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

07-09-2025 12:30 UTC-8

Two Pair versus Two Pair

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Heads-up, Anthony Ruberto, in the big blind, and Jamie Walden, on the button, checked a board of A♠4♦7♦K♠ and a pot of around 150,000.

Ruberto led on the river of 2♠ with a bet of 113,000. Walden called. Ruberto tabled K♣7♣ for a turned two pair while Walden showed K♦2♦ for the lower two pair on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Ruberto	740,000 293,000	293,000
Jamie Walden	345,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Anthony Ruberto Jamie Walden

07-09-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Joiner Tries to Bet Pollak Off Aces

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David Salituro

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

Hugh Joiner and Craig Pollak built a pot of around 120,000 as they went heads-up to the Q♥Q♠9♣ flop. Pollak then bet 40,000 in early position, and Joiner called in the big blind.

Both players checked the K♥ turn. Joiner then led out for 90,000 on the 6♣ river, and Pollak quickly called.

Joiner showed 5♦5♠, but Pollak had A♥A♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Pollak	650,000 243,000	243,000
Hugh Joiner	620,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Hugh Joiner Craig Pollak

07-09-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Shields Down

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Stewart Morrison

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

Andro Scarpa raised in the cutoff to 16,000, and directly to his left, Tyler Shields moved all in for 40,000. The blinds got out of the way, and Scarpa made the call.

The hands were kept face down as the tournament is on the bubble. Once the floor arrived to oversee and announce the hands and runout, the players revealed their holdings.

Tyler Shields : Q♣Q♦ All in
Andro Scarpa: A♦6♠

It was instant heartache for Shields, as the window card immediately paired his opponent as the flop came down A♠10♣5♣.

The 6♣ turn gave Shields hope, as he now had a flush draw. However, the 7♦ was no help and sealed Shields' fate, sending him to the rail just a handful of places from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andro Scarpa	542,000 120,000	120,000
Tyler Shields	Busted

Tags: Andro Scarpa Tyler Shields

07-09-2025 12:10 UTC-8

Chidwick Takes from Dudley

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Dash Dudley opened to 18,000 from middle position with 9♠9♣ and Stephen Chidwick defended from the big blind with A♥Q♥.

The flop came Q♣7♦A♣. Chidwick checked and Dudley bet 16,000. Chidwick check-raised to 56,000 and Dudley folded his nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	489,000 78,000	78,000

Dash Dudley	292,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Dash Dudley Stephen Chidwick

07-09-2025 12:10 UTC-8

Mariwalla Doubles Through Boivin

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Dan O'Hair

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

Rohit Mariwalla shoved for his last 149,000 from middle position and was called by Thomas Boivin in the cutoff to be put at risk.

Rohit Mariwalla: A♥J♥ All in
Thomas Boivin: K♦J♦

The A♦J♣5♣ flop left Mariwalla in commanding shape with top two pair, and the 9♠ turn left Boivin drawing dead.

An irrelevant 7♠ completed the board and Mariwalla was awarded the double as hand-for-hand play continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	800,000 73,000	73,000
Rohit Mariwalla	320,000 151,000	151,000

Tags: Rohit Mariwalla Thomas Boivin

07-09-2025 12:10 UTC-8

Taheri Made a Big Fold on Bubble Time

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

During bubble time, Payman Taheri opened with 17,000 and got a three-bet from Ronald Ong on the button. Taheri took a few seconds to consider his options before making the call.

The dealer flopped A♠Q♥Q♦ and both players checked. Taheri checked the turn K♥. Ong resumed action with a 25,000 bet. Taheri called once again.

Taheri checked the river 8♥ and Ong shoved all in for around 350,000. Taheri groaned in frustration, visibly uncertain of what to do. He counted his remaining chips, which amounted to around 70,000.

After a few seconds, he showed his cards while still holding them to show A♥10♥ for the nut flush then threw them in the muck. The whole table begged Ong to show his hand.

He spun his cards around to show KxQx for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Ong	520,000 172,000	172,000
Payman Taheri	70,000 213,000	213,000

Tags: Payman Taheri Ronald Ong

07-09-2025 12:08 UTC-8

Remaining Pre-Bubble Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jedd Kossew	Busted
David Van Noy	Busted
Justin Goldman	Busted
Jeffrey Lennon	Busted
Tim Reilly	Busted

07-09-2025 12:06 UTC-8

Yanagida Snaps Off Elias to Double

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David Salituro

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

Darren Elias moved all in from the small blind and Goh Yanagida snap-called for 225,000 in the big blind.

"He took one second," a player at the table said to a friend on the rail.

"You're in trouble, buddy," the railbird said to Elias.

Goh Yanagida: A♣A♦ All in
Darren Elias: Q♦J♥

Elias was, indeed, in trouble as Yanagida turned over two aces. The 9♠7♣3♣5♦8♣ board provided no help to Elias and Yanagida doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Goh Yanagida	450,000 220,000	220,000
Darren Elias	140,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Darren Elias Goh Yanagida

07-09-2025 12:06 UTC-8

Landreth Doubles with Aces

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Adam Lamers

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

The very first hand to be played out during the hand-for-hand process saw Johnny Landreth open to 16,000 from under the gun. Kohei Arai shoved all in as the big stack in the big blind and Landreth quickly called off his stack of 120,000.

Johnny Landreth: A♠A♥ All in
Kohei Arai: A♣K♥

The flop came 6♠6♦2♥ and Landreth was in a prime position to double up with his pocket aces. The 5♠ on the turn locked it up for Landreth and the K♠ on the river was just a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kohei Arai	1,250,000 40,000	40,000
Johnny Landreth	245,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Kohei Arai Johnny Landreth

07-09-2025 12:04 UTC-8

Jewell Wisely Gives Up on the Bluff

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Tim Baker

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

On a board of A♥A♣8♣J♠ and with around 140,000 in the middle, Kurt Jewell fired out a bet of 108,000 out of the big blind with Eduardo Amaral calling from early position.

The 5♣ came on the river, and both players checked. Jewell showed a complete airball with Q♦3♦, while Amaral showed A♠2♣ for trips to win the pot.