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

07-12-2025 15:12 UTC-8

Stout Takes Girard’s Entire Stack

Gaelle Jaudon

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

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Hugues Girard, seated on the button with a stack worth 680,000 and Matthew Stout in the big blind who had him covered.

Hugues Girard: A♣Q♦ All in
Matthew Stout: 8♦8♠

Girard couldn't win the flip as the board brought 5♦6♦9♣6♥9♥ to make his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Stout	2,120,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Hugues Girard	Busted

Tags: Hugues Girard Matthew Stout

07-12-2025 15:14 UTC-8

Flush Surprises Luo

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Xixiang Luo open-shoved all-in for 410,000 and Carlos Saucedo made the call taking them to showdown.

Xixiang Luo: K♦8♦ All in
Carlos Saucedo: A♣Q♠

There was a slight commotion happening in the background that distracted the players at the table when the board ran 9♠2♦7♠J♦A♦.

Both Saucedo and Luo looked disheartened when the last card was dealt, only for the latter to realize that he had won it with a flush.

The dealer picked up his hand and turned it over, about to muck his hand when Luo stopped his hand gently to say he had a flush. The dealer awarded the pot to Luo, leaving Saucedo with only a big blind and a half.

Saucedo was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	850,000 585,000	585,000

Carlos Saucedo	Busted

Tags: Carlos Saucedo Xixiang Luo

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

07-12-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Vasquez Scores an Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Yijie Hu jammed for 525,000 from under the gun and he was called by Andres Vasquez from two seats over.

Yijie Hu: A♣J♣ All in
Andres Vasquez: K♥K♣

Hu ran into kings and couldn't do much on 2♦2♥5♥9♣9♦, so he was eliminated like Joe McKeehen moments before him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Vasquez	3,000,000 1,235,000	1,235,000
Yijie Hu	Busted
Carlos Saucedo	Busted
Joe McKeehen	Busted

Tags: Andres Vasquez Yijie Hu

07-12-2025 15:28 UTC-8

Gaehl To the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Simon Wilson opened from under the gun. Sebastian Gaehl in the cutoff raised all-in for 135,000 and Wilson snap-called.

Sebastian Gaehl: A♥2♥ All in
Simon Wilson: A♣J♠

Despite finding flush draw with the 10♠9♣5♦3♣ board, the 7♥ river was no help for Gaehl who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wilson	2,350,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Sebastian Gaehl	Busted

Tags: Sebastian Gaehl Simon Wilson

07-12-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Freitas Gets Value on Hrabec

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a heads-up pot, the board read 6♥A♣2♠3♣ when Roman Hrabec checked to Jonatas Freitas who bet 160,000. After some tanking, Hrabec called.

A 7♥ landed on the river and Hrabec checked again. Freitas moved 300,000 in front of him and Hrabec went deep into the tank before calling.

Freitas tabled A♦3♦ for two pair and Hrabec sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonatas Freitas	1,420,000 830,000	830,000
Roman Hrabec	770,000 168,000	168,000

Tags: Jonatas Freitas Roman Hrabec

07-12-2025 15:38 UTC-8

Yanovsky Sends Lu to Hit the Rails

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

With a pot of around 250,000 and a flop of 9♣10♦K♣, Eric Yanovsky bet 75,000 after Yunye Lu, his heads-up opponent, checked. Lu raised to 200,000, making him think about his situation.

After a few seconds, Yanovsky shoved all-in and Lu snap-called.

Yunye Lu: J♣8♣ All in
Eric Yanovsky: K♥10♥

Yanovsky had two pair but Lu hoped one of his numerous outs with a flush draw and a straight draw would come out. The runout 8♠9♦ didn't improve Lu sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Yanovsky	2,500,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Yunye Lu	Busted

Tags: Eric Yanovsky Yunye Lu

07-12-2025 15:45 UTC-8

Jackson Hit the Flush to Bust Abiscott

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

David Jackson raised under the gun and it folded to Joshua Abiscott who defended his big blind.

The flop showed 10♥K♣2♥ and Abiscott checked to Jackson who continued 150,000, in a pot worth 220,000. Abiscott shoved for around 800,000 and Jackson made the call:

Joshua Abiscott: 10♣2♣ All in
David Jackson: A♥7♥

Abiscott had hit two pair, but Jackson had a flush draw. The Q♦ didn't change anything on the turn but a 6♥ landed on the river to give the winning hand to Jackson and send Abiscott to the payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	2,920,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Joshua Abiscott	Busted

Tags: David Jackson Joshua Abiscott

07-12-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Sheva Eliminates Koikkinos

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Christopher Kokkinos jammed for 250,000 from under the gun and he was called by Milad Sheva in the big blind.

Christopher Kokkinos A♦J♠ All in
Milad Sheva: A♠K♠

The board of 3♠10♥7♦7♣2♦ didn't change anything and Kokkinos was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Sheva	1,850,000 480,000	480,000
Christopher Kokkinos	Busted

Tags: Christopher Kokkinos Milad Sheva

07-12-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Brown's Aces Hold, Eliminates Chiu

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kyle Ho opened with 80,000 in late position and got a three-bet to 210,00 from Peter Brown in hijack. Action went to the button Ichun Chiu, who checked the clock before four-betting to 480,000. Ho got out of the way of the escalating heat.

Brown five-bet all-in for about 1,900,000, and Chiu, who was covered, instantly called.

Ichun Chiu: A♦K♠ All in
Peter Brown: A♠A♥

Chiu didn't expect to bump into aces but waited for the board to get dealt quietly. The board ran 5♥7♣J♦3♦8♦. Brown's aces held crushing Chiu's hope of finishing the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Brown	3,600,000 2,015,000	2,015,000
Kyle Ho	955,000 455,000	455,000
Ichun Chiu	Busted

Tags: Ichun Chiu Kyle Ho Peter Brown