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

06-27-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Death By Quads For Amamou

Liam Gannon

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

Corey Kempson raised to 120,000 from under the gun and on the button, Rachid Amamou moved all in for 390,000 which saw only Kempson call.

"I did not see you raise," Amamou said just before the cards were tabled.

Rachid Amamou: 8♣7♠ All in
Corey Kempson: A♥Q♣

The board ran out A♦5♣A♠4♣A♣ and Kempson's four aces were good enough to take down the pot and eliminate Amamou from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Kempson	3,050,000 150,000	150,000
Rachid Amamou	Busted

Tags: Corey Kempson Rachid Amamou

06-27-2025 17:19 UTC-8

Kolev Rivers Wang

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Liam Gannon

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

Yuliyan Kolev raised to 120,000 in late position and in the small blind, Yilong Wang raised to 370,000. Action folded back to Kolev who moved all in for 1,045,000 and Wang called to put him at risk.

Yuliyan Kolev: A♠K♠ All in
Yilong Wang: 8♣8♦

The board ran out 7♥2♥7♣9♦A♣ and the river brought Kolev aces up to ensure the double up and his survival.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	6,100,000 1,045,000	1,045,000

Yuliyan Kolev	2,290,000 1,240,000	1,240,000

Tags: Yilong Wang Yuliyan Kolev

06-27-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Cooler for Lijo

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Myles Phago

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

Fabrizio Gonzalez raised from middle position to 120,000, and the action was folded around to Lander Lijo, who went into the tank and then three-bet all in. Gonzalez snap called.

Lander Lijo: Q♦Q♥ All in
Fabrizio Gonzalez: K♦K♥

No help for Lijo on the 9♦2♠7♠ flop nor on the 8♣ turn, and when the A♦ came off on the river it was curtains for Lijo and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Gonzalez	2,800,000 1,030,000	1,030,000

Lander Lijo	Busted

Tags: Fabrizio Gonzalez Lander Lijo

06-27-2025 17:26 UTC-8

Bansal Wakes Up with Cowboys

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Nick Becker

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

Dimitrios Farmakoulis raised to 120,000 under the gun, Brian Luo three-bet to 300,000 in the hijack, and Paawan Bansal three-bet jammed in the big blind having both of his opponents covered. Farmakoulis got out of the way and Luo called off his stack for about 1,500,000 total.

Brian Luo: Q♣Q♥ All in
Paawan Bansal: K♠K♣

There were no queens to be found on the runout of 7♣J♠5♥A♦6♥ and Luo was sent to the rail just before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	3,900,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Dimitrios Farmakoulis	700,000 540,000	540,000
Brian Luo	Busted

Tags: Brian Luo Dimitrios Farmakoulis Paawan Bansal

06-27-2025 17:29 UTC-8

Pre-Dinner Bust Outs

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Myles Phago

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	Busted
Dimitrios Farmakoulis	Busted
Brian Luo	Busted
Rachid Amamou	Busted
Stuart Young	Busted

06-27-2025 17:29 UTC-8

Mariwalla Goes Small On The End

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Liam Gannon

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

Fabian Bartuschk raised in the cutoff and in the big blind, Rohit Mariwalla called.

The flop rolled out Q♠Q♣10♣ and Mariwalla check-called a bet of 75,000 from Bartuschk.

Both players checked the 3♦ turn to the 6♥ river where Mariwalla bet 125,000 and Bartuschk folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rohit Mariwalla	2,900,000 910,000	910,000
Fabian Bartuschk	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Fabian Bartuschk Rohit Mariwalla

06-27-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Dinner Break (full)

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Nick Becker

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

The remaining 37 players have been sent on a one-hour dinner break and will return at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.

The tournament will resume with blinds at 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	6,125,000 25,000	25,000

Kunal Patni	5,905,000 805,000	805,000
Paawan Bansal	5,290,000 1,390,000	1,390,000
Romain Lewis	4,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Angela Defoe	4,860,000 510,000	510,000
Cesar Del Pino	4,350,000 740,000	740,000
Hamid Toghyan	3,650,000 250,000	250,000

Corey Kempson	3,635,000 585,000	585,000
Jiawei Mao	3,250,000 450,000	450,000
Ilan Cukrowicz	3,130,000 460,000	460,000
Fabrizio Gonzalez	3,100,000 300,000	300,000

Jason Richard	2,795,000 2,045,000	2,045,000
Seunghyun Nam	2,650,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Rohit Mariwalla	2,610,000 290,000	290,000
Diego Ventura	2,285,000 585,000	585,000

Olivier Busquet	2,200,000 1,115,000	1,115,000
Yuliyan Kolev	2,200,000 90,000	90,000

John Oneal	2,150,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Damian Salas	2,010,000 390,000	390,000

Felipe Boianovsky	1,990,000 1,110,000	1,110,000
Alexander Greenblatt	1,800,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Fady Khabbaz	1,660,000 720,000	720,000
Fabian Bartuschk	1,630,000 30,000	30,000
Steven Jones	1,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Yuya Kita	1,530,000 530,000	530,000

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Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Defoe	5,360,000 500,000	500,000
Cesar Del Pino	4,650,000 300,000	300,000
Ren Lin	1,420,000 357,000	357,000

Govert Metaal	1,310,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Angela Defoe Cesar Del Pino Govert Metaal Ren Lin

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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