Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-29-2025 12:38 UTC-8

Ramos Doubles with Trips

Sava Krink

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Edward Pak kicked off the action with a raise to 5,000 from late position, and Felipe Ramos defended his big blind with a call.

The flop came 10♥7♠4♦, and Ramos checked it over to Pak, who continued with a bet of 4,000. Ramos responded with a check-raise to 9,500, and Pak made the call.

The turn brought the 10♣, and Ramos kept the pressure on with a bet of 6,500. Pak paused for a moment before calling again.

On the 3♠ river, Ramos moved all in for his remaining 14,500. Pak snap-called.

Ramos tabled A♠10♦ for trip tens, while Pak showed 9♥7♥ for two pair. The trips held, and Ramos secured the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Pak	140,000 106,000	106,000
Felipe Ramos	72,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Edward Pak Felipe Ramos

05-29-2025 12:01 UTC-8

"My Friend, You Never Fold to Me"

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Barry Russell

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Pavlin Karakikov raised in early position to 6,000 and was met by a three-bet to 20,500 from Sanjeev Kapoor in the cutoff. Interestingly, Ren "Tony" Lin decided to cold-call the bet from the button, and Karakikov also called, and they went three-way to a flop.

With roughly 65,000 already in the pot, the flop came Q♦10♣2♣ and action checked to Lin, who bet 20,000. The only caller was Kapoor.

Lin turned to Kapoor on his direct right and said, "My friend, why you never fold to me?"

Lin then announced, "all-in" for 45,000 when the 6♥ hit the turn, and got snap-called by Kapoor.

Lin said, "Oh no, you have ace-queen," but was delighted when Kapoor turned over an ace-king.

Ren Lin: J♣J♥ All in
Sanjeev Kapoor: A♥K♦

The 5♠ on the river saw Lin jump out of his seat and celebrate the win with a hug from Jesse Lonis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlin Karakikov	370,000 51,500	51,500
Ren Lin	190,000

Sanjeev Kapoor	145,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Pavlin Karakikov Ren Lin Sanjeev Kapoor

05-29-2025 11:45 UTC-8

Nasreddine's Day Comes to an Early End

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John Avelino

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jesse Lonis opened to 5,000 from under the gun and Rania Nasreddine moved all in for 23,000 from early position. Amir Mirrasouli shoved too for 49,000 effective, which folded out all other players.

Rania Nasreddine: 5♥5♦ All in
Amir Mirrasouli: 7♥6♥

The board ran out 10♠10♣J♥A♦7♣, which gave Mirrasouli two pair, and Nasreddine exited the tournament area while Mirrasouli raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Mirrasouli	77,000 16,000	16,000
Jesse Lonis	44,000 44,000	44,000

Rania Nasreddine	Busted

Tags: Amir Mirrasouli Jesse Lonis Rania Nasreddine

05-29-2025 10:13 UTC-8

Jake Schwartz Leads Field Into Day 2 of $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed

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Barry Russell

The cards will be back in the air today at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas as Day 2 of Event #3: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed begins at 12 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center. After a full day of action Wednesday, 205 players made it through from the initial 558-entry field. With late registration still open for two more levels (end of Level 12, about 2:15 p.m.), the final numbers are still to be determined.

The 2024 World Series of Poker saw 660 entries and more than $3 million in the prize pool. That event ended with Brent Hart securing his first WSOP bracelet after a hard-fought run when he outlasted a tough final table, including notable names like Eddie Ochana and Alexander Queen.

Jake Schwartz leads the pack heading into Day 2, bagging a massive 538,000 chips—good for 215 big blinds. He's followed by Nicholas Go with 492,500 chips and bracelet winner Thomas Cazayous with 462,000, both of whom finished Day 1 in the top of the chip counts.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Jake Schwartz	United States	538,000	215
2	Nicholas Go	Hong Kong	492,500	197
3	Thomas Cazayous	France	462,000	185
4	Pavlin Karakikov	Bulgaria	421,500	169
5	Shawn Daniels	United States	402,000	161
6	Frank Lagodich	United States	368,500	147
7	Victoria Livschitz	United States	346,000	138
8	Joseph Frei	United States	325,000	130
9	Leonardo Rizzo	Brazil	300,000	120
10	Antonio Galiana	Spain	298,500	119

Several other notable players are still in the field such as Mustapha Kanit (244,000), Christopher Brewer (197,000), Ren Lin (190,000), Toby Lewis (183,500), and Darren Elias (153,000), who are no strangers to these big events.

Play will resume at Level 11 with blinds at 1,500/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. Levels will remain 60 minutes in length throughout the event. Players who register on Day 2 will receive a full starting stack of 50,000 chips, worth 20 big blinds for the first hour of play.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for the latest coverage from this event and all other remaining bracelet events at the 2025 WSOP.

Tags: Antonio Galiana Christopher Brewer Darren Elias Frank Lagodich Jake Schwartz Joseph Frei Leonardo Rizzo Mustapha Kanit Nicholas Go Pavlin Karakikov Ren Lin Shawn Daniels Thomas Cazayous Toby Lewis Victoria Livschitz