Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 8 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-13-2025 16:23 UTC-8

Mizrachi Plays Two Pots

David Salituro

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Michael Mizrachi opened to 1,600,000 from under the gun with [10h10d and Sergio Veloso defended A♦4♥ in the big blind.

Veloso checked on the flop of A♣6♦Q♦ and Mizrachi bet 900,000. Veloso called after hitting top pair. Both players then checked on the 6♠ turn.

Veloso bet 2,000,000 on the 5♥ river and Mizrachi folded, despite carving out two stacks of chips as if to raise.

The next hand, Muhamet Perati raised to 1,600,000 in middle position and Braxton Dunaway called in the cutoff as Mizrachi defended his big blind.

Mizrachi checked on the Q♥A♦J♥ flop and Perati bet 1,500,000. Dunaway folded and Mizrachi check-raised to 5,000,000. Perati called.

Mizrachi bet 8,400,000 on the 9♥ turn, and Perati folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	82,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Michael Mizrachi	45,000,000 6,600,000	6,600,000

Sergio Veloso	27,000,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Muhamet Perati	24,000,000 6,200,000	6,200,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Sergio Veloso

07-13-2025 16:38 UTC-8

Muhamet Perati Eliminated in 18th Place ($360,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert raised to 1,600,000 in middle position and Muhamet Perati moved all in for 17,000,000 in the small blind. Hallaert snap-called once action got back to him.

Muhamet Perati: A♥Q♥ All in
Kenny Hallaert: A♣K♦

The underdog pulled ahead on the Q♠7♦3♥ flop, while the J♦ turn provided more outs for Hallaert with the Broadway draw. The river brought the K♣ and Perati turned away from the table in disgust after Hallaert spiked a pair of kings. The Italian snapped a photo of the board before making his exit in 18th place.

All remaining 17 players have now locked up at least $450,000 for their efforts and Hallaert jumped back towards the upper echelon of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	56,900,000 16,600,000	16,600,000

Muhamet Perati	Busted

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Muhamet Perati

07-13-2025 17:19 UTC-8

Dunaway Gets There on the River Against Mizrachi

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David Salituro

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Braxton Dunaway raised to 1,600,000 in the cutoff and Michael Mizrachi called in the big blind.

The flop came J♠10♠5♥ and Dunaway bet 1,300,000. Mizrachi called and both players checked through the 6♦ turn.

Dunaway bet again on the A♦ river, putting in 2,600,000. Mizrachi let out a laugh and took a minute before calling with J♣8♠, but Dunaway had A♥K♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	94,500,000 9,500,000	9,500,000

Michael Mizrachi	39,900,000 3,800,000	3,800,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Michael Mizrachi

07-13-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Pisarenko Takes From Hallaert; Mizrachi From Minghini

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Maksim Pisarenko raised it up to 1,800,000 and Kenny Hallaert called on the button. Both blinds folded to make way for the K♦4♦2♥ flop. The continuation-bet was worth 2,000,000, and Hallaert called to see the 2♦ on the turn. Pisarenko opted to check and Hallaert checked it back to the J♥ on the river.

Another check by Pisarenko followed and Hallaert checked it back for the Russian to win the pot with the 9♣9♦ for nines and deuces.

Jarod Minghini then raised to 1,600,000 in early position as action folded to Michael Mizrachi, who announced a raise in the small blind with A♦K♥. Mizrachi put in the 1,600,000 before making it 6,100,000. The floor was called over, and it was ruled that since Mizrachi had only put in the 1,600,000 initially, he was allowed to just min-raise to 2,400,000.

The flop came K♠10♥2♥ and Mizrachi bet 3,300,000 with his pair of kings. Minghini folded 8♥8♣ and Mizrachi took the last pot before the break.

"I don't think that's the right rule," Mizrachi said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	90,100,000

Kenny Hallaert	50,600,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Michael Mizrachi	47,500,000 700,000	700,000

Sergio Veloso	32,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Maksim Pisarenko	27,500,000 5,800,000	5,800,000

Leo Margets	26,700,000

Jarod Minghini	18,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Tony Gregg	14,900,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Jarod Minghini Kenny Hallaert Maksim Pisarenko Michael Mizrachi

07-13-2025 18:20 UTC-8

Veloso Jams Into Mizrachi and Pisarenko

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Sergio Veloso raised to 2,000,000 in the cutoff with A♦Q♥ and Michael Mizrachi called on the button. It folded to Maksim Pisarenko in the big blind, and he announced a reraise to 8,000,000.

Veloso asked Pisarenko to count his stack about the stack size of Pisarenko and then four-bet to 28,900,000, forcing out Mizrachi and getting rid of Pisarenko's A♥6♣ as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	45,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Sergio Veloso	43,700,000 11,500,000	11,500,000
Maksim Pisarenko	20,900,000 9,000,000	9,000,000

Tags: Maksim Pisarenko Michael Mizrachi Sergio Veloso

07-13-2025 18:33 UTC-8

Pisarenko Takes a Pot Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Maksim Pisarenko raised to 2,000,000 in the cutoff with A♠K♥ and was called by chip leader Braxton Dunaway in the big blind.

The 8♠8♦6♥ flop was checked and Dunaway led the 2♠ turn for 2,000,000. Pisarenko called.

On the J♠ river, Dunaway checked and Pisarenko mulled it over for a short while to then bet 5,500,000. Dunaway quickly folded Q♥7♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	95,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Sergio Veloso	51,000,000 7,300,000	7,300,000
Kenny Hallaert	47,000,000 3,600,000	3,600,000

Michael Mizrachi	46,000,000 500,000	500,000

Maksim Pisarenko	26,000,000 5,100,000	5,100,000

Leo Margets	24,000,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Tony Gregg	14,000,000 900,000	900,000
Jarod Minghini	7,600,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Maksim Pisarenko

07-13-2025 18:45 UTC-8

Grinder Malfunctions

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Connor Richards

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Sergio Veloso opened to 2,000,000 in the hijack and Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 4,900,000 in the cutoff. Jarod Minghini then four-bet jammed for 6,000,000 in the big blind. Veloso folded and Mizrachi called.

Jarod Minghini: A♣Q♥ All in
Michael Mizrachi: A♠8♦

Mizrachi had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar and the board ran 6♣Q♠3♣7♦3♠ to earn Minghini a double with a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Veloso	48,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Michael Mizrachi	35,000,000 11,000,000	11,000,000

Jarod Minghini	17,000,000 9,400,000	9,400,000

Tags: Jarod Minghini Michael Mizrachi Sergio Veloso

07-13-2025 19:00 UTC-8

Mizrachi Leads Flop w/ Two Pair

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Connor Richards

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert opened to 2,200,000 on the button with A♣10♠ and Sergio Veloso and Michael Mizrachi came along from the blinds.

Veloso checked on the flop of J♥K♦3♥ and Mizrachi led out for 2,000,000. Hallaert called and Veloso also called.

Veloso checked again on the 4♥ turn and Mizrachi bet 4,000,000. Hallaert folded and Veloso called. Veloso checked once more on the 8♣ river and Mizrachi checked back before showing J♠3♠ for two pair. Veloso mucked K♥10♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	48,000,000 13,000,000	13,000,000

Kenny Hallaert	41,100,000 5,900,000	5,900,000

Sergio Veloso	36,000,000 12,000,000	12,000,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Michael Mizrachi Sergio Veloso

07-13-2025 19:21 UTC-8

Dinner Break Counts for the Final 17 Players

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

With half of the level left at blinds of 500,000-1,000,000 and a big blind ante of 1,000,000, the updated counts of the 17 hopefuls are as follows.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Braxton Dunaway	United States	96,300,000	96
1	2	Kenny Hallaert	Belgium	38,900,000	39
1	3	Sergio Veloso	Portugal	45,700,000	46
1	4	Michael Mizrachi	United States	47,100,000	47
1	5	Tony Gregg	United States	16,200,000	16
1	6	Maksim Pisarenko	Russian Federation	23,600,000	24
1	8	Jarod Minghini	United States	19,700,000	20
1	9	Leo Margets	Spain	22,200,000	22

2	1	Ruben Correia	Portugal	18,000,000	18
2	2	Luka Bojovic	Serbia	39,000,000	39
2	3	John Wasnock	United States	15,100,000	15
2	4	Joey Padron	United States	34,500,000	35
2	5	Adam Hendrix	United States	61,900,000	62
2	6	Lautaro Guerra	Spain	21,500,000	22
2	7	Daehyung Lee	South Korea	37,000,000	37
2	8	Joseph Ozimok	United States	32,400,000	32
2	9	Daniel Iachan	United States	15,100,000	15

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	96,300,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Adam Hendrix	61,900,000
Michael Mizrachi	47,100,000 900,000	900,000

Sergio Veloso	45,700,000 9,700,000	9,700,000
Luka Bojovic	39,000,000
Kenny Hallaert	38,900,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Daehyung Lee	37,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Joey Padron	34,500,000
Joseph Ozimok	32,400,000
Maksim Pisarenko	23,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Leo Margets	22,200,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Lautaro Guerra	21,500,000 500,000	500,000

Jarod Minghini	19,700,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Ruben Correia	18,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Tony Gregg	16,200,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
John Wasnock	15,100,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Daniel Iachan	15,100,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

07-13-2025 21:07 UTC-8

Hallaert Calls Down Mizrachi With Bottom Pair

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David Salituro

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert raised to 2,300,000 in the cutoff and Michael Mizrachih called in the small blind.

Both players checked the Q♥10♥10♦ flop. Mizrachi then bet 1,600,000 on the 7♦ turn and Hallaert called.

Mizrachi bet another 3,500,000 on the 8♠ river, and Hallaert took a minute before calling once more. Mizrachi had 5♥4♥ for a missed flush draw, while Hallaert took the pot with A♣7♥ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	99,300,000 500,000	500,000

Kenny Hallaert	47,000,000 7,400,000	7,400,000

Sergio Veloso	39,700,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Michael Mizrachi	39,000,000 8,100,000	8,100,000

Jarod Minghini	29,000,000 200,000	200,000
Leo Margets	23,000,000 800,000	800,000

Tony Gregg	16,300,000 100,000	100,000
Maksim Pisarenko	16,000,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Michael Mizrachih