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

07-08-2025 20:19 UTC-8

Guerra Nears a Million; Chakoian Folds Top Pair

Kai Cocklin

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

Lautaro Guerra raised from under the gun to 10,000 and Artem Metalidi three-bet from the next seat to 33,000. When it got back to Guerra, he called.

They went to a flop of 7♥4♣9♠, where Guerra check-called a bet of 55,000 from Metalidi.

Both then checked to showdown on the 2♦3♥ runout, where Guerra's 6♦6♥ was good the pot with a pair of sixes.

On the adjacent table at the exact same time, Gary Chakoian raised from under the gun to 11,000 and Alex Visbisky three-bet to 35,000 out of the hijack. Chakoian called.

Both checked to the river on the 5♠9♦10♥K♥6♣ board, where Chakoian bet 23,000 and Visbisky raised to 78,000. Chakoian had around 110,000 behind and was in the tank for a while before he flashed the K♠ and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lautaro Guerra	980,000 707,500	707,500

Alex Visbisky	790,000 439,500	439,500
Artem Metalidi	650,000 135,000	135,000
Gary Chakoian	110,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Alex Visbisky Artem Metalidi Gary Chakoian Lautaro Guerra

07-08-2025 20:14 UTC-8

Check Yes, Juliet

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Connor Richards

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Juliet Hegedus	1,600,000
Sam Jakubowicz	1,100,000 75,000	75,000
Rudy Halim	1,025,000 937,500	937,500
Dai Ishibashi	1,000,000 594,000	594,000
Micah Raskin	1,000,000 725,000	725,000
Oliver Braddock	900,000
Kevin Patterson	850,000 489,500	489,500

07-08-2025 20:13 UTC-8

Some Assorted Post Dinner Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Szwarcberg	1,150,000 50,000	50,000
Sam Jakubowicz	1,025,000 235,000	235,000
Christopher DeMaci	600,000 125,000	125,000
Justin Smith	550,000 309,000	309,000
Alejandro Rodriguez	550,000 275,000	275,000
Moshe Refaelovitz	540,000 10,000	10,000

Lara Eisenberg	475,000 5,000	5,000

Ricardo Alvarado	450,000 189,000	189,000

Simon Lofberg	410,000 5,000	5,000

Chih-Wei Fan	300,000 45,000	45,000
Tom Middleton	260,000 110,000	110,000
Chin Wei Lim	55,000 70,000	70,000

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 20:11 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 20:10 UTC-8

De Campos Doubles

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Sava Krink

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

Matthew Mcewan opened in the hijack, but Arthur De Campos, the small blind, had other plans and moved all in. Mcewan asked for a count; after the dealer confirmed 76,000, he made the call, putting his opponent at risk.

Arthur De Campos: A♠10♠ All in
Matthew Mcewan: 7♣7♥

The board ran out K♦A♦9♠2♥5♠, giving De Campos a pair of aces and his much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur De Campos	165,000 119,000	119,000
Matthew Mcewan	150,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Arthur De Campos Matthew Mcewan

07-08-2025 20:08 UTC-8

Ferro Knows He Made the Right Fold

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Tim Baker

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

On a completed board of 10♣5♥9♣3♣J♥, Jacob Ferro bet 52,000 out of the cutoff, and Meng-Ling Lin raised to 125,000 from the button. Ferro only had roughly 105,000 remaining in his stack and went into the tank. Ferro took a few minutes and apologized to his tablemates a few times before deciding on a fold.

Ferro asked Lin to show a bluff, but she couldn't, as instead she revealed the nuts with A♣J♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Meng-Ling Lin	350,000 151,000	151,000
Jacob Ferro	105,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Jacob Ferro Meng-Ling Lin

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 20:01 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 20:00 UTC-8

Szwarcberg Among the Big Stacks; Rice Fighting

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Table 541 features one of the largest stacks in the field with Mexico-based Tomas Szwarcberg, while several other notables are in the mix including Gaetan Balleur and Samantha Cohen. Balleur defended against a raise by Richard Rice as they headed to the A♣8♣4♦ flop. Balleur checked, Rice bet 28,000 into 30,000 and won the pot right there.