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

06-23-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Jon Kyte Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,822)

Brett Slezak

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

Jon Kyte: A♣A♦ / 2♣9♣K♦6♦ / Xx All in
Jonathan Glendinning: 4♠3♥ / 7♥8♣8♦4♦ / 6♥
Robert Wells: Q♦9♠ / Q♣10♦K♥10♥ / 2♥

Glendinning completed, Wells raised, Kyte made it three bets from the bring-in, and both called.

On fourth, Kyte bet and both opponents called before fifth street checked through.

On sixth, it checked to Glendinning who bet, Wells called, and Kyte called all-in for his final 4,000.

Glendinning bet on seventh and Wells called. Glendinning had eights and a low against the two pair, queens and tens, of Wells to chop the side.

Kyte revealed that he started with aces so he needed to pair any card to survive. Unfortunately for him, he peeled the 8♠ on seventh to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Glendinning	2,300,000 150,000	150,000

Robert Wells	1,900,000 60,000	60,000

Jon Kyte	Busted

Tags: Jon Kyte Jonathan Glendinning Robert Wells

06-23-2025 13:47 UTC-8

Zhu Breaks his Hand and Catches Number Two

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Thomas Taylor opened from the button, Yueqi Zhu three-bet from the small blind and Taylor called, drawing two while Zhu drew one.

After the first draw Zhu bet and Taylor called. Zhu stood pat and Taylor took one.

Zhu continued with another bet after the second draw. Taylor raised and Zhu called.

For the final draw Zhu broke his hand, drawing one while Taylor stood pat. Zhu checked and Taylor checked.

Zhu showed 7x6x4x3x2x for the second-nuts and Taylor mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	2,140,000 350,000	350,000

Thomas Taylor	1,820,000 730,000	730,000

Tags: Thomas Taylor Yueqi Zhu

06-23-2025 13:51 UTC-8

Yuri Dzivielevski Eliminated in 11th Place ($14,839)

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Fu Wong opened from the small blind and Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet from the big blind. Wong called and drew one while Dzivielevski stood pat.

After the first draw Wong check-called a bet from Dzivielevski and drew one more. Dzivielevski stood pat again.

Dzivielevski bet again when checked to after the second draw. Wong raised and Dzivielevski three-bet, putting himself all-in. Wong called with a covering stack and stood pat.

Dzivielevski went into the tank before drawing one. Dzivielevski showed that he had discarded a 10x and commented that he might be drawing dead.

Yuri Dzivielevski: 9x7x6x4x All in
Fu Wong: 8x7x4x3x2x

Dzivielevski was drawing dead against Wong's eight-seven perfect and after drawing a Qx he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fu Wong	2,100,000 360,000	360,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Tags: Fu Wong Yuri Dzivielevski

06-23-2025 13:56 UTC-8

Sternheimer Wins Pat Battle

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Philip Sternheimer raised from the small blind before Robert Wells answered with a three-bet in the big blind. Sternheimer called and drew one, while Wells took two.

Sternheimer bet and the call was made. Sternheimer stood pat, with Wells drawing one. Sternheimer bet again, and Wells made another call.

Sternheimer stood pat again, with Wells patting behind. Sternheimer quickly bet, and Wells went into the tank.

After taking some time, Wells let his hand go and Sternheimer collected the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Wells	1,640,000 260,000	260,000

Philip Sternheimer	1,100,000 285,000	285,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Robert Wells

06-23-2025 13:57 UTC-8

Ribeiro Shows a Flush

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Brett Slezak

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

Seven Card Stud

Yueqi Zhu: KxJx / Q♦9♥10♦A♥ / Xx
Anthony Ribeiro: 9♠6♠4♠ / Q♠10♠Q♥4♦

Ribeiro completed and Zhu called. Ribeiro led on fourth and Zhu called.

Ribeiro caught the case queen on fifth as another was folded and led, which Zhu called.

Ribeiro led again on sixth, Zhu raised, and Ribeiro called. Ribeiro then led again on seventh and Zhu reluctantly called. Ribeiro tabled his flush which he made on seventh to best the broadway of Zhu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	1,625,000 515,000	515,000

Anthony Ribeiro	1,450,000 660,000	660,000

Tags: Anthony Ribeiro Yueqi Zhu

06-23-2025 14:04 UTC-8

Wells Calls Correctly

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Robert Wells opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Philip Sternheimer defended from the big blind.

The flop came K♦8♠4♦ and Sternheier check-called a 60,000 bet from Wells.

Both players checked the 2♥ turn leading to the 4♥ river. Sternheimer bet 80,000 and Wells called.

Sternheimer had a pair of eights with 8♣6♣ but Wells had him beat with 9♥9♦ to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Wells	1,925,000 285,000	285,000

Philip Sternheimer	1,181,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Robert Wells

06-23-2025 14:07 UTC-8

Break Time

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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

The remaining 10 players have reached the first 15-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fu Wong	2,900,000 50,000	50,000
Jonathan Glendinning	2,180,000 330,000	330,000

Robert Wells	1,900,000 25,000	25,000

Thomas Taylor	1,880,000 60,000	60,000
Anthony Ribeiro	1,550,000 100,000	100,000
Yueqi Zhu	1,500,000 400,000	400,000

Philip Sternheimer	1,400,000 219,000	219,000

Nicolas Barthe	1,380,000 900,000	900,000
David Bach	1,150,000 125,000	125,000

Ari Rabin-Havt	280,000 555,000	555,000

06-23-2025 14:32 UTC-8

Barthe Keeps Climbing

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Josh Noy

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Robert Wells raised to 60,000 on the button, with Nicolas Barthe calling in the big blind. Barthe checked the Q♦K♠J♣ flop, making the call after Wells continued with another bet of 60,000.

Both players checked through the 3♥ turn, with Barthe leading out for 75,000 on the A♣ river.

Wells did not take long to let his hand go, as Barthe added more chips to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Wells	1,750,000 150,000	150,000

Nicolas Barthe	1,640,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Nicolas Barthe Robert Wells

06-23-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Zhu Scoops Wong

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Yueqi Zhu raised from the small blind and Fu Wong defended from the big blind.

The flop came Q♦5♥6♠. Zhu bet and Wong called.

Zhu fired a second barrel on the 2♦ turn and Wong called again. On the A♥ river Zhu checked, Wong bet and Zhu called.

Wong had 8♥7♦5♠4♥ for a pair of fives and a six-low. Zhu tabled A♠10♣6♦3♣ for two pair and a slightly better low to take the whole pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fu Wong	2,550,000 350,000	350,000
Yueqi Zhu	1,750,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Fu Wong Yueqi Zhu

06-23-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Threes Enough for Wells

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Brett Slezak

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Philip Sternheimer: XxXx / J♦9♣3♠5♠ / Xx
Robert Wells: 7♣3♦2♦ / 3♣6♣A♥4♠

Sternheimer completed last to act and Wells defended his bring-in.

Sternheimer led on fourth and Wells called. Wells check-called on fifth.

Sixth street checked through and seventh slowly did the same. Wells revealed his lone pair of threes which were enough to win as Sternheimer returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Wells	2,075,000 325,000	325,000

Philip Sternheimer	1,300,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Robert Wells