Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
James Carroll started the action with a 2,500,000 raise in middle position. Josh Reichard, in the cutoff, and Jeffrey Tanouye, in the big blind, decided to join him.
The dealer fanned out 7♦2♥3♣. With action passed to him, Carroll continued with a 3,500,000 bet and got both Reichard and Tanouye to call again.
Carroll fired 6,700,000 on the turn 3♥ after a check from Tanouye. Reichard folded and Tanouye followed suit.
Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
It folded to Jacques Ortega in the small blind who completed and James Carroll raised it to 4,200,000. After a minute, Ortega announced all in and Carroll snap folded.
Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Jesse Yaginuma
On a flop 4♣5♣J♥ in a blind versus blind pot, James Carroll bet 1,800,000 and Jesse Yaginuma just called.
The J♦ hit the turn and this time Carroll check-called Yaginuma for 3,200,000. On the A♦ river, Carroll checked again and faced a bet worth 10,200,000 from Yaginuma. Carroll opted to call, but quickly mucked J♠Xx when he saw J♣5♦ in Yaginuma's hands for a full house.
Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Alejandro Ganivet raised to 2,900,000 in cutoff and James Carroll called in the big blind to see a flop. The flop dropped 8♣9♠K♥.
After a check, Ganivet continued with 1,200,000. Carroll called again. The same thing happened on the 10♦ turn. Ganivet bet 3,000,000 sending Carroll to the tank.
After a few seconds, Carroll shoved all in that got an instantaneous fold from Ganivet.
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.
