Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-04-2025 21:22 UTC-7

Garza Finds Massive Double Up

Robert Jones

Level 27 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

John Pannucci raised to 600,000 sitting in the hijack and was reraised to 2,050,000 by Lou Garza in the small blind. Pannucci made the call and Garza was at risk.

Lou Garza: A♦J♥10♦8♥ All in
John Pannucci: A♠K♣J♠7♣

The flop of 8♠8♣3♥ was a good one for Garza, and the Q♣K♦ runout secured himself a chip stack of 4,400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Garza	4,400,000 2,365,000	2,365,000

John Pannucci	3,750,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: John Pannucci Lou Garza

Level: 27

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

06-04-2025 21:00 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Chongxian Yang	8,515,000 1,415,000	1,415,000
Brandon Mitchell	7,625,000 75,000	75,000

Ben Lamb	6,740,000 40,000	40,000

John Pannucci	4,850,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Zhargal Tsydypov	2,795,000 1,415,000	1,415,000
Robert Cowen	2,590,000 310,000	310,000

Lou Garza	2,035,000 215,000	215,000

Ben Lamb Building

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Robert Jones

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Ben Lamb raised to 355,000 from under the gun and Lou Garza called in the big blind.

The flop came K♥10♦9♠, Garza checked, Lamb bet 250,000, and Garza raised to 1,000,000. Lamb made the call.

On the 10♥ turn card, Garza check-folded once Lamb announced pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	6,700,000 1,530,000	1,530,000

Lou Garza	2,250,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Lou Garza

06-04-2025 20:55 UTC-7

Youness Barakat Eliminated in 8th Place ($130,896)

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

With John Pannucci absent in the big blind, Ben Lamb made it 375,000 to go in the hijack. Youness Barakat then moved all in for 850,000 in the cutoff, and Lamb called after he had counted the chips.

Youness Barakat: Q♦Q♣8♣7♥ All in
Ben Lamb: A♥10♥9♣2♦

"That is very high in respect to the number of aces," Barakat observed as the A♠J♦A♦ flop gave Lamb trips for a big lead. Neither the 3♣ turn nor the 6♣ river improved Barakat's queens, sending him to the rail in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	5,170,000 670,000	670,000

Youness Barakat	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb John Pannucci Youness Barakat

06-04-2025 20:50 UTC-7

Mitchell Sends Max Pressure

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Robert Jones

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Brandon Mitchell raised from the hijack to 325,000 and was called by Robert Cowen in the big blind.

The flop came 6♦6♠3♦ and Mitchell bet 375,000, Cowen called.

The K♥ turn was followed by a 625,000 chip bet from Mitchell, and once again Cowen called.

On a K♠ river, Mitchell sent the third shell to the tune of 1,175,000. Cowen used 11 time banks, and in agony released his hand.

After the fact, Cowen said he folded 6x with diamonds; while Mitchell told Cowen he made the right play by folding and said he had AxKx

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Mitchell	7,700,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Robert Cowen	2,900,000 855,000	855,000

Tags: Brandon Mitchell Robert Cowen

06-04-2025 20:30 UTC-7

Pannuci Drills King for Massive Double

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

John Pannucci raised to 350,000 in the cutoff. Robert Cowen then made it 1,100,000 to go, which Pannucci clicked back to 2,500,000, leaving only 425,000 behind. Cowen quickly put in the rest of the chips, and Pannucci called off.

John Pannucci: K♦J♥ All in
Robert Cowen: Q♠Q♦

Cowen just needed to fade a king to knock Pannucci out, but, much to his dismay, the K♠5♣10♦ brought one. Cowen did not improve on the 4♦ turn or 8♣ river, doubling up Pannucci.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Pannucci	6,250,000 4,120,000	4,120,000
Robert Cowen	3,755,000 2,845,000	2,845,000

Tags: John Pannucci Robert Cowen

06-04-2025 20:22 UTC-7

Michael Moncek Eliminated in 9th Place ($103,821)

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Robert Jones

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Michael Moncek open-shoved his 1,155,000 chip stack from the cutoff and was called by Robert Cowen in the big blind.

Michael Moncek: 10♦7♦ All in
Robert Cowen: A♠6♠

The runout was 8♥8♠6♣Q♣4♦ which provided no help for Moncek as he finished the hand with ten high, and finished the tournament as the official final table bubble boy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	6,600,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: Michael Moncek Robert Cowen

06-04-2025 20:14 UTC-7

Moncek Back to Short Stack After Doubling Tsydypov

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Zhargal Tsydypov raised his button to 500,000. Michael Moncek then pushed all in from the big blind, and Tsydypov called off his stack of 1,985,000.

Zhargal Tsydypov: A♦Q♦ All in
Michael Moncek: A♠9♣

Moncek was rooting for a chop after the 3♥8♣8♠ flop and 4♦ turn, but the J♥ river brought him no relief. Tsydypov doubled up and Moncek was left with just under 11 big blinds in his stack.