Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-09-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Shepard's Sevens Send Simonsen Home

Laura Fryer

Level 39 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Brandon Simonsen open-jammed for his remaining 14,200,000 stack on the button. Marcus Shepard made the call from the big blind and the players flipped their hands.

Brandon Simonsen: K♦J♦ All in
Marcus Shepard: 7♦7♠

Simonsen needed to improve to stay in the tournament. Simonsen picked up a flush draw on the Q♣5♦3♦ flop.

The A♣ turn gave more hope for Simonsen as any ten would give him a straight.

He missed on the Q♥ river and was sent home in 29th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcus Shepard	53,000,000 9,100,000	9,100,000
Brandon Simonsen	Busted

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06-09-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Kuhn Misses Out on Redraw

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Frank Visser

Level 39 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Keenan Kuhn moved his last 8,500,000 over the line from the cutoff. Ryan Leng asked for a count in the small blind before he called with the covering stack.

Keenan Kuhn: Q♦J♣ All in
Ryan Leng: A♠2♦

Leng paired his ace on the 6♣7♦A♦ flop, leaving Kuhn without outs on the 4♥ turn. Kuhn said his goodbyes as the 6♥ river fell, and the tournament was paused to commence a three-table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Leng	24,000,000 10,400,000	10,400,000

Keenan Kuhn	Busted

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06-09-2025 14:50 UTC-8

Alexandre Zampieri Eliminated in 27th Place ($19,000)

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Shirley Ang

Level 39 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Ashira Lavine raised to 5,000,000 from under the gun, and Alexandre Zampieri three-bet jammed for around 12,000,000 from the button for the blinds to fold and Lavine to make the call with the slightly bigger stack.

Alexandre Zampieri: A♦K♦ All in
Ashira Lavine: K♠K♣

The board ran out 8♥2♣J♣9♣Q♦ for Lavine to hold with the pair of kings to eliminate Zampieri in 27th place just before the three-table redraw took place.

The new seat draw is to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashira Lavine	29,000,000 16,100,000	16,100,000
Alexandre Zampieri	Busted

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06-09-2025 15:05 UTC-8

Yaniv Peretz Eliminated in 26th Place ($23,440)

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Frank Visser

Level 39 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Anish Vithlani opened to 4,000,000 in middle position. Yaniv Peretz then committed his 8,800,000 chips from the small blind, which Vithlani called after confirming the count.

Yaniv Peretz: A♠Q♥ All in
Anish Vithlani: 3♦3♣

Vithlani spiked a set on the 9♣K♦3♠ flop. Peretz had no outs remaining on the 6♣ turn and was officially eliminated as soon as the 4♥ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anish Vithlani	36,500,000 12,000,000	12,000,000
Yaniv Peretz	Busted

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06-09-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Theo Rebour Eliminated in 25th Place ($23,440)

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Laura Fryer

Level 39 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Ramaswamy Pyloore open-jammed from the cutoff for his remaining 15,000,000 stack. Theo Rebour re-jammed on the button, and was covered my Pyloore.

The blinds folded, and the players went heads-up to showdown.

Theo Rebour: 9♣9♠ All in
Ramaswamy Pyloore: Q♣8♣

Pyloore quickly improved on the queen high Q♦2♦4♦ flop and he held to knock out Rebour on the 5♥, 7♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	32,000,000 16,000,000	16,000,000

Theo Rebour	Busted

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06-09-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Rena Varghese Eliminated in 24th Place ($23,440)

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Frank Visser

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Rena Varghese shoved in her stack of 19,100,000 from the button. Jason Blodgett called in the big blind, putting his opponent at risk.

Rena Varghese: A♦7♠ All in
Jason Blodgett: A♠10♦

Both players made aces and sixes on the 5♠A♥6♣6♠5♥ board, but Blodgett's kicker remained in play, kicking out Varghese.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Blodgett	67,500,000 10,500,000	10,500,000
Rena Varghese	Busted

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06-09-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Ashira Lavine Eliminated in 23rd Place ($23,440)

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Frank Visser

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

It folded to Ashira Lavine in the small blind, who put her stack of 25,000,000 at risk. Kaiwen Wei asked for a count in the big blind before quickly calling off.

Ashira Lavine: A♦7♠ All in
Kaiwen Wei: 7♥7♦

Lavine could only look on as the K♦6♠Q♠3♣10♠ left her without a pair. Wei's sevens shipped the pot, eliminating Lavine in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaiwen Wei	74,800,000 23,800,000	23,800,000
Ashira Lavine	Busted

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06-09-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Lok Chan Eliminated in 22nd Place ($23,440)

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Laura Fryer

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Lok Chan moved all in from under the gun for 24,000,000. Action folded around to Jason Blodgett in the big blind, who called and covered Chan.

Jason Blodgett: A♣J♣

Blodgett showed and Chan kept his cards face down until the Q♥7♠6♥ flop was shown.

Lok Chan: A♠2♣ All in

Chan was quickly eliminated after not improving on the 8♥ turn or Q♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Blodgett	81,000,000 13,500,000	13,500,000
Lok Chan	Busted

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06-09-2025 15:39 UTC-8

Anish Vithlani Eliminated in 21st Place ($23,440)

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Shirley Ang

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

The flop read 3♥10♥9♥, and both Anish Vithlani in the big blind and Sigrid Dencker in the middle position checked to see the J♥ on the turn.

Vithlani checked for Dencker to shove with the bigger stack. Vithlani contemplated his options and then made the call.

Anish Vithlani: K♣Q♦ All in
Sigrid Dencker: A♥10♠

The rail gasped as Vithlani had turned a straight, but Dencker was sitting on the nut-flush.

The river completed the board with the J♣ as a formality as Vithlani was eliminated in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sigrid Dencker	67,800,000 30,300,000	30,300,000
Anish Vithlani	Busted

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06-09-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Tom Verbruggen Eliminated in 20th Place ($23,440)

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Laura Fryer

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Action folded round to Tom Verbruggen who open-shoved for his remaining few big blinds. Jason Blodgett, sat to Verbruggen's direct left made a snap call from the big blind and the players flipped their hands.

Tom Verbruggen: 7♣8♦ All in
Jason Blodgett: J♠6♦

Verbruggen was looking for help but the A♣10♣3♦ flop didn't bring much hope.

The 5♥ turn and the 6♣ river sealed his fate, and Verbruggen was eliminated in 20th place.