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

07-09-2025 17:42 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,266,000 181,000	181,000

Yifu He	1,006,000 483,000	483,000
Leonard Sande	108,000 453,000	453,000
Hong Zou	Busted

Tags: Hong Zou Leonard Sande Michael Mizrachi Yifu He

07-09-2025 17:40 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	735,000 315,000	315,000

Robert Nemeskerikiss	715,000 535,000	535,000
Brandon Wittmeyer	690,000 250,000	250,000

Johnny Bromberg	615,000 200,000	200,000
Philippe Noble	575,000 155,000	155,000
Andrew Neeme	505,000 155,000	155,000
Ernest Hou	71,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Leo Margets Philippe Noble

07-09-2025 17:38 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	1,003,000 453,000	453,000

Pierre Mothes	535,000 212,000	212,000

Tags: Leon Sturm Pierre Mothes

07-09-2025 17:33 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Barnard	1,050,000 543,000	543,000
Ivan Poroliev	998,000 132,000	132,000

Tags: Ivan Poroliev Joseph Barnard

07-09-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Counted Stacks

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	1,585,000 285,000	285,000
Dong Chen	610,000 930,000	930,000

Chris Hunichen	430,000 270,000	270,000

Chad Bleznick	259,000 71,000	71,000
Josh Arieh	185,000 5,000	5,000

07-09-2025 17:28 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Chung	1,824,000 218,000	218,000
Nicholas Scholz	1,143,000 462,000	462,000
Sylwia Studniarz	786,000 984,000	984,000

Tags: Luke Chung Nicholas Scholz Sylwia Studniarz

07-09-2025 17:28 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vytautas Semaska	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Monika Zukowicz	425,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Monika Zukowicz Vytautas Semaska

07-09-2025 17:27 UTC-8

"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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	1,500,000 700,000	700,000

Fernando Gutierrez	Busted
Eric Worre	Busted

Tags: Carl Shaw Eric Worre Fernando Gutierrez

07-09-2025 17:25 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Correia	2,100,000 320,000	320,000
Alex Lynskey	1,963,000 67,000	67,000
Douglas Hobold	1,446,000 706,000	706,000
Michael Miravi	1,350,000 150,000	150,000
Kaiwen Chen	1,296,000 759,000	759,000
Richard Buckingham	1,259,000 199,000	199,000
Adrien Delmas	1,245,000 125,000	125,000
[Removed:548]	1,222,000 98,000	98,000
Bruno Soutavong	1,106,000 285,000	285,000
Elilton Gouveia	1,008,000 596,000	596,000
Bob Shao	991,000 660,000	660,000
Antonio Galiana	960,000 10,000	10,000

Yaniv Peretz	950,000
Kevin Nee	925,000 305,000	305,000
Nicholas Grippo	900,000
Michael Hollenberg	889,000 61,000	61,000
Arnaud Enselme	870,000 40,000	40,000

James Charbonneau	803,000 463,000	463,000
Ronald Ong	723,000 78,000	78,000
Ryan Biermann	713,000 2,000	2,000
Anthony Ruberto	670,000 223,000	223,000
Kevin McGee	631,000 99,000	99,000
Carmino Argiero	549,000 114,000	114,000
Dakota Baggett	480,000 340,000	340,000
Giuseppe Pantaleo	461,000

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07-09-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Top Ten Chip Counts Horseshoe White

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Barry Russell

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Chahn Jung	2,807,000 107,000	107,000
Alen Tenorio	2,200,100 35,100	35,100
Thomas Eychenne	2,089,000 61,000	61,000
Benjamin Williams	2,060,000 320,000	320,000
Julien Mariani	1,972,000 272,000	272,000
Shotaro Kobayashi	1,971,000 176,000	176,000

Mounir Tajiou	1,925,000 250,000	250,000
Jeremy Kottler	1,885,000 402,000	402,000
James Pillon	1,800,000 100,000	100,000
Max Neugebauer	1,734,000 134,000	134,000