Nicholas Hobbs raised to 40,000 in early position to see Marcel Luske in the cutoff, Patrick Crivell in the small blind, and Thomas Cullis in the big blind all call.
The flop rolled out J♠7♦3♥, and Crivell checked to see Cullis bet 45,000. Hobbs pitched his hand while Luske raised to 450,000 to see both Crivell and Cullis call.
On the turn 8♥, action checked around to Luske, who moved all in for 480,000, and Crivell thought for ninety seconds before tossing his hand away.
Cullis folded quickly after that, and the 10th-place finisher of the 2004 WSOP Main Event took down the pot.
Caitlin Comeskey under the gun and Farid Jattin on the button were seen each putting in 405,000 on the 7♥3♦6♠J♦ turn, creating a pot of just over seven figures.
They then checked it to showdown on the 10♣ river. Comeskey could only show ace-high with A♣Q♣, meaning Jattin took the pot with his A♠J♠ for top pair.
On the first hand of the day, four players went to a flop of 10♦5♥6♦, where Steven Stanton bet 135,000 from middle position. Assaph Aharoni called on the button, while Martijn Kiers announced a raise but only put in 250,000. The dealer made him make it at least 270,000, and Stanton called.
Aharoni tanked for several minutes, but he eventually folded, leaving Kiers and Stanton heads-up going to the J♠ turn. Kiers then moved all in for 350,000, and Stanton snap-called. Kiers showed 6♥6♠ for a set, while Stanton had A♦K♦ for the nut flush draw and gutshot to Broadway.
The Q♦ fell on the river to give Stanton the nut flush, and Kiers was sent to the rail. "Hell of a first hand," Stanton said.
From the small blind, on a board of Q♣K♦10♣A♠, Michael Conoran jammed for around 400,000, and after a few moments, Nathan Fair made the call from early position.
Michael Conoran: J♦10♦
Nathan Fair: K♠K♣
Conoran had a straight and immediately stood up, announcing to the room, "We need a clean river," with Fair holding a set of kings.
The 4♣ completed the board and was as clean as they come, giving Conoran the perfect start to the day, while Fair was down to under ten big blinds.
Yosuke Miki raised to 40,000 on the button, and Eoghan O'Dea moved all in from the big blind for 190,000. Miki took some time to decide before flicking in a call.
Eoghan O'Dea: K♥J♣
Yosuke Miki: J♠2♠
O'Dea looked set for a double-up, and encountered no issues on the 5♥9♦7♠ flop. The 2♦ turn was a different story, seeing Miki take the lead.
There was no relief for O'Dea on the 3♦ river, and he hit the rail in the first hand of the day.
With the money bubble now firmly in the rearview mirror, the focus of every player left in Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship has shifted to one thing — making a run at the final table.
Of the 9,208 players who joined and made this year's Main Event the fourth largest ever, just 533 will return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today for Day 5 with hopes of getting one step further toward becoming poker's next world champion.
Leading the way is Florida's own Sam Snead, who bagged 3,800,000 at the end of Day 4, good for a whopping 190 big blinds to start Day 5. Close behind is Steven O'Nan with 3,600,000, while the red-hot Artur Martirosian rounds out the top three with 3,495,000.
The Russian poker phenom is fresh off two seven-figure scores this summer — a runner-up finish in the $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller worth $1,477,434 and a victory in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller for $1,286,285. With a mountain of chips and plenty of momentum behind him, the four-time bracelet winner looms as one of the biggest threats remaining in the field.
Start of Day 5 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Sam Snead
United States
3,800,000
190
2
Steven O'Nan
United States
3,600,000
180
3
Artur Martirosian
Russian Federation
3,495,000
175
4
Kyle Mart
United States
3,480,000
174
5
Chih Wei Fan
Taiwan
3,365,000
168
6
Shreesh Hebbar
Canada
3,340,000
167
7
Felix Kuemayr
Austria
3,125,000
156
8
Arman Bezhanian
Russian Federation
3,100,000
155
9
Dan Stavila
Moldova
3,060,000
153
10
Farid Jattin
Colombia
3,040,000
152
Other notables who will bring seven-figure stacks to battle on the felt include Brock Wilson (2,415,000), Sasha Liu (2,340,000), Daniel Hachem (2,110,000), Malcolm Trayner (1,740,000), Caitlin Comeskey (1,740,000), Alex Foxen (1,695,000), Masato Yokosawa (1,545,000), Shaun Deeb (1,500,000), and Tony Dunst (1,245,000). Deeb, currently third in the 2026 WSOP Player of the Year race, could make a serious push for the lead with another deep run as the series winds down and attention turns toward WSOP Paradise in December.
Of the previous champions who entered this year's Main Event, only four remain in contention. Hossein Ensan leads the quartet with a healthy stack worth 2,580,000, while Greg Raymer (535,000), Ryan Riess (455,000), and defending champion Michael Mizrachi (440,000) will all be looking to run up their below-average stacks if they want another shot at a poker's most prestigious title
Hossein Ensan
Everyone remaining has already locked up $32,500 from the $85,634,400 prize pool , but there is still a long journey before someone is awarded the top prize of $10 million and the coveted Main Event bracelet that goes along with it. Here's a look at the remaining payouts heading into Day 5:
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$10,000,000
12-13
$510,000
90-98
$75,000
2
$6,000,000
14-17
$410,475
99-161
$65,000
3
$3,750,000
18-26
$325,000
162-224
$57,500
4
$2,750,000
27-35
$265,000
225-287
$50,000
5
$2,250,000
36-44
$215,000
288-350
$45,000
6
$1,750,000
45-53
$180,000
351-413
$40,000
7
$1,500,000
54-62
$150,000
414-476
$35,000
8
$1,250,000
63-71
$125,000
477-533
$32,500
9
$1,000,000
72-80
$105,000
10-11
$750,000
81-89
$90,000
Day 5 will begin at Level 20, with 10,000/20,000 blinds and a 20,000 big-blind ante. Action will get underway at 11 a.m. local time and continue for five two-hour levels. Breaks will be held after every level, with an extended 70-minute dinner break occurring after Level 22 (~5:40 p.m.)
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The dream of becoming the next WSOP Main Event champion is surely beginning to feel within reach for those still standing, but the path only gets tougher from here. With just over five percent of the field remaining, pay jumps escalating and the final table on the distant horizon, every decision could make the difference between a career-defining run and an untimely exit. Be sure to stick with PokerNews for ongoing updates as the 2026 WSOP Main Event enters its final stages.
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