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

07-08-2025 21:00 UTC-8

Rankic Shows Rancor

Connor Richards

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

Gennadiy Dvosis raised to 16,000 in the small blind and Marijan Rankic three-bet jammed in the big blind. Dvosis gave it some thought and called with a stack of 139,000.

Gennadiy Dvosis: 10♠10♥ All in
Marijan Rankic: 9♣9♦

"Why did you tank with nines?" Rankic said in disgust. "Nine is coming!"

"If it's coming, it's coming," Dvosis said stoically.

As it turned out, the board ran out Q♣A♥2♦5♦10♣ for Dvosis to hit a third ten for an emphatic double, but Rankic still wasn't over the preflop action.

"He didn't slow roll you or nothin'," someone at the table said.

"I thought I was flipping," added Dvosis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gennadiy Dvosis	280,000 45,500	45,500
Marijan Rankic	230,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Gennadiy Dvosis Marijan Rankic

07-08-2025 21:00 UTC-8

Rich No More as Torgersen Finds a Three-Outer

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Kai Cocklin

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

Angelina Rich had her stack of 72,000 in the middle and was put at risk by Ryan Torgersen.

Angelina Rich: A♦Q♠ All in
Ryan Torgersen: K♠Q♥

Rich was in the lead and was a big favorite to double up, but the Q♦K♣2♦ flop had other ideas as Torgersen made two pair.

No ace arrived on the 4♠J♥ runout, which meant Rich was eliminated as the money bubble looms ever closer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umang Dattani	900,000 412,500	412,500
Ryan Torgersen	600,000 432,500	432,500
Angelina Rich	Busted

Tags: Angelina Rich Ryan Torgersen

07-08-2025 21:00 UTC-8

Aces Over Kings Sees Padron Double Through Mizrachi

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Arsenii Karmatckii opened to 11,000 with A♣Q♥ and Joey Padron three-bet to 32,000 from the hijack. Mizrachi four-bet to 81,000 from the cutoff, Karmatcii folded and Padron five-bet to 232,000, leaving 198,000 behind. Mizrachi six-bet shoved with a covering stack and Padron snap-called.

Joey Padron: A♥A♦ All in
Michael Mizrachi: K♠K♥

Padron was on the right side of the ultimate cooler and after remaining ahead on the 9♠J♣6♣7♣6♠ runout he dragged in a colossal double up at Mizrachi's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Padron	884,000 621,000	621,000
Michael Mizrachi	336,000 478,000	478,000

Arsenii Karmatckii	300,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Joey Padron Michael Mizrachi

07-08-2025 21:01 UTC-8

Upreti's Jacks Hold to Bust Thomas

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Tim Baker

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

Kanishka Upreti made it 10,000 from under the gun and Aaron Thomas jammed for 106,000 out of the small blind. Upreti made the call to put Thomas at risk.

Aaron Thomas: A♦Q♦ All in
Kanishka Upreti: J♠J♥

Thomas was already out of his seat heading to the 6♥5♥6♠ flop. The 10♣ fell on the turn, and Thomas needed an ace or queen on the river to survive. The river was the 9♥, and all of Thomas' chips headed over to Upreti.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kanishka Upreti	280,000 201,500	201,500
Aaron Thomas	Busted

Tags: Aaron Thomas Kanishka Upreti

07-08-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Boo Who Wu as Munoz Collects

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Brett Slezak

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

Ramon Munoz opened from middle position before Rich Wu three-bet from the cutoff, and Munoz called to create a pot of 73,000.

On the montone A♥5♥4♥ flop, Munoz checked to Wu who continued for 20,000 and Munoz put in the call.

The 8♥ turn would then check through to the 6♠ river which saw Munoz lead for 60,000. Wu would think it over for almost a minute before he elected to fold as Munoz dragged one without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Wu	375,000 48,000	48,000
Ramon Munoz	280,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Ramon Munoz Rich Wu

07-08-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Neugebauer Applies Pressure, Pardy Bows Out

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Sava Krink

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

With the board showing 4♣Q♦3♦K♥Q♣ and around 280,000 in the pot, Max Neugebauer and Ivan Poroliev were locked in a heads-up battle. Neugebauer led out for 75,000 as the first to act, putting the pressure on Poroliev, who took his time to consider the spot.

After a long tank, Poroliev eventually released his hand, conceding the pot to Neugebauer, who quietly added a healthy boost to his stack.

Just a few hands later, Jonathan Pardy hit the rail from the same table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	865,000 60,000	60,000
Stephen Dauphinais	796,000 431,000	431,000
Max Neugebauer	673,000 17,000	17,000

Ivan Poroliev	318,000 51,000	51,000
Jonathan Pardy	Busted

Tags: Ivan Poroliev Jonathan Pardy Max Neugebauer

07-08-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Fan Back to Building Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the river of a 5♠5♦3♠K♥2♥ board, Chih-Wei Fan bet 55,000 and was raised to 115,000 by Brian Battistone. What followed was the shove by Fan and Battistone instantly flung his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chih-Wei Fan	540,000 240,000	240,000
Brian Battistone	350,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Brian Battistone Chih-Wei Fan

07-08-2025 21:10 UTC-8

Gius Coolers Bianchi to Double

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Brett Slezak

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

Heads-up to the turn with just over 90,000 in the middle, Roberto Bianchi checked from early position to Gregory Gius in the cutoff with the board reading 6♠4♦3♥4♥. Gius put out a small bet before Bianchi instantly moved all in as the covering stack and Gius snapped it off for his final 93,000 total.

Gregory Gius: K♦K♣ All in
Roberto Bianchi: Q♣Q♦

It was a cooler scenario between two premium holdings with Gius having the best of it. Nothing changed on the 3♠ river as Bianchi frustratingly cut out the double-up chips which were shipped to Gius as he collected a huge one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Bianchi	305,000 146,000	146,000
Gregory Gius	280,000 167,500	167,500

Tags: Gregory Gius Roberto Bianchi

07-08-2025 21:10 UTC-8

The Tip of the Spear

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Daniel Spear was all-in for only 34,000 against Yifu He and had a flip for his tournament life.

Daniel Spear: 10♠10♣ All in
Yifu He: K♥J♠

Many over cards came on the Q♥J♥9♠K♠4♥ board and they guaranteed the double via straight for Spear, who then added a few chips more soon thereafter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yifu He	450,000 171,000	171,000
Daniel Spear	142,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Daniel Spear Yifu He

07-08-2025 21:12 UTC-8

Stokes Eliminated

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Barry Russell

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

David Kaufmann raised in middle position to 10,000, Jamin Stokes three-bet on the button to 25,000, Kaufmann four-bet to 45,000, Stokes five-bet shoved for 170,000, and Kaufmann snap-called.

Jamin Stokes: Q♣Q♦ All in
David Kaufmann: A♣A♠

Great flop for both players as Stokes flopped and set and Kaufmann the nut flush draw on 2♠Q♠3♠, the 7♦ turn kept Stokes in the lead, but the 6♠ on the river eliminated him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	360,000 5,000	5,000
Jamin Stokes	Busted

Tags: David Kaufmann Jamin Stokes