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

06-05-2025 16:57 UTC-7

Babusukumar Survives Another Shove

Roxanne Johnson

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

Umesh Babusukumar raised from the hijack to 240,000, and Henrik Juncker defended from the big blind. The flop came out with 8♣7♥A♣ and both players checked.

On the turn 3♦ Babusukumar bet out 200,000 after Juncker checked.

On the river 7♣, Juncker checked and Babusukumar moved all in for his last 1,630,000. Juncker contemplated a call and reluctantly folded, and Babusukumar raked in a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Juncker	3,700,000 200,000	200,000
Umesh Babusukumar	2,800,000

Tags: Henrik Juncker Umesh Babusukumar

06-05-2025 16:45 UTC-7

Shen's Turn to Double

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Kai Cocklin

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

King-seven seems to be a lucky hand recently and Allen Shen just rode that luck to a double-up. Shen made it 500,000 preflop, leaving himself just 35,000 behind, and Henrik Juncker called.

They both saw a flop of 7♠7♥J♠ and Shen bet 35,000 all in, which Juncker called.

Allen Shen: K♥7♣ All in
Henrik Juncker: 8♥8♣

Shen had flopped trips and faded the Snowmen as the 6♥K♦ runout left him with a full house and a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	9,700,000 900,000	900,000
Benjamin Williams	3,700,000 20,000	20,000
Henrik Juncker	3,500,000 200,000	200,000
Allen Shen	1,370,000 820,000	820,000

Tags: Allen Shen Henrik Juncker

06-05-2025 16:42 UTC-7

Small Blind Special for Liu

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Roxanne Johnson

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

After the action folded around, Xiaohu Liu limped in from the small blind, and Rafael Mota checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came 4♥A♠3♣, and Liu led out with a small bet of 100,000, which the dealer corrected to the minimum 120,000. Mota responded with a raise to 275,000, and Liu made the call.

Both players checked the 10♣ turn, bringing the 4♣ on the river. Liu then fired out a bet of 400,000, and Mota quickly called.

Liu revealed the “small blind special” — 7♣4♦ for trip fours — and Mota mucked his hand as Liu dragged in a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaohu Liu	4,780,000 1,920,000	1,920,000
Rafael Mota	4,650,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Rafael Mota Xiaohu Liu

06-05-2025 16:37 UTC-7

Boujmala Finds the River to Stay Alive

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Kai Cocklin

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

Samy Boujmala made it 655,00 to go on the button and left himself just a few chips behind. Allen Shen was next to act in the small blind and he shoved, then when it got back to Boujmala, he called.

Samy Boujmala: K♦7♣ All in
Allen Shen: A♠K♥

Shen had picked up Big Slick again and was the favorite to win the hand and eliminate Boujmala. It was all going to plan for Shen on the 5♠5♥6♦Q♥ board, but the 7♦ river gave Boujmala a pair and kept him alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samy Boujmala	1,800,000 100,000	100,000
Allen Shen	550,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Allen Shen Samy Boujmala

06-05-2025 16:34 UTC-7

Babusukumar Doubles Up

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

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

Umesh Babusukumar went all in on the button for 195,000 and got called in the big blind by Allen Shen.

Umesh Babusukumar: 8♠K♠ All in
Allen Shen: 4♥4♣

The board revealed:
Q♠K♦10♦6♦A♦

Babusukumar doubled up, and Shen's stack decreased significantly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umesh Babusukumar	2,800,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Allen Shen	1,400,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Allen Shen Umesh Babusukumar

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

06-05-2025 16:21 UTC-7

Geng Makes the Right Call

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Dusti Smith raised the button to 230,000 and Samy Dubonnet called in the small blind. Shuofei Geng also came along from the big blind.

Despite three players being in the pot, they all checked to the river on the 7♣9♥J♦3♠2♥ board, where Dubonnet fired 255,000. Geng thought for around a minute before he called, and Smith quickly folded.

Dubonnet then revealed A♥10♠ for ace-high, but Geng had figured him out and showed 6♥6♣ for a pair of sixes to take the pot,

Player	Chips	Progress
Dusti Smith	9,300,000 145,000	145,000

Shuofei Geng	2,600,000 100,000	100,000
Samy Dubonnet	1,850,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Dusti Smith Samy Dubonnet Shuofei Geng

06-05-2025 16:20 UTC-7

Babusukumar Doubles his Short Stack

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Quan Zhou opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 240,000, and Benjamin Williams responded with a three-bet to 750,000 out of the small blind. Without hesitation, Umesh Babusukumar moved all in from the big blind for his remaining 430,000. Zhou quickly got out of the way, leaving it to Williams to decide on the short stack’s fate.

Umesh Babusukumar: K♥K♣ All in
Benjamin Williams: Q♥Q♠

The board contained A♦9♣4♦9♦9♠, and both players hit a full house, but Babusukumar held the higher one for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	8,800,000 400,000	400,000
Benjamin Williams	3,680,000 1,920,000	1,920,000
Umesh Babusukumar	1,250,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Benjamin WIlliams Quan Zhou Umesh Babusukumar

06-05-2025 16:18 UTC-7

Bohlman Doubles Up With Jacks

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Scott Bohlman raised from under the gun and Rafael Mota called from the big blind to the 5♠6♠7♥ flop, where Mota check-called a bet of 300,000 from Bohlman.

A 10♦ hit the turn and after Mota checked, Bohlman bet 900,000, leaving 105,000 behind. Mota went into the tank before he eventually shoved, and Bohlman called off his last few chips.

Scott Bohlman: J♦J♠ All in
Rafael Mota: 9♣6♣

Mota had a pair and a gutshot, but it was no good as the 5♦ river kept the pocket jacks of Bohlman in the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaohu Liu	6,700,000 80,000	80,000
Rafael Mota	5,300,000 840,000	840,000
Scott Bohlman	3,300,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Tags: Rafael Mota Scott Bohlman

06-05-2025 16:00 UTC-7

Babusukumar Survives

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Umesh Babusukumar shoved for 210,000 from the hijack and Allen Shen made it 325,000 on the button. Henrik Juncker called in the big blind.

The flop came 8♦J♣10♣ and both checked to the A♦ turn, where Juncker check-called a bet of 150,000 from Shen.

A 7♠ completed the board and it was checked to showdown, where Juncker showed A♥3♦ for a pair of aces. Babusukumar flipped A♣8♥ for two pair, and Shen tabled K♥J♥ for a pair of jacks.

Babusukumar survived by taking the main pot and quadrupled up, which left Juncker to take the side pot.