Level: 40
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000
Ante: 2,000,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,614,170
Entries
3,937
Level
41
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
32
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 3,937
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Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Action folded to Yu Hsiang Huang on the button, who moved his two big blind stack into the middle. The small blind got out of the way, but Roger Hendren called from the big blind.
Yu Hsiang Huang: K♦7♦ 
Roger Hendren: 9♥5♥
Hendren took the lead on the 9♦10♦6♥ flop, but Huang had a flush draw, straight draw and an overcard to stay alive.
The turn J♥ favored Hendren, giving him a flush draw too, but the river A♦ ensured it would be a double up for Huang, giving him the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,800,000
2,600,000
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2,600,000 |
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7,500,000
8,500,000
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8,500,000 |
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Joey Couden raised to 4,000,000 on the button and Alexander Savchenko defended in the big blind.
The flop came 3♠7♠2♥ and Savchenko check-called a bet of 3,600,000 from Couden.
The A♦ turn went check-check, bringing the J♣ river. Savchenko led out with a bet of 6,700,000 and Couden snap called, tabling A♠8♣ for a pair of aces. Savchenko turned over 4♦3♣ and the pot was pushed Couden's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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91,000,000
27,400,000
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27,400,000 |
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25,700,000
14,300,000
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14,300,000 |
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Action folded to Roger Hendren in the cutoff, who moved all in for his stack of 6,000,000. Joey Couden, the chip leader, also moved all in from the button. When action got to the big blind, he saw an ace first, and then peeled the second card, showing the whole table as he did it, eventually revealing a ten, and folding.
Roger Hendren: A♦K♦
Joey Couden: A♣10♣
A great situation for Hendren, especially now he knew that one of his opponents' immediate outs had been folded.
Nevertheless, the deck favoured Couden. The flop came 4♦4♣10♠, giving him the lead.
The turn 4♥ improved Couden to a full house, but did give Hendren an extra out to chop the pot.
Alas, it wasn't to be. The river 9♦ sealed Hendren's fate, and he headed toward the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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106,500,000
15,500,000
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15,500,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Action folded around to Joey Couden in the small bind who moved all in to put Brandon Sowers at risk who started the hand with 9,600,000. Sowers slowly squeezed his cards to take a look and made the call.
Brandon Sowers: A♠3♦
Joey Couden: J♠4♦
The flop came 2♣K♠K♣ with Sowers still out in the lead. The Q♣ turn was safe as well, but the 4♠ on the river ended his impressive tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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115,000,000
8,500,000
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8,500,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Joey Couden opened the cutoff to 4,000,000, and only Alexander Savchenko, on the button, chose to call.
Couden fired out a bet of 2,700,000 on the 8♦5♠9♠ flop, and Savchenko came along.
The turn brought the 10♠, and after taking a second look at his cards, Couden moved all in, covering his opponents' stack.
Savchenko wasted little time in folding, and Couden pulled in yet another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,200,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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|
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7,700,000
18,000,000
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18,000,000 |
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Yu Hsiang Huang raised to 4,000,000 on the button and Joey Couden defended in the big blind.
The flop came A♣2♠K♠ and Couden check-called a bet of 2,500,000 from Huang.
The 9♦ turn went check-check, bringing the K♥ river. Huang checked and Couden fired out a bet of 5,800,000.
After taking some time to think though his decision, Huang called and saw the bad news when Couden tabled K♣6♣ for trip kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
136,000,000
22,800,000
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22,800,000 |
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9,700,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Joey Couden opened to 4,000,000, and next to act, Alexander Savchenko, moved all in for 7,700,000. Action folded back to Couden, who snap-called and turned his cards over.
Alexander Savchenko: A♦J♦
Joey Couden: A♠A♣
There was some hope on the flop for Savchenko when the dealer fanned out K♦K♥Q♥.
The 9♠ turn and 8♦ river were no help to him, though, and he vacated his seat as Couden pulled in yet another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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143,500,000
7,500,000
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7,500,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 41
Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000
Ante: 3,000,000
Level 41
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Yu Hsiang Huang moved all in on the button for 4,700,000 and Joey Couden called in the big blind with the covering stack.
Yu Hsiang Huang: K♥2♦
Joey Couden: J♠9♥
Huang remained in the lead on the 7♣2♣3♦ flop but Couden pulled ahead on the 9♠ turn, pairing his nine. The 5♥ river offered no help to Huang and he was sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
163,000,000
19,500,000
|
19,500,000 |
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Busted | |
