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

06-27-2025 11:56 UTC-8

Lijo Chipping Up

Nick Becker

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

Lander Lijo raised to 40,000 in early position, Arthur Morris flatted in the cutoff, and Benjamin Eilers called in the big blind.

The flop came 4♥2♦8♣ and it checked over to Morris who bet 50,000. Eilers called and Lijo bumped it up to 220,000.

Morris thought for a moment before giving up his hand, as did Eilers, and the pot was pushed to Lijo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	1,685,000 90,000	90,000
Lander Lijo	1,550,000 460,000	460,000
Benjamin Eilers	375,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Arthur Morris Benjamin Eilers Lander Lijo

06-27-2025 11:55 UTC-8

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

Morris Goes Big on the River

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Nick Becker

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

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Arthur Morris on the button and Benjamin Eilers who was under the gun.

With about 130,000 in the middle and the board reading 4♣2♠3♥10♣5♥, Eilers led out for 50,000 and Morris announced a raise to 400,000.

Eilers thought for a brief moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	1,775,000 1,030,000	1,030,000
Benjamin Eilers	505,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Arthur Morris Benjamin Eilers

06-27-2025 11:48 UTC-8

Leonard Doubles Through Berk

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Myles Phago

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

Action was folded around to Edward Leonard on the button who moved all in for 205,000. Michael Berk in the big blind didn't take long and made the call.

Edward Leonard: A♣9♥ All in
Michael Berk: A♦4♠

No four for Berk on the 5♠7♦K♣3♠8♦ runout and Leonard was sent the pot for a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Leonard	460,000 155,000	155,000
Michael Berk	450,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Edward Leonard Michael Berk

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 11:35 UTC-8

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 11:34 UTC-8

Big Names Still in the Mix

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Kaelaine Minton

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

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06-27-2025 11:34 UTC-8

Early Day 3 Eliminations

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Myles Phago

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

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

06-27-2025 11:28 UTC-8

Labranche Scoops a Monster

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Myles Phago

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

Action was joined with the board reading 5♠K♥7♠9♣ and the pot at over 200,000.

Smain Mamouni, who was on the button, bet out for 210,000, and Jonah Labranche in the big blind was in the tank for a good 3-4 minutes before he announced that he was all in. Fabrizio Gonzalez, who was also in the pot, snap-folded while Mamouni snap-called.

Jonah Labranche: Q♠J♠ All in
Smain Mamouni: 8♦6♦

Mamouni had turned a straight and needed to dodge a spade to send Labranche to the rail. However, the 3♠ peeled off on the river and made Labranche his flush for a monster pot and to send him soaring up the chip counts with nearly 2,000,000. Mamouni was left with a little more than a bowl of rice after the nasty suck-out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonah Labranche	1,900,000 990,000	990,000

Fabrizio Gonzalez	1,300,000 45,000	45,000

Smain Mamouni	130,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Fabrizio Gonzalez Jonah Labranche Smain Mamouni

06-27-2025 11:23 UTC-8

Oneal Cracks Queens

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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.