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

07-08-2025 19:36 UTC-8

The First to Leave After Dinner

Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Durr	Busted
Zhan Xi Guo	Busted
Michael Mcfadden	Busted
Matthew Boucher	Busted
Floris Drost	Busted
Matthew Parker	Busted
Rene Plourde	Busted
John Oconnell	Busted
Ryan Hohner	Busted
Zachary Hirst	Busted
Eder Murata	Busted
John White	Busted
Pablo Sartori	Busted
Steven Josephsen	Busted
Craig Levine	Busted
Javier Fernandez	Busted
Jacob Corda	Busted
Victor Caballero	Busted
Stefan Dimitrov	Busted
Edouard Portelette	Busted
Franciso Fernandez	Busted
Stephen Lloyd	Busted
Scott Eskenazi	Busted

Mark Remnant	Busted
Jairo Ramos	Busted

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07-08-2025 19:28 UTC-8

A Song of Payne

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Liam Gannon

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

Andreas Christoforou raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Joshua Payne called in the hijack while Yiqian Song called in the big blind.

The flop rolled out K♥Q♠3♦ and everyone checked around to the turn 7♠ where Song bet 26,000 and Christoforou called. Payne raised to 85,000 and Song moved all in for 185,000 to see only Payne call.

Yiqian Song: K♦Q♣ All in
Joshua Payne: 7♥7♦

Nothing changed on the river 8♥ and Payne's set of sevens was good for the pot while Song was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Payne	575,000 164,000	164,000
Andreas Christoforou	145,000
Yiqian Song	Busted

Tags: Andreas Christoforou Joshua Payne Yiqian Song

07-08-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Wolter Apologizes for the Nit Roll

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Francis Kelly made it 8,000 from early position before Valentyn Shabelnyk three-bet to 22,000 from middle position. Jonathan Wolter cold four-bet to 50,000 from the button, which only Shabelnyk called.

Shabelnyk checked the 5♣K♣4♣ flop and Wolter bet out for 12,000. Shabelnyk check-raised to 70,000, and after a few moments, Wolter called.

The J♣ appeared on the turn and Shabelnyk led out for 25,000. Wolter decided he wanted to play for more as he raised to 55,000. Shabelnyk made the call.

A board-pairing 4♦ came on the river and Shabelnyk jammed his 188,500 into the middle. Wolter, who had only slightly more than Shabelnyk, went deep into the tank. After a few minutes of thinking, Wolter apologized if it was a "nit roll" before making the call.

Shabelnyk showed a flopped flush with Q♣10♣, but was eliminated by Wolter who held A♣K♥ for the ace-high flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Wolter	750,000 285,000	285,000
Francis Kelly	150,000 38,000	38,000
Valentyn Shabelnyk	Busted

Tags: Francis Kelly Jonathan Wolter Valentyn Shabelnyk

07-08-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Chen Busts Hudson

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Sava Krink

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Yuchen Chen opened from an early position. Everyone folded to David Hudson in the hijack, who went all in with around 60,000. When the action was back to Chen, he made the call, leading to a showdown.

David Hudson: 10♠10♦ All in
Yuchen Chen: A♣J♥

Chen immediately hit the ace on the A♠3♥K♥ flop, prompting Hudson to stand up as he had no hopes of hitting anything that could help him. He was right, as the 6♠ turn and the 8♥ river didn't improve his hand, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Chen	620,000 199,000	199,000
David Hudson	Busted

Tags: David Hudson Yuchen Chen

07-08-2025 17:54 UTC-8

Miles Hits the Rail

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Barry Russell

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up as Tony Miles in the small blind was all in against Gustavo De Lima in the big blind.

Tony Miles: A♣K♠ All in
Gustavo De Lima: K♦K♣

The board ran out 8♦2♣2♠4♦2♥, and Miles was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo De Lima	400,000 364,000	364,000
Tony Miles	Busted

Tags: Tony Miles Gustavo De Lima

07-08-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Kassouf Pips Nelson

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Vanessa Kade opened to 8,000 from early position and Will Kassouf three-bet to 26,000 from middle position. Michael Nelson four-bet to 57,500 from the hijack and Kade folded J♠9♠. Kassouf five-bet shoved, covering Nelson who had 127,000 behind and Nelson called, putting himself at risk.

Michael Nelson: A♦Q♦ All in
Will Kassouf: A♠K♠

Nelson was dominated with a smaller ace and he failed to improve on the 9♣4♠9♥J♣6♦ runout, resulting in his elimination while Kassouf more than recouped the chips he had recently lost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	818,500 202,500	202,500
Vanessa Kade	126,500 56,000	56,000
Michael Nelson	Busted

Tags: Michael Nelson Vanessa Kade Will Kassouf

07-08-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Franklin Eliminated

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Barry Russell

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There were roughly 25,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 7♦A♠4♦, Michael Franklin who was on the button bet 9,000, Nick Eastwood in the big blind called.

Eastwood decided to lead when the 7♣ paired on the turn, Franklin snap-shoved for 57,000, Eastwood asked for a count and called after confirmation.

Michael Franklin: A♣K♥ All in
Nick Eastwood: 8♣7♥

The 6♣ on the river eliminated Franklin from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Eastwood	257,000 26,500	26,500

Michael Franklin	Busted

Tags: Michael Franklin Nick Eastwood

07-08-2025 17:43 UTC-8

Fiorentino Applies Pressure

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Sava Krink

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Bilguun Odgerel opened the action with a raise to 8,000 from middle position, and Fernando Rodriguez made the call right behind. Marc Fiorentino, sitting in the hijack, turned up the heat with a three-bet to 32,000. Hye Park wasn’t backing down and responded with a four-bet to 80,000 from the button.

The action folded back to Fiorentino, who wasted no time moving all in. Park went into the tank, but after some thought, he decided to lay it down.

Fiorentino’s aggression didn’t stop there. Just a few hands later, he finished the job by eliminating Rodriguez, who had started Day 3 fourth in chips, firmly establishing himself as one of the dominant players at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Fiorentino	826,000 386,000	386,000
Bilguun Odgerel	530,000 333,000	333,000
Hye Park	260,000 227,000	227,000
Fernando Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Bilguun Odgerel Fernando Rodriguez Hye Park Marc Fiorentino

07-08-2025 17:40 UTC-8

Peters Drills The River For Double KO

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sean Kraper moved all in for 64,000 from under the gun and Donnie Peters called in early position. In the hijack, Michael Comisso moved all in for 124,000 and Peters called to put them both at risk.

Sean Kraper: 9♦9♣ All in
Michael Comisso: K♥K♠ All in
Donnie Peters: Q♥Q♠

Comisso looked set up to win the pot as the board ran out 3♣10♠4♣J♦, but the river Q♦ gave Peters the set of queens to send both of his opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donnie Peters	386,000 313,000	313,000
Michael Comisso	Busted
Sean Kraper	Busted

Tags: Donnie Peters Michael Comisso Sean Kraper

07-08-2025 17:40 UTC-8

Neugebauer Shows Why Everybody Loves Jacks

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Brett Slezak

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Max Neugebauer opened the hijack to 8,000 before Roberto Romanello jammed for 117,000 from the cutoff. Once it folded back to Neugebauer, he announced call and the cards hit their backs.

Roberto Romanello: A♦K♠ All in
Max Neugebauer: J♥J♦

The A♥ in the window was a welcome sight for Romanello, until it was followed by J♠7♠ as Neugebauer made middle set. Romanello was drawing dead once the 6♦ turn hit the felt, and he wished his opponents farewell as the Q♠ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	455,000 75,000	75,000

Roberto Romanello	Busted

Tags: Max Neugebauer Roberto Romanello