Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix
Day 3 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2025 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,092,030
Entries
409
Level
32
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
18
Players Left
1
Level 32
Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Robert Wells has not had a long career at the World Series of Poker, but he knows what it feels like to fall short at the last hurdle. No longer is that the case for the Welshman, who has just laid claim to his first WSOP Bracelet. After two second-place finishes in 2024, Wells joined the elite bracelet winners club after a career-best payout.
A total of 409 entries were tallied for Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix. After three days of play, it is Wells who sits alone at the top, taking home a $228,115 payday after defeating Thomas Taylor heads-up.
This event is known to many as the “Mini-PPC”, a mix of the same nine games that are included in Tuesday’s $50,000 Poker Players Championship. All of the best mixed game players in the world tried their luck in this tournament, but it is Wells hoisting the bracelet once the dust settled.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Wells | United Kingdom | $228,115 |
| 2 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | $149,152 |
| 3 | Fu Wong | United States | $99,771 |
| 4 | Anthony Ribeiro | Brazil | $68,304 |
| 5 | Nicolas Barthe | France | $47,884 |
| 6 | David Bach | United States | $34,394 |
| 7 | Jonathan Glendinning | United States | $25,328 |
| 8 | Yueqi Zhu | China | $19,134 |
Winner’s Reaction
Wells spoke with PokerNews following the most important victory of his career, and the sense of relief was palpable.
“I feel tiredness mostly, not really feeling like it’s real. It’s amazing,” Wells admitted after a long battle.
“I came second twice last year, so I know that pain on the other side, so being on this side of it is amazing. If I could have picked any tournament to win, this would probably be two on the list, besides the PPC.”
Wells joked around with his good friend Yuri Dzivielevski, last year’s champion of this event, following the victory, with Dzivielevski commenting that he must play the PPC after winning today.
His relationship with the Brazilian started when they were introduced to each other around five or six years ago. At the time, Wells was a low-stakes mixed player who brainstormed some strategies with Dzivielevski, and the two have been close ever since.
Despite being 42 years old, Wells doesn’t quite have the experience that many of his competitors do. He said that he has played at “various levels of seriousness” for around 20 years, but after a trip to Vegas a few years ago, he got bit by the tournament bug and has been a regular in the mixed game fields ever since.
Wells credits his heads-up experience and good cards for his victory over Taylor. He elaborated that, “Some of the games I [have] played a decent amount of heads-up, so I felt quite confident. Mostly the cards helped me, but he [Taylor] played great as well.”
“There was one moment where he got coolered a bit with two pair in no-limit, but mine was bigger. I bet big, and he had to call.”
This pivotal hand put Wells into the chip lead, and he never looked back until he secured the bracelet.
Wells credits his wife for her support throughout his poker journey, and admitted how thankful he is that he can come out to Vegas and play tournaments.
“My wife suffers a lot because she’s stuck at home with the dog,” Wells explained, “I love her very much, and I’m super grateful to her for understanding me doing this.”
Day 3 Action
From the starting field of 409, just 18 returned for battle on Day 3 in the Horseshoe Event Center, with Jonathan Glendinning and Jon Kyte atop the counts. That number would quickly be reduced to ten by the first break of the day after 2024 champion Yuri Dzivielevski exited in 11th.
The pace of play would begin to slow down with only one clear short stack as the players jockeyed for position on the eight-handed final table bubble.
Following the eliminations of Ari Rabin-Havt and Philip Sternheimer, the final eight players combined at a single final table with a quite even chip distribution. Wells led the pack but was only separated from sixth place by two big bets.
Wells would begin to extend his lead before the first elimination of the final table in Yueqi Zhu. The mixed game regular got the rest of his chips in the middle in 2-7 Triple Draw against Fu Wong, but was drawing dead after patting the final draw against the number six of Wong.
Start-of-day chip leader Jonathan Glendinning was the next to fall in seventh. Also in 2-7 Triple Draw, he had a wheel draw against the number two of Anthony Ribeiro, but he could not survive as he had to settle for seventh.
The same game took out the next victim in David Bach. He got his short stack into the middle multi-way but was drawing dead after he patted a nine against the number three of Wong.
The chips started to disperse into the hands of a couple players as both Nicolas Barthe and Anthony Ribeiro hit the rail in quick succession in fifth and fourth, respectively, much to the despair of the boisterous rail that has become commonplace for any Brazilian on a final table.
Cash game regular Fu Wong, better known as Grasshopper, found a podium finish in third place. He jammed over a Wells button open in No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw, and both players patted. Unfortunately for Wong, his jack was no good against the nine of Wells as the heads-up match was prepared.
Taylor entered heads-up play with a small advantage, but he won a sizeable pot to take a two-to-one chip lead as the players took a break.
It was a back-and-forth battle that lasted almost two hours. Wells finally took a substantial lead after making trips in a hand of Stud Hi-Lo.
Taylor would claw his way back into contention before the game switched to No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw. On the first hand, Taylor opened the button, then called off his stack with an eight draw against the pat ten of Wells. Taylor caught a pair on his draw, and Wells raised his arms in victory to celebrate his first WSOP bracelet!
That concludes PokerNews’s coverage of Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix. Stay tuned as we continue to provide extensive coverage from the floor for all events at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Level 32
Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Thomas Taylor opened the button to 400,000 before Robert Wells jammed from the big blind, and Taylor called off for his final 3,400,000.
Wells stood pat and Taylor took one.
Thomas Taylor: 8x7x3x2x 
Robert Wells: 10x7x5x4x3x
Wells had a pat ten against the eight draw of Taylor, who slowly peeled his card before he shook his head as he flipped over another 3x to pair and Wells raised his arms in victory.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,350,000
4,100,000
|
4,100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 32
Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Pot-Limit Omaha
Robert Wells limped on the button, with Thomas Taylor checking his big blind option. The Q♠6♥6♦ flop produced a pair of checks, and the 9♠ turn hit the table.
Thomas fired a bet of 300,000, taking down the pot as Wells folded.
On the next hand, Thomas called on the button and Wells checked in the big blind. The dealer fanned out the 10♥7♣A♣ flop, and both players checked.
Wells led out for 200,000 on the A♥ turn, with Taylor calling to see the 3♣ river. Another pair of checks led to showdown, where Taylor was good with A♠J♦9♦6♣ to claim another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,250,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
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4,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
Level 32
Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Razz
After folding the bring-in two hands in-a-row, Robert Wells finally got involved.
Robert Wells: XxXx / 10x7x4x
Thomas Taylor: XxXx / 5x10x5x - folded on fifth street
Taylor completed and Wells defended his bring-in.
Taylor check-called a bet on fourth. On fifth, Taylor paired and folded to a bet from Wells.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,650,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
Level 32
Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Omaha Hi-Lo
Robert Wells raised on the button, with Thomas Taylor making the call in the big blind.
Taylor checked the 10♣2♦3♣ flop, calling after Wells continued with a bet. The call was made, and the dealer flipped over the 5♥ turn. Another check from Taylor was followed by a bet from Wells.
After taking a moment, Taylor opted to lay his hand down, and the pot was sent to Wells.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,150,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
Level 32
Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Omaha Hi-Lo
Thomas Taylor raised from the button and Robert Wells defended his big blind.
On the A♣Q♦5♥ flop, Wells check-called a bet from Taylor.
Both the Q♥ turn and 9♣ river checked through as Wells announced jack-high and Taylor tabled K♦9♥4♦3♣ and his pair of nines was good enough for the scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,450,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,900,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
Level 32
Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Seven Card Stud
Robert Wells: XxXx / 3♠J♦4♠2♣ - folded on sixth street
Thomas Taylor: XxXx / Q♥J♣A♥10♣
Taylor completed, Wells two-bet, and Taylor called.
Taylor check-called on fourth before fifth street checked through.
Taylor led on sixth with a dangerous board, and Wells laid it down after some thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,350,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,000,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
||
Level 32
Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Seven Card Stud
Thomas Taylor: XxXx / 4♦3♥9♣
Robert Wells: XxXx / Q♣6♦3♦ - folded on fifth street
Robert Wells raised and made the call after Thomas Taylor three-bet across the table. Wells checked to Thomas, who slid out a bet.
Wells made the call to fifth street, where Taylor committed more than half of his remaining stack. Wells did not take long to fold, and Thomas added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,300,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,050,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
Level 32
Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 160,000/240,000 Ante, 80,000-160,000 Blinds
Seven Card Stud
Robert Wells: XxXx / Q♥3♥Q♣
Thomas Taylor: XxXx / Q♦8♥A♣ - folded on fifth street
Robert Wells completed and Thomas Taylor called, with both players showing a queen. Fourth street saw the two players check, before Wells caught a pair of queens and bet.
Taylor did not continue with his ace, as Wells raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,800,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
||
|
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2,550,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
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