Jonah Labranche had just eliminated another player when he found himself in the big blind and called a 1,600,000 open from Samuel Taylor on the button.
The 4♠K♥7♣ flop saw Labranche check, Taylor bet 2,000,000 and Labranche call.
The 2♥ was turned and Labranche check-called after Taylor bet 6,300,000.
On the Q♠ river, Labranche check-called Taylor's jam for around 15,000,000, the remainder of his stack. Labranche made a quick call.
Samuel Taylor: K♦Q♥
Jonah Labranche: 2♠2♣
Taylor flashed his cards after seeing Labranche was ahead with a set of deuces against his top two pair. The dealer counted out the stacks to ensure Taylor was covered, and he was let to walk away from the table.
Josh Reichard opened to 1,600,000 from hijack and got two callers in Alejandro Ganivet in cutoff and Kaiwan Fang in the big blind.
The flop came 9♠4♥9♦. With action passed to him, Reichard fired another 1,800,000 into the pot. Ganivet called but Wang got out of the way.
The turn 5♥ dropped and Reichard, relentless, shot out another 6,200,000 and Ganivet, unfazed, stayed on.
Finally, the river 7♥ was dealt and Reichard placed in 7,400,000 sending Ganivet to a long tank. It was so long that the floor was called for clock.
Ganivet went on a short panic when he was told he only had 5 seconds to the stall. But all the players agreed to give him 30 seconds because of the size of the pot.
On the last second, he made the call. Reichard showed Q♣9♣ prompting Ganivet, visibly frustrated, to throw his hand to the muck pile.
Atanas Kodinov opened for 1,600,000. Alejandro Gavinet shoved all-in and Kodinov snap-called risking his tournament life.
Atanas Kodinov: K♠K♥
Alejandro Gavinet: A♥9♠
Although Kodinov was ahead, Gavinet took the lead immediately on the flop when it came A♠5♠4♦ The runout 2♣Q♠ didn't change anything sending Kodinov to the rails
Jeffrey Tanouye opened to 1,600,000 from under the gun and Javier Swett moved all in for his remaining 3,900,000 stack. Tanouye made the call and the players flipped their hands.
Javier Swett: 7♠7♥
Jeffrey Tanouye: A♣J♣
Swett was looking to hold, but the J♠5♣9♣ flop put Tanouye ahead.
It was the end of the line for Swett when the dealer placed the 2♠ turn and 6♦ river.
Kaifan Wang opened to 1,600,000 in late position and got a three-bet from Josh Reichard to 4,600,000. Manuel Pochat, in the small blind, decided to shove all-in for 16,100,000.
Wang asked for a count, then he went into deep thought. After a few seconds, he announced all-in as well for 24,400,000. With action back to him, Reichard asked for a count of Wang's chips. He then started calling off what possible hands each player could have.
He went into deeper thought, looking at his chips. Finally, he jammed the stack in his hand for a call heading to a three-way showdown.
Manuel Pochat: A♠7♠
Kaifan Wang: A♦K♦
Josh Reichard: J♥J♠
Reichard was ahead potentially eliminating two players. The flop came 2♠3♠7♦ maintaining Reichard's lead and leaving Wang to hit one of his overcards. Pochat still had hope with a flush draw on the flop.
The turn J♣ strengthened Reichard's hand with a set, leaving Wang drawing dead but making Pochat still pray for a spade to come. The river 10♦ ended it all as Reichard remained in the lead and ending both Wang' and Pochat's tournament run.
Josh Reichard opened to 2,000,000 in cutoff. Bruno Fuentes in the small blind three-bet to 12,000 and Alejandro Ganivet on the big blind, checked what Fuentes had behind then made the call. Reichard decided to fold leaving the two players to go toe to toe.
The flop came 5♥2♠5♠. Fuentes shoved all-in for around 6,000,000 and Gavinet snap-called.
Bruno Fuentes: 7♥7♠
Alejandro Ganivet: A♠10♠
Fuentes was ahead but Ganivet had additional outs with a flush draw for a possible upset. The 10♣ turn dropped giving Ganivet the lead with the higher pair. The 6♦ river card didn't improve Fuentes' hand, eliminating him in the process.
Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Josh Reichard
Day 4 of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker saw 44 players start the day and only seven hopefuls make it to the fifth and final day. Action will resume on Wednesday, June 25 at 4 p.m. local time and although the seven remaining players have locked up $245,430, they will all be looking to win the WSOP bracelet and the $1,255,180 first-place prize that awaits one of them.
Leading the charge is Josh Reichard, who already owns 16 WSOP Circuit rings but is still chasing his first gold bracelet. He’s in a strong position with 84,300,000 chips. Right behind him is Jesse Yaginuma, a three-time WSOP Online bracelet winner, who will be a serious contender after bagging 55,700,000 chips. Rounding out the top three is Jonah Labranche, who finished third in the 2023 $1,000 Tag Team event, and brings 35,100,000 into the final day.
Seat Draw & Chip Counts
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Jesse Yaginuma
United States
55,700,000
46
2
Josh Reichard
United States
84,300,000
70
3
Jonah Labranche
United States
35,100,000
29
4
Alejandro Ganivet
Spain
29,305,000
24
5
Jeffrey Tanouye
United States
31,900,000
27
6
Jacques Ortega
Brazil
37,700,000
31
7
James Carroll
United States
24,000,000
20
Action of the Day
Manuel Pochat and Kaifan Wang both bubbled the final table after busting simultaneously in dramatic fashion just before the dinner break. They were part of a three-way all-in against Reichard, who held pocket jacks and hit a set, striking big to propel himself into a massive chip lead heading into the final table.
Kaifan Wang
Bruno Fuentes was the only elimination following the dinner break, falling when his pocket sevens couldn’t hold up against Alejandro Ganivet’s ace-ten. He earned $191,690 for his deep run
Day 4 delivered nonstop action as the 44 remaining players battled to survive. Notable eliminations included Spanish regular Ignacio Moron, who exited in 14th place for $75,970, WSOP champion and last woman standing Leo Margets (23rd – $61,640), as well as Jonas Lauck (30th – $49,690), Carlos Leiva (33rd – $49,690), and Jinho Hong (43rd – $40,580).
Play resumes at 4:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday and will be streamed on PokerGO on a one-hour delay. Play will restart at Level 40 with blinds at 800,000/1,600,000 with a 1,600,000 ante.
Be sure to keep up with the PokerNews team as they will be bringing you all the updates from the floor of the 2025 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
