Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The remaining 62 players take a 15-minute break. They will return to Level 30 with 80,000/160,000 blinds and a 160,000 big blind ante.
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 3
Players Left 1 / 11,996
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10,150,000
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♥
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,725,000
4,255,000
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4,255,000 |
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Busted | |
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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♦
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 |
|---|---|---|
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12,950,000
1,470,000
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1,470,000 |
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Busted |
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♣
Adam Walton: 10♥10♠
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 |
|---|---|---|
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4,600,000
4,660,000
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4,660,000 |
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2,500,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
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1,275,000
2,325,000
|
2,325,000 |
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♣
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 |
|---|---|---|
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5,200,000
2,800,000
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2,800,000 |
|
Busted |
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♠
Ido Aboudi: 5♦5♠
Swart was hoping to hit, but Aboudi held on the 9♣4♥2♦8♠10♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,920,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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Busted |
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♠
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 |
|---|---|---|
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2,900,000
1,290,000
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1,290,000 |
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Busted | |
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♥
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 |
|---|---|---|
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3,050,000
1,525,000
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1,525,000 |
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Busted |
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♣
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 |
|---|---|---|
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13,100,000
5,150,000
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5,150,000 |
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9,600,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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5,200,000
1,380,000
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1,380,000 |
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4,775,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
2,750,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
2,650,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
2,550,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Karl Pineault raised to 260,000 from early position, and Lucca Nascimento called from middle position. Alexander Savchenko then three-bet to 725,000. Pineault called, and Nascimento folded.
The flop landed 10♦4♠A♦. Pineault checked, and Alexander Savchenko bet 350,000. Pineault responded with a check-raise to 1,000,000, which Savchenko called.
The turn was the 5♣. Pineault bet 1,700,000. Savchenko tanked for an extended period before the clock was called on him. After his time expired, his hand was declared dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,800,000
2,950,000
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2,950,000 |
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2,700,000
1,600,075
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1,600,075 |
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2,300,000
680,000
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680,000 |
