Jeffrey Hakim raised to 240,000 in the small blind before Erick Lindgren moved all in from the big blind for 655,000. Hakim called to put Lindgren at risk, and the cards were turned over.
Erick Lindgren: Q♠J♠J♣8♠
Jeffrey Hakim: A♠K♦10♥7♣
The 7♦3♥10♠ flop moved Hakim into the lead with two pair.
The turn 6♣ and river 5♣ weren't enough to save Lindgren, as he vacated his seat and headed to the exit.
Bryn Kenney raised to 175,000 from early position. Dennis Weiss called on the button, Evan Krentzman called in the small blind, and Brant Hale called in the big.
The board came out K♦4♦2♦, and action checked to Weiss, who bet 290,000. Krentzman called, and then Hale moved all in. It folded around to Krentzman, who made the call.
Brant Hale: Q♦J♣9♦5♥
Evan Krentzman: K♥K♠J♦2♣
The 4♠ turn gave Krentzman a boat, sinking Hale's flush, and the 7♦ river couldn't help Hale.
Dennis Weiss limped in from under the gun. Bryn Kenney also called in the cutoff. David Eldridge, completed from the small blind and Isaac Haxton checked his option.
The flop was the Q♦J♦9♠, and action checked to Weiss. He bet 125,000. Kenney folded, but Eldridge called. Haxton then raised to 460,000. Weiss made the call. Eldridge then moved all in for 735,000. Haxton confirmed that he could not raise due to the size of Eldridge's all in. He made the call, and Weiss called as well.
The turn was the 3♦, and Haxton asked for the dealer to count the pot. It was 2,505,000. Haxton then checked, and Weiss bet the pot. Haxton again thought for a while, before folding.
David Eldridge: A♠K♠10♣3♣
Dennis Weiss: A♦10♥8♦8♥
Eldridge was drawing dead to Weiss' flush, and the K♣ river just confirmed his elimination.
Brant Hale raised to 210,000 under the gun before Bryn Kenney, two seats to his left, three-bet to 600,000. Hale called, leaving himself just 10,000 behind.
The dealer revealed the Q♦Q♣3♦ flop, and the players each put 10,000 into the pot, meaning Hale was all in and at risk.
Brant Hale: A♦A♥J♦2♦
Bryn Kenney: A♠A♣J♠9♥
Both players had the same two pair, but Hale had a flush draw to go with his.
The turn 8♣ gave Kenney his own outs to win the pot outright, picking up an inside straight draw.
However, the deck favored Hale as the river was the 9♦, giving him a flush and a full double up.
After a couple of limps, Dennis Weiss raised the pot to 330,000 in the cutoff. Ka Kwan Lau was the only player to call, and they went heads-up to a flop of 7♠7♣2♠. Lau checked to Weiss, who dropped in a stack of chips, leading to Lau calling off his stack of 355,000.
Ka Kwan Lau: K♥Q♠Q♦9♠
Dennis Weiss: K♠K♣J♥3♣
Weiss was in front with his pair of kings, but Lau had a flush draw to hit. The turn was the 4♣ and the river was the K♦, improving Weiss to a full house and eliminating Lau.
Todd Ivens tried to move all in from under the gun, but the maximum he was allowed to raise was 175,000. Najeem Ajez did the job for him, raising to 500,000. Action folded back to Ivens, who called.
Todd Ivens: J♥J♣9♥7♣
Najeem Ajez: K♠K♦6♣3♣
The board ran out 5♠4♠3♥A♣8♣ and Ajez's kings held up to eliminate Ivens.
Tomasz Gluszko opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 125,000, and Phil Ivey defended his big blind to see a flop.
The dealer spread 10♠K♣7♠, and after Ivey checked, Gluszko continued for 325,000. Ivey took his time, then moved all in. Gluszko quickly called.
Ivey had a flush draw and top pair with K♠8♠3♥2♥, while Gluszko held K♦J♣XxXx for at least top pair. The 4♦ on the turn didn’t change a thing, but the A♠ on the river gave Ivey the flush, and he secured a double-up.
Welcome back to PokerNews coverage of Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2025 World Series of Poker, held at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
After registration closed yesterday, there were 489 total entries. That created a prize pool of $11.5 million, the majority of which is still yet to be awarded. The remaining 28 players will all have their eyes on the $2,292,155 first-place prize and the gold bracelet.
The remaining field is stacked with notable names. Some of the headliners are three of the top ten on the all-time tournament earnings list. Bryn Kenney, who is first on that list, comes into Day 3 with 3,965,000. He's looking for his third bracelet, and first live bracelet since 2014.
In ninth on the money list is Isaac Haxton. He'll start the day with 3,545,000. Haxton has a reputation as one of the smartest players in poker, and this prestigious bracelet would only enhance that reputation. His previous bracelet came in a $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em event back in 2023. A victory in another high buy-in event, this time with four cards, would be quite the feat.
Phil Ivey
Last of the three members of the top ten earners, but certainly not least, is Phil Ivey. Ivey comes to the day as one of the shorter stacks, with just 785,000. Things can change quickly in PLO however, so no player, especially not one with Ivey's capabilities, should be written off. Ivey has won 11 bracelets at the WSOP in his career, two of them being in PLO. If he were to win this tournament, it would be his first bracelet in an event with a buy-in greater than $10,000.
We also have two former WSOP Players of the Year remaining. Erick Lindgren was the Player of the Year back in 2008. That was when he won his first bracelet. He added another back in 2013, but hasn't tasted any WSOP gold since then. He will start the day with 1,985,000 chips.
The other former POY is Ben Lamb. Lamb has his picture on the wall in the Horseshoe for being named the POY in 2011. He's a force to be reckoned with when it comes to four-card games as his bracelet in 2011 was in a $10,000 PLO event.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Najeem Ajez
Australia
7,845,000
157
2
Lautaro Guerra
Spain
6,444,000
129
3
Tomasz Gluszko
Poland
4,400,000
88
4
Petko Tsakov
United States
4,255,000
85
5
Gjergj Sinishtaj
United States
4,255,000
85
6
Daniel Geeng
United States
4,205,000
84
7
Bryn Kenney
United States
3,965,000
79
8
Talal Shakerchi
United Kingdom
3,850,000
77
9
Frank Brannan
United States
3,565,000
71
10
Isaac Haxton
United States
3,545,000
71
The action will resume at 12 p.m. local time. Blinds will be 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante. Be sure to stay locked in on PokerNews for all the happenings on Day 3 here in this tournament, as well as every bracelet event at the 2025 WSOP.
