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

07-11-2025 22:59 UTC-8

Ponce's Turn Lead gets the Job Done

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 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 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 23:08 UTC-8

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

Garner Wins a Pivotal Race

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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 23:15 UTC-8

Can Anybody Silence This Man?

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Adam Lamers

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

Sebastian Schulze raised to 300,000 in early position and Will Kassouf ripped all in for 1,500,000 on his left. The action folded back to Schulze who quickly called to put the mouth-piece at risk.

Will Kassouf: 10♠10♣ All in
Sebastian Schulze: A♥J♠

It turned out to be a coin flip and the flop of A♣7♣4♣ gave Schulze the best hand with a pair of aces. Kassouf had the one and only flush draw but the A♦ on the turn narrowed his outs even further.

The dealer burned and turned the Q♣ on the river and Kassouf went off with arms in the air after making a flush for the double up.

"You know it's coming. I'm the Main Event champion," Kassouf bowed to the rail as he received a small round of applause.

Tags: Will Kassouf Sebastian Schulze

07-11-2025 23:18 UTC-8

Deja Vu for Han in 59th Place

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Yong Han jammed for 1,375,000 out of the small blind and Ramon Pessoa in the big blind went deep into the tank. After nearly four minutes, Lautaro Guerra called the clock and Pessoa's thirty seconds ran down to zero without a decision.

Shortly after, Han jammed the short stack once again and this time, Pessoa went over the top.

Yong Han: A♣7♦ All in
Ramon Pessoa: Q♣Q♦

The K♣10♥8♣2♣9♦ board failed to improve Han and he bowed out in 59th place. One year ago, he reached the very same spot and earned $160,000. The 2025 deep run came with a payday of $165,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Pessoa	7,600,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Yong Han	Busted

Tags: Lautaro Guerra Ramon Pessoa Yong Han

07-11-2025 23:19 UTC-8

Six More Hands

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Connor Richards

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

The floor has paused the clocks and instructed dealers to deal six more hands before players bag for the evening.

07-11-2025 23:27 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Says No Shame in Calling Clock at 2025 WSOP | PokerNews Podcast #906

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Chad Holloway

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

In the 906th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to discuss the latest news and highlights from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), including Daniel Negreanu suggesting that poker players shouldn't hesitate to call the clock on other slow-acting players.

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07-11-2025 23:29 UTC-8

Lee Plays the Villain

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David Salituro

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

Michael Mizrachi raised to 300,000 in early position and Daehyung Lee called in the cutoff. Mounir Tajiou then moved all in for 2,400,000 in the small blind and Mizrachi folded.

"If I go, I go. As it says in Rocky, 'if he dies, he dies," Tajiou said as he began playing James Brown's "Living in America" on his phone and dancing. Lee took a minute before calling to put Tajiou at risk.

Mounir Tajiou: J♣J♦ All in
Daehyung Lee: A♠8♠

"I don't care. I would rather have it, but it's good," Tajiou said going to the flop, which came A♣6♠3♥ to give Lee the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out 2♦6♣ and Tajiou made his way around the table shaking all his opponent's hands before making his exit.

"You villain. How could you?" Albert Calderon joked with Lee.