Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The players are now on a 15-minute break, and play will resume at approximately 2:15 p.m. local time.
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 / 2338
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
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Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
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Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
These are the latest top ten chip counts as per the WSOP+ app.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,245,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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3,590,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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2,710,000
565,000
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565,000 |
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2,300,000 | |
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2,285,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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2,165,000
1,550,000
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1,550,000 |
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2,150,000 | |
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2,150,000
1,205,000
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1,205,000 |
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2,100,000
285,000
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285,000 |
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1,920,000 | |
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Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ken Aldridge moved all in from early position for 250,000 and Hamid Toghyan called in the big blind with the covering stack.
Ken Aldridge: 9♥8♥ 
Hamid Toghyan: Q♣J♣
Aldridge pulled ahead on the 8♠A♣5♣ flop, pairing his eight but Toghyan picked up additional outs with a flush draw. The board ran out 3♦, 2♥, earning Aldridge the much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,950,000
295,000
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295,000 |
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1,650,000
1,210,000
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1,210,000 |
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545,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Fabian Niederreiter raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Upeshka De Silva raised to 150,000 from the button, which saw all other players fold, while Niederreiter called.
Upeshka De Silva: J♦9♦
Fabian Niederreiter: K♣K♠
The board ran out 2♣6♣7♣2♥4♣ and the kings held up to eliminate the WSOP bracelet winner from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,150,000
665,000
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665,000 |
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Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Seunghyun Nam raised to 60,000 in early position, Fabian Niederreiter flatted in the hijack, and Steven Jones three-bet to 230,000 in the cutoff. Nam then moved all in, prompting Niederreiter to get out of the way and Jones to call for 925,000 total to put himself at risk.
Steven Jones: K♠K♦
Seunghyun Nam: A♦Q♦
Nam picked up a little bit of help on the 8♣8♥Q♠ flop, but Jones was still in the lead with his kings. The board ran out safe for Jones with the 2♣ landing on the turn and the river bringing the 9♥ to secure him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,985,000
735,000
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735,000 |
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1,350,000
815,000
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815,000 |
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1,100,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action was folded around to Kunal Patni in the cutoff, and he open-jammed all in and had the remaining players covered. David Paredes in the small blind snap-called, and Andrew Fleming in the big blind folded.
David Paredes: A♥K♥
Kunal Patni: Q♥J♣
A nice flop came for Paredes with the 3♣A♠2♣ dropping, and when the 7♠ peeled off on the turn, Patni was drawing dead and Paredes guaranteed the double up. The irrelevant 9♣ fell on the river to seal the deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,200,000
390,000
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390,000 |
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1,500,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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500,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
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