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10-06-2025 17:26 UTC+1

Siarhei Sochneu Eliminated in 3rd Place (€188,900)

Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Siarhei Sochneu moved his 3,175,000 remaining chips in on the button, and Scott Margereson called off in the small blind.

Siarhei Sochneu: 7♠7♣ All in
Scott Margereson: A♦J♥

Sochneu was drawing to a chop after the 9♦8♣Q♦10♥ turn made Margereson a straight. The 5♦ river did not split the pot, forcing Sochneu to say his goodbyes in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	33,925,000 4,925,000	4,925,000
Scott Margereson	21,425,000 2,425,000	2,425,000
Siarhei Sochneu	Busted

Tags: Scott Margereson Siarhei Sochneu

10-06-2025 17:18 UTC+1

Evaldas Aniulis Eliminated in 4th Place (€145,350)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

When it folded to Scott Margereson in the small blind, he jammed all in. Evaldas Aniulis instantly called off his 2,700,000 chips, tabling the cards.

Evaldas Aniulis: J♥J♣ All in
Scott Margereson: A♥8♠

Margereson flopped two pair on A♠10♦8♦, although the 7♣ turn did provide Aniulis with some extra outs. The 4♦ river did not improve the start-of-day chipleader, however, and he took his exit in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	19,000,000 2,375,000	2,375,000
Evaldas Aniulis	Busted

Tags: Evaldas Aniulis Scott Margereson

10-06-2025 17:03 UTC+1

Donato De Bonis Eliminated in 5th Place (€111,850)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Donato De Bonis was on the button and shoved in his stack of 850,000. Gerard Carbo made a quick call in the small blind, forcing a showdown.

Donato De Bonis: A♣8♥ All in
Gerard Carbo: Q♠8♣

De Bonis dominated Carbo's hand, but the latter found a queen on the 5♦10♦9♥Q♣ turn for a big lead. The 7♠ river remained free of aces or jacks, seeing Carbo score another knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	29,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Donato De Bonis	Busted

Tags: Donato De Bonis Gerard Carbo

10-06-2025 16:58 UTC+1

Modar Alsoud Eliminated in 6th Place (€86,500)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Gerard Carbo opened to 600,000 under the gun and quickly called when Modar Alsoud committed his final 1,050,000 from the big blind.

Modar Alsoud: 3♠3♣ All in
Gerard Carbo: Q♣2♣

It was the best-case scenario for Alsoud's threes, but the deck was relentless. Carbo flopped top pair and a flush draw on 7♣9♣Q♠, and the Q♦ turn improved him to trips.

The J♦ river did not bring a three to the board, confirming Alsoud's exit in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	28,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Modar Alsoud	Busted

Tags: Gerard Carbo Modar Alsoud

Level: 34

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

10-06-2025 16:47 UTC+1

Sochneu Shows Prematurely

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Scott Margereson raised to 500,000 under the gun. It folded around to Siarhei Sochneu in the big blind, who, not having seen the raise of Margereson, smiled as he showed A♣Q♣ to the table.

After the floor had been called, Sochneu was forced to play with his cards open. He elected to call, but quickly check-folded when Margereson bet 300,000 on the J♣4♠2♦ flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	16,625,000 2,125,000	2,125,000
Siarhei Sochneu	7,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Scott Margereson Siarhei Sochneu

10-06-2025 16:37 UTC+1

Ana Marquez Eliminated in 7th Place (€65,950)

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Ana Marquez open-jammed for 3,425,000 in middle position. Gerard Carbo asked for a count in the cutoff before he called to put Marquez at risk.

Ana Marquez: 8♠8♥ All in
Gerard Carbo: 10♥10♣

Marquez needed to hit an eight to survive, but the deck had none in store on the K♥Q♥9♣3♠3♦ runout. With a smile on her face, Marquez said goodbye to the table before hugging her rail and picking up her payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	25,000,000 2,925,000	2,925,000
Ana Marquez	Busted

Tags: Ana Marquez Gerard Carbo

10-06-2025 16:21 UTC+1

PokerStars Open Continues

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The final table has returned from break, and play has resumed with 12 hands left in Level 33.

10-06-2025 16:17 UTC+1

Accurate Standings

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	22,075,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Scott Margereson	14,500,000 400,000	400,000
Siarhei Sochneu	8,300,000 175,000	175,000
Ana Marquez	3,425,000 725,000	725,000
Evaldas Aniulis	3,050,000 875,000	875,000

Modar Alsoud	2,450,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Donato De Bonis	1,575,000 1,625,000	1,625,000

10-06-2025 16:09 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Sam Abernathy's Journey from Poker Stardom to Motherhood

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Elijah Farrow

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 34th episode, Connor talks with WSOP free-to-play app ambassador Sam Abernathy about growing up in Georgia, studying design, the similarities between gymnastics and poker, finishing third in the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event, and a notorious slow roll she suffered in that event.

Abernathy also talks about first getting into poker through the WSOP Play app before becoming an ambassador years later, motherhood and being married to fellow poker player Lautaro Guerra, who finished 15th in this year's WSOP Main Event for $450,000.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!