Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-04-2025 13:15 UTC-8

Gorodinsky Gets Value

Josh Noy

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Mike Gorodinsky raised on the button, with Ioannis Konstas making the call in the small blind. Konstas checked the 6♠3♦2♣ flop, calling after Gorodinsky continued with a bet of 40,000.

Another check-call from Konstas followed the 7♠ turn, where Gorodinsky fired 90,000.

The 6♥ river saw Konstas check again, this time facing a bet of 165,000 from Gorodinsky. Konstas went into the tank for more than three minutes, opting to toss in the call.

Gorodinsky showed 10♥7♥ for two pair, earning the pot while leaving Konstas short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	2,100,000 575,000	575,000

Ioannis Konstas	230,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Mike Gorodinsky Ioannis Konstas

07-04-2025 13:12 UTC-8

Tate's Kings are Good

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Brett Slezak

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Brian Tate: XxXx / K♠5♣7♣2♠ / Xx
Jon Turner: XxXx / A♠2♥7♠J♠ / Xx

Turner completed and Tate called.

Turner led the whole way, betting on fourth, fifth, and sixth as Tate called down.

Seventh checked through as Turner tabled just a pair of threes while Tate had K♥9♣6♠ in the hole for a pair of kings as he dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	1,725,000 50,000	50,000

Brian Tate	630,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Brian Tate Jon Turner

07-04-2025 13:08 UTC-8

Konstas Shows Number One

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Josh Noy

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Thomas Taylor raised from under the gun, and Ioannis Konstas defended his big blind to draw one. Taylor took two cards, with Konstas leading out.

Taylor called, and Konstas stood pat. Taylor took another two cards, raising after Konstas led out again.

Konstas called and stood pat once again, while Taylor also declined a card. Both players checked it down, and Konstas tabled 7x5x4x3x2x for the best possible hand to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	1,380,000 345,000	345,000

Ioannis Konstas	580,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Ioannis Konstas Thomas Taylor

07-04-2025 13:06 UTC-8

Turner Takes From Wasserson

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

On the first draw, Jon Turner took three against the two of Eric Wasserson and check-called a bet. Both took one new card on the second draw and Turner check-called another bet before they repeated the discarding on the final draw,

Turner then bet and he called a raise for Wasserson as final aggressor to declare an eight-six perfect. Turner had that beat with the 8x5x4x3x2x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	1,775,000 50,000	50,000

Eric Wasserson	1,750,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Jon Turner Eric Wasserson

07-04-2025 13:06 UTC-8

Wasserson Leaves Bhargava Short

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Brett Slezak

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Sachin Bhargava opened to 32,000 under the gun and Eric Wasserson called in the small blind.

Both the K♦10♦6♦ flop and A♠ turn checked through. On the Q♥ river, Wasserson led for 75,000 and Bhargava called. Wasserson tabled A♣J♥ for the straight to leave Bhargava short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	1,875,000 235,000	235,000

Sachin Bhargava	130,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Sachin Bhargava

07-04-2025 13:03 UTC-8

Brian Hastings Eliminated in 12th Place ($26,543)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Brian Hastings raised and Brian Tate three-bet out of the small blind for Hastings to call all-in for 57,000 total.

Tate took two on the first draw against the one of Hastings, then took one on the second draw while Hastings patted.

Both patted the final draw and Tate tabled his 8x6x5x3x2x, which had Hastings' 8x6x5x4x2x pipped by one notch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tate	535,000 110,000	110,000
Brian Hastings	Busted

Tags: Brian Hastings Brian Tate

07-04-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Flush Over Flush Boost for Jansen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Eric Wasserson: XxXx / Q♦5♦Q♠3♠ / Xx
Brian Tate: J♥9♥6♥ / 8♥5♣10♥4♦
Sachin Bhargava: XxXx / 3♥K♦4♣ folded on fifth street
Bradley Jansen: A♠8♠2♠ / 5♠6♠10♠2♣
Jon Turner: XxXx / A♣9♣10♦ folded on fifth street

After fourth street had been checked through, Eric Wasserson bet fifth with his pair of queens showing and was called by Brian Tate. Sachin Bhargava folded, Bradley Jansen called, and so did Jon Turner.

Wasserson bet again sixth street to pick up two calls and checked seventh. Tate bet, Jansen called and Wasserson came along as well. Tate announced a jack-high flush but Jansen had that beat with the ace-high flush and an 8-6 low.

Wasserson double-checked his cards for a couple of seconds and tossed them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	1,725,000 15,000	15,000

Eric Wasserson	1,640,000 55,000	55,000

Bradley Jansen	1,225,000 280,000	280,000

Brian Tate	425,000 405,000	405,000
Sachin Bhargava	275,000 25,000	25,000
Brian Hastings	60,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Bradley Jansen Brian Tate Eric Wasserson Jon Turner Sachin Bhargava

07-04-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Ausmus Takes Four-Way Pot

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Josh Noy

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Four-way action to the first draw saw Kahle Burns take two in the small blind, with Todd Brunson drawing three in the big blind. Jeremy Ausmus took two from under the gun, and Ioannis Konstas also drew two.

All four players checked, with Burns and Brunson taking one card. Ausmus and Konstas drew two, and Burns checked to Brunson.

Brunson fired a bet, with Ausmus and Burns coming along to the final draw. All three players took one, and Burns checked. Brunson bet again, finding a call from Ausmus and a fold from Burns.

Brunson indicated that he had a pair of eights, while Ausmus tabled 8x7x5x4x2x to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	1,600,000 175,000	175,000

Jeremy Ausmus	725,000 260,000	260,000

Ioannis Konstas	520,000 110,000	110,000
Todd Brunson	145,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Ioannis Konstas Jeremy Ausmus Todd Brunson Kahle Burns

07-04-2025 12:54 UTC-8

Gorodinsky Shows Burns a Seven

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Brett Slezak

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Mike Gorodinsky raised from the cutoff and Kahle Burns defended his big blind.

Burns took two and check-called after Gorodinsky took one.

Burns now needed one and check-called again after Gorodinsky stood pat.

On the final draw, Burns took one and checked. Gorodinsky quickly fired out another bet as Burns went into the tank for almost a minute before he reluctantly put in the call. Gorodinsky tabled 7x6x4x3x2x for number two to slow down Burns' momentum.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	1,775,000 125,000	125,000

Mike Gorodinsky	1,525,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Kahle Burns Mike Gorodinsky

07-04-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Trips Versus Trips as Burns Collects

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Brett Slezak

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Thomas Taylor: XxXx / 3♠3♥Q♦J♦ / Xx
Kahle Burns: XxXx / K♥10♠A♥J♠ / Xx

Burns limped first to act and Taylor was the bring-in.

Taylor led fourth with open threes and Burns called.

On fifth, Taylor checked, Burns bet, Taylor raised, and Burns called.

Taylor led again on sixth and seventh as Burns called down. Taylor revealed 7♣3♣2♦ in the hole for trip threes, while Burns had 6♠6♦6♣ in the hole for trip sixes to drag a substantial one off Taylor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	1,725,000 280,000	280,000

Kahle Burns	1,675,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Kahle Burns Thomas Taylor