£1,100 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars Open Manchester

10-25-2025 16:12 UTC+1

Daniel Walsh Eliminated in 16th Place (£7,770)

Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Daniel Walsh open-raised from the hijack and picked up a call before Tuan Le three-bet to 210,000 from the small blind. Walsh took some time to think before moving all in for 510,000 and Le flicked in a chip to make the call and put his opponent at risk.

Daniel Walsh: 9♠9♣ All in
Tuan Le: K♣10♠

The board ran out 7♦10♦K♦2♠A♣ and Le made two pair on the flop, kings and tens, to win the pot. Walsh was eliminated in 16th place for £7,770.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tuan Le	2,650,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Daniel Walsh	Busted

Tags: Daniel Walsh Tuan Le

10-25-2025 16:01 UTC+1

Adderley Wins at Showdown

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 4♦2♣Q♠ and John Adderley led with a bet. Michel Molenaar raised it up to 115,000 and Adderley called.

The turn came the J♣ and Adderley checked again. Molenaar made it 90,000 to go and Adderley called. Both players then checked to showdown on the 3♣ river.

Adderley showed A♠J♦ for a pair of jacks and Molenaar mucked to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	1,800,000 400,000	400,000
John Adderley	890,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: John Adderley Michel Molenaar

10-25-2025 15:50 UTC+1

Hereu Runs Into Aces, Last Two Tables Formed

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded around to Joan Perez Hereu, who limped in the small blind. Iulian-Petrut Petrache raised from the big blind and then Hereu limp-raised all in. Petrache made the call with the covering stack and players flipped their cards.

Joan Perez Hereu: J♠9♠ All in
Iulian-Petrut Petrache: A♣A♠

It was bad timing for Hereu, who had ran into Petrache's pocket aces. The board ran out 4♥5♠3♥8♣6♣ and Petrache held to win the pot, sending Hereu to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iulian-Petrut Petrache	1,950,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Joan Perez Hereu	Busted

Tags: Iulian-Petrut Petrache Joan Perez Hereu

10-25-2025 15:41 UTC+1

Kerkeni Rivers Flush to Bust O'Leary

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mohamed Kerkeni open-raised to 60,000 from late position and Jay O'Leary three-bet to 150,000 from the button. Kerkeni then four-bet to 360,000 and O'Leary flat called.

The flop came 3♦9♠5♠ and Kerkeni checked. O'Leary bet 150,000 and Kerkeni instantly check-raised all in for around a million. O'Leary called and was covered as the cards were revealed.

Jay O'Leary: K♥K♦ All in
Mohamed Kerkeni: A♠8♣

The turn came the 2♠ and the 7♠ river gave Kerkeni the flush. He won a huge pot to chip up to over 3,000,000 and O'Leary was eliminated from the tournament.

Elsewhere, Damien Palayer and Cieran Tighe have both been eliminated, leaving just one player to bust before the final two tables are formed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Kerkeni	3,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Jay O'Leary	Busted
Cieran Tighe	Busted
Damien Palayer	Busted

Tags: Jay O'Leary Mohamed Kerkeni

10-25-2025 15:38 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Mounir Tajiou Brings No Filter to Life w/ Scotty Nguyen, Michael Mizrachi & Juha Helppi

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 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 35th episode, Connor talks with No Filter Poker Series founder Mounir Tajiou about growing up in Sweden, working as a high court judge, playing professional soccer, making a deep run in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and the new No Filter Poker Series, which values fun at the table over poker strategy.

We also hear from 1998 Main Event champion Scotty Nguyen, reigning WSOP champ Michael Mizrachi and Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi about their involvement with the No Filter Poker tour.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

10-25-2025 15:22 UTC+1

Davenport Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Cieran Tighe open-raised to 55,000 from under the gun and Sinead Davenport three-bet to 165,000, which Tighe called.

The flop came J♣9♦5♣ and Tighe checked. Davenport bet 110,000 and Tighe called. The action then slowed down as both players checked on the 10♠ turn and 2♣ river.

Tighe had 10♦7♦ for a pair of tens and Davenport showed A♦J♥ for a pair of jacks to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sinead Davenport	1,450,000 595,000	595,000
Cieran Tighe	700,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Cieran Tighe Sinead Davenport

10-25-2025 15:07 UTC+1

Hereu Wins Three-Way All In, Two Players Bust

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Iwan Jones open-raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Daniyaal Hussain moved all in with a short stack of 120,000 from the next seat. Joan Perez Hereu then moved all in from the small blind for 385,000, putting Jones to the test.

"Jesus Christ!", said Jones as he slammed his chips on the table in mild frustration before making the call with a marginally bigger stack than his opponent.

Daniyaal Hussain: J♣10♣ All in
Joan Perez Hereu: A♥K♣ All in
Iwan Jones: J♦J♠

Hereu asked for the split again, joking that he always wins when he asks for it. The board ran out K♥7♦10♠5♥3♦ and Hereu found his pair of kings on the flop. He held to win the pot, sending Hussain to the rail and leaving Jones very short.

The next hand, Jones was all in for his last few chips and lost the pot to Andrew Walsh, who made trip aces to win the pot and bust his opponent.

Elsewhere, Bogdan-Alexandru Ionescu has also hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joan Perez Hereu	750,000 290,000	290,000
Iwan Jones	Busted
Daniyaal Hussain	Busted
Bogdan-Alexandru Ionescu	Busted

Tags: Andrew Walsh Daniyaal Hussain Iwan Jones Joan Perez Hereu

10-25-2025 15:00 UTC+1

Hereu Rivers Straight to Double Stack

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Joan Perez Hereu moved all in for 200,000 from late position and Daniyaal Hussain made the call in the big blind with the covering stack. The cards were turned.

Joan Perez Hereu: A♥5♠ All in
Daniyaal Hussain: Ax7x

Hereu called out for a split, but got better than he hoped for as the board ran out 3♣6♠9♣4♠2♥ to give Hereu a rivered straight. He won the pot and left Hussain short.

"I always win when I ask for the split," said Hereu as he dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joan Perez Hereu	460,000 430,000	430,000
Daniyaal Hussain	140,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Daniyaal Hussain Joan Perez Hereu

10-25-2025 14:51 UTC+1

Hallaert's Run Comes to an End

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

After an up-and-down start to Day 3 in which the PS ambassador lost most of his chips and then span it back up to a playable amount, Kenny Hallaert's run has come to an end.

Following an open-raise and call, Hallaert pushed all in for around 220,000 and Michel Molenaar made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Hallaert at risk.

Kenny Hallaert: 5♥5♦ All in
Michel Molenaar: A♣Q♥

The board ran out K♣2♣J♠8♠Q♠ and Hallaert was one card away from holding before Molenaar found a pair of queens on the river. He won the pot and chipped up to over 2,000,000, while Hallaert was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	2,200,000 450,000	450,000
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Michel Molenaar