Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day 3 Started
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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Action will resume for Day 3 of Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2025 World Series of Poker at noon local time at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
Day 2 saw 225 competitors return to the arena in the hope of taking one step closer to a six-figure score and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Only 17 players survived Day 2, and leading the charge into Day 3 is Jon Vallinas. With lifetime earnings of more than $2,500,000, Vallinas is no stranger to big field events. His best run to date gave him a second-place finish in a WSOP Paradise event for $622,340.
Hot on his heels, David McGowan (6,215,000) and Travis Hartshorn (4,865,000) complete the podium places, but there are a host of players visible in Vallinas’ rear view mirror.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Vallinas | Spain | 7,000,000 | 70 |
| 2 | David McGowan | United States | 6,215,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Travis Hartshorn | United States | 4,865,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi | Ukraine | 4,715,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Christopher Puetz | Germany | 4,190,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Aram Oganyan | United States | 3,575,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Mark Darner | United States | 3,560,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Alexander Greenblatt | United States | 3,560,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Dylan Linde | United States | 2,490,000 | 25 |
| 10 | Ryan Wolfson | United States | 2,450,000 | 25 |
Notable names still in the field include Dylan Linde (2,490,000) and Aram Oganyan (3,575,000). Linde is the only player in the field to have won a WSOP bracelet and is also a 25K Fantasy Draft player. Established professional Oganyan boasts lifetime earnings just shy of $5,000,000 and will be hoping to add a WSOP bracelet to his already impressive resume.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $496,826 |
| 2 | $331,163 |
| 3 | $238,204 |
| 4 | $173,435 |
| 5 | $127,841 |
| 6 | $95,415 |
| 7 | $72,119 |
| 8 | $55,212 |
| 9 | $42,819 |
| 10-11 | $33,646 |
| 12-13 | $26,793 |
| 14-17 | $21,624 |
The tournament will resume for Day 3 at noon local time on June 10. The field will play down to a winner, and each level will be one hour long. Play will begin at Level 28: 50,000/100,000/100,000. Players will take a 15-minute break after every two levels, with an extended dinner break to be determined.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to get all the latest updates as they happen here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 3.
17 players remain, and a winner will be crowned today.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
6,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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2,690,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,850,000
1,710,000
|
1,710,000 |
|
930,000
855,000
|
855,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
1,510,000
|
1,510,000 |
|
|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,650,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
2,800,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
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