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

07-08-2025 12:18 UTC-8

Reisman and Yan Each Take One Down Postflop

Kai Cocklin

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

Andrew Hulme raised from under the gun to 5,000 and got a call from Michael Reisman on the button & Samantha Cohen in the big blind.

All three checked the K♦6♦5♣ flop and when it checked to Reisman on the 10♦ turn, he bet 7,000. Both of his opponents folded, and he took down the pot.

Elsewhere, Maxwell McCurdy raised from under the gun to 5,500 and Yingge Yan called in the hijack. John Barr also called from the big blind.

They saw a flop of J♠8♣2♦, where it checked to Yan, who fired 8,000. He also took down the pot as both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Barr	440,000 28,500	28,500
Yingge Yan	190,000 20,000	20,000
Andrew Hulme	185,000 27,500	27,500
Michael Reisman	75,000 71,500	71,500

Samantha Cohen	65,000 5,000	5,000
Maxwell McCurdy	60,000 1,500	1,500

Tags: Andrew Hulme John Barr Maxwell McCurdy Michael Reisman Samantha Cohen Yingge Yan

07-08-2025 12:18 UTC-8

Rodriguez Takes From Nixon

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Picking up the action on the Q♦4♣2♠7♦ turn, Jamie Nixon checked and then called a bet by his table neighbor Alejandro Rodriguez. They headed to the 8♣ on the river on which both players checked. Nixon revealed the A♦J♦ but Rodriguez had that pipped with the Q♣J♣ for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Rodriguez	275,000 115,500	115,500
Jamie Nixon	185,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Alejandro Rodriguez Jamie Nixon

07-08-2025 12:17 UTC-8

Barone Moving in the Right Direction

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action started with a raise in middle position to 5,000. Gary McCoy then three-bet to 13,000 on the button. When the action got to Aaron Barone in the big blind, he then put in a four-bet to 33,000.

The original raiser folded, but McCoy made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of 3♥10♥10♦ and Barone continued for 18,000. McCoy responded with a raise to 50,000, which Barone called.

The turn 5♣ saw both players check, and the dealer provided the 7♣ river.

Barone took a few moments before deciding to move all in, covering his opponent's stack. McCoy wasted no time in getting out of the way, returning his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Barone	358,000 159,500	159,500

Gary McCoy	90,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Aaron Barone Gary McCoy

07-08-2025 12:16 UTC-8

Ginn's Cowboys Get No Action from Hellmuth's Ace-King

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Phil Hellmuth opened to 5,000 from early position with A♥K♠ and Michael Ginn three-bet to 15,000 from middle position with K♥K♦. Hellmuth quickly mucked his ace-king and the pot was pushed to Ginn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Ginn	153,500 34,500	34,500
Phil Hellmuth	93,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Michael Ginn Phil Hellmuth

07-08-2025 12:14 UTC-8

Chan Hero Calls to Eliminate Ashelm

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Brett Slezak

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

Robert Ashelm from the small blind and Lok Chan from the cutoff were heads-up to the completed board of Q♣8♥6♥2♥5♥ with around 135,000 in the middle already.

Ashelm would lead all-in for 73,000, sending Chan into the tank. He was clearly pained by the decision as he apologized to the table for taking so much time. In actuality, he took just over a minute before he stuck in the call.

Robert Ashelm: 5♦5♣ All in
Lok Chan: 3♠3♥

Ashelm had rivered a set but had no heart in his hand as Chan made an impressive hero-call with just the three of hearts to drag a massive one and eliminate Ashelm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lok Chan	660,000 61,500	61,500

Robert Ashelm	Busted

Tags: Lok Chan Robert Ashelm

07-08-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Lopes Raises Out Murata

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Liam Gannon

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

Eder Murata raised to 5,500 from early position, and Melanie Weisner in the cutoff, Douglas Lopes on the button, and Carlton Taylor in the small blind all called.

The flop rolled out 8♠K♣6♥ and Taylor checked to Murata, who bet 7,000 to see only Lopes call.

On the turn 10♠, Murata bet to the tune of 28,000 and Lopes raised to 63,000. Murata contemplated his decision for a bit, but decided to let his hand go and cede the pot to Lopes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlton Taylor	263,000 165,500	165,500
Douglas Lopes	198,000 93,000	93,000
Eder Murata	195,000 86,500	86,500
Melanie Weisner	36,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Carlton Taylor Douglas Lopes Eder Murata Melanie Weisner

07-08-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Fan Takes From Bauchert

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a three-bet pot to the 10♣9♥7♦ flop, Samuel Bauchert faced a bet of 16,000 by Chih-Wei Fan and called to then see Fan fire another bet of 27,500 on the 3♥ turn. This time, Bauchert opted to fold and Fan claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chih-Wei Fan	410,000 24,500	24,500
Samuel Bauchert	205,000 83,500	83,500

Tags: Samuel Bauchert Chih-Wei Fan

07-08-2025 12:12 UTC-8

Duenas Gets Catfished

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Connor Richards

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

Juan Duenas raised to 5,500 in early position and Patrick Liang three-bet to 15,000 on the button.

Unconfirmed Fred Durst fan John Dlubala, who had been telling a story about his favorite catfish dinner spot — "It's like seven plates but you get free sides" — went into the tank from the small blind.

"Holy sh**! So 5.5 and now 15?" Dlubala said before folding as Duenas called.

Duenas checked on the flop of 3♦8♥4♦ and Liang continued for 10,000. Duenas laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Duenas	280,000 96,500	96,500
Patrick Liang	200,000 20,500	20,500
John Dlubala	120,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: John Dlubala Juan Duenas Patrick Liang

07-08-2025 12:11 UTC-8

Assorted Counts from Horseshoe

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Theologis	600,000 127,500	127,500
Christopher DeMaci	485,000 20,000	20,000
Ebony Kenney	340,000 30,000	30,000
Dong Chen	330,000 50,000	50,000

Brandon Sheils	270,000 160,500	160,500
Zarvan Tumboli	235,000 2,000	2,000
Jason Mercier	230,000 15,000	15,000

Chien Chih Weng	230,000 18,000	18,000
Johnny Chan	226,000 131,500	131,500

Kou Vang	220,000 22,500	22,500
Joao Estanislau	200,000 146,500	146,500
Daniel Neilson	200,000 200,000	200,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	180,000 37,000	37,000

David Wang	170,000 18,000	18,000
Yueqi Zhu	155,000 50,000	50,000

Chin Wei Lim	70,000 26,500	26,500

07-08-2025 12:08 UTC-8

Carmona Doubles Through Kivu

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was joined as Luis Yepez had moved his 84,000 stack into the middle from the small blind. It was Alexis Kivu, playing from the hijack, that had him at risk.

Luis Yepez: A♦K♣ All in
Alexis Kivu: Q♠Q♥

There was instant service for Yepez on the A♣7♥8♣ board, and there was to be no comeback for Kivu on the 6♥ turn and 9♥ river.