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

07-08-2025 11:45 UTC-8

Blanco Folds Out Tsai

Liam Gannon

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

Action was picked up on the flop in a three-way pot between Jordan Knackstedt in the small blind, Andy Tsai in first position, and Matthew Blanco on the button with 23,000 in the center.

The flop read Q♣A♣7♥ and action checked over to Tsai who bet 8,000, prompting Blanco to raise to 16,000.

Only Tsai called and he checked the turn 2♣ over to Blanco who bet 20,000, eliciting a quick fold from Tsai.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Tsai	275,000 117,500	117,500
Matthew Blanco	173,000 18,000	18,000
Jordan Knackstedt	129,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Andy Tsai Jordan Knackstedt Matthew Blanco

07-08-2025 11:50 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher O'Donnell	75,000 12,000	12,000
Doug Polk	70,000 15,000	15,000

Neugebauer Turns a Ten

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Kai Cocklin

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

Max Neugebauer opened the button to 5,000 and got a call from Alexander Rocha in the big blind.

They saw a flop of 2♥3♠J♦, where Rocha check-called a bet of 5,000 from Neugebauer.

Both then knuckled to showdown on the 10♥Q♠ runout, with Rocha flipping over A♦5♠ for just ace-high. Neugebauer had that beat as he turned a pair of tens with 10♣9♦, which meant he added a few more chips to his big stack .

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	445,000 10,000	10,000

Alexander Rocha	41,500 9,500	9,500

Tags: Max Neugebauer Alexander Rocha

07-08-2025 11:50 UTC-8

Lee Fades Goldman's Outs

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Tim Baker

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

Noel Rodriguez raised to 5,000 from early position before Jeremy Goldman three-bet to 12,500 from the hijack. Stanley Lee cold four-bet to 30,000 out of the small blind, which only Goldman called.

Heads-up to the 5♦Q♣2♥ flop, where Lee continued with a bet of 23,000. Goldman made the call.

The J♣ came on the turn, and after a few moments, Lee jammed for 70,000. Goldman went deep into thought, thinking for multiple minutes. Ultimately, Goldman made the call.

Stanley Lee: A♥A♦ All in
Jeremy Goldman: A♣K♣

Lee was ahead with aces, but Goldman had straight and flush possibilities with his Big Slick. The 3♦ came on the river, and Lee doubled up through Goldman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanley Lee	260,000 133,000	133,000
Jeremy Goldman	200,000 140,000	140,000
Noel Rodriguez	100,000 13,500	13,500

Tags: Jeremy Goldman Noel Rodriguez Stanley Lee

07-08-2025 11:51 UTC-8

Morris Makes the Right Call Against Arthur

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Brett Slezak

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

Riva Arthur from the button and Stephanie Morris from the big blind were heads-up to the river with 45,000 in the middle and the completed board reading K♦Q♥4♦A♦9♠.

Morris checked to Arthur who bet 25,000, which respresented half of Morris' remaining chips. She would go deep into the tank for over two minutes before she elected to flick in the call.

Riva Arthur: Q♦10♥
Stephanie Morris: A♣J♥

Morris made the right call with her top pair as she was able to find some breathing room and takes some chips off one of the bigger stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riva Arthur	550,000 57,000	57,000

Stephanie Morris	125,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Riva Arthur Stephanie Morris

07-08-2025 11:52 UTC-8

Steede Trusts His Aces

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Liam Gannon

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

Jacob Steede raised to 6,000 in early position and in middle position, Tong Li raised to 20,000. Action folded back around to Steede who moved all in for 49,000 effective and Li called.

Tong Li: 9♣9♥ All in
Jacob Steede: A♥A♦

The board ran out 7♠4♠5♥4♦K♣ and the aces held up for Steede to eliminate Li from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Steede	213,000 15,500	15,500
Tong Li	Busted

Tags: Jacob Steede Tong Li

07-08-2025 11:52 UTC-8

Death by Quads for Nikzad

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Isaac Rodgin opened to 5,000 from under the gun, Omid Nikzad called from middle position and Dario Dussan Guzman called from the cutoff.

The flop came 4♦J♣9♥. Rodgin bet 7,000, Nikzad shoved for 24,000, Guzman folded 7♠7♣ and Rodgin snap-called with a covering stack to put Nikzad at risk.

Omid Nikzad: J♦10♦ All in
Isaac Rodgin: 9♠9♣

Nikzad was drawing dead by the turn and was sent to the rail after the 9♦K♥ runout improved Rodgin to quad nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Rodgin	169,500 40,000	40,000
Dario Dussan Guzman	140,500 14,000	14,000
Omid Nikzad	Busted

Tags: Dario Dussan Guzman Isaac Rodgin Omid Nikzad

07-08-2025 11:53 UTC-8

Shay Spikes Two Outer To Survive

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Stewart Morrison

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

Bryan Shay opened on the button to 5,000 but met resistance in the form of a three-bet by Thien Tran in the big blind. Tran had raised to 17,500, and Shay made the call.

The dealer then provided a monotone 4♠7♠3♠ flop, and Tran continued for 13,000. Again, Shay came along with a call.

The Q♣ turn saw sparks fly. Tran elected to check, and Shay took over the betting lead with a bet of 27,000. Tran immediately moved all in, and Shay called.

It was Shay who had the shorter stack and, as such, was at risk of elimination.

Bryan Shay: A♦Q♠ All in
Thien Tran: A♠A♣

It was a sorry situation for Shay, whose spade draw wasn't even live and could only hit a queen to survive.

The deck smiled upon him, though, as the dealer burned and turned the Q♥, not only keeping him alive, but giving him twice as many chips to continue with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Shay	282,500 128,500	128,500
Thien Tran	191,500 126,500	126,500

Tags: Bryan Shay Thien Tran

07-08-2025 11:57 UTC-8

Negreanu Doubles Through Wheeler

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jason Wheeler opened to 5,500 from under the gun, Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 30,000 from the button, Wheeler shoved with a covering stack and Negreanu, who had 16,000 behind, called and was at risk.

Daniel Negreanu: K♠K♥ All in
Jason Wheeler: A♠Q♦

Negreanu remained ahead with pocket kings on the 3♠3♣2♣5♥3♦ runout to double up through Wheeler.