Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day 3 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$10,137,990
Entries
3,797
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
219
Players Left
26
Players Left 1 / 3,797
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Another day begins at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, where players are chasing one of the final World Series of Poker gold bracelets of the summer. Out of a field of 3,797 entries, which generated a total prize pool of $10,137,990, 219 of them are still in contention to win the Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em bracelet and $1,189,408 top prize.
Leading the way into Day 3 is Javier Zarco, who bagged a massive stack of 2,180,000 chips. He’s followed closely by Andres Fajardo with 2,075,000, while Joaquin Pacha is third in chips with 1,903,500.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Zarco | Spain | 2,180,000 | 136 |
| 2 | Andres Fajardo | Colombia | 2,075,000 | 130 |
| 3 | Joaquin Pacha | Argentina | 1,903,500 | 119 |
| 4 | Hang Xu | China | 1,685,000 | 105 |
| 5 | David Jackson | United States | 1,680,000 | 105 |
| 6 | Peter Brown | United States | 1,665,000 | 104 |
| 7 | George Tomescu | Romania | 1,640,000 | 103 |
| 8 | Inigo Naveiro | Spain | 1,640,000 | 103 |
| 9 | Chunhui Ji | China | 1,575,000 | 98 |
| 10 | Ehsan Amiri | Australia | 1,565,000 | 98 |
Many notable players are in the race and will try to reach Day 4, such as WSOP bracelet winners David Jackson (1,680,000), Alex Foxen (1,490,000), Nick Maimone (1,370,000), Roman Hrabec (925,000), Joe McKeehen (890,000), Michael Noori (595,000), Alex Keating (590,000), Davidi Kitai (545,000), David Peters (425,000) and Hall of Famers Brian Rast (490,000) and Huck Seed (405,000).
Others must not be forgotten like Ankit Ahuja (1,420,000), Punnat Punsri (1,220,000), Chino Rheem (1,085,000), Simon Wilson (985,000) and Hugues Girard (565,000), who will look to follow in the footsteps of fellow countryman Clément Richez, the defending champion of this event.
Play is set to resume at 1 p.m. local time to Level 20 with blinds of 10,000/ 20,000 and 20,000 big blind ante. They are expected to play ten more 60-minute levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at around 7:30 p.m. Everyone returning is guaranteed at least $8,357, and by the end of the day, the field should be close to the final table.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,189,408 | 10-11 | $93,602 | 72-80 | $16,168 |
| 2 | $792,714 | 12-13 | $74,383 | 81-89 | $13,908 |
| 3 | $589,980 | 14-17 | $59,615 | 90-98 | $12,074 |
| 4 | $442,604 | 18-26 | $48,190 | 99-143 | $10,581 |
| 5 | $334,718 | 27-35 | $39,293 | 144-188 | $9,359 |
| 6 | $255,186 | 36-44 | $32,320 | 189-219 | $8,357 |
| 7 | $196,145 | 45-53 | $26,819 | ||
| 8 | $152,009 | 54-61 | $22,453 | ||
| 9 | $118,785 | 63-71 | $18,967 |
Stay tuned as PokerNews continues to provide you with updates until a champion is crowned!
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Cards are in the air for Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em with 219 players remaining.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Keven Stammen open-shoved for his last 220,000 and it folded to Chino Rheem who called in the big blind for the following d-showdown:
Keven Stammen: A♥10♥ 
Chino Rheem: 8♠8♣
Rhemm found a full house on the flop 2♦2♥8♥ and Stammen was sent to the payout desk after 5♦5♠ completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Cecile Ticherfatine opened to 40,000 from early position and was called by Jared Ingles in the hijack.
Both players checked the 5♠Q♦2♥ flop leading to the 6♥ turn where Ticherfatine bet 55,000. Ingles quickly called.
The 9♣ river completed the board and Ticherfatine bet 80,000. Ingles called but lost to Ticherfatine's J♣J♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
890,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
300,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Eshaan Bhalla limped in the small blind and Ciaran Duffy in the big blind checked his option to see the flop.
The dealer dealt A♦3♠8♣. Bhalla led with 30,000 and Duffy called. On the turn 5♣ Bhalla check-called Duffy's bet of 40,000 to see a completed board.
After another check on the river K♠, Duffy bet 170,000 and took the pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
420,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The flop read J♣J♠6♦ in a heads-up pot when Alexander Farahi checked from the small blind to Upeshka De Silva who bet 25,000 on the button. Farahi made the call.
The 4♠ turn was checked and a 5♦ landed on the river. Farahi thought about his move and fired 250,000, with 150,000 left behind. De Silva tanked for some time and eventually called.
Farahi tabled 9♣8♣ and De Silva revealed 8♥4♦ to take the pot with two pair with fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
||
|
150,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The board 2♠A♠6♥9♣ was already dealt when Maximiliano Castagnini checked from the big blind seat to Dennys Ramos who bet 100,000. Castagnini raised it to 275,000 and Ramos went deep into the tank before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
790,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
