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

06-25-2025 21:58 UTC-8

Farrell S**** His Pants

Adam Lamers

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Matthew Zambanini opened to 325,000 in the hijack and Niall Farrell just flat-called in the cutoff. They went heads-up to a flop of 4♣3♣2♦ and Zambanini continued with a bet of 225,000 which Farrell called.

The turn brought the 8♦ and Zambanini sized up a bet of 1,350,000. Farrell still called and the 7♣ peeled off on the turn. Zambanini checked this time and Farrell thought for a minute before opening his mouth.

"I probably win this one but I'm just gonna check," Farrell said before rapping the table. Zambanini announced ace-high and Farrell showed his Q♥Q♣ to win the pot.

"I'm over here s***ing my pants with queens. It's the final table curse," Farrell joked as he stacked even more chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	14,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Niall Farrell	14,100,000 2,640,000	2,640,000

Tags: Niall Farrell Matthew Zambanini

06-25-2025 22:04 UTC-8

Thomas Muehloecker Eliminated in 7th Place ($110,234)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♦10♠3♠, Thomas Muehloecker in the hijack bet 375,000 and Matthew Zambanini check-called from the big blind.

Muehloecker fired a second barrel of 1,150,000 on the 3♦ turn, but Zambanini check-raised all in. Muehloecker went deep into the tank and called for a total of more than 4,000,000.

Thomas Muehloecker: A♦10♥ All in
Matthew Zambanini: K♣3♣

Muehloecker called with two pair but ran into trips. The 4♦ river changed nothing and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	20,975,000 6,775,000	6,775,000

Thomas Muehloecker	Busted

Tags: Matthew Zambanini Thomas Muehloecker

06-25-2025 22:15 UTC-8

Andrejevic Getting Shorter

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Adam Lamers

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Marius Gierse raised to 320,000 from the hijack and Andjelko Andrejevic defended from the big blind. The flop came 8♥7♦2♠ and Andrejevic check-called a bet of 300,000 from Gierse.

The turn brought the 3♥ and Andrejevic checked again. Gierse counted out a bet of 1,100,000 this time and Andrejevic quickly sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	6,350,000 750,000	750,000
Andjelko Andrejevic	4,020,000 1,180,000	1,180,000

Tags: Marius Gierse Andjelko Andrejevic

Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

06-25-2025 22:22 UTC-8

Did Chip Dumping Occur with $1 Million Bonus at Stake During WSOP Final Table?

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Jon Sofen

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.

Andrejevic Takes From Zambanini

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Maxime Taldir

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	21,500,000 525,000	525,000

Andjelko Andrejevic	5,200,000 1,180,000	1,180,000

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Matthew Zambanini

06-25-2025 22:39 UTC-8

Delmas Doubles Through the Leader

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Adam Lamers

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♥ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	16,250,000 5,250,000	5,250,000

Adrien Delmas	8,500,000 3,250,000	3,250,000

Tags: Adrien Delmas Marius Gierse Matthew Zambanini

06-25-2025 22:52 UTC-8

Delmas Takes Some More

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Maxime Taldir

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	12,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Adrien Delmas	10,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Adrien Delmas Marius Gierse Matthew Zambanini Niall Farrell

06-25-2025 23:02 UTC-8

Marius Gierse Eliminated in 6th Place ($148,548)

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Adam Lamers

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♦ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	18,100,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Marius Gierse	Busted

Tags: Matthew Zambanini Marius Gierse

06-25-2025 23:18 UTC-8

End of Day 3

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Maxime Taldir

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!