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

07-13-2025 13:20 UTC-8

Veloso Takes Three of the First Five

David Salituro

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

Sergio Veloso took down two early pots at the right-side feature table with preflop raises.

On the fifth hand of the day, Stefan Nemetz raised to 1,200,000 under the gun with 7♠7♣ and Veloso called in the big blind holding A♦J♣.

Both players checked to the river on a board of 10♣9♥2♠J♠3♥. Veloso then led out for 3,900,000 with his pair of jacks and Nemetz folded as Veloso took down his third pot in the early stages of Day 8.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Nemetz	23,500,000 300,000	300,000
Sergio Veloso	15,700,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Tags: Sergio Veloso Stefan Nemetz

07-13-2025 13:23 UTC-8

Szwarcberg Triples, Padron Folds the Best

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Adam Lamers

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

Tomas Szwarcberg ripped all in for 5,400,000 from middle position and Joey Padron reraised to 11,000,000 in the cutoff. Richard Freitas four-bet shoved all in for 29,600,000 in the big blind and Padron went into the tank for a couple of minutes before laying down 10♠10♣.

Tomas Szwarcberg: 6♠6♣ All in
Richard Freitas: A♠K♣

It turned out to be a coin flip between the remaining two players and the flop of Q♥7♠7♦ left Szwarcberg in the lead with his pair of sixes. The 3♣ on the turn and the 8♦ on the river changed nothing and Szwarcberg was kept alive with a triple up thanks to Padron's laydown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Freitas	29,800,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Joey Padron	18,900,000 11,000,000	11,000,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	17,100,000 11,700,000	11,700,000

Tags: Tomas Szwarcberg Joey Padron Richard Freitas

07-13-2025 13:27 UTC-8

Minghini Turns a Set Against Perati

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David Salituro

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

Jarod Minghini raised to 1,200,000 in early position before Muhamet Perati three-bet to 3,500,000 on the button. Minghini called and they went heads-up to the A♦6♥4♥ flop.

Both players checked the flop and 8♣ turn. Minghini then led out for 4,200,000 on the 10♠ river and Perati called.

Minghini showed 8♥8♦ for a turned set, and Perati mucked A♣10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhamet Perati	40,300,000 9,800,000	9,800,000
Jarod Minghini	24,000,000 9,800,000	9,800,000

Tags: Jarod Minghini Muhamet Perati

07-13-2025 13:28 UTC-8

Iachan Takes From Gregg

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Daniel Iachan 10♦6♠ limped the small blind and Tony Gregg J♣9♥ checked the big blind to the J♠10♥8♦ flop on which Iachan bet 600,000 and Gregg called. Both checked the Q♠ turn and the 9♦ river brought a straight on the board. Iachan bet 2,400,000 and Gregg folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Iachan	32,200,000 6,300,000	6,300,000
Tony Gregg	22,200,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Daniel Iachan Tony Gregg

07-13-2025 13:28 UTC-8

Four-Bet from Wasnock

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Connor Richards

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

Lautaro Guerra opened to 1,200,000 in middle position and Kenny Hallaert three-bet to 3,600,000 on the button. John Wasnock then four-bet to 9,000,000 in the small blind to bring folds from both opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	62,000,000 4,300,000	4,300,000

John Wasnock	26,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Lautaro Guerra	14,000,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Tags: John Wasnock Kenny Hallaert Lautaro Guerra

07-13-2025 13:29 UTC-8

Dunaway Donates to Grinder

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Connor Richards

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

Michael Mizrachi open-jammed a stack of 2,300,000 in early position and Braxton Dunaway called in the big blind to put the seven-time bracelet winner at risk.

Michael Mizrachi: A♦6♠ All in
Braxton Dunaway: A♣7♥

The Grinder was dominated but the board ran out K♥8♠5♠J♠A♠ to give him a flush on the river to earn him a much-needed double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	46,000,000 5,100,000	5,100,000

Michael Mizrachi	5,500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Michael Mizrachi

07-13-2025 13:30 UTC-8

A Shot of Padron

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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 with A♣K♣ and Richard Freitas three-bet to 3,000,000 on the button with K♦J♦. Padron just called and the dealer fanned the flop of A♠J♣8♠.

Both players flopped a pair but it was Padron ahead with the better of the two. He checked it over to Freitas who tossed in a bet of 1,200,000. Padron quickly called and the 3♠ landed on the turn.

That slowed the action as both players checked to the 10♥ on the river. Two more checks and Padron turned over the best hand to put another dent in Freitas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Padron	24,600,000 5,700,000	5,700,000
Richard Freitas	24,100,000 5,700,000	5,700,000

Tags: Richard Freitas Joey Padron

07-13-2025 13:32 UTC-8

Pisarenko Raises Veloso on the River

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David Salituro

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

Sergio Veloso raised to 1,200,000 on the button and Maksim Pisarenko defended J♥10♣ in the big blind.

The flop came A♦Q♣4♠ and Veloso bet 600,000. Pisarenko called and they both checked the 2♣ turn.

The K♦ river improved Pisarenko to a straight and he checked over to Veloso who bet 3,000,000. Pisarenko then check-raised to 8,500,000, sending Veloso deep into the tank. He took a few minutes before tossing away A♣3♣, and Pisarenko took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	24,000,000 5,100,000	5,100,000

Sergio Veloso	10,600,000 5,100,000	5,100,000

Tags: Maksim Pisarenko Sergio Veloso

07-13-2025 13:38 UTC-8

No Flops to be Seen

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The action folded all the way to Daehyung Lee in the small blind, and he moved all in against the big blind of Michael Mizrachi. The shove was for an effective 4,900,000, and Mizrachi folded.

One hand later, Mizrachi pushed all in from the small blind, and Lautaro Guerra forfeited the big blind.

John Wasnock then opened to 1,300,000 and folded when Guerra jammed his shorter stack.

Daniel Iachan J♣10♣ made it 1,200,000 first to act, and Braxton Dunaway Q♥9♥ three-bet to 3,100,000. It folded back to Iachan, who reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	60,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Braxton Dunaway	47,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Daniel Iachan	29,800,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Tony Gregg	24,600,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Daehyung Lee	24,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
John Wasnock	22,500,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Lautaro Guerra	15,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Michael Mizrachi	5,500,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Daehyung Lee Daniel Iachan John Wasnock Lautaro Guerra Michael Mizrachi

07-13-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Hendrix Makes Broadway to Crack Freitas' Set

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Adam Lamers

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

Richard Freitas raised to 1,200,000 in the hijack with J♥J♦ and Adam Hendrix just called with A♠Q♦ in the cutoff. They went heads-up to an action flop of A♣K♥J♠ where Freitas started with a check. Hendrix checked it back and the 10♣ peeled off on the turn.

Freitas checked again and Hendrix tossed in a bet of 1,300,000 after improving to a straight. Freitas called and the 6♦ bricked out on the river. Freitas checked one more time and Hendrix reached back for a large bet of 4,800,000. Freitas deliberated for a couple of minutes and then looked him up, only to see the bad news that his flopped set was beat on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	50,700,000 11,200,000	11,200,000
Richard Freitas	16,800,000 7,300,000	7,300,000

Tags: Adam Hendrix Richard Freitas