2025 World Series of Poker

Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
106
Prize
$1,189,408
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$10,137,990
Total Entries
3,797
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
1,615
Players Left
219
Players Left 1 / 3,797
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Berens Pushes Back

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 283. 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.

Tags: Oliver BerensDavid Daneshgar

Lyons Doubles Up

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: AJ All in
Pat Lyons: AQ

Lyons flopped top pair on Q55J6 to take the lead. Tong was very slightly covered and was eliminated.

Tags: Haoxin TongPat Lyons

Paur Eclipses Sun to Send him to the Rail

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: AJAll in
Taylor Paur: AQ

No jack for Sun on the 92653 run out, and he was sent to where the poker sun doesn't shine.

Tags: Taylor PaurVinicius EscossiYukai Sun

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

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

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.

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Caruso Sends He To the Exit

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

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: QJ All in
Christopher Caruso: K9

Caruso stayed ahead throughout the board of 34274 and He joined the payout desk.

Tags: Christopher CarusoYifu He

Karl Hits the Rail

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: 109 All in
Bahar Musa: 33

The board showed 283KK, improving Musa's hand into a full house and Karl went to collect his prize.

Tags: Bahar MusaNicola Karl

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

WSOP Records That Will (Probably) Never Be Broken

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

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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Dinner Break Announced Early

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.

First Eliminations in the Money

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