2025 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 4
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣3♣
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$90,535,500
Total Entries
9,735
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
1,476
Players Left
522
Players Left 1 / 9,735
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Mutsuura’s Pressure Pays Off, Clock Runs Out on Lopes

Sava Krink
Sava Krink
Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Yuta Mutsuura
Yuta Mutsuura

With the board reading A♥9♥6♥A♦8♦ and roughly 500,000 in the middle, Douglas Lopes checked from middle position to Yuta Mutsuura in the hijack. Mutsuura reached for chips and slid out a hefty bet of 500,000, putting Lopes in a brutal spot with just 603,000 behind.

Faced with a near all-in decision, Lopes sank deep into the tank. After a long pause, a player eventually called the clock. The floor arrived and gave Lopes 30 seconds to act, but before he could make up his mind, his hand was declared dead as the time ran out.

As Lopes released his cards, the table erupted in chatter. All eyes were on Mutsuura, who initially went to muck but was influenced by the buzz from the table and turned over the K♥, teasing a range of potential holdings.

One player chimed in, “I folded nine-six,” adding another twist to the hand and leaving Lopes with plenty to contemplate.

Tags: Douglas LopesYuta Mutsuura

Studniarz Falls to Scholz

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Sylwia Studniarz
Sylwia Studniarz

Sylwia Studniarz opened to 26,000 from middle position, Nicholas Scholz three-bet to 54,000 from the hijack and Studniarz called.

The flop came 9♠4♥Q♥. Studniarz checked and Scholz bet 250,000 into the 138,000 pot. Studniarz shoved for 449,000 and Scholz called with a covering stack.

Sylwia Studniarz: A♥9♦ All in
Nicholas Scholz: J♠J♣

Scholz was ahead with his pair of jacks against Studniarz' pair of nines. The 6♠3♥ runout changed nothing for either player and Studniarz was eliminated from the Main Event while Scholz dragged in a huge pot.

Tags: Nicholas ScholzSylwia Studniarz

Naranja Runs Into a Monster

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

Damon Fine raised to 24,000 in early position before Agustin Naranja three-bet to 75,000 in the cutoff. Fine then four-bet to 180,000, Naranja moved all in for 320,000, and Fine snap-called.

Agustin Naranja: A♥K♠ All in
Damon Fine: A♣A♦

Fine had woken up with aces to leave Naranja at risk of elimination, but the K♦4♦10♥ flop gave Naranja some outs with a pair. The turn was the 4♥, while no miracles arrived for Naranja on the 10♦ river and he was sent to the rail.

At the same table, Ruben Correia has built up a stack of more than 3,000,000.

Tags: Agustin NaranjaDamon Fine

Wittmeyer Doubles Through Margets

Sava Krink
Sava Krink
Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Leo Margets
Leo Margets

Leo Margets opened the action with a raise to 25,000 from middle position and got a call from Robert Nemeskerikiss in the hijack. Brandon Wittmeyer, sitting on the button, then ripped in a three-bet to 369,000, leaving himself just a single big blind behind.

Margets asked for a count and, after getting confirmation, moved all in. Nemeskerikiss got out of the way, and Wittmeyer quickly called off the rest.

Leo Margets: 10♦10♠All in
Brandon Wittmeyer: A♠Q♣

It was a classic flip, and while Margets was ahead preflop, the J♦3♣2♠A♥6♦ runout gave Wittmeyer top pair and the much-needed double-up, leaving Margets with a dented stack.

Tags: Brandon WittmeyerLeo MargetsRobert Nemeskerikiss

Harris Not a Fan of Jam

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Brandon Harris
Brandon Harris

Brandon Harris in the big blind and Chih Fan on the button were heads up on the 10♠3♥Q♦ flop. With around 197,000 in the pot, Harris checked to Fan, who bet 45,000.

Harris called to the 5♦ turn, which checked through. Harris bet 80,000 on the 9♦ river. After several minutes in thought, Fan moved all in for 334,000.

"All that, and then move all in?" Harris asked out loud. "It's just never a bluff, is it?"

He then entered a tank of his own. "What do you have?" Harris asked Fan, but the dealer quickly stopped the conversation as discussing the holdings was not allowed.

"How was your day?" Fan asked instead, which received some laughter from the table.

"It was going pretty well until this hand," Harris admitted. "If you're bluffing here, you are a psycho," he then stated in reference to Fan's table talk.

After about five minutes, Harris said he would make a decision within ten second. After thirty more seconds, he finally announced a fold, claiming to lay down pocket queens.

Despite pleas from Harris, Fan did not show his cards, and the table continued onto the next hand.

Tags: Brandon HarrisChih Fan

Is It Hot in Here or Is It Just Kassouf?

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Will Kassouf
Will Kassouf

Things are starting to heat up in the Main Event as the players are approaching their dinner break with tensions on the rise and the stakes becoming even greater. It is getting especially warm over on Table 551 where Will Kassouf has been seated for most of the day.

"It's getting hot in here. Did you guys turn off the air conditioning?" Kassouf asked the tournament floor who agreed that it is getting warm in the room. "This table is really steaming in all senses of the word," he continued.

"If you turn on the a/c, would it turn off the bulls*** at this table?" Terence Clee questioned.

"No, for real, Chris, did you turn it off?" Kassouf kept probing the tournament supervisor.

"Ya, Chris personally turned it off," Esther Taylor chimed in.

In fact, it is getting quite warm in the Horseshoe Events Center and it's even starting to smell like Day 4 of the Main Event.

Tags: Esther TaylorTerence CleeWill Kassouf

Iachan Holds Against Kobayashi in a Huge Pot

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Shotaro Kobayashi
Shotaro Kobayashi

As recalled by many players at the table, one of the biggest hands of the Main Event just went down on Table #590.

Daniel Iachan opened under the gun with a min-raise to 24,000 before Shotaro Kobayashi three-bet to 77,000 from middle position. When it folded back to Iachan, he upped the price of poker by four-betting to 200,000. Kobayashi wasn't going anywhere as he called to see at least a flop.

With just over 400,000 in the middle, the dealer produced a wet flop of 6♠5♥4♥. Iachan placed out a bet of around 200,000, which Kobayashi called.

Upon seeing the 4♠ come on the turn, Iachan slowed down by checking the action over to Kobayashi. Kobayashi, who had the covering stack, jammed to put Iachan all in. Iachan had around 750,000 remaining in his stack and didn't take too long to make the call.

Daniel Iachan: A♣A♥ All in
Shotaro Kobayashi: 7♥6♥

Iachan had the goods with pocket rockets, while Kobayashi was at it preflop with a suited connector. However, Kobayashi had a straight flush draw, and a six he could hit to win the pot and eliminate Iachan. The river was the Q♣, and Iachan won a pot of over two million.

Chan Eliminated in Two Stages

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Lok Chan
Lok Chan

Lok Chan opened from the hijack when Fabian Rolli jammed in 210,000 from the small blind. Chan debated a while, then flicked in a call.

Fabian Rolli: K♠K♦ All in
Lok Chan: A♣10♠

Chan did not find an ace on the 9♥5♣6♥3♣2♠ board, and Rolli doubled up.

Chan was left with 10,000, which he committed to the middle after Jacob Powers limped in under the gun. Jeremy Kottler then made it 60,000 to go, which Powers called.

Powers checked in the dark, prompting Kottler to bet 50,000 once he saw the A♦2♥K♣ flop. Powers raised to 120,000, signaling Kottler to fold.

Lok Chan: 9♠9♥ All in
Jacob Powers: K♦10♣

Chan needed help again, but once more it failed to arrive. The board ran out with the 2♠ turn and 7♦ river, leaving Tran to say his goodbyes to the Main Event.

Tags: Fabian RolliJacob PowersJeremy KottlerLok Chan

Short Saved By a Miracle Runout

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

John Short and Kang Chong saw a flop of 8♦8♠6♦ when Short got his last 250,000 in the middle from the hijack and Chong put him at risk in the cutoff.

John Short: J♠J♥ All in
Kang Chong: A♥8♥

Short showed down two jacks, but Chong had flopped trips to leave Short in danger of elimination. The turn, though, was the J♣ as Short spiked a full house. Chong needed to make quads to score the knockout, but instead it was Short who hit the last jack on the J♦ river to secure the double-up.

"Wow, what a turn," Chong said with a laugh as Short raked in the pot.

Tags: John ShortKang Chong

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