Event #78: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-03-2025 16:46 UTC-7

Ahmadi Doubles Through Barnett

Joseph Berg

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jeremy Barnett limped in from the small blind. Nick Ahmadi then went all in from the big blind for 4,775,000 and was at risk. Barnett made the call.

Nick Ahmadi: A♦J♦ All in
Jeremy Barnett: A♠3♣

The board ran out K♠6♠2♣Q♦10♦, securing a much-needed double-up for Ahmadi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Ahmadi	10,300,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Jeremy Barnett	4,100,000 4,350,000	4,350,000

Tags: Jeremy Barnett Nick Ahmadi

07-03-2025 16:35 UTC-7

Thanh Ha Duong Eliminated in 20th Place ($12,060)

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Nick Vazquez

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Thanh Ha Duong was down to just 625,000 chips after losing with 4♥4♣ to Jorge Dominguez, who held J♦J♥ and the board ran out 6♣7♥2♦6♠10♣.

In this hand, Jeremy Barnett raised to 500,000 under the gun. Duong put his last 625,000 in the middle next to act. Barnett made the call.

Thanh Ha Duong: 10♦8♦ All in
Jorge Dominguez: 6♦6♥

The board came 9♦2♣4♠A♥6♣, so Duong was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Barnett	8,450,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Jorge Dominguez	7,900,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Thanh Ha Duong	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Barnett Jorge Dominguez Thanh Ha Duong

07-03-2025 16:33 UTC-7

Karl Pineault Eliminated in 21st Place ($12,060)

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Joseph Berg

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Xizhe Yuan raised to 700,000 from the small blind, and Karl Pineault called from the big blind.

The flop came 2♠Q♦J♦, and Yuan bet 500,000. Pineault made the call.

The turn was the 10♠. Yuan checked, Pineault went all in, and Yuan called, holding the lead.

Karl Pineault: Q♠9♦ All in
Xizhe Yuan: 9♠8♠

The Q♣ on the river sealed the deal, sending Pineault to the payout desk in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xizhe Yuan	14,000,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Karl Pineault	Busted

07-03-2025 16:27 UTC-7

Kajetan Renke Eliminated in 22nd Place ($12,060)

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Joseph Berg

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Kajetan Renke raised to 500,000 from middle position. Nathan Thrush then went all in from the small blind for roughly 3,000,000 effective, having Renke covered. Renke made the call and was at risk and ahead.

Kajetan Renke: A♣Q♦ All in
Nathan Thrush: K♦10♣

The board ran out J♦4♥10♠J♣3♠, sending Renke to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Thrush	7,500,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Kajetan Renke	Busted

Tags: Kajetan Renke Nathan Thrush

07-03-2025 16:19 UTC-7

Felix Mcpeake Eliminated at 23rd Place ($12,060)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jason Li opened to 500,000 in cutoff and got an all-in shove from small blind player Felix Mcpeake for around 1,000,000. Li snap called, and both players tabled their hands for showdown.

Felix Mcpeake: A♠10♥ All in
Jason Li: A♣K♣

Mcpeake was on life support the moment the flop dropped K♠K♦9♦. The turn7♠ didn't help Mcpeake at all.

His fate was sealed when the 9♠ fell on the river improving Li's hand to a full house and sending Mcpeake to hit the rails.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Li	31,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Felix Mcpeake	Busted

Tags: Felix Mcpeake Jason Li

07-03-2025 16:09 UTC-7

Jesse Duddy Eliminated in 24th Place ($12,060)

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Erick Torres

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Xizhe Yuan began the action with a raise to 500,000 from the cutoff. Jesse Duddy responded with an all-in for 2,075,000 from the big blind. Yuan got a count before he called to put Duddy at risk.

Jesse Duddy: K♣5♣ All in
Xizhe Yuan: A♦10♥

Yuan hit a pair when the flop came 10♠J♣2♠ to eliminate three of Duddy's outs.

Yuan got rid of the rest of Duddy's outs when the 10♦ peeled on the turn to end the hand as the 3♣ river completed the board.

Duddy earned $12,060 for his finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xizhe Yuan	12,700,000 3,575,000	3,575,000
Jesse Duddy	Busted

Tags: Jesse Duddy Xizhe Yuan

07-03-2025 16:02 UTC-7

Dorian Rios Eliminated in 25th Place ($12,060)

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Joseph Berg

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Dorian Rios raised to 500,000 from under the gun. Mario Diaz Quilez called, and Jason Li three-bet to 2,200,000. Rios then four-bet to 4,000,000. After taking some time, Li moved all in for roughly 13,000,000 effective, slightly covering Rios. Rios called quickly and looked to be in great shape.

Dorian Rios: A♣A♥ All in
Jason Li: Q♥Q♠

But things unraveled fast as the Q♦ appeared in the window, followed by 7♠6♠10♣. The river Q♣ added insult to injury, sending Rios to the payout desk in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Li	28,500,000 11,500,000	11,500,000
Mario Diaz Quilez	8,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Dorian Rios	Busted

Tags: Dorian Rios Jason Li Mario Diaz Quilez

07-03-2025 16:01 UTC-7

James Casement Eliminated in 26th Place ($12,060)

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Erick Torres

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

James Casement got all his chips in preflop against Nicolas Godard and was at risk.

James Casement: A♥3♦ All in
Nicolas Godard: Q♣10♦

Casement held the slim edge preflop with his ace high, but the flop was not a favorable one as it fanned out 8♣Q♥2♠ to give Godard top pair.

The 10♥ turn was the end of the road for Casement as it improved Godard to queens up. The meaningless 6♦ peeled off on the river to send Casement out in 26th place. Godard earned $12,060 for his finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Godard	6,400,000 1,925,000	1,925,000
James Casement	Busted

Tags: James Casement Nicolas Godard

07-03-2025 15:46 UTC-7

Top Counts Following Break

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Erick Torres

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Here are the top chip counts courtesy of the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Li	17,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dorian Rios	13,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Ivan Ruban	12,000,000 10,845,000	10,845,000
Jeremy Barnett	9,900,000
Mario Diaz Quilez	9,600,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Xizhe Yuan	9,125,000 1,605,000	1,605,000
Thomas Henager	8,450,000 200,000	200,000
Josias Santos	8,075,000 1,375,000	1,375,000
Daniel Schill	6,925,000 475,000	475,000

Assaf Zeharia	6,500,000 300,000	300,000

Level: 32

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000