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

06-23-2025 15:45 UTC-8

Scatchard Runs Headlong into Faria

Claudio Elizalde

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

David Scatchard raised in early position to 160,000 and it folded around to Luis Faria in the big blind, who made it 375,000. Scatchard chose to go all in and Faria made the call.

David Scatchard: 8♥8♣ All in
Luis Faria: A♥A♦

The board ran out 7♠9♣2♥7♣6♦ and a disappointed Scatchard tapped the table in defeat as Faria collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	4,785,000 1,635,000	1,635,000
Jeffrey Tanouye	4,075,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Thai Ha	3,750,000 785,000	785,000

Anze Smajd	2,920,000 1,890,000	1,890,000
Laith Edris	2,850,000 2,650,000	2,650,000
Hao-Shan Huang	1,490,000 595,000	595,000
Ignacio Moron	1,300,000 425,000	425,000
Jacopo Olivieri Achille	775,000 215,000	215,000

David Scatchard	Busted

Tags: David Scatchard Luis Faria

06-23-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Big Stacks Battle

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Laura Fryer

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

Draxton Amador opened from middle position to 160,000 and Samuel Taylor called from the big blind.

The 10♣6♥5♦ flop was checked by both to get to the J♥ turn.

Taylor bet out 135,000 and Amador called.

Both players checked down the 6♦ river, and Taylor was first to show 7♦7♠ and Amador mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Draxton Amador	4,040,000 1,390,000	1,390,000
Samuel Taylor	3,850,000 1,950,000	1,950,000

Tags: Draxton Amador Samuel Taylor

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 15:53 UTC-8

Chung Scores With Pocket Tens

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Jerome Solomon

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

John Oneal went all in from the button and Christian Chung called for all of his chips in the big blind.

Christian Chung: 10♠10♦ All in
John Oneal: 9♦9♥

Chung's better pocket pair did the job when neither player connected with the board runout of 7♣Q♠4♥5♣2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Chung	1,790,000 1,460,000	1,460,000
John Oneal	1,100,000 605,000	605,000

Tags: Christian Chung John Oneal

06-23-2025 16:00 UTC-8

Big Slick Provides Double-up

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Jerome Solomon

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

Ignacio Moron went all in with 1,240,000 chips. Laith Edris made the call.

Ignacio Moron: A♣K♦ All in
Laith Edris: A♥J♣

Moron had the edge with the bigger kicker, and that would have been enough to take the hand. But the runout 8♣4♦10♦3♦K♥ gave him a pair of kings on the river to win a nice chunk of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laith Edris	3,820,000 970,000	970,000
Ignacio Moron	2,640,000 1,340,000	1,340,000

Tags: Ignacio Moron Laith Edris

06-23-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Fuentes's Stack Continues to Soar

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Joseph Berg

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

Maximilien Reele raised to 200,000 from late position. Bruno Fuentes then three-bet to 575,000, the rest of the table folded, and Reele made the call.

The players saw a 10♥J♥4♥ flop, Reele checked, Fuentes bet 275,000, and Reele's cards hit the muck

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fuentes	7,300,000 5,775,000	5,775,000
Maximilien Reele	3,500,000 320,000	320,000
Dane Harnett	3,200,000 2,965,000	2,965,000
Dustin Iannotti	1,800,000 675,000	675,000

Eusebiu Jalba	1,600,000 150,000	150,000
Johann Tiemann	1,500,000 400,000	400,000
Charles Shaverdians	1,400,000 270,000	270,000
David Amos	1,200,000 920,000	920,000

Tags: Bruno Fuentes Maximilien Reele

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 16:16 UTC-8

Alati Takes Out Reiser

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Laura Fryer

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

Stefan Reiser opened to 500,000 from early position, leaving only around 100,000 behind. Action folded around to Richard Alati in the big blind who moved in 2,000,000. Reiser called off the rest of his stack and the players went to the runout.

Stefan Reiser: K♥10♥ All in
Richard Alati: A♠9♠

Alati hit an Ace on the 4♠A♥6♠ flop, putting him further ahead.

The K♦ turn wasn't enough of an improvement for Reiser to keep him alive, and he was eliminated after seeing the 2♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Alati	2,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Stefan Reiser	Busted

Tags: Richard Alati Stefan Reiser

06-23-2025 16:20 UTC-8

More Eliminations

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Ojani	Busted
Tianle Wang	Busted
Jacopo Olivieri Achille	Busted

Filipp Khavin	Busted
Jonathan Yuen	Busted
Didier Guérin	Busted

Brian Waletzki	Busted
Jun Li	Busted
David Froyalde	Busted
Samuel Ronalds	Busted
Arthur Schiavo	Busted
Yusuke Tsukatani	Busted
Angelina Rich	Busted
William Parker	Busted