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

07-09-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Sepiol Pips Dauphinas to Double

Ryan Lashmar

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

In a preflop confrontation Dan Sepiol was all in for 275,000 from middle position and up against Stephen Dauphinais who covered him from the hijack.

Dan Sepiol: A♠K♦ All in
Stephen Dauphinais: A♥Q♥

Sepiol stayed ahead with the dominating ace on the 3♥2♠9♠2♣J♥ runout to double through Dauphinas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Sepiol	575,000 418,000	418,000

Stephen Dauphinais	173,000 377,000	377,000

Tags: Dan Sepiol Stephen Dauphinais

07-09-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Yanagida's Turn to Survive a Flip

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David Salituro

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

Goh Yanagida moved all in for 273,000 from early position and Valentin Antoine put him at risk in middle position.

Goh Yanagida: J♣J♦ All in
Valentin Antoine: A♣K♥

It was another big flip, and Yanagida spiked top set on the J♠9♣7♥ flop to leave Antoine drawing thin. The rest of the board ran out 5♣2♣ and Yanagida doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	1,510,000 233,000	233,000

Gonzalo Jose	900,000 340,000	340,000
Goh Yanagida	550,000 100,000	100,000
Koray Korkmaz	400,000 242,000	242,000
Darren Elias	250,000 130,000	130,000

Valentin Antoine	200,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Goh Yanagida Valentin Antoine

07-09-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Wang	Busted
Girish Shahane	Busted
Jordan Mcallister	Busted
Craig Sloan	Busted
Alon Messica	Busted
Kilian Kramer	Busted
Adria Diaz Dalmau	Busted
Yuriy Kudrynskyy	Busted
Jaspal Brar	Busted

Larry Ormson	Busted
Jiandong Xu	Busted
Felipe Davila	Busted
Samuel Choae	Busted
Jamie Walden	Busted

Blake Barousse	Busted
Graham Mathews	Busted
Gregory Passa	Busted

Chad Awerbuch	Busted
Michael Welch	Busted
Tiffany Wong	Busted
Wagner Ripper	Busted
David Sathue	Busted
Drew Gonzalez	Busted

Jonathan Thomas	Busted
Joel Shackelford	Busted

Buckingham Shakes Hobold Off the Pot

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Richard Buckingham opened to 25,000 and got two callers in Douglas Hobold on the button, and Ryan Biermann in the big blind.

The trio saw a flop of K♥Q♥8♣. Biermann checked prompting Buckingham to continue with 45,000. Hobold called but Bierman decided he'd seen enough and folded.

The turn J♣ fell and Buckingham kept up the pressure with a 60,000, which Hobold called once again.

Not letting up, Buckingham fired 125,000, finally shaking Hobold off the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Buckingham	1,060,000 150,000	150,000
Douglas Hobold	740,000 189,000	189,000
Ryan Biermann	715,000 141,000	141,000

Tags: Douglas Hobold Richard Buckingham Ryan Biermann

07-09-2025 15:39 UTC-8

Chen Aces Up

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Sava Krink

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

Xingwei Chen opened from under the gun, and action folded to Qiang Wang on the button, who made it 80,000. Chen didn't hesitate and shoved it all in, putting Wang at risk. He made the call, and the cards went on their backs.

Qiang Wang: 8♠8♦ All in
Xingwei Chen: A♠A♣

Wang needed some help from the board, and the flop and turn gave him a few more outs for a possible straight draw with 5♥6♠J♠7♦. But the river brought the A♥, giving Chen a set and eliminating Wang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xingwei Chen	1,200,000 160,000	160,000
Qiang Wang	Busted

Tags: Qiang Wang Xingwei Chen

07-09-2025 15:42 UTC-8

Shapiro Hits the Rail in Brutal Fashion

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Barry Russell

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

Scott Baumstein raised in early position to 20,000, David Mclaws on his direct left three-bet to 40,000, Norman Shapiro shoved for 127,000 in middle position, Baumstein folded and Mclaws called.

Norman Shapiro: A♣A♦ All in
David Mclaws: 3♦3♠

Great flop for Shapiro as it came 8♥Q♥7♣, but a brutal 3♣ on the turn gave Mclaws a set and sent him well into the lead. Shapiro had two outs but neither of them appeared on the K♥ river and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mclaws	580,000 48,000	48,000
Scott Baumstein	233,000 197,000	197,000

Norman Shapiro	Busted

Tags: David Mclaws Norman Shapiro Scott Baumstein

07-09-2025 15:43 UTC-8

Charbonneau Flushes Messica Out

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Alon Messica open shoved for 100,000 in late position and got called by big blind player, James Charbonneau, putting Messica's tournament life at risk.

Alon Messica: K♣Q♣ All in
James Charbonneau: J♦10♦

The flop came 7♦5♦3♦, immediately giving Charbonneau a flush. Messica, drawing dead, packed his things and bid everyone good luck as the dealer completed the board with Q♠2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Charbonneau	340,000 186,000	186,000
Alon Messica	Busted

Tags: Alon Messica James Charbonneau

07-09-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Kyte Applies Maximum Pressure, Forces Big Fold from Pinnola

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Sava Krink

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

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 8♠8♣Q♦ 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
Jon Kyte	910,000 290,000	290,000
Max Pinnola	151,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Max Pinnola

07-09-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Kobayashi Steals the Pot from Semaska

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Tim Baker

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

Vytautas Semaska made it 20,000 to go from middle position and only Shotaro Kobayashi called from the hijack.

Semaska placed out a continuation-bet of 22,000 on the A♣4♥2♦ flop, which Kobayashi called.

The 5♠ on the turn caused Semaska to slow down and check. Kobayashi bet 44,000, and Semaska returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shotaro Kobayashi	2,100,000 129,000	129,000

Vytautas Semaska	1,000,000 251,000	251,000
Sergio Veloso	900,000 230,000	230,000
George Roush	330,000 86,000	86,000
Monika Zukowicz	180,000 67,000	67,000
Harold Lam	100,000 74,000	74,000

Tags: Shotaro Kobayashi Vytautas Semaska

07-09-2025 15:47 UTC-8

Dramatic Runout Sees Dauphinais Double Through Sepiol

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Dan Sepiol shoved from the small blind, covering Stephen Dauphinais who had 163,000 in the big blind. Dauphinais snap-called and was at risk.

Stephen Dauphinais: A♦J♣ All in
Dan Sepiol: A♠9♠

Sepiol connected with his nine on the 9♣10♦5♠ flop, leaving Dauphinais drawing to three outs. Dauphinais picked up a straight draw on the Q♥ turn which came in on the 8♣ river, securing the double up through Sepiol.