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

05-29-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Chip Counts After the Break (full)

Sava Krink

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Seward	796,000 526,000	526,000

Jiaming Zhao	755,000 755,000	755,000
Renji Mao	730,000 451,500	451,500

Uri Reichenstein	709,000 548,000	548,000
Pavlin Karakikov	675,000 50,000	50,000
Samuel Laskowitz	594,000 74,000	74,000
Diego Sanchez Serrano	527,000 372,000	372,000
Brandon Hamlet	520,000 115,000	115,000
Dong Chen	520,000 317,000	317,000

Jesse Lonis	510,000

Kharlin Sued	502,000 287,000	287,000
Wai Kiat Lee	460,000 410,000	410,000
Michael Moncek	440,000 346,000	346,000

Calvin Anderson	430,000 280,000	280,000

Ichun Chiu	419,000 299,000	299,000
Christopher Doan	413,000 266,400	266,400
Paul Snead	395,000 65,000	65,000
Charles Pinckernell	388,000 388,000	388,000
Jason Daly	383,000 333,000	333,000

Seunghyun Nam	368,000 272,500	272,500
Brian Green	366,000 189,500	189,500

Frederic Normand	361,000 9,000	9,000
Shawn Daniels	360,000 148,000	148,000

Asher Conniff	351,000 351,000	351,000

Ryan Plant	350,000 181,000	181,000

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05-29-2025 15:43 UTC-8

We Caught Up with Mike Matusow

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Kasey Taormino

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

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05-29-2025 15:38 UTC-8

Break Time

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Barry Russell

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

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

05-29-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Moorman Doubles Up Through Tomescu

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John Avelino

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: A♥K♦
Christopher Moorman: 9♦9♠ All in

The board ran out 5♥8♠6♠6♥5♦. No help for Tomescu, and Moorman takes down a big pot heading into the next break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Moorman	290,000 240,000	240,000

George Tomescu	145,000 52,000	52,000
Christopher Duncan	43,000

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05-29-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Ludemann Scoops a Pot From Laskowitz Before the Break

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Roxanne Johnson

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 10♥8♥4♥ 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 Q♣Q♥ for a set of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Laskowitz	520,000 180,000	180,000
Jarod Ludemann	250,000 135,000	135,000

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05-29-2025 15:31 UTC-8

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

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Jon Sofen

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

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.

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05-29-2025 15:28 UTC-8

Value Town

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Barry Russell

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 8♦A♥Q♣ 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 A♣9♣ for two pair and scooped the pot, taking his stack to around 100 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	510,000 510,000	510,000

Nicholas Go	330,000 162,500	162,500

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05-29-2025 15:25 UTC-8

Double-Up for Remitio

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Myles Phago

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

On a flop of A♥9♣2♦. 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 9♠6♠ 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
Frederic Normand	370,000 232,000	232,000
Joshua Remitio	150,000 98,500	98,500

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05-29-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Hamlet Eliminates Choong on The River

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John Avelino

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

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: A♠K♣ All in
Brandon Hamlet: K♥Q♦

The cards ran out 7♥10♥2♣3♥ to the turn, but the river revealed the Q♠ giving Hamlet a pair of queens to eliminate Choong from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Hamlet	405,000 239,000	239,000
Yita Choong	Busted

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05-29-2025 15:20 UTC-8

Chopped Pot for Banducci and Kim

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Roxanne Johnson

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 8♦K♦3♦ 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 A♦4♥ and Banducci tabled A♥10♥ for a chopped pot. Banducci stated, "That was a bad river for you", as Kim was drawing to the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Banducci	760,000 579,000	579,000

Andrew Kim	280,000 143,500	143,500

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