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

06-25-2025 14:21 UTC-8

Delmas Gets a Gift with Two Pair

Adam Lamers

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

Adrien Delmas raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Srikanth Yadlapati flat-called on the button. Pete Chen three-bet to 240,000 in the big blind and both Delmas and Yadlapati called.

The flop fell A♦Q♥3♦ and Chen continued with a bet of 200,000. Delmas just called and Yadlapati announced all in. Chen quickly folded but Delmas wasted little time calling off his stack of 2,065,000.

Adrien Delmas: A♠Q♦ All in
Srikanth Yadlapati: A♣5♥

Delmas flopped two pair and had Yadlapati drawing extremely thin at this point. The Q♣ on the turn gave Delmas a full house and locked up the pot, sending him into the chip lead with the 5♦ completing the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Delmas	5,050,000 3,170,000	3,170,000
Pete Chen	800,000 480,000	480,000
Srikanth Yadlapati	665,000 2,225,000	2,225,000

Tags: Srikanth Yadlapati Pete Chen Adrien Delmas

06-25-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Shani Hits a Runner-Runner Flush

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Maxime Taldir

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

Natasha Mercier opened from the cutoff, Ali Shahni on the button three-bet all-in for 675,000 and Mercier called.

Ali Shahni: A♣K♣ All in
Natasha Mercier: 9♣9♥

Things didn't start well for Shahni with a flop of J♣7♠5♠, but the 8♣3♣ gave him a runner-runner flush to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Shahni	1,450,000 20,000	20,000
Natasha Mercier	1,115,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Ali Shahni Natasha Mercier

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

06-25-2025 14:33 UTC-8

Fernandez Can't Get There

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Adam Lamers

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

Taylor Paur raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Sergio Fernandez shipped all in for his last 545,000 in the big blind. Paur gave it some thought but eventually called to put Fernandez at risk.

Sergio Fernandez: K♦Q♣ All in
Taylor Paur: 3♠3♦

The flop came A♦J♠6♠ and Fernandez picked up some more outs without hitting a pair. The 2♣ on the turn bricked off and the 9♦ on the river also missed Fernandez who was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Paur	2,800,000 300,000	300,000

Sergio Fernandez	Busted

Tags: Sergio Fernandez Taylor Paur

06-25-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Yanovsky Stalls, Calls, and Gets Flushed Out

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Sava Krink

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

With around 550,000 already in the pot and the flop showing 6♦3♠6♣, Srikanth Yadlapati was in the big blind and led out for 10,000, just enough to cover Eric Yanovsky's last two chips in the cutoff.

Yanovsky took his time to make the call. Eventually, the clock was called, and with just a second left, he tossed in his final chips.

“If you have trips, I’m gonna cry,” he said as the cards were tabled.

Eric Yanovsky: A♥7♥ All in
Srikanth Yadlapati: K♠10♠

Yanovsky was ahead with ace high, but the 8♠ turn gave Yadlapati a flush draw. The river 7♠ sealed it, completing the flush and ending Yanovsky’s run.

“Of course,” he said as he stood up and made his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Srikanth Yadlapati	1,680,000 1,015,000	1,015,000
Eric Yanovsky	Busted

Tags: Eric Yanovsky Srikanth Yadlapati

06-25-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Action Preflop

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Maxime Taldir

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

Robert Ashelm was in the hijack when he opened to 100,000. Nazar Buhaiov in the small blind three-bet to 325,000, but Thomas Muehloecker in the big blind clicked back to 575,000.

The action went back to Ashelm who moved all-in with the largest stack of the table.

Buhaiov struggled to make a decision for a long moment but folded, and so did Muehloecker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Ashelm	3,175,000 510,000	510,000

Thomas Muehloecker	2,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,015,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Nazar Buhaiov Robert Ashelm Thomas Muehloecker

06-25-2025 14:41 UTC-8

Kanit Makes the Right Call

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Adam Lamers

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

A full board of 10♣9♦6♠J♣9♠ was spread across the felt with Ludovic Uzan and Mustapha Kanit heads-up in the pot. The rest of the table was on their feet watching while Uzan announced all in into a pot of nearly 1,000,000.

Kanit had a decision to make for his remaining 940,000 chips and eventually made the call after nearly two minutes. Uzan tabled 7♣2♣ for a missed straight and flush draw while Kanit held K♣J♠ for two pair to score a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	2,820,000 1,220,000	1,220,000

Ludovic Uzan	1,225,000 1,175,000	1,175,000

Tags: Mustapha Kanit Ludovic Uzan

06-25-2025 14:53 UTC-8

Kamphues Doubles with Set of Kings

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Sava Krink

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

Thomas Boivin raised from the small blind, and Lars Kamphues responded by shoving for 580,000 in the big blind. Boivin made the call, and the cards were turned up.

Lars Kamphues: K♥K♠ All in
Thomas Boivin: A♦2♥

The flop came K♦4♦A♥, giving Boivin top pair but Kamphues a commanding set of kings. The 3♥ on the turn gave Boivin a gutshot to a straight, but the 10♠ river was safe for Kamphues, locking up the double and keeping his tournament hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	1,850,000 155,000	155,000
Lars Kamphues	1,235,000 805,000	805,000

Tags: Lars Kamphues Thomas Boivin

06-25-2025 14:55 UTC-8

Paur Takes a Hit

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Adam Lamers

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

Three players headed to a flop of A♦Q♦10♠ and the action checked to Taylor Paur on the button who bet 125,000. Nicholas Grippo called from the big blind and Erwann Pecheux came along from the cutoff.

The turn was the 9♣ and the action checked to Paur again who bet 450,000. Grippo still called and Pecheux got out of the way. The 10♦ paired the board and both players tapped the table. Grippo turned over A♣10♥ for a rivered full house and Paur nearly tabled his hand but only showed the Q♥ in frustration, with the table guessing it was ace-queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Grippo	3,350,000 1,190,000	1,190,000
Taylor Paur	2,060,000 740,000	740,000

Erwann Pecheux	1,450,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Taylor Paur Nicholas Grippo Erwann Pecheux

06-25-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Mercier Runs Into Jacks

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Maxime Taldir

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

While Ludovic Uzan was doubling through Srikanth Yadlapati, Natasha Mercier was all-in and at risk from the cutoff for about 1,600,000 against Matthew Zambanini under the gun.

Natasha Mercier: A♠J♠ All in
Matthew Zambanini: J♥J♦

The board of 6♥5♠K♣Q♥Q♠ was no help for Mercier, who was eliminated in 27th place for $31,543.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	5,000,000 2,590,000	2,590,000

Ludovic Uzan	2,250,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Srikanth Yadlapati	625,000 1,055,000	1,055,000
Natasha Mercier	Busted
Pete Chen	Busted

Tags: Ludovic Uzan Matthew Zambanini Natasha Mercier Srikanth Yadlapati