Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day 5 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 5
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 5
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$90,535,500
Entries
9,735
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Entries
522
Players Left
202
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The $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship at the 2025 World Series of Poker drew the third-largest Main Event field in WSOP history, creating a massive prize pool of $90,535,500. After the bubble burst early on Day 4, only 522 of the 9,735 players bagged up for Day 5, which starts today at noon local time.
Super high roller regulars Stephen Chidwick and Isaac Haxton are among the aspiring World Champions returning to the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, today, looking to add the $10,000,000 top prize that comes with what would be a career-defining WSOP Main Event victory to their already impressive resumes.
Fireworks are sure to ensue on Day 5, as Chidwick, who is second on the all-time money list, and Haxton, who sits in eighth place on the all-time rankings, have been drawn to sit at the same table. With 1,940,000 in chips for Chidwick and 1,915,000 for Haxton, both have just over 95 big blinds to start with today, ensuring some deep-stacked battles between two of the best in the game.
While Chidwick and Haxton return with just under double the average stack, they still only have half of what chip leader Harold Lam bagged on Day 4. Lam leads the field with a stack of 4,195,000, being followed by WSOP Circuit ring winner Jeremy Kottler, who amassed 3,725,000 on Day 4, and Frenchman Julien Mariani, who will bring 3,600,000 chips into Day 5. Meanwhile, Japan's Kohei Arai, Russia's Arsenii Karmatckii, Brazil's Ramon Pessoa, and Mounir Tajiou from Sweden also battled their way into the international top ten.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Lam | United States | 4,195,000 | 210 |
| 2 | Jeremy Kottler | United States | 3,725,000 | 186 |
| 3 | Julien Mariani | France | 3,600,000 | 180 |
| 4 | Kohei Arai | Japan | 3,585,000 | 179 |
| 5 | Benjamin Williams | United States | 3,550,000 | 178 |
| 6 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russian Federation | 3,445,000 | 172 |
| 7 | Ramon Pessoa | Brazil | 3,400,000 | 170 |
| 8 | Michael Hawker | United States | 3,400,000 | 170 |
| 9 | Mounir Tajiou | Sweden | 3,250,000 | 163 |
| 10 | Luke Chung | United States | 3,180,000 | 159 |
Many other notables are still in contention, including Josh Reichard, whose ace-high hero-call on Day 4 bubble kickstarted his journey to a stack of 3,025,000; 2016 Main Event finalist Kenny Hallaert (2,805,000); four-time PPC champion Michael Mizrachi (2,270,000); original online phenom Viktor "Isildur1" Blom (1,455,000); 2023 WSOP Europe champion Max Neugebauer (955,000); and WSOP Main Event winners Greg Merson (1,495,000), and Damian Salas (450,000).
While all returning players have guaranteed themselves $32,500 for making it to Day 5, 522 dreams of making the final table of the WSOP Main Event and securing a seven-figure payout are still alive. Another landmark will occur when 89 players remain, at which point each player will be guaranteed to take home at least $100,000.
2025 WSOP Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 |
| 2 | $6,000,000 |
| 3 | $4,000,000 |
| 4 | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | $2,400,000 |
| 6 | $1,900,000 |
| 7 | $1,500,000 |
| 8 | $1,250,000 |
| 9 | $1,000,000 |
Day 5 of the 2025 WSOP Main Event will resume with an hour remaining in Level 20: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. Every following level will be two hours in length, with a break scheduled after each. Day 5 was originally scheduled to play five levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 23, but with Day 4 being cut short due to the lengthy bubble, that is subject to change.
No matter what today's plan turns out to be, PokerNews will be on the floor in the Horseshoe Event Center to provide extensive live coverage of the 2025 WSOP Main Event. Keep your eyes glued to this page for hand histories, chip updates, and other storylines brought to you live from Las Vegas.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The 522 returning players are in their seats, and the cards have been sent in the air for Day 5 of the WSOP Main Event.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Lautaro Guerra in the big blind bet the 7♣6♥4♥10♣ turn for 90,000 and Andrew Boccia called as they headed to the 7♥ on the river. The Spaniard checked and then check-called Boccia's bet, but mucked when he was shown the 9♣8♣ for the ten-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,240,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
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|
900,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In a preflop all-in, Max Neugebauer took on short stack Joseph Gallagher who was all-in and at risk for 320,000 total.
Joseph Gallagher: A♣Q♥ 
Max Neugebauer: J♥J♣
The K♠3♣2♣9♣A♠ runout improved Gallagher to a pair of aces on the river to stay in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
655,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Isaac Haxton raised to 45,000 with K♣Q♥ from early position and Stephen Chidwick called on the button with 4♦4♣. Joey Padron also came along with A♥J♣ from the big blind.
All three checked the 6♠7♦8♠ flop to the J♠ turn, where Padron led out for 60,000. Haxton folded, but Chidwick raised to 200,000. Padron called.
The 6♦ river checked through, and Padron took it down with his pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,870,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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|
1,695,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
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|
1,545,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
