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

07-09-2025 17:48 UTC-8

Bigot Continues His Run

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Donnie Peters opened to 23,000 in late position and got called by the button, Hao-Shan Huang. Fabrice Bigot in the big blind shoved all-in for about 475,000, pushing Peters out of the pot. Huang asked for a count then made a one-chip call, putting Bigot at risk and taking them to showdown.

Fabrice Bigot: 10♠10♦ All in
Hao-Shan Huang: J♠J♥

Although behind at the start, the flop 6♠8♠10♣ immediately propelled Bigot to the front. Huang had minimal outs to turn things around but the runout 2♣7♥ didn't give him the help he needed.

Bigot scooped the much-needed double up to continue his main event tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Bigot	910,000 37,000	37,000
Hao-Shan Huang	620,000 80,000	80,000
Donnie Peters	518,000 268,000	268,000

Tags: Donnie Peters Fabrice Bigot Hao-Shan Huang

07-09-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Where's the Pot?!?!

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Adam Lamers

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

Kenny Hallaert opened to 25,000 in middle position and Eric Afriat just called in the small blind. They went heads-up to a flop of Q♥5♠4♥ and Afriat check-called a bet of 20,000 from Hallaert.

The turn brought the A♣ and Afriat check-called another bet of 30,000. The 5♦ paired the board on the river and both players tapped the table. Afriat rolled over A♦K♠ which got a reaction from the table only to have Hallert flash his K♥K♦.

"How are you in this tournament?" Milan Patel asked after the hand. "Where's the rest of the pot? Eric, he's still in the tournament?!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	1,055,000 503,000	503,000
Kenny Hallaert	478,000 97,000	97,000

Tags: Milan Patel Kenny Hallaert Eric Afriat

07-09-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Fukao Jams the Flop

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Barry Russell

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

Jorge Ribeiro raised to 26,000 under the gun, Yaichi Fukao three-bet in the cutoff to 75,000, Sejo Kasic cold-called in the big blind, Ribeiro also made the call and three players went to a flop.

The flop came 8♦8♠K♠, Ribeiro checked, Fukao wasted no time and announced all in for 270,000, Kasic quickly folded.

Action was on Ribeiro who went deep into the tank for around five minutes before he decided to fold. Fukao is now playing a stack of 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sejo Kasic	980,000 638,000	638,000
Yaichi Fukao	500,000 700,000	700,000
Jorge Ribeiro	280,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Jorge Ribeiro Sejo Kasic Yaichi Fukao

07-09-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Umerova Takes from Sepiol

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Safiya Umerova opened to 26,000 from the button with A♣6♣ and Dan Sepiol defended from the big blind with J♥9♦.

The flop came 7♥6♦3♥. Sepiol led with a 20,000 bet and Umerova called.

Sepiol checked the A♠ turn, Umerova bet 80,000 after improving to two pair and Sepiol folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safiya Umerova	754,000 47,000	47,000

Dan Sepiol	357,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Dan Sepiol Safiya Umerova

07-09-2025 17:56 UTC-8

Nawa Hooks Double-Up

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Frank Visser

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

Francisco Roman open-raised to 37,000 in early position. Miltiadis Kyriakides called in the hijack, and Curtis King followed suit on the button.

Hiroki Nawa then three-bet jammed for 309,000 from the small blind. Roman mucked his cards, and Kyriakides sent his cards into the muck as well. King quickly called, however, and the cards were tabled.

Hiroki Nawa: J♦J♣ All in
Curtis King: 10♠10♦

Nawa's superior pocket pair remained best on the 2♦A♦2♥4♣7♣ runout, and he doubled up to overtake King in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Roman	1,345,000 155,000	155,000
Esther Taylor	1,310,000 215,000	215,000

Hiroki Nawa	704,000 442,000	442,000
Will Kassouf	600,000 450,000	450,000
Miltiadis Kyriakides	530,000 70,000	70,000
Curtis King	465,000 591,000	591,000

Tags: Curtis King Francisco Roman Hiroki Nawa Miltiadis Kyriakides

07-09-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Hagen Celebrates his Aces

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Steve Heim checked a flop of 5♥K♠3♥ with a pot of 160,000. His heads-up opponent, Espen Hagen bet 62,000. Heim went beyond and made it 125,000. Hagen three-bet shoved all-in for around 800,000 and Heim, with only around 260,000 behind, made the call.

Steve Heim: K♥10♦ All in
Espen Hagen: A♥A♦

The dealer completed the board with a runout of 8♦9♥ and with his aces holding, Hagen jumped out of his chair, cheered and celebrated his victory. Heim, wished everyone good luck and left the table quietly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Hagen	1,270,000 1,039,000	1,039,000
Steve Heim	Busted

Tags: Steve Heim Espen Hagen

07-09-2025 17:59 UTC-8

Babayev Picks Up Aces to Double Off Onoufriou

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David Salituro

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

Agharazi Babayev moved all in for 501,000 from middle position and Antonios Onoufriou put him at risk in early position.

Agharazi Babayev: A♣A♦ All in
Antonios Onoufriou: Q♥Q♦

Babayev had Onoufriou crushed with his aces and was a big favorite to double up, but the board brought 7♠6♥10♥3♥ to give Onoufriou a flush draw going to the river. Babayev dodged the 7♣ and held on to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Agharazi Babayev	1,000,000 730,000	730,000
Antonios Onoufriou	450,000 760,000	760,000

Tags: Agharazi Babayev Antonios Onoufriou

07-09-2025 17:59 UTC-8

Columbia Bricks Out of the Main Event

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Adam Lamers

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

Muhamet Perati raised to 25,000 in the cutoff and was called by Andrey Pateychuk and Peter Columbia in the blinds. The flop came 5♣4♥2♥ and Perati continued with a bet of 35,000. Pateychuk folded but Columbia moved all in for 399,000. Perati quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Peter Columbia: 7♠6♠ All in
Muhamet Perati: 2♠2♦

Columbia was looking to complete his straight draw but the 9♦, 9♣ runout gave Perati a full house and Columbia was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhamet Perati	1,150,000 951,000	951,000
Peter Columbia	Busted

Tags: Peter Columbia Muhamet Perati Andrey Pateychuk

07-09-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Fan Fires Two Streets vs McDougall

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Tim Baker

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

Lindsey McDougall made it 25,000 from early position with David Elyashar calling from the cutoff. Chih Fan squeezed to 90,000 on the button, which only McDougall called.

The dealer spread out a flop of 8♦9♠3♣ and McDougall checked. Fan put out a continuation-bet of around 40,000, and McDougall called.

The dealer burned a card, then produced the 2♦ on the turn. McDougall checked for a second time, but then folded after Fan bet 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kuder	590,000 89,000	89,000
Chih Fan	570,000 16,000	16,000
Francisco Javier Dopazo	510,000 334,000	334,000
Lindsey McDougall	400,000 10,000	10,000
David Elyashar	350,000 137,000	137,000

Tags: Chih Fan David Elyashar Lindsey McDougall

07-09-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Two Round Penalty, Main Event Drama

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Stewart Morrison

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

Drama ensued on Table 513 of the Main Event.

The action began when Ibrahim Senoussi put in a raise of 25,000. Two seats to his left, playing in the hijack, Jeffrey Deegan opted to call before Conor O'Rourke, in the cutoff, three-bet to 115,000.

The action returned to Senoussi, who went deep into the tank. Minutes passed by, and Senoussi seemed no closer to a decision, causing one of his tablemates to call the clock.

The floor was called. As the tournament officials made their way across the room to adjudicate the situation, Senoussi unlocked his phone and started using his calculator to calculate numbers concerning the pot.

Josh Arieh, also at the table, advised Senoussi he was not allowed to do that in the middle of the hand, which caused some tension.

The floor arrived and instructed the players to play out the hand before the situation was handled.

Action back on Senoussi, clock ticking down, he chose to four-bet all in. This received two quick folds from his opponents, and the poker hand was finished.

Senoussi immediately received a one-round penalty for using his phone during a hand. In an apparent misunderstanding due to a language barrier, Senoussi didn't realise he had been penalised. The official made it clearer, which caused some back and forth between the Frenchman and Arieh; his punishment was then increased to a two-round penalty.

An unhappy Senoussi was walked out of the tournament area, and the table continued to play.