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

07-08-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Mathias Doubles Up Before Dinner

Will Shillibier

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

Geronimo Timerman had the chance to send a player home just before the dinner break, with Michael Mathias all in for 51,000.

Michael Mathias: 6♣6♦ All in
Geronimo Timerman: A♣10♦

The board ran out K♥Q♥5♥4♠7♦ with everoyne at the table checking for hearts before Mathias' double-up was confirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mathias	120,000 20,000	20,000
Geronimo Timerman	110,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Geronimo Timerman Michael Mathias

07-08-2025 17:54 UTC-8

Miles Hits the Rail

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Barry Russell

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

Action was picked up as Tony Miles in the small blind was all in against Gustavo De Lima in the big blind.

Tony Miles: A♣K♠ All in
Gustavo De Lima: K♦K♣

The board ran out 8♦2♣2♠4♦2♥, and Miles was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo De Lima	400,000 364,000	364,000
Tony Miles	Busted

Tags: Tony Miles Gustavo De Lima

07-08-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Layne Can't Recover

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Stewart Morrison

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

Chad Layne only very recently lost a portion of his stack, having run ace-king into aces preflop. This time, after some preflop betting, he found his stack all in again versus Yaichi Fukao. This time, though, it was Layne who was at risk.

Chad Layne: A♣K♦ All in
Yaichi Fukao: J♦J♥

It was a great start for Layne when the dealer spread out a 6♣A♠4♣ flop, moving him into the lead.

The turn flipped the two players' fortunes, though, coming the J♣, moving Fukao back into the lead, although giving Layne a flush draw.

The river 4♠ was a brick, and as Fukao dragged in the pot, Layne politely said "Well played" to his former tablemates, and headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaichi Fukao	376,000 21,000	21,000
Chad Layne	Busted

Tags: Chad Layne Yaichi Fukao

07-08-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Lee Survives as Turner Bluffs Into the Side Pot

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Kai Cocklin

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

Sonny Lee had his stack of 7,000 in the middle from the big blind and had to beat three other players to survive.

On the 4♠9♦8♥ flop, all three active players checked to the J♥ turn, where it checked to Jeremie Bilodeau, who bet 10,000. Jon Turner called on the button, and Kyle Babcock folded from the small blind.

A 10♦ completed the board and after Bilodeau checked, Turner fired 20,000. Bilodeau quickly folded.

"You're welcome," said Turner to Lee. "You're still here," he added before he flipped over 6♥5♥ for just six-high. Lee then turned over K♦6♦ for king-high to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laith Edris	670,000 479,000	479,000
Kyle Babcock	310,000 61,500	61,500
Jeremie Bilodeau	140,000 36,000	36,000
Jon Turner	90,000 15,000	15,000

Sonny Lee	32,000 91,000	91,000

Tags: Jeremie Bilodeau Jon Turner Kyle Babcock Sonny Lee

07-08-2025 17:56 UTC-8

Aierpati Spikes Ace on River to Crack Kings

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Connor Richards

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

Ainiwaer Aierpati had raised to 44,000 in early position at Table 543 before Kenneth Der raised all in from the cutoff. Aierpati called with his stack of 96,000.

Ainiwaer Aierpati: A♥Q♣ All in
Kenneth Der: K♦K♥

Aierpati needed help to crack kings and got it as the board ran out 4♥J♣10♣5♠A♦ to give him a pair of aces on the river for a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ainiwaer Aierpati	200,000 85,000	85,000
Kenneth Der	200,000 212,000	212,000

Tags: Ainiwaer Aierpati Kenneth Der

07-08-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Chen Busts Hudson

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Sava Krink

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

Yuchen Chen opened from an early position. Everyone folded to David Hudson in the hijack, who went all in with around 60,000. When the action was back to Chen, he made the call, leading to a showdown.

David Hudson: 10♠10♦ All in
Yuchen Chen: A♣J♥

Chen immediately hit the ace on the A♠3♥K♥ flop, prompting Hudson to stand up as he had no hopes of hitting anything that could help him. He was right, as the 6♠ turn and the 8♥ river didn't improve his hand, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Chen	620,000 199,000	199,000
David Hudson	Busted

Tags: David Hudson Yuchen Chen

07-08-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Kade Wins a Blinds Battle Against Kassouf

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Vanessa Kade raised to 12,000 from the small blind with A♦K♠ and Will Kassouf defended from the big blind with 8♦7♦.

The flop came A♥Q♦8♣ and Kassouf called a 10,000 continuation bet from Kade.

Kade fired a second barrel for 40,000 on the 3♣ turn and this time Kassouf opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	783,000 35,500	35,500
Vanessa Kade	146,500 20,000	20,000

Tags: Vanessa Kade Will Kassouf

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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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 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.