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

07-08-2025 12:47 UTC-8

More for Sturm

Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Michael Garner opened to 5,000 from the hijack with K♦J♣ and Leon Sturm called from the cutoff with A♠K♥. Phil Hellmuth called from the small blind with 7♠7♥ before Michael Ginn three-bet to 20,000 from the big blind with A♦Q♣. Garner folded before Sturm four-bet shoved, covering all remaining players. Hellmuth folded and after a few minutes of contemplation Ginn folded as well, conceding the pot to Sturm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	572,500 127,000	127,000

Michael Garner	298,500 20,000	20,000
Michael Ginn	129,000 24,500	24,500
Phil Hellmuth	77,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Leon Sturm Michael Garner Michael Ginn Phil Hellmuth

07-08-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Truong Eliminated by Demirel

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tolga Demirel raised to 6,000 from under the gun. Francois Truong three-bet to 40,000 leaving himself just 4,500 behind. Rohit Mariwalla folded in the next position and it folded back to Demirel who called.

Francois Truong: 6♥6♣ All in
Tolga Demirel: A♣K♠

The A♥K♦10♦ flop gave Demirel two pair, with Mairwalla bemoaning the fact he'd folded pocket tens. The turn J♦ and river 7♦ bricked for Truong and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rohit Mariwalla	390,000 2,000	2,000
Tolga Demirel	150,000 63,000	63,000
Francois Truong	Busted

07-08-2025 12:46 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in Horseshoe White

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Hecklen	540,000 159,000	159,000
Surminder Singh	525,000 146,000	146,000
Christopher DeMaci	475,000 10,000	10,000
Wenxin Huang	460,000 11,000	11,000
Victor Caballero	310,000 173,500	173,500
Daniel Lowery	310,000 2,500	2,500
Roman Hrabec	300,000 69,000	69,000

Pablo Garcia	245,000 30,000	30,000
Brek Schutten	220,000 157,000	157,000

Nikki Limo	185,000 26,500	26,500
David Wang	150,000 20,000	20,000
Vitaly Lunkin	145,000 5,500	5,500

Ryan Miller	130,000 34,000	34,000

Chin Wei Lim	125,000 55,000	55,000

Kane Kalas	112,500 59,000	59,000
Katerina Lukina	56,500 12,000	12,000

07-08-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Kassouf Soars; Sabia Falls

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Matthew Sabia raised to 5,500 from early position and Roland Rokita called in middle position with Will Kassouf on the button.

The flop rolled out A♣4♦3♦ and action checked around to Kassouf who bet 13,000 and Sabia responded with a raise to 26,000. Rokita folded and Kassouf went into his usual soliloquy, but he ultimately decided to call.

On the turn J♦ Sabia checked a second time.

"Oh you checked?" asked Kassouf, "This is weird. I wonder if you just have ace-queen of diamonds."

After taking some time and the clock getting called on him by one of his table mates, Kassouf bet 57,000. Sabia responded by moving all in for 114,000, sending Kassouf back into the tank.

"I guess if you got it you've got it," he said after thinking for a little bit longer, then put in the chips to put Sabia at risk.

Matthew Sabia: 4♥4♠ All in
Will Kassouf: 8♦6♦

The river 10♥ kept Kassouf in the lead as he soared up the counts while Sabia exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	785,000 355,000	355,000
Roland Rokita	119,000 3,500	3,500

Matthew Sabia	Busted

Tags: Matthew Sabbia Roland Rokita Will Kassouf

07-08-2025 12:43 UTC-8

Hatmaker Sets Up Villegas

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Brett Slezak

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action picked up on the turn with the board reading 6♥5♥2♦A♣ in a pot between Mark Villegas from middle position and Casey Hatmaker from the big blind. Hatmaker checked to Villegas who bet 6,000 before Hatmaker check-raised to 18,000, and Villegas called.

On the Q♠ river, Hatmaker sized up to Villegas who would take over a minute before he opted to flick in the call. He got the bad news as Hatmaker tabled 2♠2♥ for a flopped set of twos as he got value from Villegas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey Hatmaker	315,000 116,000	116,000
Mark Villegas	135,000 75,500	75,500

Tags: Casey Hatmaker Mark Villegas

07-08-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Poker Creator Frankie C Challenged Daniel Negreanu & Fought a UFC Champion

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Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 31st episode, Connor talks with poker content creator Frank "Frankie C" Cucchiara about growing up in the hometown of Wild Bill Hickok, getting into poker in college, Next Gen Poker, building one of the most successful YouTube channels in poker, his 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event run, how new WSOP rules will impact vloggers, and playing this year's $25,000 Heads-Up Championship.

Frankie C also talked about being married to poker pro Kitty Kuo, being a dad, his new All-In Brownie, challenging Daniel Negreanu to a $10,000 heads-up poker match and stepping into the ring with UFC champion Sean "Suga" O'Malley.

Watch the Latest Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Connor Richards Frankie C Kitty Kuo

07-08-2025 12:38 UTC-8

Stamey Shows Down Two Pair

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jason Wheeler opened to 5,500 from middle position and Roger Stamey called from the cutoff.

The flop came 3♣J♣10♦. Wheeler continued for 5,000 and Stamey called.

Wheeler fired a second barrel for 8,000 on the 9♥ turn and Stamey called again. On the 6♣ river Stamey called a 7,500 bet from Wheeler.

Wheeler had flopped top pair with K♥J♦ but Stamey had turned two pair with J♠9♠ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Stamey	206,500 67,500	67,500
Jason Wheeler	45,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Jason Wheeler Roger Stamey

07-08-2025 12:36 UTC-8

Hero Call Gone Wrong

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action was joined as Daisuke Sawayama and Kenneth Der were competing for a pot worth roughly 80,000 chips.

With a board already dealt to the turn showing 8♣7♣K♥2♠, the action was on Der.

Seeing that his opponent had less than a pot-sized bet behind, Der elected to move all in, for his opponent's effective stack of 70,500.

Sawayama went deep into the tank, thinking through the hand and formulating the best response. After a few minutes, he decided to flick in the call, putting his tournament life at risk.

Daisuke Sawayama: Q♠Q♥ All in
Kenneth Der: K♣10♣

It was a dire situation for Sawayama, who only had one possible out to stay alive.

The river 5♣ only served to improve Der to a flush, and Sawayama headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Der	412,000 232,500	232,500
Daisuke Sawayama	Busted

Tags: Daisuke Sawayama Kenneth Der

07-08-2025 12:34 UTC-8

Isaka Wins It on the River, Mateos Takes a Small Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a board of 10♦4♥J♦, there were around 25,000 chips in the pot when the action had checked to Shohei Isaka in the hijack, who fired out 7,500. Stephan Nussrallah called from under the gun, as did Antonio Saez in middle position.

The 8♣ on the turn checked around to the 10♣ river, where again it checked to Isaka. He threw out a bet of 26,500, which was enough to get the job done as the rest of the table folded.

Shortly after, Adrian Mateos raised from the hijack and got a call from Steve Heim in the small blind.

On the 2♦2♣A♦ flop, a small bet of 3,500 was enough to earn Mateos the pot.