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

07-09-2025 18:37 UTC-8

Naranja Runs Into a Monster

David Salituro

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

Damon Fine raised to 24,000 in early position before Agustin Naranja three-bet to 75,000 in the cutoff. Fine then four-bet to 180,000, Naranja moved all in for 320,000, and Fine snap-called.

Agustin Naranja: A♥K♠ All in
Damon Fine: A♣A♦

Fine had woken up with aces to leave Naranja at risk of elimination, but the K♦4♦10♥ flop gave Naranja some outs with a pair. The turn was the 4♥, while no miracles arrived for Naranja on the 10♦ river and he was sent to the rail.

At the same table, Ruben Correia has built up a stack of more than 3,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Correia	3,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Mounir Tajiou	1,900,000 25,000	25,000
Damon Fine	1,100,000 279,000	279,000
Agustin Naranja	Busted

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07-09-2025 18:38 UTC-8

Mizrachi Leaves Christoforou Short

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Andreas Christoforou opened to 27,000 from middle position, Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 66,000 from the big blind and Christoforou called.

Both players checked the 6♥9♦2♣ flop leading to the J♦ turn. Mizrachi bet 66,000 and Christoforou called.

Mizrachi bet 150,000 on the 5♠ river and Christoforou snap-called. Christoforou had second pair with 9♣8♣ but Mizrachi had top pair with J♠10♠ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,565,000 288,000	288,000

Andreas Christoforou	76,000 384,000	384,000

Tags: Andreas Christoforou Michael Mizrachi

07-09-2025 18:39 UTC-8

Conniff Hits a Trey to Send Ketendjian Home

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Tim Baker

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

Asher Conniff raised to 30,000 on the button and Gevork Ketendjian moved all in out of the big blind for around 70,000. Conniff immediately called.

Gevork Ketendjian: A♠5♦ All in
Asher Conniff: A♥3♥

A chop looked like the most likely outcome as both players held small aces. However, the dealer produced a runout of 3♦9♣Q♦J♦6♣ to give Conniff the best hand with a pair of treys on the flop. The pot was sent to Conniff, and Ketendjian was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Conniff	420,000 256,000	256,000

Gevork Ketendjian	Busted

Tags: Asher Conniff Gevork Ketendjian

07-09-2025 18:43 UTC-8

Karmatckii's Aggression Pays Off

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Giovanni Pupo opened to 25,000 and got a three-bet from big blind Arsenii Karmatckii to 145,000. Pupo called to see a flop.

The flop came A♥2♥5♦ and Karmatckii fired 85,000 which was enough to make Pupo fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	3,060,000 760,000	760,000
Giovanni Pupo	1,220,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Giovanni Pupo

07-09-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Poker Crusher Makes Insane Ace-High Hero Call on WSOP Main Event Bubble

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Calum Grant

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

“It was a spot where most people are more sane than me and wouldn’t have put their money in.”

Josh Reichard made one of the gutsiest decisions of the 2025 World Series of Poker so far, calling for his tournament life with nothing but ace-high on the stone money bubble of the $10,000 WSOP Main Event.

Already a 16-time WSOP Circuit ring winner and reigning MSPT Heart Poker Champion, Reichard came into the Main Event on a serious heater. He’d cashed in nine WSOP events this summer, including a third-place finish worth $702,360 in the controversial Millionaire Maker.

Read the full hand + exclusive interview here

07-09-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Perati Picks Off Pateychuk in Prodigious Pot

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Adam Lamers

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

Muhamet Perati raised to 25,000 on the button and Andrey Pateychuk defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♣7♠6♣ and Pateychuk check-called a bet of 20,000 from Perati.

The turn brought the 8♦ and Pateychuk checked again. Perati counted out a bet of 65,000 and Pateychuk check-raised to 220,000. Perati called and they were off to the K♠ on the river.

Pateychuk announced all in as the big stack and Perati had a decision to make for his stack of 767,000. He thought for well over two minutes before sticking in some chips to call. Pateychuk rolled over 9♣7♣ for a pair with a missed straight and flush draw while Perati claimed the pot with Q♥Q♦ for a set of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhamet Perati	2,085,000 935,000	935,000
Andrey Pateychuk	335,000 915,000	915,000

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Muhamet Perati

07-09-2025 18:46 UTC-8

Don't Splash the Pot!

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Stewart Morrison

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

The floor was just called to Table 509 for one of the more unusual requests - a towel.

Mohammad Siddiqui spilt his drink on the table, catching the dealer and some of the cards.

The hand was completed, the table wiped, the deck changed, and play resumed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Siddiqui	800,000 501,000	501,000

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07-09-2025 18:47 UTC-8

Mizrachi Wins Four-Bet Pot

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Safiya Umerova opened to 26,000 from under the gun with A♠10♦ and Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 75,000 from the button with 10♠10♣. Umerova four-bet to 176,000 and Mizrachi called.

The flop came 9♥5♦8♠. Umerova bet 100,000 and Mizrachi raised to 300,000. Umerova folded and Mizrachi took down another pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,656,000 91,000	91,000

Safiya Umerova	566,000 188,000	188,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Safiya Umerova

07-09-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Wittmeyer Doubles Through Margets

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Sava Krink

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

Leo Margets opened the action with a raise to 25,000 from middle position and got a call from Robert Nemeskerikiss in the hijack. Brandon Wittmeyer, sitting on the button, then ripped in a three-bet to 369,000, leaving himself just a single big blind behind.

Margets asked for a count and, after getting confirmation, moved all in. Nemeskerikiss got out of the way, and Wittmeyer quickly called off the rest.

Leo Margets: 10♦10♠ All in
Brandon Wittmeyer: A♠Q♣

It was a classic flip, and while Margets was ahead preflop, the J♦3♣2♠A♥6♦ runout gave Wittmeyer top pair and the much-needed double-up, leaving Margets with a dented stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wittmeyer	817,000 127,000	127,000

Robert Nemeskerikiss	690,000 25,000	25,000
Leo Margets	197,000 538,000	538,000

Tags: Brandon Wittmeyer Leo Margets Robert Nemeskerikiss

07-09-2025 18:51 UTC-8

Mariani Gets Payne to Lay it Down on the River

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Tim Baker

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

Joshua Payne made it 25,000 from early position and Martin Gerloff called from the cutoff. Julien Mariani squeezed it up to 118,000 out of the big blind and only Payne called.

Both players checked the K♥K♣9♥ flop to see the 10♥ fall on the turn. Another round of checks came and the dealer revealed the J♣ on the river. Mariani led out for 210,000, prompting a tank-fold from Payne.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	2,200,000 170,000	170,000
Joshua Payne	900,000 210,000	210,000
Martin Gerloff	480,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Joshua Payne Julien Mariani Martin Gerloff