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

07-08-2025 20:08 UTC-8

Ferro Knows He Made the Right Fold

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 20:10 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 20:11 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 20:12 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 20:13 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 20:14 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 20:19 UTC-8

Guerra Nears a Million; Chakoian Folds Top Pair

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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 20:20 UTC-8

Hernandez Fighting for Survival

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Table short stack Lynda Hernandez was all-in and at risk for only 28,000 against Yosef Negussie.

Lynda Hernandez: J♥J♣ All in
Yosef Negussie: 4♣4♥

The suits were covered as well and there was no upset on the Q♥7♥2♦K♥8♠ runout to keep Hernandez in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosef Negussie	375,000 25,000	25,000
Lynda Hernandez	60,000

Tags: Lynda Hernandez Yosef Negussie

07-08-2025 20:20 UTC-8

Quads for McKellar; Sorrow for Tucci

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Brett Slezak

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

Action picked-up three-ways to the turn with the board reading 6♠6♥4♦K♠ with around 80,000 in the middle already.

Franco Tucci from the small blind and Pierce McKellar from middle position ended up getting all of their chips into the middle as Jon Turner was the third participant from the big blind, but he folded facing an all-in and a call in front of him. Tucci was the one at risk for his final 105,000.

Franco Tucci: A♣K♥ All in
Pierce McKellar: 6♦6♣

Tucci was already drawing dead against the flopped quads of McKellar as he began to leave the tournament area. To add insult to injury, the K♦ landed on the turn to give Tucci a full house as he returned to the table to snap a picture.

"Just tell your friends it was all in on the river," joked one of the tablemates.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierce McKellar	455,000 220,000	220,000
Franco Tucci	Busted
Jon Turner	Busted

Tags: Franco Tucci Jon Turner Pierce McKellar

07-08-2025 20:22 UTC-8

Zegal Over Seven Figures

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Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Jack Bittker in the big blind and Stanislav Zegal in the small blind.

With 39,000 in the center, both players checked the 9♣J♦4♠ flop to the Q♥ turn where Zegal bet 56,000 and Bittker called.

On the river 8♥, Zegal bet 38,000 and Bittker shifted in his seat.

"I was very afraid you were going to jam," said Bittker as he contemplated what to do with his hand.

After a few more seconds he put in the call, only to see Zegal turn over K♥10♣ for a king-high straight. It was good against Bittker's Q♦J♠ for queens and jacks and Zegal climbed to over one million in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Zegal	1,050,000 570,000	570,000

Jack Bittker	115,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Jack Bittker Stanislav Zegal