2025 World Series of Poker

Event #78: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship
Day: 4
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$302,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,856,168
Entries
5,667
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
6
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 5,667
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Dominguez Gets a Shove Through; Kadur Tanks the River

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Ran Kadur
Ran Kadur

Jorge Dominguez limped in from the small blind and Daniel Schill made it 3,000,000 to go from the big blind. Dominguez called.

On the 9Q5 flop, Dominguez check-folded to a bet of 2,700,000 from Schill. Though, it wasn't all bad news for Dominguez as he shoved from the button in the next hand for 17,500,000 and picked up the blinds.

After that, Nick Ahmadi raised to 2,300,000 from under the gun and Ran Kadur called in the big blind.

Both checked the 675 flop to the 8 turn, where Kadur fired 1,500,000. Ahmadi called.

A Q hit the river and Kadur quickly knuckled the table, only to then face a bet of 6,800,000 from Ahmadi. Kadur went into the tank for around 90 seconds and ultimately elected to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nick Ahmadi us
Nick Ahmadi
49,000,000
9,000,000
9,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Schill us
Daniel Schill
47,000,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nicolas Godard fr
Nicolas Godard
33,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Profile photo of Ran Kadur il
Ran Kadur
20,000,000
7,000,000
7,000,000
Profile photo of Jorge Dominguez ar
Jorge Dominguez
20,000,000
8,000,000
8,000,000

Tags: Daniel SchillJorge DominguezNick AhmadiRan Kadur

Godard Good at Showdown

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Nicolas Godard opened to 2,000,000 in the hijack and Jorge Dominguez called in the small blind as Daniel Schill defended his big blind.

The flop of Q4K checked through and the three players checked again on the 4 turn and 9 river.

Dominguez showed AxJx, but it was no good against the 88 of Godard to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Schill us
Daniel Schill
45,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nicolas Godard fr
Nicolas Godard
36,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Profile photo of Jorge Dominguez ar
Jorge Dominguez
16,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000

Tags: Daniel SchillJorge DominguezNicolas Godard

Level: 39

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 1,200,000

Kadur Wins a Flip the Hard Way

Level 39 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Ran Kadur
Ran Kadur

Daniel Schill raised the button to 2,400,000 and Ran Kadur shoved for around 18,000,000 from the big blind. Schill snap-called.

Ran Kadur: 77 All in
Daniel Schill: AQ

Kadur was flipping for his tournament life, but was left fighting for survival after the AQ6 flop gave Schill two pair. However, Kadur hit the jackpot on the 7 turn as he made three sevens, sending him into the lead. Schill did have outs, but the 2 river wasn't one of them, which meant Kadur doubled up.

"This is my hand. I never lose with this hand," said Kadur after the hand.

"You gotta win your flips," replied Schill as he shipped over a chunk of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ran Kadur il
Ran Kadur
37,000,000
17,000,000
17,000,000
Profile photo of Daniel Schill us
Daniel Schill
28,000,000
17,000,000
17,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Daniel SchillRan Kadur

Kadur Wins With Better Ace-High

Level 39 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Nicolas Godard completed in the small blind and Ran Kadur raised to 4,200,000 in the big blind. Godard called.

Both players checked on the 668 flop and again on the 7 turn. Both players checked again on the 2 river and Godard showed A10 for ace-high, but it was no good against the better ace-high of Kadur with AK.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ran Kadur il
Ran Kadur
39,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Godard fr
Nicolas Godard
37,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Tags: Nicolas GodardRan Kadur

Godard Getting Active

Level 39 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Nicolas Godard
Nicolas Godard

Nicolas Godard has been loosening up as of late, resulting in a net increase to his stack.

First, Godard got a steal through and then raise-folded to a shove of around 17,000,000 from Daniel Schill.

Schill then limped from the small blind and Godard checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came 57Q and after Schill check-called a bet of 1,200,000, he folded to another bet of 3,000,000 on the 7 turn from Godard.

Not long after, Godard made it 2,400,000 to go from the button and Nick Ahmadi called in the big blind.

Both tapped the table on the A94 flop and Ahmadi check-called a bet of 2,200,000 on the 2 turn.

When the 8 hit the river, both decided to knuckle it down with Ahmadi showed 97 for a pair of nines. However, Godard had the winner with a pair of aces holding A7.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nick Ahmadi us
Nick Ahmadi
51,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ran Kadur il
Ran Kadur
42,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Godard fr
Nicolas Godard
41,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Profile photo of Daniel Schill us
Daniel Schill
21,000,000
7,000,000
7,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jorge Dominguez ar
Jorge Dominguez
16,000,000

Tags: Daniel SchillNick AhmadiNicolas Godard

Waiting for Godard

Level 39 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Nicolas Godard raised to 4,200,000 in the small blind and Ran Kadur defended in the big blind.

Godard bet 2,000,000 on the flop of 38A and Kadur called. Godard then checked on the Q turn and Kadur checked back.

Both players checked again on the 6 river and Kadur showed A10 to win the pot with a pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ran Kadur il
Ran Kadur
40,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Godard fr
Nicolas Godard
34,000,000
7,000,000
7,000,000

Tags: Nicolas GodardRan Kadur

Here's What Tax Experts Want Poker Players to Know About Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Level 39 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Poker Tax Bill
Poker Tax Bill

Gambling tax experts are warning poker players to be aware of legislation that "could have a major effect on the industry" after Congress passed the Trump administration’s Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) that, among other things, caps gambling loss deductions at 90% of winnings.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill with a 218-214 vote on Thursday after delaying a vote for several hours the previous night.

“It will negatively affect the recreational player," Ray Kondler of Kondler CPA, a Las Vegas-based CPA firm specializing in gambling taxation, told PokerNewsKeith Becker. "Because in the past, where you could deduct 100% of your losses, now you can deduct 90%. So basically you’re paying income tax on phantom income you might not have ever have made.”

Read More About the Tax Bill

Tags: Keith BeckerRay Kondler