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

Players Left 1 / 11,996

Final Table

Kaifan Wang

21,900,000

Jacques Ortega

19,225,000

Alejandro Ganivet

17,675,000

Ignacio Moron

15,950,000

James Carroll

11,925,000

Jeffrey Tanouye

11,225,000

Samuel Taylor

11,100,000

Pablo Melogno

10,150,000

Atanas Kodinov

10,000,000

Anze Smajd

9,725,000

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Jun 23, 2025

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.

Tags: Chris Moorman James Carroll

Jun 23, 2025

Ho Send Home Zobian

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Laura Fryer

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

Clayton Kalisek opened to 200,000 from under the gun and action folded to Aram Zobian on the button who moved all in for his remaining 400,000. Baoqiang Ho called the small blind and Javier Swett called from the big blind.

The Q♣10♣3♣ flop saw Ho bet out and both the blinds folded, leaving just Zobian and Ho to go to showdown.

Aram Zobian: J♣J♦ All in
Baoqiang Ho: K♠Q♠

Ho was already ahead, and things stayed that way on the 7♠ turn and 9♦ river, sending Zobian to the rail.

Tags: Aram Zobian Baoqiang Ho Clayton Kalisek Javier Swett

Jun 23, 2025

Labranche Leads the Field

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Laura Fryer

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

The cards were already on their backs with Luis Faria all in and at risk from a middle position against Jonah Labranche on the button.

Luis Faria: A♥5♥ All in
Jonah Labranche: K♣K♦

Labranche held on the 2♦2♣Q♣6♦8♠ runout and Faria was eliminated from the tournament.

Labranche left the hand with a mountain of chips.

Tags: Jonah Labranche Luis Faria

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Jun 23, 2025

Eliminations Post Dinner

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Jun 23, 2025

Perez Leaves Zobian Short

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Laura Fryer

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

Matthew Perez was all in and at risk from the big blind for his remaining 700,000 against Aram Zobian in the hijack.

Matthew Perez: K♣K♦ All in
Aram Zobian: A♦Q♠

Perez held on the J♥J♦K♠7♥4♣ runout, and secured himself the double up, leaving Zobian short.

Tags: Aram Zobian Matthew Perez

Jun 23, 2025

Gros' Jacks Loses Race

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Jerome Solomon

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

After a raise and a three-bet, Benjamin Gros went all in for more than 2 million chips, and Kaifan Wang made the call.

Benjamin Gros: J♦J♥ All in
Kaifan Wang: A♣K♠

Gros was ahead in the race through the flop 4♥6♥6♠, but the A♦ on the turn made the difference, and the 4♣ river brick was not a factor.

Tags: Benjamin Gros Kaifan Wang

Jun 23, 2025

Taylor Eliminates Liore; Play Slows on Pay Jumps

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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.

Tags: Carl Carodenuto Julien Loire Samuel Taylor

Jun 23, 2025

Moron’s Stack: Anything But Foolish

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Joseph Berg

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

Ignacio Moron raised to 200,000 from middle position and was called by Clayton Kalisek in the cutoff.

Action checked through to the river on a 3♠6♠Q♥A♠A♣ board. Moron bet 500,000, after taking some time Kalisek made the call and was shown A♦10♦ which he could not beat.