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

07-08-2025 12:03 UTC-8

Elizalde Sent to the Rail

Barry Russell

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked as Nadya Magnus put Claudio Elizalde all in on a board of 10♠6♥Q♦7♠2♦, both had checked on the flop, Magnus bet 16,000 on the turn and shoved 110,000 on the river after Elizalde checked.

Elizalde took his time before he eventually made the hero call. Magnus tabled K♥K♦ for an over pair to the board, and Elizalde tabled 10♥9♥ for second pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nadya Magnus	289,000 134,500	134,500
Claudio Elizalde	Busted

Tags: Claudio Elizalde Nadya Magnus

07-08-2025 12:14 UTC-8

Chan Hero Calls to Eliminate Ashelm

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Brett Slezak

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Robert Ashelm from the small blind and Lok Chan from the cutoff were heads-up to the completed board of Q♣8♥6♥2♥5♥ with around 135,000 in the middle already.

Ashelm would lead all-in for 73,000, sending Chan into the tank. He was clearly pained by the decision as he apologized to the table for taking so much time. In actuality, he took just over a minute before he stuck in the call.

Robert Ashelm: 5♦5♣ All in
Lok Chan: 3♠3♥

Ashelm had rivered a set but had no heart in his hand as Chan made an impressive hero-call with just the three of hearts to drag a massive one and eliminate Ashelm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lok Chan	660,000 61,500	61,500

Robert Ashelm	Busted

Tags: Lok Chan Robert Ashelm

07-08-2025 12:21 UTC-8

Many More to Exit

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Brin	Busted
Robert James	Busted
Ryan Page	Busted
Casey Yontz	Busted
Callum Gordon	Busted
David Hoag	Busted
Jiaming Zhao	Busted
Naoto Takeya	Busted
Danith Ham	Busted
Jeremy Joseph	Busted
Michael Wang	Busted

Lorell Pascual	Busted
Franklin Machado	Busted
Karl Hoalst	Busted
Daniel Buzgon	Busted
Victoria Volynsky	Busted
Dimitri Vorbe	Busted
Thomas Metz	Busted
Mark Newman	Busted
Dustin Dirksen	Busted
Rene Cifuentes	Busted
Garrett Greer	Busted
Gary Dishongh	Busted
Cyril Sarrouf	Busted
Mike Leah	Busted

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07-08-2025 12:22 UTC-8

Naets Among the Latest Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The cards of Sylvain Naets were just mucked by the dealer while the chips were sent over two spots to Juan Pablo Nuno Sanchez on the button. Jordan Mazer mentioned "ace nine versus ace-queen, twenty six thousand five hundred" to recap the action.

Sanchez's A♦Q♥ were still exposed and they ended up best on the K♣6♦2♣7♥7♦ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Sanchez	270,000 81,000	81,000
Sylvain Naets	Busted
Haoxin Tong	Busted

Tags: Jordan Mazer Juan Pablo Nuno Sanchez Sylvain Naets

07-08-2025 12:29 UTC-8

No Bing for Pinguelo as Tens Get Cracked

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Sava Krink

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Nicholas Pinguelo opened the action from middle position with a raise to 27,000, leaving himself just 2,500 behind. Sitting right next to him, Sorin Ionut Morariu made the call, and with no other takers, the two went heads-up to a flop of 8♦4♦J♥.

Pinguelo wasted no time and tossed in his last 2,500, which Morariu snap-called.

Nicholas Pinguelo: 10♣10♦
Sorin Ionut Morariu:A♦K♥

Pinguelo was ahead with his pocket tens, but the A♠ on the turn flipped the script, giving Morariu top pair. The 9♣ river offered no help, and with that, Pinguelo’s tournament run came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sorin Ionut Morariu	237,000 188,500	188,500
Jennifer Harman	118,000 22,000	22,000

Knute Lentz	87,500 121,000	121,000

Nicholas Pinguelo	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Pinguelo Sorin Ionut Morariu

07-08-2025 12:36 UTC-8

Hero Call Gone Wrong

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action was joined as Daisuke Sawayama and Kenneth Der were competing for a pot worth roughly 80,000 chips.

With a board already dealt to the turn showing 8♣7♣K♥2♠, the action was on Der.

Seeing that his opponent had less than a pot-sized bet behind, Der elected to move all in, for his opponent's effective stack of 70,500.

Sawayama went deep into the tank, thinking through the hand and formulating the best response. After a few minutes, he decided to flick in the call, putting his tournament life at risk.

Daisuke Sawayama: Q♠Q♥ All in
Kenneth Der: K♣10♣

It was a dire situation for Sawayama, who only had one possible out to stay alive.

The river 5♣ only served to improve Der to a flush, and Sawayama headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Der	412,000 232,500	232,500
Daisuke Sawayama	Busted

Tags: Daisuke Sawayama Kenneth Der

07-08-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Kassouf Soars; Sabia Falls

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Matthew Sabia raised to 5,500 from early position and Roland Rokita called in middle position with Will Kassouf on the button.

The flop rolled out A♣4♦3♦ and action checked around to Kassouf who bet 13,000 and Sabia responded with a raise to 26,000. Rokita folded and Kassouf went into his usual soliloquy, but he ultimately decided to call.

On the turn J♦ Sabia checked a second time.

"Oh you checked?" asked Kassouf, "This is weird. I wonder if you just have ace-queen of diamonds."

After taking some time and the clock getting called on him by one of his table mates, Kassouf bet 57,000. Sabia responded by moving all in for 114,000, sending Kassouf back into the tank.

"I guess if you got it you've got it," he said after thinking for a little bit longer, then put in the chips to put Sabia at risk.

Matthew Sabia: 4♥4♠ All in
Will Kassouf: 8♦6♦

The river 10♥ kept Kassouf in the lead as he soared up the counts while Sabia exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	785,000 355,000	355,000
Roland Rokita	119,000 3,500	3,500

Matthew Sabia	Busted

Tags: Matthew Sabbia Roland Rokita Will Kassouf

07-08-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Truong Eliminated by Demirel

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tolga Demirel raised to 6,000 from under the gun. Francois Truong three-bet to 40,000 leaving himself just 4,500 behind. Rohit Mariwalla folded in the next position and it folded back to Demirel who called.

Francois Truong: 6♥6♣ All in
Tolga Demirel: A♣K♠

The A♥K♦10♦ flop gave Demirel two pair, with Mairwalla bemoaning the fact he'd folded pocket tens. The turn J♦ and river 7♦ bricked for Truong and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rohit Mariwalla	390,000 2,000	2,000
Tolga Demirel	150,000 63,000	63,000
Francois Truong	Busted

07-08-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Roussy-Majeau Crushes Flip with Flop of Dreams

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Sava Krink

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Samuel Roussy-Majeau opened the action from the hijack, raising to 5,000. Jessica Vierling responded with a three-bet to 16,500 from the button. After a short pause, Roussy-Majeau came back with a four-bet to 29,000, and Vierling quickly moved all in. Roussy-Majeau snap-called to set up a showdown.

Jessica Vierling: J♥J♣ All in
Samuel Roussy-Majeau: A♣K♠

Vierling was ahead preflop, but the dealer wasted no time flipping the script as the flop landed A♠A♦4♠, giving Roussy-Majeau trips with top kicker. The 10♦ turn and Q♣ river offered no help to Vierling, who hit the rail while Roussy-Majeau raked in a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Roussy-Majeau	267,000 118,000	118,000
Jessica Vierling	Busted

Tags: Jessica Vierling Samuel Roussy-Majeau

07-08-2025 12:49 UTC-8

The Recently Departed

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominic Ricciardi	Busted
Shinsuke Suzuki	Busted
Enrique Read	Busted
Dongyeol Choi	Busted
Antonio Espinosa	Busted
Arkadi Onikoul	Busted
Draxton Amador	Busted
Colten Yamagishi	Busted
Douglas Songer	Busted
Francisco Perez	Busted
Viorel Tonef	Busted
Michal Poprawa	Busted
Weiran Pu	Busted

Jose Noceda	Busted
Julian Milliard	Busted
Bastien Chopin	Busted
Tyler Warken	Busted
Robert Bastic	Busted
Eric Tipsword	Busted
Olivier Chaume	Busted
Eduardo Sanchez (AG)	Busted
Andres Morales	Busted
Will Failla	Busted
Olivier Busquet	Busted
Oddgeir Torekaasa	Busted

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