2025 World Series of Poker

Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣3♣
Prize
$582,008
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,187,800
Total Entries
693
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
25
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 693
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Bradley Gafford Eliminated in 11th Place ($34,578)

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Bradley Gafford
Bradley Gafford

Uri Reichenstein opened the action on the button with a raise to 115,000. From the small blind, Bradley Gafford quickly moved all in for 850,000. Reichenstein snap-called, putting Gafford at risk.

Bradley Gafford: A♦Q♦ All in
Uri Reichenstein: K♠K♣

Terrible start for Gafford as the flop came K♥9♥Q♠, but the Q♥ on the turn gave him some hope but no luck as the 10♠ hit the river and Gafford was eliminated.

Reichenstein now playing a stack of 6,000,000.

Reichenstein Picks Up a Monster Pot

Myles Phago
Myles Phago
Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Uri Reichenstein
Uri Reichenstein

Uri Reichenstein raised from the button to 120,000 and was called from the big blind by Frederic Normand.

The flop came 6♣3♣9♦ and both players checked.

The turn brought the 8♥ and now Normand decided to lead out for 375,000. Reichenstein called.

The J♠ fell on the river and Normand this time bet out for 1,500,000. Reichenstein snap-called and tabled 8♠8♦ for a turned set. Normand sheepishly showed the 10♥5♥ for total air and the massive pot was pushed Reichenstein' way.

Tags: Frederic NormandUri Reichenstein

Turbo Nguyen Eliminated in 12th Place ($27,666)

Roxanne Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Turbo Nguyen
Turbo Nguyen

Turbo Nguyen moved all in from the cutoff for 550,000, and Michael Moncek made the call from the button.

Turbo Nguyen: K♦Q♠ All in
Michael Moncek: 9♦9♣

The board was much kinder to Moncek with 6♥4♥6♠3♦9♠ giving him the full house for the win and the knock-out.

Tags: Michael MoncekTurbo Nguyen

Pavlin Karakikov Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,666)

Sava Krink
Sava Krink
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Pavlin Karakikov
Pavlin Karakikov

Michael Moncek kicked off the action with a raise to 80,000 from under the gun. Pavlin Karakikov, sitting in middle position with just 135,000 behind, moved all in. Action folded to Turbo Nguyen in the big blind, who reshoved, forcing Moncek to get out of the way.

Pavlin Karakikov: A♠3♥All in
Turbo Nguyen: 10♦10♣

Karakikov once again found himself up against pocket tens and behind in the hand. And once again, the board offered no salvation, running out Q♠Q♣5♥3♠6♣. Karakikov picked up a small pair on the turn, but it wasn’t enough, and his tournament run came to an end.

Tags: Michael MoncekPavlin KarakikovTurbo Nguyen

Raj Vohra Eliminated in 14th Place ($27,666)

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Rajesh Vohra
Rajesh Vohra

Action was picked up as Raj Vohra was in all in for 2,200,000 from the cutoff against Frederic Normand in the big blind.

Raj Vohra: A♦K♦ All in
Frederic Normand: Q♠Q♦

Very bad start for Vohra as the flop came 9♠A♠Q♥ and was eliminated when the 3♣ hit the turn, a 2♠ completed the board.

Tags: Frederic NormandRaj Vohra

Justin Saliba Eliminated in 15th Place ($27,666)

John Avelino
John Avelino
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Justin Saliba
Justin Saliba

Justin Saliba moved all in for 900,000 from the cutoff, but the bad news came quick as Frederic Normand snap-called on the button.

Justin Saliba: 10♥10♦ All in
Frederic Normand: A♠A♣

On a flop of J♠4♦Q♦ Saliba was still looking to improve against Normand's aces. The turn brought the 7♠. Saliba needed a 10 to stay alive, but the river card was the 4♥ sending him to the rail after a deep run.

Jiaming Zhao Eliminated in 16th Place ($22,552)

John Avelino
John Avelino
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jiaming Zhao
Jiaming Zhao

Jiaming Zhao moved all in for 420,000 from middle position and was called by Frederic Normand in the small blind.

Jiaming Zhao: K♥Q♦ All in
Frederic Normand: J♣J♦

The flop brought Zhao an open-ended straight draw with 6♥10♠J♥, but also gave Normand a set of jacks. Looking for an ace or a nine, the turn 5♠ was no help for Zhao. The river 8♠ sealed Zhao's fate for the event as he made his way to the payout cage.

Tags: Frederic NormandJiaming Zhao

Gafford on a Heater

Roxanne Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bradley Gafford
Bradley Gafford

It was a battle of the blinds, and Uri Reichenstein moved all in from the small blind to put pressure on Bradley Gafford, who was sitting as the short stack. Gafford made the call.

Bradley Gafford: A♥4♥ All in
Uri Reichenstein: Q♦9♦

Uri Reichenstein announced, "No sweat at all?" when the board ran out with 3♠K♣A♠9♠K♠, giving Gafford the win.

Tags: Bradley GaffordUri Reichenstein

Gafford Triples Up with Top Pair

Sava Krink
Sava Krink
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Bradley Gafford
Bradley Gafford

Justin Liberto opened the action with a raise to 60,000, and Georgios Sotiropoulos called from the small blind. In the big blind, Bradley Gafford had just 75,000 behind and decided to come along as well.

The flop came 7♥10♥8♥, and after Sotiropoulos checked, Gafford moved all in for his remaining 15,000. Both Liberto and Sotiropoulos made the call.

The turn brought the 4♣, and it was checked through.

On the 2♣ river, Sotiropoulos led out for 50,000, which got a quick fold from Liberto. Sotiropoulos revealed A♦8♣ for a pair of eights, but Gafford tabled Q♣10♦ for a better pair of tens to scoop the main pot and stay alive with a much-needed triple-up.

Tags: Bradley GaffordGeorgios SotiropoulosJustin Liberto

Ethan Yau Eliminated in 17th Place ($22,552)

Sava Krink
Sava Krink
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ethan "Rampage" Yau
Ethan "Rampage" Yau

Ethan Yau moved all in from middle position for his last 450,000 chips. Sitting directly to his left, Frederic Normand went into a short tank before eventually making the call. With the rest of the table quickly getting out of the way, the dealer declared a showdown.

Ethan Yau: A♦J♣All in
Frederic Normand: A♠K♠

Yau was dominated, and the board ran out 3♣2♣Q♦9♥7♠ without offering any help. His deep run came to an end as Normand collected the pot.

Tags: Ethan YauFrederic Normand

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