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

06-09-2025 10:30 UTC-8

Claus Can't Win Against Tang

Shirley Ang

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Pedro Claus shoved from under the gun for 1,725,000 for Kheang Tang to make the call with the bigger stack from the hijack while the rest of the table folded.

Pedro Claus: K♦2♣ All in
Kheang Tang: K♠K♣

The board ran out 8♥10♦Q♦10♥4♦ for Tang to hold with the pocket kings for two pair and an elimination to his name.

He got up from his chair to tell that he had won a hand just before when he held pocket queens and his opponent had ace-jack. The board ran out with an ace on the flop, a jack on the turn but a queen appeared on the river.

"There is a god, and it's a she."

Player	Chips	Progress
Kheang Tang	11,575,000 6,700,000	6,700,000
Pedro Claus	Busted

Tags: Kheang Tang Pedro Claus

06-09-2025 10:34 UTC-8

Heavy Action on Table 635 - Ravail Left Hanging On

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Laura Fryer

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Loc Tu moved all in from a middle position for around 900,000 and got a single call from Pierre Gue to his direct left.

Loc Tu: 10♦10♠ All in
Pierre Gue: K♣6♠

Tu was looking to hold to stay alive and make the payjump and the 8♣J♣7♣9♥2♥ runout secured him a double.

In the next hand, Tu was all in again for 2,150,000 and Gue took around 2 minutes and decided to fold only after the clock was called, chipping up Tu again to 3,150,000. Leaving Gue with 4,150,000.

Some table talk was shared between players saying "that must have been a close one", "you had pocket tens?".

In the next hand, Gue moved all in for his remaining stack from the small blind and got a call from Morgan Ravail who only just had him covered in the big blind.

Pierre Gue: A♠10♣ All in
Morgan Ravail: K♠Q♦

Both players missed on the 7♠9♥4♥5♥6♦ with very little sweat for either player. Gue took the pot with Ace high and left Ravail with only 300,000.

Ravail was in the small blind in the next hand and with an open just before him, Ravail decided to fold, leaving himself only 100,000 chips to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Gue	8,700,000 5,550,000	5,550,000
Loc Tu	3,150,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Morgan Ravail	100,000 6,160,000	6,160,000

Tags: Loc Tu Morgan Ravail Pierre Gue

06-09-2025 10:35 UTC-8

Pyloore Piling Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Big stack Ramaswamy Pyloore opened to 800,000 from early position. It folded to Stavros Petychakis in the big blind, who three-bet to 2,450,000. Pyloore called, and the 4♣Q♥9♣ flop was spread.

Petychakis continued for 1,300,000, which Pyloore called after confirming the amount. The 3♥ turn saw Petychakis size up to 1,750,000, but this time Pyloore quickly moved all in.

Petychakis had 3,400,000 chips behind. He quickly folded, preserving the eight big blinds he left himself.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	34,200,000 28,790,000	28,790,000

Keenan Kuhn	12,000,000 8,225,000	8,225,000
Paris Sitzoukis	8,650,000 5,735,000	5,735,000
Kong Li	8,350,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Joshua Oneal	5,150,000 650,000	650,000
Andrew Tang	4,300,000 1,670,000	1,670,000
Stavros Petychakis	3,400,000 5,900,000	5,900,000
Adam Croffut	75,000 8,060,000	8,060,000

Tags: Ramaswamy Pyloore Stavros Petychakis

06-09-2025 10:39 UTC-8

Remaining First-Level Bust-Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Oscal	Busted
Kelson Kugler	Busted
Varadarajan Iyengar	Busted
Broc Kuerzi	Busted
Florian Bordet	Busted
Felipe Roldan	Busted
Siarhei Chudapal	Busted
Tommy Trinh	Busted

Level: 34

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

06-09-2025 10:43 UTC-8

Morris Reluctantly Folds

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Shirley Ang

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

At the end of the previous level, Rena Varghese raised to 1,000,000 from the middle position and called by James Morris in the cutoff.

They both checked through the K♣5♥Q♥ on the flop to the 2♦ on the turn. Varghese announced a bet of 2,000,000 but only put out one chip of 500,000. The rest of the table corrected her and she added on three more chips but Morris didn't agree and asked for a ruling.

He claimed he heard her announce "two" but only put out one chip. The floor listened to his claim and ruled as the minimum bet was 400,000, the bet of 2,000,000 was what is was. Morris shook his head, looked at his cards, counted out his stack, and then reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rena Varghese	12,000,000 8,495,000	8,495,000
James Morris	3,300,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: James Morris Rena Varghese

06-09-2025 10:50 UTC-8

Sheils Shot Out of the Tournament by Elharrak

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Shirley Ang

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

The board read 6♦K♦K♥K♣3♦, and Brandon Sheils was seen getting up from his chair, waiting for his elimination to be confirmed by the floor.

Sheils had the A♦4♠ in front of him, but Said Elharrak had the A♠Q♠ for the higher kicker to eliminate Sheils.

Player	Chips	Progress
Said Elharrak	9,400,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Brandon Sheils	Busted

Tags: Brandon Sheils Said Elharrak

06-09-2025 10:55 UTC-8

Croffut Among Trio Eliminated by Pyloore

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Adam Croffut had put in his final 75,000 chips from early position. Andrew Tang then rejammed for about 4,300,000 from the hijack, and Stavros Petychakis called off his stack of 3,400,000 in the hijack.

Table chipleader Ramaswamy Pyloore was in the small blind, calling to put the other three players at risk of elimination.

Adam Croffut: A♦6♥ All in
Stavros Petychakis: A♠10♥ All in
Andrew Tang: K♠Q♠ All in
Ramaswamy Pyloore: J♠J♥

Tang shot ahead on the 10♦3♦Q♥ flop with his pair of queens. The 5♠ turn had Croffut drawing dead, while the J♦ river provided Pyloore with one of two outs to take down the pot and knock out all three players, much to the amazement of the many onlookers that had gathered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	42,125,000 7,925,000	7,925,000

Adam Croffut	Busted
Stavros Petychakis	Busted
Andrew Tang	Busted

Tags: Adam Croffut Andrew Tang Ramaswamy Pyloore Stavros Petychakis

06-09-2025 11:01 UTC-8

Henkel Busts and Ravail Regains

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Laura Fryer

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Matthew Glantz opened the hijack to 2,500,000 and Christina Henkel moved all in for her remaining 4,825,000 stack from the cutoff.

Action folded to Glantz who snap called, and the players flipped their cards.

Christina Henkel: A♥10♣ All in
Matthew Glantz: K♦K♥

Henkel needed to hit to be saved from elimination but missed on the 3♠J♦K♥8♥5♠ runout.

Glantz chipped up to 15,750,000.

In the next hand, Morgan Ravail was forced all in in the big blind for his remaining 150,000.

Pierre Gue limped from the button and Kaiwen Wei folded the small blind.

Morgan Ravail: J♥8♦ All in
Pierre Gue: 10♥9♦

Ravail let out a cheer after seeing a jack on the J♦5♦3♣ flop and he doubled up, after the A♠5♣ completed the board. Taking him up to 450,000.

Ravail got another double in the next hand in the small blind against Rodrigo Zouvi in the big blind.

Morgan Ravail: K♠7♣ All in
Rodrigo Zouvi: 5♠8♦

Ravail was calling for "no eight" and held on the 6♥Q♦9♣9♥K♣ runout.

After the three hands, Ravail had chipped up to 1,300,000.

Soon after passing some chips, Zouvi was seen walking away from the table having busted just a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	15,750,000 6,600,000	6,600,000

Pierre Gue	7,800,000 900,000	900,000
Morgan Ravail	1,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Christina Henkel	Busted
Rodrigo Zouvi	Busted

Tags: Christina Henkel Kaiwen Wei Matthew Glantz Morgan Ravail Pierre Gue Rodrigo Zouvi

06-09-2025 11:03 UTC-8

Leng Spikes Turn to Eliminate Duong

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Thanh Duong got his stack of about 5,500,000 in from the small blind against Ryan Leng in the big blind, who had him covered.

Thanh Duong: A♠J♣ All in
Ryan Leng: 7♦7♣

Duong flopped best on 2♣A♦5♥, but Leng retaliated on the 7♠ turn as his set left Duong without any outs. The 2♦ river was rendered meaningless as Duong was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Leng	14,275,000 7,750,000	7,750,000

Thanh Duong	Busted

Tags: Ryan Leng Thanh Duong