Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-05-2025 20:59 UTC-8

Williams Almost Doubles his Stack

Roxanne Johnson

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

In an unusual turn of events, Scott Bohlman accidentally limped on the button, intending to raise but not putting out enough chips, so it was ruled a limp. Umesh Babusukumar seized the opportunity with a raise to 1,100,000 from the small blind, only to face a massive three-bet from Benjamin Williams in the big blind, who committed 4,465,000—leaving just 250,000 behind.

Bohlman got out of the way, and Babusukumar made the call, but mistakenly believed Williams was already all in and tried to table his hand. The dealer quickly stopped him, reminding the players that the action was still live.

Before the flop was dealt, Babusukumar tossed in the remaining chips to officially put Williams all in, and Williams snap-called as the cards hit the felt.

Benjamin Williams: Q♦Q♥ All in
Umesh Babusukumar: 10♥10♣

The board came out with J♠5♦J♣9♠7♠, and Williams' superior two pair earned him a bountiful pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	13,150,000 2,350,000	2,350,000

Umesh Babusukumar	11,435,000 6,065,000	6,065,000
Benjamin Williams	9,800,000 4,600,000	4,600,000

Tags: Benjamin WIlliams Scott Bohlman Umesh Babusukumar

06-05-2025 20:45 UTC-8

Bohlman Makes Zhou Fold

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 32 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Quan Zhou opened in the cutoff to 525,000, Scott Bohlman raised to 1,300,000. Zhou hesitated but decided to reraise to 2,835,000. After some thinking, Bohlman moved all in. The action was to Zhou, who decided to fold and move away from this huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	15,500,000 9,200,000	9,200,000

Quan Zhou	10,500,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Scott Bohlman

06-05-2025 19:56 UTC-8

Smith Shoves; Zhou Gets Value

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

The first two hands back from dinner brought some action.

First, Rafael Mota raised from middle position to 500,000 and Dusti Smith shipped in her stack of 6,405,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Mota, he tanked for around a minute before letting it go.

Next, Scott Bohlman opened to 480,000 from middle position and Quan Zhou called in the big blind.

They checked to the river on the 8♠7♥4♣Q♥4♦ board, where Zhou led out for 780,000. Bohlman called.

Zhou then flipped Q♣10♥ for a pair of queens, and Bohlman mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	13,500,000 1,325,000	1,325,000
Dusti Smith	7,400,000 995,000	995,000

Rafael Mota	7,000,000 655,000	655,000
Scott Bohlman	6,300,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Dusti Smith Quan Zhou Rafael Mota Scott Bohlman

06-05-2025 18:56 UTC-8

Chip Counts of the Remaining Seven Players

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	12,175,000 2,325,000	2,325,000
Xiaohu Liu	8,305,000 375,000	375,000
Scott Bohlman	7,900,000 100,000	100,000

Rafael Mota	7,655,000 1,455,000	1,455,000
Dusti Smith	6,405,000 1,505,000	1,505,000

Benjamin Williams	4,375,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Umesh Babusukumar	3,900,000 400,000	400,000

06-05-2025 18:33 UTC-8

Williams Limp-Shoves

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

When the action got to Benjamin Williams in the small blind, he limped in. Dusti Smith was in the big blind and put in a raise to 715,000, then Williams shoved for 4,385,000.

Smith had a bigger stack, but not by much and was considering how to proceed for around three minutes, Eventually, she stood up, looked at her cards for the last time, and tossed them into the middle of the table face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	14,500,000 650,000	650,000
Scott Bohlman	7,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Rafael Mota	6,200,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Benjamin Williams	5,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Dusti Smith	4,900,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Tags: Benjamin WIlliams Dusti Smith

06-05-2025 18:23 UTC-8

First Limped Pot

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In a tournament where aggression is the norm, a limped pot is a rare sight—but that's exactly what unfolded. Xiaohu Liu limped from middle position, Quan Zhou followed suit, and both blinds came along, with Umesh Babusukumar completing from the small blind and Benjamin Williams checking his option.

The flop arrived with A♠Q♦Q♣, a board that rarely rewards passive play unless someone’s been slow-playing a monster. Surprisingly, the action checked all the way around.

The 5♥ hit the turn, and once again, no one bit—check, check, check, check.

On the river 6♦, Babusukumar took a stab and bet out 500,000, and everyone folded except Liu, who made the call and flipped over the winning hand with A♥10♥ for two pair aces and queens. Umesh Babusukumar showed 5♦3♣ for two pair queens and fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	13,850,000 50,000	50,000
Xiaohu Liu	7,930,000 1,630,000	1,630,000
Benjamin Williams	4,300,000 590,000	590,000
Umesh Babusukumar	3,500,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Benjamin WIlliams Quan Zhou Umesh Babusukumar Xiaohu Liu

06-05-2025 18:02 UTC-8

Henrik Juncker Eliminated in 8th Place ($49,421)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Dusti Smith opened to 375,000 from middle position and Henrik Juncker shoved 595,000 from the hijack. Quan Zhou was on the button and put in a tiny four-bet to 865,000, then Smith put in a gigantic five-bet to 3,590,000. After some time thinking, Zhou called, leaving himself around 2,800,000 behind.

When the dealer put out a flop of J♦5♥2♣, Smith instantly moved all in, and Zhou snap-called for 2,810,000.

Henrik Juncker: A♥9♦ All in
Quan Zhou: J♣J♥ All in
Dusti Smith: A♣K♦

Zhou had flopped top set and was a huge favorite to storm into the chip lead. The 5♣ turn made that happen as Zhou made a boat, leaving both Juncker and Smith drawing dead. A meaningless 4♠ hit the river, and Juncker hit the rail as Zhou took the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	13,800,000 7,800,000	7,800,000
Dusti Smith	7,700,000 5,700,000	5,700,000

Henrik Juncker	Busted

Tags: Dusti Smith Henrik Juncker Quan Zhou

06-05-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Zhou Loses a Huge Pot

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Xiaohu Liu completed the small blind and Quan Zhou checked out of the big blind. The dealer showed the flop K♣2♣4♥. where Liu bet 175,000 and got raised to 420,000 by Zhou. Liu called.

The turn revealed Q♠ and both players checked to the river 5♣. Liu continued and bet 300,000, Zhou went all-in with the bigger stack and Liu called with around 2,500,000 behind.

Zhou had already accepted defeat and turned over his J♠9♠ as Liu flipped over A♦3♥ for a wheel to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	6,500,000 3,610,000	3,610,000
Xiaohu Liu	6,300,000 2,750,000	2,750,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Xiaohu Liu

06-05-2025 16:41 UTC-8

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Umesh Babusukumar	United States	1,590,000	11
2	Benjamin Williams	United States	4,890,000	33
3	Dusti Smith	United States	13,140,000	88
4	Henrik Juncker	Denmark	2,900,000	19
5	Allen Shen	Canada	740,000	5
6	Xiaohu Liu	China	4,400,000	29
7	Quan Zhou	China	10,110,000	67
8	Rafael Mota	Brazil	4,260,000	28
9	Samy Boujmala	France	2,100,000	14
10	Scott Bohlman	United States	6,800,000	45

*Big blinds calculated using a big blind of 150,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Dusti Smith	13,140,000 440,000	440,000

Quan Zhou	10,110,000 410,000	410,000
Scott Bohlman	6,800,000

Benjamin Williams	4,890,000 690,000	690,000
Xiaohu Liu	4,400,000
Rafael Mota	4,260,000 540,000	540,000
Henrik Juncker	2,900,000 800,000	800,000
Samy Boujmala	2,100,000 300,000	300,000
Umesh Babusukumar	1,590,000 1,210,000	1,210,000
Allen Shen	740,000 160,000	160,000

06-05-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Samy Dubonnet Eliminated in 11th Place ($30,161)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Samy Dubonnet shoved from under the gun for 805,000 and Xiaohu Liu three-bet to 1,900,000 from the cutoff. When it got to Scott Bohlman in the small blind, he shoved for 2,910,000, and Liu put in the extra to leave two players at risk.

Samy Dubonnet: A♦9♦ All in
Scott Bohlman: J♣J♠ All in
Xiaohu Liu: 10♣10♦

Bohlman had the best of it preflop with his pocket jacks, but Dubonnet had an ace and was looking to find it for a triple-up. The 9♣2♣K♥ flop did give Dubonnet a few more outs as he paired his nine, but the jacks of Bohlman were still in front.

A 2♦ on the turn was a brick, as was the 4♦ river, which meant Dubonnet hit the rail and Bohlman more than doubled up.