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

07-09-2025 14:19 UTC-8

Altman Looks Away, Then Looks Alive

Sava Krink

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

Joseph Altman moved all in from early position for his last 105,000, and action folded around to Yinan Zhou on the button. After a moment of thought, Zhou made the call and the cards went on their backs.

Joseph Altman: 4♥4♦ All in
Yinan Zhou: A♥A♠

Altman stood up, likely assuming his run was over against Zhou’s pocket aces. He didn’t even watch the flop, but when he looked back at the table, the 4♣3♠Q♦ board was already out, and he realized he had flopped a set.

The 6♥ turn and\J♣ river changed nothing, and Altman completed a surprise double-up, keeping his tournament hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Altman	230,000 67,000	67,000
Yinan Zhou	117,000 113,000	113,000

Tags: Joseph Altman Yinan Zhou

07-09-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Lee Spikes the River to Bust Rankic

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David Salituro

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: A♦K♦ All in
Daehyung Lee: J♦J♣

Rankic was racking for his tournament life and took the lead on the 9♥K♥4♦ 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
Daehyung Lee	1,200,000 255,000	255,000
Marijan Rankic	Busted

Tags: Daehyung Lee Marijan Rankic

07-09-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Enselme Picks at Reid's Stack

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Adam Lamers

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

Arnaud Enselme raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Terrance Reid defended from the big blind. The flop fell J♥7♣3♠ and Reid check-called a bet from Enselme.

The turn brought the 6♥ and Reid checked again. Enselme sized up a bet of 62,000 and Reid tagged along for the A♣ on the river. Reid checked for the third time and Enselme shut it down by checking back. Reid turned over 6♣4♣ for a pair of sixes but Enselme had that beat with K♣K♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	830,000 84,000	84,000

Terrance Reid	171,000 162,000	162,000

Tags: Terrance Reid Arnaud Enselme

07-09-2025 14:24 UTC-8

Rann Hits the Rail

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Dan O'Hair

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

James Rann shoved for his last 13,000 first to act and was called by Alex Bergfors from directly behind, Kathy Liebert in the hijack, Kosaku Akashi in the cutoff, and Ihab Ali in the big blind for a five-way pot.

Ali checked to Bergfors, who bet 21,000 on the 9♣4♥A♦ flop. Everyone got out of the way and a showdown was held between Bergfors and Rann.

James Rann: 8♦7♠ All in
Alex Bergfors: A♥5♠

"I need runner-runner," Rann said as he revealed his holding.

It was indeed bleak for Rann, and the 3♠ turn left him drawing dead.

The 5♥ river neednessly improved Bergfors to two pair to make Rann's elimination official.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Bergfors	1,250,000 38,000	38,000
Kosaku Akashi	1,100,000 175,000	175,000
Ihab Ali	1,000,000 106,000	106,000
Kathy Liebert	190,000 135,000	135,000

James Rann	Busted

Tags: Alex Bergfors Ihab Ali James Rann Kathy Liebert Kosaku Akashi

07-09-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Raiche-Marsden Shoves as Jung is Building Huge

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Frank Visser

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

Sorin Morariu raised to 16,000 preflop and called when Carmen Raiche-Marsden made it 40,000 to go. They both checked the J♥7♦5♥ flop, prompting Morariu to bet 15,000 on the 4♠ turn.

Raiche-Marsden called to the 2♠ river, where Morariu sized up to 22,000. Raiche-Marsden quickly moved all in, and Morariu made a quick fold to give up on the pot.

Meanwhile, Chahn Jung has been building a huge stack on this table, playing over 300 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chahn Jung	2,600,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Sorin Morariu	600,000 70,000	70,000
Tyler Hancock	590,000 122,000	122,000

Carmen Raiche-Marsden	285,000 72,000	72,000
Alexandro Tricarico	195,000 150,000	150,000
Zhen Cai	165,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Carmen Raiche-Marsden Chahn Jung Sorin Morariu

07-09-2025 14:27 UTC-8

Chidwick KOs Wick With Nut-Flush

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of 9♠3♠Q♣2♠ 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 Q♥J♠ but Chidwick had the nut-flush with A♠4♠ to eliminate Wick and take down the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	965,000 419,000	419,000

Corey Wick	Busted

Tags: Corey Wick Stephen Chidwick

07-09-2025 14:29 UTC-8

Locquet Bets Big on the River Against Jakubowicz

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David Salituro

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

Romain Locquet and Sam Jakubowicz built a pot of around 160,000 as they went heads-up to the turn on a board of 9♥A♣8♠6♦. Locquet then bet 105,000 from the big blind and Jakubowicz called in early position.

The river was the 3♠ and Locquet bet another 275,000. Jakubowicz took a minute before calling, and Locquet turned over A♦3♦ for a rivered two pair to win the big pot as he approached 2,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	1,800,000 550,000	550,000
Sam Jakubowicz	1,100,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Romain Locquet Sam Jakubowicz

07-09-2025 14:30 UTC-8

Mariani Takes Another Pot from Hegedus

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Julien Mariani opened to 16,000 from middle position and Juliet Hegedus called from the button.

The flop came 3♠6♠10♥. Mariani bet 14,000 and Hegedus called.

Mariani check-called a 30,000 bet from Hegedus on the 4♠ turn before check-calling an 80,000 bet from Hegedus on the A♣ river. Hegedus had a missed gutshot with 8♦7♦ while Mariani had top pair with A♠Q♥ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	1,695,000 415,000	415,000
Juliet Hegedus	1,048,000 172,000	172,000

Tags: Julien Mariani Juliet Hegedus

07-09-2025 14:30 UTC-8

Few Counts in White

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	1,950,000 332,000	332,000
Kyle Grupp	1,165,000 370,000	370,000
John Alders	945,000 433,000	433,000
Chris Hunichen	640,000 96,000	96,000

Ohad Geiger	455,000 278,000	278,000

Randall Lack	375,000 3,000	3,000
David Rohm	320,000 105,000	105,000
Gregory Passa	105,000 1,000	1,000

Benjamin Souriau	Busted

07-09-2025 14:30 UTC-8

Nice Pot For Veloso

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Barry Russell

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

There were roughly 200,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 9♠3♦10♠, Sergio Veloso who was in the big blind checked to Chad Awerbuch who bet 84,000 from the cutoff, Veloso check-called.

Both players checked on the 3♣ turn and the J♦ river, Awerbuch tabled 10♣9♣ for two pair but could not beat the A♣A♠ that belonged to Veloso.

Awerbuch was frustrated with Veloso as he took sometime to turn his winning hand over, Veloso apologised.