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

06-16-2025 10:18 UTC-8

Big Slick No Good for Gaines

Joseph Berg

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

Glen Gaines was all in and at risk for his last 540,000 and was called by Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu. The players were in a classic coin toss scenario.

Glen Gaines: A♦K♣ All in
Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu: 8♠8♦

The dealer ran out a board of 6♦2♣J♠3♥J♥, ending Gaines' impressive run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu	2,900,000 485,000	485,000

Glen Gaines	Busted

Tags: Glen Gaines Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu

06-16-2025 10:18 UTC-8

Zika Runs Into Zhang's Nines

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Maxime Taldir

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

Zi Long Zhang opened from the button. Mark Zika in the small blind three-bet all-in for approximately 380,000. The big blind folded and Zhang snap-called.

Mark Zika: A♥8♦ All in
Zi Long Zhang: 9♣9♠

The board of Q♥10♣5♣6♥2♥ was no help for Zika who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zi Long Zhang	3,200,000 140,000	140,000
Mark Zika	Busted

Tags: Mark Zika Zi Long Zhang

06-16-2025 10:21 UTC-8

Early Eliminations (426th - 464th, $5,305)

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Xinze Li	Busted
Mark Zika	Busted
Andrew Heidelberg	Busted
Anton Smirnov	Busted
Susan Murphey	Busted

Connor Steinbrook	Busted
Alexander Greenblatt	Busted
Nolan Kido	Busted
Chun Kwan	Busted
David Touchton	Busted
Todd Rice	Busted
Alexey Laptev	Busted
Travis Hartshorn	Busted
Felix Weis	Busted
Thomas Mullen	Busted
Jokari Mackie	Busted
Robert Brewer	Busted
Glen Gaines	Busted
Todd Ivens	Busted
Donald Landwirth	Busted
Ryan Hemmel	Busted

Kevin Davis	Busted
James Cihla	Busted
Adrian Cazacu	Busted
David "Bakes" Baker	Busted

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06-16-2025 10:25 UTC-8

Shebat Takes Some from Miller

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Myles Phago

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

Jason Miller raised from early position to 60,000, and Christopher Shebat three-bet from middle position to 135,000. Miller called.

The flop came the A♦9♣2♦, Miller checked, and Shebat bet out for 135,000. Miller called, and both players checked the 6♦ on the turn.

The river brought the 4♥, and now Miller led out for 150,000, to which Shebat snap called and tabled A♥K♦ for top pair. Miller showed Qx10x for total air.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Shebat	2,650,000 235,000	235,000
Jason Miller	2,300,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: Christopher Shebat Jason Miller

06-16-2025 10:31 UTC-8

Uzan Takes From McCallum

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Maxime Taldir

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

Ludovic Uzan opened to 60,000 from the cutoff. The small blind called, as well as Duncan McCallum in the big blind.

Uzan continued for 60,000 on the 5♣8♦A♠ flop. The small blind check-folded, but McCallum check-called.

McCallum, however, folded when Uzan fired a second barrel of 300,000 on the A♦ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Uzan	2,525,000 170,000	170,000
Duncan Mccallum	1,230,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Duncan McCallum Ludovic Uzan

06-16-2025 10:36 UTC-8

Kings for the Knockout

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Robert Jones

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

Gershon Distenfeld raised to 60,000 from the hijack and was called by Yuya Kita in the cutoff. From the small blind, Milad Oghabian went all in for 625,000. Next to act, in the big blind, Dejuante Alexander went all in for 800,000. Distenfeld and Kita folded.

Milad Oghabian: Q♦J♠ All in
Dejuante Alexander: K♠K♣

The board of A♠10♦4♣7♠A♥ did not improve Oghabian, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejuante Alexander	1,600,000 815,000	815,000

Gershon Distenfeld	1,200,000 275,000	275,000

Yuya Kita	1,200,000 220,000	220,000
Milad Oghabian	Busted

Tags: Dejuante Alexander Gershon Distenfeld Milad Oghabian Yuya Kita

06-16-2025 10:37 UTC-8

Kings No Good for Slayton

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Myles Phago

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

Jeffrey Slayton raised from late position to 75,000 but faced a three-bet from Ronan Sweeney in the small blind to 210,000. Slayton thought for a while before he announced all in. Sweeney snap-called and had Slayton covered.

Jeffrey Slayton: K♦K♣ All in
Ronan Sweeney: A♦K♠

A dangerous flop of 7♠J♠10♦ came for Slayton, and when the Q♣ fell on the turn to make Sweeney a gutshot straight, Slayton was drawing dead to a chop and not a happy bunny as he was sent packing and off to the cage when the 10♠ came on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronan Sweeney	2,400,000 45,000	45,000
Jeffrey Slayton	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Slayton Ronan Sweeney

06-16-2025 10:37 UTC-8

Aces Good For Kandola

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Eliot Thomas

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

Jesse Kandola raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, Denys Bazeliuk three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind, which only Kandola called.

The flop came out 5♥A♥9♥, and both players checked to see the 4♠ on the turn. Bazeliuk bet 125,000 and was called.

The river completed the board with the J♦ and they both checked again. Bazeliuk tabled the 6♥6♦, but lost to Kandola's A♣2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Kandola	3,025,000 195,000	195,000
Andrew Moreno	1,900,000 130,000	130,000
Denys Bazeliuk	900,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Denys Bazeliuk Jesse Kandola

06-16-2025 10:40 UTC-8

Dan Takes From Lopez

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Joseph Berg

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

Mario Lopez raised to 60,000 from late position, Jeremy Dan then three-bet to 175,000, and Lopez made the call.

The flop came K♥7♦9♣. Lopez checked, and Dan bet 230,000. Lopez took a long time making his decision and carved out enough chips for a call, but then decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	2,800,000 150,000	150,000

Jeremy Dan	2,600,000 435,000	435,000
Ricky Welch	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
Mario Lopez (IT)	950,000 72,000	72,000
Scott Jensen	770,000 190,000	190,000
Daniel Grassi	750,000 100,000	100,000
Samuel Kuhn	700,000 5,000	5,000
John Merchant	600,000 45,000	45,000
Joshua Rothberg	600,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jeremy Dan Mario Lopez (IT)

06-16-2025 10:46 UTC-8

Chang Scores a Double Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

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

A three-way all-in and call situation occurred involving Carlos Frontela in middle position with roughly 490,000, Michael Bruno in the cutoff all in and at risk as well for approximately 220,000 and Andrew Chang on the button who had them covered.

Michael Bruno: J♥J♣ All in
Carlos Frontela: 9♦9♣ All in
Andrew Chang: K♣10♣

Chang flopped a pair on 7♥5♣10♠, then hit two pair with the K♥Q♠ runout to send both of his opponents to the rail. The table broke after this hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Chang	2,900,000 1,445,000	1,445,000
Carlos Frontela	Busted
Michael Bruno	Busted

Tags: Andrew Chang Carlos Frontela Michael Bruno