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

06-23-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Iermolcheva Continues to Climb

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 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 15:50 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 16:14 UTC-8

Carroll Gets Thin Value; Pineault Sigh Calls

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Karl Pineault opened to 160,000 in late position and James Carroll flatted from the small blind.

Heads up they saw the Q♦5♦J♦ scroll across. Carroll check-called a bet of 155,000 from Pineault.

Action slowed, as both players checked, on the 6♣ turn.

The river completed with the 7♣ and Carroll placed a minimum bet of 80,000. Pineault shrugged and put the call in.

Carroll tabled 10♥10♣ and Pineault was unable to beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	5,200,000 400,000	400,000
Karl Pineault	4,850,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Atanas Kodinov	3,950,000 3,705,000	3,705,000
Draxton Amador	3,700,000 340,000	340,000
Samuel Taylor	3,365,000 485,000	485,000
Jessica Richards	1,825,000 260,000	260,000
Changliang Deng	1,775,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Casey Moore	1,065,000 2,785,000	2,785,000
Minseok Kim	860,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: James Carroll Karl Pineault

06-23-2025 18:55 UTC-8

Moorman is Poor Man After Takedown

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Jerome Solomon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The back-and-forth between Chris Moorman in the cutoff and James Carroll in the small blind went to a five-bet all-in from Carroll, before Moorman called, putting all of his chips in the pot.

In one of the biggest hands in the tournament thus far, Moorman was at risk with each player having more than 5 million in chips at stake.

Chris Moorman: A♣K♣ All in
James Carroll: A♠A♦

The flop of 6♣Q♣10♠ gave Moorman hope with the nut flush draw, but the turn and river 4♥3♦ were inconsequential, sending him home.

Carroll moved into second place in the overall chip count with the huge win.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	11,480,000 7,080,000	7,080,000
Chris Moorman	Busted

Tags: Chris Moorman James Carroll

06-23-2025 19:09 UTC-8

Seward's Nines are Devine

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Joseph Berg

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Nicholas Seward went all in from middle position for roughly 1,500,000, facing Anthony Potis in late position, who had about 1,100,000 and was at risk.

Anthony Potis: A♣Q♠ All in
Nicholas Seward: 9♠9♥

The dealer ran out a board of J♣K♥4♠9♦2♥, sending Potis to the rail and giving Seward’s stack a healthy boost. Seward, who won WSOP Event #31 in 2024, is now aiming to add a second gold bracelet to his collection.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Seward	2,900,000 1,290,000	1,290,000

Anthony Potis	Busted

Tags: Anthony Potis Nicholas Seward

06-23-2025 19:22 UTC-8

Three All-Ins, Two Pots, One Happy Amador; Camp Chips Down

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Adam Walton and Draxton Amador were all-in with their short stacks, called by the commanding stack of Zachary Camp.

Draxton Amador: A♦Q♣ All in
Adam Walton: 10♥10♠ All in
Zachary Camp: 3♥3♣

The board ran out 7♥Q♥6♣J♥2♠, awarding a full triple-up to Amador. Walton won a big enough side pot to stem the bleeding, but still lost in the pot, leaving Camp the biggest loser in the transaction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Camp	4,600,000 4,660,000	4,660,000
Draxton Amador	2,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Adam Walton	1,275,000 2,325,000	2,325,000

Tags: Adam Walton Draxton Amador Zachary Camp

06-23-2025 19:26 UTC-8

Carroll Crushes Carter

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Bruce Carter who open-jammed for his remaining 985,000 chips from the cutoff, and got a snap call from James Carroll on the button.

Bruce Carter: A♦8♦ All in
James Carroll: K♠K♣

The 9♦Q♣4♥5♠2♦ runout saw Carroll hold with pocket kings, and Carter was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	12,950,000 1,470,000	1,470,000
Bruce Carter	Busted

Tags: Bruce Carter James Carroll

06-23-2025 20:17 UTC-8

Steinwachs Hits the Rail

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Joseph Berg

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Benjamin Steinwachs went all in and was at risk from under the gun for 250,000. Hao-Shan Huang also went all in next to act for 350,000 and was also at risk. Karl Pineault called from the big blind, and the players tabled their hands.

Benjamin Steinwachs: K♥6♥ All in
Hao-Shan Huang: A♣8♦ All in
Karl Pineault: K♠9♥

The board ran out A♠9♠2♥A♥6♣, sending Benjamin Steinwachs to the payout desk, while adding a much-needed boost to Huang's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl Pineault	7,500,000 300,000	300,000
Hao-Shan Huang	1,200,000 850,000	850,000
Benjamin Steinwachs	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Steinwachs Hao-Shan Huang Karl Pineault

06-23-2025 20:22 UTC-8

Iermolcheva Eliminated by Wagstaff

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Laura Fryer

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

A few hands prior, Olga Iermolcheva was all in for her remaining 350,000 and chopped with Joshua Reichard on the A♣5♣10♠3♦3♠ runout when only their kings played.

Olga Iermolcheva: K♣9♣ All in
Joshua Reichard: K♥8♥

Martin Kabrhel said from the rail "Chop is better, you can go all in again".

It wasn't long before Iermolcheva found herself all in and at risk a few hands later after paying the small blind and folding for her remaining 320,000.

Iermolcheva jammed from the button after Mark Wagstaff opened from middle position. Wagstaff called and covered.

Olga Iermolcheva: 7♣6♣ All in
Mark Wagstaff: Q♣J♣

There was very little sweat on the Q♥A♥K♦2♥3♦ runout, and she was eliminated late into the day.