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

06-27-2025 19:18 UTC-8

Greenblatt Loses On The River

Liam Gannon

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

Fady Khabbaz called in the late position and in the small blind Alexander Greenblatt moved all in for 250,000 which saw only Khabbaz call.

Alexander Greenblatt: A♠7♦ All in
Fady Khabbaz: K♣Q♦

The board ran out 2♥4♦5♥10♦K♦ and the king on the river was good for Khabbaz to take down the pot.

At another table, WSOP bracelet winner Ari Engel was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fady Khabbaz	2,390,000 1,040,000	1,040,000
Alexander Greenblatt	Busted
Ari Engel	Busted

Tags: Alexander Greenblatt Ari Engel Fady Khabbaz

06-27-2025 19:15 UTC-8

Kolev Pushing On

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Myles Phago

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

Govert Metaal limped from under the gun as did John Oneal from early position. Yuliyan Kolev then raised to 350,000 from middle position and it was folded around to Yilong Wang on the button who called as well.

Govert Metaal then three-bet all in for his last 1,450,000, and Kolev four-bet all in and had everyone covered, all other players folded.

Govert Metaal: J♥J♠ All in
Yuliyan Kolev: K♦J♦

Not the flop Metaal wanted to see of 3♠K♥6♣ as he was drawing to the case jack. The A♣ on the turn made no difference, and the A♠ on the river sealed his fate, and he was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuliyan Kolev	6,100,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Yilong Wang	5,100,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

John Oneal	3,000,000 850,000	850,000
Govert Metaal	Busted

Tags: Govert Metaal John Oneal Yilong Wang Yuliyan Kolev

06-27-2025 19:14 UTC-8

Sepiol Sees the Exit

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Nick Becker

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

Dan Sepiol was all in preflop and at risk for 1,230,000 in late position against Rohit Mariwalla in the hijack.

Dan Sepiol: A♣10♣ All in
Rohit Mariwalla: A♦K♦

Mariwalla pulled ahead further on the K♠4♠9♠ flop, pairing his king. The 6♦ turn and 9♣ river offered no help to Sepiol and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rohit Mariwalla	4,100,000 1,490,000	1,490,000
Dan Sepiol	Busted

Tags: Dan Sepiol Rohit Mariwalla

06-27-2025 19:05 UTC-8

Ilani Doubles Through Kempson

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Liam Gannon

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

Corey Kempson raised to 160,000 in middle position and Ran Ilani quickly tossed in a chip to defend his big blind.

On the flop of 7♥5♣8♣, Ilani checked over to Kempson who bet 200,000. Ilani raised to 450,000 and Kempson responded by moving all in for 1,040,000 effective and Ilani called.

Ran Ilani: K♥K♣ All in
Corey Kempson: 9♥8♥

The board ran out Q♥Q♦ and the kings up was good for Ilani to double at the expense of Kempson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Kempson	2,650,000 985,000	985,000
Ran Ilani	2,480,000 1,420,000	1,420,000

Tags: Corey Kempson Ran Ilani

06-27-2025 19:05 UTC-8

[Removed:547] Sent to the Rail

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Nick Becker

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

[Removed:546] limped in late position, Martynas Vitkauskas raised to 250,000 in the cutoff, and Fady Khabbaz called in the big blind. [Removed:547] then moved all in for about 1,275,000 and Vitkauskas reshoved to isolate. Khabbaz got out of the way.

[Removed:546]: K♥Q♦ All in
Martynas Vitkauskas: A♠J♠

Vitkauskas pulled ahead further on the 7♠3♣A♦ flop, pairing his ace. The 8♦ turn and 9♥ river offered no help to [Removed:547] and he was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martynas Vitkauskas	3,950,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Fady Khabbaz	1,350,000 310,000	310,000
[Removed:546]	Busted

Tags: Fady Khabbaz Martynas Vitkauskas

06-27-2025 18:57 UTC-8

Kolev Takes Out Sagra

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Myles Phago

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

Yuliyan Kolev raised to 280,000 from middle position and Ignacio Sagra moved all in late position for 1,450,000. Kolev snap called.

Ignacio Sagra: A♦4♣ All in
Yuliyan Kolev: A♠K♠

A safe runout for Kolev with the 2♥10♠9♦6♠8♥ board and Sagra was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuliyan Kolev	4,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Ignacio Sagra	Busted

Tags: Ignacio Sagra Yuliyan Kolev

06-27-2025 18:49 UTC-8

Finger Gets Cut

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Liam Gannon

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

Hamid Toghyan raised to 160,000 in late position and in the cutoff, Angela Defoe called. Martin Finger in the small blind three-bet to 490,000 which saw both Toghyan and Defoe call.

Action checked through on the 10♦K♠Q♣ to the 6♦ turn where Finger checked to Toghyan who bet 400,000. Defoe called and Finger called to put his final 10,000 at risk.

Toghyan bet 1,000,000 on the river A♠ and Defoe moved all in immediately which Toghyan responded by calling.

Martin Finger: A♦9♠ All in
Hamid Toghyan: A♣J♦ All in
Angela Defoe: J♥J♣

Both Toghyan and Dafoe held Broadway to chop up the pot while Finger was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Defoe	5,460,000 600,000	600,000
Hamid Toghyan	4,010,000 360,000	360,000

Martin Finger	Busted

Tags: Angela Defoe Hamid Toghyan Martin Finger

06-27-2025 18:46 UTC-8

Gus Hansen Involved in One of the Rarest Poker Hands You'll See at the 2025 WSOP

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Chuck Sklar

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

PokerNews' Brad Whitehouse captured a hand on Saturday that might end up being the rarest we'll see all summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). At the very least, the rarest chop pot.

Gus Hansen and Dzmitry Urbanovich battled for a hefty pot on Day 2 in Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship with 35 out of 127 players remaining. The pot ended in a chop, but it left future Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman in awe.

"I've never seen that before," Schulman, who has seen nearly everything at the poker table, was overheard saying as he glanced at the tabled cards. "Wow, that's an amazing one."

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06-27-2025 18:41 UTC-8

Lin Chipping Up; Metaal's Shove Gets Through

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Nick Becker

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

Angela Defoe raised to 160,000 in middle position and Ren Lin three-bet to 400,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back around to Defoe who thought for a moment before giving up her hand.

At a nearby table, Cesar Del Pino raised to 160,000 in the hijack and Govert Metaal three-bet jammed on the button for 950,000 to put himself at risk. Del Pino considered calling but ultimately arrived at a fold. Metaal showed pocket sevens.