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

06-27-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Defoe Cracks Kings for Huge Double-Up

Nick Becker

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Angela Defoe was seen dragging in a sizable pot after having double up through Lucas Pochat. With her cards still face up at showdown, she held A♠K♠ on a runout of 2♣5♦4♣9♥3♣ for a rivered wheel.

Steven Jones caught up with PokerNews to give a quick recap of the hand. According to Jones, Pochat opened the action with a raise to 100,000, Defoe flatted, and next to act was Romain Lewis who three-bet to about 350,000. Pochat then four-bet to around 700,000, and Defoe five-bet shoved all in for 1,950,000 to put herself at risk. Lewis folded and Pochat called with pocket kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Defoe	4,350,000 3,050,000	3,050,000
Romain Lewis	3,800,000 600,000	600,000

Lucas Pochat	650,000 2,075,000	2,075,000

Tags: Angela Defoe Lucas Pochat Romain Lewis Steven Jones

06-27-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Some More Recent Bust Outs

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Myles Phago

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Boulton	Busted

Preston Mcewen	Busted

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

06-27-2025 16:31 UTC-8

Mao Takes Some from Luo

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Myles Phago

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Brian Luo raised from early position to 100,000 only to see Jiawei Mao three-bet to 280,000. Luo called.

The flop came 5♠9♠4♦, and Luo check-called Mao's 160,000 continuation bet, and the players saw the A♣ come on the turn. The action then went check-check, and the 4♥ peeled off on the river, and again the action went check-check.

Luo tabled 10♥10♣, which was way behind Mao's A♦3♦, and Mao was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiawei Mao	2,800,000 895,000	895,000
Brian Luo	2,300,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Brian Luo Jiawei Mao

06-27-2025 16:29 UTC-8

Jones Heating Up

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Nick Becker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop of K♣A♥7♠ in a hand between Lucas Pochat in the hijack and Steven Jones in the cutoff.

With 775,000 in the middle, Pochat checked and Jones bet 250,000. Pochat made the call.

The 9♦ turn went check-check, as did the 5♥ river and Jones tabled the winner with A♦3♣, besting the K♠Q♠ of Pochat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Pochat	2,725,000 75,000	75,000
Steven Jones	2,600,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Lucas Pochat Steven Jones

06-27-2025 16:28 UTC-8

Wang Growing Bigger

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Yilong Wang raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Cesar Del Pino called in the cutoff while Filipp Khavin called in the big blind.

The flop rolled out K♦5♦8♠ and action checked around to Del Pino who bet 180,000, seeing only Wang continue.

Both players checked the turn 3♣ to the 4♣ river where Del Pino folded after Wang bet 255,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	5,055,000 1,065,000	1,065,000

Cesar Del Pino	4,130,000 30,000	30,000
Filipp Khavin	900,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Cesar Del Pino Filipp Khavin Yilong Wang

06-27-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Greenblatt Sends Home Tournier

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alexander Greenblatt raised in the hijack to 100,000 and Laurie Tournier defended her big blind.

The flop rolled out K♦5♠4♠ and Tournier check-called a bet of 75,000 from Greenblatt.

On the turn 5♦, Tournier lead out for 275,000 and Greenblatt called.

Tournier checked the river K♣ over to Greenblatt who moved all in for 930,000 effective and Tournier called to put herself at risk.

Laurie Tournier: 6♥5♣ All in
Alexander Greenblatt: K♠J♦

Both players filled up on the river, but it was Greenblatt's kings full that was good for the pot and Tournier was sent home.

At another table, WSOP bracelet winner Kenneth "Teach" Aldridge was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Greenblatt	4,050,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Laurie Tournier	Busted

Kenneth Aldridge	Busted

Tags: Alexander Greenblatt Laurie Tournier

06-27-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Khabbaz Takes From Busquet

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Nick Becker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Fady Khabbaz raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Olivier Busquet defended in the big blind.

The flop came 6♠A♥5♠ and both players checked to the 2♥ turn. Busquet check-called a bet of 105,000.

On the 8♣ river, Busquet checked and Khabbaz checked back.

"Five," said Busquet as he tabled J♦5♦ only to see that he was beat by Khabbaz's A♠2♣ for two pair, aces and deuces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Busquet	3,315,000 115,000	115,000
Fady Khabbaz	2,380,000 780,000	780,000

Tags: Fady Khabbaz Olivier Busquet

06-27-2025 16:14 UTC-8

Three-Bet Fold Continues

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Myles Phago

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Play has slowed down quite drastically, and there is now a lot of three-bet and four-bet folding occurring.

As a prime example, Martynas Vitkauskas raised to 100,000 from middle position, only for Felipe Boianovsky to three-bet to 260,000 also from middle position. Corey Kempson then four-bet to 630,000 from late position, and the other two players folded, giving the pot to Kempson uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Boianovsky	3,100,000 50,000	50,000
Corey Kempson	2,900,000 380,000	380,000
Martynas Vitkauskas	1,600,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Corey Kempson Felipe Boianovsky Martynas Vitkauskas

06-27-2025 16:00 UTC-8

Mao Spikes an Ace

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Nick Becker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jiawei Mao raised to 100,000 under the gun, Dimitrios Farmakoulis flatted in middle position, and Alexander Greenblatt three-bet to 325,000 in late position. Mao then four-bet shoved for 840,000 to put himself at risk, prompting Farmakoulis to get out of the way and Greenblatt to call.

Jiawei Mao: A♣Q♦ All in
Alexander Greenblatt: Q♣Q♠

Mao pulled ahead on the 2♥J♦A♠ flop, pairing his ace. The 9♥ turn and 4♠ river offered no help to Greenblatt and the pot was pushed Mao's way.