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

07-08-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Wolter Apologizes for the Nit Roll

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 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 19:36 UTC-8

The First to Leave After Dinner

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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 19:56 UTC-8

Zhang Eliminated in Five-Bet Pot

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Barry Russell

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Perfilev	920,000 741,500	741,500
Josselin Gardes	250,000 55,500	55,500
Zilong Zhang	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Perfilev Josselin Gardes Zilong Zhang

07-08-2025 19:57 UTC-8

Kostritsyn Runs Into Big Slick

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	415,000 260,000	260,000
Alexander Kostritsyn	Busted

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Taylor Black

07-08-2025 20:01 UTC-8

Braddock Flops Trips, Warren Can't Release His Queens

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Kai Cocklin

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Braddock	900,000 785,500	785,500
Liubomyr Melnyk	650,000 347,000	347,000
Neil Warren	Busted

Tags: Neil Warren Oliver Braddock

07-08-2025 20:05 UTC-8

Peterschmidt Out in Two Hands

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Sturdivant	600,000 517,500	517,500
Ainiwaer Aierpati	275,000 75,000	75,000
Phirom Peterschmidt	Busted

Tags: Ainiwaer Aierpati Craig Sturdivant Phirom Peterschmidt

07-08-2025 20:11 UTC-8

Koukouras Spikes an Ace to Eliminate Fishbein

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonios Koukouras	290,000 199,000	199,000
Albert Calderon	210,000 89,000	89,000
Jacob Fishbein	Busted

Tags: Albert Calderon Antonios Koukouras Jacob Fishbein

07-08-2025 20:12 UTC-8

The Most Recent to Depart the Main Event

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabien Guerreiro	Busted
Yotam Shmuelov	Busted
Vahid Hamrah	Busted
Johnny Chen	Busted
Bilguun Odgerel	Busted
Joseph Brumpacheco	Busted
Alejandro Jauregui	Busted
Sen Mu	Busted
Robert Hankins	Busted
Aaron Tango	Busted
Michael Krescanko	Busted
Jason Wheeler	Busted

Kyle Hoffner	Busted
Matthew Ferrari	Busted
Christopher Hermens	Busted
Michal Wywrot	Busted
Robert Souaid	Busted
Luke Schwartz	Busted
Richard Bassing	Busted
Jonathan Wisbey	Busted
Brendan Howard	Busted
Raymond Ross	Busted
Joshua Lisberger	Busted
Joshua Hillock	Busted
Karim Lehoussine	Busted

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07-08-2025 20:20 UTC-8

Quads for McKellar; Sorrow for Tucci

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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.