2025 World Series of Poker

Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day: 3
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
Entries
3,797
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
219
Players Left
26
Players Left 1 / 3,797
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Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Balzano to the Rail

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: A10 All in
Oliver Bithell: JJ

The board of Q9669 didn't change anything and Balzano was eliminated.

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

Tags: Ning DongOliver BithellOsmin DardonPaul Balzano

More Eliminations

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stephen Kehoe ie
Stephen Kehoe
Busted
Profile photo of Ryan Hemmel us
Ryan Hemmel
Busted
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of John Ghosn us
John Ghosn
Busted
Profile photo of Ital Levy il
Ital Levy
Busted
Profile photo of Arthur Thiriart be
Arthur Thiriart
Busted
Profile photo of Dennys Ramos br
Dennys Ramos
Busted
Profile photo of Paul Balzano us
Paul Balzano
Busted
Profile photo of Oliver Berens us
Oliver Berens
Busted
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Kazuomi Furuse jp
Kazuomi Furuse
Busted
Profile photo of Andrius Tapinas lt
Andrius Tapinas
Busted
Profile photo of Scott Wright us
Scott Wright
Busted
Profile photo of Antonio Vecino es
Antonio Vecino
Busted
Profile photo of Alan Ferraro it
Alan Ferraro
Busted
Profile photo of Noah Bronstein us
Noah Bronstein
Busted
$25K Fantasy
Profile photo of Eusebiu Jalba ro
Eusebiu Jalba
Busted
Profile photo of Omar Del Pino
Omar Del Pino
Busted
Profile photo of Christopher Kromidias gb
Christopher Kromidias
Busted
Profile photo of Antoine Sankari ca
Antoine Sankari
Busted
Profile photo of Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Yang Li cn
Yang Li
Busted
Profile photo of Christian Sare ar
Christian Sare
Busted
Profile photo of Justin Arnwine us
Justin Arnwine
Busted
Profile photo of Gonzalo Almada ar
Gonzalo Almada
Busted
Profile photo of Ljubomir Josipovic at
Ljubomir Josipovic
Busted

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Adeniya Takes One to Rast

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

The flop read 777 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 K4, which wasn't good enough to claim the pot as Adeniya revealed A8.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
900,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
690,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Martins AdeniyaBrian Rast

Stavila Doubles Through Rheem

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: KK All in
Chino Rheem: 55

Stavila kept the lead all the way through a board of 2A776 and doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan Stavila md
Dan Stavila
1,055,000
175,000
175,000
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
500,000
900,000
900,000

Tags: Chino RheemDan Stavila

Some Updated Chipcounts

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
1,980,000
1,135,000
1,135,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ruslan Zainullin ru
Ruslan Zainullin
1,800,000
1,110,000
1,110,000
Profile photo of David Jackson us
David Jackson
1,120,000
560,000
560,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener
1,100,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Roman Hrabec cz
Roman Hrabec
938,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lewis Spencer gb
Lewis Spencer
910,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Joshua Abiscott
Joshua Abiscott
880,000
420,000
420,000
Profile photo of Alfonso Timoteo es
Alfonso Timoteo
850,000
205,000
205,000
Profile photo of Sihao Zhang lu
Sihao Zhang
840,000
645,000
645,000
Profile photo of Guoliang Wei cn
Guoliang Wei
680,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
660,000
30,000
30,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ian O'Hara us
Ian O'Hara
605,000
215,000
215,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
470,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Benoit Fiasson fr
Benoit Fiasson
410,000
235,000
235,000
Profile photo of Pablo Almeida br
Pablo Almeida
400,000
215,000
215,000

Girard's Flopped Set Eliminates Puetz

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 JK2. 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 KQ for a two pair on the river but Girard had him beat when he flipped over KK for a set on the flop.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hugues Girard fr
Hugues Girard
1,120,000
555,000
555,000
Profile photo of Christopher Puetz de
Christopher Puetz
Busted

Tags: Christopher PuetzHugues Girard

Naveiro Takes from Tuliupa

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 3QJ. 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
Profile photo of Inigo Naveiro es
Inigo Naveiro
2,065,000
425,000
425,000
Profile photo of Artem Tuliupa ua
Artem Tuliupa
1,800,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Artem TuliupaInigo Naveiro

Adeniya Grabs a Pot to Munteanu

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

Bogdan Munteanu raised to 50,000 in early position and Martins Adeniya three-bet to 150,000 in the cutoff. It came back to Munteanu who called.

The flop was A2K and this time Munteanu check-folded after Adeniya continued for 60,00.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bogdan Munteanu ro
Bogdan Munteanu
1,600,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
1,040,000
140,000
140,000

Tags: Bogdan MunteanuMartins Adeniya

Hasson Doubles on Serfati

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

It folded to Gary Hasson who shoved on the button for a total stack of 555,000 and Stephane Serfati quickly called in the big blind with more chips:

Gary Hasson: 77 All in
Stephane Serfati: AK

Hasson improved into a full house with a board J75Q5 and doubled up up while Serfati was left short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson
1,200,000
195,000
195,000
Profile photo of Stephane Serfati fr
Stephane Serfati
140,000
270,000
270,000

Tags: Garry HassonStephane Serfati