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

07-09-2025 11:32 UTC-8

Sabag Applying the Pressure

Barry Russell

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Roi Sabag raised in 16,000 in the hijack, Esther Taylor three-bet to 48,000 on the button, the blinds folded and Sabag called.

The flop came A♥5♥Q♦, and both players checked. Sabag decided to lead on the 7♣ turn for 40,000 and the 6♥ river for 90,000, Taylor quickly called both bets.

Sabag tabled 10♣7♥ for a pair of sevens, but could not beat the top pair of Taylor with A♣K♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	755,000 185,000	185,000

Roi Sabag	450,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Esther Taylor Roi Sabag

07-09-2025 11:33 UTC-8

Glendinning Pressures Dudley

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dash Dudley opened to 18,000 from the button with A♦9♠ and Jonathan Glendinning three-bet to 54,000 from the big blind with A♥3♥, forcing Dudley to fold the bigger ace.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Glendinning	546,000 18,000	18,000
Dash Dudley	326,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Fred Li Jonathan Glendinning

07-09-2025 11:36 UTC-8

Lynskey Building on the Bubble

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alex Lynskey has taken full advantage of the money bubble situation, raising almost every hand at his table. After raising to 16,000 and picking up the blinds and ante for two straight hands, he finally found some resistance from William Brindise in the big blind, who just called.

The flop came A♠7♣3♠ and Brindise checked to Lynskey, who flicked in a continuation bet. That was enough for Brindise, who let his hand go, and Lynskey raked in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	1,460,000 233,000	233,000
William Brindise	290,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey William R Brindise

07-09-2025 11:36 UTC-8

Battle of the Blinds

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Heads-up, Giuseppe Pantaleo, in the small blind, bet 18,000 on a pot of 70,000 and a flop of 3♠K♥Q♣. Farzad Bonyadi, in the big blind called.

Pantaleo knuckled the 3♣ turn. Bonyadi fired 61,000 which was enough to take the pot down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Bonyadi	660,000 170,000	170,000

Giuseppe Pantaleo	512,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Farzad Bonyadi Giuseppe Pantaleo

07-09-2025 11:37 UTC-8

Haxton Catches Bubble Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With about 85,000 in the pot, Ibrahim Senoussi bet 38,000 on the 6♣7♥A♦3♦ turn from the big blind. Isaac Haxton called on the button, after which the 5♦ river completed the board.

Senoussi spent a while in the tank before betting 80,000. Haxton made a quick call, and his A♥6♠ won the pot when Senoussi tabled Q♣8♦ for queen-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	850,000 133,000	133,000

Ibrahim Senoussi	555,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ibrahim Senoussi Isaac Haxton

07-09-2025 11:37 UTC-8

Paukovitz Runs Into Overcards and Runs Out of Time

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Sava Krink

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Paukovitz had been hanging on as the short stack at the table, down to just 22,000. He was under the gun, took a quick look at his cards, and his expression said it all; it was now or never. He moved all in.

Joel Shackelford, sitting in middle position, three-bet to 62,000 to isolate, and everyone else got out of the way.

David Paukovitz: J♠J♥ All in
Joel Shackelford: A♣K♥

Paukovitz didn't want to watch. It seemed like he had a bad feeling, and the flop confirmed it, 6♠A♣10♣ gave Shackelford top pair. The 4♦ turn offered no help, and the 9♥ river ended Paukovitz’s Main Event run, sending him to the rail with his hopes dashed just before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joel Shackelford	424,000 56,000	56,000
David Paukovitz	Busted

Tags: David Paukovitz Joel Shackelford

07-09-2025 11:41 UTC-8

Sheils Turns Up the Heat

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Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Brandon Sheils kicked the action off with a raise to 18,000 under the gun. Alberto Destrade was the only player to call, doing so on the button.

Both players checked on the 10♦Q♠J♣ flop, before moving on to the Q♦ turn.

Sheils picked his betting lead back up, putting 22,000 into the middle, which Destrade called.

The river added another queen to the board, coming the Q♣. Sheils continued with aggression, putting out a more substantial bet of 170,000.

Destrade didn't take too long before returning his cards to the dealer, surrendering the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Destrade	990,000 36,000	36,000
Brandon Sheils	710,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Alberto Destrade Brandon Sheils

07-09-2025 11:46 UTC-8

Affleck Applies Max Pressure to Gaugusch

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A♦2♦3♠, Matt Affleck bet 16,000 from middle position and Florian Gaugusch called in the big blind.

The turn was the 3♣ and Affleck bet another 58,000. Gaugusch called to see the 2♣ river, where Affleck moved all in.

Gaugusch immediately buried his face in his hands and covered up with his hoodie as he lowered his head toward the table. He spent several minutes in the tank considering the decision for his last 200,000, but he eventually tossed A♥Q♣ into the muck and Affleck took the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	700,000 240,000	240,000
Florian Gaugusch	200,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Matt Affleck Florian Gaugusch

07-09-2025 11:48 UTC-8

Chornyy Shuts it Down

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bogdan Chornyy opened to 16,000 from middle position and was called by Nikesh Chawla on the button.

Chawla called a 13,000 bet from Chornyy on the 10♦A♥6♠ flop and a hefty 73,000 bet from Chornyy on the 8♠ turn.

The K♥ completed the board and both players checked. Chornyy tabled 9♠5♠ for a busted combo draw and Chawla revealed A♣Q♦ for a pair of aces to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikesh Chawla	1,000,000 318,000	318,000
Bogdan Chornyy	620,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Bogdan Chornyy Nikesh Chawla

07-09-2025 11:49 UTC-8

Anavi Flops a Set to Double Through Polop

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Steven Touitou made it 16,000 from early position before Or Anavi three-bet to 40,000 from the next seat. David Cabrera Polop cold four-bet to 98,000 from the hijack, which only Anavi called.

Anavi knuckled the action over to Polop on the 3♣Q♣10♣ flop, and Polop jammed to put Anavi all in. Anavi raised his eyebrows, looked back at his cards, and then called for his 222,000.

Or Anavi: Q♥Q♦ All in
David Cabrera Polop: K♠K♥

Anavi flopped top set of queens against the cowboys of Polop. The J♥ turn gave Polop a straight draw, but the 6♣ on the river was clean for Anavi, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Or Anavi	680,000 320,000	320,000
David Cabrera Polop	520,000 407,000	407,000
Steven Touitou	385,000 169,000	169,000

Tags: David Cabrera Polop Or Anavi Steven Touitou