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

07-08-2025 17:07 UTC-8

"Main Event Done": Levy Spikes River to Bust Negreanu

Connor Richards

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

Daniel Negreanu opened to 8,000 in early position and Simon Levy three-bet to 25,000 in the small blind. Negreanu pulled out his selfie stick and said "this means I've decided" before four-bet jamming a stack of 53,000. Levy called.

Daniel Negreanu: 9♥9♦ All in
Simon Levy: A♥Q♠

"Okay, we're ahead," Negreanu said when his opponent turned over ace-queen.

The flop of 4♣8♠K♥ didn't change anything, but the 10♥ turn gave Levy additional outs with a Broadway draw. However, the Q♣ river was all he needed to send the Poker Hall of Famer to the rail.

"Ay ay ay. GG. Main Event done," Negreanu said as he left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Levy	340,000 216,000	216,000
Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Levy Spikes River Simon Levy

07-08-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Get Yourself Back in Here, You've Got a Straight Flush!

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Stewart Morrison

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

An action-packed hand was kicked off with a raise from Corey Lieblein in middle position to 10,000. Both Randy Crow called from the small blind and Vincent Napolitano, from the big blind.

The dealer burned and turned three, bringing the 8♠Q♠10♠ flop. Queue fireworks.

Crow checked in the small blind before Napolitano took over the betting lead for around 18,000. Preflop aggressor Lieblein responded by moving all in for 103,000, and Crow then followed suit, moving all in for 82,000. Napolitano wasted little time in calling, and as he had the biggest stack, he put both players at risk of elimination.

Randy Crow: J♦9♠ All in
Corey Lieblein: K♠Q♥ All in
Vincent Napolitano: 10♣10♥

An ice-cold cooler, as Crow had flopped the straight, Napolitano had flopped a set, and Lieblein had top pair with a king-high flush draw.

The players all got to their feet to watch the runout.

The 6♥ had no impact, but when the J♠ rolled off on the river, Lieblein celebrated excitedly, having rivered a king-high flush.

Crow put his backpack on and started to walk away from the table, dreaming of what could have been. The dealer then turned his cards face down to add them to the muck pile.

But wait... A player not involved in the hand spoke up. "Doesn't he have a straight flush?" he asked. The dealer turned the cards back over, and Crow had indeed rivered a straight flush.

This left the table in disbelief, as the dealer apportioned the pot, giving Crow his triple up, and providing Lieblein with the side pot he had won.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Crow	286,000 64,000	64,000
Corey Lieblein	42,000 199,500	199,500
Vincent Napolitano	16,000 157,500	157,500

Tags: Corey Lieblein Randy Crow Vincent Napolitano

07-08-2025 17:18 UTC-8

Kassouf Cracks Top Set

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Ryan Lashmar

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

San Kim opened from the button and Will Kassouf defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♥K♥J♣ and Kassouf check-called a 20,000 continuation bet from Kim.

Kassouf check-called an 80,000 bet from Kim on the 4♣ turn. On the 2♥ river Kassoud led out with a 166,000 bet and Kim called.

Kim had top set with A♠A♣ but Kassouf had rivered a flush with 9♥4♥ to take down a massive pot from the table chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
San Kim	881,500 183,000	183,000

Will Kassouf	783,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: San Kim Will Kassouf

07-08-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Hrabec's Chip Empire Grows

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Liam Gannon

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

Virgile Turchi raised to 8,000 in the cutoff and in the big blind, Roman Hrabec called.

Hrabec checked the flop of 10♣8♦4♦ over to Turchi who bet 15,000. Hrabec raised to 35,000, prompting Turchi to move all in for 143,000 and Hrabec called.

Virgile Turchi: A♠10♦ All in
Roman Hrabec: 8♥8♠

The board ran out 5♣9♣ and the set of eights was good for Hrabec to grow his stack while Turchi was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	574,000 49,000	49,000

Virgile Turchi	Busted

Tags: Roman Hrabec Virgile Turchi

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

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 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 18:00 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

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

The field has been whittled down to just 1,965 after two levels of play on Day 3 of the Main Event. Everyone has been sent on a 75-minute dinner break and will return to blinds of 3,000/5,000 with a big blind ante of 5,000.

The cards are expected to be back in the air at around 8:15 p.m. local time. Here are some highlights from the previous level.

07-08-2025 19:26 UTC-8

Carlton Snaps It Off With Cowboys

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Tim Baker

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

Everett Carlton made it 10,000 to go from early position and only Eric Wasserson called out of the small blind.

Wasserson check-called a bet of 7,000 by Carlton on the 3♠10♥7♦ flop.

Both players checked the 9♦ turn for the 4♠ to come on the river. Wasserson led out for 36,000 and Carlton instantly called. Wasserson announced queen-high, to which Carlton tabled K♥K♣ for a pair of kings to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Everett Carlton	625,000 305,000	305,000
Evan Biscow	255,000 132,000	132,000
George Wang	240,000 78,500	78,500
Eric Wasserson	202,000 72,000	72,000

Kevin Manley	160,000 80,500	80,500
Jay Bloom	145,000 69,000	69,000