidwick

07-10-2025 12:02 UTC-8

Some Updated Counts in Horseshoe Gold

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Gregg	2,000,000 435,000	435,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Lara Eisenberg	1,000,000 25,000	25,000

Leon Sturm	800,000 440,000	440,000

Aaron Barone	650,000 40,000	40,000

JJ Liu	400,000 135,000	135,000

07-10-2025 12:02 UTC-8

Padilha Forces Out Kottler

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action was picked up on the K♥K♦5♦9♣ turn on which Jeremy Kottler checked. Pedro Padilha bet 160,000 and Kottler called as they headed to the Q♥ on the river with Kottler checking. Padilha now upped his sizing to 430,000 and Kottler folded before they headed into the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Kottler	4,040,000 315,000	315,000
Pedro Padilha	2,895,000 545,000	545,000
Seungmook Jung	1,670,000 335,000	335,000
David Kaufmann	1,030,000 285,000	285,000
Andrew Neeme	530,000 230,000	230,000
Miltiadis Kyriakides	530,000 35,000	35,000
Kyle Taddei	400,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Jeremy Kottler Pedro Padilha

07-10-2025 12:02 UTC-8

First Break of the Day

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Erick Torres

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break. There are a total of 464 players left in contention. Blinds will resume at 10,000/25,000.

Below are some highlights from Level 20.

07-10-2025 12:20 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Says No Shame in Calling Clock at 2025 WSOP | PokerNews Podcast #906

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In the 906th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to discuss the latest news and highlights from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), including Daniel Negreanu suggesting that poker players shouldn't hesitate to call the clock on other slow-acting players.

Other stories include Will Kassouf being back in the poker spotlight, for better or worse, as well as how the PokerNews Podcast crew did in the 2025 WSOP Main Event. Hint: Kyna, who is now representing Tilted Compass, did an interview with Jeff Platt while Chad got pulled up on the PokerGO live stream. They also highlight Shaun Deeb capturing his seventh bracelet and setting himself up to win POY, Nick Ahmadi taking down the PokerNews Deepstack Championship, PokerGO founder Cary Katz claiming his first bracelet, and Chris Moneymaker winning another Moneymaker Tour title.

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Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000