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

06-25-2025 13:43 UTC-8

Sevens No Good

Sava Krink

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

PokerNews joined the table when Mustapha Kanit went all in from under the gun. Arnaud Enselme had already committed 550,000 to the pot and had just 90,000 behind. He went deep into the tank, one shy away from the pay jump. When a dealer announced "Payout!" at one of the other tables, his stack went in the middle, and the cards went on their backs.

Arnaud Enselme: A♣7♣ All in
Mustapha Kanit: 7♦7♥

The flop ran out Q♣10♥9♠, giving Enselme plenty of outs. The turn showed the A♥ for a better pair and no sweat on the K♠ as Enselme's pair of aces still held strong.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	1,450,000 710,000	710,000

Arnaud Enselme	1,380,000 830,000	830,000

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Mustapha Kanit

06-25-2025 13:47 UTC-8

Sheils Stands Up to the Leader

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Adam Lamers

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

Erwann Pecheux raised it up from under the gun and Brandon Sheils called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of A♥Q♦4♦ where Pecheux continued with a bet of 80,000. Sheils called and the K♠ landed on the turn.

Pecheux sized up a bet of 325,000 on the turn and Sheils stuck around for the 8♠ on the river. Pecheux checked this time and Sheils slid out a bet of 715,000. Pecheux dumped his cards into the muck and Sheils raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erwann Pecheux	3,150,000 450,000	450,000
Brandon Sheils	2,100,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Erwann Pecheux Brandon Sheils

06-25-2025 13:52 UTC-8

Grippo Doubles Through Pecheux

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Maxime Taldir

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

Nicholas Grippo opened to 80,000 from the cutoff. Erwann Pecheux in the small blind three-bet to 255,000, Grippo moved all-in for 1,040,000 and Pecheux snap-called.

Nicholas Grippo: 8♥8♣ All in
Erwann Pecheux: A♠K♣

Grippo's eights held on 9♠Q♣7♦Q♥5♥ and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erwann Pecheux	2,200,000 950,000	950,000
Nicholas Grippo	2,160,000 1,030,000	1,030,000

Tags: Erwann Pecheux Nicholas Grippo

06-25-2025 13:59 UTC-8

Enselme Takes it Down

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Sava Krink

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

Arnaud Enselme kicked things off from middle position with a raise to 80,000 and found callers in Patrik Jaros in the cutoff and Mustapha Kanit in the small blind.

On the 3♥2♣A♦ flop, Kanit and Enselme checked, and Jaros bet 80,000, which only Enselme called.

Enselme also checked the Q♥ turn, and Jaros continued for 180,000, which Enselme again called.

Both players opted to check the 3♣ river, leading to a showdown. Enselme showed A♠10♣ for a pair of aces, and Jaros' cards found the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	1,620,000 170,000	170,000

Arnaud Enselme	1,590,000 210,000	210,000

Patrik Jaros	595,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Mustapha Kanit Patrik Jaros

06-25-2025 14:01 UTC-8

Jaros Runs Into Kanit's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

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

Patrik Jaros jammed for roughly 400,000 from the button and was called by Mustapha Kanit in the big blind.

Patrik Jaros: K♥10♣ All in
Mustapha Kanit: A♠A♥

Jaros ran into aces and was eliminated on 7♦7♠4♦6♠3♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	2,000,000 380,000	380,000

Patrik Jaros	Busted

06-25-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Sheils Gets a Fold from Fernandez

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Adam Lamers

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

Brandon Sheils opened to 80,000 in the cutoff and Sergio Fernandez three-bet to 270,000 from the small blind. The action was back on Sheils who stuck in a four-bet to 455,000. Fernandez mulled it over for a minute and counted his chips before sending his cards into the muck.

Next door, Benoit Fiasson raised to 80,000 on the button and Nazar Buhaiov defended from the big blind. The flop fell 6♥6♦5♣ and Buhaiov led out with a bet of 140,000. Fiasson raised to 300,000 and Buhaiov also let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	2,475,000 375,000	375,000
Benoit Fiasson	1,450,000 130,000	130,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,220,000 330,000	330,000
Sergio Fernandez	760,000 305,000	305,000

Tags: Sergio Fernandez Nazar Buhaiov Brandon Sheils Benoit Fiasson

06-25-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Mendoza Flops Best to Double Through Yadlapati

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Adam Lamers

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

Srikanth Yadlapati raised it up from under the gun and was called by James Mendoza and Adrien Delmas in the blinds. The flop fell J♥J♣3♠ and Yadlapati continued with a bet of 105,000. Mendoza called and Delmas stepped aside.

The turn brought the 5♣ and Mendoza checked again. Yadlapati slid out a bet of 600,000 and Mendoza quickly called off his stack of 535,000.

James Mendoza: J♠9♠ All in
Srikanth Yadlapati: 8♠8♥

The river was the K♣ and Mendoza doubled through Yadlapati with ease.

Player	Chips	Progress
Srikanth Yadlapati	2,890,000 110,000	110,000
James Mendoza	1,550,000 365,000	365,000

Tags: Adrien Delmas James Mendoza Srikanth Yadlapati

06-25-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Uzan Catches Kanit with Seven-Deuce

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Maxime Taldir

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

Arnaud Enselme opened to 80,000 from the button and was called by Ludovic Uzan and Mustapha Kanit who were both in the blinds.

All three of them checked a flop of J♣3♥4♣ and the 8♠ turn leading to the 9♠ river where Kanit led out for 110,000.

Enselme folded, but Uzan called with 5♠4♠ for the fourth pair. Kanit was only able to show 7♠2♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Uzan	2,400,000 455,000	455,000
Mustapha Kanit	1,600,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Ludovic Uzan Mustapha Kanit

06-25-2025 14:14 UTC-8

NFL Star Adrian Peterson's Fist Fight in Texas Poker Room | PokerNews Podcast #900

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Chad Holloway

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

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06-25-2025 14:21 UTC-8

Decent Pot for Sheils

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Sava Krink

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

The pot stood at around 780,000, and the flop showed 10♥6♥2♦ and Brandon Sheils in the small blind led out a bet of 240,000, prompting Taylor Paur on the button to call.

Both players checked the Q♦ turn.

When the 2♣ on the river appeared, Sheils took his time but then went all in for about 1,750,000. Paur double-checked his cards but folded, giving up the decent pot to Sheils.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	3,010,000 535,000	535,000
Taylor Paur	2,500,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Brandon Sheils Taylor Paur