Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-16-2025 17:48 UTC-8

Tardif Finds a Jack

Robert Jones

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The action folded to Philip Tardif on the button who went all-in for 1,200,000. Jason Pritchard called from the big blind.

Philip Tardif: A♣J♠ All in
Jason Pritchard: A♥Q♦

The board ran out 9♥5♥4♠J♦10♠ and Pritchard was left crippled with 20,000 chips remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Tardif	2,700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Jason Pritchard	20,000 1,540,000	1,540,000

Tags: Jason Pritchard Philip Tardif

06-16-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Tardif Takes Some from Murcia

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Myles Phago

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Remy Murcia raised from middle position to 140,000 and found calls from Philip Tardif on the button and Isidoro Barrena in the small blind.

The flop came 8♥3♠3♣. Barrena checked, and Murcia continued for 160,000. Tardif called, and Barrena folded. The 2♠ came on the turn, and both players checked to see the 5♥ come on the river.

Murcia bet out for 255,000 and Tardif called. Murcia tabled A♣Q♥ for ace high, but Tardif's8♣9♣ was way ahead, and he was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Remy Murcia	8,000,000 175,000	175,000
Philip Tardif	3,200,000 500,000	500,000
Isidoro Barrena	1,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Isidoro Barrena Philip Tardif Remy Murcia

06-16-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Prahl Wins a Flip to Double

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Eric Yanovsky opened to 240,000 from the hijack, Keith Prahl to his left three-bet all-in for 1,985,000 and Yanovsky eventually made the call.

Keith Prahl: 9♠9♥ All in
Eric Yanovsky: A♣Q♦

The dealer fanned a board of J♠8♠2♣6♣K♣ which kept Prahl in the lead so he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Prahl	4,270,000 2,660,000	2,660,000
Eric Yanovsky	2,400,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Eric Yanovsky Keith Prahl

06-16-2025 17:56 UTC-8

Pritchard on the Comeback Trail

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Joseph Berg

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jason Pritchard went all-in and was at risk for 145,000 from the button, and was called by Stephen Foutty in the big blind.

Jason Pritchard: J♦10♥ All in

Stephen Foutty: A♣7♠

The board ran out 8♠Q♦J♠9♥4♥, giving Pritchard a much-needed boost to his stack. Pritchard told PokerNews that he was recently down to his last 20,000 in chips before spinning it back up to over 500,000. He wanted to make sure that if he manages to build his stack back to the top, the beginning of that journey would be documented.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Foutty	4,300,000 450,000	450,000
Jason Pritchard	510,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Jason Pritchard Stephen Foutty

06-16-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Backdoor Flush for Eichhorn

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Robert Jones

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Daniel Eichhorn went all-in from under the gun for 1,000,000 chips, and was called by Remy Murcia in the small blind.

Daniel Eichhorn: A♦9♦ All in
Remy Murcia: K♣Q♣

The board ran out Q♠7♠4♦Q♦2♦.

Eichhorn held his breath until the river, but shouted as the backdoor diamonds came in for his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Remy Murcia	6,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Daniel Eichhorn	2,200,000 1,505,000	1,505,000

Tags: Daniel Eichhorn Remy Murcia

06-16-2025 18:05 UTC-8

From 20K to One Million

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

As previously mentioned, Jason Pritchard said he came back from 20,000 when he moved all-in for 500,000 from early position. Stephen Foutty made the call from two seats over.

Jason Pritchard: K♦J♣ All in
Stephen Foutty: A♦10♣

Foutty flopped top pair on 10♦5♥2♦, but Pritchard managed to hit a better two pair thanks to the J♠5♦ runout to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Foutty	4,100,000 200,000	200,000
Jason Pritchard	1,300,000 790,000	790,000

Tags: Jason Pritchard Stephen Foutty

06-16-2025 18:07 UTC-8

Deuces Get there for Pham

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Myles Phago

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Trung Pham raised from the cutoff to 255,000 only to face a three-bet from Joshua Rothberg in the small blind to 650,000. Pham called.

The flop fell 6♦6♥9♦ and Rothberg bet out for 350,000, which Pham called, and the players saw the 3♦ come on the turn. Rothberg now checked and allowed Pham to bet out for 475,000, which Rothberg called.

The 2♦ came on the river, and Rothberg checked again and, after thinking for a while, Pham announced all in for 3,275,000. Rothberg snap called, and Pham slammed over his 2♣2♠ for a rivered full house to crack Rothberg 's A♦A♠ for the rivered nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Trung Pham	10,200,000 8,365,000	8,365,000
Joshua Rothberg	175,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Ronald Fernandez Trung Pham

06-16-2025 18:10 UTC-8

Samuel's Big Slick Crushes Kehrees Jacks

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Dylan Hortin opened for 240,000 in middle position and got an all-in shove from Mark Kehrees immediately to his left for 2,175,000. Antonius Samuel, sitting beside Kehrees, made the call . When action folded back to Hortin, he threw his hand in, leaving the two players to go to showdown.

Mark Kehrees: J♠J♥ All in
Antonius Samuel: A♠K♦

Kehrees jacks was immediately beaten when Samuel spiked a pair on the 8♦K♠8♠ flop. The A♣ turn strengthened Samuel's lead sealing Kehrees' fate of being eliminated. The river 10♠ was a formality.

Kehrees stood up and waited for the tournament director as Samuel scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonius Samuel	8,500,000 1,960,000	1,960,000
Mark Kehrees	Busted

Tags: Antonius Samuel Dylan Hortin Mark Kehrees

06-16-2025 18:21 UTC-8

Ace High Good for Zherebchenko

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Myles Phago

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action was folded around to Mykhailo Zherebchenko in the small blind, who raised to 360,000. Fabiano Kovalski thought for a while in the big blind before he announced all in. Zherebchenko snap called.

Fabiano Kovalski: K♣Q♦ All in
Mykhailo Zherebchenko: A♥9♥

No queen or king on the 4♦5♠7♠4♥J♦ run out for Kovalski. and he was sent to the rail by Zherebchenko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Zherebchenko	7,200,000 6,030,000	6,030,000
Fabiano Kovalski	Busted

Tags: Fabiano Kovalski Mykhailo Zherebchenko

06-16-2025 18:25 UTC-8

Singh Dominates then Eiminates

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

John Oneal opened for 240,000 in late position and got a caller in Laksh Singh on the button. Michael Patterson, in the big blind, decided to shove all-in for about 1,780,000. Oneal couldn't call but Singh gave action by calling. Both players tabled their hands and waited for the board.

Michael Patterson: A♠8♥ All in
Laksh Singh: A♦Q♦

Patterson didn't look so hopeful seeing that he was dominated but waited for the board to be completely dealt. The runout went 2♠9♠J♦K♠5♥. Patterson left the table as the dealer shipped the chips towards Singh's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laksh Singh	10,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
John Oneal	4,500,000 4,465,000	4,465,000
Michael Patterson	Busted

Tags: John Oneal Laksh Singh Michael Patterson