In a blind-versus-blind hand with a board reading 10♠3♠K♣2♣6♠ and over a million in the middle, Ori Mendi checked and Rob Wazwaz bet 850,000.
Mendi called and Wazwaz declared, "Two pair."
He then tabled the 6♥3♣ and Mendi mucked.
In the very next hand, Wazwaz limped the small blind and Joshua Boulton checked his option from the big. Wazwaz then bet 250,000 on the 5♣Q♥3♣ flop and Boulton called to see the 4♥ turn.
Both players checked and did the same on the 5♦ river. Wazwaz showed the A♦K♠ and it was good as Boulton sent his hand to the muck.
The final five players have taken their seats and cards are flying in Event #92! Stay tuned to see who thrives and who fails to survive on the way to crowning the latest gold bracelet winner of the 2025 WSOP!
The popularity of the 2025 World Series of Poker continues to be on display, as many events throughout the series have been unable to finish on schedule due to expanded fields. Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em is no different, as the final five players will return for an added Day 3 to decide a winner.
Through the first two days at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, 1,115 entries were narrowed down to five before bagging late on Saturday night. They will now return at 12 p.m. local time to chase the largest pieces of the $1,931,652 prize pool.
At the top of the leaderboard, two names stand high above the remaining contenders. American Rob Wazwaz holds a slim lead with 11,825,000 chips, representing 47 of the 134 big blinds in play.
Wazwaz is the only returning player with a WSOP bracelet, which came at the 2022 World Series of Poker in the $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack. Sitting close behind is Joshua Boulton of the United Kingdom, who bagged up 10,375,000.
Day 3 Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Joshua Boulton
United Kingdom
10,375,000
42
2
Ori Mendi
Israel
4,525,000
18
3
Jimmy Kebe
France
3,200,000
14
4
David Dibernardi
United States
3,525,000
14
5
Rob Wazwaz
United States
11,825,000
47
Ori Mendi
Boulton and Wazwaz book-end the final table, with the three shorter stacks sitting in between the chip leaders. Israel's Ori Mendi returns with 4,525,000 to sit in third place overall.
Jimmy Kebe and David Dibernardi will both take their seats with 14 big blinds, looking to gain some ground and ladder up the remaining payouts.
All five players have earned at least $77,263, while they will be battling for the top prize of $311,349.
Jimmy Kebe
Final Table Remaining Payouts / Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$311,348
2
$207,510
3
$146,184
4
$105,879
5
$77,263
6
Laksh Singh
India
$57,205
7
Jun Li
United Kingdom
$42,983
8
Chen-An Lin
Taiwan
$32,783
9
Zhicheng Miao
United Kingdom
$25,386
The extra day will begin inside the Horseshoe Event Center at 12 p.m. on Level 32. Blinds will be 100,000/250,000, with a big blind ante of 250,000. Levels will continue at 40 minutes in duration, and players will have breaks after every two hours of play.
The PokerNews live reporting team will continue to provide full coverage of the unscheduled Day 3, so be sure to stay tuned as we conclude the $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty event.
