Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-12-2025 13:37 UTC-8

Shooting Across Street from WSOP, Color Up Controversy & Event Cancelled | PokerNews Podcast #897

Chad Holloway

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

In the 897th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by PokerNews Ontario Ambassador Kyle Anderson, who fills in for Mike Holtz. The trio discusses the deadly shooting that took place across the street from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in front of the Bellagio Fountains, and then dives into the color-up controversy involving Tyler Brown, who shared his story with PokerNews.

Kyna then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, Michael Lavin won a gold bracelet and an extra $1,000,000 thanks to ClubWPT Gold, and Benny Glaser claimed two bracelets early in the summer. Other tournament winners include Josh Reichard, Brad Ruben, Blaz Zerjav, and Nick Guagenti, who denied Chino Rheem his first bracelet.

After recapping Dusti Smith's win in the Wynn Ladies High Roller and a look ahead to some upcoming poker charity events, Chad shares details on his recent Live Reality Game (LRG) adventure in which he left the WSOP for 10 days to compete in a Survivor-based game, Surviving Reelfoot Season 13, in the woods of Tennessee.

Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

06-12-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Quan Zhou Eliminated in 20th Place ($28,936)

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Quan Zhou got his last 175,000 in the middle from the big blind on a flop of A♠Q♣4♠ and Jonathan Greene put him at risk on the button.

Quan Zhou: Q♠Q♥10♦8♦ All in
Jonathan Greene: A♣A♦8♣3♠

Zhou had flopped a set of queens, but Greene had top set and held on through the 10♣ turn and 8♠ river to send Zhou to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Greene	1,500,000 420,000	420,000
Quan Zhou	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Greene Quan Zhou

06-12-2025 13:43 UTC-8

Soverel Takes from Weiss

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Sam Soverel raised to 90,000 from early position before Dennis Weiss three-bet to 315,000 from the hijack. When it folded back to Soverel, he called.

Both players checked the 5♣10♠J♠ flop to see the 4♦ appear on the turn. Soverel potted it, causing Weiss to go into the tank. Weiss only had around 500,000 left in his stack, and after a bit of thinking, Weiss let go of his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	2,720,000 620,000	620,000

Narcis Nedelcu	1,240,000 60,000	60,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	780,000 70,000	70,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	730,000 300,000	300,000
Shaun Deeb	625,000 175,000	175,000

Dennis Weiss	500,000 540,000	540,000

Loni Hui	490,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Sam Soverel Dennis Weiss

06-12-2025 13:47 UTC-8

Jonathan Depa Eliminated in 19th Place ($28,936)

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Jordan Siegel raised to 80,000 under the gun and Christopher Vitch called in the hijack. Jonathan Depa then three-bet to 335,000 in the big blind and only Vitch called.

Depa got in his last 150,000 on the J♦7♣5♠ flop and Vitch snap-called.

Jonathan Depa: A♦5♦4♦2♥ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♣6♠5♣4♠

Both players had a pair of fives with a draw to the same low and were poised to chop the pot as the 2♠ fell on the turn. The river was the A♠ and Vitch made a running flush and played his 6♠4♠ for the low to scoop the pot and send Depa to the rail in 19th place.

"If you had done that to me, the friendship would've been over," Siegel told Vitch after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,800,000 500,000	500,000

Jordan Siegel	1,320,000 130,000	130,000
Jonathan Depa	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Jonathan Depa Jordan Siegel

06-12-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Deeb Doubles Through Hastings

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Brett Slezak

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Jonathan Greene opened the cutoff to 80,000 and Brian Hastings called on the button. In the small blind, Shaun Deeb potted to 320,000 and only Hastings called.

On the 9♥8♣3♣ flop, Deeb jammed for 210,000 and Hastings called.

Shaun Deeb: A♦9♠4♦2♣ All in
Brian Hastings: A♥8♦5♥4♣

Deeb held top pair and the better low draw against the middle pair of Hastings. The 10♠3♦ runout changed nothing as no low was possible and Deeb scooped with a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	1,195,000 570,000	570,000

Brian Hastings	1,125,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Jonathan Greene Shaun Deeb

06-12-2025 13:57 UTC-8

Hui Doubles Through Soverel

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Brett Slezak

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Narcis Nedelcu limped first to act and Sam Soverel limped the hijack before Loni Hui potted to 165,000 from the cutoff, and both opponents called.

On the J♣7♦6♥ flop, the action checked to Hui who jammed for 310,000. Nedelcu folded and Soverel called.

Loni Hui: A♦J♥9♦2♣ All in
Sam Soverel: A♣Q♠10♠4♦

Hui was in great shape with top pair and the better low draw. Nothing changed on the 5♥8♦ runout as Soverel was left with just ace-high and a worse low.

"That's probably a fold pre, right?" Soverel asked tablemate Dennis Weiss, "If I'm trying to play good."

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	2,400,000 320,000	320,000

Loni Hui	1,190,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Loni Hui Narcis Nedelcu Sam Soverel

06-12-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Edengren Bombs Away at Greene; Kessler Focused on Fantasy

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

"Ninth place is the next points bubble," Allen Kessler said, checking the status of his fantasy team.

"You also make an additional $26,000," Bruno Furth reminded him.

Meanwhile, at another table Magnus Edengren had raised to 90,000 under the gun and Jonathan Greene called in the hijack.

The flop came 3♥J♦5♦ and Edengren bet 150,000. Greene called to the 5♠ turn, where Edengren bet another 250,000. Greene again called.

The 4♦ fell on the river and Edengren bet 1,000,000, enough to cover Greene's remaining stack. Greene spent the next several minutes in the tank as Kessler wandered over to the table.

"You're guaranteed to make 13th place. Way above your expectations in any other tournament," Greene's tablemate Shaun Deeb told Kessler.

Greene eventually folded and Edengren took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Magnus Edengren	2,100,000 550,000	550,000

Jonathan Greene	900,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Jonathan Greene Magnus Edengren

06-12-2025 14:04 UTC-8

First Break

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

The remaining 18 players are going on the first 15-minute break of the day.

06-12-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

These chip counts are taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	2,580,000 180,000	180,000

Philip Sternheimer	2,270,000 170,000	170,000

Magnus Edengren	2,120,000 20,000	20,000

Christopher Vitch	1,685,000 115,000	115,000

Bruno Furth	1,540,000 430,000	430,000

Narcis Nedelcu	1,480,000 240,000	240,000

Shaun Deeb	1,335,000 140,000	140,000

Michael Korody	1,250,000 150,000	150,000
Jordan Siegel	1,200,000 120,000	120,000
Ben Yu	1,190,000 170,000	170,000

Brian Hastings	1,180,000 55,000	55,000

James Obst	1,120,000 600,000	600,000

Loni Hui	980,000 210,000	210,000

Allen Kessler	860,000 125,000	125,000
Jonathan Greene	820,000 80,000	80,000
Dennis Weiss	575,000 75,000	75,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	575,000 205,000	205,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	325,000 405,000	405,000

Level: 23

Limits: 40,000-140,000