2025 World Series of Poker

Lin Still Hanging Around

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Qinghai Pan: XXXX / 10♠9♣4♦ - folded on fifth street

David Lin: XXXX / 3♠9♦A♠

Qinghai Pan completed and then called when David Lin raised. Lin called a bet on fourth, and then folded out Pan with a bet on fifth street.

Qinghai Pan: XXXX / K♣9♣ - folded on fourth street

David Lin: XXXX / J♠6♠

On the next deal, Pan completed and Lin called. Pan check-folded to a bet on fourth.

Lin took the following pot, completing with the A♦. Pan folded his 6♣.

Lin Leads Fifth Street

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Qinghai Pan: XXXX / 7♥2♣9♥ - folded on fifth street

David Lin: XXXX / A♣5♥6♥

David Lin completed and Qinghai Pan called. Lin checked on fourth street and Pan bet. Lin called. Lin then bet on fifth street and Pan folded.

More Chips for Pan

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Qinghai Pan: XXXX / 3♦2♦5♠5♦

David Lin: XXXX / 4♠6♥8♠J♦ - folded on sixth street

David Lin completed and Qinghai Pan called before the action checked through on fourth street. Lin check-called on fifth and then folded on sixth after Pan bet with his open fives.

Qinghai Pan: XXXX / J♠9♦J♣

David Lin: XXXX / 8♠2♥J♦ - folded on fifth street

Pan completed and Lin stuck around, and called a bet on fourth before conceding the pot on fifth street after Pan made a pair of jacks.

Qinghai Pan: XXXX / 2♥2♦7♠ - folded on fifth street

David Lin: XXXX / 6♥2♥4♣

Lin took one pot back, having his complete called on third street. Pan called on fourth before giving up on fifth street.

Qinghai Pan: 9♠7♠ / 2♠K♠5♠

David Lin: XXXX / 4♦5♥A♦ - folded on fifth street

Lin completed the following hand, with Pan calling. The chip leader check-called a bet on fourth street and then raised Lin's bet on fifth. Lin mucked his board and was shown that Pan had made a flush as he turned over his 9♠7♠ hole cards.

Two for Pan

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Qinghai Pan: KX8X6X / 2♣4♠7♣K♦

David Lin: 9X8♦6♥ / 3♥7♥6♦4♥

Qinghai Pan bet on fifth street and David Lin raised. Pan called. Pan checked on sixth street and Lin bet. Pan called.

Pan checked again on seventh street and Lin again bet. Pan called. Lin showed a pair of sixes and an eight-seven-six-four-three low, but it was no good against the Kings and eight-seven-six-four-deuce low of Pan for a scoop.

Qinghai Pan: 5X3X2X / 4♦J♣6♠8♦

David Lin: XXXX / 2♦A♦J♥5♦ / XX - folded on seventh street

Not long after, both players checked on fifth street and Lin bet on sixth street as Pan called. Pan then bet on seventh street and Lin folded.

Two Chops to Start Off the Level

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Qinghai Pan: A♦7♦4♦ / 7♥2♦K♣A♠

David Lin: K♦K♥5♣ / 6♥2♣8♣3♥

Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin called. Lin called a bet on fourth street. Pan then check-called bets from fifth to seventh street.

Lin tabled a pair of kings and an eight-six for the low, but the pot was chopped as Pan had aces up for the high.

Qinghai Pan: 9♣5♣3♥ / 2♥8♦A♠J♥

David Lin: XX7X6♠ / 6♦3♠J♣Q♥

Lin completed and Pan called. After Pan called a bet on fourth, he led out with bets from fifth to seventh, with Lin calling each bet.

Pan had ace-high and a eight-five for the low, with the spoils being shared once again as Lin's sixes were enough for half of the pot.

Like Schwartz Eliminated in 3rd Place
($188,105)

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Luke Schwartz: 2♣K♥4♠K♦4♣8♠9♥

David Lin: Q♦6♥3♠2♠5♣9♦J♠

Schwartz was all in on third street against David Lin and earned a small double as the boards ran out to give him kings up.

Not long after Schwartz completed and Lin called. Schwartz moved all in on fourth street and Lin called.

Luke Schwartz: 4♠3♣ / A♦5♦ All in
David Lin: A♠Q♣ / 7♣4♦

Schwartz had a very strong start with four cards to a Wheel, but his board ran out 9♣J♦K♠ to brick everything, while Lin proceeded to make eights and sevens with 8♥8♣7♥.

"This is unbelievable," Schwartz said glumly. "You win."

Lin Folds Out Pan on Seventh

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Qinghai Pan: XXXX / Q♠2♥3♣9♠ / XX - folded on seventh street

David Lin: XXXX / 9♣7♠7♥6♥ / XX

Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin called. Lin called a bet on fourth before making on open sevens on fifth and taking the bettting lead. Pan then called bets on fifth and sixth, before open- folding his AXQXJX downcards on seventh.

Schwartz Saves His Last Few Chips

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Qinghai Pan: 3♣3♠ / 9♣2♠3♥4♥ / 9♦

David Lin: XXXX / 4♠10♦ - folded on fourth street

Luke Schwartz: XXXX / A♦2♦7♣6♥ / XX - folded on seventh street

Luke Schwartz completed and was called by both opponents. Schwartz bet on fourth and and Pan was the only caller.

Pan then raised over Schwartz's bet on fifth street. "Pair of nines is not a good spot," said Schwartz as he called.

Schwartz checked and Pan fired out a bet on sixth street. "Are you rolled up?" Schwartz asked after calling the bet, which left him with 120,000.

Schwartz checked on seventh and then faced a decision for his tournament life as Pan made a final bet.

Schwartz may have been attending to the pain in his neck with a message, but he couldn't escape the pain that Pan's wager put him in.

"One time in life you have aces and a low," Schwartz directed at Pan. "I don't think you have aces and a low. You would've raised...You could do though."

After some more thinking time and talking out loud, Schwartz released his hand. Pan showed 3♠3♣9♦ for a boat, with Schwartz surprised that Pan called on third street with a pair of threes.

Schwartz Short

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Qinghai Pan: 7♠4♥ / 6♥8♣6♠7♥ / XX

Luke Schwartz: A♣XX / 2♥A♦5♦J♦ / XX

Luke Schwartz has continued trending downwards and most recently lost a pot to Qinghai Pan.

Picking up the action on sixth street, Schwartz checked and Pan also checked. Both players checked again on seventh street.

Pan showed two pair and it was good to take the pot as Schwartz complained about bricking after starting with a pair of aces.

Four and Half in a Row for Pan

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Qinghai Pan: XXXX / 5♦5♥

David Lin: XXXX / A♣9♥ - folded on fourth street

David Lin completed and then called when Qinghai Pan raised from the bring-in. Pan made open fives on fourth, and his bet folded out Lin.

Qinghai Pan: XXXX / 10♥10♦8♣

David Lin: XXXX / A♣A♦6♠ - folded on fifth street

On the next deal, Lin completed and Pan called from the bring-in. Both players made open pairs on fourth, with Lin betting with his aces. However, he check-folded to a bet on fifth street.

Qinghai Pan: XXXX / 9♣3♦

Luke Schwartz: XXXX / 2♦J♥ - folded on fourth street

The following hand, Pan completed and Schwartz called. Schwartz check-folded to a bet on fourth street.

Pan then made it four pots in a row, completing on third street and taking the pot with no resistance.

Qinghai Pan: A♥Q♥10♥ / 4♥8♥7♣5♥

David Lin: 9X7X4X / 2♦A♣K♠6♣

Luke Schwartz: XXXX / A♦2♣ - folded on fourth street

Schwartz completed and was called by both opponents. On fourth, Schwartz checked and Pan bet. Lin raised, folding out Schwartz while Pan stuck around. Lin then check-called bets from fifth to seventh street.

Lin tabled A♥Q♥10♥ for a flush, while Liin's 7-6-5-2-A was good for the low.

Lin Gets it All

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Qinghai Pan: 7♠3♠ / 4♥K♣8♣2♠ / 7♣

David Lin: 7♦4♦2♣ / A♠8♠Q♦A♣

Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin two-bet. Pan called and checked on fifth street as Lin bet. Lin bet again on sixth street and Pan called, and the same action took place on seventh street.

Lin showed aces and an eight-seven-four-deuce and it was good for a scoop as he beat out Pan's sevens and eight-seven-four-three.

Andrey Zhigalov Eloiminated in 4th Place
($132,423)

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Andrey Zhigalov: 8♦2♥ / 5♦Q♣2♦6♣ / XX All in

Qinghai Pan: K♦10♦ / 7♦A♣K♠3♥ / 9♥

Andrey Zhigalov completed out of his short stack before Qinghai Pan raised. Zhigalov came back over the top for 220,000 total. Pan called and the two were off to the races.

Pan ended making a pair of kings after the runout, with Zhigalov having a pair of deuces and a low draw to stay live for both pots. However, he peeled a 10X on seventh street and bowed out in fourth place.

Zhigalov Survives with Chop on Seventh; Pan Takes from Lin

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Andrey Zhigalov: 10♥2♦ / 3♣2♣7♣4♠ / XX All in

David Lin: 7♠4♣ / 7♥K♦6♠3♠ / A♠

David Lin completed and Andrey Zhigalov called from the bring-in. Lin check-raised on fourth street after Zhigalov bet. The latter put in their last 85,000 and the duo were off to the races.

Both players had pairs, with Lin's sevens edging the deuces. By seventh street, Lin made a low to go along with his pair.

Zhigalov had just a pair of deuces heading to seventh street but was still live to take half of the pot. He turned over the 3♥ to make two pair to chop the pot.

Lin and Pan then took pots uncontested on third street before the two tangled in a pot.

Qinghai Pan: XXXX / A♥6♥7♠A♠

David Lin: XXXX / 7♥8♦4♦10♥ - folded on sixth street

Qinghai Pan completed and Lin called from the bring-in. Lin called bets on fourth and fifth, but folded to a bet on sixth street when Pan made open aces.

Trips Good for Schwartz

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David Lin: XXXX / J♥Q♣5♠9♣ / XXXX

Luke Schwartz: 7♠6♦4♦ / 4♥3♦7♣4♣

Andrey Zhigalov: XXXX / 5♣9♥ - folded on fourth street

David Lin completed and was called by Luke Schwartz and Andrey Zhigalov. Lin bet on fourth street and Schwartz two-bet. Zhigalov folded and Lin called.

Lin checked on fifth street and called a bet from Schwartz. Schwartz bet again on sixth street and Lin called, and the same action took place on seventh street as Schwartz showed 7♠6♦4♦ to win the pot with trips.

Play Concludes

With four players remaining, tournament officials have called an early end to Day 3. The final four will come back at noon tomorrow to play down to a champion.

Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.