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

07-05-2025 16:35 UTC-8

Manole and Brzeski Get Their Jams Through

Tyler Boyer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Mihai Manole on the button, who took his time before announcing all in for his stack of roughly 2,000,000. The small blind and big blind quickly mucked to give the pot to Manole.

The very next hand, it folded to Pawel Brzeski in middle position, and he moved all in for his stack of 1,550,000. It again quickly folded around to give the pot to Brzeski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Manole	2,300,000 400,000	400,000
Pawel Brzeski	1,850,000 300,000	300,000

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07-05-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Unofficial Final Table Redraw

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Erick Torres

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
671	1	Simon Lindell	Sweden	2,100,000	18
671	2	Pawel Brzeski	Poland	1,550,000	13
671	3	Gary Hasson	Belgium	6,900,000	58
671	4	Mihai Manole	Romania	2,700,000	23
671	5	Michel Molenaar	Netherlands	4,540,000	38
671	6	Breno Drumond	Brazil	5,075,000	42
671	7	Cary Katz	United States	4,120,000	34
671	8	Jaehoon Baek	South Korea	8,650,000	72
671	9	Razvan Belea	Bulgaria	5,380,000	45
671	10	Preston McEwen	United States	4,380,000	37

07-05-2025 16:23 UTC-8

Stefan Lehner Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,750)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Breno Drumond raised from the hijack to 250,000, and Stefan Lehner three-bet all in for 2,425,000. Drumond practically beat him into the pot and flipped over aces.

Stefan Lehner: A♦5♦ All in
Breno Drumond: A♦A♣

The board was 6♦5♥8♣Q♦K♠, and a pair of aces was enough to eliminate Lehner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Breno Drumond	7,780,000 2,705,000	2,705,000

Stefan Lehner	Busted

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07-05-2025 16:17 UTC-8

Lindell Stays Alive with Double

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Erick Torres

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The table folded to the small blind of Simon Lindell, who opted to go all-in for 720,000. Lehner was obliged to call to send them to a showdown.

Simon Lindell: K♣6♥ All in
Stefan Lehner: K♠3♥

Lindell had the slightly better king high than Lehner, but it was Lehner who flopped better when the flop came 3♦2♣Q♣.

Just as Lindell began to get up from his seat, the turn made him sit down as it peeled off the 6♦.

The 5♣ river did not change the hand to award Lindell the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lindell	1,680,000 720,000	720,000
Stefan Lehner	1,465,000 625,000	625,000

Tags: Simon Lindell Stefan Lehner

07-05-2025 16:12 UTC-8

Roger Perez Eliminated in 12th Place ($23,710)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Pawel Brzeski opened the action with a raise to 240,000 from the hijack, before Roger Perez three-bet all in for his stack of 2,135,000 in the cutoff. Then Jaehoon Baek, on the button, put in a four-bet all in, as the covering stack at the table. It quickly folded back to Brzeski, who mucked, leaving the two players heads up, with Perez at risk.

Roger Perez: A♥Q♥ All in
Jaehoon Baek: A♠K♦

Baek had Perez dominated, and once the board ran out 3♣7♠6♥5♥A♦ Perez missed his flush draw and chop outs, and the ace-king of Baek was still best, sending Perez to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaehoon Baek	8,650,000 3,450,000	3,450,000
Pawel Brzeski	1,550,000 1,060,000	1,060,000

Roger Perez	Busted

Tags: Jaehoon Baek Pawel Brzeski Roger Perez

07-05-2025 15:57 UTC-8

The Clock Will Be Paused for About Five Minutes

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The clock is paused for about five minutes as there is a special performance from Chris Angel.

07-05-2025 15:53 UTC-8

Nicholas Verderamo Eliminated in 13th Place ($23,710)

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Erick Torres

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Nicholas Verderamo jammed from under the gun for 825,000 and was called in the small blind by Michel Molenaar to put him at risk.

Nicholas Verderamo: A♦2♦ All in
Michel Molenaar: Q♥Q♠

The flop gave Verderamo no solace as it came J♥10♥9♠.

The J♠ turn was also of no help, and the J♠ river sealed the deal.

Verderamo was eliminated, earning $23,710 for his effort.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	4,540,000 1,165,000	1,165,000
Nicholas Verderamo	Busted

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07-05-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Brzeski Saved by the River

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Tyler Boyer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Nicholas Verderamo opened the action with a raise to 240,000 from the cutoff, and when it folded to Pawel Brzeski in the small blind, he three-bet all in for his stack of 1,215,000. Once the big blind folded, Verderamo quickly called to put Brzeski at risk.

Pawel Brzeski: 9♦8♦ All in
Nicholas Verderamo: Q♣Q♦

Verderamo had Brzeski crushed, and the 8♣4♦Q♥ flop put him even further in the lead, after flopping top set. However, the 10♦ on the turn gave Brzeski a straight and flush draw. The J♦ on the river gave Belea a flush to crack Verderamo's set and secure the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Brzeski	2,610,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Nicholas Verderamo	1,100,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Tags: Nicholas Verderamo Pawel Brzeski

07-05-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Baek Takes It with Ace High

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Tyler Boyer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jaehoon Baek raised from the cutoff to 240,000, and Nicholas Verderamo defended his big blind.

Both players checked the 7♣8♠3♦ flop, to see the 3♠ on the turn. Verderamo then fired out 650,000, which Baek called.

After the Q♥ on the river, both players checked to showdown, and Verderamo tabled J♠5♠ for jack high. Baek quickly turned over A♦5♦ to take the pot with ace high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaehoon Baek	5,200,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Nicholas Verderamo	2,175,000 1,235,000	1,235,000

Tags: Jaehoon Baek Nicholas Verderamo

07-05-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Lehner Doubles Through McEwen

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Erick Torres

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Preston McEwen raised from under the gun to 250,000 and was called in one spot by Stefan Lehner from the big blind.

Lehner checked the Q♥7♥10♦ flop before McEwen put out a bet of 400,000. Lehner called to go all-in for 390,000 to be at risk.

Stefan Lehner: 7♦6♥ All in
Preston McEwen: A♣K♣

McEwen held the overcards and the straight draw, while Lehner had made a pair of sevens and needed to hold.

The 9♣ turn was safe for Lehner, and the 7♠ river upgraded him to trips to score the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston McEwen	4,100,000 280,000	280,000
Stefan Lehner	840,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Preston McEwen Stefan Lehner