Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-05-2025 23:48 UTC-8

Drumond Bombs River

Erick Torres

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Preston McEwen called from the small blind, and Breno Drumond checked his option from the big blind to send them to a flop.

Both players checked through the 9♥A♥8♠ flop.

McEwen chose to bet 575,000 on the 4♣ turn, and Drumond called.

The 6♥ saw a volley exchanged between the two players as McEwen bet 500,000, and Drumond responded with a large bet of 4,800,000. McEwen tanked for a while before he opted to fold as Drumond scooped another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Breno Drumond	14,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Preston McEwen	9,200,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Breno Drumond Preston McEwen

07-05-2025 23:31 UTC-8

Drumond Roars Back

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Erick Torres

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Jaehoon Baek raised to 1,000,000 from the button, and Breno Drumond called in the big blind.

Drumond checked the K♣4♣3♣ flop, and Baek bet 1,000,000. Drumond stuck around with a call.

The 9♠ turn led to a check from Drumond before Baek bet again for 1,800,000. Drumond called to send them to a river.

The 7♠ river led to a check from both players.

Drumond showed K♠8♠ as Baek tossed his cards into the muck much to the delight of the raucous Brazilian crowd who began to chant and cheer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Breno Drumond	13,600,000 6,900,000	6,900,000

Jaehoon Baek	8,500,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Tags: Breno Drumond Jaehoon Baek

07-05-2025 23:25 UTC-8

Katz Uses Another Life

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Tyler Boyer

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Breno Drumond opened the action on the button with a raise to 1,000,000, which was called by Cary Katz in the small blind.

The flop came 6♣8♠Q♠ and Katz checked to Drumond who bet to put Katz all in for his stack of 5,050,000, which was snap called by Katz.

Cary Katz: 10♠9♠ All in
Breno Drumond: A♥K♠

Drumond was in front with his ace high, but would need to fade lots of outs, as Katz had two live cards, a flush draw, a double gutted straight draw, one of which was a straight flush draw. Katz didn't have to wait long hit one of his outs, as the turn brought the 7♦ to give Katz a straight, leaving Drumond drawing dead as the 5♥ hit the river and Katz secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	13,100,000 5,400,000	5,400,000

Breno Drumond	6,700,000 5,200,000	5,200,000

Tags: Breno Drumond Cary Katz

07-05-2025 23:11 UTC-8

Katz Finds Another Life

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Erick Torres

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Cary Katz shoved from under the gun for his final 3,850,000 after enduring a downslide to dwindle his stack. It folded to Breno Drumond, who called from the big blind to send them to a showdown.

Cary Katz: A♣4♣ All in
Breno Drumond: 3♣3♠

It was a battle of a pair versus overcards, and this time the overcards won as the board fanned out Q♦K♣Q♠A♥Q♣ to give Katz a better full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Breno Drumond	11,900,000 4,800,000	4,800,000

Cary Katz	7,700,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Tags: Breno Drumond Cary Katz

Level: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

07-05-2025 23:06 UTC-8

McEwen is the Boss of his Blinds

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

In the following two hands, Preston McEwen showed the table who is boss when he is in the blinds.

In the first hand, Jaehoon Baek limped in from the small blind, and McEwen checked his option. The board came with 3♣9♠A♦ and Baek checked, while McEwen put out 500,000. Baek made the call.

Both players checked the turn Q♦ and on the river K♠ McEwen threw out another 800,000 bet and Baek folded, much to the crowd's delight.

In the second hand, Cary Katz raised to 800,000 from the button and McEwen defended from the big blind. The flop came out with 2♦2♥8♦, and both players checked to the turn 6♥.

On the river 10♥, McEwen made his move and bet out 1,700,000. Katz bowed out with a fold, and the crowd roared again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaehoon Baek	13,200,000 700,000	700,000
Preston McEwen	9,500,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Cary Katz	6,050,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tags: Cary Katz Jaehoon Baek Preston McEwen

07-05-2025 23:04 UTC-8

Bleznick's Aces Brutally Cracked in Six-Bet Pot in WSOP Main Event

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Calum Grant

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event has already dished out its fair share of brutal coolers and soul-crushing bad beats, but Day 1d may have taken things to a new level.

Among those to fall victim was Jared Bleznick, whose pocket aces were cracked in a massive six-bet pot worth 267,000 chips, a huge pot this early in poker’s World Championship.

And the drama didn’t stop there. Another player’s pocket kings were sent to the muck after their opponent called off 85 big blinds with nine-seven, while the final level of the night saw a full house run head-first into flopped quads.

Read the full hand histories here

07-05-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Katz Continues to Slip

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Tyler Boyer

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Action folded to Cary Katz in the small blind, who limped in. Jaehoon Baek in the big blind checked his option to see a flop.

The flop came 6♣J♣7♦ and Katz check-called a bet of 450,000 from Baek.

Both players checked after the A♦ on the turn, to see the Q♥ on the river. Katz checked once more, and Baek fired out 1,700,000, which Katz snap called.

Baek tabled Q♦7♠ for two pair, and Katz dropped his head down and tossed his cards in the muck, giving Baek the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaehoon Baek	13,900,000 100,000	100,000
Cary Katz	8,550,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Tags: Cary Katz Jaehoon Baek

07-05-2025 22:47 UTC-8

Drumond Dents Katz

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Erick Torres

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Breno Drumond called from the small blind before Cary Katz asked for more, raising it 800,000 on top to 1,200,000 total, including the blind. Drumond called to send them to a flop in a bloated pot.

Drumond checked the Q♣5♠7♥ flop before Katz poured 1,600,000 into the middle. Drumond responded with a check-raise to 3,200,000. Katz called, as the pot kept growing.

Drumond announced all-in on the 8♦ turn, and Katz wasted little time before he pitched his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Breno Drumond	16,700,000 7,200,000	7,200,000

Cary Katz	10,200,000 7,300,000	7,300,000

Tags: Breno Drumond Cary Katz

07-05-2025 22:34 UTC-8

Katz Plays "Friendly Game"

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Tyler Boyer

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Preston McEwen opened the action with a raise to 800,000 on the button, and after Breno Drumond folded in the small blind, Cary Katz in the big blind took some time, before three-betting to 3,400,000, which got a snap fold from McEwen.

The very next hand it folded to Katz in the small blind, and looked at Jaehoon Baek in the big blind, and said "Friendly game?" as he limped in. Baek obliged and checked his option.

The players kept it friendly, checking to showdown as the board ran out 9♠6♥Q♠J♦K♦. Katz tabled J♥5♥ which was good to take the pot as Baek quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	17,500,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Jaehoon Baek	13,800,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Breno Drumond	9,500,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Preston McEwen	6,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Breno Drumond Cary Katz Jaehoon Baek Preston McEwen