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

07-11-2025 16:00 UTC-8

Nemetz Takes Some from Buckingham

Tim Baker

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

With 6♥5♥, Richard Buckingham made it 200,000 from middle position and Stefan Nemetz three-bet to 700,000 from the next seat holding A♣K♣. When it got back to Buckingham, he called.

Buckingham checked the8♣3♥J♦ flop and then folded after Nemetz bet 375,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	11,145,000 950,000	950,000
Richard Buckingham	4,500,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Richard Buckingham Stefan Nemetz

07-11-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Tajiou Gets a Full Double Against a Sticky Calderon

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Kai Cocklin

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

Albert Calderon made it 200,000 to go with 6♥6♣ from under the gun and Mounir Tajiou defended his big blind holding K♦7♦.

They saw a flop of 5♥7♠3♠ where Tajiou check-called a bet of 250,000 from Calderon to see the K♣ on the turn. Tajiou checked again with his two pair and Calderon didn't slow down as he bet 450,000. Tajiou then put in the check-raise to 1,100,000, and Calderon called with his pair and gutshot.

An A♣ hit the river and Tajiou shoved 260,000 into the pot, and Calderon called it off in the hope his opponent was bluffing.

Tajiou approaching 4,000,000 after that double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	15,960,000 280,000	280,000
Sebastian Schulze	9,605,000 275,000	275,000

Jameson Painter	4,740,000 200,000	200,000
Mounir Tajiou	3,770,000 1,490,000	1,490,000
Albert Calderon	3,690,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Vladimir Nex	2,830,000 665,000	665,000
John Wasnock	2,115,000 470,000	470,000

Kai Yang	2,000,000 180,000	180,000
David Swift	1,765,000 295,000	295,000

Tags: Albert Calderon Mounir Tajiou

07-11-2025 15:56 UTC-8

Popovych Eliminated by Chen

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The chips went into the middle preflop and Serhii Popovych had the best of it against Yuchen Chen, one of the few players remaining in the field who stacks his chips in tens.

Serhii Popovych: J♥J♠ All in
Yuchen Chen: A♠J♦

Popovych only needed to dodge aces and broadway cards but was suddenly left with a single out or running straight cards on the A♣9♥8♠ flop. The 8♥ turn reduced his outs to one and that never came with the 3♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Chen	7,500,000 3,355,000	3,355,000
Serhii Popovych	Busted

Tags: Serhii Popovych Yuchen Chen

07-11-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Nick Schulman Selected as the 2025 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee

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Eliot Thomas

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

Nick Schulman, in his first year of eligibility, reached the pinnacle of his industry on Friday when he was revealed as the 2025 Poker Hall of Fame inductee.

The 40-year-old pool shark-turned poker pro from New York won his seventh World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet this summer, and was honored during a ceremony at Horseshoe Las Vegas on Day 1 of Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty.

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	18,150,000 150,000	150,000

Braxton Dunaway	13,160,000 2,090,000	2,090,000

Daehyung Lee	13,000,000
Sejo Kasic	11,050,000 750,000	750,000
Eric Afriat	10,425,000 25,000	25,000
Adam Hendrix	9,520,000 80,000	80,000
Maxim Babko	8,880,000 455,000	455,000
Michael Garner	8,635,000 565,000	565,000
Maksim Pisarenko	8,490,000 690,000	690,000

Jarod Minghini	8,420,000 80,000	80,000
Jose Bogarin	8,230,000 3,005,000	3,005,000
Pedro Padilha	8,085,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	7,400,000 300,000	300,000
Benjamin Williams	7,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Stephen Hesse	7,200,000 1,270,000	1,270,000
Luka Bojovic	7,175,000 25,000	25,000
Rahul Deevara	7,000,000 600,000	600,000
Mitchell Hynam	6,850,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Derek Sudell	6,850,000 4,050,000	4,050,000
Sergio Veloso	6,420,000 280,000	280,000
Nicolas Enjamio	6,050,000 150,000	150,000
Conrado Francisco	5,800,000 3,750,000	3,750,000
Ramon Pessoa	5,615,000 1,135,000	1,135,000
Lautaro Guerra	5,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Greg Merson	5,435,000 205,000	205,000

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07-11-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Selected Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	10,195,000 250,000	250,000
Sam Darkin	8,845,000 270,000	270,000
Craig Trost	7,125,000 780,000	780,000
Richard Buckingham	5,200,000 200,000	200,000
Kyle Grupp	5,015,000 450,000	450,000
Michael Mizrachi	4,795,000 245,000	245,000

Matija Kajtez	4,595,000 1,005,000	1,005,000
Hans Bosman	2,640,000 950,000	950,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,200,000 160,000	160,000

07-11-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Another Break

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Connor Richards

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The remaining 124 players have been sent on their second 20-minute of the day. They will return to Level 27 with blinds of 50,000/100,000/100,000.

Here's a look at some of the biggest hands from Level 26.

07-11-2025 15:29 UTC-8

Hallaert Rockets Further Ahead

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Richard Freitas raised to 160,000 in middle position, Kenny Hallaert three-bet to 500,000 in the cutoff, and Freitas called.

Both players checked the 8♦5♣6♦ flop. Hallaert then bet 700,000 on the 3♥ turn and Freitas called.

The river was the 6♥ and Hallaert bet 1,700,000. Freitas again called and Hallaert showed A♦A♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	18,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Richard Freitas	4,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Richard Freitas

07-11-2025 15:29 UTC-8

Flowers Surrenders to Deevara After a 10-Minute Tank

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Rahul Deevara raised to 160,000 under the gun and picked up four callers.

The flop came 10♠6♣2♠ and Deevara bet 380,000. Only Frank Flowers on the button called.

Deevara checked the 8♣ turn and Flowers bet 1,175,000. Deevara then moved all in for 3,660,000.

The rest of the field had already left for break as Flowers went deep into the tank. "It's 50-50 right now," he said, standing up from his seat and pacing around before sitting back down and buring his face in his hands.

Around 10 minutes went by before Flowers threw his cards into the muck. "Show for the cameras?" Deevara asked, and Flowers allowed the dealer to expose his Q♦10♣.

"I had a lot of outs," Deevara added, turning over K♠J♠ as the two players headed off on a shortened break.