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

06-25-2025 16:32 UTC-8

Baldwin Chipping Up

Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Xuemei Liang raised to 1,300 under the gun, Mariano Molino flatted in the hijack, and Eric Baldwin three-bet to 5,200 on the button. Charles Shaverdians cold-called in the big blind, Liang called, and Molino got out of the way.

The flop came 6♠K♥J♥and it checked around to Baldwin who bet 6,000. Shaverdians and Liang both folded and the pot was pushed Baldwin's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariano Molino	89,000 37,000	37,000
Eric Baldwin	73,500 38,500	38,500

Charles Shaverdians	52,500 30,500	30,500
Xuemei Liang	40,000

Tags: Charles Shaverdians Eric Baldwin Mariano Molino Xuemei Liang

06-25-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Lee Puts Alqarqaz on the Ropes

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Jerome Solomon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ayman Alqarqaz bet 8,000 chips on the flop of 6♠3♠6♣. Dongmin Lee raised the bet to 15,000.

When the 9♠ hit on the turn, Alqarqaz shoved all in. Lee made the call with less and immediately asked Alqarqaz if he had a flush.

Dongmin Lee: 8♦6♦ All in
Ayman Alqarqaz: J♦J♠

Lee had flopped trips and was ahead all the way. He did not need the board to pair on the river car 9♣, which gave him a full boat.

Alqarqaz was knocked out of the tournament during the next rotation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongmin Lee	165,800 165,800	165,800
Ayman Alqarqaz	11,400 11,400	11,400

Tags: Ayman Alqarqaz Dongmin Lee

06-25-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Aces Turn Gold to Dust

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Myles Phago

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jamie Gold, feeling "steamed up," in his own words, raised to 5,000 from under the gun and found a call from Christopher Dowling in the big blind.

The flop came 5♥6♣4♥, and Gold flipped out another 5,000 bet, Dowling called. The 9♥ dropped on the turn, and now Gold bet out for 15,000 only to see Dowling move all in, and he had Gold covered.

"I have aces!" exclaimed Gold, not really liking the call but pushing in his remaining chips.

Jamie Gold: A♣A♠ All in
Christopher Dowling: 9♦9♣

"Oh wow, great hand," complemented Gold when he saw Dowling's cards and that he had turned a set. The 5♦ on the river filled Dowling up and sent the legendary Gold to the reentry page on the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Dowling	52,000 52,000	52,000
Jamie Gold	Busted

Tags: Christopher Dowling Jamie Gold

06-25-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Notable Stacks From Around the Room

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Joseph Berg

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Here are some notable chip counts as posted on the WSOP+ app

Player	Chips	Progress
Qui Nguyen	160,000 160,000	160,000

Timur Margolin	121,500 121,500	121,500

Kenny Hallaert	118,200 75,200	75,200

Jeff Platt	100,000 55,000	55,000
Juha Helppi	87,500

Joe Serock	85,400 85,400	85,400

Olivier Busquet	82,700 68,300	68,300
Jeremy Becker	73,000 73,000	73,000
Jonathan Tamayo	55,000 55,000	55,000

06-25-2025 16:17 UTC-8

More Entries

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	40,000 40,000	40,000

Ryan Bambrick	40,000 40,000	40,000

Michael Rocco	40,000 40,000	40,000

Lander Lijo	40,000 40,000	40,000
Darren Rabinowitz	40,000 40,000	40,000

Patrick Leonard	40,000 40,000	40,000

Dan Sepiol	40,000 40,000	40,000

David Uvaydov	40,000 40,000	40,000
Ashish Gupta	40,000 40,000	40,000
Aram Zobian	40,000 40,000	40,000

Ryan Leng	40,000 40,000	40,000

Rania Nasreddine	40,000 40,000	40,000
Oshri Azran	40,000 40,000	40,000
Christian Harder	40,000

Jason Wheeler	40,000

06-25-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Lee Cracks Queens

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Joseph Berg

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Samuel Lee was all in and at risk for roughly 19,000 from early position. Sundiata Devore then went all from the small blind and was ahead.

Samuel Lee: K♠Q♦ All in
Sundiata Devore: Q♠Q♥

The board ran out K♦8♦6♦9♣J♠, securing a much-needed double up for Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Lee	43,000
Sundiata Devore	31,000

Tags: Sundiata Devore Samuel Lee

06-25-2025 16:11 UTC-8

Dibernardi Wins a Small One

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Eugene Katchalov raised to 1,200 in middle position, Stanley Lee flatted in late position, and David Dibernardi three-bet to 4,700 on the button. Katchalov folded and Lee continued.

The flop came 10♦A♦6♣ and Lee began with a check. Dibernardi bet 3,200, prompting Lee to give up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Katchalov	100,000 100,000	100,000

David Dibernardi	40,300 40,300	40,300
Stanley Lee	33,000 7,000	7,000

06-25-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Gold Left Steaming

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Myles Phago

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jamie Gold raised from middle position to 1,200, and the action was folded around to Thierry Morel, who called from the small blind.

The flop came A♠A♣J♦. Morel checked to Gold, who continued for 2,400. Morel called. The turn saw the 8♥, and again Morel checked, allowing Gold to bet out for 5,400 now. Morel called.

The river brought the J♣ and now Morel led out for 5,000. Gold raised to 15,000 and Morel snap called tabling A♦9♣ crushing Gold's 7♠8♠ and leaving the 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion running on the empty gas line.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Morel	62,000 62,000	62,000
Jamie Gold	24,500 15,500	15,500

Tags: Jamie Gold Thierry Morel

06-25-2025 16:01 UTC-8

Borgesramos Triples Up

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Saul Steil raised to 1,200 in the cutoff, James Kraetz flatted in the small blind, and Bruno Borgesramos three-bet jammed in the big blind for about 11,000 to put himself at risk. Steil and Kraetz both called.

Steil and Kraetz checked it down to the river on a runout of K♠A♦7♣A♣8♥ and Borgesramos was the first to table his hand with 4♣4♠. Steil showed 2♠2♦ and Kraetz mucked, later stating that he had jack-ten.