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

06-27-2025 11:23 UTC-8

Oneal Cracks Queens

Nick Becker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

John Oneal raised to 40,000 under the gun and Pierre Merlin three-bet shoved in middle position for 325,000 to put himself at risk. Oneal made the call.

Pierre Merlin: Q♥Q♣ All in
John Oneal: A♣Q♠

Oneal pulled ahead on the 6♥A♥9♥ flop, pairing his ace, but Merlin picked up a flush draw. There were no hearts to be found on the K♣ turn or A♦ river and Merlin was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Oneal	2,150,000 1,620,000	1,620,000
Pierre Merlin	Busted

Tags: John Oneal Pierre Merlin

06-27-2025 11:34 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Roeland Frederik Peeks	Busted
Feng Yu	Busted
Smain Mamouni	Busted
Evan Sandberg	Busted

Martin Zamani	Busted

Leonard Maue	Busted
Manas Gandhi	Busted
Xiaohu Liu	Busted
Jacob Mendelsohn	Busted
Pierre Merlin	Busted
Charles Lee (CA)	Busted
Russell Brooks	Busted

Chris Dasilva	Busted
Asish Ghosh	Busted
Alex Berenson	Busted
Robert Wells	Busted

Chen Kuanying	Busted
Bruno Mota	Busted

Peeks Hits the Rail

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Nick Becker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Roeland Peeks raised to 40,000 in early position, Zhiyuan Xu three-bet to 110,000 on the button, and Rahul Rastogi cold four-bet shoved in the small blind. Peeks called off the rest of his stack with about 175,000 back to put himself at risk and Xu folded.

Roeland Peeks: Q♣Q♥ All in
Rahul Rastogi: A♠K♥

It was a fair fight, but Rastogi pulled ahead on the A♥8♣8♥ flop, pairing his ace. The 4♣ turn and 10♣ river offered no help to Peeks and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rahul Rastogi	1,065,000 355,000	355,000
Zhiyuan Xu	575,000 485,000	485,000
Roeland Peeks	Busted

Tags: Rahul Rastogi Roeland Peeks Zhiyuan Xu

06-27-2025 11:47 UTC-8

Soncin Sends Out Shankar

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Liam Gannon

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Luigi Soncin raised to 40,000 in first position and Ravi Shankar called on the button while everyone else folded.

The flop rolled out 2♦8♣10♦ and both players checked to the 8♥ turn where Soncin bet 55,000 and Shankar called.

On the river J♠, Soncin checked over to Shankar who moved all in for 120,000 and Soncin snap-called.

Ravi Shankar: Q♣J♦ All in
Luigi Soncin: Q♦9♦

Soncin's gutshot came home while Shankar hit his no good top pair. Shankar was eliminated from the tournament while Soncin soared to over one million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Soncin	1,480,000 1,180,000	1,180,000
Ravi Shankar	Busted

Tags: Luigi Soncin Ravi Shankar

06-27-2025 11:55 UTC-8

Some More Recent Bust-Outs

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Myles Phago

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ital Levy	Busted
Yiannis Liperis	Busted
Jack Duong	Busted

Brennen Duke	Busted
Neil Walker	Busted
Charles Thomas	Busted
Ravi Shankar	Busted
Beka Iordanishvili	Busted
Adrian Buckley	Busted

Michael Vanier	Busted
Elizabeth Boles	Busted

06-27-2025 12:03 UTC-8

Berk Gets It Back

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Liam Gannon

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Michael Berk opened in the cutoff to 40,000 and in the small blind, Ital Levy moved all in for 390,000 and Berk called when action got back to him.

Ital Levy: A♦Q♥ All in
Michael Berk: A♣K♥

The board ran out J♠8♣K♣J♣4♠ and the kings-up was good for Berk to take down the pot and eliminate Levy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Berk	910,000 460,000	460,000
Ital Levy	Busted

Tags: Ital Levy Micahel Berk Michael Berk

06-27-2025 12:15 UTC-8

Morris Loses Big Flip to Bust

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Nick Becker

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action picked up preflop with Arthur Morris all in and at risk in the cutoff for 1,450,000 against Yilong Wang in the small blind.

Arthur Morris: Q♦Q♠ All in
Yilong Wang: A♠K♠

The flop came 4♦4♠7♠ with Morris' pair of queens still in the lead, but Wang picked up additional outs with the flush draw.

The 6♥ turn was safe for Morris but the A♦ river saw the big pot being pushed Wang's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	3,275,000 2,010,000	2,010,000

Arthur Morris	Busted

Tags: Yilong Wang Arthur Morris

06-27-2025 12:15 UTC-8

Vierling Falls To Yang

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Liam Gannon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jessica Vierling moved all in for 125,000 in early position and in late position, Jerry Yang raised to 360,000 and everyone else folded.

Jessica Vierling: A♠7♦ All in
Jerry Yang: A♣K♣

The board ran out 3♥5♠3♦J♣K♦, and Vierling wished her tablemates luck as she exited the tournament while the 2007 WSOP Main Event champion took down the pot.