Welcome back to the PokerNews Day 3 coverage of Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed at the 2025 World Series of Poker, held at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A total of 11 players remain, competing for their share of a prize pool of $3,124,935. The remaining 11 players have locked up $33,957, so each remaining player now sets their sights on the $414,950 first-place prize and the prestigious WSOP bracelet.
The start of Day 3 chip leader Damarjai Davenport, also known as 'tricktime', made headlines with his runner-up finish in the 2024 WSOP $10,000 Mystery Bounty event, earning a career-best $678,707. Known for his intense focus and intimidating death stare at the table, Davenport's presence often unsettles opponents, giving him a psychological edge. Davenport sits atop the leaderboard with 11,000,000 chips, eyeing his first WSOP bracelet.
Shundan Xiao (9,330,000), a software engineer from California, had a deep run in the 2024 WSOP Main Event, where she turned a self-described “tuition fee” into a deep run, finishing 30th for $280,100. Eshaan Bhalla is currently third in chips with 7,200,000. With over $800,000 in live earnings and multiple WSOP cashes to his credit, his strong chip position puts him in serious contention for his first WSOP bracelet, and he's quickly earning a reputation as a player to watch.
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Damarjai Davenport
United States
11,000,000
110
2
Shundan Xiao
China
9,330,000
93
3
Eshaan Bhalla
United States
7,200,000
72
4
Dani Genov
Bulgaria
5,600,000
56
5
David Jackson
United States
5,500,000
55
6
Christopher Staats
United States
4,805,000
48
7
Yoann Rubele
France
3,900,000
39
8
Oscar Johansson
Sweden
3,350,000
34
9
Aaron Overton
United States
3,165,000
32
10
Yohan Rascar
France
2,505,000
25
11
James Leonard
United States
2,330,000
23
David Jackson
Notable player David Jackson, a regular force on the WSOP circuit with $4 million in live tournament earnings, has earned two WSOP bracelets and two WSOP circuit rings. One of his most notable victories came in 2022 when he claimed the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em title for $598,173 after beating Phil Hellmuth heads up.
Remaining Payouts
Rank
Prize
1
$414,950
2
$276,562
3
$197,869
4
$143,206
5
$104,858
6
$77,688
7
$58,249
8-9
$44,203
10-11
$33,957
Cards go in the air at 1 p.m. local time starting at Level 28, where blinds will be 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante. PokerGO will stream the action, on a 2-hour delay, beginning at 5 p.m. PDT. In order to avoid spoilers, live updates here will be paused when they begin filming and will resume in sync with the stream.
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James Leonard raised to 210,000 in the cutoff and Eshaan Bhalla defended in the big blind.
The flop came A♦8♠2♥ and Bhalla check-called a bet of 225,000 from Leonard.
On the 5♥ turn, Bhalla check-called again, this time for 525,000.
The river brought the 4♦ and Bhalla led out with a bet of 700,000. Leonard called and mucked his cards when Bhalla turned over 8♣3♣ for a rivered wheel.
Action folded around to James Leonard in the small blind who moved all in for about 750,000 to put himself at risk. Damarjai Davenport quickly called in the big blind.
James Leonard: A♥10♦
Damarjai Davenport: A♦K♠
There were no tens to be found on the 4♣6♥7♥5♦Q♦ board and Leonard's tournament run came to an end.
