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

06-25-2025 12:56 UTC-8

Moraes' Tournament Comes to an End

Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

James Mendoza opened to 60,000 from the cutoff. Rafael Moraes on the button three-bet all-in for 525,000, then Srikanth Yadlapati in the small blind jammed with a larger stack, prompting Mendoza to fold.

Rafael Moraes: K♥J♣ All in
Srikanth Yadlapati: A♣J♥

Moraes was looking for kings but he didn't find any on 2♣Q♠10♠6♠4♣ and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Srikanth Yadlapati	2,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
James Mendoza	800,000 585,000	585,000
Rafael Moraes	Busted

Tags: James Mendoza Rafael Moraes Srikanth Yadlapati

06-25-2025 13:10 UTC-8

Kamphues Steals on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Thomas Boivin raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and was called by Lars Kamphues on the button and Oleg Vasylchenko in the big blind. The flop came J♣6♠5♠ and the action checked to Kamphues who bet 55,000. Vasylchenko folded but Boivin check-raised to 175,000 which Kamphues called.

The turn was the 6♥ and both players checked to the J♦ on the river. Boivin checked again and Kamphues slid out a bet of 300,000 which Boivin snap-folded to.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	1,980,000 470,000	470,000
Lars Kamphues	1,880,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Thomas Boivin Oleg Vasylchenko Lars Kamphues

06-25-2025 13:10 UTC-8

Sibley Rivers Full House

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Sava Krink

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

It was a battle of the blinds situation with Andjelko Andrejevic in the small blind calling and Brent Sibley checking preflop.

On the A♥10♠2♦ flop, Andrejevic bet 30,000 and Sibley called.

The same situation arose on the 10♦ turn, Andrejevic bet 100,000 this time, and Sibley made the call.

Andrejevic didn't feel like betting the 9♥ river, and he checked. Sibley took his time, counted his stack, and after a while, he made a bet of 170,000, prompting Andrejevic to fold. Sibley then tabled 10♣9♦ for a full house to show that Andrejevic made a right fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andjelko Andrejevic	1,075,000 680,000	680,000

Brent Sibley	900,000 405,000	405,000

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Brent Sibley

06-25-2025 13:12 UTC-8

Cannuli Loses to Zambanini's Trips

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Thomas Cannuli was seen walking away after his 335,000-chip stack from the hijack was called by Matthew Zambanini in the big blind.

Thomas Cannuli: J♥J♦ All in
Matthew Zambanini: A♦10♠

Zambanini flopped trips on K♣A♥A♣8♣Q♥ and sent Cannuli to the rail. Anthony Zinno was eliminated at the same time on a different table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	2,600,000 1,105,000	1,105,000

Thomas Cannuli	Busted
Anthony Zinno	Busted

Tags: Matthew Zambanini Thomas Cannuli

06-25-2025 13:14 UTC-8

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The 36 remaining players are now on their first break of the day.

06-25-2025 13:17 UTC-8

Reigning Main Event Champ Jonathan Tamayo on New WSOP Rules & Folding Pocket Queens

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Connor Richards

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 30th episode, Connor talks with 2024 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo about growing up in Humble, Texas, studying hotel management at Cornell University, graduating during the 2008 recession, running deep in the 2009 and 2015 Main Events, his friendship with fellow Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, winning the biggest-ever WSOP Main Event for $10 million, and his first purchase as world champion.

Tamayo also spoke about his infamous fold with pocket queens late in the 2024 Main Event, which he says cost him $120,000 in equity, and gave his thoughts on new rules implemented at the 2025 WSOP in the wake of "LaptopGate," as well as the Main Event structure and Phil Hellmuth's proposed boycott that he has since rescinded.

Tags: Connor Richards Joe McKeehen Jonathan Tamayo

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

06-25-2025 13:35 UTC-8

Full Chip Counts After the Break (full)

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erwann Pecheux	3,760,000 160,000	160,000
Thomas Muehloecker	3,500,000 1,690,000	1,690,000
Srikanth Yadlapati	3,000,000 300,000	300,000
Niall Farrell	2,675,000 1,135,000	1,135,000

Robert Ashelm	2,665,000

Naor Slobodskoy	2,600,000 50,000	50,000
Matthew Zambanini	2,410,000 190,000	190,000

Mustapha Kanit	2,140,000 20,000	20,000

Marius Gierse	2,080,000 765,000	765,000
Lars Kamphues	2,040,000 160,000	160,000
Thomas Boivin	2,005,000 25,000	25,000
Ludovic Uzan	1,945,000 245,000	245,000
Samuel Bernabeu	1,940,000 5,000	5,000

Brandon Sheils	1,910,000 15,000	15,000
Adrien Delmas	1,880,000 460,000	460,000
Renji Mao	1,750,000 675,000	675,000

Taylor Paur	1,750,000 875,000	875,000

Nazar Buhaiov	1,550,000 25,000	25,000
Andjelko Andrejevic	1,485,000 410,000	410,000

Ali Shahni	1,470,000 600,000	600,000
Edward Pak	1,420,000 230,000	230,000
Eric Yanovsky	1,350,000 70,000	70,000
Benoit Fiasson	1,320,000
Pete Chen	1,280,000 320,000	320,000
James Mendoza	1,185,000 385,000	385,000

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06-25-2025 13:36 UTC-8

Bruschi Doubles Through Gierse

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Renan Bruschi in the cutoff was all-in and at risk for 405,000 against Marius Gierse under the gun.

Renan Bruschi: 7♥7♠ All in
Marius Gierse: A♥J♣

Bruschi hit a full house on Q♥7♦3♦4♣3♣ and secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	1,700,000 385,000	385,000
Renan Bruschi	900,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: Marius Gierse Renan Bruschi

06-25-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Kolonias Left Stunned and with No Pay Jump

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action folded around to Brent Sibley in the small blind who dropped in a stack of 400,000 chips. Alexandros Kolonias was one of the egregious tankers on the pay jumps and eventually called off his last 150,000 chips without the clock having to be called this time.

Alexandros Kolonias: A♠3♠ All in
Brent Sibley: J♥8♠

The flop came Q♣8♥8♣ to give Sibley trip eights and Kolonias was nearly drawing dead. The 2♠ and 5♠ runout sealed his fate but Kolonias was left staring at the board for a minute, waiting for his payout without getting a pay jump.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Sibley	910,000 10,000	10,000
Alexandros Kolonias	Busted

Tags: Brent Sibley Alexandros Kolonias