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

07-08-2025 19:23 UTC-8

Selected Counts from the Horseshoe Event Center

Brett Slezak

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

As updated on the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Kay	1,064,000 364,000	364,000
James Bagley	893,000 758,000	758,000
Stephen Kehoe	860,000 310,000	310,000
Artem Metalidi	785,000 195,000	195,000
Jonathan Wolter	773,000 23,000	23,000
David Alvarez	730,000 408,000	408,000
Lok Chan	705,000 38,500	38,500

Samuel Wilkinson	702,000 30,000	30,000
Randall Lack	664,000 64,000	64,000
Max Neugebauer	656,000 201,000	201,000

Kajetan Renke	653,000 53,000	53,000
Michal Schuh	639,000 140,000	140,000

Justin Liberto	627,000 438,500	438,500

Peter Park	620,000 246,000	246,000

James Hurley	613,000 50,000	50,000
Shane Klasnimi	568,000 288,000	288,000
Lara Eisenberg	543,000 318,000	318,000

Moshe Refaelovitz	530,000 345,000	345,000

Stanley Lee	367,000 2,000	2,000
David Kaufmann	365,000
Nate Silver	350,000 17,000	17,000
Tyler Hancock	350,000 60,000	60,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	337,000 198,500	198,500

Sean Rafael	328,000 45,500	45,500
Daniel Eichhorn	296,000 21,000	21,000

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07-08-2025 19:21 UTC-8

The Lyons Sleep Tonight

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Connor Richards

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

Hugh Joiner raised in early position and Pat Lyons defended in the big blind.

Lyons checked on the flop of K♠4♣8♠ and Joiner continued for 14,000. Lyons called. Lyons checked again on the 7♣ turn and Joiner checked back.

The K♦ river completed the board and Lyons bet 10,000. Joiner called, only to muck as Lyons showed 5♥4♠ to win the pot with bottom pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pat Lyons	300,000 24,000	24,000

Hugh Joiner	250,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Pat Lyons Hugh Joiner

07-08-2025 19:19 UTC-8

One-Outer Sends Phil Hellmuth Packing from 2025 WSOP Main Event

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Jon Sofen

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

A brutal river card sent Phil Hellmuth home on Day 3 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event short of the money.

The Poker Hall of Famer joined defending champion Jonathan Tamayo and Johnny Chan among the past winners who've been felted on Tuesday. Tamayo lost a race, and Chan, who lost heads-up in the Main Event to Hellmuth in 1989, had his stack dwindled to nothing. But neither of those poker greats went out in such a cruel fashion as the "Poker Brat" did on the feature table.

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Tags: Phil Hellmuth

07-08-2025 19:01 UTC-8

Big Stacks from Blue After the Dinner Break

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Sava Krink

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

The chip counts were provided by the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Kottler	1,135,000 195,000	195,000
Riva Arthur	1,065,000 138,500	138,500

Michael Hawker	1,030,000 80,000	80,000
Alex Bergfors	1,021,000 31,000	31,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	1,020,000 630,000	630,000
Kevin Nee	935,000 165,000	165,000
Michael Mizrachi	924,500 36,500	36,500

Marc Fiorentino	870,000 29,000	29,000
Nicholas Bond	864,000 6,000	6,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	859,000 654,000	654,000

David Jackson	840,000 38,000	38,000

Nazar Buhaiov	840,000 150,000	150,000
Bin Weng	805,000 543,000	543,000
Kevin Gerhart	799,000 581,000	581,000

Antonio Galiana	730,000 429,000	429,000

Harlan Karnofsky	725,000 35,000	35,000
Kyle Grupp	718,000 18,000	18,000
Thomas Eychenne	706,000 46,000	46,000

07-08-2025 18:23 UTC-8

Electronic Devices, Player Bans & More: 6 Key 2025 WSOP Rule Changes You Must Know

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Chuck Sklar

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

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has released its updated tournament rules for 2025, and whether you're a seasoned pro or a first-time entrant, it's essential to understand the key changes.

While most of the rules remain consistent with past editions, several noteworthy updates have been made to improve game integrity, pace, and player behavior. There are six important rule changes and clarifications you need to know before taking your seat.

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07-08-2025 18:01 UTC-8

One-Outer Sends Phil Hellmuth Packing from 2025 WSOP Main Event

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Jon Sofen

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

A brutal river card sent Phil Hellmuth home on Day 3 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event short of the money.

The Poker Hall of Famer joined defending champion Jonathan Tamayo and Johnny Chan among the past winners who've been felted on Tuesday. Tamayo lost a race, and Chan, who lost heads-up in the Main Event to Hellmuth in 1989, had his stack dwindled to nothing. But neither of those poker greats went out in such a cruel fashion as the "Poker Brat" did on the feature table.

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Tags: Phil Hellmuth

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 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 17:59 UTC-8

Pre-Dinner Counts in Horseshoe White

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Connor Richards

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Juliet Hegedus	1,600,000 625,000	625,000
Jason Mercier	700,000 25,000	25,000

Chris Hunichen	550,000 175,000	175,000

Aaron Barone	400,000 42,000	42,000

Brad Owen	360,000 30,000	30,000

Jason Wheeler	275,000 65,000	65,000

Dylan Linde	150,000 5,000	5,000

07-08-2025 17:59 UTC-8

Assorted Horseshoe Red Counts

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Liam Gannon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	835,000 100,000	100,000
Alex Lynskey	810,000 495,000	495,000
Bruno Furth	731,000 610,000	610,000

James Calderaro	715,000 95,000	95,000

Wagner Wysotchanski	610,000 70,000	70,000
Kyle Montgomery	593,000 213,000	213,000
Esther Taylor	540,000 331,000	331,000

Katie Lindsay	445,000 195,000	195,000
Kathy Liebert	441,000 51,000	51,000

Doug Polk	412,000 8,000	8,000

Tamas Lendvai	412,000 43,000	43,000

Tony Gregg	410,000 185,000	185,000
Jerry Wong	391,000 61,000	61,000

Brian Yoon	375,000 99,000	99,000

Greg Merson	375,000 252,000	252,000

Farid Jattin	369,000 92,000	92,000
Drew Gonzalez	355,000 76,000	76,000

Craig Trost	325,000 157,000	157,000
Jack Corrigan	321,000 64,000	64,000
Craig Welko	280,000 46,000	46,000
Sergio Aido	275,000 165,000	165,000

Chance Kornuth	234,000 281,000	281,000

Matthew Hunt	215,000 58,500	58,500
Dan Sepiol	180,000 91,000	91,000

Kenneth Baime	165,000 22,000	22,000

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