Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-23-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Barthe Gets the Better of Kyte Again

Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Jon Kyte raised from the hijack and Nicolas Barthe defended his big blind.

Both drew one and Barthe checked. Kyte bet, Barthe raised, and Kyte called.

Barthe was now pat and led as Kyte took one. Kyte raised and Barthe called.

Both patted on the end and it checked to Kyte who took some time before he decided to bet and Barthe called instantly.

Jon Kyte: 8x5x4x3x2x
Nicolas Barthe: 7x6x5x3x2x

Barthe coolered Kyte in another draw game as Kyte enters the danger zone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Barthe	1,575,000 475,000	475,000
Jon Kyte	365,000 585,000	585,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Nicolas Barthe

06-23-2025 12:48 UTC-8

Kyte Gets in Back

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Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

The very next hand, Jon Kyte from under the gun and Jeff Madsen from the button were involved in a hand.

Multiple bets had already gone in as both patted on the end and Kyte led all-in, which Madsen called.

Jon Kyte: 7x6x5x3x2x All in
Jeff Madsen: 8x6x5x3x2x

Kyte was on the right side this time as he got the full double at the expense of Madsen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	800,000 435,000	435,000
Jeff Madsen	520,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Jeff Madsen Jon Kyte

06-23-2025 12:48 UTC-8

Leonard August Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,682)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Philip Sternheimer: K♣A♦/4♣K♦Q♦10♦/7♦
Leonard August: 3♣2♣/5♣10♣3♣9♥/4♠

Leonard August completed and Philip Sternheimer defended from the bring in. Sternheimer then bet fourth and fifth street, with August calling both times and committing the rest of his stack in on fifth.

August had a ten-high flush but Sternheimer caught diamonds on sixth and seventh street, making an ace-high flush to eliminate August in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	785,000 70,000	70,000

Leonard August	Busted

Tags: Leonard August Philip Sternheimer

06-23-2025 12:54 UTC-8

Dzivielevski Back in the Danger Zone

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Philip Sternheimer: XxXx/5♠3♠Q♦7♠
Yuri Dzivielevski: XxXx/5♥8♠J♣10♠ - folded on sixth street

Philip Sternheimer completed and Yuri Dzivielevski defended from the bring in.

On fourth street Dzivielevski check-called a bet from Sternheimer, who then bet on fifth and sixth street. Dzivielevski called on fifth, but folded on sixth street and the pot was pushed to Sternheimer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	995,000 210,000	210,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	260,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Yuri Dzivielevski

06-23-2025 12:56 UTC-8

Zhu and Kyte Battle

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Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Yueqi Zhu opened the cutoff to 55,000 before Jon Kyte three-bet to 155,000 from the button and Zhu called.

On the 6♣4♥2♣ flop, Zhu checked to Kyte who continued for 125,000. Zhu then put in a check-raise to 325,000, and Kyte folded fairly quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	1,300,000 75,000	75,000

Jon Kyte	550,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Yueqi Zhu

06-23-2025 12:58 UTC-8

More for Taylor

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Thomas Taylor: 3♦Q♥/A♥Q♠6♦6♥/J♦
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx/6♣10♠10♣9♣/Xx

With two players seeing sixth street and a bit under 400,000 in the pot Philip Sternheimer checked showing two tens and Thomas Taylor checked showing two sixes.

On seventh street Taylor bet and Sternheimer called. Taylor showed two pair, queens and sixes and Sternheimer mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	2,675,000 350,000	350,000
Philip Sternheimer	700,000 295,000	295,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Thomas Taylor

06-23-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Jeff Madsen Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,682)

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Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Jeff Madsen opened to 48,000 from the hijack before David Bach jammed covering from the big blind, and Madsen called off for his final 475,000.

Jeff Madsen: A♦K♣ All in
David Bach: 10♠10♦

It was a coinflip scenario as Madsen found no help on the J♥4♦4♣ flop. Nothing changed on the 8♥9♥ runout as Madsen could not find a pair on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	Busted

Tags: David Bach Jeff Madsen

06-23-2025 13:04 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw

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Josh Noy

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
2	1	Jonathan Glendinning	United States	2,150,000
2	2	Philip Sternheimer	United Kingdom	455,000
2	3	Robert Wells	United Kingdom	1,840,000
2	4
2	5	Jon Kyte	Norway	535,000
2	6	Ari Rabin-Havt	United States	835,000
2	7	Nicolas Barthe	France	1,405,000

3	1	Kelvin Kerber	Brazil	295,000
3	2	Yueqi Zhu	China	1,200,000
3	3	Fu Wong	United States	1,430,000
3	4	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil	190,000
3	5	David Bach	United States	1,700,000
3	6	Thomas Taylor	Canada	2,550,000
3	7	Anthony Ribeiro	Brazil	940,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	2,550,000 125,000	125,000
Jonathan Glendinning	2,150,000 180,000	180,000

Robert Wells	1,840,000 210,000	210,000

David Bach	1,700,000 650,000	650,000

Fu Wong	1,430,000 95,000	95,000
Nicolas Barthe	1,405,000 170,000	170,000
Yueqi Zhu	1,200,000 100,000	100,000

Anthony Ribeiro	940,000 160,000	160,000
Ari Rabin-Havt	835,000 370,000	370,000
Jon Kyte	535,000 15,000	15,000
Philip Sternheimer	455,000 245,000	245,000

Kelvin Kerber	295,000 150,000	150,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	190,000 70,000	70,000

06-23-2025 13:28 UTC-8

Sternheimer Chips Up After Kyte Bricks Everything

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 15,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 24,000/36,000 Ante, 12,000-24,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Philip Sternheimer: 2♣7♦/6♦10♥A♦9♠/10♦
Jon Kyte: A♠5♠/3♠6♠J♣Q♣/3x

Philip Sternheimer completed and Jon Kyte called. Kyte then bet fourth street and Sternheimer called.

On fifth street Sternheimer bet and Kyte called. The two players then checked sixth and seventh.

Kyte only had a pair of threes despite having a massive draw on fourth street while Sternheimer had a pair of tens to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	815,000 360,000	360,000

Jon Kyte	205,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Philip Sternheimer

06-23-2025 13:35 UTC-8

Zhu Trips up Wong, Dzivielevski Doubles

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Josh Noy

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 15,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 24,000/36,000 Ante, 12,000-24,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Yueqi Zhu: A♠10♣3♠ / 3♥7♣6♠3♦
Fu Wong: XxXx / Q♣8♠4♣K♦ / Xx

Yueqi Zhu completed and made the call after Fu Wong raised on his immediate left. Both players checked through fourth street, with action repeating on fifth.

Zhu led out with a bet after hitting another three on sixth, and Wong called. That was followed by a quick bet from Zhu on seventh, with Wong making one last call. Zhu tabled his trip threes, taking down the pot as Wong mucked.

As the game switched to 2-7 Triple Draw, Yuri Dzivielevski doubled his stack with a seven-low against Anthony Ribeiro's ten-eight.