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

07-13-2025 16:58 UTC-8

Pisarenko Takes From Gregg

Christian Zetzsche

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

Tony Gregg limped in the small blind and Maksim Pisarenko checked to the K♣10♦7♠ flop. Gregg bet 1,000,000 and Pisarenko called to the 4♦ turn.

Gregg then bet 3,000,000 and Pisarenko called to see the board pair on the 10♥ river. Gregg slowed down and checked, and Pisarenko took a minute before betting 3,200,000. Gregg took an equally long time to fold and dropped to the shortest stack at the table once more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	26,000,000 4,600,000	4,600,000

Tony Gregg	9,600,000 5,600,000	5,600,000

Tags: Maksim Pisarenko Tony Gregg

07-13-2025 17:04 UTC-8

Could Have Been Worse for Ozimok

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Adam Lamers

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

Joey Padron raised to 1,600,000 with Q♥Q♦ in the hijack and Joseph Ozimok three-bet to 6,500,000 in the small blind with A♥A♦. Padron just called and the dealer fanned the flop of Q♣J♠9♠ giving him a set of queens.

Ozimok started with a check and Padron dropped in a bet of 7,500,000. Ozimok called and the 8♦ rolled off on the turn. Both players checked and the 6♦ completed the board. Ozimok checked one more time and Padron slid out a bet of 10,000,000. Ozimok mulled it over for a couple of minutes but eventually found the correct laydown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Padron	61,000,000 20,000,000	20,000,000
Joseph Ozimok	19,600,000 14,400,000	14,400,000

Tags: Joseph Ozimok Joey Padron

07-13-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Comeback for The Grinder? Mizrachi Gets Off the Canvas in WSOP Main Event

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Eliot Thomas

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

"It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"

Michael Mizrachi is best known as ‘The Grinder,’ but Rocky may well be just as fitting after staging a remarkable comeback from near elimination during a stunning session of poker on Day 8 of the WSOP Main Event.

Ozimok and Iachan Trade Positions

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Adam Lamers

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

The action folded around to Joseph Ozimok in the small blind who ripped all in as the covering stack. Daniel Iachan was in the big blind and eyed the tournament clock. After a couple of minutes, Iachan called off his stack of 9,400,000 and the cards were face up.

Daniel Iachan: Q♦9♠ All in
Joseph Ozimok: K♦10♠

The flop of A♥6♣3♣ connected with neither player, leaving Ozimok's king-high in the lead. However, the Q♣ on the turn sent Iachan out front with a pair of queens and the Q♠ on the river secured his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Iachan	19,600,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Joseph Ozimok	10,200,000 9,400,000	9,400,000

Tags: Joseph Ozimok Daniel Iachan

07-13-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Hallaert Folds

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Connor Richards

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

In a checked pot between the blinds, Braxton Dunaway bet 1,000,000 on the flop of A♠K♦10♥ and Kenny Hallaert called.

Dunaway then checked on the K♣ turn and Hallaert checked back. Dunaway bet 1,800,000 on the 7♣ river and Hallaert folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	85,000,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Kenny Hallaert	57,000,000 16,700,000	16,700,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Kenny Hallaert

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 17:21 UTC-8

Gregg Goes All-In Again

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Connor Richards

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

Braxton Dunaway opened to 1,600,000 in the hijack and Sergio Veloso called on the button. Tony Gregg then three-bet jammed a stack of 8,800,000 from the big blind with Q♠Q♦. Dunaway folded 4♥4♦, while Veloso also got rid of K♦10♦ and Gregg took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	93,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Sergio Veloso	31,000,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Tony Gregg	13,000,000 3,400,000	3,400,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Sergio Veloso Tony Gregg

07-13-2025 17:25 UTC-8

Mizrachi Bets Twice With Ace-High

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Connor Richards

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

Michael Mizrachi opened to 1,700,000 on the button with A♥3♠ and Maksim Pisarenko called in the big blind.

Pisarenko checked on the flop of K♥4♥2♣ and Mizrachi bet 1,500,000. Pisarenko called and the Q♦ fell on the turn.

Pisarenko checked again and Mizrachi bet 4,000,000. Pisarenko folded 5♦3♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	43,900,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Maksim Pisarenko	21,800,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Tags: Maksim Pisarenko Michael Mizrachi

07-13-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Lee Doubles Through Padron

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Adam Lamers

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

Ruben Correia opened to 1,600,000 in middle position with A♦Q♣ and John Wasnock three-bet to 4,200,000 in the cutoff with 5♣4♣. Lautaro Guerra four-bet shoved all in for 13,600,000 with A♣Q♠ which got both Correia and Wasnock to fold.

On the next hand, Correia raised to 1,600,000 again with A♣10♥. Joey Padron three-bet to 4,200,000 in the cutoff and Daehyung Lee four-bet ripped all in for 12,300,000 in the big blind. Correia folded again but Padron flicked in the chip to call.

Daehyung Lee: K♥K♣ All in
Joey Padron: 9♥9♣

The flop came A♦K♠5♣ which ruined all sweat possibilities with Lee making a set of kings. The 7♦ on the turn left Padron drawing dead to the 5♦ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Padron	50,700,000 10,300,000	10,300,000
Daehyung Lee	27,400,000 8,700,000	8,700,000
Ruben Correia	27,000,000 500,000	500,000
Lautaro Guerra	20,200,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

John Wasnock	19,300,000 6,200,000	6,200,000

Tags: Ruben Correia Lautaro Guerra John Wasnock Joey Padron Daehyung Lee

07-13-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Just Two Flops to Go With

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Michael Mizrachi raised to 1,700,000 in the hijack and Leo Margets called in the big blind. On the 9♣9♥6♦ flop, Margets checked and then folded when Mizrachi bet.

Sergio Veloso then opened to 1,600,000 from an early position with A♦3♦ and Braxton Dunaway defended his big blind to the 8♠3♣2♠ flop. The check by the chip leader triggered a bet of 2,400,000, and that won the pot for Veloso as Dunaway folded A♣6♦.

Maksim Pisarenko then opened to 1,700,000 with A♠9♥ and Leo Margets on the button three-bet to 4,000,000 holding A♣J♦. The action folded back to Pisarenko and he carefully checked his stack before reluctantly folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	90,100,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

Kenny Hallaert	54,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Michael Mizrachi	46,800,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

Sergio Veloso	34,200,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Leo Margets	26,700,000 8,300,000	8,300,000

Maksim Pisarenko	21,700,000 100,000	100,000

Jarod Minghini	20,400,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Tony Gregg	12,800,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Leo Margets Maksim Pisarenko Michael Mizrachi Sergio Veloso