Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-30-2025 20:10 UTC-8

Marcello Del Grosso Eliminated in 17th Place ($54,777)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action started with a small blind limp by Javier Francort and Marcello Del Grosso raised it up to 300,000. Francort then limp-raised the pot and Del Grosso got his shorter stack into the middle for the following showdown.

Marcello Del Grosso: A♣A♦J♦6♥ All in
Javier Francort: Q♦Q♠8♣3♥

The J♠9♥4♣K♠Q♥ runout was a gross(o) one as Francort spiked the set of queens on the river to eliminate the Canadian.

While he raked up the chips, the Dutchman joked "it was always coming," and added, "better than the Badugi tournament."

His hand was certainly a Badugi choice, though only a three-card Dugi with the pair of queens. Del Grosso's tournament ends in 17th place for $54,777 and the remaining sixteen now redraw to the last two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Francort	6,365,000 965,000	965,000

Marcello Del Grosso	Busted

Tags: Javier Francort Marcello Del Grosso

06-30-2025 20:14 UTC-8

Redraw of the Final Two Tables

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

There are 28 minutes left in the level and Day 3 will conclude upon completion of level 30 or when the field is down to the final five players, whichever of the two comes first.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
FT 2	1	Jorryt van Hoof	Netherlands	4,100,000	41
FT 2	2	Isaac Kempton	United States	3,850,000	39
FT 2	3	Sean Rafael	United States	4,000,000	40
FT 2	4	Melad Marji	United States	3,700,000	37
FT 2	5	Stefan Lehner	Austria	1,200,000	12
FT 2	6	Erik Nordstrand	Norway	5,700,000	57
FT 2	7	Michael Zulker	United States	3,610,000	36
FT 2	8	Michael Wang	United States	2,685,000	27

FT 3	1	David Paredes	United States	1,050,000	11
FT 3	2	Ben Lamb	United States	1,500,000	15
FT 3	3	Quan Zhou	China	3,600,000	36
FT 3	4	Javier Francort	Netherlands	6,365,000	64
FT 3	5	Alex Foxen	United States	985,000	10
FT 3	6	Simeon Tsonev	Bulgaria	3,750,000	38
FT 3	7	Erik Seidel	United States	1,550,000	16
FT 3	8	Michael Rocco	United States	4,100,000	41

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Francort	6,365,000

Erik Nordstrand	5,700,000 200,000	200,000
Jorryt van Hoof	4,100,000 395,000	395,000
Michael Rocco	4,100,000 520,000	520,000

Sean Rafael	4,000,000 350,000	350,000
Isaac Kempton	3,850,000 435,000	435,000
Simeon Tsonev	3,750,000 100,000	100,000
Melad Marji	3,700,000 650,000	650,000
Michael Zulker	3,610,000 550,000	550,000
Quan Zhou	3,600,000 300,000	300,000

Michael Wang	2,685,000 785,000	785,000

Erik Seidel	1,550,000 250,000	250,000

Ben Lamb	1,500,000 150,000	150,000

Stefan Lehner	1,200,000 90,000	90,000

David Paredes	1,050,000 250,000	250,000
Alex Foxen	985,000

06-30-2025 20:22 UTC-8

No Foxen Given

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Adam Lamers

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Quan Zhou opened to 275,000 in middle position and Alex Foxen ripped all in for 730,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Zhou who announced he was going to gamble with Foxen who was on the short stack.

Alex Foxen: A♠K♠Q♦10♣ All in
Quan Zhou: 10♠9♠8♥6♣

The flop came 8♣5♦3♠ to give Zhou a pair of eights and the best hand. However, the Q♣ on the turn reversed the roles as Foxen picked up the best pair. The A♥ on the river improved him to two pair and Foxen doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	4,150,000 550,000	550,000

Alex Foxen	1,710,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Quan Zhou

06-30-2025 20:24 UTC-8

Rafael Doubles Through Nordstrand into the Chip Lead

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Erik Nordstrand opened to 350,000 from under the gun and Sean Rafael called from the button.

The flop came J♥2♥2♣. Nordstrand continued with a 300,000 bet and Rafael called.

Nordstrand fired a second barrel for 750,000 on the 6♥ turn and Rafael called again. On the Q♣ river Nordstrand shoved, covering Rafael who had 2,305,000 behind. Rafael called.

Nordstrand could only show A♥K♣9♦8♣ for a bluff with the nut-flush blocker. Rafael had top boat with A♣Q♠Q♦2♦ to secure a massive double up and take the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Rafael	7,730,000 3,730,000	3,730,000
Erik Nordstrand	2,200,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Tags: Erik Nordstrand Sean Rafael

06-30-2025 20:30 UTC-8

Ben Lamb Eliminated in 16th Place ($54,777)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action started with a pot-sized raise to 350,000 by Ben Lamb from under the gun and Quan Zhou called in the next seat. Javier Francort then repotted in the next seat to 1,550,000 and it folded all the way back to Lamb.

Around two minutes passed while Lamb mulled it over and Michael Rocco then called the clock on him.

"I would have made a bet on that," Lamb smirked back in response and he was given a total of 50 seconds to act. As the timer hit the last five seconds, Lamb called all in for 1,410,000 and Zhou folded.

Ben Lamb: K♣K♠10♣2♠ All in
Javier Francort: A♦A♣4♠2♥

The board ran out 10♦8♠2♠6♥J♣ and Lamb failed to improve despite plenty of equity, Zhou banged his hand on the rail as he would have won the hand.

"Who is your next victim?" Rocco was asked.

He replied, "definitely not him," while pointing to table neighbour and short stack Erik Seidel. By then, Lamb was already gone from the stage as his tournament ended in 16th place for $54,777.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Francort	7,750,000 1,385,000	1,385,000

Quan Zhou	3,800,000 350,000	350,000

Ben Lamb	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Erik Seidel Javier Francort Michael Rocco Quan Zhou

06-30-2025 20:32 UTC-8

Stefan Lehner Eliminated in 15th Place ($67,303)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sean Rafael raised to 350,000 from middle position and Stefan Lehner three-bet all in for approximately 1,000,000 from the cutoff. It was folded back to Rafael, who called to put Lehner at risk.

Stefan Lehner: A♥A♦9♦8♠ All in
Sean Rafael: A♣J♠7♣6♠

Lehner had the best of it with his aces, but the J♥J♣7♠ flop vaulted Rafael into the lead with trip jacks.

The 5♥ turn changed nothing and the J♦ river put an exclaimation mark on Lehner's elimination after upgrading Rafael to quads.

Lehner snapped a quick picture of the hands and board before wishing his tablemates good luck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Rafael	9,200,000 1,470,000	1,470,000
Stefan Lehner	Busted

06-30-2025 20:38 UTC-8

Zhou Takes a Big Pot from Foxen and Rocco Without Showdown

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 350,000 from under the gun and Michael Rocco three-bet to 120,000 from the cutoff. Zhou called from the big blind and Foxen folded.

The flop came 8♥K♠3♥. Zhou checked and Rocco bet 250,000. Zhou check-raised to 1,000,000 and Rocco folded, conceding the sizable pot to Zhou.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	5,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Michael Rocco	2,905,000 1,195,000	1,195,000

Alex Foxen	1,505,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Michael Rocco

06-30-2025 20:43 UTC-8

Kempton's Raise Gets Through

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Adam Lamers

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

There was a four-way limped pot and the dealer fanned the flop of A♦5♠3♠. Sean Rafael checked and Melad Marji tossed in a bet of 250,000 from the big blind. Isaac Kempton raised to 900,000 on the button and Rafael went into the tank for over a minute. He eventually folded and Marji spent some time thinking before he threw his cards away as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Rafael	8,700,000 500,000	500,000
Isaac Kempton	4,250,000 400,000	400,000
Melad Marji	3,500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Isaac Kempton Melad Marji Sean Rafael

06-30-2025 20:44 UTC-8

Foxen Doubles Through Tsonev

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened the action with a pot-sized button raise to 350,000 and Simeon Tsonev called in the small blind.

On a flop of A♦8♣6♦, Tsonev checked and Foxen mulled it over for a few seconds before betting the pot for 900,000. Tsonev then raised and Foxen called all in for 1,060,000 total.

Alex Foxen: A♣Q♦9♥4♥ All in
Simeon Tsonev: A♥9♦5♣2♥

The A♠ turn gave both players trips and the 3♠ river ensured that Foxen's kicker secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	3,020,000 1,515,000	1,515,000

Simeon Tsonev	2,615,000 1,135,000	1,135,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Simeon Tsonev

06-30-2025 20:45 UTC-8

Seidel Drills the River to Double Through Rocco

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Simeon Tsonev limped from the cutoff and Erik Seidel limped behind on the button. Michael Rocco called from the small blind and David Paredes checked his option in the big blind for a four-way pot.

The flop came 8♦A♠4♦ and it was checked to Seidel, who put 500,000 into the middle. Rocco raised to 1,000,000 even, which got folds from Parades and Tsonev, but a shove from Seidel for slightly more. Rocco quickly called and hands were revealed.

Erik Seidel: K♦7♣5♦3♥ All in
Michael Rocco: 10♣8♥8♠3♣

Rocco held the lead with his set of eights and maintained it on the 2♣ turn, but the J♦ river completed Seidel's flush draw to award him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Tsonev	2,700,000 85,000	85,000
Erik Seidel	2,600,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Michael Rocco	1,450,000 1,455,000	1,455,000

David Paredes	900,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: David Paredes Erik Seidel Michael Rocco Simeon Tsonev