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

05-30-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Georgios Sotiropoulos Eliminated in 8th Place ($57,051)

Barry Russell

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

Georgios Sotiropoulos moved all in for his last 5,000 from middle position, prompting Uri Reichenstein to isolate with a raise to 180,000 from the small blind. Action was on Renji Mao in the big blind, who couldn’t help but laugh at the situation, clearly facing a tough decision. After some thought, Mao ultimately let his hand go.

Georgios Sotiropoulos: A♠5♦ All in
Uri Reichenstein: Q♠Q♥

The flop gave Sotiropoulos a pair on 4♦8♦5♥ but could not find his outs when the board ran out 4♣ on the turn and 6♣ on the river.

Sotiropoulos was eliminated, and Reichenstein took his stack to nearly 7,000,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	6,900,000 600,000	600,000
Renji Mao	3,200,000 300,000	300,000

Georgios Sotiropoulos	Busted

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05-30-2025 16:48 UTC-8

Justin Liberto Eliminated in 7th Place ($75,263)

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Sava Krink

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

Antonio Galiana opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 120,000. It folded around to Justin Liberto in the small blind, who took a brief moment before moving all in. Galiana didn’t hesitate and snap-called, putting Liberto at risk.

Justin Liberto: 10♥10♣ All in
Antonio Galiana: J♠J♦

Liberto was behind and looking for help to stay alive, but the board ran out A♠8♦3♥Q♣2♥, offering no favors. With that, his deep run came to an end as Galiana’s jacks held strong.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	8,300,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Justin Liberto	Busted

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Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

05-30-2025 17:40 UTC-8

Two Pair is Golden for Reichenstein

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Gaetan Balleur raised from the cutoff to 175,000, and Uri Reichenstein called from the big blind. The flop dropped with 10♠K♣K♦, and Balleur led out for 100,000. Reichenstein went into the think tank and made the call.

On the turn 8♣ and the river J♠, both players checked through, and Reichenstein turned over J♥10♦ for two pair, and Balleur mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaetan Balleur	7,380,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Uri Reichenstein	7,300,000 400,000	400,000

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05-30-2025 17:59 UTC-8

Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	9,450,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Frederic Normand	7,700,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Uri Reichenstein	7,200,000 100,000	100,000
Gaetan Balleur	7,100,000 280,000	280,000
Christian Roberts	3,025,000 85,000	85,000

Renji Mao	3,025,000 175,000	175,000

05-30-2025 18:01 UTC-8

Players Are on a One-Hour Dinner Break

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Barry Russell

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Play will resume at 8 p.m. with six players left in the tournament.

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/10,000

Ante: 100,000

05-30-2025 19:15 UTC-8

Big Bluff from Normand

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Barry Russell

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/10,000, 100,000 ante

Frederic Normand raised from early position to 200,000, Renji Mao called in the big blind.

Normand bet 125,000 when the flop came 5♥7♠Q♣ and Mao called. Action slowed when the A♣ hit the turn and both players checked. Mao decided to lead for 500,000 when the 8♣ hit the river, around 30 seconds went by before Normand announced "all in".

The decision was on Mao who was clearly confused by the action of this hand, eventually after a few shakes of his head, he decided to folded. The tabled asked Normand to show a bluff so he flashed the 10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Normand	6,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Renji Mao	1,600,000 1,425,000	1,425,000

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05-30-2025 19:24 UTC-8

Roberts Scoops a Pot with Snowmen again

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/10,000, 100,000 ante

Christian Roberts called a raise from the big blind of 225,000 from Uri Reichenstein, who was under the gun. The flop came out as 7♣J♦J♣, and Roberts checked to Reichenstein, who bet out 150,000. Roberts slipped in the check-raise to 400,000 and received the call.

The turn K♣ saw both players tank and then check, and the river 4♥ also had both players check.

Roberts tossed over 8♥8♦ and Reichenstein mucked as Roberts raked in a small pot with his two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	7,400,000 200,000	200,000
Christian Roberts	2,550,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Uri Reichenstein

05-30-2025 19:47 UTC-8

Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/10,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	9,125,000 325,000	325,000

Uri Reichenstein	7,315,000 85,000	85,000
Christian Roberts	7,000,000 4,450,000	4,450,000

Gaetan Balleur	5,825,000 1,275,000	1,275,000
Frederic Normand	4,115,000 3,585,000	3,585,000
Renji Mao	2,150,000 875,000	875,000