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

07-11-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Carlos Vecino	14,100,000 650,000	650,000
Diego Ponce	12,975,000 400,000	400,000
Murilo Milhomem	11,350,000 200,000	200,000
Paul Gibbons	9,525,000 400,000	400,000
Stephen Hesse	8,300,000 825,000	825,000
Leo Margets	7,700,000 175,000	175,000

07-11-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Padron Devastates Babko on the River

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David Salituro

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

Joey Padron and Maxim Babko went to the turn on a board of 4♣7♣2♦9♦ when Padron bet 2,000,000 from the button. Babko called in the hijack.

The river was the 9♠ and Padron bet another 2,000,000. Babko then moved all in, and Padron quickly called for 5,450,000.

Babko showed A♦A♥, but Padron had A♣9♣ for rivered trips as a devastated Babko buried his face on the rail while the massive pot was pushed over to Padron.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Padron	17,800,000 9,800,000	9,800,000
Maxim Babko	2,500,000 10,125,000	10,125,000

Tags: Joey Padron Maxim Babko

07-11-2025 22:04 UTC-8

Mizrachi Busts Two; Sturm Five-Bet Jams

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Michael Mizrachi in the big blind and Richard Buckingham from an early position tangled in a preflop all-in with nearly identical stack sizes and Mizrachi vaulted out of his chair while motioning to his nearby rail.

Richard Buckingham: 4♦4♣ All in
Michael Mizrachi: Q♦Q♣

The suits were covered and Buckingham found no escape on the 9♥7♦3♠10♥J♦ runout. Both stacks were counted and the 5.5 million of Buckingham were covered by only a few blinds.

Soon after, Dillon Ott pushed all in for around 3,100,000 and Mizrachi called in the next seat.

Dillon Ott: A♦K♦ All in
Michael Mizrachi: Q♦Q♥

The pocket pair held and made a flush on the 7♥6♥2♣4♥9♥ board to score the next knockout.

In the meanwhile, Kohei Arai raised to 300,000 and Leon Sturm three-bet to 750,000. Yong Han cold four-bet to 1,600,000 in the big blind for Arai to reluctantly fold. Sturm five-bet jammed and Han folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	15,200,000 9,200,000	9,200,000

Leon Sturm	8,425,000 3,565,000	3,565,000

Yong Han	4,250,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Kohei Arai	2,800,000 1,225,000	1,225,000
Richard Buckingham	Busted
Dillon Ott	Busted

Tags: Dillon Ott Kohei Arai Leon Sturm Michael Mizrachi Richard Buckingham Yong Han

07-11-2025 22:04 UTC-8

Pupillo Bets Out Beckenstein

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Connor Richards

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

Nick Pupillo opened to 350,000 in early position and Joshua Beckenstein called on the button.

Pupillo continued for 450,000 on the flop of K♠8♥2♥ and Beckenstien called. Pupillo then sized up to 900,000 on the A♦ turn and Beckenstein laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	6,500,000 1,975,000	1,975,000

Joshua Beckenstein	4,600,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Tags: Joshua Beckenstein Nick Pupillo

07-11-2025 22:03 UTC-8

Prokopchuk Gets a Squeeze Through

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Kai Cocklin

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

Derek Sudell opened to 300,00 from middle position with A♠J♦ and Ihab Ali called from the hijack with 8♥8♣. Mikhail Prokopchuk then three-bet A♥K♣ from the big blind to 1,400,,000, which got Sudell to fold. Ali also let his hand go, and Prokopchuk took it down.

Shortly after. Sergio Veloso limped in from the small blind with Q♠8♦ and Kenny Hallaert checked his option in the big blind with 9♦2♠.

Velose tapped the table on the J♠8♠4♠ flop and then called a bet of 150,000 from Hallaert. A 6♥ on the turn saw both players check to the 4♦ river, where Veloso bet 350,000 with his eight. Hallaert snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	20,550,000 155,000	155,000

Derek Sudell	11,325,000 1,145,000	1,145,000
Sergio Veloso	11,000,000 555,000	555,000
Greg Merson	9,275,000 525,000	525,000

Mikhail Prokopchuk	8,750,000 150,000	150,000
Jarod Minghini	8,235,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Ihab Ali	8,175,000 1,130,000	1,130,000
Jose Bogarin	2,725,000 400,000	400,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	2,500,000 445,000	445,000

Tags: Derek Sudell Ihab Ali Kenny Hallaert Mikhail Prokopchuk Sergio Veloso

07-11-2025 22:01 UTC-8

Le Hits the Rail

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Tim Baker

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

Hieu Le jammed his final 825,000 into the middle from middle position and Chad Power called from the cutoff to try and bust him.

Hieu Le: K♠8♠ All in
Chad Power: A♠Q♣

Lee was behind versus Power's ace-queen, and moved even further behind on the A♦Q♦8♦ flop as Power improved to two pair. Le couldn't find one of the two remaining eights in the deck on the 3♥ turn or J♦ river. Le silently made his way to the payout desk, while Power moved up to almost twenty million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	19,475,000 1,225,000	1,225,000
Hieu Le	Busted

Tags: Chad Power Hieu Le

07-11-2025 21:57 UTC-8

Nemetz Takes Out Kajtez, Tajiou Doesn't Care He Folded the Winner

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David Salituro

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

Stefan Nemetz raised to 300,000 in the cutoff and Matija Kajtez moved all in for 2,800,000 on the button. Mounir Tajiou folded in the small blind, later saying he had two tens, while Nemetz called.

Matija Kajtez: A♦Q♣ All in
Stefan Nemetz: K♥K♠

"Yes! That's why I'm me and you're you," Tajiou yelled out as he ran towards the rail. The flop, though, came 10♠4♥4♠ and would've given him a full house.

"I don't give a f**k. I made my decision before that," he said. The rest of the board came 5♠Q♥ and Nemetz's kings stayed in the lead to send Kajtez to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	10,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Mounir Tajiou	1,500,000 800,000	800,000
Matija Kajtez	Busted

Tags: Matija Kajtez Mounir Tajiou Stefan Nemetz

07-11-2025 21:53 UTC-8

Kassouf Back to His Old Tricks

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Adam Lamers

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

Will Kassouf made his way back to the feature table after his outer table broke, and wasted little time jumping straight into the action. Sebastian Schulze raised to 300,000 in middle position with A♣4♣ and was called by Kassouf on his left with 6♠6♦. Johan Schumacher also tagged along from the big blind with K♦Q♥.

The flop fell J♣7♣7♦ and the action checked to Kassouf who bet 400,000. Schumacher folded but Schulze check-raised 1,300,000. Kassouf started his speech play again now that he had ample time to work with. More than two minutes passed by before he finally released his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Schulze	14,625,000 2,625,000	2,625,000

Will Kassouf	3,200,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Will Kassouf Sebastian Schulze Johan Schumacher

07-11-2025 21:53 UTC-8

Lee Waits For a Pay Jump, Spikes the Turn Anyway

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David Salituro

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

Sam Darkin raised to 300,000 in the hijack before Charles Lee reraised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff, leaving one 25,000 chip behind. Darkin called and tossed in the chip on the A♥5♥J♦ flop.

"I'm going to take three minutes," Lee said as the field was within two spots of a pay jump. The other players at the table agreed to let him take his time, and even began scouting out nearby tables to find anyone at imminent risk of elimination.

"Red shirt is all-in," a tablemate said as Kosaku Akashi was all-in for 2,100,000 against Nadav Barash. Akashi had A♥Q♣ and was up against A♠10♥ as the board ran out Q♥2♠4♣4♠6♥ to give him two pair and the double up.

"I'll give you until the clock reaches 100," Darkin told Lee as the minutes continued to tick by. Darkin called the clock right on 100, and Lee eventually tossed in his last chip.

Charles Lee: A♦K♥ All in
Sam Darkin: A♥5♠

Darkin had flopped two pair to take the lead, but Lee spiked the K♦ on the turn to move in front. The river was the 2♠ and Lee doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nadav Barash	9,500,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Kosaku Akashi	4,200,000 1,625,000	1,625,000
Sam Darkin	2,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Charles Lee	2,500,000 875,000	875,000

Tags: Charles Lee Kosaku Akashi Nadav Barash Sam Darkin

07-11-2025 21:53 UTC-8

Calderon Loses the Minimum with Queens

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Adam Lamers

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

Leon Sturm raised to 240,000 from under the gun with K♥8♥ and Albert Calderon just called in the hijack with Q♠Q♦. They went heads-up to a flop of K♦4♦2♥ and both players checked to the 8♣ on the turn.

Both players checked again and the A♣ landed on the river. Sturm finally led out with a bet of 600,000 and Calderon denounced how poorly he played his hand before sending his pocket queens into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Calderon	6,155,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Leon Sturm	4,860,000 540,000	540,000

Tags: Leon Sturm Albert Calderon