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

07-13-2025 14:28 UTC-8

Ozimok Comes From Behind to Leave Nemetz on Fumes

David Salituro

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Stefan Nemetz raised to 1,200,000 on the button and Joseph Ozimok moved all in for 10,900,000 in the big blind. Nemetz called to put him at risk, having Ozimok barely covered.

Joseph Ozimok: A♥4♥ All in
Stefan Nemetz: A♣10♣

Nemetz had Ozimok dominated and was poised to collect the first knockout of the day, but the J♠5♦4♦ flop gave Ozimok the lead with a pair of fours. Nemetz failed to catch up on the 8♣ turn or 7♣ river as he handed over most of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Ozimok	22,700,000 9,700,000	9,700,000
Stefan Nemetz	1,600,000 10,000,000	10,000,000

Tags: Joseph Ozimok Stefan Nemetz

07-13-2025 14:37 UTC-8

Richard Freitas Eliminated in 24th Place ($360,000)

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Adam Lamers

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Joey Padron opened to 1,200,000 in middle position and Richard Freitas made a small three-bet to 2,600,000 on the button. Padron called and the flop of 9♠2♠2♣ hit the felt. Padron checked to Freitas who continued with a bet of 2,800,000. Padron check-raised to 6,000,000 and Freitas ripped all in for 12,400,000. Padron asked for a count and then called to put Freitas at risk.

Richard Freitas: K♥9♥ All in
Joey Padron: A♥9♣

Padron was already ahead with the better kicker but the A♣ on the turn secured his victory. Freitas was left drawing dead to the 5♠ on the river and became the first elimination of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Padron	42,400,000 21,200,000	21,200,000
Richard Freitas	Busted

Tags: Joey Padron Richard Freitas

07-13-2025 14:38 UTC-8

Nemetz Triples Up

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David Salituro

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Sebastian Schulze raised to 1,200,000 under the gun and Stefan Nemetz put in his last 1,600,000 from the hijack. Luka Bojovic called in the big blind, while Schulze also committed the additional 400,000.

Schulze and Bojovic checked down the 10♠9♠5♥9♦7♥ board and Nemetz showed A♠K♠. Schulze mucked K♥J♥ and Bojovic 6♥4♥ as Nemetz took the pot with ace-high to triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luka Bojovic	37,200,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Sebastian Schulze	7,600,000 3,400,000	3,400,000

Stefan Nemetz	5,700,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Tags: Luka Bojovic Sebastian Schulze Stefan Nemetz

07-13-2025 14:39 UTC-8

Dunaway Takes the Chip Lead

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

John Wasnock opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun and Kenny Hallaert came along from the big blind. Following the A♥6♣5♥ flop, Hallaert checked and subsequently called a bet worth 1,800,000 to see the 3♥ on the turn.

Hallaert checked again and Wasnock bet 3,000,000 to win the pot right there.

Daehyung Lee 3♣2♣ then made it 1,200,000 to go and Hallaert A♥6♣ three-bet to 6,200,000 in order to force a fold.

The next two hands ended on the flop and turn respectively, before Hallaert took over again with a raise to 1,200,000 only to collect the blinds and antes.

Braxton Dunaway A♠K♣ raised to 1,700,000 next from the small blind and Lee A♣9♦ defended the big blind to the A♥K♠6♥ flop, which was checked through. On the 8♠ turn, Dunaway bet 3,700,000 and Lee called to see the 3♦ on the river. Dunaway glanced at the board multiple times before looking over at his table neighbour while grabbing into his stack.

He then bet 8,900,000 and Lee called to lose a big portion of his stack to Dunaway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	60,800,000 12,300,000	12,300,000

Kenny Hallaert	56,900,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

John Wasnock	26,900,000 6,500,000	6,500,000

Tony Gregg	23,700,000 900,000	900,000
Daehyung Lee	22,500,000 18,500,000	18,500,000
Michael Mizrachi	17,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Lautaro Guerra	13,300,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Daniel Iachan	8,700,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Daehyung Lee John Wasnock Kenny Hallaert

07-13-2025 14:45 UTC-8

Sebastian Schulze Eliminated in 23rd Place ($360,000)

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David Salituro

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Sebastian Schulze moved all in for 9,100,000 from the small blind and Muhamet Perati called in the big blind.

Sebastian Schulze: 8♠7♠ All in
Muhamet Perati: A♣4♦

Schulze needed to come from behind against Perati's ace-high, but he couldn't connect with the K♥Q♦J♥5♠3♥ board and was sent to the rail in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhamet Perati	29,600,000 9,100,000	9,100,000
Sebastian Schulze	Busted

Tags: Muhamet Perati Sebastian Schulze

07-13-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Andale, Andale!

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Adam Lamers

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Diego Ponce ripped all in for his last 4,500,000 in middle position and Chris Dombrowski reshoved all in for 11,500,000 in the hijack. The rest of the table folded and the two hands were tabled.

Diego Ponce: A♠K♣ All in
Chris Dombrowski: J♠J♦

They were off to the races and the flop of K♠Q♠5♥ vaulted Ponce to the lead with his pair of kings. The 8♠ and 3♣ runout sent the Mexican rail into a frenzy as their countryman scored a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Ponce	10,500,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Chris Dombrowski	7,000,000 9,000,000	9,000,000

Tags: Chris Dombrowski Diego Ponce

07-13-2025 14:48 UTC-8

Stefan Nemetz Eliminated in 22nd Place ($360,000)

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David Salituro

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Action folded to Sergio Veloso who moved all in from the small blind. Stefan Nemetz called for his last 5,100,000 in the big blind.

Stefan Nemetz: K♥8♣ All in
Sergio Veloso: 6♠5♥

The flop came 6♣4♥3♦ to give Veloso the lead with a pair of sixes and straight draw. Nemetz needed help going to the turn, which was the Q♠. The 7♥ river also failed to improve Nemetz, and he was eliminated in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Veloso	24,800,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Stefan Nemetz	Busted

Tags: Sergio Veloso Stefan Nemetz

07-13-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Dunaway Runs Away w/ Hallaert's Chips

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Connor Richards

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Lautaro Guerra 8♠8♥ opened to 1,200,000 from early position and Kenny Hallaert A♦Q♦ three-bet to 3,100,000 from the hijack.

Braxton Dunaway then cold four-bet to 7,800,000 in the small blind and Guerra quickly folded. Hallaert took some time and called.

Dunaway checked on the flop of 10♠7♣9♠ and Hallaert checked back. Dunaway checked again on the 3♠ turn and Hallaert checked back.

Dunaway checked once more on the 6♣ river and Hallaert checked back as Dunaway showed A♣K♦ to win the pot with just ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	76,000,000 9,000,000	9,000,000

Kenny Hallaert	48,000,000 8,900,000	8,900,000

Lautaro Guerra	10,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Kenny Hallaert Lautaro Guerra

07-13-2025 15:01 UTC-8

Tomas Szwarcberg Eliminated in 21st Place ($360,000)

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Adam Lamers

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Adam Hendrix raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff and Tomas Szwarcberg slid out a three-bet to 7,700,000 in the small blind, leaving himself with just 600,000 behind. Hendrix just called, and they went to a flop of Q♠5♠4♥. Szwarcberg checked to Hendrix who announced all in, and Szwarcberg called off the last of his chips.

Tomas Szwarcberg: A♠8♣ All in
Adam Hendrix: A♥Q♣

Hendrix was in a commanding lead with a pair of queens but the 3♥ on the turn provided some chop outs. The 8♥ on the river paired Szwarcberg, but it was not enough to keep his tournament hopes alive.