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

06-16-2025 12:25 UTC-8

Rean Finds Double

Robert Jones

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

Nirath Rean raised from under the gun to 125,000 and was reraised by Allen Chang, on the button, to 325,000. Rean went all in for 750,000 and was called.

Nirath Rean: K♥K♣ All in
Allen Chang: A♦J♣

The board of J♠10♠6♣3♦4♣ secured Rean the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nirath Rean	1,600,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Allen Chang	650,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Allen Chang Nirath Rean

06-16-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Plant	6,400,000 5,655,000	5,655,000
Ludovic Uzan	5,650,000 3,125,000	3,125,000
Georgi Sandev	4,820,000 2,480,000	2,480,000
Yuliyan Kolev	4,585,000 3,115,000	3,115,000

Iulian Blebea	4,550,000 2,420,000	2,420,000
Daniyal Gheba	4,230,000 2,195,000	2,195,000
Remy Murcia	4,230,000 220,000	220,000
Ali Eslami	4,200,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Michael Acevedo	4,100,000 2,625,000	2,625,000

Santiago Montes	3,900,000 775,000	775,000

Matthew Radcliffe	3,800,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Sergio Da Silva Veloso	3,760,000 1,360,000	1,360,000
Yaniv Livnat	3,700,000 2,334,500	2,334,500
Nicholas Funaro	3,700,000 3,080,000	3,080,000
Jason Maeroff	3,700,000 250,000	250,000
Joseph Dorfman	3,520,000 1,140,000	1,140,000
Ryan Rivers	3,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Jessie Bryant	3,500,000 315,000	315,000

James Gauley	3,450,000 2,260,000	2,260,000
Robert Painter	3,355,000 1,315,000	1,315,000
Sergei Petrushevskii	3,350,000 1,635,000	1,635,000
Vaughn Steeves	3,265,000 380,000	380,000
Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu	3,255,000 355,000	355,000

Anthony Koutsos	3,225,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Benjamin Leblond	3,200,000 300,000	300,000

Russo Cracks Dykes' Kings

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Maxime Taldir

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

Peter Dykes in middle position saw his 790,000-chip stack being called by Anthony Russo on the button.

Peter Dykes: K♦K♥ All in
Anthony Russo: 10♣10♦

Russo flopped a set on 2♠10♥6♣A♥8♦ to crack Dykes' kings and send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Russo	2,700,000 1,215,000	1,215,000
Peter Dykes	Busted

Tags: Anthony Russo Peter Dykes

06-16-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Aro Scoops

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Robert Jones

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

Yong Choe raised to 120,000 from early position and was three-bet by Diego Aro, in the big blind, to 385,000. Choe made the call.

The flop came K♥8♥5♥, Aro bet 210,000, and Choe called.

On the 2♥ turn, Aro fired 300,000 and was called by Choe again.

The K♠ river was followed by two checks. Aro tabled A♦Q♥ for the flush which was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Aro	2,000,000 1,305,000	1,305,000
Yong Choe	900,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Diego Aro Yong Choe

06-16-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Angela Defoe Balances Poker, Artistry & Being Married to a Rock Star

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Connor Richards

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

Los Angeles' Angela Defoe has written a viral pop single, directed an anniversary music video for one of the biggest alternative rock songs of the 2000s, and maintained her sanity while being married to a constantly traveling rock star. The director and musician's next goal is winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.

PokerNews caught up with Defoe, a lifelong poker player, in one of several WSOP events that she is playing this summer to talk about her music and directing careers, poker goals and being married to Ronnie Winter-Defoe, the singer and founding member of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Read About Angela Defoe's WSOP Run!

Tags: Angela Defoe Ronnie Winter-Defoe

06-16-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Cristea Eliminated by Brunner's Jacks

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Joseph Berg

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

Sorin Cristea was all in and at risk from an early position for 205,000 and was up against Brian Brunner on the button.

Sorin Cristea: A♦8♠ All in
Brian Brunner: J♠J♦

The dealer ran out a board of 6♦3♠2♥6♥Q♥, ending Cristea's impressive run in Event #37.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Brunner	2,300,000 1,115,000	1,115,000
Sorin Cristea	Busted

Tags: Brian Brunner Sorin Cristea

06-16-2025 12:54 UTC-8

Pevahouse Doubles Through Verbeck

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Maxime Taldir

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

David Pevahouse moved all in for approximately 115,000 from middle position. Joel Verbeck, with a big stack in the big blind, looked at his cards. He didn't seem to have a good hand, but still called.

David Pevahouse: K♥J♠ All in
Joel Verbeck: 5♠2♠

Verbeck flopped a flush draw on A♠7♦Q♠, but the A♦ turn and the J♥ river kept Pevahouse in the lead and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joel Verbeck	2,200,000 600,000	600,000
David Pevahouse	355,000 202,000	202,000

Tags: David Pevahouse Joel Verbeck

06-16-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Set No Good

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Robert Jones

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

The action was picked up on the turn with 900,000 in the middle and the board reading J♥8♣5♣K♠.

Jason Wheeler was in the big blind. He bet 675,000 against David Uvaydov sitting on the button. Uvaydov made the call.

The A♣ river was followed by the same bet from Wheeler, and the same result from Uvaydov, who called for 675,000 once again.

Wheeler tabled 8♠8♥ for a set, but it was second best to the 10♣9♣ for a flush shown by Uvaydov.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Uvaydov	4,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Jason Wheeler	2,000,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Jason Wheeler David Uvaydov

06-16-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Mallol Loves the Snowmen

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Myles Phago

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

On the 8♥8♦5♥ flop, Santiago Montes bet out for 100,000 from late position after Antonio Mallol and Amit Sharma had both checked from the blinds. Mallol called, and Sharma folded.

Both players checked the 9♣ turn and saw the 7♦ fall on the river, which they both checked again. Mallol tabled 8♣8♠ for flopped quads and Montes' cards were instantly into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Montes	4,300,000 400,000	400,000

Antonio Mallol	3,600,000 2,130,000	2,130,000
Amit Sharma	1,400,000 860,000	860,000

Tags: Amit Sharma Antonio Mallol Santiago Montes

06-16-2025 13:12 UTC-8

Nedelcu Fires Three Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

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

Rohit Kwatra limped from the small blind and called after Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu in the big blind raised to 160,000.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♥7♣3♦ and Nedelcu continued for 100,000. Kwatra check-called, and check-called again when Nedelcu fired a second barrel of 275,000 on the 2♦ turn.

Nedelcu sized up to 410,000 on the 10♣ river. It only took a few seconds for Kwatra to check-fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu	3,900,000 645,000	645,000

Zhengpeng Liu	2,800,000 1,345,000	1,345,000
Rohit Kwatra	2,650,000 1,575,000	1,575,000
Andrew Chang	2,400,000 715,000	715,000
Jonathan Kramer	1,500,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Florian Duta	1,200,000 765,000	765,000
Caroline Schallock	1,150,000 205,000	205,000