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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$90,535,500
Total Entries
9,735
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Entries
3,453
Players Left
1,476
Players Left 1 / 9,735
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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
JJ Liu opened to 12,000 from early position and Thi Xoa Nguyen called from middle position. Ricky Lee was in the hijack and bumped it up to 38,000, which both Liu and Nguyen called.
The flop came 3♦Q♣9♠ and when the action checked to Lee, he shoved for 99,000. Liu folded, but Nguyen called.
Ricky Lee: A♣K♦ 
Thi Xoa Nguyen: J♣9♣
Nguyen had flopped a pair and turned trips with the 9♥, which left Lee drawing dead. A meaningless 3♣ filled out the board, and Lee made his way to the exit empty-handed.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Michael Mizrachi has lost one of the biggest pots of the 2025 WSOP Main Event, as the seven-time bracelet winner couldn’t find a fold with pocket kings against pocket aces in a nearly million-chip clash.
One of the top stacks after the dinner break of Day 3, “The Grinder” saw his Main Event hopes take a significant hit after Alaskan-based Joey Padron scored a massive double-up and collected the 884,000 chip pot.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Asko Muratovic raised in middle position to 14,000 before facing a three-bet from Thomas Barry on the button. Barry made it 40,000, which Muratovic elected to call.
The dealer spread a 2♣10♦4♣ flop, and Muratovic checked. After brief consideration, Barry then moved all in for 81,000.
Muratovic went into the tank, letting a few minutes pass by before finally deciding just to let go of his cards, returning them to the dealer.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Miki Vea raised to 15,000 in early position, Craig Pollak three-bet to 45,000 in the hijack, Philippe Noble cold-called in the big blind, and Vea made the call.
The flop came 3♥J♠9♠, and Pollak shoved for 139,000, Noble called and Vea folded.
Craig Pollak: A♠A♣
Philippe Noble: 9♣8♣
The board ran out K♦A♥, and Pollak took his chip count to over 400,000 near the money bubble. Scott Baumstein said to Noble, "Just a cooler, nothing you could do," as the chips were being scooped towards Pollak.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action was picked up on the river with the board reading 9♦Q♣A♥7♣K♠ and around 100,000 in the pot. Masanori Izu checked as first to act, and Rodrigo Jim moved all in, covering Izu and putting his tournament life on the line.
As players inched closer to the money, the ICM pressure began to rise, and Izu clearly felt it. He let out a sigh and stood up from his seat, visibly conflicted. For nearly three minutes, he stood motionless, eyes fixed on the board. Then, in a surprising move, he turned over one card, the A♣, without saying anything, still holding his cards in the hand.
The dealer immediately called the floor. Since no one at the table reacted and no action had technically occurred, a second floor was called. During the confusion, Izu revealed his second card, the A♦, still holding both cards in his hand and saying nothing. Technically, his hand was not tabled, and it wasn’t considered official action.
A third floor supervisor arrived, and after another few minutes of silence, Jim called the clock. The floor gave Izu 30 seconds to act.
Instead of making a decision, Izu asked, “Can I take a picture?”. He pulled out his phone and recorded a video, filming his pocket aces, the board, himself, and his opponent. With a grin into the camera, Izu finally tossed his cards into the muck, giving up the hand, but not without leaving the table a story to remember.
After the hand, Izu received a two-round penalty.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Samuel Roussy-Majeau from the button and Liviu-Rodrig Bartha from the big blind had created a substantial pot of around 185,000 going into the turn with the board reading A♣K♥4♠2♠ after Bartha check-raised the flop.
Bartha led with a bet of 100,000 and Roussy-Majeau put in the call.
On the Q♥ river, Bartha elected to check it over to Roussy-Majeau who took some time before he cut out a bet of 100,000, sending Bartha deep into the tank as this represented almost half of his remaining stack.
After almost three minutes, Bartha stuck in the call as Roussy-Majeau pointed to Bartha to concede as Bartha tabled A♥4♦ for a flopped two pair which faced a tough spot on the river.
"I absolutely knew you had ace-four," Mike Matusow commented, "It's face up. That one hundred was a very blender bet, buddy."
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Wagner Wysotchanski made it 15,000 from early position with Alen Tenorio calling from the cutoff and David Cabrera Polop defending his big blind.
All three checked the 6♠9♥Q♥ flop to see the 8♣ came on the turn. Polop led out 34,000, which only Wysotchanski called.
When the 5♠ hit the river, Polop fired out 42,000 into the middle. Wysotchanski called and then mucked when Polop revealed two pair with 8♥6♥.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A selection of updated chip counts, taken from the WSOP+ app.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Kevin Williams opened to 15,000 and Semsettin Ilyas then jammed the button for 49,000. While the blinds had folded and Williams was in the tank, Ilyas joked "you can just fold, you are behind". Williams tossed in a single chip for the call and Ilyas was instantly knocked down in his confidence as he quickly added "oh sh.t, you are ahead".
Semsettin Ilyas: A♦7♠
Kevin Williams: K♥J♠
"Oh, you are behind," Ilyas said for the third change of mind and had reason to celebrate the double thanks to the 10♠4♠3♥9♦A♠ runout.
