2025 World Series of Poker

Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$582,008
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,187,800
Entries
693
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
340
Players Left
25
Players Left 1 / 693
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Chip Counts After the Break (full)

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nicholas Seward us
Nicholas Seward
796,000
526,000
526,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jiaming Zhao cn
Jiaming Zhao
755,000
755,000
755,000
Profile photo of Renji Mao cn
Renji Mao
730,000
451,500
451,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
709,000
548,000
548,000
Profile photo of Pavlin Karakikov bg
Pavlin Karakikov
675,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Samuel Laskowitz us
Samuel Laskowitz
594,000
74,000
74,000
Profile photo of Diego Sanchez Serrano mx
Diego Sanchez Serrano
527,000
372,000
372,000
Profile photo of Brandon Hamlet us
Brandon Hamlet
520,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Dong Chen cn
Dong Chen
520,000
317,000
317,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
510,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Kharlin Sued us
Kharlin Sued
502,000
287,000
287,000
Profile photo of Wai Kiat Lee my
Wai Kiat Lee
460,000
410,000
410,000
Profile photo of Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek
440,000
346,000
346,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
430,000
280,000
280,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Ichun Chiu tw
Ichun Chiu
419,000
299,000
299,000
Profile photo of Christopher Doan us
Christopher Doan
413,000
266,400
266,400
Profile photo of Paul Snead us
Paul Snead
395,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Charles Pinckernell us
Charles Pinckernell
388,000
388,000
388,000
Profile photo of Jason Daly us
Jason Daly
383,000
333,000
333,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Seunghyun Nam us
Seunghyun Nam
368,000
272,500
272,500
Profile photo of Brian Green us
Brian Green
366,000
189,500
189,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Frederic Normand ca
Frederic Normand
361,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Shawn Daniels us
Shawn Daniels
360,000
148,000
148,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
351,000
351,000
351,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Plant gb
Ryan Plant
350,000
181,000
181,000

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Moorman Doubles Up Through Tomescu

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Christopher Duncan raised to 10,000 from under the gun, and George Tomescu made the call. From the cutoff, Christopher Moorman moved all in for 144,000. Duncan folded, and Tomescu double-checked his hole cards before making the call.

George Tomescu: AK
Christopher Moorman: 99 All in

The board ran out 58665. No help for Tomescu, and Moorman takes down a big pot heading into the next break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christopher Moorman gb
Christopher Moorman
290,000
240,000
240,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of George Tomescu ro
George Tomescu
145,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Christopher Duncan nz
Christopher Duncan
43,000

Tags: Christopher DuncanChristopher MoormanGeorge Tomescu

Ludemann Scoops a Pot From Laskowitz Before the Break

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jarod Ludemann raised from middle position to 10,000 and Samuel Laskowitz made the call in the big blind. The flop arrived with 1084 and Ludemann bet out 6,000 and received a call.

On the turn Q, Ludemann bet out 30,000 and Laskowitz made the call.

The river 3 revealed the same action with Ludemann betting out 30,000 and Laskowitz took a bit of time before making the call and mucking his cards when Ludemann showed the QQ for a set of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Samuel Laskowitz us
Samuel Laskowitz
520,000
180,000
180,000
Profile photo of Jarod Ludemann us
Jarod Ludemann
250,000
135,000
135,000

Tags: Jarod LudemannSamuel Laskowitz

Phil Ivey Arrives at 2025 WSOP, Promptly Busts Moments After Questionable Bet

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Phil ivey
Phil ivey

Phil Ivey had only played a few hands at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) before he ran into a weird situation 10 minutes after max late registering for Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em.

The 11-time bracelet winner entered the tournament at the start of Level 13 on Day 2 with just 12.5 big blinds. He folded his first few hands before playing a pot from the big blind that ended with the floor supervisor being called over to rule on his river bet.

Find Out What Happened Here

Tags: Phil Ivey

Value Town

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Nicholas Go raised in middle position to 11,000 and Jesse Lonis called on the button.

Go bet 16,000 on a flop of 8AQ and Lonis called, only for the action slow down when the 8 hit the turn as both players checked.

When the 9 hit the river, Go checked it over and Lonis bet 58,000, which was snap called by Go.

Lonis tabled A9 for two pair and scooped the pot, taking his stack to around 100 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
510,000
510,000
510,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Nicholas Go hk
Nicholas Go
330,000
162,500
162,500

Tags: Jesse LonisNicholas Go

Double-Up for Remitio

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

On a flop of A92. Joshua Remitio checked and then called Frederic Normand's bet of 7,000.

The turn brought the 10 and Remitio checked, then Normand cranked the bet up to 19,000, which Remitio called.

The J fell on the river and again Remitio checked. This time Normand decided to apply maximum pressure by betting 40,000 to put Remitio to the test for his remaining chips.

After he tanked for a short while, Remitio made the call with 96 and was relieved to see he has picked off Normand's bluff of 5x4x and was rewarded with a full double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Frederic Normand ca
Frederic Normand
370,000
232,000
232,000
Profile photo of Joshua Remitio us
Joshua Remitio
150,000
98,500
98,500
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Frederic NormandJoshua Remitio

Hamlet Eliminates Choong on The River

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Brandon Hamlet
Brandon Hamlet

Yita Choong raised to 10,000 from early position, Brandon Hamlet asked for a count on Choong's stack asking if he had 64,000 behind. Hamlet then three-bet to 30,000. Choong took a moment to move all in for his remaining chips and Hamlet quickly made the call.

Yita Choong: AK All in
Brandon Hamlet: KQ

The cards ran out 71023 to the turn, but the river revealed the Q giving Hamlet a pair of queens to eliminate Choong from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Hamlet
405,000
239,000
239,000
Profile photo of Yita Choong au
Yita Choong
Busted

Tags: Brandon HamletYita Choong

Chopped Pot for Banducci and Kim

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Banducci raised 11,000 from the cutoff and Andrew Kim called from the big blind. A monotone flop arrived with 8K3 and both players checked.

On the turn 3, Kim took a stab for 8,000 and Banducci made the call.

The river A saw a check from Kim and Banducci took a shot and bet out 15,000 and Kim quickly made the call.

Kim turned over A4 and Banducci tabled A10 for a chopped pot. Banducci stated, "That was a bad river for you", as Kim was drawing to the nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Banducci
760,000
579,000
579,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Kim us
Andrew Kim
280,000
143,500
143,500

Tags: Andrew KimMichael Banducci