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

07-11-2025 22:13 UTC-8

Madanzhiev to the Rail

Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kyle Ho opened to 25,000 from middle position. Stoyan Madanzhiev in the cutoff three-bet all in for 122,000, Stephane Serfati in the big blind shoved for approximately 150,000 and Ho folded.

Stoyan Madanzhiev: A♥10♠ All in
Stephane Serfati: K♥K♣

Madanzhiev ran into kings and was eliminated on 9♠7♣8♦7♥2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Ho	425,000 85,000	85,000
Stephane Serfati	300,000 260,000	260,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	Busted

Tags: Kyle Ho Stephane Serfati Stoyan Madanzhiev

07-11-2025 22:04 UTC-8

An Aggression Pays Off

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Milad Sheva opened to 12,000 from under the gun and got a three-bet to 25,000 from Seongpyo An in the cutoff. Sheva called, and both players saw a flop of 9♥J♥Q♠.

Sheva checked, allowing An to take the initiative with a bet of 20,000. Sheva stayed on to see the turn 10♠. Passing the action to him, An bet another 80,000 in the pot, which made Sheva fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Sheva	770,000 458,000	458,000
Seongpyo An	305,000 136,500	136,500

Tags: Milad Sheva Seongpyo An

07-11-2025 21:55 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Here are the top stacks and the most recent eliminations according to the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximiliano Castagnini	1,520,000 1,480,000	1,480,000
Tzur Levy	1,420,000 30,000	30,000
Fausto Valdez	1,413,000 183,000	183,000

James Mackey	1,350,000 405,000	405,000

Andrew Yee	1,310,000 845,000	845,000
Punnat Punsri	1,300,000 1,189,000	1,189,000

Alex Foxen	1,200,000 30,000	30,000

Jon Vallinas	1,190,000 1,109,500	1,109,500
Benoit Fiasson	1,170,000 140,000	140,000
Chijen Chu	1,163,000 1,071,000	1,071,000
Davidi Kitai	1,140,000 190,000	190,000

Nick Maimone	1,120,000 909,000	909,000

Lukas Zaskodny	1,100,000 949,000	949,000

Pavels Spirins	1,090,000 30,000	30,000
Javier Zarco	1,070,000 981,000	981,000

Mikhail Zavoloka	1,020,000 784,000	784,000
Matthew Beinner	1,005,000 860,000	860,000
Artem Tuliupa	1,004,000 780,000	780,000
Tomas Vaskunas	Busted
Rahil Gaulani	Busted
Dimitrios Anastasakis	Busted
Rania Nasreddine	Busted
Gary Thompson	Busted
Jason Klapman	Busted
Jose Fibla	Busted

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Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

07-11-2025 21:32 UTC-8

Break

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

The remaining 338 players are on a 15-minute break

07-11-2025 21:32 UTC-8

Fourteen Minutes to Forever

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Action was picked up on a completed board of 4♦8♥6♥10♣9♦, around 500,000 in the pot and a 550,000 bet from Tzur Levy and action waiting for Agustin Naranja, who was covered by the bet. He took considerable time to consider his options.

He took quite some time that `the floor was called for a clock. The moment the floor arrived, Michael Leah, who was also at the table, complained that the hand had already taken 14 minutes.

The floor made a count, and Naranja made the call at the very last second. Levy tabled 9♥9♣ which evoked a frustrated groan from Naranja who turned over his cards to show K♥K♦.

Naranja immediately left the table. As Levy scooped the pot, and with Naranja gone, the table couldn't help but talk about the hand that seemed to take forever.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzur Levy	1,450,000 1,268,500	1,268,500
Agustin Naranja	Busted

Tags: Agustin Naranja Michael Leah Tzur Levy

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 21:26 UTC-8

Davis Hits the River to Eliminate Moraes

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Maxime Taldir

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

In a blind versus blind situation, Mark Davis in the big blind moved all in for roughly 160,000 and faced Mark Davis.

Mateus Moraes: K♥6♣ All in
Mark Davis: J♥J♦

Through a turn of 4♥Q♦4♣9♣, Moraes' jacks held but the K♠ river gave the best pair to Davis and Moraes was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Davis	635,000 343,000	343,000
Mateus Moraes	Busted

Tags: Mark Davis Mateus Moraes

07-11-2025 21:25 UTC-8

Fiasson Takes the Last Chips from Schwaederle

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

The flop read 8♣3♠5♦ in a heads-up pot when Cedric Schwaederle checked to Benoit Fiasson who bet 15,000. Schwaederle tanked a minute and eventually called all in for his last 11,000.

Cedric Schwaederle: Q♦4♣ All in
Benoit Fiasson: A♥J♠

After the K♦ and 8♦ completed the board, Schwaederle was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benoit Fiasson	1,310,000 730,000	730,000
Cedric Schwaederle	Busted

Tags: Benoit Fiasson Cedric Schwaederle

07-11-2025 21:21 UTC-8

Yunis Takes the Pot

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Aaron Massey opened to 20,000 in middle position and got called by Nicolas Yunis in the cutoff.

The flop came 10♣2♥K♥. Massey continued for 25,000 and Yunis tagged along.

The 8♠ turn went check-check, leading to the river. On the last card K♦, the floor was called as Massey took quite some time to decide what to do after Yunis bet 75,000. Even before the floor could start the count, Massey called and mucked after Yunis showed A♥10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Yunis	440,000 130,000	130,000
Aaron Massey	350,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Aaron Massey Nicolas Yunis