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

07-12-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Fei Spikes Pair, Eliminates Magam

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Action was picked up with Vamsi Magam in hijack all-in for 200,000 against Wenzhi Fei in cutoff.

Vamsi Magam: 8♣8♠ All in
Wenzhi Fei: A♦Q♣

Fei spiked a pair from the window card of the flop Q♦5♥2♦ evoking a loud cheer from the player. The runout K♦7♦ didn't help Magam at all. Magam was sent to the payout counter to collect his cash as Fei happily scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Fei	865,000 120,000	120,000
Vamsi Magam	Busted

Tags: Vamsi Magam Wenzhi Fei

07-12-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Bello Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

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

Kacper Pyzara opened to 50,000 from under the gun. Maximiliano Castagnini in the hijack three-bet to 150,000, but Francisco Benitez in the cutoff four-bet to 330,000. Both Pyzara and Castagnini folded.

On the next hand, Elvyn Bello opened from middle position, Francisco Benitez in the hijack three-bet to 125,000, Bello raised all-in for 220,000 and Benitez snap-called.

Elvyn Bello: Q♦Q♠ All in
Francisco Benitez: 10♦10♣

The board was 2♥2♣6♣7♦J♥ and Bello doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximiliano Castagnini	2,850,000 2,060,000	2,060,000
Francisco Benitez	2,800,000 1,930,000	1,930,000
Kacper Pyzara	1,170,000 169,000	169,000
Igor Picone	850,000 130,000	130,000
Elvyn Bello	300,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Francisco Benitez Kacper Pyzara Maximiliano Castagnini Elvyn Bello

07-12-2025 13:49 UTC-8

Preflop Pot for Smolka

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Noel Eicher started with a raise to 50,000 and Pavels Spirins three-bet in the cutoff to 150,000. Dawid Smolka announced all in in the big blind for 660,000 and after some thinking, both his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavels Spirins	1,800,000 240,000	240,000
Noel Eicher	1,650,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Dawid Smolka	900,000 565,000	565,000

Tags: Pavels Spirins Noel Eicher Dawid Smolka

07-12-2025 13:54 UTC-8

Hulme's Queens Hold

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Action was picked up with Andrew Hulme and Oshri Lahmani in an all-in showdown.

Oshri Lahmani: A♦Q♣ All in
Andrew Hulme: Q♥Q♠

Hulme's queens held on the board which ran 3♦5♣6♥3♠J♦. With no ace in sight, the pot was awarded to Hulme as Lahmani left the tournament floor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	850,000 365,000	365,000
Oshri Lahmani	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Oshri Lahmani

07-12-2025 13:55 UTC-8

More Chipcounts

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Bithell	1,720,000 380,000	380,000
Blake Bohn	1,340,000 375,000	375,000
Yannick Jobin	1,275,000 585,000	585,000
Andrew Yee	1,030,000 440,000	440,000
Ning Dong	965,000 500,000	500,000
Cecile Ticherfatine	940,000 50,000	50,000
Yuya Kita	800,000 185,000	185,000
Alex Anton	770,000 260,000	260,000
Gaston Catzman	700,000 225,000	225,000
Wesley Fei	565,000 300,000	300,000
James Mackey	410,000 600,000	600,000

Nick Maimone	345,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Nick Yunis	Busted
Pierre Bounahra	Busted
Jonas Mackoff	Busted
Bradley Hinson	Busted
Halil Tasyurek	Busted
Rui Nogueira	Busted
Kacper Pyzara	Busted
Pingfeng Wu	Busted
Chino Rheem	Busted
Oshri Lahmani	Busted
Corey Thompson	Busted

Erik Eisen	Busted
Ayman Alqarqaz	Busted

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07-12-2025 13:58 UTC-8

A Jack for Levy

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Maxime Taldir

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

After an open to 60,000 from middle position, Tzur Levy in the cutoff three-bet to 375,000. Fausto Valdez in the small blind four-bet all-in and made the middle position player fold. Levy waited for a few seconds, then the clocked was called and he called at the end of the countdown with the 25,000 he had left.

Tzur Levy: A♠J♦ All in
Fausto Valdez: A♦K♠

Levy was lucky enough to hit a jack on 5♥J♣5♦3♥8♠ to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzur Levy	870,000 300,000	300,000
Fausto Valdez	870,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Fausto Valdez Tzur Levy

07-12-2025 14:00 UTC-8

Nogueira Makes a Painful Exit

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Andres Vasquez opened to 50,000 on the button and got an all-in shove for around 200,000 from Rui Nogueira in the smalll blind. When action returned to him, Vasquez called.

Rui Nogueira: A♣9♣ All in
Andres Vasquez: K♦K♥

Nogueira looked cheerful when the flop came 8♣A♠10♦ giving him two pair on the flop and beating Vaquez's kings. He was looking for an almost assured double up when the 10♥ dropped on the turn improving his hand to a full house.

But the river K♣ fell on the river, shifting the lead to Vasquez with the better full house. With hopes and dreams dashed, Noqueira left the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Vasquez	1,765,000 155,000	155,000
Rui Nogueira	Busted

Tags: Andres Vasquez Rui Nogueira

07-12-2025 14:00 UTC-8

Break

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

The remaining 145 players are on a 15-minute break

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

07-12-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Ticherfatine Folds to De Silva

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The flop read J♦K♠10♣ when Cecile Ticherfatine check-called from the big blind a bet worth 55,000 from Upeshka De Silva.

The K♥ turn brought no betting action and a 7♣ landed on the river. Ticherfatine checked one last time and De Silva bet 130,000. Ticherfatine ended up folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	1,320,000

Cecile Ticherfatine	800,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Upeshka De Silva