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

07-09-2025 16:55 UTC-8

Verdugo Told Them So

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Thien Tran opened to 23,000 under the gun and got the man immediately to his left, Kaiwen Chen to call. Action folded to the big blind and Nicholas Verdugo shoved all-in for 47,000. Both Tran and Chen flat called, prompting Verdugo to say, "Good luck, boys. You'll need it."

The board ran 10♥7♣8♦J♣K♦ with Tran and Chen checking it down.

Verdugo tabled 7♥7♠ for a set on the flop while Tran showed A♦J♦. Chen mucked his hand. The dealer pushed the pot towards Verdugo for a triple up and as he was fixing his stack, he couldn't help but say, "I told you so."

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaiwen Chen	2,055,000 759,000	759,000
Thien Tran	510,000 78,000	78,000
Nicholas Verdugo	155,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Kaiwen Chen Nicholas Verdugo Thien Tran

07-09-2025 16:56 UTC-8

Time for a Break

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Frank Visser

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

The 17th level of the WSOP Main Event has reached its end, and the remaining players have been sent on a 20-minute break. Below are some highlights from this level.

07-09-2025 17:11 UTC-8

WSOP Records That Will (Probably) Never Be Broken

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Chuck Sklar

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

In poker, like in life, they say records are meant to be broken.

But sometimes, someone sets a milestone that just feels impossible to top. Whether it’s because of insane skill, perfect timing, a bit of luck, or a mix of all three, the World Series of Poker has seen some feats over the years that seem like they’ll never be matched.

However, while all records may eventually fall, these achievements are currently some of the most jaw-dropping in WSOP history. Will any of them ever be broken? Only time will tell. For now, though, here are the most incredible WSOP records that will (probably) never be broken.

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Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

07-09-2025 17:18 UTC-8

Remaining Eliminations From Level 17

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Steitz	Busted
Ryan Stiner	Busted
Jody Evans	Busted
Yang Daniel	Busted
Craig Sturdivant	Busted
Naor Slobodskoy	Busted
Katie Lindsay	Busted
Tyler Kolness	Busted
Justin Smith	Busted
Samuel Roussy-Majeau	Busted
Ryan Robinson	Busted
Jon Seaman	Busted
Kevin Williams	Busted
Nikolay Fal	Busted

Richard Guzzo	Busted
Takehiko Nakajima	Busted
Steven Dobrofsky	Busted
Asko Muratovic	Busted
Daniel Neilson	Busted
Ilya Rogov	Busted
John Frank	Busted
Dash Dudley	Busted

Antonios Koukouras	Busted
Aaron Stefan	Busted
Aaron Ogus	Busted

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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

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 17:27 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 17:28 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.