Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-25-2025 22:58 UTC-8

Wang Knocks Out Two

Jerome Solomon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With just two hands left to be dealt before players were to bag their chips for the evening, Yuzhu Wang, Adam Kharman and David Amoss got involved in a three-way pot with two all-ins.

Adam Kharman: 7♥7♠ All in
David Amos: A♣7♣ All in
Yuzhu Wang: J♠J♥

Kharman and Amos could not catch up to Wang's jacks on a runout of 10♦9♥K♣Q♣3♠, which ended their tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuzhu Wang	112,000 112,000	112,000
Adam Kharman	Busted
David Amos	Busted

Tags: Adam Kharman David Amos Yuzhu Wang

06-25-2025 22:19 UTC-8

Short Stacks Not Hanging Around

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Myles Phago

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With play now in the last level of the night, the shorter stacks are looking for spots to pick up double-ups or bust out and come back with a fresh stack in the morning.

Michael Marder went all in from the small blind for his last 23,000 and was called by Kyle Grupp in the big blind.

Michael Marder: Q♥10♦ All in
Kyle Grupp: K♠5♠

The Q♠J♣A♥ flop was promising for Marder, sending him into the lead, but then the 10♣ peeled off on the turn and made straight as well as giving Marder two pair. No full house though with the 2♣ brick on the river, and Marder was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Grupp	82,000 82,000	82,000
Michael Marder	Busted

Tags: Kyle Grupp Michael Marder

06-25-2025 22:16 UTC-8

Donation Returned to Gifter

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Jerome Solomon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Noah Schwartz three-bet preflop to 15,000 from the hijack and Tanupat Punjarojanakul came over the top with an all-in for his 52,000-chip stack.

After the original raiser folded, Schwartz pondered the call for a while, then said, "This is a donation."

Tanupat Punjarojanakul: J♣J♥ All in
Noah Schwartz: A♦Q♠

The purported contribution was still on after the flop, as Punjarojanakul flopped a set, but Schwartz had outs. And he got even more on the turn with a double gutshot straight draw.

The runout A♣10♦J♦8♠9♠ led to a queen-high straight for Schwartz, which knocked Punjarojanakul out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	147,000 47,000	47,000

Tanupat Punjarojanakul	Busted

Tags: Noah Schwartz Tanupat Punjarojanakul

06-25-2025 21:54 UTC-8

Uvaydov Sent Packing

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Myles Phago

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Artem Riabov raised from middle position to 3,000, and Timothee Rey three-bet to 8,500 from late position, only for David Uvaydov on the button to four-bet all in for his last 17,000. Riabov called, and Rey folded.

David Uvaydov: J♣J♦ All in
Artem Riabov: A♣K♦

Not the flop Uvaydov was looking for of 2♦K♥2♣, and when the 3♣ dropped on the turn, he was drawing to two outs. No help at all with the Q♣ coming on the river, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Riabov	190,000 190,000	190,000
Timothee Rey	66,000 16,000	16,000
David Uvaydov	Busted

Tags: Artem Riabov David Uvaydov Timothee Rey

06-25-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Weng Hits the Rail

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Spencer Champlin raised to 2,500 in early position and Christopher Kelley three-bet to 6,500 in late position. Bin Weng called for 2,300 in the hijack to put himself at risk, and Champlin continued, creating a side pot.

The flop came 6♣A♣Q♣ and Champlin check-folded when Kelley fired out a bet of 25,000.

Bin Weng: 8♦6♦ All in
Christopher Kelley: QxQx

The turn landed the 4♣, giving Weng outs to a chop but the 10♠ river ended his tournament hopes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Kelley	130,000
Marle Spragg	76,400

Spencer Champlin	63,000
Bin Weng	Busted

Tags: Bin Weng Christopher Kelley Spencer Champlin Weng Hits

06-25-2025 19:56 UTC-8

Wagstaff Taken Out

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Jerome Solomon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mark Wagstaff called an all-in from Kostya Zaks on the turn, putting his tournament life at risk, with the board reading: Q♠9♦A♦7♣.

Mark Wagstaff: A♥5♣ All in
Kostya Zaks: A♣9♣

Wagstaff rivered a pair of fives to go with his aces he had on the flop, but the 5♠ mattered not as Wagstaff already had a bigger pair.

The hit severely damaged Wagstaff, who would go out two hands later, with Zaks stepping in the finish him off. It was a tree-way pot with Virgile Turchi jumping in for the flop.

Wagstaff and Turchi checked down to the river and the players revealed their hands.

Mark Wagstaff: A♣Q♠ All in
Kostya Zaks: 8♥8♣
Virgile Turchi: A♥10♥

None of them connected to the runout 9♣2♣6♥5♠5♦, making Zaks' pocket eights the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kostya Zaks	84,400 84,400	84,400
Virgile Turchi	18,600 18,600	18,600
Mark Wagstaff	Busted

Tags: Kostya Zaks Mark Wagstaff Virgile Turchi

06-25-2025 19:50 UTC-8

Zhou Sees the Exit

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Daniel Maor raised from under the gun to 2,400 and Quan Zhou flatted in middle position.

The flop came J♥2♠K♠ and Maor began with a check. Zhou moved all in for about 13,500 to put himself at risk, and Maor made the call.

Quan Zhou: Q♣10♣ All in
Daniel Maor: J♦10♦

Zhou had outs with the queen and the open ended straight draw but couldn't get there when the board ran out 8♣3♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Maor	213,000 213,000	213,000

Faraz Jaka	150,000 150,000	150,000

Quan Zhou	Busted

Tags: Daniel Maor Quan Zhou

06-25-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Jacks Hold for Blomdahl

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Myles Phago

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Corey Blomdahl opened to 2,200 from early position, only for Bogdan Munteanu to three-bet to 6,000 from middle position. Maksim Kniter also in middle position flat called, but then Cameron Collins in late position four-bet all in for 15,500.

Blomdahl then five-bet all in for 46,000, and he had all players covered. Munteanu and Kniter folded.

Cameron Collins: A♠K♣ All in
Corey Blomdahl: J♦J♣

A tasty looking flop of Q♠3♣J♠ for Blomdahl and Collins was in trouble and needed to hit a ten to stay alive. No such luck on the 5♦ turn, and even the K♠ river didn't help, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Kniter	134,000 134,000	134,000
Corey Blomdahl	101,000 101,000	101,000
Bogdan Munteanu	25,000 25,000	25,000
Cameron Collins	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Munteanu Cameron Collins Corey Blomdahl Maksim Kniter

06-25-2025 17:37 UTC-8

Sotiropoulos Sends Siegel Home

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Jerome Solomon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos called David Siegel's desperate preflop all-in of only 7,100.

David Siegel: A♦5♣ All in
Georgios Sotiropoulos: J♥J♣

Siegel got help on the runout 9♠6♣Q♠2♣3♣ as he was able to make a flush, but his five was no match for Sotiropoulos' jack, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	59,500 59,500	59,500

David Siegel	Busted

Tags: David Siegel Georgios Sotiropoulos

06-25-2025 17:34 UTC-8

Chung Sent Pak'ing

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Myles Phago

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Chang Yu Chung raised from late position to 1,600, and Edward Pak three-bet from the button to 4,300. Chung moved all in for his last 22,000, and Pak snap called.

Chang Yu Chung: 9♥9♣ All in
Edward Pak: Q♣Q♠

No nine to rescue Chung on the 7♣J♦K♥ flop, and when the 7♦ fell on the turn, he was drawing thin. The 6♣ was no help on the river and Chung was sent packing by Pak.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Pak	63,000
Chang Yu Chung	Busted

Tags: Chang Yu Chung Edward Pak