Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-25-2025 17:26 UTC-8

Erwann Pecheux Eliminated in 16th Place ($49,539)

Sava Krink

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Brandon Sheils kicked things off with a button-raise to 160,000. Thomas Muehloecker in the small blind made the call. Erwann Pecheux was sitting in the big blind and decided to go all in.

With the action back to Sheils, he checked Muehloecker's stack before announcing his all-in. Muehloecke went out of the way, leading to a showdown.

Erwann Pecheux: A♦5♦ All in
Brandon Sheils: Q♣Q♠

The board ran out clean for Sheils with 5♣3♥10♣J♦4♣, and Pecheux was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	8,240,000 2,390,000	2,390,000
Thomas Muehloecker	4,370,000 80,000	80,000
Erwann Pecheux	Busted

Tags: Brandon Sheils Erwann Pecheux Thomas Muehloecker

06-25-2025 17:22 UTC-8

Srikanth Yadlapati Eliminated in 17th Place ($49,539)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Srikanth Yadlapati opened to 160,000 from the hijack but Mustapha Kanit on the button three-bet to 480,000.

Yadlapati called and checked the 4♥9♦9♥ flop. Kanit continued for 280,000, and it took more than two minutes for Yadlapati to call.

When the A♣ turn appeared on the board however, Yadlapati immediately moved all in for 1,415,000. Kanit asked for the count and called.

Srikanth Yadlapati: A♦5♦ All in
Mustapha Kanit: A♠Q♠

Both players had two pair but Kanit had a better kicker. The 4♦ completed the board and Yadlapati was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	5,800,000 2,540,000	2,540,000

Srikanth Yadlapati	Busted

Tags: Mustapha Kanit Srikanth Yadlapati

06-25-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Nazar Buhaiov Eliminated in 18th Place ($39,201)

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Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Nazar Buhaiov raised it up from the hijack and Thomas Muehloecker defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♦8♥3♣ and Muehloecker check-called a bet from Buhaiov.

The turn brought the 9♥ and Muehloecker checked again. Buhaiov counted out a bet of 360,000 and Muehloecker check-raised all in as the big stack. Buhaiov called off an additional 885,000 and the cards were tabled.

Nazar Buhaiov: K♥Q♠ All in
Thomas Muehloecker: 9♣8♦

Muehloecker turned two pair for the best hand and Buhaiov was unable to come from behind on the 7♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	4,450,000 1,560,000	1,560,000
Nazar Buhaiov	Busted

Tags: Nazar Buhaiov Thomas Muehloecker

06-25-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Gierse Eliminates Mendoza

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Marius Gierse opened to 160,000 from under the gun. James Mendoza in the big blind three-bet all in for 1,240,000 and Gierse called.

James Mendoza: 5♦5♠ All in
Marius Gierse: A♥J♠

Gierse flopped top pair on J♥6♦2♠2♣Q♥ to send Mendoza to the rail. The clock was stopped after this hand to do a three table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	4,000,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
James Mendoza	Busted

06-25-2025 16:29 UTC-8

Paur Runs Into Kings

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Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Taylor Paur raised it up from under the gun and Brandon Sheils stuck in a three-bet in the cutoff. The action folded back to Paur who four-bet ripped all in for just over 1,200,000. Sheils snapped him off and the cards were face up.

Taylor Paur: A♣4♣ All in
Brandon Sheils: K♠K♣

Paur was in need of some help up against the pocket kings, but the flop of Q♣9♥3♥ changed nothing. The K♥ on the turn gave Sheils a set and Paur was left drawing dead to the 9♠ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	5,460,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Taylor Paur	Busted

Tags: Taylor Paur Brandon Sheils

06-25-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Gierse Flips Bruschi to the Rail

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Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Marius Gierse raised to 125,000 on the button and Renan Bruschi three-bet for most of his chips in the small blind. Gierse announced all in and Bruschi stuck the rest of his stack in the middle for a total of 1,090,000.

Renan Bruschi: A♠J♣ All in
Marius Gierse: 6♠6♣

The board ran out 10♣5♥4♣7♣10♦ and Bruschi was unable to connect with the board, sending his chips over to Gierse.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	3,950,000 500,000	500,000
Renan Bruschi	Busted

Tags: Marius Gierse Renan Bruschi

06-25-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Delmas Scores an Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Adrien Delmas opened to 120,000 from the hijack and was called by Andjelko Andrejevic in the cutoff. Brent Sibley on the button three-bet all in for 630,000. Delmas called and Andrejevic folded.

Brent Sibley: Q♠J♠ All in
Adrien Delmas: 8♥8♦

The board ran out 9♣A♠A♦3♣3♠ and Sibley was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Delmas	6,050,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Brent Sibley	Busted

Tags: Adrien Delmas Andjelko Andrejevic Brent Sibley

06-25-2025 15:54 UTC-8

Ashelm Takes His Time and It Pays Off

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Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Robert Ashelm opened to 130,000 in the hijack and Ludovic Uzan jammed all in for 1,170,000 from the big blind. Ashelm confirmed the count on multiple occasions and took roughly three minutes to finally make the call.

Ludovic Uzan: 6♥6♦ All in
Robert Ashelm: A♣K♦

A clear nit roll from Ashelm had the table in awe when they saw his hand. The flop came A♦Q♥5♥ and Ashelm took the lead with a pair of aces. The 5♦ on the turn and the 10♥ on the river bricked out and Ashelm celebrated after eliminating Uzan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Ashelm	3,550,000 375,000	375,000

Ludovic Uzan	Busted

Tags: Robert Ashelm Ludovic Uzan

06-25-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Gierse's Queens Hold, Slobodskoy Hits the Rail

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Sava Krink

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Naor Slobodskoy opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from under the gun. When it folded to Marius Gierse in the big blind, he bumped it up to 390,000. Without hesitation, Slobodskoy moved all in, and Gierse quickly called to set up a showdown.

Naor Slobodskoy: J♠J♦ All in
Marius Gierse: Q♦Q♥

The board ran out K♠6♣9♥5♥7♥, offering no help to Slobodskoy’s jacks. After stacks were counted, Gierse had him covered, and Slobodskoy was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	3,450,000 1,435,000	1,435,000
Naor Slobodskoy	Busted

Tags: Marius Gierse Naor Slobodskoy

06-25-2025 15:09 UTC-8

Brutal Back-to-Back for Kamphues

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Sava Krink

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In the first hand, Lars Kamphues opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from under the gun. Marius Gierse, sitting in the cutoff, responded with a three-bet to 240,000. Kamphues came back with a four-bet, and Gierse quickly moved all in. Kamphues made the call, and the cards were on their backs.

Marius Gierse: K♠K♦ All in
Lars Kamphues: J♠J♥

The board ran out 9♦7♦4♦5♥9♣, clean for Gierse, who doubled up through Kamphues.

In the very next hand, Renan Bruschi opened from the cutoff, and Kamphues, now short-stacked, moved all in from the big blind. Bruschi snap-called.

Lars Kamphues: K♥J♣ All in
Renan Bruschi: A♠2♠

The board came Q♦3♦6♣3♠Q♣, offering no help to Kamphues. After losing back-to-back all-ins, he was sent to the rail.