Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,321,925
Entries
1,493
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
17
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,493
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Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
David McGowan opened for 200,000 in cutoff and got raised by big blind Mark Darner to 700,000. McGowan thought for a bit but made the call to see the flop.
The flop came 2♣8♥A♦, Darner led out with 350,000 and got called by McGowan. Both players checked the 10♣ turn and 10♦ river.
Darner showed Q♠5♥ while McGowan tabled the winning hand of A♥4♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,750,000
1,535,000
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1,535,000 |
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3,300,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Joseph Carden open-shoved for 650,000 under the gun and was called by Alexander Greenblatt in the small blind, taking them to showdown.
Joseph Carden: J♣10♠ 
Alexander Greenblatt: A♥K♠
Already ahead, Greenblatt's lead was strengthened when the flop dropped 9♠K♣6♥ hitting the board with a pair of kings. The runout 7♦6♠ didn't help Carden at all. Greenblatt scooped the pot as Carden headed to the payout counter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,850,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Sebastian Crane limped in the small blind and Mark Darner checked his option.
Both players saw a flop of A♦5♠K♥ which they knuckled. On the 7♠ turn, Crane bet 250,000 and Darner called.
On the river J♦, Crane continued the pressure and Darner called once again.
Crane showed A♣5♣ for top pair. Darner mucked his hand as Crane chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,650,000
850,000
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850,000 |
|
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2,800,000
760,000
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760,000 |
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Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Dylan Linde opened the hijack to 210,000, and when action folded to Jamey McKay in the small blind, he moved all in for 1,400,000.
Action folded back to Linde, who called.
Jamey Mckay: K♠10♦
Dylan Linde: J♠J♣
The flop spiced things up a little bit, coming down 9♣8♣7♣. This gave McKay a straight draw, but Linde had flopped a straight flush draw.
The 5♥ turn had no effect, but the 10♠ river gave Linde a straight, eliminating McKay.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,200,000
1,510,000
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1,510,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 29th episode, Connor talks with actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly about the 20th anniversary of her World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win, high-stakes cash games, the recent cancellation of Chucky, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, voicing Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, dating poker pro Phil Laak, and her goal of getting into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Tilly also revealed that she tried to stop her ex-husband, Sam Simon, from creating The Simpsons and told the story of how she was nearly the voice of Marge Simpson.
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Paul Runcan moved all in for 795,000, and next to act, Sebastian Crane, moved all in too, covering Runcan's stack.
The rest of the table got out of the way.
Paul Runcan: 5♣5♦
Sebastian Crane: 9♠9♣
Runcan was behind by quite some distance, and the flop didn't help his cause. The dealer fanned out 2♥2♠9♥, giving Crane a flopped full house.
No miracle for Runcan as the turn 7♣ and river 10♥ sealed his fate, and he headed to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,800,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Joseph Carden open-shoved for 325,000 in middle position and got called by the big blind Alexander Greenblatt.
Joseph Carden: A♦4♠
Alexander Greenblatt: 8♦4♦
The board ran J♥K♥7♥2♣6♥ and Carden took the pot down for a double with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,850,000
1,710,000
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1,710,000 |
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930,000
855,000
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855,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The players have been dealt their first hand of the day.
Jon Vallinas raised in middle position 200,000, and when action folded to Dylan Linde in the big blind, he set an early marker. He three-bet to 650,000.
Vallinas looked him up and down, took a couple of minutes to consider his response, but ultimately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,900,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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2,690,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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