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

07-11-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Cheong Keeps the Pressure

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Joseph Cheong started the action with a 13,000 bet in cutoff and got called by Ognyan Dimov in the small blind.

The flop came 8♣10♠9♦. Dimov check-called Cheong's 20,000 bet. After another check on the K♠ turn, Cheong put in 50,000 which was enough to make Dimov fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	570,000 388,000	388,000

Ognyan Dimov	185,000 138,000	138,000

Tags: Joseph Cheong Ognyan Dimov

07-11-2025 17:20 UTC-8

Mendoza Rivers a Straight to Crack Aces

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Maxime Taldir

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

"Yes !" said Eduardo Mendoza in middle position after he doubled his 158,000-chip stack against Maxime Dube in early position.

Eduardo Mendoza: J♦J♣ All in
Maxime Dube: A♠A♦

Mendoza was lucky enough to hit a straight on the river on 7♠3♥9♥10♦8♦ to crack aces and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduardo Mendoza	350,000 283,500	283,500
Maxime Dube	30,000 125,500	125,500

Tags: Eduardo Mendoza Maxime Dube

07-11-2025 17:24 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	930,000 540,000	540,000

Roman Hrabec	852,000 524,000	524,000

Alex Keating	785,000 447,000	447,000

Joseph Cheong	560,000 10,000	10,000

Rene von Reden	540,000 257,000	257,000
Aaron Massey	500,000 101,000	101,000
Gary Thompson	430,000 78,000	78,000
Upeshka De Silva	330,000 130,000	130,000

Nick Yunis	310,000 144,000	144,000
Pat Lyons	230,000 66,000	66,000

Ognyan Dimov	170,000 15,000	15,000

Cedric Schwaederle	152,000 100,500	100,500
Jonas Lauck	113,000 97,500	97,500

Matas Cimbolas	50,000 70,000	70,000
Christopher Park	27,000 18,000	18,000

Fiasson's Boat Eliminates Schwaederle

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Cedric Schwaederle started the action with 12,000 on the button, and Benoit Fiasson in the big blind called.

The flop came 9♥10♥7♣ and Fiasson check-raised to 68,000 after Schwaederle bet 20,000. Schwaederle stayed on.

The turn K♥ was checked by both players, leading them to the final street, where Fiasson shoved all-in for 249,000 on the river 7♠.

Covered, Schwaederle called. Fiasson showed 9♦9♠ for a full house. Schwaederle showed 6♠7♥ for rivered trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benoit Fiasson	580,000 416,000	416,000
Cedric Schwaederle	Busted

Tags: Benoit Fiasson Cedric Schwaederle

07-11-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Melogno Sends Wade to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

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

Tristan Wade in the hijack jammed for 50,000 and was called by Pablo Melogno in the small blind.

Tristan Wade: A♦7♣ All in
Pablo Melogno: A♣K♦

Wade flopped a pair on 7♦4♠9♦, but Melogno hit a better pair with the K♣2♠ runout to eliminate Wade.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Melogno	460,000 270,000	270,000
Tristan Wade	Busted

Tags: Tristan Wade Pablo Melogno

07-11-2025 17:36 UTC-8

Eliminations Before the Bubble

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Melanie Pittard	Busted

Claas Segebrecht	Busted
Parminder Kumar	Busted
Jeremy Dan	Busted
John Major	Busted
Max Kingstone	Busted
Mathias Maasberg	Busted
Christopher Park	Busted
Adrian Cazacu	Busted
Govert Metaal	Busted
Alain Elhajj	Busted
Erik Koch	Busted
Hyomo Kang	Busted
Tristan Wade	Busted

Victor Li	Busted
Ivan Tikhov	Busted
Nickolas Holden	Busted
Evan Krentzman	Busted
Zinan Xu	Busted
Franciso Fernandez	Busted
William Jia	Busted
Aram Oganyan	Busted

Christopher Day	Busted
Matthew Wakeman	Busted
Edgaras Kausinis	Busted

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07-11-2025 17:37 UTC-8

Third Pair Good for Ashelm

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Myles Phago

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

Action folded to Ping Lin on the button, who raised to 12,000 and found a call from Robert Ashelm in the big blind.

Both players checked the 4♣9♣10♠ flop and the K♣ peeled off on the turn. Ashelm checked, and Lin bet out for 15,000, which Ashelm called, and the players then both knuckled the table when the 2♠ arrived as the river card.

Ashelm tabled J♣9♦ for third pair, which was good as Lin mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Ashelm	655,000 219,000	219,000
Ping Lin	180,000 129,000	129,000

Tags: Ping Lin Robert Ashelm

07-11-2025 17:37 UTC-8

Duty Call Eliminates Maasberg

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Agustin Naranja opened for 12,000 from cutoff and got a three-bet all-in from the button, Mathias Maasberg for 42,000. With action back at him, Naranja called.

Mathias Maasberg: K♣Q♣ All in
Agustin Naranja: 6♥2♥

Naranja made a duty call. Maasberg was looking at a potential double up as long as Naranja didn't hit the board. But the board ran 7♠3♠9♠9♥6♦. With Naranja spiking a pair on the river, Maasberg was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Agustin Naranja	578,000 488,500	488,500
Mathias Maasberg	Busted

Tags: Agustin Naranja Mathias Maasberg

07-11-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Kudzmanas Doubles Up As the Bubbles Approaches

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

In a blind versus blind situation, the pot already contained 46,000 with a flop 10♠8♠7♦ when Marius Kudzmanas bet 37,000, with 75,000 left behind. Jose Fibla decided to shove and Kudzmanas went deep into the tank.

Kudzmanas eventually called after the floor had been called, showing J♠6♠ for flush and backdoor straight draws while Fibla revealed 9♥7♠.

The 9♦ hit the river to give a straight to Kudzmanas, who doubled up after the A♦ completed the board.