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

06-23-2025 16:42 UTC-7

Moorman Takes Control in Duel with Saliba

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 16:21 UTC-7

Iermolcheva Continues to Climb

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Laura Fryer

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

Olga Iermolcheva opened from under the gun to 120,000 and action folded around to Jesus Ortiz Calderon who defended the big blind.

The 10♦A♠9♦ flop was checked by Calderon and Iermolcheva bet 150,000. Calderon called, taking them to the 2♥ turn.

Calderon checked, Iermolcheva bet 425,000 and Calderon called.

The 5♥ came on the river and Calderon faced Iermolcheva's jam for her remaining 695,000.

Calderon folded, leaving Iermolcheva to take the pot. Iermolcheva turned over her A♦A♥, showing she had flopped a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olga Iermolcheva	3,575,000 2,075,000	2,075,000
Jesus Ortiz Calderon	660,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Jesus Ortiz Calderon Olga Iermolcheva

06-23-2025 16:06 UTC-7

Carroll Springs the River Check-Raise

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Joseph Berg

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

James Carroll raised to 125,000 from middle position and was called by Artem Tuliupa on the button.

The players saw a 9♦J♣A♣ flop, Carroll bet 100,000, and Tuliupa called.

Action checked through on the J♦ turn card.

The river was the 7♥, Carroll checked, and Tuliupa bet 235,000. Carroll took some time before putting in a raise to the tune of 850,000, which got a quick fold from Tuliupa.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	4,800,000 675,000	675,000
Artem Tuliupa	3,100,000 305,000	305,000

Tags: Artem Tuliupa James Carroll

06-23-2025 15:37 UTC-7

Eliminations Before Break

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Colpitts	Busted
Matthew Swiatek	Busted
Bogdan Munteanu	Busted
Jessica Vierling	Busted
Niall Costigan	Busted
Yoel Meijer	Busted
Laurence Stein	Busted
Ramon Rivera	Busted
Jennifer Sabuel	Busted

Michael Traficante	Busted
Hung Vo	Busted
Steven Ritchie	Busted
Matthew Blagg	Busted
Yilong Wang	Busted

Vinicius Lima	Busted

06-23-2025 14:07 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations; Platt No Longer in the Running

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Lee	Busted
David Rees	Busted
Alex Visbisky	Busted
Vladas Tamasauskas	Busted
Brian Biggs	Busted
Harry Rubin	Busted
Brad Sailor	Busted
Ramon Pessoa	Busted
Craig Crivello	Busted
Congya Zhang	Busted
Jeff Platt	Busted
James Turner	Busted
Alessandro Oliveira	Busted
Dejuante Alexander	Busted

Larry Cruickshank	Busted
Leonard Foley	Busted
Joseph Dipascale	Busted
Tal Herzog	Busted
Norman Michalek	Busted
Taylor Black	Busted
Dingxiang Ong	Busted
David Hoote	Busted
Rolf Nordstrom	Busted
Collin Ball	Busted

Yuhui Wang	Busted

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06-23-2025 12:00 UTC-7

Delay, Debate Over Chips

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Jerome Solomon

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Play was halted on Table 509 for a full 14 minutes over a dispute involving Wai Kit Lo and Ryan Gibbs.

Lo pushed all in, Gibbs made the call.

Wai Kit Lo: 9♥9♣ All in
Ryan Gibbs: J♥J♦

The runout came to a dramatic finish 4♦J♠7♦8♠10♦, as Gibbs' set of jacks were toppled by Lo's gutshot straight on the river. The dealer inadvertently began to push the pot to Gibbs.

Lo, halted that, but before the dealer had finished pushing the pot to him, Gibbs had removed some chips from it.

Gibbs says he was simply taking his preflop raise back and making change to pay Lo the nearly 400,000 owed. Lo believed chips that were his were taken. He even had a video that he said supported his claim.

The tournament director didn't see it his way, however. After much debate, a second floor person was called in, and the decision was made to have Gibbs pay Lo 385,000, and if WSOP video showed he was due more, then stacks would be adjusted.

Play resumed.

Later, there was another five-minute discussion when the tournament director came to tell Lo that no extra chips were taken.

The director told both players that the issue was dead and a penalty would be imposed if either brought it up again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Gibbs	1,080,000 320,000	320,000
Wai Lo	860,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Ryan Gibbs Wai Kit Lo

06-23-2025 11:59 UTC-7

Anguru Doubles Through Glantz

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Matt Glantz raised to 125,000 and Praveen Anguru responded with a raise to 300,000. Glantz went all in and Anguru beat him in the pot with a call.

Praveen Anguru: A♣A♦ All in
Matt Glantz: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out K♠9♠8♣9♥J♠ and Anguru's aces held to put a big dent in Glantz's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Li	1,400,000 210,000	210,000
Praveen Anguru	1,200,000 460,000	460,000
Adam Walton	1,200,000 240,000	240,000
Matt Glantz	1,150,000 950,000	950,000

Won Lee	940,000 160,000	160,000
Changliang Deng	755,000 139,000	139,000
Jiaze Li	540,000 135,000	135,000
Stephen Song	525,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Matt Glantz Praveen Anguru

06-23-2025 11:42 UTC-7

Vierling Triples with Queens; Cracking Margets's Aces

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Laura Fryer

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was followed from when Leo Margets jammed the small blind for around 700,000, Jessica Vierling called for her remaining stack of 420,000 from under the gun, and action was on Raymond Power, who covered them both, to make a decision from middle position.

Power called, and the players flipped their cards.

Jessica Vierling: Q♣Q♥ All in
Leo Margets: A♠A♣ All in
Raymond Power: A♥K♦

Margets was ahead and remained so on the 4♥6♠7♦ flop.

Vierling took the lead with a set on the Q♠ turn, and she held on the 4♠ river, tripling up her stack.

Margets took the side pot with her aces, and Power lost a huge chunk of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Vierling	1,320,000 905,000	905,000
Leo Margets	550,000 210,000	210,000

Raymond Power	520,000 760,000	760,000

Tags: Jessica Vierling Leo Margets Raymond Power

06-23-2025 11:39 UTC-7

Kings Send East to the Rail

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Joseph Berg

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Won Lee raised to 50,000 from under the gun. Jareth East decided to three-bet to 110,000 from the button. Lee then went all in, and East made the call and was ahead.

Jareth East: K♣K♥ All in
Won Jong Lee: J♥J♦

The dealer ran out a board of 4♣J♠6♥7♥5♠ ending East's impressive run in.