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

07-09-2025 18:51 UTC-8

Hesse in the Fog

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Samuel Dray started the action with a 25,000 raise in late position and got called by Stephen Hesse in the big blind.

They both saw a flop of J♣4♠3♦. Hesse checked. Dray continued with 28,000 and got raised by Hesse to 80,000. Dray called.

The turn 3♣ got another check from Hesse prompting Dray to keep control with a 65,000 bet, which was enough to make Hesse fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Dray	810,000 553,000	553,000
Stephen Hesse	520,000 177,000	177,000

Tags: Samuel Dray Stephen Hesse

07-09-2025 18:56 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	2,450,000 250,000	250,000
Rene-Charles Angelil	2,200,000 485,000	485,000
Jonathan Wolter	1,630,000 230,000	230,000
Max Neugebauer	1,505,000 229,000	229,000

Hans Bosman	1,420,000 365,000	365,000
Farid Jattin	1,390,000 1,015,000	1,015,000
Arnaud Enselme	990,000 120,000	120,000

Jesse Simon	925,000 605,000	605,000
Denis Strebkov	810,000 358,000	358,000

Andrey Pateychuk	750,000 415,000	415,000
Andrew Boccia	635,000 196,000	196,000
Mark Dufner	515,000 341,000	341,000
Hugo Nazar	465,000 36,000	36,000
Maria Lampropulos	380,000 185,000	185,000
Chad Bleznick	342,000 83,000	83,000
Joshua Abiscott	305,000 135,000	135,000
Julien Vanpelt	230,000 541,000	541,000

Christoforou Doubles Through He

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Yifu He opened to 25,000 from early position, Michael Mizrachi called from the hijack and Andreas Christoforou defended from the big blind.

The flop came 2♦6♦Q♦ and action checked around to Mizrachi who bet 12,000. Both opponents called.

Christoforou shoved for 76,000 on the K♥ turn. He called with a covering stack before Mizrachi mucked 3♠3♣.

Andreas Christoforou: J♦4♦ All in
Yifu He: A♦9♥

Christoforou ahd the flush while He was live with the nut-flush draw. The 10♥ river was clean for Christoforou who doubled up his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,619,000 37,000	37,000

Yifu He	1,046,000 40,000	40,000
Andreas Christoforou	281,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Andreas Christoforou Michael Mizrachi Yifu He

07-09-2025 18:57 UTC-8

Nogueira Eliminated in Five-Bet Pot

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Barry Russell

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

Hans Bosman opened to 26,000 under the gun, and Tolga Demirel three-bet to 80,000 on his direct left. On the button, Rui Nogueira put in a four-bet to 280,000.

Demirel went deep into the tank, and with the clock eventually called, he five-bet shoved for 435,000. Nogueira, facing a tough decision with a pay jump in play and just 90,000 behind, stalled briefly before making the call.

Rui Nogueira: Q♣Q♦ All in
Tolga Demirel: K♠K♦

The board ran out 10♣J♥J♦9♦4♠, and Nogueira was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Bosman	1,140,000 280,000	280,000
Tolga Demirel	805,000 591,000	591,000
Rui Nogueira	Busted

Tags: Hans Bosman Rui Nogueira Tolga Demirel

07-09-2025 18:58 UTC-8

Cross Gets a Shove Through; Putz Tests DiMascio's Nerves

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 9♦4♣3♥, Arnaud Mattern bet 30,000 from early position and Paul Cross called on the button.

The turn was the Q♣ and Mattern bet another 85,000. Cross then moved all in for 405,000 and Mattern spent several minutes in the tank before folding.

At another table, Dong Chen had opened to 24,000 in early position before Paul DiMascio three-bet to 100,000 in middle position. Andreas Putz then moved all in for 172,000 in the big blind and Chen folded, but DiMascio called to put him at risk.

Andreas Putz: A♦K♠ All in
Paul DiMascio: A♣K♣

Both players showed the same hand and were poised to chop the pot as the flop came 8♦3♣K♦. The 5♦ fell on the turn and Putz was suddenly freerolling to a flush as the table let out a collective gasp, but the river was a harmless 9♣.

"My nervous system can't handle that," DiMascio said after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Mattern	1,150,000 58,000	58,000
Paul Cross	1,000,000 247,000	247,000

Paul DiMascio	920,000 406,000	406,000
Dong Chen	840,000 230,000	230,000

Andreas Putz	200,000 321,000	321,000

Tags: Andreas Putz Arnaud Mattern Dong Chen Paul Cross Paul DiMascio

07-09-2025 19:03 UTC-8

Lynskey Dispatches Park

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Christopher Park shoved for 147,000 from the cutoff and Alex Lynskey called with a covering stack from the big blind to put him at risk.

Christopher Park: A♦4♦ All in
Alex Lynskey: A♠J♦

Park was in rough shape with a dominated ace on the 10♣8♦5♠ flop but picked up a gutshot and the nut-flush draw on the 2♦ turn. The K♣ river was a brick and Park exited the tournament area while Lynskey added more chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	3,080,000 680,000	680,000
Christopher Park	Busted

Tags: Alex Lynskey Christopher Park

07-09-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Hussaini Fades to Eliminate Diaz Quilez

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Adam Lamers

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

Meerwais Hussaini opened to 25,000 on the button and Mario Diaz Quilez shoved all in for 85,000 in the small blind. Hussaini quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

Mario Diaz Quilez: Q♥J♥ All in
Meerwais Hussaini: A♣J♠

The flop came A♥K♣9♦ and Hussaini maintained a dominating lead over Diaz Quilez. The 3♥ on the turn made things sweaty but Diaz Quilez could not connect on the 2♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Meerwais Hussaini	1,370,000 739,000	739,000
Mario Diaz Quilez	Busted

Tags: Meerwais Hussaini Mario Diaz Quilez

07-09-2025 19:10 UTC-8

Camargo Adds to His Stack

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Sava Krink

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

Vinicius Camargo kicked things off in middle position with a raise to 25,000 and found callers in Miguel Coussement in middle position and Francis Rusnak in the big blind.

On the 6♣J♦7♥ flop, Camargo continued for 27,000, and Coussement made it 70,000. Rusnak check-folded, and Camargo made the call.

Camargo slowed down on the 4♥ turn and checked to Coussement, who made a bet of 75,000, which Camargo called.

Both players checked the 7♦ river, and Camargo tabled A♠J♥ for top pair, top kicker, claiming the pot as Coussement's card found the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinicius Camargo	923,000 275,000	275,000
Miguel Coussement	212,000 329,000	329,000
Francis Rusnak	168,000 388,000	388,000

Tags: Francis Rusnak Miguel Coussement Vinicius Camargo

07-09-2025 19:11 UTC-8

Alcindor Busts Cole on the River

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David Salituro

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

Christopher Alcindor raised to 25,000 under the gun and picked up calls from James Pillon in middle position and Ran Ilani in the small blind. Montgomery Cole then moved all in for 160,000 in the big blind and only Alcindor called.

Montgomery Cole: A♥6♥ All in
Christopher Alcindor: K♣Q♥

"I'll take that," Cole said after both players turned over their cards. He remained ahead as the board came J♠9♦7♣2♥, but Alcindor hit the Q♣ on the river to win the pot and send Cole to the rail.

"Nice hand, buddy. Every time. It was nice playing with all of you," a still-smiling Cole told his tablemates as he wrapped an arm around Alcindor's shoulders and gave him a pat on the back before making his exit.