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

07-08-2025 21:46 UTC-8

Van Der Biezen Gets Value With Top Pair

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Kai Cocklin

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Siddhesh Kudtarkar opened from the cutoff and Mark van der Biezen called in the big blind.

The flop came 2♦10♣J♣ and Van Der Biezen check-called a bet of 17,000 from Kudtarkar.

Both checked the 4♥ turn to the 7♠ river, where Van Der Biezen bet 38,000. Kudtarkar quickly called.

Van Der Biezen flipped K♣J♦ for a pair of jacks, and Kudtarkar mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Fuller	580,000 20,000	20,000
Mark van der Biezen	350,000 267,400	267,400
Toby Clifton	270,000 153,500	153,500
Yixuan Macko	240,000 158,500	158,500
Siddhesh Kudtarkar	200,000 83,000	83,000
Caleb Furth	175,000 38,500	38,500

Kunal Patni	120,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Siddhesh Kudtarkar Mark van Der Biezen

07-08-2025 21:47 UTC-8

Chung Cracks Aces With Kings to KO Polk

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Doug Polk was all in for 243,000 from the cutoff and up against Luke Chung who covered him from the hijack.

Doug Polk: A♠A♦ All in
Luke Chung: K♠K♦

Polk was a massive favorite to double up with pocket aces but was left drawing to two outs after the 6♣K♣3♣ flop gave Chung a set of kings. Polk couldn't make a set of his own as the rest of the board ran out 7♦10♦ and was eliminated in brutal fashion while Chung was pushed another sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Chung	1,506,000 258,000	258,000
Doug Polk	Busted

Tags: Doug Polk Luke Chung

07-08-2025 21:52 UTC-8

Fhima Doubles His Short Stack

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

David Fhima jammed from the button for just 16,000 and Matt Souza happily called from the big blind.

David Fhima: A♦5♦ All in
Matt Souza: 9♣8♣

Fhima just needed to hold with ace-high to keep his chances of cashing the Main Event alive. Fortunately for Fhima, the board ran out 6♥10♥Q♠5♠A♥ to give him two pair, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Souza	500,000 186,000	186,000
David Fhima	42,000 91,000	91,000

Tags: Matt Souza David Fhima

07-08-2025 21:52 UTC-8

Setrakian's Main Event Ends to Quads

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Brett Slezak

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Shant Setrakian was all in for his final 98,000 from middle position and at risk against Soojo Kim from the button.

Shant Setrakian: A♥Q♣ All in
Soojo Kim: 9♥9♦

It was a coinflip scenario for a brief amount of time before the Q♦9♠9♣ flop gave Kim quad nines. Setrakian was drawing to running queens but he could not find his ladies as the board ran out 5♣8♠ and Setrakian was eliminated in brutal fashion as the bubble draws one step closer.

"We did our part. Now we just need every other table to bust one person and we'll be there," joked a tablemate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soojo Kim	450,000 243,000	243,000
Shant Setrakian	Busted

Tags: Shant Setrakian Soojo Kim

07-08-2025 21:54 UTC-8

Furth Sends Out Kudtarkar

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Liam Gannon

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ty Ho limped under the gun and Siddhesh Kudtarkar called in early position behind him. Bruno Furth raised to 30,000 in middle position which saw action fold back around to Kudtarkar who moved all in for 125,000 and Furth called.

Siddhesh Kudtarkar: Q♥Q♦ All in
Bruno Furth: A♣A♥

The board ran out K♣6♣5♠2♣9♦ and the aces held up for the WSOP bracelet winner while Kudtarkar was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	396,000 181,000	181,000

Siddhesh Kudtarkar	Busted

Tags: Bruno Furth Siddhesh Kudtarkar Ty Ho

07-08-2025 21:55 UTC-8

Bigot Hits a Set

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Barry Russell

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There were roughly 125,000 chips in the pot on a board of 10♦A♥3♦2♥, Fabrice Bigot checked in early position to Keith Heine on the button and he bet 45,000 on the turn, Bigot check-called.

Bigot decided to lead on the J♥ river for 75,000, and Heine went deep into the tank and made the call. Bigot tabled a set with 3♣3♠, Heine proclaimed he had ace-king.

Bigot now playing over 600,000 chips near the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Bigot	630,000 452,000	452,000
Keith Heine	139,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Keith Heine

07-08-2025 22:00 UTC-8

Muratovic Takes from Saechao

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Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

When the action folded to Asko Muratovic in the cutoff, he put in a raise to 14,000. One seat to his left, Stephen Chidwick made the call, before Kao Saechao put in a three-bet from the small blind to 39,000. The big blind got out of the way, but both Muratovic and Chidwick called.

Saechao continued for 24,000 on the K♥7♣4♦ flop. Muratovic made the call, and Chidwick folded.

The K♠ joined the board as the turn card, and Saechao decided a check was in order. This gave Muratovic the green light to take over the betting lead, doing so with a wager of 25,000.

Muratovic put some brief thought into his response, but ultimately decided just to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asko Muratovic	315,000 207,500	207,500
Kao Saechao	262,000 30,500	30,500
Stephen Chidwick	211,000 89,000	89,000

Tags: Asko Muratovic Kao Saechao Stephen Chidwick

07-08-2025 22:00 UTC-8

Almonte Doubles Through Fan

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Anderson Almonte was all-in and at risk preflop from the button and looked up by Chih-Wei Fan in the cutoff.

Anderson Almonte: K♦9♠ All in
Chih-Wei Fan: A♠Q♥

The Q♦10♦6♦J♥4♦ board gave Almonte a straight on the turn and flush on the river for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chih-Wei Fan	415,000 125,000	125,000
Anderson Almonte	215,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Anderson Almonte Chih-Wei Fan

07-08-2025 22:04 UTC-8

Two Barrels are Enough for Ved

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kartik Ved raised to 12,000 and was called only by Nicolas Fountotos in the big blind. On the Q♦9♥8♠ flop, Fountotos check-called for 15,000 and they checked the 4♠ on the turn. Fountotos checked the K♣ on the river and Ved fired another bet of 60,000, which eventually got the job done.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kartik Ved	380,000 191,500	191,500

Nicolas Fountotos	310,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Nicolas Fountotos Kartik Ved

07-08-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Aido Surrenders to Bernstein

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

From middle position, Sergio Aido fired out a near-potsized bet of 45,000 on a board of K♦9♣A♥8♣, and Michael Bernstein called from the cutoff.

Upon seeing the 6♦ fall on the river, Aido bet out for 40,000. Not too long after, Bernstein raised to 225,000. Aido deliberated for a short time before returning his cards to the dealer and surrendering the pot to Bernstein.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Bernstein	750,000 588,500	588,500
Sergio Aido	340,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Michael Bernstein Sergio Aido