Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day 4 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$10,137,990
Entries
3,797
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
26
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 3,797
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While all eyes will be on the $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship to find out who will make the final nine, there will be plenty of action as well in the Horseshoe Event Center at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with the conclusion of Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em.
After Day 3, 26 players managed to find a bag to reach the final day of the tournament. They are the last contenders from a field of 3,797 entries, and one of them will walk away tonight as a WSOP champion, earning a gold bracelet along with the top prize of $1,189,408.
Eshaan Bhalla wasn’t among the chip leaders when the three-table redraw took place about 20 minutes before the end of Day 3. In the final hands of the night, he won a massive pot to climb on top of the counts with 12,575,000 chips. Thanks to this hand, he stole the chip lead from Mikhail Zavoloka, who now sits in second place with 12,200,000, while Bahar Musa rounds out the top three with 11,580,000.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eshaan Bhalla | United States | 12,575,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 12,200,000 | 61 |
| 3 | Bahar Musa | Bulgaria | 11,580,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Ian O'Hara | United States | 10,825,000 | 54 |
| 5 | George Tomescu | Romania | 10,550,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Jacopo Achille | Italy | 9,850,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Simon Wilson | Ireland | 9,525,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Yannick Jobin | Switzerland | 8,375,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Bogdan Munteanu | Romania | 6,300,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | 6,000,000 | 30 |
Ian O’Hara (10,825,000), George Tomescu (10,550,000), and Simon Wilson (9,525,000) all held the chip lead at some point during Day 3 and will be looking to reclaim it on Day 4. However, players like Bogdan Munteanu (6,300,000), Francisco Benitez (6,000,000), and Ankit Ahuja (5,250,000) will try to stop them in their chase for the bracelet.
Andrew Hulme (4,775,000), Inigo Naveiro (4,600,000) and Maximiliano Castagnini (2,800,000) are also still in contention, along with WSOP bracelet winner Xixiang Luo (2,550,000). With 1,250,000, Michel Molenaar is last in chips, but has already secured a minimum of $48,190.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,189,408 | 8 | $152,009 |
| 2 | $792,714 | 9 | $118,785 |
| 3 | $589,980 | 10-11 | $93,602 |
| 4 | $442,604 | 12-13 | $74,383 |
| 5 | $334,718 | 14-17 | $59,615 |
| 6 | $255,186 | 18-26 | $48,190 |
| 7 | $196,145 |
Play is set to resume at noon local time, featuring blinds of 100,000/200,000 and a 200,000 big blind ante. Levels will still be 60-minute long, and play with continue until a champion is crowned.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you updates until the winner of the $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship is known!
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The 26 remaining players are now in their seats and ready to battle until a champion is crowned.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Artem Tuliupa started the action by raising to 400,000 and Xixiang Luo shoved next to him for 3,540,000. Andrew Hulme reshoved in the big blind for a stack around 4,100,000 and Tuliupa quickly called, covering them:
Xixiang Luo: 10♠10♥ 
Andrew Hulme: A♦K♠
Artem Tuliupa: K♥K♦
Tuliupa was in great shape to scoop the pot and score a double knockout, which is exactly what happened when the board fell 2♥6♠7♣4♣5♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,600,000
7,350,000
|
7,350,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Osmin Dardon in the cutoff jammed for roughly 2,500,000 and was ready to muck his cards, unaware that Michel Molenaar in the big blind had yet to act. Molenaar looked at his cards and called off his last 1,000,000.
Michel Molenaar: A♣9♠
Osmin Dardon: A♠Q♣
Both players flopped top pair on 5♠A♦4♦7♦10♥, but Dardon kept the lead and Molenaar was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Gaston Catzman on the button shoved for 1,450,000 and he was called by George Tomescu in the big blind.
Gaston Catzman: A♦6♣
George Tomescu: 7♠7♥
Tomescu's sevens held on J♠9♠10♥4♣Q♦ and Catzman was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,500,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Maximiliano Castagnini kicked off the action from an early position by going all in for 1,900,000. Jacopo Achille, in middle position, made the call, while the other players folded.
Maximiliano Castagnini: A♣J♦
Jacopo Achille: Q♦Q♥
The board ran out 6♦J♣6♠J♠5♦, giving Castagnini a full house with jacks over sixes and allowing him to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,400,000
2,450,000
|
2,450,000 |
|
||
|
4,300,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Maximiliano Castagnini kicked things off under the gun with an open-raise. Action folded to Francisco Benitez in the big blind, and he made the call.
Castagnini continued for 275,000 on the 8♥J♦A♣ flop and Benitez check-called.
Both players opted to check the Q♦ turn and the 5♦ river, leading to a showdown. Benitez tabled K♥J♣ for a pair of jacks, which Castagnini had as well with J♠10♣, but Benitez had the better kicker and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,725,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
3,625,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
