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

05-30-2025 15:27 UTC-8

Roberts Shoves the Snowmen

Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos raised in middle position to 100,000. Christian Roberts moved all in for his last 800,000. Michael Moncek moved all in for the 4-bet with 1,700,000. Sotiropoulos folded.

Christian Roberts: 8♠8♣ All in
Michael Moncek: A♠Q♦

The flop was juicy and put out a big sweat for Roberts with J♥2♠10♥J♦5♠, but in the end, Roberts' pocket pair survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	5,600,000 400,000	400,000

Christian Roberts	1,605,000 5,000	5,000

Michael Moncek	1,020,000 1,180,000	1,180,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Georgios Sotiropoulos Michael Moncek

05-30-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Reichenstein Pushes on Coming into the Break

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Myles Phago

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Uri Reichenstein raised from the cutoff to 110,000 and Justin Liberto called from the big blind.

The flop came 7♣4♥9♦, Liberto check called Reichenstein's 225,000 continuation bet.

The turn brought the 10♦ and again Liberto check called Reichenstein's bet now of 425,000.

Both players checked the 2♠ river. Reichenstein tabled A♦10♣ for top pair and Liberto mucked to send Reichenstein the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	7,580,000 1,180,000	1,180,000
Justin Liberto	1,290,000 510,000	510,000

Tags: Justin Liberto Uri Reichenstein

05-30-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Players Have Gone For a 15-Minute Break

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Barry Russell

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Play will resume at 4:50 p.m.

05-30-2025 15:49 UTC-8

Break Chip Counts

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Myles Phago

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Uri Reichenstein	Israel	7,580,000	126
2	Georgios Sotiropoulos	Greece	5,600,000	93
3	Frederic Normand	Canada	4,200,000	70
4	Antonio Galiana	Spain	4,100,000	68
5	Gaetan Balleur	France	4,000,000	67
6	Renji Mao	China	2,900,000	48
7	Christian Roberts	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	1,605,000	27
8	Justin Liberto	United States	1,290,000	22
9	Michael Moncek	United States	1,020,000	17

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

05-30-2025 16:08 UTC-8

Roberts on a Roll

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Christian Roberts raised from middle position to 125,000, and Uri Reichenstein 3-bet to 350,000 from the cutoff; everyone else folded. Roberts made the 4-bet to 725,000, and Uri Reichenstein moved all in with the superior stack. Roberts called immediately for his last 100,000.

Christian Roberts: A♣A♥ All in
Uri Reichenstein: A♦5♦

The board went well for Roberts with 9♣7♦10♥7♥5♠, and he secured a nice stack boost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	5,600,000 1,980,000	1,980,000
Christian Roberts	2,940,000 1,335,000	1,335,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Uri Reichenstein

05-30-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Balleur Takes Big Pot from Sotiropoulos

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Sava Krink

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With roughly 320,000 already in the middle and the flop reading 9♣2♦6♣, Gaetan Balleur fired for 175,000 from the cutoff. Georgios Sotiropoulos, seated on the button, made the call to keep things going.

The 10♠ landed on the turn, and Balleur kept up the pressure with a bet of 550,000. Sotiropoulos stuck around once again with another call.

The river brought the J♣, but this time Balleur checked it over to his opponent. Sotiropoulos went deep into the tank before sliding out a bet worth 1,220,000. Balleur didn’t need much time and snap-called.

Sotiropoulos revealed K♦10♦ for a pair of tens, but Balleur tabled 8♣7♣ for a rivered flush to scoop in a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaetan Balleur	6,300,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos	3,350,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Tags: Gaetan Balleur Georgios Sotiropoulos

05-30-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Michael Moncek Eliminated in 9th Place($44,018)

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Myles Phago

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Moncek moved all in from the button for his last 1,200,000, and Uri Reichenstein called from the small blind.

Michael Moncek: A♠7♣ All in
Uri Reichenstein: 8♦8♠

'Texas' Michael Moncek needed to hit an ace or another miracle of some sort to stay alive.

There was no help for Moncek on the 9♥J♥K♦ flop, and when the 5♣ fell on the turn, he was left to just hitting an ace on the river to survive.

Unfortunately for Moncek, the 3♦ brick on the river didn't help at all, and he was sent to the rail as the official final table bubble boy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	7,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: Michael Moncek Uri Reichenstein

05-30-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Embattled Poker Pro Brad Booth Vows to Make Amends

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Connor Richards

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 25th episode, Connor speaks with embattled poker pro Brad Booth about learning poker from his grandfather, climbing up stakes in Canada, living at the Bellagio and playing in Bobby's Room, bluffing Phil Ivey and getting cheated on Ultimate Bet.

Booth, who the poker community hasn't heard from for several years, opened up about his absence and going missing in 2020, as well as his gambling addiction and various poker debts to players like Doug Polk that he says he plans to make right.

"I got caught up in all of it and all I can try and do is make right now," he told PokerNews of his poker debts.

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05-30-2025 16:44 UTC-8

New Chip Leader

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos raised from the button to 130,000, and Antonio Galiana 3-bet to 400,000 from the small blind, and Sotiropoulos flat called. The flop came out with 2♣9♣7♦, and Galiana led out for 375,000, Sotiropoulos smooth called.

On the turn 2♦, Galiana took the betting lead again with 850,000, and Sotiropoulos called.

The river J♥ was action-packed with excitement when Galiana checked and Sotiropoulos moved most of his chips in leaving behind one five-thousand-chip. The dealer announced all in, and Galiana quickly called and flipped over his cards, and Sotiropoulos flipped over his cards and then flipped them back over when he saw he had the losing hand.

Galiana held Q♥Q♦ for top pair, and Sotiropoulos held K♦10♦ for the missed draw.