Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-08-2025 21:01 UTC-8

Upreti's Jacks Hold to Bust Thomas

Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kanishka Upreti made it 10,000 from under the gun and Aaron Thomas jammed for 106,000 out of the small blind. Upreti made the call to put Thomas at risk.

Aaron Thomas: A♦Q♦ All in
Kanishka Upreti: J♠J♥

Thomas was already out of his seat heading to the 6♥5♥6♠ flop. The 10♣ fell on the turn, and Thomas needed an ace or queen on the river to survive. The river was the 9♥, and all of Thomas' chips headed over to Upreti.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kanishka Upreti	280,000 201,500	201,500
Aaron Thomas	Busted

Tags: Aaron Thomas Kanishka Upreti

07-08-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Neugebauer Applies Pressure, Pardy Bows Out

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Sava Krink

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With the board showing 4♣Q♦3♦K♥Q♣ and around 280,000 in the pot, Max Neugebauer and Ivan Poroliev were locked in a heads-up battle. Neugebauer led out for 75,000 as the first to act, putting the pressure on Poroliev, who took his time to consider the spot.

After a long tank, Poroliev eventually released his hand, conceding the pot to Neugebauer, who quietly added a healthy boost to his stack.

Just a few hands later, Jonathan Pardy hit the rail from the same table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	865,000 60,000	60,000
Stephen Dauphinais	796,000 431,000	431,000
Max Neugebauer	673,000 17,000	17,000

Ivan Poroliev	318,000 51,000	51,000
Jonathan Pardy	Busted

Tags: Ivan Poroliev Jonathan Pardy Max Neugebauer

07-08-2025 21:12 UTC-8

Stokes Eliminated

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Barry Russell

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

David Kaufmann raised in middle position to 10,000, Jamin Stokes three-bet on the button to 25,000, Kaufmann four-bet to 45,000, Stokes five-bet shoved for 170,000, and Kaufmann snap-called.

Jamin Stokes: Q♣Q♦ All in
David Kaufmann: A♣A♠

Great flop for both players as Stokes flopped and set and Kaufmann the nut flush draw on 2♠Q♠3♠, the 7♦ turn kept Stokes in the lead, but the 6♠ on the river eliminated him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	360,000 5,000	5,000
Jamin Stokes	Busted

Tags: David Kaufmann Jamin Stokes

07-08-2025 21:13 UTC-8

Chung Finds the Right Call to KO Lheureux

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Luke Chung opened to 10,000 from the button and Gaetan Lheureux defended from the big blind.

The flop came 6♣2♣5♠ and Lheureux check-called a 13,000 continuation bet from Chung.

Lheureux checked the Q♣ turn and Chung bet 30,000. Lheureux shoved for 103,000 and Chung called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Gaetan Lheureux: A♣5♦ All in
Luke Chung: 8♠8♣

Lheureux had a pair of fives and was drawing to the nut-flush while Chung was ahead with a pair of eights. The 10♦ river changed nothing for either player and Lheureux was sent to the rail while Chung claimed the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Chung	1,248,000 368,000	368,000
Gaetan Lheureux	Busted

Tags: Gaetan Lheureux Luke Chung

07-08-2025 21:14 UTC-8

Some Penultimate Level Eliminations

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justas Vaiciulionis	Busted

Robert Akpik	Busted
Ivan Wong	Busted
Martin Carnero	Busted
Gaetan Lheureux	Busted
Laith Salem	Busted
Stuart Ruff	Busted
Ludovic Uzan	Busted
Benjamin Chalot	Busted
Brett Stern	Busted
Eric Wasserson	Busted

Ethan Stephenson	Busted
Mitchell Scholefield	Busted
Yijing Wang	Busted
John Castaldo	Busted
Rene Knapp	Busted
David Melius	Busted
Gary Wilkes	Busted
Marc Henriquez	Busted
Eric Haddad	Busted
Jungsoo Bin	Busted
Heng Tong	Busted
Jeremy Goldman	Busted
Felix Mcpeake	Busted
Roman Emelyanov	Busted

Read full

07-08-2025 21:47 UTC-8

Chung Cracks Aces With Kings to KO Polk

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Doug Polk was all in for 243,000 from the cutoff and up against Luke Chung who covered him from the hijack.

Doug Polk: A♠A♦ All in
Luke Chung: K♠K♦

Polk was a massive favorite to double up with pocket aces but was left drawing to two outs after the 6♣K♣3♣ flop gave Chung a set of kings. Polk couldn't make a set of his own as the rest of the board ran out 7♦10♦ and was eliminated in brutal fashion while Chung was pushed another sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Chung	1,506,000 258,000	258,000
Doug Polk	Busted

Tags: Doug Polk Luke Chung

07-08-2025 21:52 UTC-8

Setrakian's Main Event Ends to Quads

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Brett Slezak

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Shant Setrakian was all in for his final 98,000 from middle position and at risk against Soojo Kim from the button.

Shant Setrakian: A♥Q♣ All in
Soojo Kim: 9♥9♦

It was a coinflip scenario for a brief amount of time before the Q♦9♠9♣ flop gave Kim quad nines. Setrakian was drawing to running queens but he could not find his ladies as the board ran out 5♣8♠ and Setrakian was eliminated in brutal fashion as the bubble draws one step closer.

"We did our part. Now we just need every other table to bust one person and we'll be there," joked a tablemate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soojo Kim	450,000 243,000	243,000
Shant Setrakian	Busted

Tags: Shant Setrakian Soojo Kim

07-08-2025 22:11 UTC-8

Some Level 15 Eliminations

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Guerrero	Busted
Ivan Zhechev	Busted
Walter Ripper	Busted
Phonsavanh Phannavong	Busted
Ryan Slanicka	Busted
Kunal Patni	Busted
Joshua Russell	Busted
Jonathan Lewis	Busted
Timothy Chang	Busted
Fredric Stockfield	Busted
Michael Hager	Busted
Derek Winebarger	Busted
Dustin Sampey	Busted
Gabriel Post	Busted
Luke Mcintosh	Busted
Joel Micka	Busted
Randy Crow	Busted
Sorin Cristea	Busted
Jacob Marlman	Busted
Ciaran Mccullagh	Busted
Thomas Rosa	Busted
Zane Desilva	Busted
Lawrence Pettit	Busted
Paul Hizer	Busted

Matthew Inglese	Busted

Read full

07-08-2025 22:48 UTC-8

Lee Falls to Nguyen

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Kai Cocklin

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

JJ Liu opened to 12,000 from early position and Thi Xoa Nguyen called from middle position. Ricky Lee was in the hijack and bumped it up to 38,000, which both Liu and Nguyen called.

The flop came 3♦Q♣9♠ and when the action checked to Lee, he shoved for 99,000. Liu folded, but Nguyen called.

Ricky Lee: A♣K♦ All in
Thi Xoa Nguyen: J♣9♣

Nguyen had flopped a pair and turned trips with the 9♥, which left Lee drawing dead. A meaningless 3♣ filled out the board, and Lee made his way to the exit empty-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thi Xoa Nguyen	1,200,000 290,000	290,000
Jon Seaman	540,000 300,000	300,000
Gerry Fordham	330,000 141,000	141,000
JJ Liu	240,000 165,000	165,000
Ange Besnainou	200,000 49,500	49,500
Anzhela Vasylenko	195,000 100,000	100,000
Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss	150,000 45,500	45,500
Ricky Lee	Busted

Tags: JJ Liu Ricky Lee Thi Xoa Nguyen

07-08-2025 22:53 UTC-8

More Eliminations

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Blum	Busted
Tobey Faugno	Busted
Allen Patatanyan	Busted
Carlotta Ceccatelli	Busted
Nolan King	Busted
Marte Sandberg	Busted
Alex Gelinski	Busted
Liron Altman	Busted
Philip Cooley	Busted
Marshall Davey	Busted
Max Jones	Busted
Lynda Hernandez	Busted
Kristen Deardorff	Busted
Jacob Ferro	Busted
Matthew Davenport	Busted

Junhao Shen	Busted
Soojo Kim	Busted
George Yutuc	Busted
Nicolas Veloza	Busted
Kevin McShea	Busted
Hao Che Cheng	Busted
James Kozono	Busted
James Schaeffer	Busted
Ryan Laplante	Busted

Steven Rivero	Busted

Read full