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

07-11-2025 23:13 UTC-8

Garner Wins a Pivotal Race

Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Paul Gibbons raised to 300,000 with 6♠6♥ from the middle position, and Juan Carlos Vecino called out of the hijack. Michael Garner deliberated for quite some time before jamming for 6,925,000 from the button. The blinds and Gibbons folded, but Vecino made the call.

Michael Garner: A♣K♠ All in
Juan Carlos Vecino: J♦J♣

Garner had Big Slick against the two jacks of Vencino. Garner moved into pole position on the A♥7♣3♣ flop, having hit a pair of aces. The rest of the board came 10♠6♦, and Garner earned the full double-up at the expense of Vecino.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	19,400,000 700,000	700,000
Joey Padron	16,275,000 725,000	725,000
Diego Ponce	14,650,000 300,000	300,000
Michael Garner	14,550,000 7,525,000	7,525,000
Juan Carlos Vecino	13,950,000 5,825,000	5,825,000
Murilo Milhomem	11,350,000 900,000	900,000
Paul Gibbons	7,575,000 600,000	600,000
Stephen Hesse	7,350,000 200,000	200,000
Leo Margets	6,650,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Juan Carlos Vecino Michael Garner

07-11-2025 23:08 UTC-8

Late Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Sudell	Busted
Jose Bogarin	Busted
Dmitrii Perfilev	Busted

07-11-2025 23:05 UTC-8

Iachan Double Topples Beckenstein

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Daniel Iachan raised to 2,000,000 with 425,000 in late position. Joshua Beckenstein in the hijack one seat over declared all-in and that forced out all other players behind, while Iachan called.

Daniel Iachan: 9♥9♦ All in
Joshua Beckenstein: 8♥8♦

Iachan had little to fear on the Q♥6♥2♠6♠4♦ runout to secure the double and surpass Beckenstein on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Iachan	5,250,000 3,175,000	3,175,000
Joshua Beckenstein	3,450,000 3,050,000	3,050,000

Tags: Daniel Iachan Joshua Beckenstein

07-11-2025 23:03 UTC-8

Pupo Shoves on Sturm

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 325,000 in the cutoff before Giovanni Pupo three-bet to 1,150,000 in the small blind. Sturm called and they went heads-up to the 9♣2♠Q♠ flop.

Pupo continued for 650,000 and Sturm called. The turn was the 2♣ and Pupo moved all in for 2,375,000. Sturm quickly tossed his cards away this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Pupo	6,000,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Leon Sturm	3,600,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Giovanni Pupo Leon Sturm

07-11-2025 22:59 UTC-8

Ponce's Turn Lead gets the Job Done

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Leo Margets made it 300,000 from middle position with A♣Q♣ and only Diego Ponce called from the small blind holding Q♥J♥.

Ponce started out with a check on the 4♠8♥8♠ flop, and Margets fired out a bet of 275,000. Ponce made the call.

The 5♦ came on the turn, prompting Ponce to lead out for 1,100,000. Margets threw her hand away, and Ponce pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	20,100,000 550,000	550,000
Juan Carlos Vecino	19,775,000 600,000	600,000
Diego Ponce	14,950,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Murilo Milhomem	10,450,000
Paul Gibbons	8,175,000 50,000	50,000
Stephen Hesse	7,150,000 150,000	150,000
Michael Garner	7,025,000 150,000	150,000
Leo Margets	6,950,000 575,000	575,000

Tags: Diego Ponce Leo Margets

07-11-2025 22:59 UTC-8

Hallaert Storms to the Top With Double Knockout

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Jose Bogarin made it 2,800,000 from middle position, leaving himself just 75,000 behind. Kenny Hallaert called on the button, then Derek Sudell then moved all in from the big blind for around 13,200,000. Bogarin put in the rest, and Hallaert snap-called.

Jose Bogarin: J♥J♦ All in
Derek Sudell: Q♥Q♣ All in
Kenny Hallaert: A♠A♦

Hallaert had a chance to bring a humongous stack into Day 7 of the Main Event, and that was all but secured as the flop of A♣5♣8♠ gave him top set. Sudell did have some backdoor potential with clubs, but the 7♠ on the turn ended all hope. The 4♦ on the river was just a formality, and Hallaert raked in a giant pot at the end of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	35,600,000 17,775,000	17,775,000

Ihab Ali	14,550,000
Sergio Veloso	11,425,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Joseph Ozimok	10,650,000 150,000	150,000
Mikhail Prokopchuk	8,325,000 475,000	475,000
Jarod Minghini	7,025,000 100,000	100,000
Greg Merson	3,200,000 400,000	400,000

Jose Bogarin	Busted
Derek Sudell	Busted

Tags: Derek Sudell Jose Bogarin Kenny Hallaert

07-11-2025 22:57 UTC-8

Skhulukhiya Eliminated by Dunaway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Braxton Dunaway opened the action with a raise to 300,000 and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya three-bet jammed his short stack of 1,475,000 in the hijack thereafter. It folded back to Dunaway, who asked for an exact count and called after nearly two minutes.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: A♦9♦ All in
Braxton Dunaway: K♥9♥

Skhulukhiya had grinded a short stack for many hours today and got it in ahead. However, the K♣8♣3♠ flop left him with a mountain to climb and he could not get there on the Q♠ turn and 10♣ river. The Georgian bowed out in 63rd place and earned $135,000, while all other remaining players have reached the pay jump to $165,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	14,100,000 2,875,000	2,875,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Busted

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

07-11-2025 22:55 UTC-8

Afriat Uses the Big Stack to Bully

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Adam Lamers

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Maksim Pisarenko raised to 325,000 from under the gun with A♣J♥ and Eric Afriat just called in the hijack with K♠Q♦. They went heads-up to a flop of 6♠6♦4♦ and Pisarenko continued with a bet of 225,000 which Afriat called.

The turn brought the 3♥ and Pisarenko sized up another bet of 825,000. Afriat put together a raise to 1,800,000 with just king-high and Pisarenko was forced to dump the best hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	31,950,000 2,725,000	2,725,000
Maksim Pisarenko	7,675,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Maksim Pisarenko Eric Afriat

07-11-2025 22:52 UTC-8

Voegele Forces Out Eychenne and Pupillo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Three ways to the Q♣Q♦2♦ flop, Nick Pupillo in the small blind and Octavian Voegele in the big blind checked. Thomas Eychenne bet 200,000 from under the gun and Pupillo called, Voegele check-raised to 600,000 and Pupillo was the only caller.

Both checked the 2♠ on the turn and the Q♥ river brought a full house on the board. Pupillo checked again and then faced a bet of 1,500,000 by Voegele. After some hesitation, Pupillo sighed and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Octavian Voegele	14,125,000 2,625,000	2,625,000
Thomas Eychenne	8,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Nick Pupillo	5,100,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Nick Pupillo Octavian Voegele Thomas Eychenne

07-11-2025 22:52 UTC-8

Overton Flipped Out by Chen

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Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Yuchen Chen was eliminated by Aaron Overton on a board of Q♣K♦7♥5♦A♦, with Chen holding 6x6x to lose to the A♥10♣ of Overton.

As the hand played out, the rambunctious duo of Albert Calderon and Mounir Tajiou had a not-safe-for-stream discussion regarding their wives and OnlyFans.

"You should start one," Tajiou told Calderon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Chen	9,000,000 225,000	225,000
Aaron Overton	Busted
Sejo Kasic	Busted

Tags: Aaron Overton Albert Calderon Mounir Tajiou Yuchen Chen