Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Our last two competitors, representing China and Israel, have gone on a 15-minute break.
Blinds will be 800,000/1,600,000 with a 1,600,000 big blind ante when they return.
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$6,242,460
Entries
2,338
Level
38
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
16
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 2338
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Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Yilong Wang limped on the button and Ran Ilani raised to 4,200,000. Wang made the call and the two of them checked it down to the river on a runout of A♣K♣A♦6♣K♥. Ilani turned over J♥J♦ and saw that he was counterfeited on the river when Wang tabled Q♥9♣.
The next hand, Ilani raised to 2,800,000 on the button and Wang called in the big blind. The flop came 8♠4♥3♠ and Wang check-raised to 15,000,000 over Ilani's bet of 5,000,000. Ilani thought for a brief moment before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000,000
12,300,000
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12,300,000 |
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41,500,000
12,300,000
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12,300,000 |
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Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Ran Ilani raised to 2,400,000 on the button and Yilong Wang called.
The 8♦10♠8♠ fell and Wang check-called a bet of 1,600,000.
Action slowed down on the turn, as both players checked the 10♥.
The river completed with the 9♣ and Wang took the initiative, betting 3,200,000. Ilani's gears turned and eventually he raised to 12,500,000. Wang quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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64,300,000
6,400,000
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6,400,000 |
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29,200,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
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Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Still in the feeling out stage of their heads-up battle, Ran Ilani and Yilong Wang each thought they had an edge in a hand that could have meant the tournament.
It started with Ilani completing the big blind and Wang checking.
The flop hit 4♠6♣8♥, and both players checked.
Wang bet 2,600,000 chips on the turn of 7♠, and Ilani made the call.
Wang went all in after the 3♥ landed on the river. Ilani tossed in a calling chip immediately.
Wang showed J♦5♣ and Ilani displayed 10♦5♠, with both of them having the five that was needed for a straight.
On the next hand, there was no preflop raise, and just a call on the turn by Ilani of Wang's 4,500,000 bet with the board showing 2♥J♠9♣7♠.
Checks on the river card 9♥, allowed Wang to show J♣4♠ and take the pot with a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,900,000
4,900,000
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4,900,000 |
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33,200,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
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Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Ran Ilani raised to 2,400,000 on the button and Yilong Wang three-bet shoved for 27,100,000 in the big blind to put himself at risk.
Ilani thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,800,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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30,700,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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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♣ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
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65,200,000
13,000,000
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13,000,000 |
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28,300,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
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Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Yilong Wang raised to 3,000,000 from the small blind and Ren Lin made the call in the big.
The dealer fanned out A♥5♦6♦ and both players checked, bringing the A♣.
Wang led out for 1,800,000 and Lin made the call, bringing the A♠ and a bet of 9,600,000 from Wang.
Lin folded and was left shortest stack by quite a margin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,200,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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28,300,000
7,300,000
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7,300,000 |
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12,800,000
5,700,000
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5,700,000 |
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Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Yilong Wang, who had been in third place since the event went three-handed has moved ahead of Ren Lin.
Wang called Lin's preflop raise, then a 3,000,000-chip bet on the flop of 7♣3♣6♣. There was more clubbing on the turn with the 4♣ and both players checked.
The river brought the K♠ and a bet of 7,000,000 from Wang.
A frustrated Lin, threw his cards in for the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,600,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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21,000,000
5,000,000
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5,000,000 |
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18,500,000
6,500,000
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6,500,000 |
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Level 37
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Ran Ilani limped in the small blind and Yilong Wang raised to 3,800,000 in the big blind. Ilani then moved all in to put Wang at risk, who quickly folded.
The next hand, Ilani open-shoved on the button, resulting in quick folds from both of his opponents.
The hand after that, Wang raised to 2,500,000 on the button and Ilani defended in the big blind. The flop came 4♦4♣7♠ and Ilani checked. Wang bet 1,500,000 while Ren Lin did some push-ups to get the blood pumping. Ilani then raised to 4,500,000, resulting in Wang surrendering his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,500,000
12,900,000
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12,900,000 |
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25,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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16,000,000
9,500,000
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9,500,000 |
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