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

07-09-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Danias Wins an Important Flip

Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

John Tech raised from middle position to 30,000, and Kachun Kan called from the next seat. Nicholas Danias jammed for 240,000, and Tech moved in over the top. Kan folded, and the cards were turned over with Danias at risk.

Nicholas Danias: A♥J♣ All in
John Tech: 9♥9♠

Tech's pair of nines stayed ahead on the 6♦7♦2♣ flop, but the J♠ turn improved Danias to a pair of jacks to take the lead. The 6♥ came on the river, cementing Danias' double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kachun Kan	1,000,000 613,000	613,000
Nicholas Danias	550,000 223,000	223,000
John Tech	325,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: John Tech Kachun Kan Nicholas Danias

07-09-2025 22:10 UTC-8

Kings Cracked

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Sava Krink

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The action was picked up on the turn, but a player at the table shared that Arnaud Mattern had opened on the button and Luka Bojovic responded with a three-bet to 145,000. Mattern made the call to see a flop.

On the 6♦10♥A♣ flop, Bojovic continued for 75,000, and Mattern came along.

Both players checked the 6♣ turn and the 10♠ river.

Bojovic revealed K♦K♠ for two pair, but Mattern tabled A♠J♥ for aces and tens with a jack kicker, good enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Mattern	1,940,000 480,000	480,000
Luka Bojovic	730,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Arnaud Mattern Luka Bojovic

07-09-2025 22:11 UTC-8

Calcano Slows Down Locquet

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Romain Locquet opened from the cutoff, Christian Calcano shoved for 130,000 from the small blind and Locquet called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Christian Calcano: Q♦Q♣ All in
Romain Locquet: A♣9♣

The 7♠Q♥9♥Q♠K♣ runout gave Calcano quad queens to double through Locquet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Locquet	1,765,000 460,000	460,000
Christian Calcano	290,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Christian Calcano Romain Locquet

07-09-2025 22:15 UTC-8

Barone Doubles

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Barry Russell

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aaron Barone announced all in for 100,000 from the button after only looking at one card, Brant Jolly snap-called in the big blind.

Aaron Barone: A♣K♦ All in
Brant Jolly: K♥Q♠

Great start for Barone he flopped a pair on 5♣A♥5♦, and held as the board ran out 2♣8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brant Jolly	480,000 65,000	65,000
Aaron Barone	210,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Aaron Barone Brant Jolly

07-09-2025 22:15 UTC-8

Kassouf Makes Sure Tomes Doesn't Have to Be on the Feature Table

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Will Kassouf recently took his seat beside Greg Merson at a table that was selected to go on stream after the next break.

While the players were filling out bio sheets, Gary Tomes limped in from the small blind before Kassouf raised to 65,000 in the big blind. Tomes called and the flop came 10♣A♣6♥.

Kassouf then bet 100,000 and Tomes called. The turn was the 6♣ and Tomes moved all in for 320,000.

"I was expecting you to check. I think you have top pair and a flush draw. If you have a flush, I have outs," Kassouf said.

"I don't think I can fold this. You really didn't want to be on the feature table with me and Greg? You're fine with the $30,000. Just take it and go to the bar with your mates?" Kassouf added as he took a few minutes.

"Okay, let's go," he eventually said, sliding forward the chips to call. Tomes showed A♦4♥ for two pair, but Kassouf turned over 7♣6♠ for trips. The river was the 8♣ and Tomes was sent to the rail.

"He really didn't want to be on the feature table. He's fine with the $30,000. He's a millionaire anyway. He'll let us play for the $10 million," Kassouf joked with Tomes, who still had a smile on his face and asked the dealer to allow him to snap a photo of the board before he headed off to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Merson	2,300,000 365,000	365,000

Will Kassouf	1,600,000 600,000	600,000
Gary Tomes	Busted

Tags: Gary Tomes Greg Merson Will Kassouf

07-09-2025 22:20 UTC-8

Butters Doubles in Delayed Flip, Eliminates Bergfors

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In a three-bet pot worth 240,000, Samuel Butters bet 60,000 from the small blind on a 6♦10♠3♠ flop. Alex Bergfors then moved all in for 315,000, barely covering the 295,000 of Butters.

Butters tanked for about three minutes before he called off for his tournament life.

Samuel Butters: A♥K♣ All in
Alex Bergfors: 7♠7♥

Bergfors' pocket pair had a lead over Butters' Big Slick. The Q♥ turn did not change anything, but Butters rivered a higher pair with the A♠ completing the board.

Bergfors paid Butters and was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Butters	830,000 370,000	370,000
Alex Bergfors	Busted

Tags: Alex Bergfors Samuel Butters

07-09-2025 22:20 UTC-8

Hendrix Finds a River

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Adam Lamers

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A completed board of 7♥6♣4♣9♠9♦ was spread across the felt with around 200,000 in the middle. Adam Hendrix and Matthew Roberts were heads-up and Roberts splashed in a bet of 100,000.

Hendrix check-raised to 320,000 and Roberts looked him up. Hendrix rolled over 9♣8♣ for a combo draw that turned into trips while Roberts sent his 10♥10♦ face up across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	1,900,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Matthew Roberts	440,000 148,000	148,000

Tags: Matthew Roberts Adam Hendrix

07-09-2025 22:21 UTC-8

Hawker Sends Echols Home Early

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Daniel Echols was all-in preflop for around 335,000 with Daniel Echols trying to bust him in the penultimate level of the night.

Daniel Echols: Q♠Q♦ All in
Michael Hawker: A♠K♣

Both players were standing as the dealer dealt out the A♣5♠4♦ flop to give Hawker top pair and a commanding lead in the hand. The rest of the board ran out 9♣7♥, and Echols wished the table good luck as he headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hawker	3,000,000 200,000	200,000
Daniel Echols	Busted

Tags: Daniel Echols Michael Hawker

07-09-2025 22:24 UTC-8

Schmitz Duck, Duck, Out

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Sava Krink

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded to Derek Alley in the small blind, who glanced at Orion Schmitz's stack and raised enough to put him all in. Schmitz looked at his cards and made the call, putting his tournament life on the line.

Orion Schmitz: 2♠2♣ All in
Derek Alley: J♣10♠

The flop already minimized Schmitz's hopes as it showed K♥5♥10♦, giving Alley the better pair. The K♦ turn and the 6♠ couldn't improve Schmitz's hand, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Alley	900,000 252,000	252,000
Orion Schmitz	Busted

Tags: Derek Alley Orion Schmitz

07-09-2025 22:25 UTC-8

Boivin Eliminates Coenen

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Seunghyun Nam opened to 40,000 from middle position and Kristof Coenen three-bet shoved for 180,000 from the small blind. Thomas Boivin four-bet to 320,000 from the big blind and Nam folded K♣J♦.

Kristof Coenen: 6♥6♣ All in
Thomas Boivin: Q♦Q♣

Coenen picked up a gutshot on the 5♠4♦2♠ flop but improved no further as the rest of the board ran out 4♥4♠, resulting in his elimination.