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

07-10-2025 12:23 UTC-8

Various Counts in Bronze Section

Frank Visser

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

As per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	2,910,000 210,000	210,000

Adam Hendrix	2,775,000 225,000	225,000
Rene-Charles Angelil	2,640,000 90,000	90,000
Muhamet Perati	2,460,000 420,000	420,000
Will Kassouf	2,260,000 190,000	190,000
Steven Snyder	1,650,000 250,000	250,000
Hans Bosman	1,450,000 195,000	195,000
Christopher Kokkinos	1,250,000 160,000	160,000
Luka Bojovic	1,200,000 345,000	345,000
Leo Margets	1,100,000 290,000	290,000

Sam Jakubowicz	1,045,000 355,000	355,000
Gabriel Bardini	800,000 340,000	340,000
Roberto Bianchi	730,000 180,000	180,000
Benjamin Scrogins	680,000 35,000	35,000
Toni Bosch	550,000 260,000	260,000
David Wintersberger	415,000 345,000	345,000
Nadya Magnus	260,000 60,000	60,000
Derek Dufour	250,000 20,000	20,000

07-10-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Pyne Runs Into Perfilev's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

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

Dmitrii Perfilev opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and Richard Pyne shoved 210,000 on the button. When it got back to Perfilev, he called.

Richard Pyne: 8♠8♥ All in
Dmitrii Perfilev: A♥A♦

Pyne was looking for a snowman to keep his Main Event dream alive, but they were all but melted away when the 2♠2♥A♣ flop hit the table. A 10♣ on the turn left him drawing dead, with the 3♠ filling out the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Perfilev	2,065,000 220,000	220,000
Richard Pyne	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Perfilev Richard Pyne

07-10-2025 12:30 UTC-8

Bigot Take it Three-Way

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Frank Visser

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

Fabrice Bigot made it 55,000 in the hijack with A♣9♣. Stephen Chidwick called on the button with 3♥3♣, and Joey Padron defended his big blind with K♠10♠.

It checked to Chidwick on the J♣A♦7♥ flop, who decided to wager 100,000. Padron and Bigot both called to the 6♣ turn, which checked through.

The 9♥ river completed the board. Padron checked, Bigot bet 175,000 with his two pair, and Chidwick and Padron quickly folded to ship the pot to Bigot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Bigot	1,465,000 345,000	345,000
Joey Padron	1,045,000 180,000	180,000
Stephen Chidwick	850,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Joey Padron Stephen Chidwick

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

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 12:34 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 12:35 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 12:35 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 12:36 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 12:38 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