Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 6 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-11-2025 17:01 UTC-8

Kassouf Gets What He is Deserved

Adam Lamers

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Joshua Beckenstein raised to 200,000 in the hijack with A♠K♥ and Will Kassouff three-bet to 700,000 in the small blind with 9♠9♦. Beckenstein counted out a four-bet to 1,600,000 and Kassouf called after the clock was asked for.

The flop came J♦5♦2♥ and Kassouf checked to Beckenstein who threw in a bet of 550,000. Kassouf spent nearly five minutes in the tank before finally calling. The K♠ peeled off on the turn and Kassouf checked again. After a few seconds, Kassouf tried to call the clock on Beckenstein but more time was given before Beckenstein announced a bet of 2,000,000.

The clock was called on Kassouf and he was given five seconds to act before his cards were deemed to be dead.

"Can you get Jack Effel over here, please?" Kassouf asked. The rail cheered and Kassouf was overly disturbed at the ruling despite wasting an egregious amount of time throughout the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Beckenstein	8,265,000 1,680,000	1,680,000
Will Kassouf	7,250,000 2,470,000	2,470,000

Tags: Will Kassouff Joshua Beckenstein

07-11-2025 17:00 UTC-8

Margets Cracks Aces w/ the Nuts

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Connor Richards

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Chad Power opened to 225,000 in early position and Leo Margets called in middle position.

Power bet 150,000 on the 5♣4♠K♥ flop and Margets called. Power then checked on the 8♦ turn and Margets bet 245,000. Power called.

Power checked once more on the 2♠ river and Margets took some time before betting 815,000 as the cocktail server came by for drink orders — black coffee for Alen Tenorio and green tea for Murilo Milhomem.

"Nitty call," Power said he showed A♥A♠ to be crushed by the nuts of Margets with 7♣6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	16,000,000 40,000	40,000
Leo Margets	8,000,000 2,835,000	2,835,000

Tags: Alen Tenorio Chad Power Leo Margets Murilo Milhomem

07-11-2025 16:57 UTC-8

Zychowski Welcomes Wysotchanski to the Table

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Wagner Wysotchanski had just moved to a new seat when, on his first hand, he opened to 250,000 in early position. Adrien Zychowski then moved all in for 1,420,000 in middle position and Wysotchanski called.

Adrien Zychowski: 9♥9♣ All in
Wagner Wysotchanski: 8♦8♠

Zychowski was a big favorite to double up, and he didn't have to wait long to secure the double up as the 9♠9♦3♥ flop gave him quads. His large rail erupted in celebration while the rest of the J♥4♦ board was a mere formality before he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wagner Wysotchanski	6,800,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Adrien Zychowski	3,000,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Tags: Adrien Zychowski Wagner Wysotchanski

07-11-2025 16:56 UTC-8

Five Ways to the Flop

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Michael Parisi opened to 200,000 from early position. Tomas Szwarcberg and Sejo Kasic called from the cutoff and button. Hartt Stearns and Eric Afriat then came along from the blinds, swelling the pot to 1,100,000 preflop.

The action checked to Szwarcberg on the K♦5♥4♥ flop, and he bet 225,000. Only Afriat and Parisi called.

Afriat led out for 550,000 on the 9♥ turn, and folded out his remaining opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	13,800,000 3,375,000	3,375,000
Sejo Kasic	7,725,000 675,000	675,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	4,150,000 570,000	570,000
Michael Parisi	3,100,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Hartt Stearns	420,000 1,925,000	1,925,000

Tags: Eric Afriat Hartt Stearns Michael Parisi Sejo Kasic Tomas Szwarcberg

07-11-2025 16:55 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	10,185,000 250,000	250,000
Kyle Grupp	6,945,000 450,000	450,000
Craig Trost	6,815,000 470,000	470,000
Sam Darkin	6,215,000 200,000	200,000
Michael Mizrachi	5,275,000 670,000	670,000

Richard Buckingham	4,550,000 450,000	450,000
Matija Kajtez	4,345,000 450,000	450,000
Nazar Buhaiov	2,650,000 400,000	400,000
Hans Bosman	2,630,000

07-11-2025 16:50 UTC-8

Bogdanov Done Away by Dunaway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action folded to Yulian Bogdanov on the button and he open-jammed his short stack of 1,230,000. Table chip leader Braxton Dunaway called from the small blind and the cards were flipped over.

Yulian Bogdanov: A♦10♠ All in
Braxton Dunaway: A♣Q♣

The K♦K♠5♠ flop opened up some split pot outs while the Q♠ turn paired up the kicker of Dunaway, leaving Bogdanov with some outs to a straight and flush. Neither of those escape routes came with the 8♦ river to send Bogdanov to the rail just outside of the top 100 spots for $70,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	15,500,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Yulian Bogdanov	Busted

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Yulian Bogdanov

07-11-2025 16:48 UTC-8

Padilha Puts in a Big Shove Against Voegele, Shows One

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

A big pot was brewing between Octavian Voegele and Pedro Padilha, and tablemate Daniel Iachan filled in the details.

Voegele had bet 200,000 from the hijack on a flop of Q♣9♠6♣ before Padilha raised to 750,000 in the big blind. Voegele called to the 5♥ turn, where Padilha bet another 1,300,000. Voegele again called.

The river was the 7♥ and Padilha moved all in for 5,655,000. "Sorry guys," Voegele told his tablemates as he took several minutes to ponder the decision.

"Take all your time," Thomas Eychenne replied. Voegele ended up folding and Padilha allowed the table to pick one of his cards. Eychenne selected the J♣ while Padilha raked in the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Iachan	11,800,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Pedro Padilha	10,000,000 1,915,000	1,915,000
Thomas Eychenne	6,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Octavian Voegele	5,800,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Daniel Iachan Octavian Voegele Pedro Padilha Thomas Eychenne

07-11-2025 16:46 UTC-8

"Good Fold, Francis"

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Connor Richards

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Wagner Wysotchanski opened to 200,000 in early position and Francis Anderson three-bet to 550,000 in the hijack. Wysotchanski called.

Wysotchanski checked on the flop of 4♥A♦3♣ and Anderson checked back. Wysotchanski then bet 400,000 on the 3♦ turn and Anderson called.

The 2♣ river completed the board and Wysotchanski quickly bet 2,000,000. Anderson folded to hang onto less than that.

"Good fold, Francis," Matthew Wantman said from the rail.

"Probably," Anderson replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wagner Wysotchanski	8,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Francis Anderson	1,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Francis Anderson Matthew Wantman Wagner Wysotchanski

07-11-2025 16:45 UTC-8

A Perfect Time to Pick Up Cowboys

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Hans Bosman raised 7♦7♥ to 200,000 from under the gun before Kyle Grupp three-bet to 625,000 from middle position. Nazar Buhaiov jammed his last 1,300,000 into the middle from the button, forcing Bosman to tank fold. Grupp smilled, and reluctantly made the call.

Nazar Buhaiov: K♦K♣ All in
Kyle Grupp: Q♠10♠

Grupp was caught making a move, and needed a lot of help from the dealer to beat the Cowboys of Buhaiov.

Grupp picked up a straight draw on the 9♣9♥2♣ flop, but he was unable to hit it as the rest of the board came 8♥8♠, and Buhaiov doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Grupp	6,495,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Nazar Buhaiov	3,050,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Hans Bosman	2,630,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Hans Bosman Kyle Grupp Nazar Buhaiov

07-11-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Skhulukhiya Doubles Through Merson

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The cards of Greg Merson were already in the muck and he paid off the double-up to table short stack Giorgiy Skhulukhiya for 1,035,000 total. Skhulukhiya's cards were still exposed as his A♦Q♣ hit top pair on the 9♠8♥5♣Q♠2♠ runout and the production crew confirmed that Merson's pocket jacks had been no good.

The double for Skhulukhiya was worth 1,035,000 and that put a small dent into the above-average stack of Merson.