Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day 3 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$6,058,734
Entries
24,629
Level
45
Blinds
5,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ante
10,000,000
Entries
13
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 24,629
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| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 1 | Ian Pelz | United States | 25,500,000 | 11 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 2 | Bradley Moore | United Kingdom | 24,000,000 | 10 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 4 | Yuanzhi Cao | United States | 106,300,000 | 44 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 5 | Sang Sim | United States | 91,000,000 | 38 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 6 | Manuel Reyes | United States | 101,500,000 | 42 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 7 | Ken Takayama | Japan | 28,500,000 | 12 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 8 | Santiago Moises | Argentina | 62,000,000 | 26 |
| Event Center | Gold 634 | 2 | Timothy Thorp | United States | 61,000,000 | 25 |
| Event Center | Gold 634 | 3 | Albert Felarca | United States | 42,200,000 | 18 |
| Event Center | Gold 634 | 4 | Joseph Butler | United States | 97,000,000 | 40 |
| Event Center | Gold 634 | 5 | Ramond Takhsh | United States | 27,500,000 | 11 |
| Event Center | Gold 634 | 8 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 34,000,000 | 14 |
| Event Center | Gold 634 | 9 | Jesus Rodriguez | Mexico | 36,000,000 | 15 |
The final day of Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em begins on Monday afternoon at 1 p.m., with just 13 players left from the 24,629 that entered across four Day 1 flights. They will be returning to Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas for a third time to fight for a share of the whopping $4,017,179 prize pool that has been generated from said entries, with $420,680 being handed out to the eventual victor.
Each player has already locked up a score of $30,120, which is a career-high live cash for the majority of the returning players. That includes chip leader Yuanzhi Cao (106,300,000), who will certainly be aiming to lock up more than six figures by putting his 42 big blinds to use. Just behind him, Manuel Reyes(101,500,000) will also be going home with a new personal best live cash, which will improve with each player that he outlasts.
That being said, the biggest name left in the field is none other than Roland Israelashvili (34,000,000), a man that the other players in the field will certainly have to be wary of. Israelashvili is currently third in the list of all-time WSOP cashes, and with this tournament included, he inches all the closer to the star-studded top two, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Will Israelashvili’s experience and longevity help him to double his bracelet tally, or will the chip deficit be too much to overcome?
Only a single Day 1 chip leader remains in contention on Day 3. Joseph Butler (IN), who came out on top at the end of Day 1c, has bagged up 97,000,000 chips following Day 2, meaning he’ll come into the last day third in chips, with just under 39 big blinds. Ramond Takhsh (27,500,000) could be considered as somewhat of an underdog, as even if he his the first to vacate, he will have more than octupled his career live earnings. If he manages to take his 11 big blinds further than that, he can multiply them by well over 100, as well as take down the bracelet.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuanzhi Cao | United States | 106,300,000 | 43 |
| 2 | Manuel Reyes | United States | 101,500,000 | 41 |
| 3 | Joseph Butler (IN) United States | 97,000,000 | 39 | |
| 4 | Sang Sim | United States | 91,000,000 | 36 |
| 5 | Santiago Moises | Argentina | 62,000,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Timothy Thorp | United States | 61,000,000 | 24 |
| 7 | Albert Felarca | United States | 42,200,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Jesus Rodriguez (CA) | United States | 36,000,000 | 14 |
| 9 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 34,000,000 | 14 |
| 10 | Ken Takayama | Japan | 28,500,000 | 11 |
The remaining competitors will take their seats in Horseshoe Gold as play begins at Level 41, with blinds at 1,000,000/2,500,000, alongside a 2,500,000 big blind ante. Play will not end until a winner is confirmed, meaning one of the remaining 13 hopefuls will be going home with a new golden bracelet before the day is up. Action will be streamed by PokerGO when just 7 players remain.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as live updates are offered from the moment a card is dealt, through to the champions being crowned.
Level: 40
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,500,000
Ante: 2,500,000
Level 40
: 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Cards are in the air on Day 3 of the $300 Gladiators of Poker!
Level 40
: 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
On the very first hand of the day, Manuel Reyes opened to 7,000,000 from middle position. Bradley Moore in the big blind went into the tank but folded an ace. Reyes showed an ace as well.
On the next hand, Reyes raised again to 6,000,000. Moore in the small blind three-bet all-in for 19,000,000 and Reyes snap-called.
Bradley Moore: A♥4♠ 
Manuel Reyes: Q♥10♥
Moore was in the lead, but Reyes flopped top pair on 10♦7♠8♣. The 9♣J♦ runout completed a straight on the board, but Reyes, with his queen, had the best straight, and Moore became the first player eliminated of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
131,500,000
30,000,000
|
30,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 40
: 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Timothy Thorp raised to 6,000,000 on the button and Albert Felarca called from the small blind, as did Joseph Butler (IN) in the big.
Three ways, they saw the 10♦9♦4♥ hit the felt. All players tapped the table, bringing the 2♣. Felarca led for 7,000,000 and only Butler called.
The river completed with the A♦ and Felarca slowed down with a check before facing a bet of 12,000,000 from Butler. Felarca didn't seem thrilled but made the call. Butler tabled A♠9♠ for top two and Felarca mucked A♣7♣ face up, awarding Butler a substantial boon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
||
|
55,000,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
|
37,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
29,000,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
14,000,000
28,200,000
|
28,200,000 |
Level 40
: 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Timothy Thorp jammed for 38,000,000 from the hijack and was called by Roland Israelashvili in the big blind who only had 31,000,000.
Roland Israelashvili: A♥K♥
Timothy Thorp: 4♠4♦
Thorp was on his way to eliminate Israelashvili after hitting a set on 3♣2♦9♠4♥, but Israelashvili was lucky enough to hit a straight with the 5♠ river to double up.
Moments later, Thorp moved all-in for 5,000,000 with J♣4♠ from the big blind against Joseph Butler in early position with Q♦5♦ but they split the pot on 9♣K♣2♠9♥2♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,500,000
31,500,000
|
31,500,000 |
|
||
|
|
7,000,000
48,000,000
|
48,000,000 |
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Ian Pelz shoved his remaining stack on the button before small blind Yuanzhi Cao put in a huge raise, covering the big blind. The big blind folded.
Ian Pelz: A♦9♣
Yuanzhi Cao: A♣K♥
If Pelz asked the poker Gods for a flop, he most likely would've wanted the 9♦Q♦3♦ flop that he got, leaving Cao drawing to only a non-diamond king. It didn't arrive on the A♥3♥ runout, as Pelz doubled. The dealer gave the count as 24,500,000 before Pelz corrected it, as the total was 28,500,000. "Every chip counts," said Manuel Reyes. "If you're gonna get that f***ing lucky, you better make it count!" replied Pelz.
The very next hand, Ken Takayama open-shoved under the gun, but was dominated by Manuel Reyes, who snap-called from the big blind.
Ken Takayama: K♠4♠
Manuel Reyes: A♥K♣
Yet again Ace-King was looking for a knockout, and yet again it didn't arrive as Takayama flopped the absolute nuts on 10♠3♠A♠ and practically jumped out of his chair as he held on the 7♥5♠ runout. Reyes took it well, offering a fist bump to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000,000
13,500,000
|
13,500,000 |
|
88,000,000
18,300,000
|
18,300,000 |
|
||
|
63,000,000
37,500,000
|
37,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
46,500,000
18,000,000
|
18,000,000 |
