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

Jul 09, 2025

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."

Tags: Kaiwen Chen Nicholas Verdugo Thien Tran

Jul 09, 2025

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.

Jul 09, 2025

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

Jul 09, 2025

Remaining Eliminations From Level 17

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Frank Visser

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

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Jul 09, 2025

Top Ten Chip Counts Horseshoe White

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Barry Russell

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

Jul 09, 2025

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

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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

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.