Phil Ivey limped from the hijack, prompting the button and small blind to follow suit and limp too. Michael Duek wanted to play a bigger pot, though, and raised to 1,300,000 from the big blind. Only Ivey called, and the two saw a flop.
The flop came down Q♥4♥9♣, and Duek continued with a bet large enough to commit Ivey to being all in. Ivey called immediately, and the cards were turned over.
Phil Ivey: K♥K♣4♠4♦
Michael Duek: A♥A♣10♥2♠
Ivey was ahead, having flopped bottom set, but Duek had plenty of ways to catch up.
The turn 10♣ kept Ivey in the lead, but the river J♥ wasn't so friendly to him, giving Duek the nut flush and sending Ivey to the rail.
After nearly seven hours of play, Day 3 of Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has concluded here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The event attracted a record attendance of 489, creating a prize pool of $11,711,550.
Day 3 was the penultimate day and saw 28 players return to battle it out until just five remained. Those five bagged their stacks and will return for the fourth and final day, knowing that each is guaranteed $539,817. However, they will all have one eye on the $2,292,155 first-place prize and the 2025 WSOP bracelet that comes with it.
Leading the way is German player Dennis Weiss, who will begin Day 4 with a stack of 28,450,000, good for 95 big blinds when Day 4 begins. Weiss already has a WSOP bracelet, but with fifth-place money locked up, he is guaranteed a new career-best live tournament cash and to triple his reported lifetime tournament earnings.
Second in chips is Michael Duek, coming into the final day with a stack of 14,700,000. Duek is a former Main Event final tablist, finishing third at the 2022 WSOP for a career best $4,000,000. Rounding out the top three is Talal Shakerchi, a mainstay at the top of the leaderboard. Shakerchi was the Day 1 chipleader and will bring a stack of 12,300,000 into the final day.
Completing the lineup are Evan Krentzman (11,350,000) and Jeffrey Hakim (6,550,000).
Talal Shakerchi
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Evan Krentzman
United States
11,350,000
38
2
Michael Duek
United States
14,700,000
49
3
Jeffrey Hakim
United States
6,550,000
22
4
Dennis Weiss
Germany
28,450,000
95
5
Talal Shakerchi
United Kingdom
12,300,000
41
Day 3 Action
It took five hours of play for the initial Day 3 field of 28 to reach a final table, and plenty of big names fell along the way.
Perhaps most notably, all-time money list leader Bryn Kenney was eliminated in 11th place. Kenney was unable to improve in a hand against Duek, receiving a consolation prize of $134,007 for his deep run.
Others to fall short of a WSOP final table appearance included Erick Lindgren (22nd - $87,098), Isaac Haxton (16th - $87,098) and Scott Bohlman (12th - $107,029).
When the official final table kicked off, Ben Lamb, Lautaro Guerra and Najeem Ajez started as the shortest stacks, and none of the trio managed to stage a comeback. Lamb was the first to fall, followed by Guerra and shortly after, Ajez.
The headline news building throughout Day 3 centered around none other than Phil Ivey. Ivey found his way to the top of the leaderboard with just ten players left as others fell around him.
Phil Ivey
Two quick-fire duels with Duek, however, spelled the end for Ivey’s pursuit of a 12th WSOP bracelet. The two players tangled in a pot that saw Ivey double up Duek, causing significant damage to Ivey’s stack. No more than 20 minutes later, the pair got into it again. Duek was victorious again, and this time he sent Ivey to the rail.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize (USD)
1
$2,292,155
2
$1,528,077
3
$1,062,669
4
$751,149
5
$539,817
6
Phil Ivey
United States
$394,531
7
Najeem Ajez
Australia
$293,329
8
Lautaro Guerra
Spain
$221,920
9
Ben Lamb
United States
$170,900
Action will resume on Friday, June 20 at 1 p.m. local time and will continue until a champion is crowned. The PokerGO cards-up coverage of this momentous finale will begin at 2 p.m. local time, and the PokerNews live updates will be delayed in sync with the stream.
Play will recommence at Level 29 with blinds of 150,000/300,000 and a big blind ante of 300,000. Players will take a 15-minute break after every two levels.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to get all the latest updates here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
