Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-14-2025 14:46 UTC-7

Phua Decimates Vaysman; Winter Takes the Rest

Ryan Lashmar

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

In a preflop confrontation Tzai Wei Phua was all in from the big blind for 1,120,000 and up against Justin Vaysman who covered him from the cutoff.

Tzai Wei Phua: K♠K♣ All in
Justin Vaysman: 10♥10♦

Phua's kings stayed in front on the Q♠J♥4♠6♠9♣ runout to double up through Vaysman, who was left with just 55,000 chips.

A couple hands later Vaysman shoved his remaining stack from under the gun and Sean Winter called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Justin Vaysman: 8♦7♥ All in
Sean Winter: J♣9♣

Vaysman was a big favorite with top two pair on the 3♠7♦8♣ flop but the rest of the board ran out 5♦6♥ giving Winter a nine-high straight to eliminate Vaysman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzai Wei Phua	2,285,000 1,315,000	1,315,000
Sean Winter	2,100,000 925,000	925,000
Justin Vaysman	Busted

Tags: Justin Vaysman Sean Winter Tzai Wei Phua

07-14-2025 14:41 UTC-7

Ho Eliminated by Konakchiev

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Baoqiang Ho raised to 185,000 with a single chip behind and then called all-in from under the gun when Valentino Konakchiev moved all-in from the button.

Baoqiang Ho: 4♥4♠ All in
Valentino Konakchiev: 5♥5♦

The dominated pair remained pipped all the way on the 9♠9♦8♠3♣A♥ runout and Ho was eliminated in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentino Konakchiev	815,000 290,000	290,000

Baoqiang Ho	Busted

Tags: Baoqiang Ho Valentino Konakchiev

07-14-2025 14:39 UTC-7

Vicente and Girard Chip Up

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Christian Zetzsche

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

With around 300,000 in the middle to the A♣K♠K♥3♣ turn, Jakob Miegel in the small blind had already checked but neither the dealer nor Hugues Girard on the button noticed before the latter checked behind. Miegel then bet the 4♣ river for 40,000 and folded when Girard raised to 195,000 off a shorter stack behind.

One table over, David Kaufmann raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Daniel Vicente three-bet to 180,000 in the next seat for Kaufmann to call. The 8♥6♦2♠ flop saw Kaufmann check-call for 150,000 with 1,025,000 behind and he checked the 4♥ on the turn. Vicente pushed all-in and Kaufmann reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakob Miegel	2,355,000 745,000	745,000

Daniel Vicente	2,050,000 610,000	610,000
David Kaufmann	1,025,000 295,000	295,000
Hugues Girard	785,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Daniel Vicente David Kaufmann Hugues Girard Jakob Miegel

07-14-2025 14:34 UTC-7

Piekazewicz Doubles Through Phua

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Erick Torres

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

Alisson Piekazewicz and Tzai Wei Phua got it in the middle in a blind versus blind situation with Piekazewicz at risk for 315,000.

Alisson Piekazewicz: A♥A♣ All in
Tzai Wei Phua: A♦4♠

There was no scare on the J♥10♠2♠6♣K♦ run out to award Piekazewicz the double, affording him slightly more breathing room. Phua tumbled to below the million chip mark as a consequence.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzai Wei Phua	970,000 330,000	330,000
Alisson Piekazewicz	690,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Alisson Piekazewicz Tzai Wei Phua

07-14-2025 14:26 UTC-7

Kaufmann Wins Skirmish with [Removed:549]

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Erick Torres

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

David Kaufmann began the hand with a raise to 60,000 from the hijack. [Removed:548] chose to call from the big blind and sent them to a flop.

[Removed:549] checked the Q♣K♠3♦ flop. Kaufmann continued for 40,000 and was called by [Removed:549].

The 2♣ turn was checked by [Removed:549], but this time Kaufmann slid out a bigger bet of 250,000. [Removed:549] did not think long before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:548]	1,600,000 80,000	80,000
David Kaufmann	1,320,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: David Kaufmann

07-14-2025 14:22 UTC-7

Kempton Wins a Blinds Battle Versus Konakchiev

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of K♠K♥3♣7♠ and around 350,000 in the middle, Valentino Konakchiev checked from the small blind and Isaac Kempton bet 175,000 from the big blind. Konakchiev called.

Kempton continued for 300,000 when checked to on the 8♣ river. Konakchiev mucked after several minutes in the tank and the pot was pushed to Kempton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kempton	2,025,000 345,000	345,000
Valentino Konakchiev	525,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Tags: Isaac Kempton Valentino Konakchiev

07-14-2025 14:18 UTC-7

[Removed:549] Shuts it Down Preflop

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Erick Torres

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

[Removed:548] opened the hand with a raise to 60,000 from the cutoff.

Gustavo Ortega responded with a re-raise to 180,000. [Removed:549] was having none of it as he three-bet to 420,000.

Ortega quickly folded as [Removed:549] continued to chip up during the first two levels of Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:548]	1,680,000 470,000	470,000
Gustavo Ortega	950,000 1,375,000	1,375,000

Tags: Gustavo Ortega

07-14-2025 14:15 UTC-7

Chalot Wins From Kempton; Loses to Watson

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Christian Zetzsche

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

There was a reraise to 180,000 in front of Isaac Kempton in the cutoff and he then faced the squeeze of Benjamin Chalot to 400,000, which ended the hand right there.

Shortly after, Mike Watson limped the small blind and Chalot checked the option to the 6♥6♦2♠ flop. Watson checked, then called a bet of 60,000. The same action repeated on the 9♠ turn albeit for 250,000 and Chalot opted to check behind the Q♦ on the river. Watson tabled the 9♦8♦ and it was good enough to win the pot.