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

06-05-2025 17:03 UTC-8

Liu Wins a Pot

Nataly Sopacuaperu

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

Different table with different dynamics. Dusti Smit raised from middle position to 375,000. Xiaohu Liu called and the dealer revealed the flop: J♥Q♥8♣.

Smith bet again for 380,000 and got called. Both saw the turn Q♠. Smith checked and Lui bet 900,000. Smith asked how much Liu had behind and decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dusti Smith	12,500,000 640,000	640,000

Xiaohu Liu	5,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tags: Dusti Smith Xiaohu Liu

Level: 30

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

06-05-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Players are Moving to the Feature Table

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Roxanne Johnson

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

All players are on the move to the feature table, with 10 remaining.

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 16:23 UTC-8

Players on a 15-minute Break

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Players are on a 15-minute break.

When they return, the final table will begin.

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	6,800,000 4,900,000	4,900,000

Xiaohu Liu	4,400,000 380,000	380,000
Samy Dubonnet	Busted

Tags: Samy Dubonnet Scott Bohlman Xiaohu Liu

06-05-2025 16:14 UTC-8

Chop it up and a Pay Jump

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Allen Shen raised to 760,000, leaving just 20,000 behind, effectively putting himself all in on the cusp of the money ladder bubble. From the big blind, Benjamin Williams applied maximum pressure with a three-bet to cover Shen.

Noticing an all-in at the other table, Shen wisely paused his decision, stalling until the hand concluded. His patience paid off—he successfully laddered up and secured a pay jump before committing the rest of his chips.

Shen made the call.

Allen Shen: A♥2♦ All in
Benjamin Williams: A♦4♥

The board came out very friendly with J♦Q♦9♣8♣Q♣, and a chopped pot allowed Shen to survive another shove.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Williams	4,200,000 500,000	500,000
Allen Shen	900,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Allen Shen Benjamin WIlliams

06-05-2025 16:12 UTC-8

Shuofei Geng Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,010)

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

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

Shuofei Geng decided raise to around 950000 with one chip of 100000 behind on the button. Rafael Mota in the big blind decided to call. The dealer revealed the flop; J♥9♥8♠. On the turn Geng threw in his last chip to go all in, Mota called.

Shuofei Geng: A♥K♦
Rafael Mota: Q♥10♠

The straight of Mota ensured the chips moved his way, sending Geng home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	4,800,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Shuofei Geng	Busted

Tags: Rafael Mota Shuofei Geng

06-05-2025 16:02 UTC-8

Smith Turns a Straight to Regain Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

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

Rafael Mota raised from under the gun to 250,000 and Dusti Smith three-bet to 590,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Mota, he called.

The flop came 7♥10♣9♦ and after Mota checked, Smith fired 380,000. Mota called.

A J♦ hit the turn and again Mota checked, and again Smith fired, this time for 1,515,000. Mota went into the tank for around two minutes before he carved out calling chips and pushed them into the pot.

When the 9♠ river paired the board, Mota checked and Smith quickly checked back. Mota showed A♠J♥ for a pair of jacks, but Smith had turned a straight with K♥Q♥ to scoop the pot.