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

07-11-2025 14:21 UTC-7

Chip Counts at Break

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	11,520,000 1,020,000	1,020,000

Don Carrillo	8,780,000 580,000	580,000
Kyle Grupp	8,425,000 925,000	925,000
Sam Darkin	8,100,000 900,000	900,000
Jarod Minghini	8,000,000
Frank Flowers	7,950,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	7,895,000 1,205,000	1,205,000
Maksim Pisarenko	7,800,000 800,000	800,000

Maxim Babko	7,725,000 1,725,000	1,725,000
Thomas Eychenne	7,400,000 3,399,970	3,399,970
Eric Afriat	7,300,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Pedro Padilha	6,835,000
Ramon Pessoa	6,750,000 420,000	420,000
Sergio Veloso	6,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Michael Garner	6,625,000 375,000	375,000
Rahul Rastogi	6,150,000 2,675,000	2,675,000
Albert Calderon	6,030,000 1,335,000	1,335,000
Stephen Hesse	5,930,000 130,000	130,000
Adam Hendrix	5,645,000 555,000	555,000
Charles Lee	5,495,000 1,155,000	1,155,000
Johan Schumacher	5,380,000 120,000	120,000
Joey Padron	5,355,000 645,000	645,000
Jose Bogarin	5,225,000 175,000	175,000
Luka Bojovic	5,225,000 1,575,000	1,575,000
Daehyung Lee	5,125,000 155,000	155,000

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07-11-2025 14:16 UTC-7

Le Takes From Kassouf In the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Will Kassouf raised to 155,000 in the cutoff and Hieu Le three-bet the button to 450,000. That action happened when the level was still underway, but the subsequent call had already ushered into the break. On the 6♥5♣3♣ flop, Kassouf checked and Le bet 350,000 with around 2,850,000 behind.

That sent Kassouf into a long tank with several spectators trying to watch from closer nearby while everyone else was already on break. Kassouf kept murmuring and mentioned "I can't call, it is either raise or fold .... if you don't say anything, I will raise."

Some nine minutes into the break, Kassouf tapped the table and folded while a stoic Le raked in the pot having said no word during the hand at all. The table was then moved to the feature table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	8,375,000 2,825,000	2,825,000
Hieu Le	4,200,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: Hieu Le Will Kassouf

07-11-2025 14:05 UTC-7

Jung Gets an Easy Double Against Tajiou

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mounir Tajiou raised from the small blind and Seungmook Jung called in the big blind.

They went to a flop of 10♦4♠5♥, where Tajiou bet, Jung raised, Tajiou shoved, and Jung called off his stack of 525,000.

Mounir Tajiou: J♥3♠ All in
Seungmook Jung: 6♥5♦

Jung had flopped a pair and was way ahead of Tajiou, who had a total bluff. Jung improved to a straight draw on the 7♠ turn, and his pair held up when the 9♠ hit the river, which earned him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mounir Tajiou	1,600,000 670,000	670,000
Seungmook Jung	1,400,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Mounir Tajiou Seungmook Jung

07-11-2025 14:01 UTC-7

Break Time

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Connor Richards

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The remaining 162 players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

While they take their break, take a look at some of the highlights from Level 25.

07-11-2025 14:00 UTC-7

Hesse Starts to Chip Up Again

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Tim Baker

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

Holding A♦10♣, Murilo Milhomem raised to 125,000 from the hijack with Stephen Hesse calling from the small blind with 7♣5♣, and Paul Gibbons defending his big blind holding A♥3♠.

The three players saw the flop come down 9♣J♣5♥. Following two checks, Milhomem bet 180,000. Hesse called, but Gibbons folded.

The 9♥ turn checked through for the 6♣ to fall on the river. Hesse bet 285,000, which was enough to get Milhomem to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hesse	6,060,000 490,000	490,000
William Camp	4,930,000
Leo Margets	4,265,000 30,000	30,000

Paul Gibbons	3,265,000 185,000	185,000
Murilo Milhomem	2,545,000 305,000	305,000
Chih Fan	2,025,000
Bradley Jansen	1,595,000

Zhao Liu	1,065,000
Esther Taylor	755,000

Tags: Murilo Milhomem Paul Gibbons Stephen Hesse

07-11-2025 14:00 UTC-7

Peters' Main Event Story Reaches a Sad End

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Donnie Peters has told many Main Event stories in his long career as a poker journalist, but his own just hit an unhappy conclusion.

Mitchell Hynam had opened to 120,000 under the gun before Peters three-bet to 360,000 in middle position. Hynam came back with a four-bet to 900,000 and Peters moved all in for 2,125,000. Hynam took a minute before calling.

Donnie Peters: K♠K♦ All in
Mitchell Hynam: A♠Q♥

Peters was ahead with his kings and poised for the double up until the flop brought A♥J♠8♦, giving Hynam top pair. The rest of the board ran out 9♥4♣ and Peters was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Hynam	5,100,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Donnie Peters	Busted

Tags: Donnie Peters Mitchell Hynam

07-11-2025 14:00 UTC-7

Power and Tajiou Both Rake Small Pots

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jameson Painter raised to 120,000 with K♠Q♣ from the hijack and Chad Power three-bet J♠J♦ in the cutoff to 360,000. When it got back to Painter, he called.

The flop came 10♥10♣3♦, where Painter checked and Power threw out 360,000. That was enough to win the pot as Painter folded.

Shortly after, David Swift made it 130,000 on the button with A♠4♣ and Mounir Tajiou called with A♣10♥ in the big blind.

On the 2♠Q♦K♠ flop, Tajiou check-called a bet of 115,000 from Swift to see the 8♠ fall on the turn. Both checked to the 7♦ river, where Tajiou bet 400,000.

"Take it away, sir," said Swift to the dealer in reference to his cards, which meant Tajiou took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Schulze	16,460,000 360,000	360,000

Chad Power	9,230,000 600,000	600,000
Jameson Painter	5,060,000 145,000	145,000
Vladimir Nex	2,770,000 150,000	150,000
Mounir Tajiou	2,270,000 85,000	85,000
John Wasnock	1,890,000

David Swift	1,230,000 460,000	460,000
Seungmook Jung	730,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Chad Power David Swift Jameson Painter Mounir Tajiou

07-11-2025 14:00 UTC-7

Karmatckii Among the Big Stacks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Noah Goldman raised to 125,000 and was called by Derek Sudell, Arsenii Karmatckii and Yuta Mutsuura, the latter two of which were in the blinds. They checked the 7♣4♠3♣ flop to the 5♦ turn on which Karmatckii had not made his decision yet when Mutsuura bet 100,000 out of turn.

Karmatckii then checked and the bet stood, as it folded back to the Russian. Karmatckii leaned over to see Mutsuura's stack and check-raised to 450,000 for his opponent to snap-fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	9,100,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Mikhail Prokopchuk	3,975,000 375,000	375,000
Rahul Rastogi	3,475,000 225,000	225,000
Derek Sudell	2,750,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Greg Merson	2,600,000 250,000	250,000

Noah Goldman	2,520,000 1,280,000	1,280,000
Michael Gagliano	950,000 100,000	100,000

Yuta Mutsuura	900,000 600,000	600,000
Jason Cooper	715,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Derek Sudell Noah Goldman Yuta Mutsuura

07-11-2025 13:58 UTC-7

Pisarenko Sends Locquet Deep Into the Tank, Then to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Romain Locquet bet 175,000 on a flop of Q♣J♠7♥ and Maksim Pisarenko called.

Locquet bet another 500,000 on the 9♣ turn, but this time Pisarenko raised to 2,475,000. Locquet went deep into the tank, taking several minutes to ponder the decision.

"Take your time. Big pot," Francis Anderson told. After more than five minutes, Locquet eventually stuck in his last 1,500,000 more and turned over Q♠10♦ for top pair and a straight draw, but Pisarenko already had the straight with 10♣8♣.

The 6♣ river improved Pisarenko to a flush and Locquet's Main Event run, which included memorably cracking Jared Bleznick's aces back on Day 1, came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	7,000,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Romain Locquet	Busted

Tags: Maksim Pisarenko Romain Locquet

07-11-2025 13:58 UTC-7

Mizrachi Flops Two Pair in Multi-Way Pot

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Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Stefan Nemetz opened to 120,000 from under the gun with 10♥10♣ and picked up three callers along the way. Daniele Primerano with 5♠5♥, Michael Mizrachi in the small blind with 9♥8♣, and Gonzalo Jose in the big blind holding 6♦3♣.

The flop fell K♦9♣8♠ and the action checked around to the 3♥ on the turn. Jose was the first to take a stab at the pot with a bet of 150,000. Nemetz folded and Primerano raised to 840,000 with just a pair of fives. Mizrachi went into the tank for a couple of minutes before shoving all in for 2,315,000 with two pair. Jose quickly folded and Primerano's cards followed into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	5,090,000 120,000	120,000
Michael Mizrachi	3,845,000 1,165,000	1,165,000

Gonzalo Jose	2,720,000 95,000	95,000
Daniele Primerano	1,845,000 960,000	960,000

Tags: Daniele Primerano Gonzalo Jose Michael Mizrachi Stefan Nemetz