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

07-09-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Jang Triples Up, Chen Left with Three Bigs

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was picked up with three players - Hyunsick Jang in cutoff all in for 167,000, Huabao Chen in the big blind all in for 184,000, and Kevin Nee in the small blind who covered both players.

Hyunsick Jang: K♥K♦ All in
Huabao Chen: A♥Q♥
Kevin Nee: 6♦4♦

The dealer flopped 8♦10♦2♠ which kept Jang's lead but gave Nee a flush draw. Chen was still hoping to hit his ace, but the turn K♣ gave Jang a set, strengthening his lead.

Chen, however, did pick up additional outs with a straight draw, while Nee was still waiting for a diamond to fall.

The river 8♣ cemented Jang's triple up with a full house.

A very small side pot of 34,000 went to Chen, but he got eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Nee	1,230,000 20,000	20,000
Hyunsick Jang	520,000 297,000	297,000
Huabao Chen	Busted

Tags: Huabao Chen Hyunsick Jang Kevin Nee

07-09-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Confusion, Rulings and Exposed Cards

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Stewart Morrison

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

It was immediate action on Table 531 in the Main Event.

When the under-the-gun player folded, the dealer pulled in his cards, but also accidentally pulled in the cards of the small blind player, as he was stacking chips from the previous hand and hadn't yet 'protected his cards'.

The next player to act, Jon Kyte, put in a raise to 22,000, but as he did this, the players at the table believed the hand to be a misdeal. The confusion at the table led to Vinicius Camargo sharing his cards with the players sitting next to him, exposing pocket jacks, as he believed he was about to return them to the dealer.

Queue the floor being called. A tournament official arrived, took stock of the action and made a ruling:

1. Because there had been action, the hand wasn't a misdeal.
2. Camargo's hand wasn't dead, but as he had shown two players, he must expose his cards to the whole table.

He turned over J♣J♥.

The hand was now ready to resume, and action was on Camargo, still facing the raise of 22,000.

Camargo responded with a three-bet to 55,000, before one seat to his left, Max Pinnola, four-bet all in for 146,000.

The action returned to Kyte, who folded, and back to Camargo.

Camargo went deep into the tank, knowing that his opponent knew his hand, and still elected to move all in.

After some time, he chose to call anyway.

Max Pinnola: A♥Q♥ All in
Vinicius Camargo: J♣J♥

The dealer provided a 2♥2♦4♠K♦8♦ board, which was no help to Pinnola; and as he gathered his belongings and left, the rest of the table discussed the very unique hand they had just been a part of.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	1,096,000 186,000	186,000
Vinicius Camargo	648,000 26,000	26,000
Max Pinnola	Busted

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07-09-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Fewer Than 1,000 Players Remain

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Schroeder	Busted
Pamela Goletz	Busted
Seymour O'Geare	Busted
Michael Sklenicka	Busted
Brian Nerney	Busted
Leandro Tondato	Busted
Hongru Zhang	Busted
Niall Costigan	Busted
Keith Morgan	Busted
Simon Burns	Busted
Dogan Aydos	Busted
Michael Cannon	Busted
William Looper	Busted
Delmiro Toledo	Busted
Radwan Khuri	Busted
David Cabrera Polop	Busted
Shane Hicks	Busted
Or Hadad	Busted
Kingsley Leung	Busted
Oleksii Ievchenko	Busted
Zachary Nicholls	Busted
Jared Griener	Busted
Barbara Cardin	Busted
Mark Brodsky	Busted
Randall Lack	Busted

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07-09-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Morris Triples, Reid Bounced

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

David Gonia raised it up in middle position and was called by Terrance Reid in the cutoff and Stephanie Morris in the small blind. The flop fell K♥6♦5♥ and Morris flicked in the last of her 26,000 chips. Gonia just called and Reid raised to 90,000. Gonia countered by shoving all in and Reid snapped off his stack of around 300,000.

Stephanie Morris: K♦10♦ All in
Terrance Reid: A♥7♥ All in
David Gonia: K♠Q♦

Two players flopped top pair but it was Reid with the only hearts in his hand. The turn was the 10♠ which improved Morris to two pair and the 8♠ on the river bricked out for Reid. Morris got her wish with a triple up but Reid was forced to leave the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gonia	705,000 152,000	152,000
Stephanie Morris	162,000 16,000	16,000
Terrance Reid	Busted

Tags: Terrance Reid Stephanie Morris David Gonia

07-09-2025 16:31 UTC-8

Buhahiov Stuns Obst on the River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Joshua Boulton raised to 20,000 in middle position and Nazar Buhaiov three-bet to 55,000 in the hijack. James Obst then moved all in for 150,000 on the button and Boulton folded, while Buhaiov took a few minutes and eventually called to put Obst at risk.

James Obst: A♦J♣ All in
Nazar Buhaiov: A♣10♥

Obst had Buhaiov dominated as the K♣J♦3♣ flop gave him a pair, while Buhaiov picked up a straight draw. The 3♦ turn was safe for Obst, but Buhaiov caught the Q♣ on the river to make his straight and send Obst to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	1,100,000 189,000	189,000
Shane Klasnimi	900,000 554,000	554,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	900,000 600,000	600,000
Joshua Boulton	320,000 117,000	117,000

James Obst	Busted

Tags: James Obst Joshua Boulton Nazar Buhaiov

07-09-2025 16:41 UTC-8

Umerova KOs Nachman

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Leonard Sande opened to 20,000 from the hijack, Brian Nachman three-bet shoved for 178,000 from the button and Safiya Umerova four-bet to 400,000 from the big blind. Sande got out of the way leaving Nachman at risk against Umerova.

Brian Nachman: A♠7♥ All in
Safiya Umerova: A♥K♠

Umerova was in great shape with a dominating ace and she remained ahead on the 4♣10♠2♠8♠4♥ runout to send Nachman to the rail and recoup some of the chips she had lost earlier this level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safiya Umerova	801,000 203,000	203,000

Leonard Sande	561,000 52,000	52,000
Brian Nachman	Busted

Tags: Brian Nachman Leonard Sande Safiya Umerova

07-09-2025 16:46 UTC-8

Lynskey and Studniarz Split a Piece of Rohm's Blowup

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

David Rohm raised to 20,000 in the hijack and Alex Lynskey defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♦6♠2♥ and both players checked to the J♠ on the turn.

Lynskey led out with a bet of 45,000 and Rohm quickly called to see the 5♣ on the river. Lynskey splashed in another bet of 65,000 and Rohm snapped him off. Lynskey turned over Q♥9♠ for top pair and Rohm conceded the pot.

At this point, the dealer looked around for what to do next, and nearly burned and turned an ocean card before she was stopped by the players. The pot finally got pushed to Lynskey and the next hand started.

Rohm raised to 20,000 again and Sylwia Studniarz three-bet to 60,000 on his left. The action folded back to Rohm who four-bet jammed all in for 271,000. Studniarz asked for a count and then called to put Rohm at risk.

David Rohm: Q♦J♠ All in
Sylwia Studniarz: A♦9♦

The flop came A♠J♣7♠ to give both players a pair but it was Studniarz in the lead with a pair of aces. The 6♣ and 2♥ runout changed nothing and Rohm was eliminated with $20,000 to show for it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	2,030,000 220,000	220,000
Sylwia Studniarz	1,770,000 425,000	425,000
David Rohm	Busted

Tags: Sylwia Studniarz David Rohm Alex Lynskey

07-09-2025 16:50 UTC-8

Beasy Eliminated

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Barry Russell

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

There were roughly 245,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 8♣3♦A♣, Benjamin Williams who was in the big blind bet 60,000, Joseph Beasy who was in early position announced all in for 470,000, Williams called.

Joseph Beasy: 10♣10♠ All in
Benjamin Williams: A♦K♠

Williams with top pair held as the board out 7♥Q♥, and Beasy was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Williams	2,380,000 1,024,000	1,024,000
Joseph Beasy	Busted

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07-09-2025 16:53 UTC-8

Negussie Negated After Five-Bet Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alen Tenorio opened his button to 22,000, which Yosef Negussie three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind. Tenorio clicked it back to 165,000, and Negussie responded with a five-bet to 400,000.

Tenorio then moved all in, and Negussie called off for 575,000 in total.

Yosef Negussie: A♦10♥ All in
Alen Tenorio: K♠K♥

Negussie needed to hit running aces after the 6♠6♥K♦ flop made Tenorio a full house. The 10♣ turn left Negussie drawing dead, rendering the 4♣ river meaningless.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alen Tenorio	2,165,000 1,275,000	1,275,000
Michal Schuh	1,335,000 498,000	498,000

Ibrahim Senoussi	490,000 65,000	65,000
Andres Carrera	390,000 237,000	237,000
Jules Bolton	270,000 31,000	31,000
Prahlad Friedman	160,000 130,000	130,000

Yosef Negussie	Busted

Tags: Alen Tenorio Yosef Negussie

07-09-2025 17:18 UTC-8

Remaining Eliminations From Level 17

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Steitz	Busted
Ryan Stiner	Busted
Jody Evans	Busted
Yang Daniel	Busted
Craig Sturdivant	Busted
Naor Slobodskoy	Busted
Katie Lindsay	Busted
Tyler Kolness	Busted
Justin Smith	Busted
Samuel Roussy-Majeau	Busted
Ryan Robinson	Busted
Jon Seaman	Busted
Kevin Williams	Busted
Nikolay Fal	Busted

Richard Guzzo	Busted
Takehiko Nakajima	Busted
Steven Dobrofsky	Busted
Asko Muratovic	Busted
Daniel Neilson	Busted
Ilya Rogov	Busted
John Frank	Busted
Dash Dudley	Busted

Antonios Koukouras	Busted
Aaron Stefan	Busted
Aaron Ogus	Busted

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