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

07-08-2025 20:34 UTC-8

Isla Holds to Double Through Patni

Kai Cocklin

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

Kunal Patni shoved from the button into two smaller stacks on his left, and got a call from Joel Isla in the small blind, who had 33,000 to start the hand.

Joel Isla: A♦J♠ All in
Kunal Patni: Q♦J♣

Isla was ahead with his ace-high and managed to stay there as the K♥4♣K♣A♥2♥ runout earned him a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Fuller	600,000 496,000	496,000
Kunal Patni	80,000 132,000	132,000
Joel Isla	76,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Joel Isla Kunal Patni

07-08-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Chung Eliminates Kornuth

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Chance Kornuth opened to 10,000 from under the gun and Luke Chung three-bet to 30,000 from the button. Kornuth called.

The flop came 9♣4♥9♦ and Kornuth check-called a 30,000 continuation bet from Chung.

Chung fired a second barrel for 60,000 when checked to on the 6♣ turn and Kornuth called again.

On the 10♦ river Kornuth checked and Chung shoved, covering Kornuth who had 116,000 behind. Kornuth called after about a minute of contemplation, showing two pair with 8♥8♣. Chung had him beat with K♠K♥ for two pair, kings and nines to end Kornuth's Main Event run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Chung	880,000
Chance Kornuth	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Luke Chung

07-08-2025 20:27 UTC-8

Bullock’s Bold Bet Backfires

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Sava Krink

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

With just 56,000 behind, Jason Bullock shoved all in from middle position. Kyle Lorenz, sitting in the cutoff, asked for a count and then made the call. The rest of the table got out of the way, and the cards were turned over.

Jason Bullock: Q♠J♣ All in
Kyle Lorenz: K♠K♣

Bullock needed to connect in a big way to stay alive, but the 8♠7♣4♠ flop offered little hope. The 2♦ on the turn already sealed his fate. Drawing dead going into the river, Bullock could only watch as his tournament came to an end, with Lorenz’s kings holding firm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Lorenz	255,000 102,500	102,500
Jason Bullock	Busted

Tags: Jason Bullock Kyle Lorenz

07-08-2025 20:27 UTC-8

Preflop War

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Barry Russell

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

Jacob Lowery raised in early position, Simon Prudhomme three-bet to 25,000 in the cutoff, Scott Vener four-bet to 100,000 on the button, and Lowery five-bet shoved for roughly 600,000.

Prudhomme went deep into the tank and decided to fold. Vener also went deep into the tank, and with 103,000 chips behind he made the fold also, and tabled his hand of Q♠Q♥.

Lowery also showed his cards and tabled A♠K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Lowery	720,000 20,000	20,000
Simon Prudhomme	160,000 12,000	12,000
Scott Vener	103,000 189,000	189,000

Tags: Jacob Lowery Scott Vener Simon Prudhomme

07-08-2025 20:26 UTC-8

Raskin's Hand Determined Dead Preflop

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Stewart Morrison

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

Usually, the action starts with a player making an aggressive action. In this case, it started when the dealer pitched the cards.

As is customary, the dealer pitched two cards to each player, or so she thought.

When the action folded around to the button, only then did Micah Raskin in the big blind notice that he only had one hole card.

The floor was called to give a ruling. It was determined that due to there being significant action, the hand was not a misdeal, and as such, Raksin's hand was dead.

Armed with this information, Sorin Cristea, on the button, immediately raised to 12,000. The player in the small blind folded, and Cristea took the blinds in unusual circumstances.

Player	Chips	Progress
Micah Raskin	997,000 3,000	3,000
Sorin Cristea	185,000 42,500	42,500

Tags: Micah Raskin Sorin Cristea

07-08-2025 20:25 UTC-8

Rodriguez is Steede-ly Building His Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

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

"Ouch, that hurts," Jacob Steele said as he vaulted out of the chair moments after he was eliminated by Alejandro Rodriguez. Both players still had their cards exposed with the K♣Q♠ for Steede and the K♠3♠ for Rodriguez. They had broadway until the A♥Q♣J♠10♠ turn but the 7♠ river gave Rodriguez the winning flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Rodriguez	600,000 50,000	50,000
Jacob Steede	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Rodriguez Jacob Steele

07-08-2025 20:24 UTC-8

Alvarez Leads on Two Streets

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Tim Baker

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

Heads-up to a flop of 6♠3♦5♥ where David Alvarez led out for 10,000 from the big blind and Eric Wasserson called out of the hijack.

The 6♣ fell on the turn, causing Alvarez to bet again, this time for 16,000. Once again, Wasserson called.

The two players checked the 4♠ river and Alvarez won the pot with K♦5♦ for a pair of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Alvarez	1,080,000 350,000	350,000
Eric Wasserson	185,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: David Alvarez Eric Wasserson

07-08-2025 20:22 UTC-8

Zegal Over Seven Figures

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Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Jack Bittker in the big blind and Stanislav Zegal in the small blind.

With 39,000 in the center, both players checked the 9♣J♦4♠ flop to the Q♥ turn where Zegal bet 56,000 and Bittker called.

On the river 8♥, Zegal bet 38,000 and Bittker shifted in his seat.

"I was very afraid you were going to jam," said Bittker as he contemplated what to do with his hand.

After a few more seconds he put in the call, only to see Zegal turn over K♥10♣ for a king-high straight. It was good against Bittker's Q♦J♠ for queens and jacks and Zegal climbed to over one million in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Zegal	1,050,000 570,000	570,000

Jack Bittker	115,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Jack Bittker Stanislav Zegal

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.