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

06-27-2025 19:38 UTC-8

Diego Ventura Eliminated in 27th Place ($26,069)

Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Yuya Kita opened to 160,000 from middle position and when the action got to Diego Ventura in the small blind, he shoved for 955,000. After the big blind folded, Kita called.

Diego Ventura: A♥K♣ All in
Yuya Kita: 9♥9♣

Venture was flipping for his tournament life, and needed to play catch up after the 2♣3♠3♦ flop missed his hand. A J♣ on the turn left him with one shot at six outs, and the J♦ on the river meant he was out in 27th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuya Kita	2,500,000 1,225,000	1,225,000
Diego Ventura	Busted

Tags: Diego Ventura Yuya Kita

06-27-2025 19:40 UTC-8

Fabian Bartuschk Eliminated in 26th Place ($31,751)

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Liam Gannon

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Fabian Bartuschk raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and in the small blind, Fabrizio Gonzalez moved all in which saw action fold back to Bartuschk.

"One time," he said as he put all of his chips into the middle, totaling at 670,000.

Fabian Bartuschk: 10♦9♦ All in
Fabrizion Gonzalez: A♣K♦

The board ran out Q♠5♠Q♦9♠A♦ and the river ace brought aces and queens to Gonzalez to best Bartuschk's queens up. Gonzalez raked in the pot while Bartuschk took his leave in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Gonzalez	3,665,000 565,000	565,000

Fabian Bartuschk	Busted

Tags: Fabian Bartuschk Fabrizio Gonzalez

06-27-2025 19:40 UTC-8

Jones Wins a Flip to Double Up

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Nick Becker

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Hamid Toghyan raised to 160,000 in late position and Steven Jones three-bet shoved in the cutoff for 1,350,000. Toghyan called with the covering stack.

Steven Jones: K♣Q♦ All in
Hamid Toghyan: 10♣10♥

Toghyan was still in the lead on the A♥6♣4♦ flop, but Jones pulled ahead on the K♦ turn by pairing his king. The river fell the A♣ and Jones secured the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Jones	2,900,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Hamid Toghyan	2,450,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Tags: Hamid Toghyan Jones Wins

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

06-27-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Richard Forces a Fold From Kolev

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Yuliyan Kolev opened from the cutoff to 200,000 and Jiawei Mao called on the button. Jason Richard also came along from the big blind.

On the K♠8♥4♣ flop, all three checked to the K♦ turn, where Richard fired out 275,000. Kolev called and Mao folded.

A 5♦ hit the river and after some time, Richard bet 800,000. Kolev went into the tank and needed around a minute before he eventually decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuliyan Kolev	5,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Jiawei Mao	4,050,000 450,000	450,000
Jason Richard	3,700,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Jason Richard Jiawei Mao Yuliyan Kolev

06-27-2025 20:03 UTC-8

Double Up for Salas

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Myles Phago

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Kunal Patni raised from late position to 200,000, and Damian Salas three-bet all in for 895,000 from the small blind. Patni didn't think too long and made the call.

Damian Salas: A♥K♠ All in
Kunal Patni: K♦10♦

A safe flop of 4♥3♠5♦ came for Salas, and when the A♦ peeled off on the turn, Patni was drawing dead to scoop and Salas was guaranteed to survive. The 8♠ on the river locked up the pot for Salas to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kunal Patni	6,100,000 500,000	500,000
Damian Salas	2,100,000 690,000	690,000

Tags: Damian Salas Kunal Patni

06-27-2025 20:12 UTC-8

Patni Ascends High With a Straight Flush

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Liam Gannon

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Kunal Patni raised to 200,000 from first position and Cesar Del Pino called in the cutoff which saw all other players fold.

The flop rolled out K♦A♥9♦ and Patni continue for 200,000 which Del Pino called.

Patni sized up on the turn 5♣ to the tune of 650,000 and Del Pino called a second time.

On the river Q♦, Patni bet 1,700,000 and Del Pino went into the tank.

After some time in the tank, he put in the chips to call and mucked after seeing Patni turn over J♦10♦ for a king-high straight flush. Patni eclipsed nine million and Del Rio dipped down to under two million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kunal Patni	9,110,000 3,010,000	3,010,000
Cesar Del Pino	1,380,000 3,520,000	3,520,000

06-27-2025 20:24 UTC-8

Toghyan Scoops Some from Bansal

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Myles Phago

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Paawan Bansal raised from middle position to 200,000, and the action folded around to Hamid Toghyan in the big blind who tossed in the call.

The flop came 7♠10♦9♥ and Toghyan checked to Bansal, who continued for 150,000. Toghyan called, and the players saw the J♥ peel off on the turn.

Now Toghyan led out for 400,000, which sent Bansal into the tank for a while before making the call. The 4♥ dropped on the river and the action went check-check.

Hamid Toghyan announced “Straight” and flipped over A♠8♥ and was shipped the pot as Bansal's cards were in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Toghyan	5,600,000 3,150,000	3,150,000

Paawan Bansal	4,350,000 1,280,000	1,280,000

Tags: Hamid Toghyan Paawan Bansal

06-27-2025 20:29 UTC-8

Kolev Goes Big on the River

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Nick Becker

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Olivier Busquet raised to 200,000 in middle position and Yuliyan Kolev defended in the big blind.

The flop came 9♥Q♣6♦ and Kolev check-called a bet of 325,000 from Kolev.

The K♥ turn went check-check, bringing the K♠ river.

Kolev fired out a bet of 1,200,000 and Busquet quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuliyan Kolev	6,550,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Olivier Busquet	2,000,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Olivier Busquet Yuliyan Kolev

06-27-2025 20:36 UTC-8

Mariwalla Doubles Through Patni

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Liam Gannon

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Rohit Mariwalla raised to 200,000 in the cutoff and Kunal Patni three-bet to 625,000 on the button. Action folded back to Mariwalla who moved all in for 2,630,000 total and Patni called.

Rohit Mariwalla: A♦K♦ All in
Kunal Patni: Q♠Q♦

The board ran out K♠J♥9♥8♦5♠ and the king on the flop have Mariwalla top pair to crack Patni's queens and double up.