Max Pescatori joined the field as a late registrant and has already chipped up nicely.
The four-time WSOP bracelet winner and mixed-game specialist has yet to win a bracelet in Stud, but will be looking to make a deep run after a solid start.
Zahra Lall: K♣Q♣9♠/A♥9♣3♣8♣
Michael Rodrigues: XxXx/5♥2♥5♣Q♥/Xx
Naoya Kihara: XxXx/A♠10♦4♣10♥ - folded on sixth street
Three ways beginning on fourth street, Michael Rodrigues bet and was called by Zahra Lall and Naoya Kihara.
The same action followed on fifth street and then Lall raised a bet from Rodrigues on sixth, which got a fold from Kihara and a call from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues called a bet from Lall on seventh and Lall showed K♣Q♣9♠ for a flush. Rodrigues couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Lall.
Angel Modica: 9♥9♣/10♥4♣K♠A♣/9♦
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/6♠7♦3♦A♥/Xx
David Avina: XxXx/8♠2♠K♦4♥ - folded on sixth street
Elhindi Albarazi: XxXx/2♥ - folded on third street
David Avina called the bring in, Xixiang Luo completed, Angel Modica called, Elhindi Albarazi folded from the bring in and Avina called the raise.
Luo bet when checked to on fourth street and both opponents called. All three players then checked fifth street.
On sixth street Modica bet, Avina folded, Luo raised and Modica called. Both players then checked seventh street.
Modica had buried nines and caught a third nine on seventh street. Luo couldn't beat his trips and Modica won the pot.
Level: 5
Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1,200
Roberto Najera: J♠J♦9♦/3♥J♥7♥10♠
Huck Seed: XxXx/K♣A♦10♥5♦/Xx
With a sizable pot already in the middle, Huck Seed called bets from Roberto Najera on fifth street through seventh street.
Najera turned over J♠J♦9♦ for trip jacks and Seed sent his hand into the muck.
Brandon Shack-Harris: 2♦2♠/2♣5♦J♣Q♥/10♦
Maurizio Melara: XxXx/A♣A♦4♦J♥/Xx
With two players on fifth street and roughly 5,000 in the middle, Maurizio Melara check-called bets from Brandon Shack-Harris on both fifth and sixth street. On seventh street Melara bet and Shack-Harris called.
Shack-Harris revealed trip deuces and Melara sent his cards into the muck.
Phil Ivey had only played a few hands at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) before he ran into a weird situation 10 minutes after max late registering for Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em.
The 11-time bracelet winner entered the tournament at the start of Level 13 on Day 2 with just 12.5 big blinds. He folded his first few hands before playing a pot from the big blind that ended with the floor supervisor being called over to rule on his river bet.
Level: 4
Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 500
Limits: 500-1,000
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