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

07-08-2025 13:06 UTC-8

Bittker Gets Value w/ Aces

Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mario Rodriguez raised to 5,500 in early position and Harish Gadre called before Jack Bittker three-bet to 20,000 on the button. Rodriguez called and Gadre folded.

Rodriguez checked on the flop of J♠5♥Q♣ and Bittker sized down to 11,000. Rodriguez called. Rodriguez checked again on the 6♥ turn and Bittker checked back.

Rodriguez checked once more on the 9♥ river and Bittker bet 45,000. "Ace-king of hearts, really?" Rodriguez said before calling.

Bittker showed aces with A♦A♣ and it was good to win the pot.

As the hand played out, a dealer named Lynn from Texas rotated into the table and told Doug Polk about the time she gave him a hard time at The Lodge in Austin during a $50,000 added Ladies Tournament. Polk remembered but it took him a moment.

"Do you remember when I harassed you in your room?" Lynn asked.

"In my room?" Polk reacted. "Oh at The Lodge. I remember."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Bittker	300,000 110,000	110,000
Mario Rodriguez	140,000 70,000	70,000
Harish Gadre	100,000 40,500	40,500

Tags: Doug Polk Harish Gadre Jack Bittker Mario Rodriguez

07-08-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Roussy-Majeau Crushes Flip with Flop of Dreams

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Sava Krink

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Samuel Roussy-Majeau opened the action from the hijack, raising to 5,000. Jessica Vierling responded with a three-bet to 16,500 from the button. After a short pause, Roussy-Majeau came back with a four-bet to 29,000, and Vierling quickly moved all in. Roussy-Majeau snap-called to set up a showdown.

Jessica Vierling: J♥J♣ All in
Samuel Roussy-Majeau: A♣K♠

Vierling was ahead preflop, but the dealer wasted no time flipping the script as the flop landed A♠A♦4♠, giving Roussy-Majeau trips with top kicker. The 10♦ turn and Q♣ river offered no help to Vierling, who hit the rail while Roussy-Majeau raked in a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Roussy-Majeau	267,000 118,000	118,000
Jessica Vierling	Busted

Tags: Jessica Vierling Samuel Roussy-Majeau

07-08-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Kassouf Soars; Sabia Falls

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Matthew Sabia raised to 5,500 from early position and Roland Rokita called in middle position with Will Kassouf on the button.

The flop rolled out A♣4♦3♦ and action checked around to Kassouf who bet 13,000 and Sabia responded with a raise to 26,000. Rokita folded and Kassouf went into his usual soliloquy, but he ultimately decided to call.

On the turn J♦ Sabia checked a second time.

"Oh you checked?" asked Kassouf, "This is weird. I wonder if you just have ace-queen of diamonds."

After taking some time and the clock getting called on him by one of his table mates, Kassouf bet 57,000. Sabia responded by moving all in for 114,000, sending Kassouf back into the tank.

"I guess if you got it you've got it," he said after thinking for a little bit longer, then put in the chips to put Sabia at risk.

Matthew Sabia: 4♥4♠ All in
Will Kassouf: 8♦6♦

The river 10♥ kept Kassouf in the lead as he soared up the counts while Sabia exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	785,000 355,000	355,000
Roland Rokita	119,000 3,500	3,500

Matthew Sabia	Busted

Tags: Matthew Sabbia Roland Rokita Will Kassouf

07-08-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Hui Doubles With Rockets

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 5♠7♠5♣ and 54,000 in the middle, Dario Dussan Guzman checked from early position and Loni Hui bet 18,000 from middle position. Guzman shoved with a covering stack and Hui called with 72,000 behind, putting herself at risk.

Loni Hui: A♥A♣ All in
Dario Dussan Guzman: 10♥10♣

Hui's aces remained ahead of Guzman's tens on the 2♣6♣ runout, securing the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loni Hui	216,000 78,500	78,500

Dario Dussan Guzman	69,000 71,500	71,500

Tags: Dario Dussan Guzman Loni Hui

07-08-2025 12:14 UTC-8

Chan Hero Calls to Eliminate Ashelm

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Brett Slezak

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Robert Ashelm from the small blind and Lok Chan from the cutoff were heads-up to the completed board of Q♣8♥6♥2♥5♥ with around 135,000 in the middle already.

Ashelm would lead all-in for 73,000, sending Chan into the tank. He was clearly pained by the decision as he apologized to the table for taking so much time. In actuality, he took just over a minute before he stuck in the call.

Robert Ashelm: 5♦5♣ All in
Lok Chan: 3♠3♥

Ashelm had rivered a set but had no heart in his hand as Chan made an impressive hero-call with just the three of hearts to drag a massive one and eliminate Ashelm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lok Chan	660,000 61,500	61,500

Robert Ashelm	Busted

Tags: Lok Chan Robert Ashelm

07-08-2025 11:57 UTC-8

Negreanu Doubles Through Wheeler

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jason Wheeler opened to 5,500 from under the gun, Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 30,000 from the button, Wheeler shoved with a covering stack and Negreanu, who had 16,000 behind, called and was at risk.

Daniel Negreanu: K♠K♥ All in
Jason Wheeler: A♠Q♦

Negreanu remained ahead with pocket kings on the 3♠3♣2♣5♥3♦ runout to double up through Wheeler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	116,000 64,000	64,000

Daniel Negreanu	98,000 35,500	35,500

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jason Wheeler

07-08-2025 11:53 UTC-8

Shay Spikes Two Outer To Survive

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Bryan Shay opened on the button to 5,000 but met resistance in the form of a three-bet by Thien Tran in the big blind. Tran had raised to 17,500, and Shay made the call.

The dealer then provided a monotone 4♠7♠3♠ flop, and Tran continued for 13,000. Again, Shay came along with a call.

The Q♣ turn saw sparks fly. Tran elected to check, and Shay took over the betting lead with a bet of 27,000. Tran immediately moved all in, and Shay called.

It was Shay who had the shorter stack and, as such, was at risk of elimination.

Bryan Shay: A♦Q♠ All in
Thien Tran: A♠A♣

It was a sorry situation for Shay, whose spade draw wasn't even live and could only hit a queen to survive.

The deck smiled upon him, though, as the dealer burned and turned the Q♥, not only keeping him alive, but giving him twice as many chips to continue with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Shay	282,500 128,500	128,500
Thien Tran	191,500 126,500	126,500

Tags: Bryan Shay Thien Tran

07-08-2025 11:50 UTC-8

Lee Fades Goldman's Outs

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Noel Rodriguez raised to 5,000 from early position before Jeremy Goldman three-bet to 12,500 from the hijack. Stanley Lee cold four-bet to 30,000 out of the small blind, which only Goldman called.

Heads-up to the 5♦Q♣2♥ flop, where Lee continued with a bet of 23,000. Goldman made the call.

The J♣ came on the turn, and after a few moments, Lee jammed for 70,000. Goldman went deep into thought, thinking for multiple minutes. Ultimately, Goldman made the call.

Stanley Lee: A♥A♦ All in
Jeremy Goldman: A♣K♣

Lee was ahead with aces, but Goldman had straight and flush possibilities with his Big Slick. The 3♦ came on the river, and Lee doubled up through Goldman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanley Lee	260,000 133,000	133,000
Jeremy Goldman	200,000 140,000	140,000
Noel Rodriguez	100,000 13,500	13,500

Tags: Jeremy Goldman Noel Rodriguez Stanley Lee

07-08-2025 11:43 UTC-8

Park Picks Off the Bluff with Aces

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Sava Krink

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With around 90,000 already in the pot and the flop showing 6♠J♥8♣, Hye Park had 35,000 in front of him on the button when Fernando Rodriguez bumped it up to 90,000. Park didn’t rush, taking his time before making the call.

The J♠ turn paired the board and added a potential flush draw to the mix. Rodriguez didn’t slow down, quickly firing a bet of 76,000. Park took his time, clearly facing a tough decision, before finally sliding in the chips to call, leaving himself just 65,000 behind.

The river brought the 3♠, completing the backdoor flush draw. This time Rodriguez checked, and after a pause, Park checked it back.

“I’ve got king-high,” Rodriguez admitted, but Park didn’t react, waiting until the hand was properly tabled. Rodriguez showed K♣7♣ for a bluff, and Park turned over A♣A♠ for two pair, aces and jacks, dragging in a crucial pot from one of the Day 3 big stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Rodriguez	535,000 214,000	214,000
Hye Park	487,000 204,000	204,000

Tags: Fernando Rodriguez Hye Park

07-08-2025 11:37 UTC-8

Down on the Farm

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Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

High-stakes pro Michael Rocco took to farming after a series of near misses last year, and the beat he just received in the Main Event likely has him dreaming of crops and fields.

Picking up the action on a flop of Q♦6♥4♥ in a three-way pot, Greg Raymer bet in early position and Michael Rocco called in the cutoff as Hung Nguyen called on the button.

Raymer bet 20,000 on the 7♠ turn and Rocco shuffled his chips behind rose-tinted sunglasses before moving all in for around 134,500. Nguyen folded and the 2004 Main Event champion called.

Michael Rocco: 5♣3♣ All in
Greg Raymer: 6♠6♦

Rocco had turned a straight on Raymer's set of sixes, but the dealer put down the Q♠ river to improve Raymer to a full house. Rocco, visibly frustrated, flicked his chips toward the pot as he stood up from his seat.

Rocco regained his composure moments later and left on a light note. "You guys don't mind if I play with that 25,000 chip, do you?" he joked as he pointed to a green chip that the dealer had yet to give Raymer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Raymer	400,000 174,000	174,000

Hung Nguyen	90,000 68,000	68,000
Michael Rocco	Busted

Tags: Greg Raymer Hung Nguyen Michael Rocco