2025 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$90,535,500
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 / 9735
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Le Stuns Pollak on the River; Demaci Puts in a Big Shove on Butters

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

Hieu Le was in middle position with a raise of 60,000 in front of him before Craig Pollak moved all in for 337,000 on the button. Le called to put him at risk.

Craig Pollak: 77 All in
Hieu Le: AK

Pollak remained in the lead with his sevens on the 2910 flop, while the Q turn gave Le a straight draw to go with his overcards. Le spiked the J on the river to make his straight and send Pollak to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Christopher Demaci and Samuel Butters saw the turn on a board of 3J89 with around 300,000 in the pot. Demaci then moved all in.

"You're a PLO player, right?" Butters asked as he went into the tank while considering the decision for his last 500,000.

While Butters was pondering making the call, Alex Bergfors told his tablemates how he wants to be remembered. "If that asteroid hits tomorrow, I want to be right here bluffing off my stack. And if the bluff gets through, I'll say let's go. A million years from now they'll discover a fossil and say, 'there is the guy who got the last bluff in at the 2025 World Series of Poker," Bergfors said.

Meanwhile, Butters eventually folded and Demaci took down the pot without a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
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Hieu Le
1,700,000
850,000
850,000
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Christopher DeMaci
1,200,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Alex Bergfors us
Alex Bergfors
800,000
510,000
510,000
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Samuel Butters
500,000
167,000
167,000
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Craig Pollak
Busted

Tags: Alex BergforsChristopher DemaciCraig PollakHieu LeSamuel Butters

Salazar Sanchez Wakes Up with Aces

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez

Narongsak Dhanjaichon was down to just 90,000 chips and pushed all in from middle position. Javier Etayo flat-called in the hijack and Mauricio Salazar Sanchez reshoved all in from the big blind for around 360,000. Etayo gave it some thought but decided to send his cards into the muck.

Narongsak Dhanjaichon: JJAll in
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez: AA

The flop came 1093 and Salazar Sanchez was still holding strong with his pocket aces. The J rolled off on the turn to give Dhanjaichon a set of jacks but it was the A on the river that gave Salazar Sanchez a better set for the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Mauricio Salazar Sanchez
600,000
374,000
374,000
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Javier Etayo
475,000
92,000
92,000
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Narongsak Dhanjaichon
Busted

Tags: Javier EtayoMauricio Salazar SanchezNarongsak Dhanjaichon

Mizrachi Wins With Two Pair

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

Safiya Umerova opened to 22,000 from early position and Michael Mizrachi defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the 763 flop leading to the K turn. Mizrachi checked, Umerova bet 25,000 and Mizrachi check-raised to 69,000. Umerova called.

Mizrachi bet 55,000 on the 5 river and Umerova called again. Umerova had top pair with AK but Mizrachi had two pair with 76 to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Safiya Umerova
967,000
201,000
201,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Michael Mizrachi
639,000
219,000
219,000
Day 9 Chip Leader
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Michael MizrachiSafiya Umerova

Lopes Galindo, Salas Bet Out Their Opponents

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

With around 250,000 in the pot on a board of 5437, Humberto Lopes Galindo bet 120,000 from the button and Carlos Loving called in the big blind.

The river was the 10 and Lopes Galindo moved all in. Loving had around 300,000 remaining and took a few minutes before folding.

At the same time at another table, Damian Salas and Linglin Zeng had built a pot of around 300,000 as they went heads-up to the 673 flop. Salas then bet 50,000 from the hijack and Zeng called in middle position.

Salas bet another 90,000 on the J turn, putting each chip in one at a time. Zeng played with her stack for a few minutes but eventually surrendered the pot to the 2020 Main Event champion.

Player Chips Progress
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Humberto Lopes Galindo
950,000
210,000
210,000
Profile photo of Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
860,000
140,000
140,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Linglin Zeng cn
Linglin Zeng
360,000
20,000
20,000
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Andres Gonzalez
340,000
126,000
126,000
Profile photo of Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
320,000
8,000
8,000
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Carlos Loving
300,000
149,000
149,000

Tags: Carlos LovingDamian SalasHumberto Lopes GalindoLinglin Zeng

Kyte Applies Maximum Pressure, Forces Big Fold from Pinnola

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

Jon Kyte kicked off the action from the cutoff with a raise to 22,000 and got a call from Max Pinnola in the big blind.

On the 88Q flop, Pinnola check-raised Kyte’s 15,000 continuation bet to 42,000. Kyte called without much hesitation, taking them to the turn.

The 10 hit next, and this time Pinnola led out for 60,000. Kyte again made the call.

With the 4 on the river, Pinnola ramped up the pressure, firing 115,000 and leaving himself just 151,000 behind. Kyte responded by moving all in, putting Pinnola to the ultimate test for his tournament life.

Pinnola clearly didn’t love the spot. He sighed, stared down the board for a while, and after a couple of minutes slid his cards into the muck, surrendering the sizeable pot.

"Fold jack-nine?" Kyte asked with a grin, but Pinnola wasn’t in the mood to answer, still visibly frustrated as the chips went Kyte's way.

Player Chips Progress
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Jon Kyte
910,000
290,000
290,000
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Max Pinnola
151,000
99,000
99,000

Tags: Jon KyteMax Pinnola

Gross Talks Studniarz Into Doubling Him Up

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

In the final hand before the break, arriving on a 1058K turn, Jeff Gross checked from the big blind to Sylwia Studniarz in early position. Studniarz bet 60,000, and Gross moved all in for 262,000.

Studniarz spent more than five minutes in the tank, during which she and Gross were almost constantly talking to each other. Eventually, Studniarz hinted she might have queen-jack for a straight draw.

"If you have queen-jack, do what you have to do," Gross said to her.

The clock was then called on Studniarz, and she called off during her countdown.

Jeff Gross: K10 All in
Sylwia Studniarz: QJ

Studniarz's straight draw missed on the 6 river, and Gross raked in a double-up with his two pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Sylwia Studniarz
1,345,000
455,000
455,000
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Jeff Gross
609,000
264,000
264,000
Raise Your Edge
GGPoker

Tags: Jeff GrossSylwia Studniarz

Margets Snaps Off Wittmeyer With Kings

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

Leo Margets raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and Brandon Wittmeyer three-bet to 90,000 in the big blind. Margets four-bet to 210,000, Wittmeyer moved all in, and Margets snap-called for 510,000.

Leo Margets: KK All in
Brandon Wittmeyer: AQ

Wittmeyer hit top pair on the QJ6 flop, but Margets stayed in the lead with her kings through the 7 turn and J river to earn the double up and move up past 1,000,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Leo Margets
1,050,000
550,000
550,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
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Brandon Wittmeyer
440,000
583,000
583,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Brandon WittmeyerLeo Margets

First Break of Day 4

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
2025 WSOP Main Event Bubble
2025 WSOP Main Event Bubble

The first level of Day 4 has been completed, and the remaining players have been sent on a 20-minute break. Below are some highlights from this level.

Chidwick KOs Wick With Nut-Flush

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

With two players seeing a board of 93Q2 and 100,000 in the middle, Corey Wick checked from the hijack and Stephen Chidwick bet 75,000 from the cutoff. Wick called.

Chidwick continued for 230,000 when checked to on the 4 river. Wick shoved for just 12,000 more and Chidwick snap-called.

Wick had top pair with QJ but Chidwick had the nut-flush with A4 to eliminate Wick and take down the sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Chidwick
965,000
419,000
419,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Corey Wick
Busted

Tags: Corey WickStephen Chidwick

Lee Spikes the River to Bust Rankic

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

Marijan Rankic moved all in for around 130,000 from middle position and Daehyung Lee put him at risk in the big blind.

Marijan Rankic: AK All in
Daehyung Lee: JJ

Rankic was racking for his tournament life and took the lead on the 9K4 flop with top pair. The Q turn left him a card away from a double up, but Lee spiked the J on the river to make a set and send Rankic to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Daehyung Lee
1,200,000
255,000
255,000
Profile photo of Marijan Rankic si
Marijan Rankic
Busted

Tags: Daehyung LeeMarijan Rankic