Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day 3 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
127
Players Left
16
Players Left 1 / 2,338
Filter
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
After ten levels of play, Day 3 action has come to a close here in Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2025 World Series of Poker, hosted by the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Of the 127 runners who started the day, only 16 players will return for Day 4 on Saturday. The remaining competitors will be battling it out for a piece of the $6,242,460 prize pool, with the winner taking home the first-place prize of $830,685, as well as the coveted gold bracelet.
Fabrizio Gonzalez was the only player to break the eight-figure mark and sits atop the leaderboard with 11,525,000. Yilong Wang ended the day in second with 8,375,000, and rounding out the top three is Martynas Vitkauskas with 8,300,000. All three players will be on the hunt for their first piece of WSOP hardware as play reaches the homestretch.
Steven Jones, best known for his runner-up finish at the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event, sits in fourth with 7,925,000 and looks to leverage his experience to navigate a tough remaining field. With multiple WSOP final tables on his resume, Jones will be looking to take advantage of his chip position and close this one out to capture his first gold bracelet.
Other stand-out players in the top ten include Romain Lewis (7,225,000), Yuliyan Kolev (7,200,000) and Ren Lin (4,925,000), who is the only 25K Fantasy Draftee remaining in this event.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabrizio Gonzalez | Uruguay | 11,525,000 | 58 |
| 2 | Yilong Wang | China | 8,375,000 | 42 |
| 3 | Martynas Vitkauskas | Lithuania | 8,300,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Steven Jones | United States | 7,925,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Paawan Bansal | India | 7,650,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Romain Lewis | France | 7,225,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Yuliyan Kolev | Bulgaria | 7,200,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Seunghyun Nam | United States | 5,950,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Ren Lin | China | 4,925,000 | 25 |
| 10 | Hamid Toghyan | United Kingdom | 4,475,000 | 22 |
Still in the mix in 13th is Olivier Busquet, who bagged 3,575,000 at the end of Day 3. Busquet is a well respected player with over $9,000,000 in total live earnings tallied on his resume. Although he hasn't made many appearances on the poker scene in recent years, his results speak for themselves and he will be a player to look out for on Day 4.
Notable Eliminations
Several notable players made early exits on Day 3 within the first few levels of play. Arthur Morris lost a big flip with pocket queens against the ace-king of Wang. Jessica Vierling fell to Jerry Yang when she found herself short-stacked with ace-seven and ran into Yang's ace-king. Marle Spragg had less than ten big blinds and exited after running into Adrian Mateos' pocket jacks. Upeshka De Silva's jack-nine suited couldn't crack Fabian Niederreiter's pocket kings and Chino Rheem was eliminated with ace-ten by Ren Lin's pocket nines.
Others that fell by the wayside before the dinner break include Stephen Song (87th - $10,094), Dylan Linde (80th - $11,491), Yang (71st - $13,234), Mateos (60th - $15,416), and Lander Lijo (38th - $21,640).
Later in the day, Dan Sepiol hit the rail in 33rd, good for a cash of $26,069, when his ace-ten suited ran into the ace-king suited of Rohit Mariwalla. Others who made a deep run include Ari Engel (31st - $26,069), Diego Ventura (27th - $26,069) and 2020 WSOP Main Event champion Damian Salas (23rd - $31,751).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $830,685 |
| 2 | $553,692 |
| 3 | $406,016 |
| 4 | $300,649 |
| 5 | $224,833 |
| 6 | $169,818 |
| 7 | $129,563 |
| 8 | $99,859 |
| 9 | $77,760 |
| 10-11 | $61,183 |
| 12-13 | $48,647 |
| 14-16 | $39,091 |
Day 4 will start at 12 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 28, where the event will play down to a winner. The tournament will resume in Level 30 with blinds at 100,000/200,000/200,000 and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels with a one-hour dinner to be determined.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for the remainder of this event, as well as future coverage throughout the summer.
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,525,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
||
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8,375,000
1,425,000
|
1,425,000 |
|
||
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8,300,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
7,925,000
2,575,000
|
2,575,000 |
|
||
|
7,650,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
7,225,000
3,700,000
|
3,700,000 |
|
||
|
7,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
5,950,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
4,925,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
4,475,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
||
|
4,100,000
1,280,000
|
1,280,000 |
|
4,000,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
3,575,000
1,375,000
|
1,375,000 |
|
3,450,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
2,575,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
2,300,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
The remaining 16 players are bagging up for the night and will return Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 p.m. local time where the event will play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for end of day chip counts and a recap of Day 3 action.
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Ren Lin raised under the gun to 320,000 and in early position, Jiawei Mao three-bet to 1,000,000. Action folded to Fabrizio Gonzalez on the button who raised to 1,850,000 and action folded back around to Mao. He moved all in for 5,050,000 effective and Gonzalez called to put himself at risk.
Fabrizio Gonzalez: Q♥Q♣ 
Jiawei Mao: A♠K♣
The board ran out 10♥5♥3♦9♣3♥ and the queens up were good for Gonzalez to secure a late night double into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,500,000
6,250,000
|
6,250,000 |
|
|
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|
|
4,800,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
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|
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2,930,000
4,945,000
|
4,945,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
John Oneal open-shoved on the button for 2,340,000 and Yilong Wang reshoved in the small blind to isolate.
John Oneal: A♣4♠
Yilong Wang: A♠J♦
There were no fours to be found on the runout of 9♣Q♦2♣6♣8♦ and Oneal's tournament run came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,800,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Yuya Kita raised to 510,000 in the small blind and in the big blind, Seunghyun Nam moved all in for 2,300,000 effective and Kita called to put himself at risk.
Yuya Kita: J♣J♥
Seunghyun Nam: 2♥2♠
The board ran out A♦Q♥2♦A♥K♦ and the twos full of aces was good for Nam to take down the pot and eliminate Kita from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,350,000
5,205,000
|
5,205,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Kunal Patni raised to 320,000 in early position and in the hijack, Ran Ilani three-bet to 1,400,000. Action folded back around to Patni who moved all in for 1,720,000 effective and Ilani called to put himself at risk.
Ran Ilani: 10♣10♠
Kunal Patni: A♥K♦
The board ran out 2♣4♠8♥9♣2♠ and the tens held up for Ilani to double up through Patni.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,380,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
3,840,000
990,000
|
990,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 1 | Steven Jones | United States | 5,350,000 | 34 |
| 600 | 2 | Yuliyan Kolev | Bulgaria | 7,500,000 | 47 |
| 600 | 3 | Jason Richard | United States | 1,725,000 | 11 |
| 600 | 4 | Yuya Kita | Japan | 2,875,000 | 18 |
| 600 | 5 | Seunghyun Nam | United States | 4,475,000 | 28 |
| 600 | 6 | John Oneal | United States | 2,950,000 | 19 |
| 600 | 7 | Yilong Wang | China | 7,300,000 | 46 |
| 600 | 8 | Romain Lewis | France | 3,525,000 | 23 |
| 600 | 9 | Rohit Mariwalla | United Kingdom | 5,100,000 | 32 |
| 601 | 1 | Martynas Vitkauskas | Lithuania | 8,975,000 | 57 |
| 601 | 2 | Kunal Patni | India | 7,250,000 | 46 |
| 601 | 3 | Fabrizio Gonzalez | Italy | 4,250,000 | 27 |
| 601 | 4 | Olivier Busquet | United States | 2,200,000 | 14 |
| 601 | 5 | Ran Ilani | Israel | 1,950,000 | 13 |
| 601 | 6 | Paawan Bansal | India | 7,625,000 | 48 |
| 601 | 7 | Ren Lin | China | 6,075,000 | 38 |
| 601 | 8 | Jiawei Mao | China | 7,875,000 | 50 |
| 601 | 9 | Hamid Toghyan | United Kingdom | 6,225,000 | 39 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,975,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
|
7,875,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
7,625,000
1,825,000
|
1,825,000 |
|
|
7,500,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,300,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
7,250,000
1,895,000
|
1,895,000 |
|
|
6,225,000
1,235,000
|
1,235,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,075,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,350,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,100,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
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4,475,000
2,330,000
|
2,330,000 |
|
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4,250,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
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|
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3,525,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
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|
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2,950,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
2,875,000 | |
|
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2,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
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1,950,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
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1,725,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
