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

07-08-2025 14:28 UTC-8

Title Defense Is Tamayover

Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jonathan Tamayo raised to 6,000 from early position and in the hijack Alen Tenorio three-bet to 17,500. Action folded back around to Tamayo who moved all in for 107,500 and Tenorio called.

Jonathan Tamayo: 8♥8♠ All in
Alen Tenorio: A♣K♣

The board ran out A♦J♣9♣9♠Q♥ and the aces and nines were good for Tenorio to take down the pot. The 2024 WSOP Main Event champion took his leave from the tournament, opening the opportunity for another world champion to rise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alen Tenorio	526,000 206,000	206,000
Jonathan Tamayo	Busted

Tags: Alen Tenorio Jonathan Tamayo

07-08-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Rafael Reveals His Cards

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With around 90,000 in the pot on a completed board of 6♦9♥6♠8♦7♥, Sean Rafael checked from middle position and faced a bet of 55,000 by Miles Ward on the button. Rafel decided to check-jam for around 275,000, causing Ward to go deep into the tank. After agonizing over the decision for quite some time, Ward reluctantly folded.

Rafael was happy to put Ward out of his misery and reveal what he had shoved with, as he smiled and windmilled J♣9♣ across the table for just a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Rafael	380,000 105,000	105,000
Miles Ward	300,000 253,800	253,800

Tags: Miles Ward Sean Rafael

07-08-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Tight is Right?

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Pedro Garcia opened to 6,000 from middle position, only to see David Macisaac put in a three-bet to 16,000 from the button. Garcia contemplated for a moment and chose to call.

The flop came down 2♦2♣10♣ and Garcia immediately checked. Macisaac then moved all in for 35,000.

Garcia took his time in deciding what to do, ultimately deciding Macisaac's range was strong, and folding with the 10♠ face up.

Macisaac immediately windmilled the K♥5♥ across the table, as the dealer pushed the pot in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Garcia	220,000 102,500	102,500
David Macisaac	71,500 3,000	3,000

Tags: David Macisaac Pedro Garcia

07-08-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Arthur Reaches Seven Figures After Knocking Out Davis

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Three ways to the K♦10♠8♣ flop, Riva Arthur in the small blind bet 9,000 and the big blind folded. Christopher Davis then jammed a shorter stack and Arthur snap-called.

Christopher Davis: A♦K♣ All in
Riva Arthur: K♥10♥

The Q♠ turn gave Davis more outs to survive but the 4♠ river was not among them, sending the chips over to big stack Arthur.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riva Arthur	1,025,000 50,000	50,000

Christopher Davis	Busted

Tags: Riva Arthur Christopher Davis

07-08-2025 15:33 UTC-8

Second Break

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The remaining 2,359 players are on their second 20-minute break of the day. After this break, everyone will come back to blinds of 2,000/4,000 with a big blind ante of 4,000. Below are some of the highlights from the past two hours.

07-08-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Kim Wins Massive Flip to Eliminate Buckley

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Ryan Lashmar

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

James Buckley opened to 8,000 from the cutoff and San Kim three-bet to 35,000 from the big blind. Buckley four-bet to 100,000 and Kim five-bet shoved, covering Buckley who had 75,000 behind. Buckley called, putting himself at risk.

James Buckley: A♠K♣ All in
San Kim: 6♥6♣

The 6♦4♣J♣4♠10♣ runout gave Kim a full house to eliminate Buckley and drag in a massive pot, surpassing 1,000,000 in chips in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
San Kim	1,104,500 231,500	231,500

James Buckley	Busted

Tags: James Buckley San Kim

07-08-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Benyamine Falls To Michalak

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Liam Gannon

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

David Benyamine jammed 54,000 from the button and in the small blind, Jakub Michalak called.

David Benyamine: A♦9♠ All in
Jakub Michalak: J♥J♦

The board ran out J♣8♥4♥Q♣K♦ and the WSOP bracelet winner took his leave from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Michalak	455,000 240,500	240,500
David Benyamine	Busted

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07-08-2025 16:50 UTC-8

Lichtenberger Eliminated by Viget

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Stephane Viget raised to 9,000 and then quickly called the preflop shove by Andrew Lichtenberger for around 65,000.

Andrew Lichtenberger: A♥K♣ All in
Stephane Viget: J♠J♥

The 9♠6♥5♦3♣9♥ runout brought no help and Lichtenberger was eliminated, his massage therapist was rather disappointed about the outcome of the hand and Lichtenberger simply said "it's okay" before grabbing all his belongings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephane Viget	260,000 220,500	220,500
Andrew Lichtenberger	Busted

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Stephane Viget

07-08-2025 16:54 UTC-8

Eda Takes From Lindsay

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Liam Gannon

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

Kiyoshi Eda raised to 8,000 in the cutoff and Katie Lindsay on the button three-bet to 22,000 to see Eda call.

The flop rolled out 6♣6♠2♣ and Eda check-called a bet of 19,000 from Lindsay.

Eda checked the turn 3♠ over to Lindsay who bet 75,000 and Eda called.

Eda led out on the river K♠ for 120,000 and Lindsay thought for a bit before tossing her hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kiyoshi Eda	687,000 311,500	311,500
Katie Lindsay	142,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Katie Lindsay Kiyoshi Eda

07-08-2025 17:01 UTC-8

Nine-to-Five Job Haunts Sinclair

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Martin Alcaide raised and was called by both players in the blinds including Long Nguyen and Jack Sinclair, the latter very short-stacked. On the K♥9♦2♦ flop, it checked to Alcaide and he bet 11,000 for Nguyen to call and Sinclair to fold.

The J♠ turn saw Nguyen check and then fold when Alcaide bet 50,000.

One hand later, Nguyen raised the button to 10,000 and then called when Sinclair jammed 21,000 only from the small blind.

Jack Sinclair: 8♣8♠ All in
Long Nguyen: 9♣5♥

"One over card," Nguyen laughed when the cards were revealed and he improved right away on the 9♥6♦2♥ flop. The 2♦ turn and 6♠ river were blanks and that was it for Sinclair.

"Nine five?" Daniel Marin asked his table neighbour and Nguyen only smirked.