Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 4 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-24-2025 11:59 UTC-8

Pham Eliminates Zizka with a Full House

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka opened to 1,100,000 in hijack and Trung Pham in the small blind raised to 2,100,000, effectively putting Zizka all in. Zizka pushed his remaining 1,000,000 for a call, putting his tournament life on the line and taking both of them to showdown.

Zdenek Zizka: A♣8♣ All in
Trung Pham: A♥A♦

Zizka sat quietly as he watched the dealer peel the 4♥7♥3♠ flop. Pham pushed further ahead when the A♠ turn dropped for a set. Just to give Zizka the coup de grâce, the 7♠ river fell giving Pham a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Trung Pham	6,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Zdenek Zizka	Busted

Tags: Trung Pham Zdenek Zizka

06-24-2025 12:01 UTC-8

Carroll Takes Melogno's Stack

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

James Carroll raised to 750,000 and got called by Kaifan Wang on the button before Pablo Melogno opted to shove in the big blind for 4,525,000. Carroll tossed a chip for the call and Wang let it go:

Pablo Melogno: 6♠6♥ All in
James Carroll: 9♥9♦

Melogno's hand was dominated and the board fell 5♣Q♣Q♠Q♥3♥ to eliminate him before the first break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	23,800,000 600,000	600,000
Kaifan Wang	23,100,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

Pablo Melogno	Busted
Carlos Leiva	Busted

Tags: James Carroll Kaifan Wang Pablo Melogno

06-24-2025 12:02 UTC-8

Players Take a Short Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The remaining 32 players are now on the first 15-minute break of the day. They will return to Level 34 with 200,000/400,000 blinds and a 400,000 big blind ante.

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

06-24-2025 12:18 UTC-8

Yaginuma Stacks Up, Leiva Eliminated

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Laura Fryer

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

In a hand just before the break, Carlos Leiva moved all in on the button and Jesse Yaginuma called and covered from the small blind.

Carlos Leiva: K♠5♣ All in
Jesse Yaginuma: K♣Q♠

Yaginuma held on the 2♥10♣3♣ flop, the 8♣ turn and 8♥ river, eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Yaginuma	12,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Carlos Leiva	Busted

Tags: Carlos Leiva Jesse Yaginuma

06-24-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Pham Pressures Carroll to Fold

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Trung Pham opened to 900,000 under the gun. With action folding around to the small blind, James Carroll called to see a flop.

The dealer unfurled A♣J♥Q♠. After action was passed to him, Pham fired another 500,000 which Carroll called again.

On the turn 8♦ and with Carroll checking, Pham shot out 1,200,000 which pushed Carroll out of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	19,600,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Trung Pham	8,700,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: James Carroll Trung Pham

06-24-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Moron Takes One to Tanouye

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jeffrey Tanouye raised to 800,000 and got called by Ignacio Moron on the button.

They both checked all the way through a board J♦K♥A♥Q♦ and a 7♠ showed up on the river. Tanouye decided to bet 1,000,000 and Moron quickly called, showing K♣Q♠ for two pair. Tanouye mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Moron	15,000,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Jeffrey Tanouye	10,400,000 825,000	825,000

Tags: Ignacio Moron Jeffrey Tanouye

06-24-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Labranche Gets a Fold from Pochat

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

In a heads-up raised pot, the flop was 4♥Q♠3♣ and Manuel Pochat check-called Jonah Labranche for 600,000.

The K♦ turn brought no action and a 10♦ landed on the river. Pochat checked again, but folded after Labranche sent 2,100,000 in the middle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonah Labranche	7,900,000 325,000	325,000

Manuel Pochat	5,100,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Tags: Jonah Labranche Manuel Pochat

06-24-2025 12:40 UTC-8

Updated Top Ten Counts After the Break According to the WSOP+ App

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Laura Fryer

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Ortega	25,750,000 500,000	500,000
James Carroll	25,500,000 5,900,000	5,900,000
Kaifan Wang	25,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Ignacio Moron	20,225,000 5,225,000	5,225,000
Alejandro Ganivet	15,300,000
Jeffrey Tanouye	14,700,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Atanas Kodinov	12,850,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Dominic Brugno	12,475,000 2,025,000	2,025,000
Bruno Fuentes	11,000,000
Samuel Taylor	10,675,000 5,425,000	5,425,000

06-24-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Boyton Scores a Double

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Luke Boynton started the action with a raise of 1,000,000 in middle position. Folded around to the big blind, Trung Pham called to see the flop.

The dealer displayed a flop of 5♣J♠6♠. Pham check-raised Boynton's bet of 500,000 to 1,800,000, sending Boynton to the tank. Boynton took a few seconds to think things over, then called.

On the turn 4♥, Pham shoved all in and Boynton snap-called as he got up from his chair, unable to hide his tension and excitement.

Luke Boynton: 6♥6♣ All in
Trung Pham: Q♠4♠

Pham caught a pair on the turn and had a flush draw against Boynton's set on the flop. The moment the river 5♥ fell, Boynton fist pumped the air as his double-up was secured with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Boynton	13,900,000 6,900,000	6,900,000
Trung Pham	3,900,000 4,800,000	4,800,000

Tags: Luke Boynton Trung Pham