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

07-09-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Heading to Payouts

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Merceron	Busted
Sunny So	Busted
Ian Pelz	Busted

Riva Arthur	Busted

Joshua Quint	Busted
Erik Carvalho	Busted
Reagan Silber	Busted
Emi Oike	Busted
Ryoh Hasegawa	Busted
Christopher Lastiwka	Busted
Billy Sharrak	Busted
Daniel Eichhorn	Busted
Ertem Osmanoglu	Busted
Boris Kolev	Busted

Joe Kuether	Busted
Hamid Mezhoud	Busted
Tyler Huculak	Busted
Eric Siegel	Busted

David Pote	Busted
Christian Harder	Busted

Mark Swartz	Busted
Yoon Choi	Busted
Payman Taheri	Busted
Loren Weiss	Busted
Matt Souza	Busted

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07-09-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Allacher Doubles Through Sheils, Grimes Out

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Sava Krink

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

Scott Allacher opened the action with a raise to 18,000 from under the gun, picking up calls from Alberto Destrade and Harlan Karnofsky. When the action reached Brandon Sheils in the hijack, he pumped it up to 80,000.

On the button, Sean Grimes had just 70,000 left and moved all in. The blinds got out of the way, but Destrade, Karnofsky, and Allacher all called the three-bet, giving Grimes a chance to multiply his stack.

The flop came K♠6♦7♠, and Allacher immediately shoved for 137,000. Destrade and Karnofsky quickly folded, but Sheils called, taking the hand to a three-way showdown.

Sean Grimes: A♠Q♣ All in
Scott Allacher: 7♥7♣ All in
Brandon Sheils: Q♠J♠

Allacher had flopped a set, leaving Grimes needing running cards and Sheils looking for spades. The 4♥ turn brought no help, and the J♥ river sealed the pot for Allacher, who scored a huge double. Unfortunately for Grimes, his Main Event run ended.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harlan Karnofsky	930,000 15,000	15,000
Alberto Destrade	780,000 210,000	210,000
Brandon Sheils	760,000 50,000	50,000
Scott Allacher	694,000 402,000	402,000
Sean Grimes	Busted

Tags: Alberto Destrade Brandon Sheils Harlan Karnofsky Scott Allacher Sean Grimes

07-09-2025 14:00 UTC-8

Two More Fall in the Money

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Stewart Morrison

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

Stanislav Halatenko got the remainder of his stack all in preflop versus Michael Parisi, and received bad news when the cards were turned over.

Stanislav Halatenko: A♥10♥ All in
Michael Parisi: K♠K♥

There was no help for Halatenko on the 2♣J♦9♠3♦J♥ runout, and he joined the list of players to make it into the money before falling.

On a nearby table, Ivaylo Panev suffered the same fate, finding himself all in for his 120,000 and dominated by Eric Worre.

Ivaylo Panev: A♠Q♣ All in
Eric Worre: A♥K♦

The dealer provided the 7♦3♣4♣6♥4♥, which could do nothing to save Panev.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Worre	445,000 122,000	122,000
Michael Parisi	430,000 4,000	4,000
Stanislav Halatenko	Busted
Ivaylo Panev	Busted

Tags: Eric Worre Ivaylo Panev Michael Parisi Stanislav Halatenko

07-09-2025 13:55 UTC-8

River Sends Ferguson to Payouts

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Frank Visser

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

Natalie Ferguson moved her final 23,000 over the line from early position. It folded to Andrew Hedley in the big blind, who made a quick call.

Natalie Ferguson: K♦8♠ All in
Andrew Hedley: 10♥7♣

Ferguson's king-high was best on the A♠6♥A♣ flop and 2♦ turn, but Hedley paired up on the 7♥ river to send Ferguson home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hedley	393,000 43,000	43,000
Natalie Ferguson	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hedley Natalie Ferguson

07-09-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Laak Loses a Flip to Bust

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Tim Baker

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

Phil Laak was all-in at risk for the last of his stack with Matthew Kramer making the call to try and send him to the payout desk.

Phil Laak: 7♣7♥ All in
Matthew Kramer: A♦K♠

It was a flip that would either see Laak double up or be eliminated. The 10♦K♥9♠ flop propelled Kramer into the lead with top pair. Laak couldn't find a seven on the 8♠ turn or 3♠ river, and he was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Kramer	560,000 398,000	398,000
Phil Laak	Busted

Tags: Matthew Kramer Phil Laak

07-09-2025 13:51 UTC-8

Peery Flips Wong to the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Richard Wong shoved for 74,000 from middle position and Bruce Peery called with a covering stack from the hijack to put him at risk.

Richard Wong: 10♠10♦ All in
Bruce Peery: A♥K♠

The 7♣K♥6♦ flop gave Peery top pair, leaivng Wong drawing to two outs. Wong couldn't improve as the rest of the board ran out 2♦A♦, resulting in his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruce Peery	207,000 36,000	36,000
Richard Wong	Busted

Tags: Bruce Peery Richard Wong

07-09-2025 13:46 UTC-8

Generalov Back in the Game

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Barry Russell

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

Action was picked up as Stephen Wangler, and Konstantin Generalov were all in against Hao-Shan Huang.

Stephen Wangler: Q♦J♣ All in
Konstantin Generalov: K♦Q♠ All in
Hao-Shan Huang: A♠10♦

The flop was great for Huang as it came 8♦K♥A♣, but the K♠ on the turn put Generalov into the lead, and he held as the 4♣ was dealt on the river. Wangler was unfortunately eliminated from the main event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hao-Shan Huang	540,000 225,000	225,000
Konstantin Generalov	395,000 311,000	311,000
Stephen Wangler	Busted

Tags: Hao-Shan Huang Konstantin Generalov Stephen Wangler

07-09-2025 13:28 UTC-8

Dickner, Frankland, and Joshi Eliminated on the Stone Bubble

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Adam Lamers

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

Mark Dickner asked the floor if the bubble received a package to the WSOP Paradise Main Event before tossing in his last 5,000 from early position. Thomas Boivin then raised to 20,000 in early position, but Kelvin Kerber moved all in in the hijack and Boivin folded.

Mark Dickner: 5♥3♥ All in
Kelvin Kerber: K♥J♣

Dickner was actively rooting for his own elimination as the flop came K♣Q♥10♣ to give Kerber top pair. Dickner picked up a flush draw on the 8♥ turn, but he missed the 2♣ river and raised his arms in the air in celebration after being eliminated on the bubble.

In another section, Mathew Frankland was all-in for 51,000 on a flop of 4♦5♣9♦ and a pot of 55,000. Michael Miravi, his heads-up opponent, made the call.

Mathew Frankland: 10♦9♥ All in
Michael Miravi: K♦K♥

Frankland had hit top pair on the flop, but couldn't beat Miravi's pocket kings. The A♣7♦ runout didn't help Frankland at all, making him one of the players who busted on the bubble.

Sachin Joshi was forced all-in with his stack of 4,000 in the small blind. Julien Mariani put in a raise to 16,000 from early position before the player on his direct left three-bet to 40,000. The action folded to the big blind, who elected to cold-call. Mariani also called.

The dealer burned and turned three, providing a 3♥4♥3♣ flop. The player in the big blind checked, but Mariani decided to take over the betting lead, placing a wager of roughly 65,000. The rest folded.

Sachin Joshi: 9♠6♣ All in
Julien Mariani: K♦6♦

There was no help for Joshi on the 8♦ turn, and while he made a pair on the 6♥ river, Mariani had made the same pair with a superior kicker, resulting in Joshi's elimination from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Miravi	830,000 145,000	145,000
Kelvin Kerber	200,000 85,000	85,000

Marco Dickner	Busted
Mathew Frankland	Busted
Sachin Joshi	Busted

Tags: Julien Mariani Kelvin Kerber Mark Dickner Mathew Frankland Michael Miravi Sachin Joshi Thomas Boivin

07-09-2025 13:27 UTC-8

Hammaker Hits Miracle Straight Flush to Survive

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Sava Krink

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

Maksim Pisarenko opened the action with a raise to 22,000 and found callers in Viktor Vladov in the hijack and David Mclaws in the small blind. Hal Hammaker, sitting in the big blind with just 2,000 left after posting, moved all in for his tournament life.

The flop came 5♦4♦2♦, and after a check from Mclaws, Pisarenko bet 28,000. Vladov got out of the way, and Mclaws quickly called.

On the 3♦ turn, Mclaws checked again and Pisarenko tossed in another 28,000, which Mclaws called without much hesitation.

Both players checked the 6♠ river and went to showdown. Mclaws showed A♣K♠ for a straight on the board, likely thinking he had at least a chop. But Hammaker flipped over A♦6♦ for a stunning straight flush, nuts.

With the bubble looming, Hammaker found the miracle and secured a crucial quadruple-up to keep his Main Event hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	660,000 361,000	361,000

David Mclaws	532,000 239,000	239,000
Viktor Vladov	440,000 140,000	140,000
Hal Hammaker	48,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: David Mclaws Hal Hammaker Maksim Pisarenko Viktor Vladov

07-09-2025 12:49 UTC-8

Akashi Flushes Out Rude to Bring the Field to the Stone Bubble

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Adam Lamers

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

Daniele Primerano raised to 17,000 in the cutoff and was called by Kosaku Akashi on the button and Adam Rude in the small blind. The flop came J♣7♥5♣ and the action checked to Akashi who bet 30,000. Rude check-raised all in for 254,000 which got Primerano to fold but Akashi quickly called.

Adam Rude: 7♠7♦ All in
Kosaku Akashi: A♣6♣

Rude flopped a set of sevens but Akashi had outs with the nut flush draw. The turn brought the 8♣ and Akashi instantly hit his flush. Rude needed the board to pair but it was the K♣ on the river that sent Rude home, bringing the field down to just 1,462 players

Player	Chips	Progress
Kosaku Akashi	1,275,000 200,000	200,000
Adam Rude	Busted

Tags: Kosaku Akashi Daniele Primerano Adam Rude