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

07-12-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Zhang Chipping Up on Molenaar

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Sihao Zhang and Michel Molenaar in the blinds for the following showdown:

Sihao Zhang: A♦4♦ All in
Michel Molenaar: K♦5♥

The board showed J♦10♠4♣7♥Q♥ and Zhang doubled his stack worth 2,050,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sihao Zhang	4,400,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Michel Molenaar	1,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Sihao Zhang Michel Molenaar

07-12-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Lucky Double Up for Molenaar

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Maximiliano Castagnini opened to 240,000 from the cutoff. Michel Molenaar on the button three-bet all in for 1,505,000, then Matthew Belcher in the big blind jammed with a bigger stack. Castagnini folded.

Michel Molenaar: 2♦2♥ All in
Matthew Belcher: J♠J♥

Molenaar with deuces couldn't expect much in this situation, but he was lucky enough to hit a straight on the river on A♥5♦3♠10♥4♠ to double up.

Left with 445,000, Belcher was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximiliano Castagnini	6,075,000 1,995,000	1,995,000
Michel Molenaar	3,430,000 1,730,000	1,730,000
Matthew Belcher	Busted
Tamer Alkamli	Busted

Junqiang Lyu	Busted

Tags: Matthew Belcher Maximiliano Castagnini Michel Molenaar

07-12-2025 22:09 UTC-8

Ace-high Good

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action was picked up with Junqiang Lyu all in against Bogdan Munteanu.

Junqiang Lyu: K♥Q♠ All in
Bogdan Munteanu: A♣Q♣

Munteanu was ahead with ace-high and with no one hitting the board of 4♠5♣6♠6♦J♥, Lyu was sent to the rails.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Munteanu	8,900,000 6,760,000	6,760,000
Junqiang Lyu	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Munteanu Junqiang Lyu

07-12-2025 22:15 UTC-8

Hrabec Sends Punjarojanakul Out

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Tanupat Punjarojanakul open-shoved on the button for a stack of 1,060,000 and Roman Hrabec tanked a minute in the big blind before calling:

Tanupat Punjarojanakul: 9♦9♠ All in
Roman Hrabec: K♠J♠

Punjarojanakul had to win the flip to survive but the board A♣Q♦K♣6♦7♣ ran out to give the winning hand and the pot to Hrabec.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	3,980,000 480,000	480,000

Tanupat Punjarojanakul	Busted

Tags: Roman Hrabec Tanupat Punjarojanakul

07-12-2025 22:25 UTC-8

Lo Hits the River to Eliminate Amiri

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ehsan Amiri opened from early position, Wai Lo in the small blind raised and Amiri called off his last 310,000.

Ehsan Amiri: A♥Q♥ All in
Wai Lo: A♦7♠

Amiri flopped top pair and a flush draw with the 10♥A♣2♥ flop. He even found a straight draw with the K♦ turn, but the 7♦ river gave two pair to Lo, dashing Amiri's hopes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Lo	3,100,000 560,000	560,000
Ehsan Amiri	Busted

Tags: Ehsan Amiri Wai Lo

07-12-2025 22:28 UTC-8

Laplante Runs Into Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Moments after Ehsan Amiri's elimination, Ryan Laplante in middle position jammed for approximately 1,100,000. Milad Sheva in the cutoff raised all in and made the button and the blinds fold.

Ryan Laplante: A♣J♦ All in
Milad Sheva: A♦A♠

Laplante ran into aces and despite hitting a jack on 2♣10♥J♣6♣K♥, he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Sheva	2,700,000 625,000	625,000
Ryan Laplante	Busted

Tags: Milad Sheva Ryan Laplante

07-12-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Ji Finds a Fold from Tomescu

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

George Tomescu raised to 240,000 under the gun and received a call from Chunhui Ji on the button.

The flop 4♣10♦6♣ appeared and Tomescu continued for 275,000, called by Ji.

The 5♦ brought no action and a 8♥ landed on the river. After another check from Tomescu, Ji decided to bet 900,000 and Tomescu eventually let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Tomescu	8,070,000 330,000	330,000
Chunhui Ji	5,400,000 365,000	365,000

Tags: George Tomescu Chunhui Ji

07-12-2025 22:38 UTC-8

Ho Calls Dardon and Busts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The board 3♦10♦K♣3♣2♦ was already dealt with a pot containing more than 1,000,000 when Kyle Ho checked. Osmin Dardon shoved, putting Ho at risk for a remaining stack around 800,000. After some thinking Ho called.

Dardon revealed A♠3♠for trips and Ho held Q♥Q♦ ans he made his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Osmin Dardon	3,750,000 750,000	750,000
Kyle Ho	Busted
Joseph Cheong	Busted

Tags: Kyle Ho Osmin Dardon

Level: 29

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

07-12-2025 22:50 UTC-8

A Tough Decision for Sheva

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Three-way on a flop of 5♠8♠7♠, George Tomescu in the cutoff bet 150,000 and both Milad Sheva in the big blind and Wai Lo under the gun check-called.

The dealer laughed when he revealed the 6♠ that all three players checked, but he seemed a bit disappointed after the Q♥ river didn't complete a straight flush on the board.

Sheva checked and Lo bet 1,000,000. Tomescu folded but Sheva went deep into the tank while Lo had his eyes closed, just like if he was sleeping. He eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Tomescu	8,400,000 330,000	330,000
Wai Lo	4,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Milad Sheva	1,990,000 710,000	710,000

Tags: George Tomescu Milad Sheva Wai Lo