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

06-23-2025 19:01 UTC-8

Pham's Jacks Hold; Carodenuto Sits and Laments

Claudio Elizalde

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

Trung Pham raised to 280,000 in late position and Carl Carodenuto went all in for just over 2,000,000. Pham slammed a call in.

Carl Carodenuto: A♣7♣ All in
Trung Pham: J♠J♦

Carodenuto was drawing thin when the J♣10♦9♠ hit the felt. He picked up some more outs when the 5♣ fell but it wasn't meant to be when the 6♦ completed the board.

Pham reached across the table and extended a fist bump to Carodenuto who accepted it as he nodded his head, coming to terms with the end of his run.

"You think I was supposed to go with that one? I don't really know how you play..."

Pham assured him it was strategically sound.

"Well, I guess it was a pretty good run...."

Eventually the floor let Carodenuto know he was good to go collect his prize money any time before July 26th and off he went.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	13,100,000 5,150,000	5,150,000

Trung Pham	9,600,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Laith Edris	5,200,000 1,380,000	1,380,000
Samuel Taylor	4,775,000 450,000	450,000
Michael Oar	2,750,000 850,000	850,000
Mark Wagstaff	2,650,000 450,000	450,000
Olga Iermolcheva	2,550,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Carl Carodenuto	Busted

Tags: Carl Carodenuto Trung Pham

06-23-2025 19:05 UTC-8

Spencer Runs into Hendrix's Aces

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Laura Fryer

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

Adam Hendrix opened to 220,000 from the cutoff and Lewis Spencer moved 555,000 chips, the majority of his stack in the middle, leaving only 2 chips behind worth 10,000 as players were on a pay jump.

Hendrix moved all in, forcing Spencer into a tank. After around 30 seconds "payout" was called at another table and Spencer moved his final 10,000 into the pot to call.

Lewis Spencer: A♠K♥ All in
Adam Hendrix: A♣A♦

Hendrix held on the Q♠6♠3♦5♣8♣ runout, and spencer was eliminated from the tournament with around 70 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	3,050,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Lewis Spencer	Busted

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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

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06-23-2025 19:12 UTC-8

Swart Eliminated by Aboudi

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Laura Fryer

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

Nathan Swart moved all in for his remaining 580,000 from the hijack and got a single call from Ido Aboudi in the cutoff.

Nathan Swart: A♠Q♠ All in
Ido Aboudi: 5♦5♠

Swart was hoping to hit, but Aboudi held on the 9♣4♥2♦8♠10♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ido Aboudi	2,920,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Nathan Swart	Busted

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06-23-2025 19:15 UTC-8

Kings Do Not Friend Lee

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Jerome Solomon

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

Gyeongbyeong Lee put his 1,125,000 chips all in from the cutoff and got a call from Atanas Kodinov in the big blind.

Gyeongbyeong Lee: J♠10♣ All in
Atanas Kodinov: K♠K♦

Lee did pair his ten on the flop 4♠10♦3♠, but the 5♦8♥ bricks on the river and turn didn't save him from a tournament exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Kodinov	5,200,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Gyeongbyeong Lee	Busted

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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

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06-23-2025 19:28 UTC-8

No Laughing Matter for Ha

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Jerome Solomon

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

Thai Ha waited until the clock was called before making the decision to go all in with his last 2,150,000 chips. It was a call of Jesus Ortiz Calderon's shove.

The delay was due in part to the pay jump of nearly $5,000 that would come if someone else in the field was knocked out of the tournament before Ha.

Alas, he made the call.

Thai Ha: A♦K♥ All in
Jesus Ortiz Calderon: A♠Q♦

The first bit of bad news came immediately, as Calderon paired his queen on the flop 5♥Q♠9♦. His tournament life didn't get better as the turn 10♥ opened the door for a gutshot straight that didn't make it when the 8♣ came on the river.

Ha ended up in 63rd place. Alexander Savchenko, who went out three minutes later in 62nd place, picked up an extra $4,620 for lasting longer.