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

06-09-2025 15:55 UTC-8

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Blodgett	99,000,000 18,000,000	18,000,000
Tom Verbruggen	Busted

Tags: Jason Blodgett Tom Verbruggen

06-09-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Pham Remains in Contention

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Frank Visser

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

Justin Gutierrez opened his button to 4,500,000. David Pham sat in the big blind and clicked it back to 10,500,000, which Gutierrez called after much deliberation.

Pham had left himself 5,300,000 back, which he tossed in as soon as the 8♠7♥10♠ flop fell. Gutierrez looked the three-time bracelet winner up, putting him at risk.

David Pham: K♦10♥ All in
Justin Gutierrez: A♥4♥

Pham had flopped top pair for a solid lead. The 7♦9♠ runout did not significantly alter the board, seeing Pham double up to nearly 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Pham	39,600,000 29,100,000	29,100,000

Justin Gutierrez	20,900,000 9,100,000	9,100,000

Tags: David Pham Justin Gutierrez

06-09-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Li Doubles Through Verbruggen

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Josh Noy

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

Kong Li moved all in for 20,400,000 in early position and was at risk when Tom Verbruggen shoved his larger stack from the cutoff. The rest of the table got out of the way and the hands were turned up.

Kong Li: A♦K♠ All in
Tom Verbruggen: A♥Q♦

Both players connected with the K♣10♦Q♥4♣8♦ runout, but Li's top pair held to secure the double-up through Verbruggen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kong Li	43,500,000 36,500,000	36,500,000
Tom Verbruggen	9,000,000 19,100,000	19,100,000

Tags: Kong Li Tom Verbruggen

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

Tags: Anish Vithlani Sigrid Dencker

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

Tags: Jason Blodgett Lok Chan

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

Tags: Ashira Lavine Kaiwen Wei

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

Tags: Jason Blodgett Rena Varghese

Level: 40

Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000

Ante: 2,000,000

06-09-2025 15:16 UTC-8

Poker Player Penalized for 'Expletives' After Refusing to Color Up Deep in WSOP Event

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Jon Sofen

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

A poker player was given a one-round penalty deep in a 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) event for swearing at a floor manager after refusing to color up.

Tyler Brown, a 2023 bracelet winner, is the player in question. He wasn't frustrated following a bad beat. The penalized poker pro was among the chip leaders at the time in Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack with around 30 players remaining out of 1,499 entries on Monday.

Penalized Player Explains Why Here

Tags: Tyler Brown

06-09-2025 15:15 UTC-8