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

07-12-2025 14:28 UTC-7

Naveiro Takes from Tuliupa

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Artem Tuliupa under the gun opened for 50,000. Action folded around to the big blind and Inigo Naveiro called to see a flop.

The flop dropped 3♠Q♥J♠. Naveiro checked. Tuliupa continued with 35,000 which Naveiro called.

Both players checked the turn 6♥. On the river 3♥, Naveiro shot out 280,000 which was enough to make Tuliupa fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Inigo Naveiro	2,065,000 425,000	425,000
Artem Tuliupa	1,800,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Artem Tuliupa Inigo Naveiro

07-12-2025 14:23 UTC-7

Girard's Flopped Set Eliminates Puetz

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Christopher Puetz started the action under the gun with a 50,000 bet and got a three-bet from Hugues Girard to 120,000. Puetz took a few seconds before making the call.

Both players saw J♥K♠2♦. Puetz check-called Girard's bet of 55,000. After action was passed to him on the 7♦, Girard kept the pressure high with a 135,000 bet. Puetz stayed on.

On the river Q♣. Puetz shoved all-in for around 120,000 and Girard snap-called.

Puetz showed K♦Q♦ for a two pair on the river but Girard had him beat when he flipped over K♣K♥ for a set on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugues Girard	1,120,000 555,000	555,000
Christopher Puetz	Busted

Tags: Christopher Puetz Hugues Girard

07-12-2025 14:22 UTC-7

Some Updated Chipcounts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	1,980,000 1,135,000	1,135,000

Ruslan Zainullin	1,800,000 1,110,000	1,110,000
David Jackson	1,120,000 560,000	560,000

John Racener	1,100,000 250,000	250,000

Roman Hrabec	938,000 13,000	13,000

Lewis Spencer	910,000 500,000	500,000
Joshua Abiscott	880,000 420,000	420,000
Alfonso Timoteo	850,000 205,000	205,000
Sihao Zhang	840,000 645,000	645,000
Guoliang Wei	680,000 155,000	155,000

Mike Leah	660,000 30,000	30,000

Ian O'Hara	605,000 215,000	215,000

Davidi Kitai	470,000 75,000	75,000

Benoit Fiasson	410,000 235,000	235,000
Pablo Almeida	400,000 215,000	215,000

07-12-2025 14:19 UTC-7

Stavila Doubles Through Rheem

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Chino Rheem in the big blind called Dan Stavila after the player from Moldova moved all-in for 510,000 from the button.

Dan Stavila: K♥K♦ All in
Chino Rheem: 5♣5♠

Stavila kept the lead all the way through a board of 2♠A♣7♣7♠6♣ and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Stavila	1,055,000 175,000	175,000
Chino Rheem	500,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Dan Stavila

07-12-2025 14:12 UTC-7

Adeniya Takes One to Rast

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The flop read 7♦7♠7♣ in a heads-up raised pot when Brian Rast check-called Martins Adeniya for 35,000.

The 2♠ turn and Q♣ river brought no betting action Rast tabled K♦4♦, which wasn't good enough to claim the pot as Adeniya revealed A♣8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martins Adeniya	900,000 200,000	200,000
Brian Rast	690,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Martins Adeniya Brian Rast

07-12-2025 14:08 UTC-7

More Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Kehoe	Busted
Ryan Hemmel	Busted

John Ghosn	Busted
Ital Levy	Busted
Arthur Thiriart	Busted
Dennys Ramos	Busted
Paul Balzano	Busted
Oliver Berens	Busted
David Peters	Busted

Kazuomi Furuse	Busted
Andrius Tapinas	Busted
Scott Wright	Busted
Antonio Vecino	Busted
Alan Ferraro	Busted
Noah Bronstein	Busted
Eusebiu Jalba	Busted
Omar Del Pino	Busted
Christopher Kromidias	Busted
Antoine Sankari	Busted
Paul Volpe	Busted

Yang Li	Busted
Christian Sare	Busted
Justin Arnwine	Busted
Gonzalo Almada	Busted
Ljubomir Josipovic	Busted

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07-12-2025 14:06 UTC-7

Balzano to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Moments after Ning Dong won a flip against Osmin Dardon to double up, it was Paul Balzano's turn to be at risk for 725,000 from middle position against Oliver Bithell in the cutoff.

Paul Balzano: A♦10♥ All in
Oliver Bithell: J♥J♣

The board of Q♣9♦6♠6♦9♥ didn't change anything and Balzano was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Bithell	2,100,000 550,000	550,000
Osmin Dardon	625,000 20,000	20,000
Ning Dong	465,000 135,000	135,000
Paul Balzano	Busted

Tags: Ning Dong Oliver Bithell Osmin Dardon Paul Balzano

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

07-12-2025 13:58 UTC-7

Munteanu Doubles with Turned Set

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Bradley Hinson opened to 40,000 under the gun and got two callers in Bogdan Munteanu in middle position and Martins Adeniya in the big blind.

They saw a flop of 2♥9♠6♦. After a check, Hinson continued for 50,000. Munteanu called, but Adeniya has seen enough and folded.

The turn J♣ fell and Hinson continued the pressure with a 175,000 bet. Munteanu, looked at Hinson for a few seconds, before making the call.

HInson, putting the ultimate pressure, shoved all-in for around 600,000 on the river 4♥. Munteanu, unfazed, snap-called.

Hinson tabled A♣5♣ while Munteanu turned over J♥J♠ for set on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Munteanu	1,200,000 335,000	335,000
Martins Adeniya	700,000 190,000	190,000
Bradley Hinson	250,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Bogdan Munteanu Bradley Hinson Martins Adeniya

07-12-2025 13:55 UTC-7

Picone Doubles Through Foxen

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 40,000 on the button and Igor Picone three-bet in the small blind, with a short stack. Foxen four-bet and Picone called all in for a total stack around 340,000.

Igor Picone: A♦K♦ All in
Alex Foxen: 9♦9♠

Picone managed to win the flip as the board gave K♥3♣6♥2♣Q♠ to double his stack.