Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-23-2025 18:18 UTC-8

Taylor Eliminates Liore; Play Slows on Pay Jumps

Claudio Elizalde

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

A more than $2,500 pay jump loomed as the next hand unfolded.

Carl Carodenuto raised to 225,000 and Julien Loire raised pseudo all in, leaving himself a single 100,000 chip behind. In what appeared to be a courtesy to the table, Taylor tanked for an extended period of time before opting to just call.

The folds were slow to make it around the table and clock was called on the big blind. Several other tables had similar scenes unfolding and clock was called around the room.

After the big blind folded, Carodenuto folded.

The dealer presented 8♣3♥J♣ and Loire quietly requested that he be able to ponder his decision until the amount of players dwindled by one more. Once he secured the ladder, he stuck his last 100,000 in. Taylor called.

Julien Loire: Q♣Q♠ All in
Samuel Taylor: K♣K♠

Loire was drawing to two outs but they didn't materialize as the 9♣ and 2♣ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Taylor	5,225,000 1,860,000	1,860,000
Carl Carodenuto	1,350,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Julien Loire	Busted

Tags: Carl Carodenuto Julien Loire Samuel Taylor

06-23-2025 17:54 UTC-8

Lo Ran Down by the River

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Jerome Solomon

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Wai Kit Lo, who was involved in a controversy earlier in the day, came back from the break shortstacked.

He went all in with the first hand, and got a call from Lewis Spencer in the small blind.

Wai Kit Lo: A♣4♠ All in
Lewis Spencer: A♦10♦

Lo got good news on the flop, hitting his four, but the full rundown 4♣5♠6♣9♠10♥ did not go his way, as Spencer rivered a pair of tens to send Lo to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	1,050,000 20,000	20,000
Wai Lo	Busted

Tags: Lewis Spencer Wai Kit Lo

06-23-2025 16:20 UTC-8

More Eliminations

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Ojani	Busted
Tianle Wang	Busted
Jacopo Olivieri Achille	Busted

Filipp Khavin	Busted
Jonathan Yuen	Busted
Didier Guérin	Busted

Brian Waletzki	Busted
Jun Li	Busted
David Froyalde	Busted
Samuel Ronalds	Busted
Arthur Schiavo	Busted
Yusuke Tsukatani	Busted
Angelina Rich	Busted
William Parker	Busted

06-23-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Alati Takes Out Reiser

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Laura Fryer

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stefan Reiser opened to 500,000 from early position, leaving only around 100,000 behind. Action folded around to Richard Alati in the big blind who moved in 2,000,000. Reiser called off the rest of his stack and the players went to the runout.

Stefan Reiser: K♥10♥ All in
Richard Alati: A♠9♠

Alati hit an Ace on the 4♠A♥6♠ flop, putting him further ahead.

The K♦ turn wasn't enough of an improvement for Reiser to keep him alive, and he was eliminated after seeing the 2♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Alati	2,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Stefan Reiser	Busted

Tags: Richard Alati Stefan Reiser

06-23-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Walton Eliminates Ward

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Joseph Berg

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jared Ward was all in and at risk for roughly 1,000,000 in the small blind and was up against Adam Walton in the big blind.

Jared Ward: K♦Q♣ All in
Adam Walton: A♠K♠

The dealer ran out a board of 9♣3♠K♣10♠3♦, sending Ward to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Walton	3,600,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Jared Ward	Busted

Tags: Adam Walton Jared Ward

06-23-2025 15:45 UTC-8

Scatchard Runs Headlong into Faria

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

David Scatchard raised in early position to 160,000 and it folded around to Luis Faria in the big blind, who made it 375,000. Scatchard chose to go all in and Faria made the call.

David Scatchard: 8♥8♣ All in
Luis Faria: A♥A♦

The board ran out 7♠9♣2♥7♣6♦ and a disappointed Scatchard tapped the table in defeat as Faria collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	4,785,000 1,635,000	1,635,000
Jeffrey Tanouye	4,075,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Thai Ha	3,750,000 785,000	785,000

Anze Smajd	2,920,000 1,890,000	1,890,000
Laith Edris	2,850,000 2,650,000	2,650,000
Hao-Shan Huang	1,490,000 595,000	595,000
Ignacio Moron	1,300,000 425,000	425,000
Jacopo Olivieri Achille	775,000 215,000	215,000

David Scatchard	Busted

Tags: David Scatchard Luis Faria

06-23-2025 15:42 UTC-8

Moorman Takes Control in Duel with Saliba

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Joseph Berg

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Benjamin Gros raised to 160,000 from early position, and Justin Saliba moved all in for 1,435,000 from middle position. Chris Moorman then reshoved with both players covered. Gros folded, and Saliba and Moorman were in a classic coin-flip situation.

Justin Saliba: A♣K♦ All in
Chris Moorman: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out Q♠K♥9♣7♥3♣, sending Saliba to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	4,500,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

Benjamin Gros	1,200,000 490,000	490,000
Justin Saliba	Busted

06-23-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Kalisek Makes Clutch Call

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Jerome Solomon

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Toshio Nanao called a 320,000-chip bet on the turn, then quickly shoved all in for more than 2 million chips after the river hit.

Clayton Kalisek took a long time to study a board that read J♦4♠Q♠5♦3♠. Eventually, he made the call. Nanao was shocked.

Toshio Nanao: K♠J♣ All in
Clayton Kalisek: A♥Q♥

Nanao flopped second pair, but was clearly representing a flush with the huge bet on the river. To his dismay, Kalisek sniffed it out.

Nanao was so dazed, he walked away without taking his backpack. After being tracked down, he returned to the table and gave Kalisek a look, and then cracked up the entire table.

"Will you play cash with me?" he said. "How can you make that call?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Clayton Kalisek	7,200,000 5,400,000	5,400,000
Toshio Nanao	Busted

Tags: Toshio Nanao Clayton Kalisek

06-23-2025 15:01 UTC-8

Carroll Collects from Bougaret

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Laura Fryer

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

James Carroll opened to 120,000 from the hijack and Marc Bougaret three-bet to around 300,000 from the cutoff. Action folded around to Carroll who made the call.

The 4♠10♣6♦ flop saw Carroll check-call Bougaret's 220,000 bet.

Carroll checked and Bougaret jammed on the 9♥ turn. Carroll snap called and the players flipped their hands.

Marc Bougaret: K♦J♥ All in
James Carroll: 9♦9♠

Carroll had turned a set of nines and the only card that could save Bougaret was a queen.

Bougaret was eliminated from the tournament after the 5♦ came on the river, and Carroll collected the huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	4,125,000 1,465,000	1,465,000
Marc Bougaret	Busted

Tags: Carroll Collects James Carroll Marc Bougaret

06-23-2025 14:59 UTC-8

Blyumin's Kings Rule

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Jerome Solomon

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

David Dibernardi was the first to shove, going all in with 795,000 in chips. Dmitry Blyumin went over the top all in from the button with 1,380,000 chips. Stefan Reiser made the call with the most chips.

David Dibernardi: A♥Q♣ All in
Dmitry Blyumin: K♣K♠ All in
Stefan Reiser: Q♠Q♦

Dibernardi got no help from a runout of numbers 7♥7♣8♠5♦6♦, and Blyumin scooped the huge pot to more than double up.