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

07-12-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Eychenne & Chen Drag in Nice Pots

Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Thomas Eychenne opened to 400,000 from under the gun. Daehyung Lee called from the next seat over. Tony Gregg and Maksim Pisarenko called from the button and big blind, respectively.

The Q♦9♦9♥ flop checked through to the 3♠ turn. Eychenne bet 400,000. Lee and Gregg called before Pisarenko folded.

Eychenne sized up to 600,000 on the 7♣ river and received two quick folds.

On a nearby table, Joseph Ozimok just scooped in a decent pot as well,. The board read J♠4♥8♠J♣K♣. Ozimok had bet 1,275,000 from the big blind. Yuchen Chen called from the cutoff.

Ozimok had trip jacks with Q♦J♦ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daehyung Lee	17,675,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Joseph Ozimok	10,000,000 1,875,000	1,875,000
Thomas Eychenne	9,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Tony Gregg	8,450,000 800,000	800,000
Yuchen Chen	5,800,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Maksim Pisarenko	5,600,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Tags: Daehyung Lee Joseph Ozimok Maksim Pisarenko Thomas Eychenne Tony Gregg Yuchen Chen

07-12-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Ben Jackson Eliminated in 57th Place ($165,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ben Jackson pushed all in from under the gun for his last five and a half blinds, with the prospect of being the big blind in the very next hand for almost one third of his stack. Kenny Hallaert called two seats over and the rest of the table folded.

Ben Jackson: Q♠8♦ All in
Kenny Hallaert: 10♦10♥

Jackson had one overcard at his disposal, but missed on the J♥7♠7♦ flop and the 4♣ turn. The river was the 2♣ and that spelled the end for Jackson. As the first casualty on Day 7, he receives $165,000 for his 57th place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	39,300,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Ben Jackson	Busted

Tags: Ben Jackson Kenny Hallaert

07-12-2025 12:14 UTC-8

Hendrix Raises the Flop

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Joey Padron opened from middle position to 400,000, and Adam Hendrix called in the hijack. Tomas Szwarcberg also called from the big blind.

They went to a flop of 6♥A♥A♠, where Szwarcberg checked and Padron continued with a bet of 250,000. Hendrix put in a raise to 900,000, which earned him the pot as his two opponents folded.

Szwarcberg took down the next two pots as he raised from the small blind and button consecutively without any competition.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	18,000,000 1,875,000	1,875,000
Joey Padron	16,000,000 675,000	675,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	11,700,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix Joey Padron Tomas Szwarcberg

07-12-2025 12:16 UTC-8

Beckenstein Doubles Through Guerra Early

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Sava Krink

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Action folded to Joshua Beckenstein in the small blind, and he wasted no time moving all in for his remaining 4,425,000. Lautaro Guerra asked for a count, took a few moments to think it over, then tossed in the call.

Joshua Beckenstein: A♠10♣ All in
Lautaro Guerra: K♠Q♦

The board ran out J♠4♦A♦8♦J♣, giving Beckenstein top pair and leaving Guerra drawing thin from the start. With that, Beckenstein secured an early double to keep his hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Beckenstein	9,050,000 5,125,000	5,125,000
Lautaro Guerra	7,000,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Tags: Joshua Beckenstein Lautaro Guerra

07-12-2025 12:19 UTC-8

Charles Lee Eliminated in 56th Place ($165,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Charles Lee shoved from early position for just over 2,000,000, and Tony Gregg called in the hijack.

Charles Lee: A♥10♦ All in
Tony Gregg: J♠J♦

Lee was behind, but did pick up some more outs on the 10♣7♣Q♠ flop. An 8♥ on the turn left him with one more shot at survival, but he couldn't make it happen as the K♣ on the river sealed his fate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Gregg	11,000,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Charles Lee	Busted

Tags: Charles Lee Tony Gregg

07-12-2025 12:21 UTC-8

Power Finds a Four-Bet; Freitas Bets Out Veloso

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Chad Power raised to 400,000 in the cutoff, and Richard Freitas three-bet to 1,600,000 in the small blind. Power then four-bet to 3,300,000, and Freitas folded.

On the next hand, Freitas opened to 400,000 on the button and Sergio Veloso called in the big blind.

The flop came K♠Q♦6♣ and Freitas bet 300,000. Veloso called to see the 2♥ turn, where Freitas bet 1,100,000. Veloso folded this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Veloso	23,000,000 900,000	900,000
Chad Power	20,075,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Richard Freitas	17,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Chad Power Richard Freitas Sergio Veloso

07-12-2025 12:22 UTC-8

Hesse Makes Up for Lost Time

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Adam Lamers

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

After missing the first hand of the day, Stephen Hesse quickly got involved in Day 7 just a couple of hands later. Hesse raised to 400,000 in early position and was called by Kohei Arai in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣6♠5♦ and Arai led out with a bet of 300,000. Hesse eyed up his opponent's stack and then raised to 1,100,000. Arai thought for a minute and then sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hesse	9,800,000 2,325,000	2,325,000
Kohei Arai	3,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Kohei Arai Stephen Hesse

07-12-2025 12:23 UTC-8

Double-Up for Merson

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Sava Krink

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Greg Merson was sitting in the hijack when he decided to shove his last 2,925,000 in the middle. Joshua Beckenstein on the button then decided to three-bet to 7,050,000, leaving himself just 2,000,000 behind. Nobody else wanted to be part of the action, and the cards went on their backs.

Greg Merson: Q♥Q♦ All in
Joshua Beckenstein: A♦K♣

With the board coming down 4♥6♥10♣6♦7♣ with no ace or king for Beckenstein, Merson secured a crucial double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Merson	6,400,000 3,375,000	3,375,000

Joshua Beckenstein	6,100,000 2,950,000	2,950,000

Tags: Greg Merson Joshua Beckenstein

07-12-2025 12:28 UTC-8

Ponce Takes On Afriat

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Eric Afriat raised to 450,000 in the hijack, and Diego Ponce called in the big blind.

Afriat continued for 200,000 on the J♣9♣7♦ flop, and Ponce came back with a raise to 750,000. Afriat called, and the 6♣ fell on the turn.

Ponce then bet 1,700,000, and that was enough to get Afriat to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	30,400,000 800,000	800,000
Diego Ponce	14,700,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Diego Ponce Eric Afriat

07-12-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Three-Bet Pot for Nemetz; Three-Way Pot for Hallaert

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 400,000 in the hijack, and Stefan Nemetz three-bet to 1,200,000 in the cutoff for Sturm to call. The flop came A♥9♦8♣, and Sturm checked, Nemetz bet 700,000, and took down the pot right there.

Up next, Nemetz raised to 400,000 and was called by Michael Garner as well as Kenny Hallaert. The K♠J♥4♣ flop was checked, and Hallaert bet the 4♠ turn for 650,000, Nemetz folded, and Garner called.

That led them to the 5♣ river on which Hallaert bet 2,400,000. Garner reluctantly called, but couldn't beat the 6♥4♥ for trip fours of Hallaert.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	42,575,000 3,275,000	3,275,000

Murilo Milhomem	11,500,000 500,000	500,000
Michael Garner	9,850,000 3,550,000	3,550,000
Stefan Nemetz	9,050,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Pedro Padilha	8,575,000
Giovanni Pupo	6,975,000 675,000	675,000
Daniel Iachan	5,925,000 500,000	500,000
Leon Sturm	5,575,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Leon Sturm Michael Garner Stefan Nemetz