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.
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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The chip counts were provided by the WSOP+ app.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,135,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
1,065,000
138,500
|
138,500 |
|
||
|
1,030,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
1,021,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
1,020,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
935,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
924,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
||
|
870,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
864,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
859,000
654,000
|
654,000 |
|
||
|
840,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
840,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
805,000
543,000
|
543,000 |
|
799,000
581,000
|
581,000 |
|
||
|
730,000
429,000
|
429,000 |
|
|
||
|
725,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
718,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
706,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
As updated on the WSOP+ app.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,064,000
364,000
|
364,000 |
|
893,000
758,000
|
758,000 |
|
860,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
785,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
773,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
730,000
408,000
|
408,000 |
|
705,000
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
|
||
|
702,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
664,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
656,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
|
||
|
653,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
639,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
||
|
627,000
438,500
|
438,500 |
|
|
||
|
620,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
|
|
||
|
613,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
568,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
|
543,000
318,000
|
318,000 |
|
|
||
|
530,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
|
||
|
367,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
365,000 | |
|
350,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
350,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
337,000
198,500
|
198,500 |
|
|
||
|
328,000
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
296,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Here is a look at some of the chip counts in Horseshoe White as the players begin the penultimate level of the day.
These counts come courtesy of the WSOP+ app.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
996,000
208,500
|
208,500 |
|
915,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
877,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
735,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
645,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
568,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
544,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
488,000
131,500
|
131,500 |
|
488,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
415,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
380,500 | |
|
|
352,000 | |
|
|
||
|
327,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
|
||
|
320,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
||
|
247,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
||
|
236,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
205,000
442,500
|
442,500 |
|
155,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
150,000 | |
|
||
|
141,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
Everett Carlton made it 10,000 to go from early position and only Eric Wasserson called out of the small blind.
Wasserson check-called a bet of 7,000 by Carlton on the 3♠10♥7♦ flop.
Both players checked the 9♦ turn for the 4♠ to come on the river. Wasserson led out for 36,000 and Carlton instantly called. Wasserson announced queen-high, to which Carlton tabled K♥K♣ for a pair of kings to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
625,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
255,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
240,000
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
202,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
||
|
160,000
80,500
|
80,500 |
|
|
145,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
