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Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day 3 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$5,372,800
Total Entries
1,168
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
54
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 1,168
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em is known to be one of the most anticipated tournaments of the World Series of Poker by six-handed specialists. Out of a field of 1,168 entrants which generated a total prize pool of $5,372,800, only the five best players are still in contention for the WSOP gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $855,515.
Day 3 started with 54 remaining players all hoping to reach one of the seats around the final table at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. Among them was Matthew Zambanini, who hit a lucky river to eliminate Robert Ashelm (14th - $49,539) and take the chip lead. He never left it since then, sending Mustapha Kanit (11th - $63,642), Nicholas Grippo (12th - $49,539) and Thomas Muehloecker (7th- $110,234) to the rail to reach 20,775,000 for 83 big blinds.
Final Five Seating and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Sheils | United Kingdom | 13,900,000 | 56 |
| 2 | Matthew Zambanini | United States | 20,775,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 10,475,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Adrien Delmas | France | 8,475,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Andjelko Andrejevic | United States | 4,775,000 | 19 |
Second in chips is Brandon Sheils with 13,900,000, closely followed by Niall Farrell, the only bracelet winner still in play, who bagged 10,475,000 after doubling up with aces during the first hands of the final table.
Adrien Delmas was one of five French players who returned on Day 3, but Ludovic Uzan (23rd - $39,201), Erwann Pecheux (16th - $49,539), Arnaud Enselme (15th - $49,539) and Benoit Fiasson (10th - $63,642) were eliminated one after the other after the redraws, so only Delmas remains representing France on the final table. Same as Farrell, he doubled up during the last levels of the night to end the day with 8,475,000, a bit more than 30 big blinds.
Andjelko Andrejevic is the fifth player of this final table. After doubling up before the two-table redraw, he made Thomas Boivin the final table bubble-boy to ultimately finish the day with 4,775,000 chips.
Play is set to resume at 1 p.m. local time and will finish when a new WSOP champion is crowned. Play will restart at Level 31 with blinds at 100,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante. Levels will still be 60-minutes long and all of the remaining players have already secured a minimum cash prize of $148,548.
Final Table Results/Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | $855,515 |
| 2 | - | - | $570,284 |
| 3 | - | - | $398,409 |
| 4 | - | - | $282,471 |
| 5 | - | - | $203,292 |
| 6 | Marius Gierse | Austria | $148,548 |
Be sure to keep up with the PokerNews team to follow the final day of the $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em!
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After long minutes where the action didn't go much further than the flop, Level 29 came to a close. The five remaining players have officially secured their spots at tomorrow’s final table and are now bagging their chips.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you chip counts and a full recap of today's action!
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The action folded around to Marius Gierse in the small blind who was left on the short stack. He shoved all in for just under 3,000,000 and Matthew Zambanini quickly called from the big blind.
Marius Gierse: K♣6♦
Matthew Zambanini: A♣9♦
The flop came A♦Q♠5♣ and Zambanini moved way in front with a pair of aces. The 6♣ on the turn gave Gierse some life but the 10♥ on the river ended his run in sixth place.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Marius Gierse opened to 400,000 from the button. Matthew Zambanini in the small blind called but Niall Farrell in the big blind squeezed to 2,000,000 and made everybody fold.
On the next hand, Farrell in the small blind bet 900,000 and Adrien Delmas defended from the big blind.
Farrell continued for 600,000 on the 5♠J♣4♠ flop and was called, then both players checked the 6♣ turn and the J♥ river. Delmas flipped over Q♦5♦ for two pair and scooped the pot.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Marius Gierse opened to 425,000 in the cutoff and Matthew Zambanini three-bet to 1,200,000 on the button. Adrien Delmas four-bet shoved all in for 3,955,000 from the big blind which got a quick fold from Gierse. Zambanini asked for a count and then called to put Delmas at risk.
Adrien Delmas: A♠K♥
Matthew Zambanini: 8♥8♦
It was a coin flip but Gierse mentioned that he folded ace-queen to his rail. The flop came A♣Q♥J♥ and Delmas took the lead with a pair of aces. The 6♠ on the turn and the Q♠ on the river was no help to Zambanini who passed over a double-up.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
On a flop of 7♥2♦4♥, Matthew Zambanini in the cutoff bet 235,000 but Andjelko Andrejevic in the big blind check-raised to 800,000. It took a long moment for Zambanini to call.
Zambanini checked the 10♦ turn. Andrejevic asked for 1,300,000 but he had barely had the time to slide his chips forward because Zambanini quickly folded.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Jesse Yaginuma pulled off a wild comeback on Wednesday night at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) to win a gold bracelet, which normally would be celebrated by the poker community. But the victory has become controversial as many poker players have made allegations of chip dumping during heads-up play.
The champion took down Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker for $1,255,180. He also received an extra $1 million from a ClubWPT Gold promotion. Yaginuma won a Gold Rush ticket from the sweeps coin poker site, which made him eligible for the seven-figure bonus if he were to take down a qualifying WSOP event.
James Carroll, the second-place finisher, earned $1,012,320 as a consolation prize. But social media blew up during the PokerGO livestream with players accusing the heads-up opponents of chip dumping to allow Yaginuma to win the tournament so that the $1 million bonus would be awarded.
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
