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Today was supposed to mark the end of Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship here at the 2025 World Series of Poker. However, fate had other plans as Eric Wasserson and Mike Gorodinsky must return for an extra day of play to decide the victor.
Thirteen players returned to Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, for Day 3, and 13 hours later there were still two remaining. Wasserson holds an overwhelming chip lead with 10,115,000 to the 1,585,000 of Gorodinsky, who must mount a substantial comeback if he is to secure his fifth bracelet. Wasserson, on the other hand, is chasing his second bracelet after winning the $25,000 Dealers Choice in the Bahamas back in December.
End of Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 10,115,000 |
| 2 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 1,585,000 |
The Day’s Action
When 13 players returned to the felt for Day 3, Thomas Taylor led the way and Jordan Griff brought up the rear.
About 20 minutes into the day, Griff was the first to fall as his ace-queen was outdrawn by the ace-jack of Taylor, and the final 12 players were redrawn at two feature tables to resume action.
The eliminations of Brian Hastings and Todd Brunson brought the tournament to its final ten before Ioannis Konstas quickly followed in tenth place.
Play slowed down with the final table in sight before Sachin Bhargava got his short stack in the middle in pot-limit Omaha, but he could not improve against Brian Tate and exited.
Jeremy Ausmus then fell on the final table bubble after his queens were out-flopped by the ace-five suited of Kahle Burns in no-limit hold’em. The stage was set as the final seven combined on a single final table with Burns leading the way.
Cagey is the best way to describe the beginning of final table play, as all seven players survived to the dinner break with Thomas Taylor holding the short stack.
Taylor was the first casualty shortly after, when he got ace-queen against the nine-seven suited of Gorodinsky in limit hold’em. Gorodinsky paired his seven on the flop, Taylor did not improve, and he exited yet another WSOP final table.
Wasserson and Burns started to distance themselves from the field before Bradley Jansen became the next to hit the rail. After a series of unfortunate hands, he got his short stack in the middle in no-limit hold’em with pocket sixes against the ace-jack of Gorodinsky, who rivered a straight to eliminate Jansen in sixth.
Burns was then on the receiving end of some unfortunate cards before he became the short stack. After losing a big hand of pot-limit Omaha, he got his final 20 big blinds in the middle the following hand with kings against the double-suited ace-queen-ten-seven of Wasserson, who flopped two pair. Burns failed to improve and hit the rail.
Four-handed play was a tale of the have’s and have-not’s as Wasserson and Gorodinsky held the majority of the chips while Jon Turner and Tate were both quite short.
Turner would be the one to outlast Tate, who fell in fourth place. He was eliminated by Turner in 2-7 triple draw after Tate bricked his wheel draw against the eight-six of Turner.
Turner doubled his short stack a few times before he finally met his end. He got the last of his chips in the middle with queens in pot-limit Omaha but was always behind the kings of Gorodinsky, who held on to eliminate Turner in third.
Heads-up play lasted one 90-minute level before play concluded. Mostly small pots were traded, but Wasserson won the most vital of them all. He made a full house on the river in a massive hand of pot-limit Omaha and got paid on the river to take a huge chip lead.
Gorodinsky held on through the rest of the night before the clock struck zero, and the two must return tomorrow to continue the heads-up battle.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $422,421 | ||
| 2 | $277,960 | ||
| 3 | Jon Turner | United States | $187,724 |
| 4 | Brian Tate | United States | $130,211 |
| 5 | Kahle Burns | Australia | $92,829 |
| 6 | Bradley Jansen | United States | $68,071 |
| 7 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | $51,385 |
Action resumes Saturday, July 5, at 1 p.m. in the Horseshoe Event Center. Play will start in Level 26 with big bet blinds of 30,000/60,000 and limits of 120,000/240,000.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship and all other events here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
