Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-28-2025 20:55 UTC-8

Ran Ilani Eliminated in 2nd Place ($553,692)

Nick Becker

Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Ran Ilani limped on the button with about 18,500,000 and Yilong Wang moved all in from the big blind to put Ilani at risk. Ilani snap called and quickly saw that he was a big favorite to double up.

Ran Ilani: 9♦9♥ All in
Yilong Wang: 6♠6♣

The flop came 4♠10♦6♦ with Wang drilling a six to improve to a set, but Ilani still had outs with a nine or runner-runner for backdoor straight and flush draws.

The turn landed the 10♣, meaning only a nine or a ten would save Ilani, but the river fell the K♥, ending his impressive tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	93,500,000 20,500,000	20,500,000

Ran Ilani	Busted

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06-28-2025 19:36 UTC-8

Ren Lin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($406,016)

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Nick Becker

Level 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Ren Lin open-shoved in the small blind for just under 13,000,000 and Ran Ilani snap called in the big blind with the covering stack.

Ren Lin: J♠10♣ All in
Ran Ilani: K♠J♦

Lin was dominated and Ilani pulled ahead further on the K♦10♠K♥ flop, improving to trip kings.

The 9♦ turn gave Lin a glimmer of hope with outs to a gutshot, but the 8♠ river was a brick and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	65,200,000 13,000,000	13,000,000
Yilong Wang	28,300,000

Ren Lin	Busted

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06-28-2025 17:39 UTC-8

Yuliyan Kolev Eliminated in 4th Place ($300,649)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

After five straight hands in which the blinds folded to a minimum raise, Yuliyan Kolev pushed all in with 9,000,000 chips in the cutoff.

After some consideration, Ran Ilani made the call from the button. The others at the table folded.

Yuliyan Kolev: K♦J♥ All in
Ran Ilani: 6♦6♠

Kolev had two overcards in the race but neither hit the board in a runout of A♣4♠10♣7♣2♦. Ilani's sixes held and he became the overall chip leader with only three players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	39,000,000 15,000,000	15,000,000
Yuliyan Kolev	Busted

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06-28-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Kunal Patni Eliminated in 5th Place ($224,833)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Facing a bet of 1,800,000 on a flop of 5♣A♠8♠, Kunal Patni decided to push all in with his last 5,000,000-plus chips. Ran Ilani, who easily covered him made the call.

Kunal Patni: 8♦6♦ All in
Ran Ilani: A♦7♦

Patni's pair of eights was not good enough on the flop and wouldn't be good enough in the end with the turn and river of K♣5♠ bringing no help. Ilani's aces took down the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	25,700,000 6,200,000	6,200,000
Kunal Patni	Busted

Tags: Kunal Patni Ran Ilani

06-28-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Seunghyun Nam Eliminated in 6th Place ($169,818)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

It folded to Ren Lin in the small blind and he took inventory of Seunghyun Nam's stack before declaring all in.

"Just don't snap call." said Lin as Nam did just that, slamming a stack of blue chips in to indicate the call for his remaining 7,200,000.

Seunghyun Nam: A♠8♠ All in
Ren Lin: Q♠6♠

Nam was ahead but Lin picked up outs as the J♣9♠10♣ fanned out, followed by the 3♥.

The river was a dagger to Nam as it came the 8♥, giving Lin a straight and ending Nam's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	28,200,000 7,100,000	7,100,000

Seunghyun Nam	Busted

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06-28-2025 17:09 UTC-8

Fabrizio Gonzalez Eliminated in 7th Place ($129,563)

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Nick Becker

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Fabrizio Gonzalez open-shoved under the gun for 2,000,000 and Ren Lin reshoved on the button to isolate. Seunghyun Nam and Kunal Patni folded in the blinds.

Fabrizio Gonzalez: A♦9♠ All in
Ren Lin: A♣J♣

Both players paired their ace on the A♠K♦2♣ flop with Lin's jack kicker still in play.

There were no nines to be found on the 4♣ turn or 6♠ river, and the chip leader heading into Day 4 was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	21,100,000 7,100,000	7,100,000

Yilong Wang	21,000,000 400,000	400,000

Ran Ilani	19,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Yuliyan Kolev	15,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Seunghyun Nam	8,000,000 200,000	200,000
Kunal Patni	5,550,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Fabrizio Gonzalez	Busted

Tags: Fabrizio Gonzalez Kunal Patni Ren Lin Seunghyun Nam

06-28-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Jason Richard Eliminated in 8th Place ($99,859)

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Nick Becker

Level 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Action folded around to Jason Richard in the small blind who moved all in for 3,000,000 to put himself at risk. Fabrizio Gonzalez looked down at his cards in the big blind and made the call.

Jason Richard: 6♠2♠ All in
Fabrizio Gonzalez: A♦2♥

Richard picked up a little bit of help on the Q♦3♣5♣ flop with outs to a gutshot.

However, the K♦ turn and J♠ river were blanks and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Gonzalez	11,700,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Jason Richard	Busted

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06-28-2025 16:00 UTC-8

Paawan Bansal Eliminated in 9th Place ($77,760)

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Nick Becker

Level 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Yilong Wang raised to 1,200,000 in middle position and Paawan Bansal three-bet to about 2,500,000, leaving himself with just 600,000 behind. Action folded back around to Wang who four-bet all in and Bansal called off his remaining stack to put himself at risk.

Paawan Bansal: K♦Q♦ All in
Yilong Wang: A♥J♥

It was a fair fight, but Wang pulled ahead further on the 10♦A♣10♠ flop, improving to two pair, aces and tens.

Bansal still had outs with running diamonds or a jack but was unable to get there when the board ran out 6♥, 2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	20,800,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Paawan Bansal	Busted

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06-28-2025 15:25 UTC-8

Steven Jones Eliminated in 10th Place ($61,183)

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Nick Becker

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Fabrizio Gonzalez raised to 800,000 in late position and Steven Jones three-bet shoved in the cutoff for 6,375,000. Yilong Wang reshoved in the small blind for 13,500,000 to isolate and Gonzalez got out of the way.

Steven Jones: A♥Q♠ All in
Yilong Wang: A♠K♦

The flop came 6♠6♣K♥, with Wang pulling further into the lead with two pair, kings and sixes.

Jones needed some help but couldn't find any as the board ran out 7♠, 2♣ to end his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	20,675,000 6,275,000	6,275,000

Fabrizio Gonzalez	10,600,000 400,000	400,000

Steven Jones	Busted

Tags: Paawan Bansal Steven Jones Yilong Wang

06-28-2025 13:34 UTC-8

Hamid Toghyan Eliminated in 11th Place ($61,183)

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Nick Becker

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Ren Lin raised to 600,000 in the cutoff and Hamid Toghyan moved all in on the button to put himself at risk. Lin asked for a count and the dealer confirmed that the bet was 7,850,00. Lin elected to make the call with the covering stack.

Hamid Toghyan: 8♥8♣ All in
Ren Lin: 10♦10♥

There were no eights to be found on the runout of 3♣9♠J♥K♠7♠ and Toghyan's impressive tournament run came to an end.

The remaining two tables will now combine for the unofficial ten-handed final table.