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

07-13-2025 17:09 UTC-8

Ozimok and Iachan Trade Positions

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 17:05 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.

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 16:58 UTC-8

Pisarenko Takes From Gregg

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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 16:48 UTC-8

Veloso Smacks Two Flops in a Row

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Connor Richards

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

Maksim Pisarenko opened to 1,600,000 in middle position with Q♦10♥ and Sergio Veloso defended in the big blind holding 8♠7♦

Veloso flopped a straight on 6♠5♠9♦ and led out for 2,000,000, but Pisarenko folded.

The next hand, Braxton Dunaway raised to 1,600,000 and Veloso called in the small blind, as did Michael Mizrachi in the big blind.

Veloso and Mizrachi checked on the Q♣A♠9♠ flop and Dunaway bet 2,100,000. Veloso called and Mizrachi folded. Both players checked the 7♣ turn.

Veloso then bet 800,000 on the 10♥ river and Dunaway called with 7♠6♣ for a pair of sevens, but Veloso showed A♦Q♦ for top two pair to win another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Dunaway	80,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Michael Mizrachi	43,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Sergio Veloso	35,800,000 8,800,000	8,800,000
Maksim Pisarenko	21,400,000 3,600,000	3,600,000

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Maksim Pisarenko Michael Mizrachi Sergio Veloso

07-13-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Padron My French

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Adam Lamers

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

Luka Bojovic raised to 1,600,000 on the button with A♦8♠ and was called by John Wasnock with K♦10♠ and Joey Padron with A♥4♦ in the blinds.

The flop came 4♠3♥3♣ and the action checked to Bojovic who bet 1,800,000. Wasnock folded but Padron check-raised to 4,800,000. Bojovic let his ace-high go and Padron continued to add to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Padron	41,000,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Luka Bojovic	28,500,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
John Wasnock	25,500,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Tags: Luka Bojovic John Wasnock Joey Padron

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 16:28 UTC-8

Gregg Goes All-In

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Muhamet Perati raised to 1,600,000 from an early position and then called the shove of Tony Gregg out of the big blind for 5,400,000.

Tony Gregg: 5♠5♣ All in
Muhamet Perati: A♠10♦

Gregg's pair remained ahead on the Q♣9♥3♦ flop and 8♠ turn. The river was the 8♥ and Gregg doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhamet Perati	16,600,000 7,400,000	7,400,000
Tony Gregg	15,200,000 7,400,000	7,400,000

Tags: Muhamet Perati Tony Gregg

07-13-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Top-Top for Ozimok

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Adam Lamers

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

Joseph Ozimok raised to 1,600,000 in middle position with A♦Q♦ and Adam Hendrix defended from the big blind with A♠J♦. The flop came Q♥7♦3♥ and Hendrix check-called a bet of 1,100,000 from Ozimok.

The turn brought the 8♠ and Hendrix checked again. Ozimok fired out a second bet of 3,200,000 and Hendrix quickly sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	63,500,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Joseph Ozimok	34,000,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Tags: Joseph Ozimok Adam Hendrix

07-13-2025 16:23 UTC-8

Mizrachi Plays Two Pots

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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