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

07-09-2025 15:54 UTC-8

Taylor Plays It Slow with Queens

Adam Lamers

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

Colin Robinson opened to 20,000 in early position and Esther Taylor just flat-called from a couple of seats over. They went heads-up to a flop of K♣7♦5♦ where both players checked through to the 5♣ on the turn and the 10♦ on the river.

Robinson finally made a bet of 27,000 and Taylor snapped him off. Robinson turned over J♥10♥ confidently but Taylor tabled her Q♣Q♦ for a better two pair to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	1,095,000 195,000	195,000

Colin Robinson	348,000 164,000	164,000

Tags: Esther Taylor Colin Robinson

07-09-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Lopes Galindo, Salas Bet Out Their Opponents

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David Salituro

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

With around 250,000 in the pot on a board of 5♣4♣3♦7♣, Humberto Lopes Galindo bet 120,000 from the button and Carlos Loving called in the big blind.

The river was the 10♠ and Lopes Galindo moved all in. Loving had around 300,000 remaining and took a few minutes before folding.

At the same time at another table, Damian Salas and Linglin Zeng had built a pot of around 300,000 as they went heads-up to the 6♣7♦3♥ flop. Salas then bet 50,000 from the hijack and Zeng called in middle position.

Salas bet another 90,000 on the J♠ turn, putting each chip in one at a time. Zeng played with her stack for a few minutes but eventually surrendered the pot to the 2020 Main Event champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Humberto Lopes Galindo	950,000 210,000	210,000
Damian Salas	860,000 140,000	140,000

Linglin Zeng	360,000 20,000	20,000
Andres Gonzalez	340,000 126,000	126,000
Samantha Abernathy	320,000 8,000	8,000
Carlos Loving	300,000 149,000	149,000

Tags: Carlos Loving Damian Salas Humberto Lopes Galindo Linglin Zeng

07-09-2025 15:51 UTC-8

Green Doubles Up Against Mariwalla

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Sava Krink

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

Thomas Boivin opened under the gun, and action folded around to Preston Green in the cutoff, who three-bet to 55,000.

Rohit Mariwalla then four-bet to 125,000. Boivin got out of the way quickly, putting the action back on Green, who then shoved all-in, prompting a quick call from Mariwalla.

Preston Green: A♣K♥ All in
Rohit Mariwalla: A♠Q♦

The board ran out 6♠8♥5♥9♥K♣, keeping Green in the lead and allowing him to double up and stay in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	875,000 75,000	75,000
Rohit Mariwalla	580,000 260,000	260,000
Preston Green	450,000 194,000	194,000

Tags: Preston Green Rohit Mariwalla Thomas Boivin

07-09-2025 15:51 UTC-8

Jansen Goes For All of It

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was joined as Bradley Jansen and Hajime Watanabe were competing for a pot that had ballooned to roughly 210,000.

The five community cards were already on their backs, reading 7♠6♥Q♣10♠9♠, and the action was on Jansen in middle position.

Jansen elected to check, leading Watanabe to place a bet of 84,000. After some time to consider his options, Jansen moved all in for 285,000.

Watanabe responded by going into the tank. After thinking through the hand for a few minutes, he decided to fold, returning his cards to the dealer and surrendering the pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Jansen	580,000 257,000	257,000

Hajime Watanabe	195,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Bradley Jansen Hajime Watanabe

07-09-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Additional Counts in Red Section

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Kehoe	1,735,000 319,000	319,000
Ryuta Nakai	1,545,000 35,000	35,000
Sam Jakubowicz	1,181,000 19,000	19,000
Aaron Barone	1,120,000 20,000	20,000

Dash Dudley	975,000 683,000	683,000

Stephen Chidwick	920,000 45,000	45,000

Jon Vallinas	530,000 379,000	379,000
Christopher Alcindor	355,000 71,000	71,000
Katie Lindsay	155,000 345,000	345,000

07-09-2025 15:47 UTC-8

Dramatic Runout Sees Dauphinais Double Through Sepiol

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Dan Sepiol shoved from the small blind, covering Stephen Dauphinais who had 163,000 in the big blind. Dauphinais snap-called and was at risk.

Stephen Dauphinais: A♦J♣ All in
Dan Sepiol: A♠9♠

Sepiol connected with his nine on the 9♣10♦5♠ flop, leaving Dauphinais drawing to three outs. Dauphinais picked up a straight draw on the Q♥ turn which came in on the 8♣ river, securing the double up through Sepiol.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Sepiol	417,000 158,000	158,000

Stephen Dauphinais	336,000 163,000	163,000

Tags: Dan Sepiol Stephen Dauphinais

07-09-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Kobayashi Steals the Pot from Semaska

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Tim Baker

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

Vytautas Semaska made it 20,000 to go from middle position and only Shotaro Kobayashi called from the hijack.

Semaska placed out a continuation-bet of 22,000 on the A♣4♥2♦ flop, which Kobayashi called.

The 5♠ on the turn caused Semaska to slow down and check. Kobayashi bet 44,000, and Semaska returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shotaro Kobayashi	2,100,000 129,000	129,000

Vytautas Semaska	1,000,000 251,000	251,000
Sergio Veloso	900,000 230,000	230,000
George Roush	330,000 86,000	86,000
Monika Zukowicz	180,000 67,000	67,000
Harold Lam	100,000 74,000	74,000

Tags: Shotaro Kobayashi Vytautas Semaska

07-09-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Kyte Applies Maximum Pressure, Forces Big Fold from Pinnola

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Sava Krink

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

Jon Kyte kicked off the action from the cutoff with a raise to 22,000 and got a call from Max Pinnola in the big blind.

On the 8♠8♣Q♦ flop, Pinnola check-raised Kyte’s 15,000 continuation bet to 42,000. Kyte called without much hesitation, taking them to the turn.

The 10♣ hit next, and this time Pinnola led out for 60,000. Kyte again made the call.

With the 4♣ on the river, Pinnola ramped up the pressure, firing 115,000 and leaving himself just 151,000 behind. Kyte responded by moving all in, putting Pinnola to the ultimate test for his tournament life.

Pinnola clearly didn’t love the spot. He sighed, stared down the board for a while, and after a couple of minutes slid his cards into the muck, surrendering the sizeable pot.

"Fold jack-nine?" Kyte asked with a grin, but Pinnola wasn’t in the mood to answer, still visibly frustrated as the chips went Kyte's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	910,000 290,000	290,000
Max Pinnola	151,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Max Pinnola

07-09-2025 15:43 UTC-8

Charbonneau Flushes Messica Out

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Alon Messica open shoved for 100,000 in late position and got called by big blind player, James Charbonneau, putting Messica's tournament life at risk.

Alon Messica: K♣Q♣ All in
James Charbonneau: J♦10♦

The flop came 7♦5♦3♦, immediately giving Charbonneau a flush. Messica, drawing dead, packed his things and bid everyone good luck as the dealer completed the board with Q♠2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Charbonneau	340,000 186,000	186,000
Alon Messica	Busted

Tags: Alon Messica James Charbonneau

07-09-2025 15:42 UTC-8

Shapiro Hits the Rail in Brutal Fashion

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Barry Russell

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

Scott Baumstein raised in early position to 20,000, David Mclaws on his direct left three-bet to 40,000, Norman Shapiro shoved for 127,000 in middle position, Baumstein folded and Mclaws called.

Norman Shapiro: A♣A♦ All in
David Mclaws: 3♦3♠

Great flop for Shapiro as it came 8♥Q♥7♣, but a brutal 3♣ on the turn gave Mclaws a set and sent him well into the lead. Shapiro had two outs but neither of them appeared on the K♥ river and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mclaws	580,000 48,000	48,000
Scott Baumstein	233,000 197,000	197,000

Norman Shapiro	Busted

Tags: David Mclaws Norman Shapiro Scott Baumstein