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

07-08-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Fernandez' Two Pair No Good

Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was multiway with roughly 20,000 in the middle and the incomplete board showing 5♠4♥8♠.

When the action checked to Luis Fernandez on the button, he elected to move all in for 14,000. Both the small blind and Gregory Katayama in the cutoff called.

The dealer then provided the A♦ turn, which both active players checked.

Katayama placed a bet of 27,000 on the J♥ river, but swiftly pulled it back when the small blind player folded.

When Katayama turned his cards over, revealing A♠J♠, Fernandez sat back in his chair and laughed. He then showed that he had been rivered, turning over A♣5♣ for a worse two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Katayama	215,000 93,000	93,000
Luis Fernandez	Busted

Tags: Gregory Katayama Luis Fernandez

07-08-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in Horseshoe Red

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	670,000 158,000	158,000
Sylwia Studniarz	550,000 182,500	182,500
Roman Hrabec	530,000 196,000	196,000

Susan Faber	510,000 56,000	56,000

Amit Sharma	485,000 314,000	314,000
Drew Gonzalez	440,000 25,000	25,000

Dan Sepiol	370,000 58,000	58,000

Nishant Sharma	330,000 118,500	118,500
Farid Jattin	330,000 31,000	31,000
Cord Garcia	300,000 300,000	300,000

Luigi Shehadeh	295,000 37,000	37,000
Rahul Rastogi	280,000 65,000	65,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	255,000 77,000	77,000

Francois Pirault	240,000 19,500	19,500
Arnaud Mattern	195,000 35,000	35,000
Darren Kramer	175,000 1,000	1,000
Samantha Abernathy	160,000 54,000	54,000
Jedd Kossew	145,000 9,000	9,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	120,000 15,000	15,000
Vineet Pahuja	115,000 1,500	1,500

Jimmy D'Ambrosio	110,000 110,000	110,000
Brek Schutten	100,000 120,000	120,000

Mikki Mase	90,000 10,500	10,500
Katerina Lukina	90,000 32,000	32,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	80,000 25,000	25,000

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07-08-2025 14:01 UTC-8

Cooler Flop Sees Zarnoch Take Out McCurdy

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Brett Slezak

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Yingge Yan opened from early position and was called by Heitor Saraiva in the hijack, Maxwell McCurdy in the small blind, and Corey Zarnoch in the big blind.

On the 6♥5♥2♠ flop, the action checked all the way to Saraiva who put out a bet before McCurdy check-raised to 35,000. In the big blind, Zarnoch would jam all-in. It folded back to McCurdy who snap-called for his remaining 74,000 total.

Maxwell McCurdy: 5♠5♣ All in
Corey Zarnoch: 4♥3♦

It was a cooler scenario as McCurdy flopped middle set but was behind the flopped straight of Zarnoch. The board ran out 10♦9♠ as McCurdy could not find his needed board pair, and was sent to the exit in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Zarnoch	325,000 125,000	125,000
Heitor Saraiva	300,000 106,500	106,500
Yingge Yan	133,000 57,000	57,000
Maxwell McCurdy	Busted

Tags: Corey Zarnoch Heitor Saraiva Maxwell McCurdy Yingge Yan

07-08-2025 13:58 UTC-8

Ciltan Falls To Gabriel

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dan-Florin Ciltan raised all in from the cutoff for 39,000 and Thomas Gabriel called on the button.

Dan-Florin Ciltan: 9♥9♠ All in
Thomas Gabriel: A♥A♠

The board ran out J♦4♥J♥3♠J♠ and the jacks full of aces was good for the pot to eliminate Ciltan from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Gabriel	451,000 208,500	208,500
Dan-Florin Ciltan	Busted

Tags: Thomas Gabriel Dan-Florin Ciltan

07-08-2025 13:57 UTC-8

Deviren Doubles

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Sava Krink

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With around 18,000 already in the pot, the flop came 10♣9♦5♥ and action quickly escalated. Itay Katz led out from the big blind with a bet of 15,000, only for Vedat Deviren in early position to raise it up to 40,000, leaving himself just 9,000 behind.

Katz went deep into the tank before deciding to shove, and Deviren snap-called to put himself at risk.

Vedat Deviren: A♦10♥ All in
Itay Katz: K♠10♠

Both players had top pair, but Deviren’s ace kicker had him in the lead. The A♥ on the turn improved his hand to two pair, and the Q♥ river changed nothing, locking up the double-up for Deviren.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vedat Deviren	116,000 52,500	52,500
Itay Katz	83,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Itay Katz Vedat Deviren

07-08-2025 13:55 UTC-8

Lindsay Outkicks Lazrus

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The turn showed 7♣6♦3♥6♣ and Katie Lindsay bet 16,000 for Daniel Lazrus to call. Both then checked the 8♦ on the river and Lindsay tabled the A♥Q♠. Lazrus checked his cards again and then tossed them into the muck, exclaiming "ace ten of clubs".

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Lindsay	190,000 41,000	41,000
Daniel Lazrus	90,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Daniel Lazrus Katie Lindsay

07-08-2025 13:55 UTC-8

Zulker Takes from Hellmuth

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth limped in from middle position, Michael Zulker limped behind from the small blind and Michael Garner checked from the big blind.

All three players checked the 6♠3♣6♣ flop leading to the 10♣ turn. Action checked around to Hellmuth who bet 8,000. Zulker called while Garner folded J♦8♣.

Both players checked the 6♥ river. Hellmuth had king-high with K♥J♠ while Zulker had Q♥10♥ for sixes full of tens to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Garner	339,000 2,500	2,500
Michael Zulker	203,500 113,500	113,500
Phil Hellmuth	103,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Michael Garner Michael Zulker Phil Hellmuth

07-08-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Lee Goes Rabut Hunting

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action was joined with roughly 17,000 chips in the middle with Min-Sung Lee and Eric Rabut competing for it.

A flop of 4♦6♦6♠ had already been dealt, and Rabut had checked from the small blind. Lee, playing from the hijack, continued with a bet of 12,500 before seeing Rabut check-raise all in for 67,500.

After taking a minute or so to think, Lee made the call, putting Rabut at risk.

Eric Rabut: 7♠7♥ All in
Min-Sung Lee: 9♥9♦

There was no saving grace for Rabut on the K♠ turn or 3♣ river, leaving him to say his goodbyes and exit the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Min-Sung Lee	271,500 88,500	88,500
Eric Rabut	Busted

Tags: Eric Rabut Min-Sung Lee

07-08-2025 13:52 UTC-8

Afriat Irritated at Pace of Play

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alex Gelinski raised to 6,000 and Thomas Eychenne three-bet to 22,500 from the small blind. Diego Vazsorgatto was in the big blind and was thinking about his decision.

"Every hand you have to tank for 20 minutes," piped up Eric Afriat apropos of nothing. Eventually Vazsorgatto called and Gelinski got out the way.

Eychenne check-called 15,000 on the A♣K♠4♠ flop and the turn was the 8♣. Both players checked and the 8♦ completed the board. Eychenne then placed enough chips in front of him to put Vazsorgatto all in, who once again thought over his decision.

Vazsorgatto eventually folded, setting off Afriat again.

"Can you play a little faster?" he asked Afriat, even though Vazsorgatto had just been contemplating a call for his tournament life.

"I don't think anyone is taking too long," said tablemate Jose Latorremarina, not doing much to dissuade Afriat's apparent discontent with proceedings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	650,000 6,000	6,000
Jose Latorremarina	240,000 57,500	57,500
Alex Gelinski	175,000 108,000	108,000
Eric Afriat	145,000 107,000	107,000
Diego Vazsorgatto	85,000 87,000	87,000

07-08-2025 13:51 UTC-8

Arthur Closing in on Seven Figures

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Riva Arthur came in with a raise from under the gun to 6,000 with Charles Lee calling from the next seat and Harold Evans calling out of the hijack.

Arthur continued with a bet of 11,000 on the Q♦K♥2♦ flop. Lee folded, but Evans quickly called.

The 6♠ appeared on the turn and Arthur bet again, this time for 16,000. Evans immediately called.

When the 6♦ came on the river, Arthur tossed out a bet of 30,000. Evans looked back at his cards and then made the call for about half of his remaining chips. Arthur turned over K♦8♦ for a flush, and Evans had to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riva Arthur	975,000 78,000	78,000

Charles Lee	35,000 51,500	51,500
Harold Evans	30,000 100,500	100,500

Tags: Charles Lee Harold Evans Riva Arthur