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Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day 3 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$10,137,990
Total Entries
3,797
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
219
Players Left
26
Players Left 1 / 3,797
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Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Day 3 of Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship is in the books. Out of a total field of 3,797, 26 players will be returning to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas fighting it out to become the next World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion. The winner will be taking home the prestigious WSOP gold bracelet and top prize of $1,189,408 from the $10,137,990 prize pool.
Bagging the biggest stack is Eshaan Bhalla with 13,150,000 chips. Bhalla propelled to the top when he doubled up in a hand against Bogdan Munteanu, who had stood second in chip lead through most of the evening.
Coming in second is Mikhail Zavoloka with 11,800,000 chips, and completing the top three is George Tomescu with 11,100,000 chips. Tomescu had an amazing comeback after being left with only three big blinds after the dinner break.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eshaan Bhalla | United States | 12,575,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 12,200,000 | 61 |
| 3 | Bahar Musa | Bulgaria | 11,580,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Ian O'Hara | United States | 10,825,000 | 54 |
| 5 | George Tomescu | Romania | 10,550,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Jacopo Achille | Italy | 9,850,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Simon Wilson | Ireland | 9,525,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Yannick Jobin | Switzerland | 8,375,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Bogdan Munteanu | Romania | 6,300,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | 6,000,000 | 30 |
Each player has locked up a guaranteed cash out prize of $48,190, but everyone is eyeing the life-changing $1,189,408 top prize.
Notables still in contention are WSOP bracelet winners Jacopo Achille (9,750,000) and Xixiang Luo (1,800,000), chasing another bracelet to add to their collection.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,189,408 | 8 | $152,009 |
| 2 | $792,714 | 9 | $118,785 |
| 3 | $589,980 | 10-11 | $93,602 |
| 4 | $442,604 | 12-13 | $74,383 |
| 5 | $334,718 | 14-17 | $59,615 |
| 6 | $255,186 | 18-26 | $48,190 |
| 7 | $196,145 |
Action will resume Sunday at noon with their seats unchanged. Blinds will continue at Level 30 with 100,000/200,000 and 200,000 ante.
There will be 15-minute breaks every two levels, and a dinner break yet to be announced. Play will continue until a champion is crowned, so remain tuned in with PokerNews for live updates and find out who the next WSOP champion will be.
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
The 26 remaining players are now bagging and tagging. A full chip count and recap of the day will follow shortly.
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Jacopo Achille opened to 460,000 in the small blind and big blind Luke Graham to see a flop.
The dealer flopped 6♠A♠8♠. Achille continued with 260,000 and Graham called. On the turn J♦, Achille took a few seconds before putting out around 1,200,000, sending Graham to the tank. Graham started counting his chips and with around 2,500,000 behind, he moved all in and got a snap-call from Achille.
Luke Graham: J♥8♥ 
Jacopo Achille: 7♠3♠
Graham had two pair but Achille flopped a flush. Graham had minimal outs to stay in the tournament but the river A♣ ended his tournament run, to be the last elimination of the day.
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Eshaan Bhalla opened to 320,000 from the cutoff but Bogdan Munteanu on the button three-bet to 960,000. The blinds folded and Bhalla four-bet to 2,400,000. Munteanu went into the tank and called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 6♠8♦10♠ and Bhalla continued for 800,000. Munteanu called, then both players checked the 4♥ turn.
The 6♥ river completed the board and Bhalla bet a very small 550,000, almost one tenth of the pot. Munteanu called but lost to Bhalla's two pair with K♥8♥.
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Andrew Robinson raised under the gun to 325,000 and only Bahar Musa decided to call in the cutoff.
The flop gave 9♥Q♣7♠ and both checked to see a 6♣ on the turn. Robinso bet 400,000 and Musa called.
The 10♣ river brought no betting action and Robinson tabled K♣Q♦ for a pair of queens while Musa mucked.
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503 | 1 | George Tomescu | Bulgaria | 11,100,000 | 69 |
| 503 | 2 | Bahar Musa | Bulgaria | 10,200,000 | 64 |
| 503 | 3 | Ning Dong | China | 2,720,000 | 17 |
| 503 | 4 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russia | 11,800,000 | 74 |
| 503 | 5 | Matthew Beinner | United States | 4,850,000 | 30 |
| 503 | 6 | Andrew Robinson | United States | 2,025,000 | 13 |
| 503 | 7 | Gaston Catzman | Argentina | 1,875,000 | 12 |
| 503 | 8 | Sihao Zhang | Luxembourg | 3,300,000 | 21 |
| 503 | 9 | Chunhui Ji | China | 5,220,000 | 33 |
| 0 | |||||
| 513 | 1 | Andrew Hulme | United Kingdom | 4,450,000 | 28 |
| 513 | 2 | Eshaan Bhalla | United States | 8,950,000 | 56 |
| 513 | 3 | Bogdan Munteanu | Bulgaria | 10,050,000 | 63 |
| 513 | 4 | Michel Molenaar | Netherlands | 1,860,000 | 12 |
| 513 | 5 | Ian O'Hara | United States | 10,800,000 | 68 |
| 513 | 6 | Artem Tuliupa | Ukraine | 8,000,000 | 50 |
| 513 | 7 | Xixiang Luo | China | 1,800,000 | 11 |
| 513 | 8 | Ankit Ahuja | India | 4,700,000 | 29 |
| 513 | 9 | Osmin Dardon | United States | 2,900,000 | 18 |
| 0 | |||||
| 523 | 1 | Yannick Jobin | Switzerland | 8,375,000 | 52 |
| 523 | 2 | Inigo Naveiro | Spain | 4,400,000 | 28 |
| 523 | 3 | Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | 5,200,000 | 33 |
| 523 | 4 | Maximiliano Castagnini | Argentina | 3,225,000 | 20 |
| 523 | 5 | Jacopo Achille | Italy | 6,625,000 | 41 |
| 523 | 6 | Luke Graham | United States | 3,375,000 | 21 |
| 523 | 7 | Nicolas Betbese | Spain | 2,600,000 | 16 |
| 523 | 8 | Dennis Ng | United States | 3,000,000 | 19 |
| 523 | 9 | Simon Wilson | Ireland | 9,400,000 | 59 |
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
All the chips went in the middle preflop in a confrontation between George Tomescu and Wai Lo, who was at risk for a stack under 4,000,000:
Wai Lo: Q♣Q♠
George Tomescu: A♦K♣
Lo couldn't win the flip to survive as the board brought 8♣9♥7♠J♥K♠ and he made his way to collect his money prize.
On an other, Tzur Levy also busted and the three table redraw is now taking place.
