Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-15-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Updates Chip Counts at Break

Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	8,900,000

Joshua Ladines	6,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Fahredin Mustafov	5,900,000 500,000	500,000
Ryan Leng	5,505,000 55,000	55,000

Brad Albrinck	2,955,000 945,000	945,000

Zarvan Tumboli	2,730,000 830,000	830,000
Cuba Levenberry	2,660,000 260,000	260,000
Daniel Zack	1,490,000 540,000	540,000

Hai Chu	1,435,000 15,000	15,000
Zachary Schwartz	1,380,000 305,000	305,000
Yasheel Doddanavar	1,285,000 780,000	780,000
Eduards Rakuss	1,000,000 105,000	105,000
Fabien Motte	1,000,000
Jeremy Ausmus	820,000 1,005,000	1,005,000

07-15-2025 14:31 UTC-8

How Much Does a WSOP Gold Bracelet Sell for on eBay? | PokerNews Podcast #907

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Chuck Sklar

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In the 907th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are joined by PokerNews Pennsylvania Ambassador Keith Becker at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to discuss the latest news and highlights from the World Series of Poker (WSOP), including how a gold bracelet from 2011 found its way onto eBay, where it sold to an unknown buyer. As it happens, Chad knows the original owner of the bracelet, so he reached out and got the full scoop. It's an intriguing story you don't want to miss.

Plus, Chad talks to Nick Schulman, who was this year's inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame, and the crew discusses the 2025 WSOP Main Event bubble along with Josh Reichard's impressive call on it. Other stories include why a player went off-the-rails tilt crazy, the return of the WSOP Paradise from Dec. 4-18, and a huge $330K pot from the recent Venetian Poker Live $100/$200 NLH cash game.

Finally, Chad did a joint interview from the floor of the WSOP with the WSOP Free-to-Play App Marketing Director Nimrod Avron & Ambassador Samantha Abernathy, the latter of whom recently had her avatar debut on the app! Get a look at what it looks like, along with all the latest from the WSOP Free-to-Play app!

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07-15-2025 14:36 UTC-8

Ausmus Doubles Through Rakuss

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Eduards Rakuss opened to 270,000 from the cutoff and Jeremy Ausmus shoved for 760,000 from the big blind. Rakuss called with a covering stack to put Ausmus at risk.

Jeremy Ausmus: A♦J♥5♥4♦ All in
Eduards Rakuss: A♣Q♦4♣3♦

The board ran out A♠8♦5♣5♦3♠ giving Ausmus fives full of aces to double up through Rakuss, leaving the latter player short-stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	1,600,000 780,000	780,000

Eduards Rakuss	250,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Eduards Rakuss Jeremy Ausmus

07-15-2025 14:38 UTC-8

Rakuss Gets Some Back

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Eduards Rakuss opened to 210,000 from the hijack, leaving 30,000 behind. Fahredin Mustafov called from the cutoff. Rakuss then shoved blind before the 2♣9♥2♠ flop and Mustafov called to put him at risk.

Eduards Rakuss: A♦A♥Q♦4♣ All in
Fahredin Mustafov: A♠8♠8♥5♥

The rest of the board ran out 2♥7♥. Rakuss was best at showdown with twos full of aces to double up his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	5,025,000 875,000	875,000
Eduards Rakuss	630,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Eduards Rakuss Fahredin Mustafov

07-15-2025 14:43 UTC-8

Motte Flops a Full House to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Richard Gryko raised to 180,000 from the small blind and Fabien Motte called out of the big blind.

On the 4♥5♠4♣ flop, the remainder of Motte's 400,000 got into the middle, with Gryko trying to eliminate him.

Fabien Motte: 5♣4♦3♥2♦ All in
Richard Gryko: 10♦9♦7♠6♠

Motte had flopped a boat and only a very unfortunate runout would see him eliminated. The rest of the board came 5♦A♠, and Motted earned the double-up through Gryko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	8,600,000 300,000	300,000

Fabien Motte	1,350,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Fabien Motte Richard Gryko

07-15-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Albrinck Folds to Ladines' Pressure

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

From the small blind on a board of 8♥7♥5♣10♣, Brad Albrinck bet 225,000, and Joshua Ladines called from the big blind.

The K♥ rolled off on the river, and Albrinck checked. Ladines fired 750,000, resulting in a snap-fold by Albrinck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Ladines	6,900,000 600,000	600,000

Brad Albrinck	2,000,000 955,000	955,000

Hai Chu	1,700,000 265,000	265,000
Daniel Zack	1,650,000 160,000	160,000

Yasheel Doddanavar	1,300,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Brad Albrinck Joshua Ladines

07-15-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Eduards Rakuss Eliminated in 14th Place ($25,961)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus open-potted to 210,000 from the button, before Eduards Rakuss shoved for not much more from the big blind Ausmus called off.

Eduards Rakuss: Q♦J♥10♠7♥ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: A♦K♥9♣3♥

Rakuss picked up outs along the way, but Ausmus' flopped two pair on the A♥9♠10♦Q♥4♦ runout was good enough to send his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	1,950,000 350,000	350,000

Eduards Rakuss	Busted

Tags: Eduards Rakuss Jeremy Ausmus

07-15-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Yasheel Doddanavar Eliminated in 13th Place ($25,961)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of Q♣J♦3♠ and around 700,000 in the middle, Yasheel Doddanavar checked from out of position and Daniel Zack bet 500,000. Doddanavar jammed, slightly covering Zack who started the hand with around 1,500,000. Zack called and was at risk.

Daniel Zack: Q♦Q♠7♣5♣ All in
Yasheel Doddanavar: A♦Q♥10♦3♣

Doddanavar was drawing thin against Zack's top set. The 6♠9♣ runout changed nothing for either player and Zack doubled up while Doddanavar was left with just over 100,000.

Doddanavar got his remaining chips in the next hand against Brad Albrinck who covered him.

Yasheel Doddanavar: 9♣7♣5♣4♣ All in
Brad Albrinck: K♠K♦9♠8♠

The board ran out J♦A♣Q♠Q♥K♣ giving Albrinck kings full of queens to send Doddanavar to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	3,200,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Brad Albrinck	2,150,000 150,000	150,000

Yasheel Doddanavar	Busted

Tags: Daniel Zack Yasheel Doddanavar Brad Albrinck

07-15-2025 15:01 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
634	1	Richard Gryko	United Kingdom	9,100,000	152
634	2	Fahredin Mustafov	Bulgaria	4,820,000	80
634	3	Brad Albrinck	United States	2,075,000	34
634	4	Daniel Zack	United States	2,850,000	47
634	5	Jeremy Ausmus	United States	1,750,000	29
634	6	Ryan Leng	United States	6,000,000	100

635	1	Zachary Schwartz	United States	1,200,000	20
635	2	Fabien Motte	France	3,000,000	50
635	3	Zarvan Tumboli	India	2,900,000	48
635	4	Hai Chu	Australia	1,700,000	28
635	5	Joshua Ladines	United States	6,600,000	110
635	6	Cuba Levenberry	United States	1,050,000	17

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	9,100,000 500,000	500,000

Joshua Ladines	6,600,000 300,000	300,000

Ryan Leng	6,000,000 495,000	495,000

Fahredin Mustafov	4,820,000 205,000	205,000
Fabien Motte	3,000,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Zarvan Tumboli	2,900,000 170,000	170,000
Daniel Zack	2,850,000 350,000	350,000

Brad Albrinck	2,075,000 75,000	75,000

Jeremy Ausmus	1,750,000 200,000	200,000

Hai Chu	1,700,000
Zachary Schwartz	1,200,000 180,000	180,000
Cuba Levenberry	1,050,000 1,610,000	1,610,000

07-15-2025 15:08 UTC-8

Schwartz Finds a Double With Cowboys

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Zachary Schwartz made it 210,000 to go on the button before Zarvan Tumboli three-bet to 660,000 from the big blind. Schwartz four-bet jammed for around 1,250,000, which Tumboli called.

Zachary Schwartz: A♠K♠K♣3♣ All in
Zarvan Tumboli: A♥K♦10♠9♠