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

06-28-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Lin Doubles Patni

Claudio Elizalde

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

Ren Lin had just gotten an open jam through the hand before to steal the blinds from the shorter stacks on his left and he did it again just one hand later, pushing forward his 'No Gamble, No Future' sticker to indicate he was all in.

Kunal Patni shrugged in the small blind and pushed forward his chips to call.

Kunal Patni: K♥Q♥ All in
Ren Lin: Q♣10♣

The flop kept Patni in the lead as it scrolled across K♣A♠Q♠, meaning Lin was looking to make a straight to pull ahead. Patni secured the double and the board completed with the 2♥ and the 5♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	20,600,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Ren Lin	19,500,000 100,000	100,000

Seunghyun Nam	13,700,000 7,500,000	7,500,000
Fabrizio Gonzalez	9,800,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Kunal Patni	7,800,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Yuliyan Kolev	7,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Ran Ilani	6,700,000 7,800,000	7,800,000
Jason Richard	3,300,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Kunal Patni Ren Lin

06-28-2025 16:03 UTC-8

Kolev Pulls Out the Moves

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Seunghyun Nam raised to 1,200,000 in early position and Fabrizio Gonzalez raised to 2,600,000. Yuliyan Kolev responded with an all in of 7,800,000 and Nam folded.

Gonzalez looked over at his opponent who was on his feet and dancing. "Shakira time! Lady Gaga, I'm Shakira!". Gonzalez pushed his hand in the muck and Kolev chipped up after his shimmy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seunghyun Nam	10,400,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Yuliyan Kolev	8,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Fabrizio Gonzalez	5,700,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Tags: Fabrizio Gonzalez Seunghyun Nam Yuliyan Kolev

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

Tags: Paawan Bansal Yilong Wang

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 15:12 UTC-8

A Look at the Payouts

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Claudio Elizalde

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

With every elimination representing a massive pay jump, play has slowed as major confrontations seem to be avoided.

Paawant Bansal is the current shortest stack at the table (4,200,000) with just over ten big blinds and the chip leading, Ren Lin (20,575,000) has over 50 big blinds. All players are still well in contention all things considered.

FInal Table Payouts

Place	Prize
1	$830,685
2	$553,692
3	$406,016
4	$300,649
5	$224,833
6	$169,818
7	$129,563
8	$99,859
9	$77,760
10	$61,183

06-28-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Patni Won't Be Pushed Around

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Steven Jones raised to 600,000 preflop, both Kunal Patni and Steven Jones both called from the blinds.

The flop scrolled across 2♥4♠10♠ and both blinds checked before facing a bet of 800,000 from Jones. Panti responded with a raised to 2,150,000 and Richard quickly folded.

Jones weighed his options before eventually pushing hand forward and surrendering the pot to Patni.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kunal Patni	11,150,000 1,625,000	1,625,000
Steven Jones	6,125,000 2,125,000	2,125,000

Jason Richard	3,950,000 50,000	50,000

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	19,000,000 8,550,000	8,550,000

Hamid Toghyan	Busted

Tags: Hamid Toghyan Ren Lin

06-28-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Olivier Busquet Eliminated in 12th Place ($48,647)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 31 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Paawan Bansal raised to 500,000 under the gun and Fabrizio Gonzalez flatted from the small blind before Olivier Busquet went all in for 3,300,000.

Bansal considered his options before going all in for just under a million more. Gonzalez folded.

Olivier Busquet: A♠Q♦ All in
Paawan Bansal: K♣K♠

The board ran out 9♣Q♠5♣10♠5♥ and Busquet's pair of queens were a pip worse than Bansal's kings, bringing the field down to 11.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Gonzalez	11,225,000 3,950,000	3,950,000

Paawan Bansal	8,500,000 4,250,000	4,250,000
Olivier Busquet	Busted

Tags: Fabrizio Gonzalez Olivier Busquet Olivier Busquet Eliminated Paawan Bansal

06-28-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Martynas Vitkauskas Eliminated in 13th Place ($48,647)

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Nick Becker

Level 31 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Martynas Vitkauskas open-shoved under the gun for 525,000 to put himself at risk, and Hamid Toghyan called in the big blind.

Martynas Vitkauskas: Q♥4♠ All in
Hamid Toghyan: A♥5♦

Toghyan pulled ahead further on the 3♥A♦8♣ flop, pairing his ace. The Q♦ turn gave Vitkauskas a glimmer of hope, but the 5♠ river ended his impressive tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kunal Patni	9,675,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Ren Lin	8,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Hamid Toghyan	7,100,000 550,000	550,000

Paawan Bansal	4,250,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Olivier Busquet	3,500,000 225,000	225,000
Martynas Vitkauskas	Busted

Tags: Hamid Toghyan Martynas Vitkauskas

06-28-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Queen-High Wins Massive Pot; Nam Climbs

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 31 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yilong Wang raised to 500,000 under the gun and Seunghyun Nam defended his big blind.

The dealer presented A♠3♣A♣ and Nam checked. Wang bet 300,000 and Nam responded with a raised to 800,000.

Action furthered when Wang clicked it to 1,400,000 and Nam made the call.

Nam check-called a bet of 850,000 when the J♦ turned.

The river paired again with the J♥ and Nam checked. Wang didn't seem thrilled and appeared to be giving up when he checked. This was confirmed when Nam tabled Q♣8♣ and Wang couldn't beat the queen-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seunghyun Nam	12,775,000 2,475,000	2,475,000
Ran Ilani	8,750,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Steven Jones	7,400,000 400,000	400,000

Yilong Wang	5,875,000 2,875,000	2,875,000

Jason Richard	4,500,000 550,000	550,000
Yuliyan Kolev	3,350,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Seunghyun Nam Yilong Wang