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

07-09-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Umerova Wins a Huge Pot

Barry Russell

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

Safiya Umerova raised under the gun to 16,000, Andreas Christoforou three-bet to 75,000 on her direct left, all players fold and he made the call.

Umerova decided to check-raise to 165,000 when the flop came J♣7♥2♠, check-called after he bet 60,000. Umerova check-called on the Q♥ turn for 200,000, and both players checked on the 9♠ river.

Umerova tabled top pair with K♠Q♠, Christoforou mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safiya Umerova	1,400,000 403,000	403,000

Andreas Christoforou	350,000 344,000	344,000

Tags: Andreas Christoforou Safiya Umerova

07-09-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Kim Falls Victim to a Massive Cooler

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David Salituro

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

Jacob Kim moved all in for 142,000 in early position, and Gonzalo Jose called in the small blind. A large crowd of cameras, media, and curious onlookers gathered around as they waited a few minutes to turn over their cards.

Jacob Kim: K♥K♣ All in
Gonzalo Jose: A♥A♦

Kim found out the bad news when Jose showed two aces against his kings. The A♠8♦5♠ flop gave Jose top set, while Kim was already drawing dead after the Q♠ turn. The river was the 6♥, and Kim was eliminated a few spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gonzalo Jose	560,000 190,000	190,000
Jacob Kim	Busted

Tags: Gonzalo Jose Jacob Kim

07-09-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Krosser Has Tech Drawing Dead by the Turn

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Tim Baker

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

Adam Krosser committed his final 92,000 from early position and John Tech called from middle position.

Adam Krosser: K♦K♥ All in
John Tech: 10♥10♦

Krosser's Cowboys managed to hold up on the Q♦K♣7♠3♦4♠ runout, as he had Tech drawing dead by the turn. The pot was pushed to Krosser, and the bubble continued.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Tech	800,000 262,000	262,000
Adam Krosser	225,000 133,000	133,000

Tags: Adam Krosser John Tech

07-09-2025 12:49 UTC-8

Akashi Flushes Out Rude to Bring the Field to the Stone Bubble

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Adam Lamers

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

Daniele Primerano raised to 17,000 in the cutoff and was called by Kosaku Akashi on the button and Adam Rude in the small blind. The flop came J♣7♥5♣ and the action checked to Akashi who bet 30,000. Rude check-raised all in for 254,000 which got Primerano to fold but Akashi quickly called.

Adam Rude: 7♠7♦ All in
Kosaku Akashi: A♣6♣

Rude flopped a set of sevens but Akashi had outs with the nut flush draw. The turn brought the 8♣ and Akashi instantly hit his flush. Rude needed the board to pair but it was the K♣ on the river that sent Rude home, bringing the field down to just 1,462 players

Player	Chips	Progress
Kosaku Akashi	1,275,000 200,000	200,000
Adam Rude	Busted

Tags: Kosaku Akashi Daniele Primerano Adam Rude

07-09-2025 13:09 UTC-8

Wong Hits River on Stone Bubble

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Frank Visser

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

Benjamin Souriau opened the action with a raise from early position. Sylwia Studniarz called in the cutoff before Jason Wong moved in his last 24,000 from the cutoff. Souriau called, after which Studniarz four-bet all in, covering Souriau.

Souriau let go of his hand, leaving himself just over 15 big blinds. Once the tournament director had arrived at the table, the cards went face up.

Jason Wong: Q♣8♣ All in
Sylwia Studniarz: A♥J♦

Wong turned a flush draw on K♦3♠2♣K♣ for some extra outs, and he rivered two pair with the Q♦ to beat the ace-high of Studniarz and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylwia Studniarz	1,660,000 200,000	200,000
Benjamin Souriau	130,000 72,000	72,000
Jason Wong	92,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Benjamin Souriau Jason Wong Sylwia Studniarz

07-09-2025 13:15 UTC-8

[Removed:549]'s Bluff Falls Short

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Alexander Lynskey check-called [Removed:548] bet of 13,000 on the flop of 9♥5♣Q♣ with a pot of 50,000.

The turn fell K♥ and the same thing happened this time with [Removed:549] betting 98,000.

Lynskey checked the river J♠ and [Removed:549] fired 140,000. Lynskey mulled over his situation and finally made the call.

[Removed:549] tabled A♥4♥ for bluff. Lynskey scooped the pot after he showed J♣9♣ for a rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	1,710,000 250,000	250,000
[Removed:548]	1,134,000 163,000	163,000

Tags: Alexander Lynskey

07-09-2025 13:17 UTC-8

Miracle River for Pointer Keeps Him Alive on the Bubble

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Tim Baker

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

On the direct bubble, Ramon Pessoa made it 22,000 from early position, and the entire table folded around to John Pointer in the big blind, who had just 4,000 remaining in his stack. Pointer looked at his card and winced, which is usually not a good sign. After deliberating for a while, Pointer stuck the remainder of his stack in the middle to put himself at risk.

John Pointer: J♠4♣ All in
Ramon Pessoa: A♦3♥

Pointer was behind, but at least had two live cards with five cards to come. The 9♥10♠7♦ flop gave Pointer a straight draw, but the 7♠ meant he needed to hit the river to stay in the Main Event. Fortunately for Pointer, the dealer burned a card and delivered the 4♠ on the river to give him a pair and allow him to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Pessoa	1,400,000 208,000	208,000
John Pointer	36,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: John Pointer Ramon Pessoa

07-09-2025 13:21 UTC-8

Reichard Hero-Calls Ace-High for Tournament Life

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Frank Visser

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

Josh Reichard open-raised to 16,000 from early position. Thi Xoa Nguyen flatted in the hijack, and they went heads up to a 5♣2♥10♠ flop. Reichard continued with a bet of 18,000, which Nguyen called.

Reichard slowed down on the 6♦ turn, checking it over to Nguyen. Nguyen took the initiative with a bet of 50,000, and Reichard called.

After Reichard checked the 6♣ river as well, Nguyen moved all in. Reichard's stack of 200,000 was covered, and he called off for his tournament life.

After the cameras had arrived, Reichard tabled A♠4♠ for just ace-high. Nguyen could only show 9♣7♣ for nine-high, however, and Reichard doubled up through his hero-call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thi Xoa Nguyen	1,034,000 126,000	126,000
Josh Reichard	588,000 492,000	492,000

Tags: Josh Reichard Thi Xoa Nguyen

07-09-2025 13:22 UTC-8

O'Donnell Survives the Stone Bubble

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Dan O'Hair

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

Antonio Galiana opened to 16,000 from middle position and Christopher O'Donnell called all in for his last 3,000 on the button.

Christopher O'Donnell: K♥7♥ All in
Antonio Galiana: 10♦4♠

The board ran out J♥K♠2♦Q♠4♥ — leaving O'Donnell best with a pair of kings for the more-than double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	1,575,000 207,000	207,000

Christopher O'Donnell	20,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Antonio Galiana Christopher O'Donnell

07-09-2025 13:25 UTC-8

Locquet Isolates to Protect Oike

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David Salituro

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

Katie Lindsay raised to 16,000 in early position and Emi Oike called all in for the same amount in middle position. Shigui Liang on the button and Lester Edoc in the small blind also called. Romain Locquet, though, three-bet to 88,000 in the big blind and Lindsay quickly folded. Liang took a minute before also folding, while Edoc also got out of the way.

Emi Oike: Q♣10♠ All in
Romain Locquet: Q♦6♥

"Gave you a chance," Locquet told Oike when he turned over their cards.

"Was that necessary?" Lindsay asked him.

Locquet took the lead on the 6♦3♣5♣ flop with a pair of sixes, but Oike spiked the 10♦ on the turn to move in front. The river was the 4♠ and Oike quintupled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lester Edoc	1,400,000 672,000	672,000
Romain Locquet	1,250,000 30,000	30,000
Katie Lindsay	500,000 90,000	90,000
Shigui Liang	200,000 76,000	76,000
Emi Oike	80,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Emi Oike Katie Lindsay Lester Edoc Romain Locquet Shigui Liang