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

Jul 09, 2025

He Doubles With Aces Through Kings

Ryan Lashmar

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

Michael Mizrachi limped in from under the gun with 7♥7♣, Hong Zou shoved for 72,000 from early position and Yifu He three-bet to 132,000 from the small blind. Leonard Sande four-bet to 275,000 from the big blind, Mizrachi folded and He five-bet shoved for 455,000. Sande called with a covering stack to put both opponents at risk.

Hong Zou: A♦4♣ All in
Yifu He: A♠A♣ All in
Leonard Sande: K♥K♣

He was on the right side of a massive cooler and remained ahead on the XXXX runout to eliminate Zou and drag in a massive pot while leaving Sande short-stacked.

Tags: Hong Zou Leonard Sande Michael Mizrachi Yifu He

Jul 09, 2025

Margets Gets Double Check-Raised

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Frank Visser

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

Leo Margets was first to act and raised to 25,000. It folded to Philippe Noble in the big blind, who defended. Margets continued for 17,000 on the 2♦6♥3♠ flop, which Noble check-raised to 73,000.

Margets quickly called to the 3♣ turn, where Noble reverted to a check. Margets then bet 55,000, and Noble raised all in for about 400,000. Margets instantly mucked her cards, sending the pot to her opponent.

Tags: Leo Margets Philippe Noble

Jul 09, 2025

Sturm Keeps the Pressure On to Take It Down

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Sava Krink

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

Leon Sturm opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 24,000, picking up a call from Pierre Mothes in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣K♥4♦, and Mothes checked it over to Sturm, who continued for 18,000. Mothes gave him a long stare before making the call.

Both players checked the 9♥ turn, keeping the pot in control.

On the Q♣ river, Mothes checked one more time, and Sturm seized the opportunity, firing 42,000. After some thought, Mothes slid his cards into the muck, handing the pot to Sturm without a showdown.

Tags: Leon Sturm Pierre Mothes

Jul 09, 2025

Barnard Wins the Pot Without Revealing His Cards

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Sava Krink

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

The pot stood at around 150,000, and the board showed 6♦4♠A♠Q♦. Joseph Barnard, in middle position, checked to Ivan Poroliev, who bet 80,000, which Barnard called.

On the 4♣ river, Barnard took the lead with a bet of 70,000. Poroliev took his time before raising to 280,000, prompting a snap-call from Barnard. Poroliev's cards quickly found the muck, and Barnard took down the pot without showing one card of his own.

Tags: Ivan Poroliev Joseph Barnard

Jul 09, 2025

Counted Stacks

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Frank Visser

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

Jul 09, 2025

Chung Building a Monster Stack

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Sylwia Studniarz opened to 25,000 from middle position and receive calls from Nicholas Scholz in the cutoff and Luke Chung in the big blind.

The flop cmae 9♦7♠9♣ and Chung led out with a 40,000 bet. Studniarz called while Scholz folded Q♥J♥.

Chung continued with a 75,000 bet on the A♥ turn and Studniarz called again. On the 2♥ Studniarz called a 200,000 bet from Chung.

Studniarz had aces up with A♠J♣ but Chung had K♥9♥ for trip nines to take down the sizable pot.

Tags: Luke Chung Nicholas Scholz Sylwia Studniarz

Jul 09, 2025

Zukowicz Finds Aces at the Right Time

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Tim Baker

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

Vytautas Semaska raised to 28,000 from middle position before Monika Zukowicz three-bet jammed for 196,000 out of the small blind. Semaska got an exact count from the dealer before making the call.

Monika Zukowicz: A♠A♣ All in
Vytautas Semaska: 8♠8♣

Zukowicz was in the lead with aces against the eights of Semaska. A clean runout of 6♣10♣3♥4♥4♣ came out for Zukowicz, and she doubled through Semaska.

Tags: Monika Zukowicz Vytautas Semaska

Jul 09, 2025

"The Rich Get Richer"; Shaw Has Perfect Timing to Bust Two

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David Salituro

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

Carl Shaw raised to 28,000 in early position before Eric Worre moved all in for 260,000 in the hijack. Fernando Gutierrez also shoved for his last 190,000 in the cutoff as action went back on Shaw who snap-called.

Fernando Gutierrez: J♠J♣ All in
Eric Worre: 7♦7♣ All in
Carl Shaw: A♠A♦

"Good timing," a tablemate told Shaw, who turned over two aces to leave both opponents in desperate need of help to stay alive.

"Any seven will do," Worre said, standing up from his seat filming the action as the flop came 6♥3♠3♦. The turn was the Q♠ and Worre repeated his pleas for a lucky seven, but no helped arrived on the 5♥ river and Shaw scored the double knockout.

"The rich get richer," another tablemate added.

Tags: Carl Shaw Eric Worre Fernando Gutierrez

Jul 09, 2025