Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-28-2025 14:46 UTC-7

Yankov Jams the River

Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Joining the hand on the turn of a 8♥A♥6♦ 3♦ board, with roughly 12,000 chips in the pot, Krasimir Yankov bet 10,800 from the small blind. Yiannis Liperis called from under the gun.

The river 10♥ completed the available flush draw on the flop and Yankov committed the rest of his 18,200 stack.

Liperis considered his options, looking Yankov up and down, before choosing to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krasimir Yankov	55,000 20,000	20,000
Yiannis Liperis	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Yiannis Liperis

05-28-2025 14:41 UTC-7

Sangannagari Spikes the Turn

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Sridhar Sangannagari had his stack of 45,000 in the middle from the button and was put at risk by Clemen Deng in the big blind.

Sridhar Sangannagari: 8♦8♣ All in
Clemen Deng: 10♣10♦

Sangannagari was in a world of trouble and didn't find much to work with on the 7♣2♥9♦ flop. However, the 8♥ on the turn gave him a set and propelled him into the lead with just one card to come. Deng needed to hit a jack, ten, or a six to scoop the pot, but the A♠ river was of no use, and Sangannagari doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sridhar Sangannagari	90,000
Clemen Deng	15,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Clemen Deng Sridhar Sangannagari

05-28-2025 14:41 UTC-7

"He Has to Show"

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There were roughly 9,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 3♣7♦K♥, Seunghyun Nam bet 2,400 from middle position when the 10♥ hit the turn and was quickly called by Thomas Brabham on the button.

Nam overbet to 21,200 when the 8♣ hit the river which left himself with less than a big blind in his stack. Brabham clearly not happy as he flicked in a chip to call and got shown 7♣7♦ which took the pot.

A player announced to the table "he has to show" referring to Brabham, which Brabham responded with "he's not all in!".

Player	Chips	Progress
Seunghyun Nam	57,000 17,000	17,000
Thomas Brabham	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Seunghyun Nam Thomas Brabham

05-28-2025 14:26 UTC-7

Milliard Check-Shoves; Yau Takes His Seat

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There were around 10,000 chips in the pot on a 3♣4♥Q♦9♥ board when Julian Milliard checked the hijack, and Aliaksandr Hirs fired around 7,500 from the button. Milliard took some time before he shoved for close to 37,000, and Hirs quickly folded.

Ethan Yau has just taken his seat at the same table, and Joseph Frei seems to be one of the chip leaders nearby with around 240,000 in his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Frei	240,000 240,000	240,000
Julian Milliard	55,000 55,000	55,000
Ethan Yau	50,000 50,000	50,000

Aliaksandr Hirs	45,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Ethan Yau Joseph Frei Julian Milliard

05-28-2025 14:16 UTC-7

Some of the Top Stacks at First Break

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	135,000

Mustapha Kanit	135,000

Shundan Xiao	123,500
Shawn Daniels	120,000

Anatoly Nikitin	100,000
Thomas Cazayous	90,000 47,000	47,000

Jared Ward	85,000 5,000	5,000
Antonio Galiana	85,000

[Removed:510]	83,000 3,000	3,000
John Ripnick	83,000 10,000	10,000
Peter Cross	82,000
Hugues Girard	81,000
Chance Kornuth	80,000

James Blazek	79,000
Wagner Ripper	78,400
Blake Bohn	77,000
Ryan Mandara	62,000 9,000	9,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

05-28-2025 14:00 UTC-7

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The 194 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

05-28-2025 13:58 UTC-7

Trofimov Finds a Flush on the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

On a flop of 5♠6♣J♦, [Removed:510] had bet and then called a raise of 13,000 by Edward Hatzakortzian.

The 6♠ landed on the turn and Hatzakortzian shoved, which got Trofimov to call off his stack of just over 20,000.

[Removed:510]: K♠J♠ All in
Edward Hatzakortzian: A♣J♣

Hatzakortzian was ahead with his better kicked but he needed to fade a king and the spades of Trofimov, who turned a flush draw. Unfortunately for Hatzakortzian, he couldn't fade as the 10♠ on the river completed the flush of Trofimov.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:510]	80,000
Edward Hatzakortzian	40,000

Tags: Edward Hatzakortzian

05-28-2025 13:54 UTC-7

Multi-Way Madness

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Robert Jones

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Dean Baranowski from the cutoff, Viktor Blom from the button, and Ankit Ahuja from the small blind all called the 800 chip raise from Jared Ward in middle position. Clemen Deng, in an attempt to slim the field, re-raised to 5,300. This was an unsuccessful attempt, as only Ward elected not to see three.

Going four ways to a flop of 6♦5♥4♥ with roughly 17,000 in the middle. Action checked to Blom who made it 8,600 to go. Next to act, Ahuja sent his remaining 31,500 chips into the middle, putting himself at risk. Action folded back around to Blom, who made the call.

Ankit Ahuja: 6♣6♥
Viktor Blom: A♥2♥

Blom did not have to wait as the 8♥ was peeled off on the turn. The river would not save Ahuja, and his flopped top set would send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	112,000 112,000	112,000
Jared Ward	90,000 5,000	5,000
Dean Baranowski	45,000 45,000	45,000
Clemen Deng	45,000 45,000	45,000
Ankit Ahuja	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Clemen Deng Dean Baranowski Jared Ward Viktor Blom

05-28-2025 13:49 UTC-7

Value Town

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were roughly 6,700 chips in the pot on a flop of 7♣5♠K♣. Tian Liu checked in the cutoff to Jeremiah Williams who was on the button and he bet 1,800, Liu called.

Both player checked when the 10♣ hit the turn and Liu lead for 3,400 when the 3♠ came on the river, Williams did not take long before he called and got shown K♠Q♠ which won Liu the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremiah Williams	88,000 15,500	15,500
Tian Liu	56,000

Tags: Artem Metalidi Jeremiah Williams