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

06-16-2025 14:07 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Montes	8,950,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Yaniv Livnat	4,200,000 300,000	300,000
Antonio Mallol	3,500,000 100,000	100,000
Jeffrey Slayton	Busted

Greenstein for Kandola

Robert Jones

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

Jesse Kandola raised from the cutoff to 125,000 and was re-raised by Andrew Moreno, sitting on the button, to 355,000. Kandola made the call.

On a flop of J♣9♣8♥, Kandola went all-in for 1,200,000 and was called by Moreno.

Jesse Kandola: A♠10♥ All in
Andrew Moreno: Q♥Q♣

The K♣ turn was safe for Moreno, but the A♦ on the river flipped the script, and Kandola secured this massive pot saving his tournament life.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Kandola	3,100,000 205,000	205,000
Andrew Moreno	1,200,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno Jesse Kandola

06-16-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Linde's Bold Shove Pays Off as His Stack Continues to Rise

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Joseph Berg

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

Dylan Linde raised to 120,000 from the cutoff, and then Christopher Shebat re-raised to 360,000 from the big blind. Linde made the call.

The dealer fanned a 7♣K♣5♣ flop. Shebat bet 300,000, and Linde then went all-in for 1,100,000 effective, having Shebat covered. After taking some time to think, Shebat decided to send his cards into the muck.

Linde's stack has soared past the 3-million chip mark. Those who drafted him in the 25K Fantasy League will be hoping he can continue to capitalize on his positive momentum.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Linde	3,100,000 900,000	900,000

Christopher Shebat	850,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Tags: Christopher Shebat Dylan Linde

06-16-2025 14:14 UTC-8

Karlsen Takes Out Faynshteyn

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Myles Phago

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

Anders Karlsen limped from the button and Alex Faynshteyn moved all-in for 540,000 from the small blind. Karlsen snap called.

Alex Faynshteyn: 9♣9♦ All in
Anders Karlsen: J♥J♠

A magical door card for Faynshteyn when he saw the 9♠ but then the J♣ came on the flop as well and when the J♦ came on the turn and gave Karlsen quads Faynshteyn was drawing dead and sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anders Karlsen	2,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Alex Faynshteyn	Busted

Tags: Alex Faynshteyn Anders Karlsen

06-16-2025 14:14 UTC-8

Eliminations During the Last Level (195th-248th)

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Fischer	Busted
Grant Maruya	Busted
James Millard	Busted
Esther Taylor	Busted

William Mcmahan	Busted
Tom Steinbach	Busted
James Romero	Busted
Jessie Bryant	Busted

Alex Faynshteyn	Busted
Ryan Galpern	Busted
Anatoly Zlotnikov	Busted
Georgi Sandev	Busted
Marco Bognanni	Busted
Jeffrey Slayton	Busted
Bao Dao	Busted
Elijah Ruffin	Busted
Joris Michl	Busted
Malcolm Franchi	Busted
Sebastian Supper	Busted
Rosen Apostolov	Busted
Anzhela Vasylenko	Busted
Shijia Liu	Busted
Christopher Csik	Busted
Stephen Kehoe	Busted
Peter Brown	Busted

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06-16-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Break Time

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Myles Phago

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

The remaining 196 players are now on a 15-minute break.

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

06-16-2025 14:36 UTC-8

Top Chip Counts

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Robert Jones

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

Here are the top chip counts according to the WSOP+ app

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Montes	8,500,000 450,000	450,000

Ryan Law	6,300,000 4,150,000	4,150,000
Yuliyan Kolev	6,200,000 1,615,000	1,615,000

Michael Ruane	6,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Arash Ghaneian	5,500,000 3,920,000	3,920,000

Alli Mallu	5,500,000 2,750,000	2,750,000
Mario Colavita	5,000,000 3,405,000	3,405,000
Andrew Chang	5,000,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Vaughn Steeves	5,000,000 1,735,000	1,735,000
Dylan Linde	5,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Laksh Singh	5,000,000 2,825,000	2,825,000
Daniel Lei	4,900,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
David Uvaydov	4,700,000 700,000	700,000

Mark Kehrees	4,700,000 3,930,000	3,930,000
Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu	4,300,000 400,000	400,000

Ashish Gupta	4,200,000 200,000	200,000
Caleb King	4,200,000 3,080,000	3,080,000
Joseph Dorfman	4,200,000 680,000	680,000

06-16-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Pocket Eights Prove Fortunate for Altundag

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Joseph Berg

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

Ceyhun Altundag went all in and was at risk for 610,000 from the button. He was called by Sven Rahmsdorf in the big blind.

Ceyhun Altundag: 8♠8♣ All in
Sven Rahmsdorf: A♣9♥

Eights must have been lucky for Altundag as he was sitting in seat #8 and tabled pocket eights. The dealer spread a board of 4♣Q♥10♦6♣3♣, securing a much-needed double up for Altundag.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Francois Alexandre	6,450,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Ashish Gupta	6,100,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Sven Rahmsdorf	4,500,000 3,080,000	3,080,000
John Pointer	3,200,000 1,735,000	1,735,000
Robert Wong	3,100,000 1,095,000	1,095,000
Jesse Kandola	2,800,000 300,000	300,000
Maxx Holland	2,000,000 685,000	685,000
Maor Zaharagi	1,900,000 945,000	945,000
Dejuante Alexander	1,600,000

Ceyhun Altundag	1,300,000 430,000	430,000

Tags: Ceyhun Altundag Sven Rahmsdorf

06-16-2025 14:48 UTC-8

Veloso Takes Out Hans

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Myles Phago

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

Michael Hans raised to 160,000 from middle position and saw calls from Sergio Da Silva Veloso on the button and Kao Saechao in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥2♥6♣. Saechao checked, and Hans bet out for 200,000. Veloso called, and Saechao folded, and the players saw the A♠ come on the turn. Hans continued with the aggression and bet out for 575,000. Veloso called.

The river saw the 4♥ peel off, and now Hans went into the tank for a while before he announced all in. Veloso didn't think too long before he made the call and tabled 7♥8♥ for a rivered flush, he had Hans covered. Hans showed A♦10♠ for two pair but was sent to the rail.