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

06-23-2025 15:06 UTC-8

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 15:10 UTC-8

Iermolcheva Gets Moore Chips

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Jerome Solomon

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

Olga Iermolcheva, down to 10 big blinds, went all in from early position. Casey Moore raised from the button and ended up being the lone caller.

Olga Iermolcheva: Q♠J♠ All in
Casey Moore: 9♣9♠

Iermolcheva got plenty of help on the flop A♣10♣K♥, as she landed a straight. The rest of the board 5♥6♦ didn't change a thing and Iermolcheva picked up an important pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey Moore	3,850,000 3,080,000	3,080,000
Olga Iermolcheva	1,500,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Casey Moore Olga Iermolcheva

06-23-2025 15:14 UTC-8

Eanes Doubles Through Gros

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Joseph Berg

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

Rock Eanes went all in and was at risk for 590,000 from middle position and was called by Benjamin Gros in the cutoff.

Rock Eanes: K♣K♥ All in
Benjamin Gros: J♠J♣

The dealer ran out a board of 6♣Q♠2♦5♠5♣, securing a much-needed double up for Eanes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rock Eanes	1,350,000 1,105,000	1,105,000
Benjamin Gros	710,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Rock Eanes Benjamin Gros

06-23-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Yaginuma Double Barrels

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Three ways to a flop of K♥J♥3♠ Brandon Zuidema and Carlos Leiva checked before Jesse Yaginuma pushed forward a bet of 150,000.

Only Zuidema called the the two players saw the Q♦ snap off the deck.

Zuidema checked Yaginuma asked to see his stack before settling on a bet of 450,000. Zuidema threw his hand in the muck and Yaginuma moved up in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	4,630,000 4,080,000	4,080,000

Brayden Jinks	3,400,000 400,000	400,000
Carlos Leiva	2,730,000 1,385,000	1,385,000

Jesse Yaginuma	2,300,000 365,000	365,000

Didier Guérin	1,850,000 560,000	560,000

Ramy Boctor	1,625,000 25,000	25,000
Arthur Schiavo	1,265,000 250,000	250,000
Brandon Zuidema	900,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Brandon Zuidema Carlos Leiva Jesse Yaginuma

06-23-2025 15:21 UTC-8

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 15:23 UTC-8

More Eliminations; Final 100 Approaches

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Mcmillan	Busted
Benedict Cullen	Busted
Artem Tuliupa	Busted
Christian Hanschirik	Busted
Praveen Anguru	Busted
Brian Patton	Busted
Ryan Gibbs	Busted
Jiaze Li	Busted
Barry Shulman	Busted

Yen-Tuan Chen	Busted
Tomas Szwarcberg	Busted
Marc Bougaret	Busted
Nikko Laochua	Busted
Dustin Ethridge	Busted
Samuel Bifarella	Busted
David Dibernardi	Busted
Christopher Puetz	Busted
Santiago Moises	Busted
Brandon Sheils	Busted
Steven Snyder	Busted
Hugues Girard	Busted
Dominik Siegl	Busted
Vikas Sondhi	Busted
Richard Troendly	Busted
Jiaofang Duan	Busted

06-23-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Calderon Doubles Back

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Laura Fryer

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

After just loosing a huge pot against Olga Iermolcheva, Jesus Ortiz Calderon moved all in for his remaining 660,000 in the small blind after Thomas Macdonald opened from the cutoff to 120,000.

Macdonald made the call and had Calderon well covered.

Jesus Ortiz Calderon: Q♥Q♣ All in
Thomas Macdonald: A♥10♦

The 5♠6♠2♦ flop didn't change much, and both players missed on the 9♥ turn and 9♠ river, leaving Calderon to safely double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Macdonald	1,640,000 1,284,000	1,284,000
Jesus Ortiz Calderon	1,470,000 810,000	810,000

Tags: Jesus Ortiz Calderon Olga Iermolcheva Thomas Macdonald

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

06-23-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Kalisek Makes Clutch Call

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Jerome Solomon

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

Toshio Nanao called a 320,000-chip bet on the turn, then quickly shoved all in for more than 2 million chips after the river hit.

Clayton Kalisek took a long time to study a board that read J♦4♠Q♠5♦3♠. Eventually, he made the call. Nanao was shocked.

Toshio Nanao: K♠J♣ All in
Clayton Kalisek: A♥Q♥

Nanao flopped second pair, but was clearly representing a flush with the huge bet on the river. To his dismay, Kalisek sniffed it out.

Nanao was so dazed, he walked away without taking his backpack. After being tracked down, he returned to the table and gave Kalisek a look, and then cracked up the entire table.

"Will you play cash with me?" he said. "How can you make that call?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Clayton Kalisek	7,200,000 5,400,000	5,400,000
Toshio Nanao	Busted

Tags: Toshio Nanao Clayton Kalisek

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.