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

07-11-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Buhaiov Jams the Turn

Tim Baker

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

Nazar Buhaiov raised to 200,000 with A♦4♦ from middle position, and only Matija Kajtez called from the small blind with Q♠J♥.

Kajtez checked after the dealer fanned out the J♠A♠4♣ flop, and Buhaiov bet 200,000. Kajtez stuck around with a call.

The 3♦ hit the turn, and Kajtez checked again. Buhaiov paused for a few moments and then shoved his 550,000 into the middle. Kajtez did some inventory of his stack and mulled it over for a while before deciding to fold and surrender the pot to Buhaiov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	11,035,000 300,000	300,000
Sam Darkin	8,645,000 200,000	200,000
Craig Trost	7,585,000 250,000	250,000
Michael Mizrachi	5,005,000

Kyle Grupp	4,815,000
Richard Buckingham	4,050,000 50,000	50,000
Matija Kajtez	3,895,000 700,000	700,000
Hans Bosman	3,030,000 250,000	250,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,550,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Matija Kajtez Nazar Buhaiov

07-11-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Ribouchon Jams Into Ponce's Queens

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David Salituro

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

Diego Ponce three-bet in middle position before Florian Ribouchon moved all in for 3,700,000 from the button. The table folded back around to Ponce who called and put Ribouchon at risk.

Florian Ribouchon: J♣J♦ All in
Diego Ponce: Q♣Q♠

Ribouchon found himself crushed holding jacks against Ponce's queens, and the Q♥4♦3♦ flop improved Ponce to top set. The rest of the board came 5♥9♦ and Ribouchon was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Ponce	7,500,000 4,510,000	4,510,000
Florian Ribouchon	Busted

Tags: Diego Ponce Florian Ribouchon

07-11-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Buckingham Wins a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

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

Richard Buckingham raised to 200,000 from middle position with A♦A♥. Stefan Nemetz called from the hijack with 10♠10♦, and Kyle Grupp defended his big blind holding Q♦7♦.

Grupp checked first on the 3♦6♥Q♠ flop, prompting Buckingham to bet 200,000. Nemetz and Grupp called.

The J♣ came on the turn, and Grupp checked again. Buckingham bet 500,000, which got folds from Nemetz and Grupp.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	10,635,000 400,000	400,000
Richard Buckingham	5,000,000 950,000	950,000
Kyle Grupp	4,315,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Kyle Grupp Richard Buckingham Stefan Nemetz

07-11-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Nex Outflopped and Out of the Main Event

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Kai Cocklin

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

Vladimir Nex shoved from the cutoff for 855,000 and John Wasnock called in the big blind.

Vladimir Nex: A♥9♣ All in
John Wasnock: K♣J♣

Nex had the best of it preflop, but fell behind post as the K♦5♦2♠ flop paired Wasnock's king. A 2♣ on the turn left Nex with just three outs, but he couldn't find it on the 4♦ river, ending his run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Schulze	7,755,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Jameson Painter	6,615,000 1,875,000	1,875,000
Mounir Tajiou	5,370,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
John Wasnock	3,870,000 1,755,000	1,755,000

Albert Calderon	3,190,000 500,000	500,000
David Swift	1,965,000 200,000	200,000
Kai Yang	1,750,000 250,000	250,000
Corey Skogrand	1,430,000 750,000	750,000
Vladimir Nex	Busted

Tags: John Wasnock Vladimir Nex

07-11-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Barash Happy to Check Down Kings

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Calum Grant

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

Frank Flowers opened to 250,000 from middle position and called when Nadav Barash three-bet to 700,000 on his direct left.

The action checked through to showdown for the final board to read A♣10♦4♦J♦7♥.

Flowers had a pair of tens with 10♥8♥, but Barash had the winner with KxKx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nadav Barash	3,450,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Frank Flowers	2,800,000 465,000	465,000

Tags: Frank Flowers Nadav Barash

07-11-2025 16:28 UTC-8

How Much Does It Cost? Kassouf Lays His Price

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Adam Lamers

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

Will Kassouf was in the middle of rambling on and on while the other players at the table sat in silence. Richard Green just shoved his short stack into the middle with A♥2♦ but only picked up the blinds and ante. Green then posed a question to Kassouf in the middle of his sentence.

"Let me ask you a question. Do you like money?" Green asked.

"Ya, I like money," Kassouf responded.

"How much do we have to chip in for you to shut the f*** up? Anyone else want to chip in?"

"Now we're talking," Kassouf rambled as words flew out of his mouth at a mile a minute.

"Eighty-nine minutes left in the level, how much for you to be quiet for the rest of the level?" Green proposed.

"$10,000 each. A freeroll for me and my seven buddies," Kassouf answered. "For 10k each, put your money where your mouth is."

The banter went back and forth for a few more minutes but no deal was made at that time.

"Shut the f*** up!" Another player from the field shouted across the room.

Tags: Will Kassouf Richard Green

07-11-2025 16:32 UTC-8

Two Barrels Work for Delmas

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Adrien Delmas raised to 200,000 and was called by Braxton Dunaway in the small blind as well as Don Carrillo in the big blind. The two larger stacks checked the A♣Q♥4♠ flop and Delmas bet 150,000. Dunaway folded and Carrillo called.

It was at that moment some commotion broke out on the left hand feature table with Will Kassouf arguing loudly that it could be heard in the tournament area. Mitchell Hynam in the #1 seat at this very table shouted "Will, shut the fuck up!" and the tournament director came over to speak a few words with Hynam.

"What is my penalty if I punch him?" Hynam inquired with the floor and was told that it would be at least a 24-hour ban.

In the meanwhile, the 4♥ turn was checked to the 10♣ river on which Carrillo checked again. Delmas bet 750,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	14,425,000 1,265,000	1,265,000

Don Carrillo	7,925,000 7,125,000	7,125,000
Mitchell Hynam	6,200,000 650,000	650,000

Adrien Delmas	2,365,000 2,165,000	2,165,000

Tags: Adrien Delmas Braxton Dunaway Don Carrillo Mitchell Hynam Will Kassouf

07-11-2025 16:33 UTC-8

Wasnock's Kicker Earns Him a Healthy Pot

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Kai Cocklin

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

Mounir Tajiou opened J♠5♠ from the hijack to 205,000 and John Wasnock called on the button with J♥10♥. Corey Skogrand was in the big blind with A♦Q♣ and with around 1,300,000 in his stack, he elected to just call.

The flop came 7♥6♠J♣ and when it got to Tajiou, he made a continuation-bet of 300,000. Wasnock called, and Skogrand let it go.

A 3♥ hit the turn and after Tajiou checked, Wasnock bet 500,000. Tajiou wasn't going anywhere just yet and stuck in the call to se ethe 3♦ fall on the river. The action checked around, and Wasnock's kicker played, earning him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Wasnock	5,180,000 1,310,000	1,310,000

Mounir Tajiou	4,365,000 1,005,000	1,005,000
Corey Skogrand	1,125,000 305,000	305,000

Tags: Corey Skogrand John Wasnock Mounir Tajiou

07-11-2025 16:35 UTC-8

"Will, Shut the F*** Up!"

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Connor Richards

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

Ben Jackson was all in for around 1,500,000 in the cutoff against Sejo Kasic in the big blind.

Ben Jackson: A♥Q♦ All in
Sejo Kasic: 6♣6♠

Jackson took a lead on the J♦A♣7♠ flop and held up for a double as the board finished out J♥3♥.

At the side feature table, there was a commotion involving Will Kassouf and Richard Green, leading to an outburst from way on the other side of the room.

"Will, shut the f*** up!" Mitchell Hynam screamed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sejo Kasic	8,400,000 2,650,000	2,650,000
Ben Jackson	3,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Ben Jackson Richard Green Sejo Kasic Will Kassouf

07-11-2025 16:38 UTC-8

Grupp Backdoors into the Nuts

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Tim Baker

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

Sam Darkin made it 200,000 from the hijack with only Kyle Grupp calling out of the cutoff.

After seeing the 7♣4♣A♥ flop fall, Darkin put out a continuation-bet of 300,000, which Grupp quickly called.

The 6♠ turn caused Darkin to slow down and check. Grupp bet 780,000, and after some tanking, Darkin called.

Darkin knuckled the table for the last time on the 8♦ river. Grupp gathered together a bet of 1,300,000, which Darkin called.

Grupp had backed into the nut straight with 10♣9♣ to take down the pot, as Darkin tossed away his A♠8♥ for a rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	10,435,000 200,000	200,000
Kyle Grupp	7,795,000 3,480,000	3,480,000
Craig Trost	7,285,000 300,000	300,000
Sam Darkin	6,015,000 2,630,000	2,630,000
Richard Buckingham	5,000,000
Michael Mizrachi	4,605,000 400,000	400,000

Matija Kajtez	3,895,000
Hans Bosman	3,030,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,550,000

Tags: Kyle Grupp Sam Darkin