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

Jun 23, 2025

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

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.

Tags: Fu Wong Yuri Dzivielevski

Jun 23, 2025

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.

Tags: Thomas Taylor Yueqi Zhu

Jun 23, 2025

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

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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

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.

Tags: Jon Kyte Jonathan Glendinning Robert Wells

Jun 23, 2025

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.

Tags: Anthony Ribeiro Fu Wong Yueqi Zhu Yuri Dzivielevski

Jun 23, 2025

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.

Tags: Jon Kyte Philip Sternheimer

Jun 23, 2025

Kelvin Kerber Eliminated in 13th Place ($11,822)

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Kelvin Kerber: 7♦5♦ / 3♦8♦9♥Xx / Xx All in
Fu Wong: K♣Q♠ / Q♥A♥3♥Xx / Xx

Wong completed from early position and Kerber defended his bring-in. Wong check-called on fourth.

On fifth, Wong led, Kerber raised all-in for 172,000, and Wong called. Kerber had four to a flush and four to a low against the lone pair of queens for Wong.

On sixth, Wong caught the A♦ as Kerber joked, "I needed that card!" and he caught 3♣ to make a pair.

On seventh, Wong caught the 6♦, another card that Kerber needed. Kerber needed any pair, any diamond, or any low card to survive. Unfortunately for him, he peeled the 10♣ to be eliminated.

Tags: Fu Wong Kelvin Kerber

Jun 23, 2025

NFL Star Adrian Peterson's Fist Fight in Texas Poker Room | PokerNews Podcast #900

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Chad Holloway

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

It's the milestone 900th episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas, where they break down the recent viral video fist fight from a Texas poker room involving former NFL running back Adrian Peterson, highlight the upcoming Ladies Week, and discuss whether or not Daniel Negreanu is having a "good" summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Speaking of the WSOP, Phil Hellmuth got a political shoutout from Senator Ted Cruz, our fans showed their support for Martin Kabrhel in the comments of last week's episode, and a new segment of the "Chainsaw Report" featuring Allen Kessler.

Guest Robert Jen, the world's greatest unknown WSOP historian, then goes one-on-one with Chad, offering fun and interesting trivia and stats involving 900 to keep in theme with the episode. Speaking of which, some of the biggest names in poker offered their support and congratulations to the PokerNews Podcast family on 900 episodes!

Finally, learn about recent tournament winners, including Seth Davies, Tyler Patterson, Brian Rast, and Jonathan Little; as well as, a look at Robbie Strazynski's recently-completed Mixed Game Festival XI

Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

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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

Jun 23, 2025

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

Jun 23, 2025

Hiroshi Tanaka Eliminated in 14th Place ($11,822)

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Hiroshi Tanaka checked the 9♠4♣8♠ flop in the small blind, and Jonathan Glendinning fired a bet from under the gun. Tanaka called to the 7♥ turn, where both players checked.

Tanaka checked again after seeing the 6♠ river, and Glendinning moved all in while covering his opponent.

After taking some time, Tanaka stuck in the call.

Hiroshi Tanaka: Q♣9♣ All in
Jonathan Glendinning: K♠5♠

Glendinning flipped over his flush, taking down the pot as Tanaka's top pair was no good. Play has already been paused for the two table redraw, with Tanaka hitting the rail in 14th place.

Tags: Hiroshi Tanaka Jonathan Glendinning