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

06-25-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Weng Hits the Rail

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 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 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

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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 22:58 UTC-8

Wang Knocks Out Two

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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.