Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
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
1,882
Players Left
641
Players Left 1 / 2338
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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♣ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
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213,000
213,000
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213,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Main Event champions have been spotted in the field of Event #68. With experience winning large-field tournaments, these legends of poker are looking to add another gold bracelet to an already impressive resume.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
119,500
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119,500 |
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133,000
28,500
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28,500 |
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|
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129,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
|
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71,000
71,000
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71,000 |
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67,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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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♣
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♠
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 |
|---|---|---|
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84,400
84,400
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84,400 |
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18,600
18,600
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18,600 |
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Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Pingfeng Wu raised to 2,400 under the gun and Jeff Platt three-bet jammed in the big blind for 33,100 to put himself at risk. Wu took some time to think through his decision before flicking in the call.
Jeff Platt: A♠Q♥
Pingfeng Wu: 9♣9♥
The flop came J♦10♣8♦ with Wu still in the lead but Platt picked up a double-gutter. The J♣ landed on the turn, giving Platt even more outs with a ten.
The 7♥ river was a brick for Platt and he was sent to the rail. He elected to rebuy and will receive a fresh 40,000 starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000 | |
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40,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action went six ways to a flop of Q♣7♥A♠, with a little over 15,000 in the middle.
It checked around to Vanessa Kade in middle position, who put out a bet of 2,500.
The small wager was enough to take it down, as all five of her opponents quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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64,500
64,500
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64,500 |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Erik Lemarquand raised to 2,400 from middle position and was called by Qui Nguyen next to act and Jonathan Mcann on the button.
Action checked through on a 9♠Q♥6♦ flop.
The turn card was the 7♣. Erik Lemarquand bet 15,000, which got folds from both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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175,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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170,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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99,500
29,500
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29,500 |
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62,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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42,000
42,000
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42,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Nozomu Shimizu held a few chips back preflop, as he wanted to stay alive in the tournament if the were not to his liking. Noah Schwartz made the call.
After the flop hit 3♠J♥2♦ Shimizu flipped in the three holdovers, and again Schwartz called.
Nozomu Shimizu: Q♥Q♦
Noah Schwartz: A♦K♥
The turn and river J♠7♥ didn't deliver either overpair Schwartz needed to eliminate Shimizu, who did a little dance in his chair to celebrate his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
40,500
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40,500 |
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87,400
87,400
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87,400 |
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♦
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | |
|
76,400 | |
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63,000 | |
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Busted | |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Steven Jones raised from middle position to 2,500 only to face a three-bet from Arthur Peacock in late position to 8,500. Jones decided to four-bet to 28,000, and Peacock called.
The flop came 4♣6♣J♠ and Jones led out for 20,000. Peacock called, and the players saw the 9♦ fall on the turn. Jones announced that he was all in, and this sent Peacock into the tank before eventually releasing his hand to send the pot to Jones uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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265,000
153,000
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153,000 |
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106,000
3,000
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3,000 |
