Anthony Hugenberg raised to 40,000 in early position before Arie Kliper three-bet to 110,000 in the hijack. Adam Agaev called in the big blind, while Hugenberg got out of the way.
The flop came A♣10♣6♦ and Kliper bet 85,000. Agaev called and the J♣ fell on the turn.
Kliper then bet 375,000, and Agaev spent around two minutes in the tank before folding.
Viktor Blom raised to 40,000 in late position. David Elyashar called on the button, and Yulian Bogdanov defended his big blind. The trio saw a flop of 7♦J♦A♥, where Blom continued for 60,000 after Bogdanov had checked.
Elyashar called, prompting Bogdanov to get out of the way. The K♦ turn and 10♥ river were checked to showdown, where Elyashar's A♠7♠ won against the J♠10♠ of Blom.
Isaac Haxton raised to 45,000 with K♣Q♥ from early position and Stephen Chidwick called on the button with 4♦4♣. Joey Padron also came along with A♥J♣ from the big blind.
All three checked the 6♠7♦8♠ flop to the J♠ turn, where Padron led out for 60,000. Haxton folded, but Chidwick raised to 200,000. Padron called.
The 6♦ river checked through, and Padron took it down with his pair of jacks.
Lautaro Guerra in the big blind bet the 7♣6♥4♥10♣ turn for 90,000 and Andrew Boccia called as they headed to the 7♥ on the river. The Spaniard checked and then check-called Boccia's bet, but mucked when he was shown the 9♣8♣ for the ten-high straight.
The $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship at the 2025 World Series of Poker drew the third-largest Main Event field in WSOP history, creating a massive prize pool of $90,535,500. After the bubble burst early on Day 4, only 522 of the 9,735 players bagged up for Day 5, which starts today at noon local time.
Super high roller regulars Stephen Chidwick and Isaac Haxton are among the aspiring World Champions returning to the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, today, looking to add the $10,000,000 top prize that comes with what would be a career-defining WSOP Main Event victory to their already impressive resumes.
Fireworks are sure to ensue on Day 5, as Chidwick, who is second on the all-time money list, and Haxton, who sits in eighth place on the all-time rankings, have been drawn to sit at the same table. With 1,940,000 in chips for Chidwick and 1,915,000 for Haxton, both have just over 95 big blinds to start with today, ensuring some deep-stacked battles between two of the best in the game.
Isaac Haxton
While Chidwick and Haxton return with just under double the average stack, they still only have half of what chip leader Harold Lam bagged on Day 4. Lam leads the field with a stack of 4,195,000, being followed by WSOP Circuit ring winner Jeremy Kottler, who amassed 3,725,000 on Day 4, and Frenchman Julien Mariani, who will bring 3,600,000 chips into Day 5. Meanwhile, Japan's Kohei Arai, Russia's Arsenii Karmatckii, Brazil's Ramon Pessoa, and Mounir Tajiou from Sweden also battled their way into the international top ten.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Harold Lam
United States
4,195,000
210
2
Jeremy Kottler
United States
3,725,000
186
3
Julien Mariani
France
3,600,000
180
4
Kohei Arai
Japan
3,585,000
179
5
Benjamin Williams
United States
3,550,000
178
6
Arsenii Karmatckii
Russian Federation
3,445,000
172
7
Ramon Pessoa
Brazil
3,400,000
170
8
Michael Hawker
United States
3,400,000
170
9
Mounir Tajiou
Sweden
3,250,000
163
10
Luke Chung
United States
3,180,000
159
Many other notables are still in contention, including Josh Reichard, whose ace-high hero-call on Day 4 bubble kickstarted his journey to a stack of 3,025,000; 2016 Main Event finalist Kenny Hallaert (2,805,000); four-time PPC champion Michael Mizrachi (2,270,000); original online phenom Viktor "Isildur1" Blom (1,455,000); 2023 WSOP Europe champion Max Neugebauer (955,000); and WSOP Main Event winners Greg Merson (1,495,000), and Damian Salas (450,000).
Josh Reichard
While all returning players have guaranteed themselves $32,500 for making it to Day 5, 522 dreams of making the final table of the WSOP Main Event and securing a seven-figure payout are still alive. Another landmark will occur when 89 players remain, at which point each player will be guaranteed to take home at least $100,000.
2025 WSOP Main Event Final Table Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$10,000,000
2
$6,000,000
3
$4,000,000
4
$3,000,000
5
$2,400,000
6
$1,900,000
7
$1,500,000
8
$1,250,000
9
$1,000,000
Day 5 of the 2025 WSOP Main Event will resume with an hour remaining in Level 20: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. Every following level will be two hours in length, with a break scheduled after each. Day 5 was originally scheduled to play five levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 23, but with Day 4 being cut short due to the lengthy bubble, that is subject to change.
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