Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-11-2025 11:08 UTC-8

Felix Rabas Leads the Pack in Mid-Stakes Championship Amid Big Names

Gabrielle Barredo

Surpassing last year’s total field of 3,177 entries, Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em has already attracted 3,223 entries. This number is expected to grow further, with registration open through Level 11, closing at about 2:15 p.m. local time.

There are 1,041 runners returning from Day 1 to the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, to battle it out with late arrivals for the prestige of becoming a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner.

Sitting atop the leaderboard is Felix Rabas with 654,000. Following closely is Antonio Salorio with 482,500, and completing the top three is Inigo Naveiro with 462,500.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Felix Rabas	Austria	654,000	262
2	Antonio Salorio	United States	482,500	193
3	Inigo Naveiro	Spain	462,500	185
4	Luis Vazquez	Puerto Rico	460,000	184
5	Michael Berk	United States	445,500	178
6	Blake Bohn	United States	430,500	172
7	Jason Wheeler	United States	420,500	168
8	Vlad Darie	Romania	415,000	166
9	Mark Seif	United States	401,000	160
10	Armin Rezaei	Austria	373,000	149

With less than a week left in the WSOP, players are fiercely chasing the much-coveted WSOP bracelet. Among those still vying for a chance at glory are notable names that make the path anything but straightforward.

Looking to add more WSOP feathers to their caps are none other than Mark Seif (401,000), Jesse Lonis (330,000), David Peters (230,000), Alex Foxen (198,000), and Hall of Famers John Juanda (138,000) and Brian Rast (134,000).

The 2024 Mid-Stakes Champion, Clement Richez, is also still in contention and will look to defend his title.

Cards are back in the air at 1 p.m. local time inside the Horseshoe Red section, with blinds resuming at 1,200/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. Levels will remain 60 minutes in length. There will be a 15-minute break after Level 11 and every two levels thereafter. A 60-minute dinner break will follow Level 16 at about 7:30 p.m.

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Tags: Alex Foxen Antonio Salorio Armin Rezaei Blake Bohn Brian Rast Clement Richez David Peters Felix Rabas Inigo Naveiro Jason Wheeler Jesse Lonis John Juanda Luis Vazquez Mark Seif Michael Berk Vlad Darie

07-11-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Tsang Finds a Spot to Triple Up

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Anson Tsang, who had the smallest stack with 23,500, Corey Thompson and Christian Sare to create the following showdown:

Anson Tsang: 4♥4♣ All in
Corey Thompson: K♠Q♠ All in
Christian Sare: A♠K♣

The board 9♠8♠3♥2♣10♣ missed Thompson and Sare, and Tsang tripled his stack with pocket fours while Sare took down the side pot with big slick to bust Thompson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Sare	145,000 47,500	47,500
Anson Tsang	75,000 28,000	28,000

Corey Thompson	Busted

Tags: Anson Tsang Christian Sare Corey Thompson

07-11-2025 13:49 UTC-8

Love on the Line: Zukowicz vs. Hrabec

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

It folded to Monika Zukowicz who raised on the button to 6,000 and got called by Roman Hrabec in the small blind and Fabian Niederreiter in the big blind.

The flop came A♦10♥A♣, and action checked to Zukowicz, who continued for 6,000. Only Hrabec called, while Niederreiter stepped aside from the couple’s battle.

The turn was the 5♥ and this time Hrabec check-folded after Zukowicz sent 15,500 in the middle.

"Yes!" said Zukowicz victoriously as she raked in the pot. "I can bust from the event now," she added jokingly.

Some players at the table teased Hrabec, who's engaged to Zukowicz: "That was the right thing to do—you don’t want to sleep on the couch tonight!"

"True," Zukowicz replied with a laugh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	328,000 7,000	7,000

Fabian Niederreiter	86,000 21,000	21,000
Monika Zukowicz	73,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Fabian Niederreiter Monika Zukowicz Roman Hrabec

07-11-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Final Prize Pool and Payouts Announced

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Myles Phago

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Registration closed for the event at the end of level 11, and the floor has just announced the final prize pool and payout structure.

A total of 1,615 players ponied up the $3,000 buy-in, generating a final prize pool of $10,137,990.

570 players will get paid with a minimum cash prize of $6,004 being awarded, but all remaining players will be eyeing up the first-place prize of a cool $1,189,408 and, of course, the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Full payout structure as follows:

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$1,189,408	36-44	$32,320
2	$792,714	45-53	$26,819
3	$589,980	54-61	$22,453
4	$442,604	63-71	$18,967
5	$334,718	72-80	$16,168
6	$255,186	81-89	$13,908
7	$196,145	90-98	$12,074
8	$152,009	99-143	$10,581
9	$118,785	144-188	$9,359
10-11	$93,602	189-233	$8,357
12-13	$74,383	234-278	$7,535
14-17	$59,615	279-323	$6,859
18-26	$48,190	324-377	$6,304
27-35	$39,293	378-570	$6,004

07-11-2025 15:43 UTC-8

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round & Round

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Myles Phago

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jason Wheeler raised from early position to 9,000, and action folded around to Cristian David in the big blind who called.

The flop came 4♣5♣J♥ and both players checked to see the 3♦ peel off on the turn. David led out for 17,000, and Wheeler called.

The 2♠ came as the river, and the action went check-check. Wheeler tabled A♦2♦ for the wheel, and he has definitely got the bus in motion with a stack nearing 800,000. David mucked his cards on seeing Wheeler's wheel!

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	787,000 366,500	366,500

Cristian David	190,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Cristian David Jason Wheeler

07-11-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Huck Sows Some Lucky Seven Seeds

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Myles Phago

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jamie Flynn raised from early position to 10,000, and the action came around to Huck Seed in the small blind, who was deep in conversation. He did not notice the raise and moved all-in on the short-stacked Benjamin Leblond, who was in the big blind. Leblond folded.

This sent Flynn into some confusion, and friendly discussions started as to whether Huck would ever make this move knowingly or not. Flynn eventually made the call to put Seed at risk.

Huck Seed: A♦7♦ All in
Jamie Flynn: A♠J♠

Just the flop Seed was after came in, A♥K♠7♥, and when the 7♣ peeled off on the turn, Flynn was drawing dead and Seed was guaranteed a double up. The 8♠ river sealed the deal, and Seed's chips were blooming as he was pushed the pot for a double up and more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	356,000 263,000	263,000

Jamie Flynn	110,000 110,000	110,000
Benjamin Leblond	26,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Benjamin Leblond Huck Seed Jamie Flynn

07-11-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Yasheel Doddanavar Eliminated on the Bubble

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yasheel Doddanavar on the button was all-in and at risk for a massive 221,000 against Omar Del Pino in middle position.

Yasheel Doddanavar: J♠J♥ All in
Omar Del Pino: Q♣J♣

Doddanavar's jacks were cracked as Del Pino hit top pair on Q♥K♦4♥A♠2♥, so he became the bubble boy of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	580,000 257,000	257,000

Omar Del Pino	495,000 399,000	399,000
Seunghyun Nam	155,000 109,000	109,000
Brian Wood	140,000 500	500
Stoyan Madanzhiev	120,000 36,000	36,000

Noel Eicher	110,000 90,000	90,000

Jordan Schneible	42,000 31,000	31,000
Yasheel Doddanavar	Busted

Tags: Omar Del Pino Yasheel Doddanavar

07-11-2025 20:17 UTC-8

Hasson Extracts Max Value from Kitai

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Davidi Kitai limped in early position and Gary Hasson also called on the button, followed by Isabella Lemoscosta and Matan Mesika in the blinds.

The flop went 6♠3♦4♥ and it checked to Kitai who bet 12,000. This time only Hasson and Lemoscosta called.

On the 3♥ turn, Kitai sent 36,000 in the middle after it was checked to him and both Hasson and Lemoscosta tanked for some time before making the call once more.

A K♥ hit the river and Lemoscosta checked again. Kitai bet 28,000 and Hasson pushed for 107,000. Lemoscosta let it go and Kitai went deep into the tank.

The clock was called and Kitai eventually called at the end of the countdown, but only to see 7♥5♥ in Hasson's hand, who flopped a straight and rivered a flush. Kitai sent Q♥Q♣ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	950,000 170,000	170,000

Gary Hasson	480,000 277,000	277,000
Isabella Lemoscosta	258,000 3,000	3,000
Matan Mesika	144,000 45,500	45,500

Tags: Davidi Kitai Gary Hasson Isabella Lemoscosta Matan Mesika

07-11-2025 21:29 UTC-8

Foxen Pushes on to Over a Milly

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Myles Phago

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded around to Alex Foxen, who raised to 20,000 from the cutoff. Jimmy Guerrero called from the big blind, and the players saw the flop of A♦2♣9♠.

Guerrero checked to Foxen, who continued for 11,000. Guerrero called, and the dealer rolled off the Q♣ as the turn card.

Again, Guerrero checked to Foxen, who now bet out for a hefty 77,000. Guerrero went into the tank and made the call.

The 5♣ peeled off on the river, and Guerrero checked for the third time. Foxen, with his trademark stare, thought for a while and then bet out for 300,000, which was enough to put Guerrero all-in. Guerrero went deeper into the tank this time for three to four minutes before he made the call. Foxen tabled A♥K♦, which had Guerrero's A♣6♦ crushed, and Guerrero was sent packing whilst Foxen has pushed on to over 1,000,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,230,000 290,000	290,000

Jimmy Guerrero	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Jimmy Guerrero

07-11-2025 23:26 UTC-8

Keating Finds a Double Up on Kitai

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Davidi Kitai raised to 35,000 and it folded to Alex Keating who shoved for 367,000. Kitai tanked for some time and eventually tossed a chip for the call:

Alex Keating: A♦Q♥ All in
Davidi Kitai: A♣10♣

Keating stayed ahead as the board showed 7♦K♣K♦8♥6♥ to double his stack as the day approaches to its end.