Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 4 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-09-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Kim Falls Victim to a Massive Cooler

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jacob Kim moved all in for 142,000 in early position, and Gonzalo Jose called in the small blind. A large crowd of cameras, media, and curious onlookers gathered around as they waited a few minutes to turn over their cards.

Jacob Kim: K♥K♣ All in
Gonzalo Jose: A♥A♦

Kim found out the bad news when Jose showed two aces against his kings. The A♠8♦5♠ flop gave Jose top set, while Kim was already drawing dead after the Q♠ turn. The river was the 6♥, and Kim was eliminated a few spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gonzalo Jose	560,000 190,000	190,000
Jacob Kim	Busted

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07-09-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Yoon Eliminated

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gevork Ketendjian called 8,000 under the gun, Mihai Isar called in the small blind and Brian Yoon was forced all in from the big blind.

The flop came K♠6♥7♦, and Ketendjian bet 12,000. Isar called. Action checked to showdown on the 4♠ turn and A♦ river.

Isar tabled A♣3♦. Yoon peeled the first card and showed the 9♦. He then peeled the second card slowly, but unfortunately for Yoon, it was the 3♠, ending his main event run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gevork Ketendjian	690,000 77,000	77,000
Mihai Isar	300,000 27,000	27,000
Brian Yoon	Busted

Tags: Brian Yoon Gevork Ketendjian Mihai Isar

07-09-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Shields Down

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Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Andro Scarpa raised in the cutoff to 16,000, and directly to his left, Tyler Shields moved all in for 40,000. The blinds got out of the way, and Scarpa made the call.

The hands were kept face down as the tournament is on the bubble. Once the floor arrived to oversee and announce the hands and runout, the players revealed their holdings.

Tyler Shields : Q♣Q♦ All in
Andro Scarpa: A♦6♠

It was instant heartache for Shields, as the window card immediately paired his opponent as the flop came down A♠10♣5♣.

The 6♣ turn gave Shields hope, as he now had a flush draw. However, the 7♦ was no help and sealed Shields' fate, sending him to the rail just a handful of places from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andro Scarpa	542,000 120,000	120,000
Tyler Shields	Busted

Tags: Andro Scarpa Tyler Shields

07-09-2025 12:08 UTC-8

Remaining Pre-Bubble Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jedd Kossew	Busted
David Van Noy	Busted
Justin Goldman	Busted
Jeffrey Lennon	Busted
Tim Reilly	Busted

07-09-2025 11:41 UTC-8

Sheils Turns Up the Heat

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Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Brandon Sheils kicked the action off with a raise to 18,000 under the gun. Alberto Destrade was the only player to call, doing so on the button.

Both players checked on the 10♦Q♠J♣ flop, before moving on to the Q♦ turn.

Sheils picked his betting lead back up, putting 22,000 into the middle, which Destrade called.

The river added another queen to the board, coming the Q♣. Sheils continued with aggression, putting out a more substantial bet of 170,000.

Destrade didn't take too long before returning his cards to the dealer, surrendering the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Destrade	990,000 36,000	36,000
Brandon Sheils	710,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Alberto Destrade Brandon Sheils

07-09-2025 11:37 UTC-8

Paukovitz Runs Into Overcards and Runs Out of Time

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Sava Krink

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Paukovitz had been hanging on as the short stack at the table, down to just 22,000. He was under the gun, took a quick look at his cards, and his expression said it all; it was now or never. He moved all in.

Joel Shackelford, sitting in middle position, three-bet to 62,000 to isolate, and everyone else got out of the way.

David Paukovitz: J♠J♥ All in
Joel Shackelford: A♣K♥

Paukovitz didn't want to watch. It seemed like he had a bad feeling, and the flop confirmed it, 6♠A♣10♣ gave Shackelford top pair. The 4♦ turn offered no help, and the 9♥ river ended Paukovitz’s Main Event run, sending him to the rail with his hopes dashed just before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joel Shackelford	424,000 56,000	56,000
David Paukovitz	Busted

Tags: David Paukovitz Joel Shackelford

07-09-2025 11:30 UTC-8

Skhulukhiya Crushes Jasinevicius' Dreams on the Flop

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ignas Jasinevicius raised to 16,000 in early position before Giorgiy Skhulukhiya moved all in from middle position. It took the rest of the table nearly five minutes to fold around as the clock had to be called on two different players. Action eventually got back to Jasinevicius, and he snap-called for around 160,000.

Ignas Jasinevicius: Q♥Q♠ All in
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: A♦J♠

Jasinevicius was ahead with his queens until the flop brought A♣6♠8♥ to give Skhulukhiya top pair. The rest of the board came 5♣7♣ and Jasinevicius wished the rest of the table good luck before heading off to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,500,000 239,000	239,000
Ignas Jasinevicius	Busted

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Ignas Jasinevicius

07-09-2025 11:26 UTC-8

Jung Ends Lapka's Run

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Shortly after losing most of his stack, Justin Lapka was all-in and at risk for his last 50,000 on a flop of J♦4♣8♦ with Chahn Jung trying to finish him off.

Justin Lapka: A♥7♥ All in
Chahn Jung: K♠J♥

Jung was ahead with a pair of jacks and needed to fade an ace to send Lapka to the rail. The rest of the board ran out 10♠10♥, and Lapka was out of the Main Event.