Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 7 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-12-2025 17:13 UTC-8

The Kassouf Show Will Go A Little Longer

David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Michael Garner moved all in from middle position as the table folded around to Will Kassouf in the big blind who (uncharacteristically) snap-called for 2,550,000.

Will Kassouf: A♠K♦ All in
Michael Garner: 7♣7♦

Kassouf needed to survive the coin flip to stay alive, and he found an ace on the A♥J♣5♣ flop to take the lead. The turn was the 5♠, while Kassouf ended up with two pair on the K♣ river to earn the double up and knock Garner down to an extreme short stack.

"If I have a Red Bull or coffee, in half an hour this table is finished," Kassouf said as he called out for cocktails.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	5,550,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Michael Garner	1,000,000 3,275,000	3,275,000

Tags: Michael Garner Will Kassouf

07-12-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Baby Flush Good for Hendrix

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Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Tony Gregg opened to 600,000 from the button and Adam Hendrix defended the big blind.

The flop and turn checked through, for the board to show K♥9♥2♥J♥4♠.

Hendrix led out for 800,000 and was called.

Hendrix tabled 8♣5♥, pipping Gregg's A♣4♥ to the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	21,300,000 700,000	700,000
Tony Gregg	16,600,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix Tony Gregg

07-12-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Michael Garner Eliminated in 41st Place ($240,000)

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David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

A hand after Will Kassouf doubled up, Michael Garner shoved for his last 1,000,000 from early position after Pedro Padilha had opened to 600,000 under the gun. Kenny Hallaert then reraised to 2,000,000 in the cutoff, and Padilha folded.

Michael Garner: 8♥8♦ All in
Kenny Hallaert: Q♥Q♣

Garner was crushed by Hallaert's queens, and he found no help on the J♥9♥3♣7♦J♠ board as he was sent to the rail in 41st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	44,950,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Pedro Padilha	17,500,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Michael Garner	Busted

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Michael Garner Pedro Padilha

07-12-2025 17:21 UTC-8

Hesse Calls Correctly Against Veloso

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Stephen Hesse made it 625,000 to go with the 9♦9♥ and was called by Sergio Veloso with K♣Q♣ as well as Diego Ponce holding the 2♠2♣. The 10♠7♣4♣ flop was checked by Ponce and Hesse continued for 700,000 to pick up a call by Veloso only. Both checked the 4♦ turn and Hesse checked the A♥ on the river. Veloso now bet 1,200,000 and Hesse tank-called to get shown the king-high with missed flush draw, earning the pot with his pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Freitas	24,700,000
Diego Ponce	24,275,000
Sergio Veloso	20,775,000
Chad Power	14,400,000
Luka Bojovic	14,350,000
Stephen Hesse	11,000,000
Chris Dombrowski	10,625,000

Adrien Zychowski	8,550,000

Tags: Diego Ponce Sergio Veloso Stephen Hesse

07-12-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Arai Keeps Building

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Sava Krink

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Action folded to Kohei Arai in the hijack, and he opened to 600,000 with 7♣4♣. Michael Mizrachi defended his big blind with Q♠9♦, and the two went heads-up to a flop of Q♣10♥6♠.

Mizrachi checked, and Arai continued for 500,000. Mizrachi called to see the 8♠ on the turn, where he checked once again.

Arai upped the pressure with a bet of 2,200,000, and Mizrachi stuck around.

The A♦ river completed the board, and Arai didn’t back down. He fired a sizeable 5,200,000 bet into the middle, sending Mizrachi deep into the tank. After some thought, tossed his cards into the muck, and Arai raked in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kohei Arai	17,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Michael Mizrachi	14,000,000 5,125,000	5,125,000

Tags: Kohei Arai Michael Mizrachi

07-12-2025 17:28 UTC-8

Ponce Pounces on the River

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Tyler Boyer

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

First to act, Luka Bojovic raised to 600,000 with the K♣9♣ and he was called by Diego Ponce with K♠10♠ and Stephen Hesse holding the J♣9♠ with the latter two in the blinds. The 4♠3♣2♠ flop was checked to the 7♣ turn on which the action checked to Ponce. He bet 1,500,000 and Hesse folded. After some consideration, Bojovic followed suit and Ponce won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Ponce	25,775,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Richard Freitas	25,450,000 750,000	750,000
Sergio Veloso	20,775,000
Luka Bojovic	13,750,000 600,000	600,000
Chad Power	13,650,000 750,000	750,000
Chris Dombrowski	10,625,000

Stephen Hesse	10,100,000 900,000	900,000
Adrien Zychowski	8,550,000

Tags: Diego Ponce Luka Bojovic Stephen Hesse

07-12-2025 17:29 UTC-8

Milhomem Survives a Flip to Leave Vecino on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Tomas Szwarcberg raised to 650,000 under the gun with K♣J♠ and Will Kassouf called in the hijack holding A♣10♥. Murilo Milhomem then moved all in for 4,550,000 in the small blind with, and Juan Carlos Vecino reraised to 5,400,000 in the big blind.

"Big pot on Table #2," Kassouf said as Szwarcberg got out of the way. Kassouf also folded, leaving Milhomem and Vecino heads-up with Vecino also having most of his stack in the middle.

Murilo Milhomem: 10♠10♦ All in
Juan Carlos Vecino: A♦K♠

Milhomem ran over to his rail to await the board, and he came out on the right side of the coin flip as the dealer spread out Q♠4♥2♠Q♣4♠ to give him the double up and knock Vecino down to a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Szwarcberg	23,650,000 650,000	650,000
Murilo Milhomem	10,700,000 5,050,000	5,050,000
Will Kassouf	4,750,000 800,000	800,000
Juan Carlos Vecino	1,625,000 6,200,000	6,200,000

Tags: Juan Carlos Vecino Murilo Milhomem Tomas Szwarcberg Will Kassouf

07-12-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Freitas Cannot Shake Off Bojovic

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Richard Freitas made it 600,000 to go from under the gun and Luka Bojovic called in the big blind with K♦10♣. The 9♥8♠7♣ flop was checked by Bojovic, who then called Freitas' bet of 400,000. Following the 9♦ turn, Bojovic led for 600,000 and Freitas raised small to 1,600,000 to pick up a call from Bojovic.

That brought them to the 10♥ river and they now checked. Bojovic showed his 6♦5♦ for the bottom end of the straight and it was good to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Freitas	22,850,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Luka Bojovic	16,500,000 2,750,000	2,750,000

Tags: Luka Bojovic Richard Freitas

07-12-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Chop Pot Keeps Gibbons in the Tournament

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Sava Krink

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Paul Gibbons was sitting in an early position when he decided to shove his last 2,350,000 in the middle. Action folded to Daniel Iachan in the cutoff, and he made the call. Nobody else wanted to join the party, and the card went on their backs.

Paul Gibbons: A♣J♦ All in
Daniel Iachan: A♦J♠

With both having the same hand, it was a predictable outcome, and as the board ran out 7♥8♠4♠8♣10♣, not without giving Gibbons a little bummer on the flop with two spades. But the pot was chopped, and Gibbons could stay in the tournament.