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

07-09-2025 18:58 UTC-8

Cross Gets a Shove Through; Putz Tests DiMascio's Nerves

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 9♦4♣3♥, Arnaud Mattern bet 30,000 from early position and Paul Cross called on the button.

The turn was the Q♣ and Mattern bet another 85,000. Cross then moved all in for 405,000 and Mattern spent several minutes in the tank before folding.

At another table, Dong Chen had opened to 24,000 in early position before Paul DiMascio three-bet to 100,000 in middle position. Andreas Putz then moved all in for 172,000 in the big blind and Chen folded, but DiMascio called to put him at risk.

Andreas Putz: A♦K♠ All in
Paul DiMascio: A♣K♣

Both players showed the same hand and were poised to chop the pot as the flop came 8♦3♣K♦. The 5♦ fell on the turn and Putz was suddenly freerolling to a flush as the table let out a collective gasp, but the river was a harmless 9♣.

"My nervous system can't handle that," DiMascio said after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Mattern	1,150,000 58,000	58,000
Paul Cross	1,000,000 247,000	247,000

Paul DiMascio	920,000 406,000	406,000
Dong Chen	840,000 230,000	230,000

Andreas Putz	200,000 321,000	321,000

Tags: Andreas Putz Arnaud Mattern Dong Chen Paul Cross Paul DiMascio

07-09-2025 18:57 UTC-8

Nogueira Eliminated in Five-Bet Pot

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Barry Russell

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

Hans Bosman opened to 26,000 under the gun, and Tolga Demirel three-bet to 80,000 on his direct left. On the button, Rui Nogueira put in a four-bet to 280,000.

Demirel went deep into the tank, and with the clock eventually called, he five-bet shoved for 435,000. Nogueira, facing a tough decision with a pay jump in play and just 90,000 behind, stalled briefly before making the call.

Rui Nogueira: Q♣Q♦ All in
Tolga Demirel: K♠K♦

The board ran out 10♣J♥J♦9♦4♠, and Nogueira was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Bosman	1,140,000 280,000	280,000
Tolga Demirel	805,000 591,000	591,000
Rui Nogueira	Busted

Tags: Hans Bosman Rui Nogueira Tolga Demirel

07-09-2025 18:57 UTC-8

Christoforou Doubles Through He

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Yifu He opened to 25,000 from early position, Michael Mizrachi called from the hijack and Andreas Christoforou defended from the big blind.

The flop came 2♦6♦Q♦ and action checked around to Mizrachi who bet 12,000. Both opponents called.

Christoforou shoved for 76,000 on the K♥ turn. He called with a covering stack before Mizrachi mucked 3♠3♣.

Andreas Christoforou: J♦4♦ All in
Yifu He: A♦9♥

Christoforou ahd the flush while He was live with the nut-flush draw. The 10♥ river was clean for Christoforou who doubled up his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,619,000 37,000	37,000

Yifu He	1,046,000 40,000	40,000
Andreas Christoforou	281,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Andreas Christoforou Michael Mizrachi Yifu He

07-09-2025 18:56 UTC-8

Counts From White Section

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	2,450,000 250,000	250,000
Rene-Charles Angelil	2,200,000 485,000	485,000
Jonathan Wolter	1,630,000 230,000	230,000
Max Neugebauer	1,505,000 229,000	229,000

Hans Bosman	1,420,000 365,000	365,000
Farid Jattin	1,390,000 1,015,000	1,015,000
Arnaud Enselme	990,000 120,000	120,000

Jesse Simon	925,000 605,000	605,000
Denis Strebkov	810,000 358,000	358,000

Andrey Pateychuk	750,000 415,000	415,000
Andrew Boccia	635,000 196,000	196,000
Mark Dufner	515,000 341,000	341,000
Hugo Nazar	465,000 36,000	36,000
Maria Lampropulos	380,000 185,000	185,000
Chad Bleznick	342,000 83,000	83,000
Joshua Abiscott	305,000 135,000	135,000
Julien Vanpelt	230,000 541,000	541,000

07-09-2025 18:51 UTC-8

Hesse in the Fog

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Samuel Dray started the action with a 25,000 raise in late position and got called by Stephen Hesse in the big blind.

They both saw a flop of J♣4♠3♦. Hesse checked. Dray continued with 28,000 and got raised by Hesse to 80,000. Dray called.

The turn 3♣ got another check from Hesse prompting Dray to keep control with a 65,000 bet, which was enough to make Hesse fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Dray	810,000 553,000	553,000
Stephen Hesse	520,000 177,000	177,000

Tags: Samuel Dray Stephen Hesse

07-09-2025 18:51 UTC-8

Mariani Gets Payne to Lay it Down on the River

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Tim Baker

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

Joshua Payne made it 25,000 from early position and Martin Gerloff called from the cutoff. Julien Mariani squeezed it up to 118,000 out of the big blind and only Payne called.

Both players checked the K♥K♣9♥ flop to see the 10♥ fall on the turn. Another round of checks came and the dealer revealed the J♣ on the river. Mariani led out for 210,000, prompting a tank-fold from Payne.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	2,200,000 170,000	170,000
Joshua Payne	900,000 210,000	210,000
Martin Gerloff	480,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Joshua Payne Julien Mariani Martin Gerloff

07-09-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Wittmeyer Doubles Through Margets

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Sava Krink

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wittmeyer	817,000 127,000	127,000

Robert Nemeskerikiss	690,000 25,000	25,000
Leo Margets	197,000 538,000	538,000

Tags: Brandon Wittmeyer Leo Margets Robert Nemeskerikiss

07-09-2025 18:47 UTC-8

Mizrachi Wins Four-Bet Pot

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Safiya Umerova opened to 26,000 from under the gun with A♠10♦ and Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 75,000 from the button with 10♠10♣. Umerova four-bet to 176,000 and Mizrachi called.

The flop came 9♥5♦8♠. Umerova bet 100,000 and Mizrachi raised to 300,000. Umerova folded and Mizrachi took down another pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,656,000 91,000	91,000

Safiya Umerova	566,000 188,000	188,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Safiya Umerova

07-09-2025 18:46 UTC-8

Don't Splash the Pot!

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Stewart Morrison

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

The floor was just called to Table 509 for one of the more unusual requests - a towel.

Mohammad Siddiqui spilt his drink on the table, catching the dealer and some of the cards.

The hand was completed, the table wiped, the deck changed, and play resumed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Siddiqui	800,000 501,000	501,000

Tags: Mohammad Siddiqui

07-09-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Perati Picks Off Pateychuk in Prodigious Pot

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Adam Lamers

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

Muhamet Perati raised to 25,000 on the button and Andrey Pateychuk defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♣7♠6♣ and Pateychuk check-called a bet of 20,000 from Perati.

The turn brought the 8♦ and Pateychuk checked again. Perati counted out a bet of 65,000 and Pateychuk check-raised to 220,000. Perati called and they were off to the K♠ on the river.

Pateychuk announced all in as the big stack and Perati had a decision to make for his stack of 767,000. He thought for well over two minutes before sticking in some chips to call. Pateychuk rolled over 9♣7♣ for a pair with a missed straight and flush draw while Perati claimed the pot with Q♥Q♦ for a set of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhamet Perati	2,085,000 935,000	935,000
Andrey Pateychuk	335,000 915,000	915,000

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Muhamet Perati