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

07-09-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Poker Crusher Makes Insane Ace-High Hero Call on WSOP Main Event Bubble

Calum Grant

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

“It was a spot where most people are more sane than me and wouldn’t have put their money in.”

Josh Reichard made one of the gutsiest decisions of the 2025 World Series of Poker so far, calling for his tournament life with nothing but ace-high on the stone money bubble of the $10,000 WSOP Main Event.

Already a 16-time WSOP Circuit ring winner and reigning MSPT Heart Poker Champion, Reichard came into the Main Event on a serious heater. He’d cashed in nine WSOP events this summer, including a third-place finish worth $702,360 in the controversial Millionaire Maker.

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07-09-2025 18:43 UTC-8

Karmatckii's Aggression Pays Off

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Giovanni Pupo opened to 25,000 and got a three-bet from big blind Arsenii Karmatckii to 145,000. Pupo called to see a flop.

The flop came A♥2♥5♦ and Karmatckii fired 85,000 which was enough to make Pupo fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	3,060,000 760,000	760,000
Giovanni Pupo	1,220,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Giovanni Pupo

07-09-2025 18:39 UTC-8

Conniff Hits a Trey to Send Ketendjian Home

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Tim Baker

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

Asher Conniff raised to 30,000 on the button and Gevork Ketendjian moved all in out of the big blind for around 70,000. Conniff immediately called.

Gevork Ketendjian: A♠5♦ All in
Asher Conniff: A♥3♥

A chop looked like the most likely outcome as both players held small aces. However, the dealer produced a runout of 3♦9♣Q♦J♦6♣ to give Conniff the best hand with a pair of treys on the flop. The pot was sent to Conniff, and Ketendjian was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Conniff	420,000 256,000	256,000

Gevork Ketendjian	Busted

Tags: Asher Conniff Gevork Ketendjian

07-09-2025 18:38 UTC-8

Mizrachi Leaves Christoforou Short

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Andreas Christoforou opened to 27,000 from middle position, Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 66,000 from the big blind and Christoforou called.

Both players checked the 6♥9♦2♣ flop leading to the J♦ turn. Mizrachi bet 66,000 and Christoforou called.

Mizrachi bet 150,000 on the 5♠ river and Christoforou snap-called. Christoforou had second pair with 9♣8♣ but Mizrachi had top pair with J♠10♠ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,565,000 288,000	288,000

Andreas Christoforou	76,000 384,000	384,000

Tags: Andreas Christoforou Michael Mizrachi

07-09-2025 18:37 UTC-8

Naranja Runs Into a Monster

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Correia	3,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Mounir Tajiou	1,900,000 25,000	25,000
Damon Fine	1,100,000 279,000	279,000
Agustin Naranja	Busted

Tags: Agustin Naranja Damon Fine

07-09-2025 18:36 UTC-8

Chen Digs Deep for Huge Hero Call

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was joined as Raoul Kanme and Yuhang Chen were contesting a pot with 374,000 already in the middle.

The full board was already dealt, showing J♠3♥7♥10♦Q♠, and action was on Kanme, playing from the big blind.

Kanme, who had a stack of 840,000, moved all in, covering Chen's remaining stack of 448,000.

Chen went deep into the tank, but after consideration, elected to call.

Kanme tabled J♦8♥ for a pair of jacks, which could not beat Chen's turned two pair, J♥10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhang Chen	1,270,000 1,073,000	1,073,000
Raoul Kanme	390,000 920,000	920,000

Tags: Raoul Kanme Yuhang Chen

07-09-2025 18:35 UTC-8

Ong’s Flush Eliminates Jackson

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Sava Krink

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

Ronald Ong kicked things off with an under-the-gun raise to 24,000. As action folded to David Jackson in middle position, he bumped it up to 80,000, and Ong made the call.

On the 6♠2♠3♣ flop, Ong checked, and Jackson continued for 135,000, which prompted Ong to go all in. Though it put him at risk, Jackson snap-called.

David Jackson: A♦K♠ All in
Ronald Ong: Q♠J♠

Ong was chasing the flush, whilst Jackson had ace high for a possible double-up. The 10♦ on the turn didn't change anything, but the 9♠ river gave Ong the flush and sent Jackson packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Ong	1,450,000 727,000	727,000
David Jackson	Busted

Tags: David Jackson Ronald Ong

07-09-2025 18:31 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Depol	Busted
Lawrence Meldman	Busted
David Jackson	Busted

Erick Wright	Busted
Dustin Iannotti	Busted

Roeland Peeks	Busted
Jesus Martinez	Busted
Guillaume Genin	Busted
Jesse Rivera	Busted
Bin Ling	Busted
Jeffrey Gilmore	Busted
Chris Heald	Busted
Josh Arieh	Busted

John Malvasio	Busted
Craig Welko	Busted
Sebastian Pauli	Busted
Eirik Bjorbak	Busted
Joshua Suyat	Busted
Alfred Karlsson	Busted
David Mclaws	Busted
Eben Ham	Busted
Nicholas Verdugo	Busted
Maksim Mutalapov	Busted
Ryan Harris	Busted
Albert Gorelik	Busted

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07-09-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Clifton's Stack Boosted with Double

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Action was picked up with Toby Clifton all-in for 295,000 against James O'Sullivan.

Toby Clifton: J♥J♣ All in
James O'Sullivan: A♦K♦

Clifton's jacks held on the 6♣Q♣5♦ flop. To flip the script, O'Sullivan needed one of his overcards to fall on the next two streets. The turn 9♣ gave O'Sullivan additional outs for a flush draw but the river 4♠ cemented Clifton's lead, boosting his stack with a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Clifton	580,000 336,000	336,000
James O'Sullivan	230,000 171,000	171,000

Tags: James O'Sullivan Toby Clifton

07-09-2025 18:28 UTC-8

Studniarz Falls to Scholz

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Ryan Lashmar

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Scholz	1,443,000 300,000	300,000
Sylwia Studniarz	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Scholz Sylwia Studniarz