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

07-11-2025 22:41 UTC-8

Tajiou Not Afraid to Die

David Salituro

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

Mounir Tajiou moved all in for 1,275,000 in the big blind and Daehyung Lee called on the button.

Mounir Tajiou: 5♠4♠ All in
Daehyung Lee: A♠6♥

Tajiou hit a pair on the J♠5♦2♣ flop to take the lead, while the 3♣ fell on the turn. "Give him an ace," Tajiou said going to the river, which came the J♥ to earn him a double up.

"Do you think I'm scared? If I die, I die," Tajiou yelled out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daehyung Lee	13,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Mounir Tajiou	2,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Daehyung Lee Mounir Tajiou

07-11-2025 22:43 UTC-8

Merson's Queens No Good Against Sudell's Bullets

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Kai Cocklin

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

Sergio Veloso made it 300,000 from middle position with A♣7♣ and Greg Merson called in the cutoff. Derek Sudell three-bet squeezed to 1,200,000 on the button, and Veloso four-bet to 2,000,000.

Merson then five-bet shoved for 9,075,000, Sudell committed his stack of around 5,500,000, and Veloso quickly retreated.

Derek Sudell: A♥A♦ All in
Greg Merson: Q♠Q♦

Sudell had the rockets and was looking to use them to ascend the counts. A flop of 4♦10♥8♠ was clean for Sudell, and the 8♦ turn left Merson with one shot at two outs. None of which came on the 7♦ river, and Sudell doubled up as Merson's stack took a critical hit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	17,825,000 2,725,000	2,725,000

Ihab Ali	14,550,000 6,375,000	6,375,000
Derek Sudell	13,350,000 2,025,000	2,025,000
Sergio Veloso	12,950,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Mikhail Prokopchuk	7,850,000 900,000	900,000
Jarod Minghini	7,125,000 1,110,000	1,110,000
Greg Merson	3,600,000 5,675,000	5,675,000

Jose Bogarin	2,875,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Sergio Veloso Greg Merson Derek Sudell

07-11-2025 22:44 UTC-8

Kasic Loses a Race to Bust

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Tim Baker

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

Leo Margets made it 300,000 under the gun with K♦10♦ before Juan Carlos Vecino three-bet to 750,000 from the hijack. Sejo Kasic four-bet jammed for 4,275,000, which only Vecinco called.

Sejo Kasic: 9♠9♣ All in
Juan Carlos Vecino: A♠K♠

Vecino and Kasic were off to the races with Kasic's tournament life on the line.

Vecino picked up a straight draw on the J♠Q♥8♣ flop, and improved to top pair when the K♣ fell on the turn. The river was the Q♦, which spelled the end for Kasic on the final level of Day 6.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Carlos Vecino	19,975,000 5,275,000	5,275,000
Leo Margets	6,525,000 400,000	400,000

Sejo Kasic	Busted

Tags: Juan Carlos Vecino Leo Margets Sejo Kasic

07-11-2025 22:48 UTC-8

Margets Steals One from Gibbons

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Tim Baker

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

Paul Gibbons raised J♠J♥ to 300,000 from under the gun before Leo Margets three-bet to 1,000,000 with A♥5♥ from the small blind. Gbbons quickly called.

The dealer fanned out the flop of 7♣8♥K♥ and Margets continued with a bet of 1,400,000. Gibbons tossed his cards away and relinquished the pot to Margets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Carlos Vecino	20,375,000 400,000	400,000
Chad Power	19,550,000
Diego Ponce	13,925,000 100,000	100,000
Murilo Milhomem	10,450,000 400,000	400,000
Paul Gibbons	8,125,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Leo Margets	7,525,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Stephen Hesse	7,300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Leo Margets Paul Gibbons

07-11-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Ozimok Flushes Out Darkin

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 4♠J♥Q♦, Sam Darkin bet 300,000 from the cutoff and Joseph Ozimok called in the big blind.

Darkin bet another 600,000 on the 8♠ turn and Ozimok called. The river was the 3♠ and Darkin bet 1,000,000.

Ozimok came back with an all-in shove this time, and Darkin called for his last 3,500,000. Ozimok turned over Q♠10♠ for a flush, and Darkin tossed 10♦9♦ into the muck on his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Ozimok	10,500,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Sam Darkin	Busted

Tags: Joseph Ozimok Sam Darkin

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

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 22:55 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 22:57 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 22:59 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