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

05-29-2025 17:50 UTC-8

Kim Eliminated Plant Before Dinner Break

John Avelino

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

John Kim made it 16,000 to go before the flop from under the gun and Ryan Plant went all in for 117,000 from early position. Kim made the call and Plant was at risk of elimination.

Ryan Plant: A♠10♠ All in
John Kim: A♦J♣

The flop looked good for Plant pairing his 10 on a K♥10♣9♥ flop. The turn was clean for Plant bringing the K♦. But the river brought the J♦ sending Plant home right before dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kim	413,000 193,000	193,000
Ryan Plant	Busted

05-29-2025 17:54 UTC-8

Blair Eliminates Fetsch

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John Avelino

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Eric Blair raised to 16,000 in late position pre-flop. Ron Fetsch moved all in from the small blind for 51,000, Blair asked how much it was and called the all-in.

Ron Fetsch: 7♥7♣ All in
Eric Blair: A♥2♥

Fetsch picked up pocket sevens and had to hold to survive. Unfortunately for Fetsch the board came A♦J♠8♣ pairing Blair's Ace leaving Fetsch with two outs. The turn and river came 5♣ and the 8♦ and Fetsch was eliminated from the tournament leaving with a min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Blair	251,000 251,000	251,000
Ron Fetsch	Busted

Tags: Eric Blair Ron Fetsch

05-29-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Sinclair's Sevens No Good

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Myles Phago

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jack Sinclair moved all in from early position for his last 65,000. Paul Hizer called and the remaining players all folded.

Jack Sinclair: 7♥7♦ All in
Paul Hizer: A♣10♠

It didn't look too clever for Sinclair on the flop of A♠10♦8♣ and he needed to spike a seven to stay alive.

No help on the turn of 6♠ nor the Q♥ river and Sinclair was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Hizer	330,000 122,000	122,000

Jack Sinclair	Busted

Tags: Jack Sinclair Paul Hizer

05-29-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Anderson Shows Underwood the Better Ace

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Benjamin Underwood raised to 16,000 in early position and picked up calls from Francis Anderson in the cutoff and big blind Ichun Chiu.

Action checked to Anderson on the A♦5♦6♦ flop and he bet 18,000. Only Underwood called to the 10♣ turn, where Anderson bet another 31,000. Underwood again called.

Underwood checked for a third time on the 5♠ river, and this time Anderson checked back and showed A♠Q♥. Underwood flashed ace-jack as he surrendered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ichun Chiu	450,000 31,000	31,000
Francis Anderson	360,000 15,000	15,000

Benjamin Underwood	200,000 136,000	136,000

Tags: Benjamin Underwood Francis Anderson Ichun Chiu

05-29-2025 18:03 UTC-8

Weissman Leaves a Chip Behind

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There were roughly 140,000 chips in the middle on 3♣K♠3♠4♠10♥. Joey Weissman bet 110,000 from the small blind and left himself with 1 chip behind, Pavlin Karakikov quickly called from under the gun.

Weissman asked Karakikov "you just called, right?" which Karakikov responded with a nod. Weissman tabled K♦Q♠ but could not beat Karakikov's A♣K♣. Weissman left himself with less than a big blind for the spin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlin Karakikov	660,000 190,000	190,000
Joey Weissman	1,000 139,000	139,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Pavlin Karakikov

05-29-2025 18:04 UTC-8

Deuces Never Loses at Least for Banducci

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Melvin Steed was all in for 100,000 in middle position, and Michael Banducci made the call from the big blind and a massive stack.

Melvin Steed: All in 6♣6♥
Michael Banducci: 2♦2♠

Banducci announced, "I just saved you", but quickly changed his mind when the board came out with 9♥5♥2♣K♣3♣ as he hit a set for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Banducci	1,100,000 400,000	400,000

Melvin Steed	Busted

Tags: Melvin Steed Michael Banducci

05-29-2025 18:05 UTC-8

Hamlet Wakes Up With Jacks to Bust Turchi

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Virgile Turchi moved all in for 78,000 from early position and Brandon Hamlet called on the button.

Virgile Turchi: A♥10♥ All in
Brandon Hamlet: J♦J♠

Turchi was looking for an ace to stay alive as the flop came Q♠7♠8♦. The 9♥ turn gave him additional outs with a straight draw, but he missed the 10♠ river and Hamlet's jacks stayed in the lead to send Turchi to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Hamlet	525,000 115,000	115,000
Virgile Turchi	Busted

Tags: Brandon Hamlet Virgile Turchi

05-29-2025 18:06 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining 85 players are being sent on a 60-minute dinner break.

Play will resume at around 8 p.m. local time.

05-29-2025 18:09 UTC-8

Pre-Dinner Bustouts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	Busted

Virgile Turchi	Busted
Ryan Plant	Busted
Simone Andrian	Busted

Spencer Champlin	Busted
Daniel Lee	Busted
Bob Shao	Busted
Pavels Spirins	Busted
Shaun Deeb	Busted

Jonah Labranche	Busted

Felipe Ramos	Busted
Sandeep Pulusani	Busted

Isaac Kempton	Busted
Toby Lewis	Busted

Tommy Felice	Busted
Pierce Mckellar	Busted
Ren Lin	Busted

05-29-2025 18:17 UTC-8

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Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

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