Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,187,800
Entries
693
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
340
Players Left
25
Players Left 1 / 693
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ryan Mandara had 50,000 in front of him from middle position, leaving only a few chips behind, and Ran Koller moved all in from early position. Mandara took a few minutes until the clock was called, allowing his timer nearly to reach zero before committing his last chips.
Ryan Mandara: J♠J♥ 
Ran Koller: Q♦10♦
Mandara was ahead with his jacks as the flop came 10♥2♦4♠, but the Q♣ turn improved Koller to two pair. The river was the 6♣ and Mandara was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Michael "Texas Mike" Moncek raised preflop to 20,000 from under the gun. Dong Chen three-bet to 70,000 to go from middle position, Moncek made the call.
The flop was dealt 3♣8♠8♦, Moncek check-called Chen's bet of 60,000.
When the K♣ came on the turn, Moncek check-called again, with Chen putting 90,000 in the middle.
The river revealed a 7♣ and Moncek checked, after about two minutes Chen bet 400,000 and Moncek quickly made the call.
Chen showed A♣J♠ and Moncek flipped over K♦Q♦ for two pair kings and eights to take down a monster pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,320,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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305,000
571,000
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571,000 |
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 6♦10♠7♦, John Kim bet 27,000 from under the gun and Nicholas Verderamo moved all in for 95,000 in the big blind. Kim quickly called.
Nicholas Verderamo: Q♣10♣
John Kim: 9♥9♦
Verderamo was ahead with top pair, but the 8♠ turn improved Kim to a straight and gave him the lead. The river was the K♥ and Kim scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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450,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Frederic Normand raised on the button to 25,000 and Jesse Lonis three-bet from the small blind to 80,000. Normand then four-bet to 330,000, leaving himself around 20,000 behind. Lonis responded by moving all in, leaving Normand in the tank, perhaps waiting for the pay jump, for about a minute before he called.
Frederic Normand: K♣Q♦
Jesse Lonis: 6♠6♦
"Ahh, no respect" said Normand as Lonis tabled his hand. The flop came J♠K♥9♠ which gave Normand top pair and he held as the board ran out 9♥K♠.
Normand faced some criticism for tanking, as the pay jump was only marginal, but he brushed it off with a laugh, saying he’s Canadian and "that's like a month's rent".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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690,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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510,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kiat Lee bet 22,000 from the button on a flop of Q♠9♣5♣ and Jun Obara called in the big blind.
The turn was the 2♦ and Lee bet another 75,000. Obara then moved all in and Lee quickly called for his last 200,000.
Lee showed K♦Q♣ for top pair, but Lee had turned two pair with 5♥2♥. The 5♠ river improved him to a full house and Obara exchanged a fist bump with Lee before the Malaysian high roller made his way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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900,000
660,000
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660,000 |
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Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Seunghyun Nam raised under the gun to 24,000 and Diego Sanchez Serrano three-bet to 75,000 from middle position. Nam called.
The flop brought 8♠J♥A♥ where Nam checked and Serrano led out for 50,000. Nam went into the tank before he announced that he was all in, and Serrano snap-called.
Seunghyun Nam: A♠10♠
Diego Sanchez Serrano: A♣K♦
Both players had paired their ace, but Nam was in trouble being out-kicked. No help arrived for Nam on the 5♦ turn or the 8♣ river, and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
215,000
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215,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Quan Zhou was on the button and raised to 32,000, and Danny Tang made a quick call mid-conversation from the small blind. The action flop of K♥K♦A♣ arrived, and Zhou bet out 25,000 and received another quick call from Tang.
The action then shut down, and both players checked the turn A♥ and the river 8♦.
Both players simultaneously flipped their cards, with Zhou holding K♠6♠ and Tang with K♣4♣ for a chopped pot, each holding a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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420,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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390,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
In a battle between the blinds, Joshua Remitio bet 45,000 on a flop of J♠9♥6♦ and Michael Banducci called.
The turn was the Q♣ and Remitio bet another 80,000. Banducci called for a second time and the 7♦ fell on the river. Remitio then bet 255,000, leaving himself just 10,000 behind.
Banducci spent a few minutes in the tank but eventually called as Remitio turned over K♦10♦ for a straight to win the pot and virtually double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
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540,000
430,000
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430,000 |
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