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

06-23-2025 12:40 UTC-8

Wong Wins With Unlikely Hand

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

2-7 Single Draw

Philip Sternheimer opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and Fu Wong called from the button. Both players drew one.

After the draw Sternheimer checked and Wong bet 80,000. Sternheimer thought for about a minute before calling.

"Pair" Wong said, showing 8x7x6x3x3x for a pair of threes turned into a bluff. Sternheimer mucked his hand and Wong won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fu Wong	1,525,000 325,000	325,000
Philip Sternheimer	715,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Fu Wong Philip Sternheimer

06-23-2025 12:32 UTC-8

Zhu Takes from Madsen

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Jeff Madsen: XxXx / A♠6♦K♦7♠ / Xx
Ari Rabin-Havt: XxXx / 2♠2♥ - folded on fourth street
Yueqi Zhu: K♣7♣5♠ / K♥7♦5♦8♥

Zhu completed, Madsen called, and Rabin-Havt defended his bring-in.

Madsen led on fourth and only Zhu called. Madsen check-called on fifth before sixth checked through.

Madsen led on seventh and Zhu called. Madsen announced one pair before Zhu showed his two pair, kings and sevens, to drag the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	1,225,000 65,000	65,000

Jeff Madsen	800,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Ari Rabin-Havt Jeff Madsen Yueqi Zhu

06-23-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Michael Wolff Eliminated in 17th Place ($9,682)

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Michael Wolff: K♠5♠ / K♦6♥4♥Q♠ / Q♣ All in
Anthony Ribeiro: 7♦2♦ / 6♣9♦8♦9♥ / 10♦

Michael Wolff completed with his king, with Anthony Ribeiro making the call to fourth street.

Rebeiro bet and Wolff made the call. Ribeiro checked on fifth street, and Wolff took the betting lead. Ribeiro then raised, calling off after Wolff committed the rest of his short stack.

The rest of the cards were dealt and Ribero made a flush. Wolff could only manage two pair, ending his run in 17th spot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Ribeiro	1,080,000 302,000	302,000
Michael Wolff	Busted

Tags: Anthony Ribeiro Michael Wolff

06-23-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Andrey Zaichenko Eliminated in 18th 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

Limit Hold'em

Andrey Zaichenko opened from the hijack and Thomas Taylor defended from the big blind.

The flop came 9♦8♣5♣ and Taylor checked. Zaichenko bet, Taylor check-raised and Zaichenko called.

Taylor bet the 7♥ turn and Zaichenko called. Taylor fired another bet on the K♥ river and this time Zaichenko mucked, leaving himself with just over one big bet.

Zaichenko got the rest of his chips in the following hand preflop against Leonard August.

Andrey Zaichenko: A♥9♠ All in
Leonard August: 8♠8♣

August's eights held up on the K♣Q♠7♥10♥10♠ runout and Zaichenko became the first casualty of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	2,325,000 755,000	755,000
Fu Wong	1,200,000
Philip Sternheimer	825,000 70,000	70,000

Leonard August	495,000 20,000	20,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	395,000 310,000	310,000

Andrey Zaichenko	Busted

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Leonard August Thomas Taylor

06-23-2025 12:23 UTC-8

Kyte and Bach Chop Up Barthe

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Nicolas Barthe: 8♥6♥4♣ / 7♣3♣6♠Q♦
Jon Kyte: Q♠7♦4♥ / A♥8♠K♥2♣
David Bach: A♠K♣2♦ / 7♠2♥7♥8♦

Barthe completed, Kyte raised, Bach called, and Barthe called. Fourth street checked through.

Bach led on fifth and and sixth with both opponents calling. Seventh checked through. Bach had two pair for the high while Kyte had the superior low to get half as Barthe was left empty-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Barthe	1,100,000 325,000	325,000
David Bach	1,050,000 210,000	210,000

Jon Kyte	950,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: David Bach Jon Kyte Nicolas Barthe

06-23-2025 12:16 UTC-8

Barthe Doubles Through Kyte

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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 2-7 Single Draw

Jon Kyte opened to 55,000 under the gun before Nicolas Barthe three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind. Kyte called.

Barthe was pat and Kyte took one. Barthe led for 175,000, Kyte jammed, and Barthe called off for 483,000.

Nicolas Barthe: 8x6x5x4x2x All in
Jon Kyte: 8x7x5x4x3x

It was a cooler scenario between two strong hands as Barthe found the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Barthe	1,425,000 652,000	652,000
Jon Kyte	790,000 635,000	635,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Nicolas Barthe

06-23-2025 12:16 UTC-8

Glendinning Gets Value

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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

2-7 Single Draw

Michael Wolff called in the small blind, with Jonathan Glendinning checking his big blind option.

Wolff asked for two cards, while Glendinning took one. After checking his new card, Wolff bet 100,000.

Glendinning took some time before raising to 275,00. Wolff went into the tank, opting to make the call. Glendinning showed 8x7x6x5x3x, good enough to claim the pot as Wolff mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Glendinning	1,760,000 314,000	314,000

Michael Wolff	310,000 138,000	138,000

Tags: Jonathan Glendinning Michael Wolff

06-23-2025 12:10 UTC-8

Taylor Gets a Fold from Sternheimer

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Thomas Taylor limped in from the small blind, Philip Sternheimer raised to 60,000 from the big blind and Taylor called.

The flop came K♦Q♣10♣ and Taylor check-called a 65,000 bet from Sternheimer.

Taylor check-called another bet from Sternheimer on the 3♠ turn, this time for 155,000.

On the 3♣ river Taylor led out with a 150,000 bet and Sternheimer folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	1,570,000 292,000	292,000
Philip Sternheimer	755,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Thomas Taylor

06-23-2025 12:05 UTC-8

Kerber Takes from Tanaka

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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

Limit Hold'em

Hiroshi Tanaka raised in the hijack, finding a call from Kelvin Kerber in the small blind. Wells checked the 10♥Q♥5♠ flop, calling after Tanaka continued with a bet.

Action repeated on the 9♠ turn, with Kerber check-calling again. The Q♦ river produced one last check from Kerber, and Tanaka checked back.

Kerber tabled K♦10♦ for two pair, taking down an early pot as Tanaka mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelvin Kerber	1,100,000 400,000	400,000

Hiroshi Tanaka	900,000 121,000	121,000

Tags: Hiroshi Tanaka Kelvin Kerber

06-23-2025 12:01 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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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

Players have taken their seats, and cards are in the air for Day 3.