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

07-09-2025 17:40 UTC-8

Margets Gets Double Check-Raised

Frank Visser

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

Leo Margets was first to act and raised to 25,000. It folded to Philippe Noble in the big blind, who defended. Margets continued for 17,000 on the 2♦6♥3♠ flop, which Noble check-raised to 73,000.

Margets quickly called to the 3♣ turn, where Noble reverted to a check. Margets then bet 55,000, and Noble raised all in for about 400,000. Margets instantly mucked her cards, sending the pot to her opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	735,000 315,000	315,000

Robert Nemeskerikiss	715,000 535,000	535,000
Brandon Wittmeyer	690,000 250,000	250,000

Johnny Bromberg	615,000 200,000	200,000
Philippe Noble	575,000 155,000	155,000
Andrew Neeme	505,000 155,000	155,000
Ernest Hou	71,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Leo Margets Philippe Noble

07-09-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Ilani Holds For a Big Double Off Panyak

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David Salituro

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

Stephen Kehoe bet 18,000 from the cutoff on a flop of J♣6♠4♣ and was called by Jordan Rapoport on the button and big blind Maxim Panyak. Ran Ilani then raised to 145,000 in middle position and only Kehoe and Panyak called.

The turn was the 8♠ and Ilani moved all in for 378,000. Kehoe quickly folded, but Panyak took a few minutes to confirm the amount before calling.

Ilani turned over A♥J♦ and told the dealer not to turn over the river card yet as he whipped out his phone to begin filming the action. Panyak had 10♣8♣ for a pair and flush draw, but he missed the Q♦ river and Ilani doubled up.

At the same table, James Pillon has built up a stack of 1,800,000. "You're giving me chip envy. Do you have me covered?" the slightly-shorter stacked tablemate Montgomery Cole joked with Pillon.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Pillon	1,800,000
Stephen Kehoe	1,620,000 115,000	115,000
Ran Ilani	1,200,000 600,000	600,000
Maxim Panyak	860,000 860,000	860,000
Montgomery Cole	150,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: James Pillon Maxim Panyak Montgomery Cole Ran Ilani Stephen Kehoe

07-09-2025 17:46 UTC-8

Youngest in the Field

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Stewart Morrison

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

PokerNews caught up with Garry Gurevich, who is the youngest player remaining in the 2025 WSOP Main Event.

Born on April 20, 2004, the 21-year-old Gurevich shared that he won four Main Event seats from satellites, and using one of those, he is now in the money with a stack of 445,000.

Gurevich has also already won a $250 Daily Deepstack during the series, which contributed to his very impressive earnings of over $70,000 during the 2025 WSOP alone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garry Gurevich	445,000

Tags: Garry Gurevich

07-09-2025 17:46 UTC-8

Oldest in the Field

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Stewart Morrison

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

PokerNews caught up with Robert Buckenmayer, who is the oldest remaining player in the 2025 WSOP Main Event.

Born on August 17, 1944, Buckenmayer will turn 81 years old later this year.

An established player with impressive career earnings, Buckenmayer has cashed the WSOP Main Event five times, including this year.

Those five cashes also include two deep runs:

2012 WSOP - 17th ($369,026)
2015 WSOP - 39th ($164,086)

A third deep run is still on the cards as Buckenmayer is still in with a stack of 195,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Buckenmayer	195,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Robert Buckenmayer

07-09-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Where's the Pot?!?!

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Adam Lamers

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

Kenny Hallaert opened to 25,000 in middle position and Eric Afriat just called in the small blind. They went heads-up to a flop of Q♥5♠4♥ and Afriat check-called a bet of 20,000 from Hallaert.

The turn brought the A♣ and Afriat check-called another bet of 30,000. The 5♦ paired the board on the river and both players tapped the table. Afriat rolled over A♦K♠ which got a reaction from the table only to have Hallert flash his K♥K♦.

"How are you in this tournament?" Milan Patel asked after the hand. "Where's the rest of the pot? Eric, he's still in the tournament?!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	1,055,000 503,000	503,000
Kenny Hallaert	478,000 97,000	97,000

Tags: Milan Patel Kenny Hallaert Eric Afriat

07-09-2025 17:56 UTC-8

Nawa Hooks Double-Up

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Frank Visser

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

Francisco Roman open-raised to 37,000 in early position. Miltiadis Kyriakides called in the hijack, and Curtis King followed suit on the button.

Hiroki Nawa then three-bet jammed for 309,000 from the small blind. Roman mucked his cards, and Kyriakides sent his cards into the muck as well. King quickly called, however, and the cards were tabled.

Hiroki Nawa: J♦J♣ All in
Curtis King: 10♠10♦

Nawa's superior pocket pair remained best on the 2♦A♦2♥4♣7♣ runout, and he doubled up to overtake King in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Roman	1,345,000 155,000	155,000
Esther Taylor	1,310,000 215,000	215,000

Hiroki Nawa	704,000 442,000	442,000
Will Kassouf	600,000 450,000	450,000
Miltiadis Kyriakides	530,000 70,000	70,000
Curtis King	465,000 591,000	591,000

Tags: Curtis King Francisco Roman Hiroki Nawa Miltiadis Kyriakides

07-09-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Fan Fires Two Streets vs McDougall

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Tim Baker

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

Lindsey McDougall made it 25,000 from early position with David Elyashar calling from the cutoff. Chih Fan squeezed to 90,000 on the button, which only McDougall called.

The dealer spread out a flop of 8♦9♠3♣ and McDougall checked. Fan put out a continuation-bet of around 40,000, and McDougall called.

The dealer burned a card, then produced the 2♦ on the turn. McDougall checked for a second time, but then folded after Fan bet 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kuder	590,000 89,000	89,000
Chih Fan	570,000 16,000	16,000
Francisco Javier Dopazo	510,000 334,000	334,000
Lindsey McDougall	400,000 10,000	10,000
David Elyashar	350,000 137,000	137,000

Tags: Chih Fan David Elyashar Lindsey McDougall

07-09-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Two Round Penalty, Main Event Drama

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Stewart Morrison

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

Drama ensued on Table 513 of the Main Event.

The action began when Ibrahim Senoussi put in a raise of 25,000. Two seats to his left, playing in the hijack, Jeffrey Deegan opted to call before Conor O'Rourke, in the cutoff, three-bet to 115,000.

The action returned to Senoussi, who went deep into the tank. Minutes passed by, and Senoussi seemed no closer to a decision, causing one of his tablemates to call the clock.

The floor was called. As the tournament officials made their way across the room to adjudicate the situation, Senoussi unlocked his phone and started using his calculator to calculate numbers concerning the pot.

Josh Arieh, also at the table, advised Senoussi he was not allowed to do that in the middle of the hand, which caused some tension.

The floor arrived and instructed the players to play out the hand before the situation was handled.

Action back on Senoussi, clock ticking down, he chose to four-bet all in. This received two quick folds from his opponents, and the poker hand was finished.

Senoussi immediately received a one-round penalty for using his phone during a hand. In an apparent misunderstanding due to a language barrier, Senoussi didn't realise he had been penalised. The official made it clearer, which caused some back and forth between the Frenchman and Arieh; his punishment was then increased to a two-round penalty.

An unhappy Senoussi was walked out of the tournament area, and the table continued to play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'Rourke	997,000 414,000	414,000
Jeffrey Deegan	740,000 206,000	206,000
Ibrahim Senoussi	610,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Conor O'Rourke Ibrahim Senoussi Jeffrey Deegan Josh Arieh

07-09-2025 18:06 UTC-8

Lynskey Delivers a Brutal Cooler to Sondhi

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Alex Lynskey opened to 26,000 from the hijack and received calls from Vikas Sondhi in the cutoff, Luke Chung on the button and Jeff Gross in the big blind.

The flop came J♠5♣J♥. Gross checked, Lynskey checked, Sondhi bet 40,000 and Chung folded 4♠4♦. Gross folded 10♥8♥ before Lynskey called.

Sondhi continued for 110,000 when checked to on the 2♥ turn and Lynskey called again. On the 8♣ river Lynskey checked, Sondhi shoved with his remaining st ack of 352,000 and Lynskey called.

Sondhi had trips with K♦J♣ but Lynskey had J♦5♦ for jacks full of fives to take down a colossal pot, eliminating Sondhi and surpassing two million chips in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	2,400,000 437,000	437,000
Luke Chung	1,900,000 76,000	76,000
Jeff Gross	603,000 147,000	147,000

Vikas Sondhi	Busted

Tags: Alex Lynskey Jeff Gross Luke Chung Vikas Sondhi

07-09-2025 18:11 UTC-8

Ishibashi Smashes the River to Bust Two

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David Salituro

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

Jack Corrigan moved all in for around 200,000 from the cutoff, Giorgos Onisiforou put in his last 217,000 from the big blind, and Dai Ishibashi put both opponents at risk in middle position.

Giorgos Onisiforou: A♦A♠ All in
Jack Corrigan: A♣9♣ All in
Dai Ishibashi: J♦J♥

Onisiforou was ahead with his aces going to the flop, which came 8♣5♠6♠ to give Corrigan some hope with a straight draw. The 6♦ turn was safe for Onisiforou and left him poised to scoop the entire pot, but Ishibashi spiked the J♣ on the river to make a full house and earn the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dai Ishibashi	1,400,000 645,000	645,000
Giorgos Onisiforou	Busted
Jack Corrigan	Busted

Tags: Dai Ishibashi Giorgos Onisiforou Jack Corrigan