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

06-27-2025 15:04 UTC-8

Engel Finds His Ace Twice

Liam Gannon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Joshua Boulton raised in early position to 80,000 and in the big blind, Ari Engel three bet to 345,000. Boulton jammed for 350,000 effective and Engel called to put himself at risk.

Ari Engel: A♠10♦ All in
Joshua Boulton: 10♣10♠

The board ran out A♥A♦J♠7♥3♦ and the three aces were good for Engel to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Boulton	1,680,000 765,000	765,000

Ari Engel	760,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Ari Engel Joshua Boulton

06-27-2025 14:55 UTC-8

Greenblatt Wakes Up with Aces

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jonah Labranche raised to 400,000 in middle position, leaving himself with just 30,000 behind, and Alexander Greenblatt called on the button.

The flop came K♥7♥3♣ and both players checked to the J♠ turn. Labranche checked again and Greenblatt bet enough to put Labranche all in. Labranche looked over to the clock as it was close to a pay jump and took a minute or two to make the call.

Jonah Labranche: J♦10♦ All in
Alexander Greenblatt: A♠A♦

"Just aces huh," said Labranche as the Q♦ rolled off on the river, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Greenblatt	2,750,000 200,000	200,000
Jonah Labranche	Busted

Tags: Alexander Greenblatt Jonah Labranche

06-27-2025 14:52 UTC-8

O'Neal Rising

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Liam Gannon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Corey Kempson raised in middle position to 80,000 and was called by both John O'Neal in late position and Rachid Amamou in the small blind.

The flop rolled out 9♠2♠K♦ and action checked around to O'Neal who bet 225,000 and only Amamou called.

Both players checked the J♥ turn to the A♦ river where Amamou bet 315,000 and O'Neal called.

Amamou tabled A♠7♠ for a pair of aces but it was second best against O'Neal's A♥Q♣ for top pair, top kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
John O'Neal	3,450,000
Corey Kempson	2,000,000 800,000	800,000
Rachid Amamou	1,300,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Corey Kempson John O'Neal Rachid Amamou

06-27-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Lonny Weitzel Wins $1,000 Super Seniors After Brutal Final Hand

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Milko van Winden

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

06-27-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Gonzalez Forces a Fold

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ken Aldridge raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Fabrizio Gonzalez defended in the big blind.

The flop came 8♥5♠K♦ and Gonzalez check-raised to 200,000 over Aldridge's bet of 100,000. Aldridge made the call.

On the 8♠ turn, Gonzalez continued with a bet of 150,000, prompting Aldridge to count out his chips and lean back in his chair.

"I think you have a five," said Aldridge as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Gonzalez offered to show but Aldridge didn't take him up on it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Gonzalez	1,375,000 75,000	75,000

Ken Aldridge	600,000 55,000	55,000

Adrian Mateos	500,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Fabrizio Gonzalez Ken Aldridge

06-27-2025 14:34 UTC-8

Cooler Alert

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Myles Phago

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action was joined with the pot at approximately 700,000, and the board read 7♣3♣7♦10♣.

Benjamin Eilers had bet out for 350,000, and Ignacio Sagra was in the tank before he announced all in. Eilers called pretty much instantly.

Benjamin Eilers: K♣K♥ All in
Ignacio Sagra: A♣A♥

Both players had a flush draw, but Eilers was in serious trouble. The Q♣ came on the river and made each player a flush but Eilers was sent to the rail with the lower one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Sagra	3,450,000 2,885,000	2,885,000
Benjamin Eilers	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Eilers Ignacio Sagra

06-27-2025 14:31 UTC-8

Therme Sends Engel Into the Tank

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Ari Engel in the cutoff and Jonathan Therme in the big blind, with Engel deep in the tank.

With 165,000 in the pot and the board reading J♣9♥8♣K♠4♥, Therme had two 100,000 denomination chips slid out in front of him.

After a couple minutes, another player at the table called the clock and Engel eventually tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	490,000 100,000	100,000

Jonathan Therme	405,000

Tags: Ari Engel Jonathan Therme

06-27-2025 14:29 UTC-8

Millionaire Maker Champ Will Receive $1 Million Contest Bonus Despite Controversy

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Jon Sofen

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Millionaire Maker champion will collect the $1 million bonus check from ClubWPT Gold regardless of the WSOP's ruling on the alleged chip-dumping scandal, PokerNews confirmed.

Jesse Yaginuma overcame a 9-1 chip deficit to James Carroll during heads-up play in the $1,500 buy-in tournament to win the $1,255,180 first-place prize, a payout that is currently in limbo due to an open investigation into the matter. Carroll's $1,012,320 second-place cash also remains uncertain.

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Tags: Jesse Yaginuma James Carroll

06-27-2025 14:19 UTC-8

Latest Casualties

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Myles Phago

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Yang	Busted

Artem Riabov	Busted
Fabian Niederreiter	Busted
Xuemei Liang	Busted
Ashish Gupta	Busted

06-27-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Del Pino Takes Out Chen

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Liam Gannon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Cesar Del Pino raised in late position to 60,000 and Angela Defoe called in the cutoff. Yenhan Chen raised to 175,000 on the button and in the big blind Rachid Amamou called with Del Pino calling behind him and Defoe folded.

The flop rolled out Q♣3♦5♠ and action checked around to Chen who bet 150,000 and only Del Pino called.

On the turn 10♥, Del Pino checked to Chen who bet 350,000. Del Pino thought for a bit before opting to move all in for 980,000 effective and Chen called to put himself at risk.

Yenhan Chen: K♥K♠ All in
Cesar Del Pino: Q♠10♠

The river 7♥ changed nothing and Del Pino's two pair was good for the pot.