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

06-27-2025 21:24 UTC-8

Mao Picks Off the Bluff

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Nick Becker

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Corey Kempson in middle position and Jiawei Mao in the big blind.

With the board reading A♦6♣J♥2♣, Mao check-called a bet of 750,000, bringing the 6♦ river.

Mao checked again and Kempson fired out a nearly pot-sized bet of 2,200,000.

Mao took some time to think through his decision before making the call. Mao tabled A♣8♠, for two pair, aces and sixes, besting the 5♥4♥ of Kempson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiawei Mao	8,600,000 3,355,000	3,355,000
Corey Kempson	1,100,000 3,430,000	3,430,000

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06-27-2025 21:16 UTC-8

Del Pino Pings an Ocho to Stay Alive

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Myles Phago

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded around to Cesar Del Pino in middle position, who shipped his last 775,000 into the middle. Paawan Bansal took his time in late position and flat called. The blinds and button all folded.

Cesar Del Pino: J♦8♦ All in
Paawan Bansal: K♥K♣

Some promise on the flop for Del Pino when it came 2♦8♣A♥, and then when the 8♠ peeled off on the turn, he soared ahead. No rescue for Bansal with the 5♣ on the river, and Del Pino was pushed the pot for a handy double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	8,300,000 535,000	535,000
Cesar Del Pino	1,860,000 1,085,000	1,085,000

Tags: Cesar Del Pino Paawan Bansal

06-27-2025 21:00 UTC-8

Chip Counts

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Liam Gannon

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martynas Vitkauskas	7,780,000 280,000	280,000
Paawan Bansal	7,765,000 210,000	210,000
Yuliyan Kolev	7,410,000 860,000	860,000

Kunal Patni	6,220,000 320,000	320,000
Rohit Mariwalla	5,550,000 40,000	40,000
Jiawei Mao	5,245,000 1,195,000	1,195,000
Hamid Toghyan	5,075,000 525,000	525,000

Corey Kempson	4,530,000 2,730,000	2,730,000
Romain Lewis	4,040,000 560,000	560,000

Yilong Wang	3,885,000 425,000	425,000

Fabrizio Gonzalez	3,765,000 100,000	100,000

John Oneal	3,750,000 800,000	800,000
Felipe Boianovsky	3,420,000 680,000	680,000
Steven Jones	3,300,000 400,000	400,000

Angela Defoe	3,209,000 509,000	509,000
Ren Lin	3,110,000 490,000	490,000

Ran Ilani	2,850,000 650,000	650,000
Yuya Kita	2,500,000
Seunghyun Nam	2,145,000 95,000	95,000
Jason Richard	2,075,000 1,625,000	1,625,000
Damian Salas	1,870,000 230,000	230,000

Olivier Busquet	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Fady Khabbaz	1,145,000 605,000	605,000
Cesar Del Pino	775,000 605,000	605,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

06-27-2025 20:48 UTC-8

Huck Seed Chasing First Bracelet in 22 Years, Heads-Up for the Title

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Eliot Thomas

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

Twenty-two years after his last bracelet, four-time WSOP winner and 1996 Main Event champion Huck Seed is in pole position to triumph once again on poker’s grandest stage.

Seed currently leads the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event, heads-up against Slovenian standout Blaz Zerjav.

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06-27-2025 20:39 UTC-8

Break

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Liam Gannon

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

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

After this the remaining players will play two more levels before bagging up.

06-27-2025 20:38 UTC-8

Jakub Sterba Eliminated in 25th Place ($31,751)

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Nick Becker

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

Jakub Sterba raised to 200,000 in early position and Paawan Bansal three-bet to 720,000 in the small blind. Sterba made the call.

The flop came Q♠7♣3♥ and Bansal continued with a bet of 500,000. Sterba called and the turn landed the 5♠.

Bansal slowed down with a check and Sterba moved all in for just over 2,000,000 to put himself at risk. Bansal snap called.

Jakub Sterba: A♠10♠ All in
Paawan Bansal: A♦A♥

Bansal dodged a spade on the A♣ river to eliminate Sterba and scoop a massive pot on the last hand before break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	7,975,000 3,625,000	3,625,000
Jakub Sterba	Busted

Tags: Jakub Sterba Paawan Bansal

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kunal Patni	6,540,000 2,570,000	2,570,000
Rohit Mariwalla	5,510,000 1,410,000	1,410,000

Tags: Kunal Patni Rohit Mariwalla

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 20:24 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.