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

06-28-2025 18:16 UTC-8

Ilani Wins a Small One; Wang's Three-Bet Takes It

Nick Becker

Level 36 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Yilong Wang raised to 2,200,000 on the button and Ran Ilani called in the big blind.

The flop came A♣Q♣10♠ and Ilani check-called a bet of 1,500,000. The 10♦ turn and 3♣ river went check-check and Ilani tabled the winner with K♥3♦.

The next hand, Ren Lin raised to 2,200,000 on the button and Yilong Wang three-bet to 6,000,000 in the big blind.

Lin thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	43,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Ren Lin	27,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Yilong Wang	21,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Ran Ilani Ren Lin Yilong Wang

06-28-2025 18:06 UTC-8

Wang Forces Fold

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Jerome Solomon

Level 36 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

In a matchup of blinds, Ren Lin was the early aggressor, raising to 2,000,000 before the flop and another 2,000,000 with the board reading 10♠6♥6♠A♥.

Yilong Wang was along for the ride, before taking over when the 4♥ hit on the river.

Wang bet 1,500,000 into a 5,000,000-chi pot. Lin folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	29,000,000 300,000	300,000

Yilong Wang	22,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Ren Lin Yilong Wang

06-28-2025 18:04 UTC-8

Final Table Results & Payouts; 3 Remain

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 36 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1			$830,685
2			$553,692
3			$406,016
4	Yuliyan Kolev	Bulgaria	$300,649
5	Kunal Patni	India	$224,833
6	Seunghyun Nam	United States	$169,818
7	Fabrizio Gonzalez	Italy	$129,563
8	Jason Richard	United States	$99,859
9	Paawan Bansal	India	$77,760
10	Steven Jones	United States	$61,183

Level: 36

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

06-28-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	39,000,000
Ren Lin	28,700,000 3,800,000	3,800,000

Yilong Wang	23,200,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Break Time

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Nick Becker

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

The remaining three players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 big blind ante.

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

Tags: Ran Ilani Yuliyan Kolev

06-28-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	32,500,000 4,300,000	4,300,000

Ran Ilani	24,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Do You Recall This Even More Egregious Chip Dumping Scandal?

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Jon Sofen

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

The alleged chip dumping scandal that occurred earlier this week in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Millionaire Maker event may have seemed egregious to many poker pros. But the players involved, if they did indeed collude, didn't make it nearly as obvious as the heads-up foes in a 2018 World Poker Tour (WPT) event.

Jesse Yaginuma won the $1,500 Milly Maker on Wednesday for over $1.2 million and an extra $1 million via a promotion from ClubWPT Gold. The bracelet is on hold as the WSOP investigates possible collusion during heads-up play against James Carroll, the runner-up who is to earn $1,012,320.

Read the Full Story Here

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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.