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

07-11-2025 20:02 UTC-8

Berens Pushes Back

Gabrielle Barredo

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

David Daneshgar started the action with a 16,000 bet from the button. Oliver Berens called in the big blind to see a flop.

The flop came 2♣8♦3♥. Berens check-called Daneshgar's bet of 21,000. The turn was the 2♦, and Daneshgar raised to 55,000 when the action returned to him. Berens shoved all his chips in, sending Daneshgar to the tank.

Daneshgar opted to fold his hand and concede the pot to Berens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Berens	310,000 132,500	132,500
David Daneshgar	95,000 37,500	37,500

Tags: Oliver Berens David Daneshgar

07-11-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Lyons Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

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

Haoxin Tong opened to 16,000 from early position. Pat Lyons in the big blind three-bet all in for 162,000 and Tong eventually made the call.

Haoxin Tong: A♥J♦ All in
Pat Lyons: A♦Q♣

Lyons flopped top pair on Q♥5♦5♥J♣6♣ to take the lead. Tong was very slightly covered and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pat Lyons	195,000 35,000	35,000

Haoxin Tong	Busted

Tags: Haoxin Tong Pat Lyons

07-11-2025 19:53 UTC-8

Paur Eclipses Sun to Send him to the Rail

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Myles Phago

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

Taylor Paur made it 16,000 to play from under the gun, and Vinicius Escossi in early position came along for the ride. Yukai Sun in middle position then three-bet all in for 56,000.

Action came back around to Paur, who went into the tank for a while and then announced that he was all-in as well. Escossi thought for a while and asked for the count, but then folded his cards.

Yukai Sun: A♦J♣ All in
Taylor Paur: A♣Q♦

No jack for Sun on the 9♣2♠6♣5♣3♣ run out, and he was sent to where the poker sun doesn't shine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinicius Escossi	360,000 287,000	287,000
Taylor Paur	275,000 235,000	235,000

Yukai Sun	Busted

Tags: Taylor Paur Vinicius Escossi Yukai Sun

07-11-2025 19:52 UTC-8

Watching a Doug Polk Video Leads to Penalty in WSOP Main Event

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Eliot Thomas

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

Chih Fan has denied violating WSOP Rule 64 regarding approved electronic devices after receiving a one-round penalty for allegedly viewing a GTO chart at the table during Day 6 of the Main Event.

The Taiwanese player strongly denied the accusation at the time and has since released a statement saying he was watching “Doug Polk’s YouTube” during the hand in question. Despite the explanation, the ruling was upheld and the penalty enforced.

Caruso Sends He To the Exit

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Christopher Caruso and Yifu He, being the player at risk with a stack around 95,000.

Yifu He: Q♣J♣ All in
Christopher Caruso: K♠9♣

Caruso stayed ahead throughout the board of 3♠4♥2♠7♣4♦ and He joined the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Caruso	465,000 170,500	170,500
Yifu He	Busted

Tags: Christopher Caruso Yifu He

07-11-2025 19:42 UTC-8

Karl Hits the Rail

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Nicola Karl open-shoved from under the gun for his last 27,000 and it folded to Bahar Musa, who called in the big blind.

Nicola Karl: 10♦9♠ All in
Bahar Musa: 3♦3♥

The board showed 2♥8♠3♠K♦K♥, improving Musa's hand into a full house and Karl went to collect his prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bahar Musa	132,000 85,000	85,000
Nicola Karl	Busted

Tags: Bahar Musa Nicola Karl

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

07-11-2025 18:40 UTC-8

WSOP Records That Will (Probably) Never Be Broken

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Chuck Sklar

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

In poker, like in life, they say records are meant to be broken.

But sometimes, someone sets a milestone that just feels impossible to top. Whether it’s because of insane skill, perfect timing, a bit of luck, or a mix of all three, the World Series of Poker has seen some feats over the years that seem like they’ll never be matched.

However, while all records may eventually fall, these achievements are currently some of the most jaw-dropping in WSOP history. Will any of them ever be broken? Only time will tell. For now, though, here are the most incredible WSOP records that will (probably) never be broken.

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07-11-2025 18:33 UTC-8

Dinner Break Announced Early

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Myles Phago

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

The floor has just announced that, due to an extended hand-for-hand period, the 60-minute dinner break has been brought forward by one hour.

550 players are now on their dinner break, and play is expected to resume at approximately 8:33 p.m. local time.

07-11-2025 18:32 UTC-8

First Eliminations in the Money

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	Busted

Yaron Malki	Busted
Max Kruse	Busted

Jose Noceda	Busted
Pierre Calamusa	Busted

Yuhang Chen	Busted
Hrachya Ohanyan	Busted
Enrico Rudelitz	Busted
Kuanhan Lee	Busted
Pengfei Wang	Busted

Jonathan Mccann	Busted
Clarence Philipneri	Busted
Francis Rusnak	Busted
Ryoh Hasegawa	Busted
Alexander Gelb	Busted
Chris Brewer	Busted

Zachary Zaret	Busted

Taylor Black	Busted
Shawn Busse	Busted

Demetrius Campbell	Busted