2025 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣3♣
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$90,535,500
Total Entries
9,735
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
3,453
Players Left
1,476
Players Left 1 / 9,735
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Wolter Apologizes for the Nit Roll

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jonathan Wolter
Jonathan Wolter

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.

Tags: Francis KellyJonathan WolterValentyn Shabelnyk

A Song of Payne

Liam Gannon
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.

Tags: Andreas ChristoforouJoshua PayneYiqian Song

The First to Leave After Dinner

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

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Zhang Eliminated in Five-Bet Pot

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Zilong "Aaron" Zhang
Zilong "Aaron" Zhang

Josselin Gardes raised in early position, Dmitrii Perfilev three-bet to 27,000, Zilong Zhang four-bet from the small blind to 93,000, Gardes folded and Perfilev five-bet jammed for 550,000. Zhang went deep into the tank, facing a decision for his tournament life as he was covered by Perfilev, who even pulled out his phone to record. After a long pause, Zhang made the call.

Zilong Zhang: Q♦Q♣ All in
Dmitrii Perfilev: K♥K♦

The board ran out 10♠5♣10♣J♦10♥, and Zhang was eliminated.

Tags: Dmitrii PerfilevJosselin GardesZilong Zhang

Kostritsyn Runs Into Big Slick

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

The action was joined as Alexander Kostritsyn had committed his remaining stack, roughly 100,000, into the middle of the felt, and was hoping to see twice as much come back courtesy of Taylor Black.

Once the cards were exposed, though, it didn't make for good viewing for Kostritsyn, who was at risk and dominated.

Alexander Kostritsyn: A♦Q♣ All in
Taylor Black: A♣K♣

There was no reprieve for Kostritsyn, as the board ran out 8♦J♣J♥4♠2♠, requiring him to take his leave.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynTaylor Black

Braddock Flops Trips, Warren Can't Release His Queens

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Neil Warren
Neil Warren

Oliver Braddock opened from early position and then called a three-bet from Neil Warren, who was in the big blind.

The duo saw a flop of 10♥2♦10♣, where Warren continued for 30,000. Braddock called.

Braddock called another bet of 55,000 on the 6♣ turn and was faced with a bet of 70,000 on the 2♣ river. After thinking for a while, Braddock shoved, which gave Warren a test for the remaining 170,000 in his stack. Several minutes went by before Warren eventually made the call.

Braddock then showed J♠10♠ for a full house, and Warren's Q♥Q♦ was no good, which ended his Main Event run.

Tags: Neil WarrenOliver Braddock

Peterschmidt Out in Two Hands

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

Phirom Peterschmidt saw his stack reduced to fumes when Craig Sturdivant flopped a set with 4♦4♥ on a board of J♥4♣2♥6♥5♦ and was down to 22,000 only.

Those last few chips went in the middle thereafter and Ainiwaer Aierpati called.

Phirom Peterschmidt: A♣10♣ All in
Ainiwaer Aierpati: 9♦9♥

Two players at the table mentioned they had folded a nine and Peterschmidt even turned a flush draw as the dealer showed J♥6♣4♥4♣. However, the 2♥ river was of no help and that spelled the end for Peterschmidt.

Tags: Ainiwaer AierpatiCraig SturdivantPhirom Peterschmidt

Koukouras Spikes an Ace to Eliminate Fishbein

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

Albert Calderon opened to 10,000 from middle position before Jacob Fishbein jammed for 123,000 from the cutoff. In the small blind, Antonios Koukouras had a long tank before he moved all in for around 145,000, and Calderon quickly folded with Fishbein at risk.

Jacob Fishbein: 10♠10♥ All in
Antonios Koukouras: A♠K♠

It was a coinflip scenario until the A♣ appeared in the window and was followed by the Q♣J♠. The 9♠ turn gave Koukouras the nut flush draw but Fishbein was now open ended. However, the 7♠ completed the board as Koukouras made his flush as he outflipped Fishbein to send him to the exit.

Tags: Albert CalderonAntonios KoukourasJacob Fishbein

The Most Recent to Depart the Main Event

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

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Quads for McKellar; Sorrow for Tucci

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

Action picked-up three-ways to the turn with the board reading 6♠6♥4♦K♠ with around 80,000 in the middle already.

Franco Tucci from the small blind and Pierce McKellar from middle position ended up getting all of their chips into the middle as Jon Turner was the third participant from the big blind, but he folded facing an all-in and a call in front of him. Tucci was the one at risk for his final 105,000.

Franco Tucci: A♣K♥ All in
Pierce McKellar: 6♦6♣

Tucci was already drawing dead against the flopped quads of McKellar as he began to leave the tournament area. To add insult to injury, the K♦ landed on the turn to give Tucci a full house as he returned to the table to snap a picture.

"Just tell your friends it was all in on the river," joked one of the tablemates.

Tags: Franco TucciJon TurnerPierce McKellar

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