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

07-12-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Maxim Babko Eliminated in 55th Place ($165,000)

Christian Zetzsche

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

Albert Calderon was in the tank from early position and was given 30 seconds to act before he shoved all in for 3,525,000. Maxim Babko also spent some time in the tank before the clock was called on him as well. Babko eventually moved in the last of his 2,050,000 chips and the rest of the table quickly folded.

Maxim Babko: A♣K♣ All in
Albert Calderon: A♥A♦

Babko ran into it as Calderon turned over the one hand he did not want to see. The board ran out 10♠7♦5♦8♥9♠ and Calderon's pocket aces held on to eliminate Babko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Calderon	5,750,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Maxim Babko	Busted

Tags: Albert Calderon Maxim Babko

07-12-2025 12:30 UTC-8

Iachan Doubles Through Garner

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Michael Garner raised to 400,000 and Daniel Iachan three-bet to 1,200,000 in the cutoff. All other players behind and Garner then four-bet jammed for Iachane to call all-in for 5,925,000 on the pay jump.

Daniel Iachan: A♦K♦ All in
Michael Garner: A♠Q♥

The K♥J♦J♠ flop kept Iachan in the lead and Garner traded his three queens for four tens as outs. Nothing changed on the 7♦ turn and the 4♠ river was a blank as well for Iachan to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Iachan	12,350,000 6,425,000	6,425,000
Michael Garner	3,925,000 5,925,000	5,925,000

Tags: Daniel Iachan Michael Garner

07-12-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Hesse Shows Veloso Two Pair

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David Salituro

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

Sergio Veloso raised to 400,000 in middle position and Stephen Hesse called in the small blind.

The flop came K♦J♣4♠ and Veloso bet 300,000. Hesse called and the 8♦ fell on the turn.

Hesse then led out for 650,000, and Veloso raised to 1,500,000. Hesse called and checked the 6♦ river, and Veloso quickly checked back.

Hesse showed K♠J♠ for two pair, and Veloso mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Veloso	20,700,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Stephen Hesse	12,475,000 2,675,000	2,675,000

Tags: Sergio Veloso Stephen Hesse

07-12-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Updated Counts on Tables 638 and 646

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Calum Grant

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Daehyung Lee	17,900,000 225,000	225,000
Braxton Dunaway	17,500,000 1,775,000	1,775,000

Ihab Ali	16,500,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Muhamet Perati	14,700,000 150,000	150,000
Octavian Voegele	14,000,000 1,225,000	1,225,000
Nadav Barash	13,900,000 275,000	275,000
Tony Gregg	11,150,000 150,000	150,000
Ruben Correia	11,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Sebastian Schulze	10,100,000 400,000	400,000

Joseph Ozimok	9,700,000 300,000	300,000
Ramon Pessoa	9,400,000 2,475,000	2,475,000
Thomas Eychenne	8,400,000 800,000	800,000
Johan Schumacher	8,300,000 700,000	700,000
Mikhail Prokopchuk	7,200,000 25,000	25,000
Maksim Pisarenko	7,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Leo Margets	6,800,000 400,000	400,000

John Wasnock	3,960,000 3,240,000	3,240,000

Yuchen Chen	3,850,000 1,950,000	1,950,000

07-12-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Padilha Takes From Nemetz

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Out of the small blind, Stefan Nemetz raised to 700,000 and was called by Pedro Padilha in the big blind. The two players checked to the 9♦8♥2♥6♦6♣ river, on which Nemetz opted to check once more. Padilha checked it back and won the pot with A♣10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Padilha	9,275,000 700,000	700,000
Stefan Nemetz	7,950,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Pedro Padilha Stefan Nemetz

07-12-2025 12:41 UTC-8

One Round Penalty for Kassouf

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Adam Lamers

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

After some arguments between Will Kassouf and Tomas Szwarcberg surrounding the clock being called too early, Kassouf started bantering his tablemate within earshot of the tournament floor supervisor. He was then given a one round penalty and took that time to step away from the table to have a discussion with two of the tournament directors.

Kassouf was still in the middle of explaining his situation and all of the controversy that took place on Day 6 when Jack Effel arrived in the tournament area.

"This conversation is over. There is nothing else to be said here. Take your one-round penalty and shut up," Effel went off on Kassouf. "If you follow me or if this continues, I will have security escort you out of here and you will be disqualified."

Kassouf was clearly not happy with the situation unfolding and took it outside of the ropes to continue explaining his situation to the PokerGO camera.

"This is 2016 all over again!" Kassouf shouted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Szwarcberg	11,300,000 400,000	400,000
Will Kassouf	2,350,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Jack Effel Tomas Szwarcberg Will Kassouf

07-12-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Kyle Grupp Eliminated in 54th Place ($165,000)

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Sava Krink

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

For the third hand in a row, Kyle Grupp and Michael Mizrachi clashed.

Grupp opened from the hijack with 9♣8♣ to 400,000, and Mizrachi, sitting on Q♥Q♣, fired back with a three-bet to 975,000.

Grupp made the call, and they went to a flop that came 6♣7♦8♠, giving Grupp top pair and an open-ender.

Grupp led out for 625,000, and Mizrachi responded with a raise to 2,100,000. Grupp came over the top with a shove to 7,800,000, leaving just 25,000 behind. Mizrachi moved all in, and Grupp took his time before the call, putting his tournament life on the line.

With the cards on their backs, Grupp needed a ten, nine, eight, or five to survive. The 2♥ turn offered no help, and the Q♠ river sealed it as Mizrachi improved to a set and sent Grupp to the rail after a dramatic three-hand saga.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	32,000,000 12,075,000	12,075,000

Kyle Grupp	Busted

Tags: Kyle Grupp Michael Mizrachi

07-12-2025 12:49 UTC-8

Ponce Applies Pressure to Zychowski, Hesse

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David Salituro

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

Diego Ponce raised to 400,000 in early position and Adrien Zychowski called in the big blind.

Ponce bet 300,000 on the A♥6♥2♣ flop and Zychowski called. Ponce then bet 1,200,000 on the 9♣ turn, and Zychowski took a minute before folding.

A few hands later, Stephen Hesse opened to 450,000 in early position and Ponce defended his big blind.

The flop came 7♠6♣5♦ and Ponce led out for 350,000. Hesse called to the J♦ turn, where Ponce bet another 1,200,000. Hesse folded and Ponce took another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Ponce	17,200,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Stephen Hesse	11,225,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Adrien Zychowski	4,700,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Adrien Zychowski Diego Ponce

07-12-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Padron Raises Hendrix

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Calum Grant

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

Joey Padron raised to 450,000 from the button, and Adam Hendrix called from the small blind. Action checked through to the river, where the board read K♦Q♠Q♥7♣2♦.

Hendrix bet 300,000, but folded after Padron made it 1,400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Padron	16,000,000
Adam Hendrix	16,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	13,350,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Nazar Buhaiov	10,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Chris Dombrowski	7,050,000 475,000	475,000

Albert Calderon	6,600,000 850,000	850,000
Theo Tran	2,400,000 850,000	850,000
Will Kassouf	2,350,000
Nick Pupillo	2,075,000 900,000	900,000

07-12-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Updated Counts at Table 647

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	18,200,000 700,000	700,000

Muhamet Perati	15,000,000 300,000	300,000
Ihab Ali	14,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Octavian Voegele	14,000,000
Ruben Correia	10,500,000 500,000	500,000
Ramon Pessoa	8,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
John Wasnock	5,100,000 1,140,000	1,140,000

Yuchen Chen	1,400,000 2,450,000	2,450,000