Petre Ionescu opened from under the gun to 550,000. Yanting Jiang came along with a call from the cutoff, but Peter Yang wanted to play for more and opted to three-bet to 2,150,000. Ionescu bowed out with a fold, but Jiang made the call to make it heads-up pot.
The 4♣7♦K♣ flop fanned out before Yang continued for 1,400,000. Jiang countered by shoving all-in to put Yang to a decision for his tournament life.
Yang went into the tank for a significant amount of time before he decided on a call to put himself at risk for approximately 9,800,000 total.
Peter Yang: Q♥Q♣
Yanting Jiang: A♣10♣
Yang made the right call, but Jiang was far from out of the running as she held the overcard with the ace and a flush draw to boot.
Jiang got there immediately on the turn when the A♦ peeled to give her a pair of aces. Yang began to get up from his seat as he was drawing slim with one card to go.
The 2♣ river upgraded Jiang to a flush to eliminate Yang in 16th place. Yang earned $58,298 for his finish.
With very little action getting past pre-flop, the action has started off relatively slow in the final day of the event. Yoon Choi picked up the blinds after open-jamming for his 2,425,000 stack and a few hands later Punnat Punsri was in a pot with Yanting Jiang.
Punsri opened to 550,000 on the button and Jiang call from the small blind.
A 3♦10♦7♣ flop saw Jiang check to Punsri who moved out 800,000. Jiang mucked her hand allowing Punsri to pick up the small pot.
Chahn Jung began the action with a raise to 500,000 from the hijack before Darius Samual opted to raise the price of admission to 1,600,000 from the big blind.
Jung made the call and sent them to the 4♥10♣2♣ flop. Samual continued for 950,000, but Jung countered with a raise to 5,000,000, which was enough to put Samual all-in.
Samual deliberated until a clock was called. Samual folded during the closing seconds of the timer to award the pot to Jung.
Chahn Jung opened from the cutoff before Vasileios Panagiotidis went all-in for 3,700,000 from the small blind. Jung made the call as Panagiotidis was at risk during the second hand of the day.
Vasileios Panagiotidis: A♠Q♦
Chahn Jung: K♥Q♠
Panagiotidis had Jung's hand dominated, and the flop brought no drama when it fanned out 2♣9♣4♦.
The 10♥ turn gave Jung a gutshot straight draw, but the 4♣ river bricked to award Panagiotidis an early double on Day 4.
Day 4 of Event #89: $3,000 Mid‑Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em gets underway at noon today with just 16 players left to battle it out for the WSOP title and gold bracelet. The spotlight will once again fall on Yangting Jiang, who returns as the commanding chip leader and will retake her seat with more than double the next‑closest stack.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Yanting Jiang
United States
30,925,000
124
2
Chahn Jung
United States
16,500,000
66
3
Peter Yang
United States
16,075,000
64
4
Maurice Hawkins
United States
12,700,000
51
5
Punnat Punsri
Thailand
11,400,000
46
6
Roberto Romanello
United Kingdom
11,300,000
45
7
Mark Newhouse
United States
7,900,000
32
8
Luis Yepez
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
7,150,000
29
9
Darius Samual
United Kingdom
6,350,000
25
10
Michael Rocco
United States
6,000,000
24
Jiang closed out Day 3 with a dominant surge and bagged 30,925,000 chips, good for 124 big blinds when action restarts at Level 31 later today. It has already been a standout year for Jiang, who shipped a tournament in January for $133,430, the biggest score of her career, and later ran deep in this summer’s Event # 63: $1,000 Mystery Millions No‑Limit Hold’em , finishing 47th for $24,650. With her live results only dating back to 2022, a deep run in this bracelet event would push her poker career to new heights.
Chahnhoon Jung
Right behind her is Chahn Jung (16,500,000), one of the more seasoned players remaining in the field. Jung brings $1,085,350 in lifetime earnings and is a familiar face in WSOP high‑roller events. He also ran deep in last year’s $10,000 Main Event, finishing 67th for $135,000, and has four Main Event cashes in total. With over a decade of results on his record, Jung understands the pressure of navigating massive fields and the dynamics of entering the final two tables.
Completing the top three is Peter Yang (16,075,000), who appears relatively new to the tournament scene, with live results only dating back to 2023. He came close to winning a WSOP Circuit ring in the 2024 $1,700 No‑Limit Hold’em Main Event, finishing 3rd for $77,399, still his best live cash. If Yang reaches 11th place or better today, he will surpass that mark and make this event a defining moment in his young poker career.
(Results courtesy of The Hendon Mob.)
Roberto Romanello
Several familiar faces remain in contention for another title, including Punnat Punsri, the only 25K Fantasy draft player remaining. Four previous WSOP bracelet winners are also hunting for more gold: Roberto Romanello (11,300,000), Darius Samuals (6,350,000), Michael Rocco (6,000,000), and Barry Shulman (4,075,000). Rocco dominated much of yesterday’s action, scoring multiple eliminations that helped propel him into the final 16.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$1,159,182
9
$116,485
2
$772,580
10
$91,740
3
$576,099
11
$91,740
4
$432,875
12
$72,835
5
$327,767
13
$72,835
6
$250,110
14
$58,298
7
$192,347
15
$58,298
8
$149,093
16
$58,298
Two players will return short‑stacked and looking to ladder early: Jose Aguilera (2,350,000) and Yoon Choi (3,025,000), each sitting with roughly ten big blinds as play resumes at Level 31 with 100,000/250,000 blinds and a 250,000 big blind ante. Levels are 60 minutes in length, and action will continue down to a winner with 15‑minute breaks every two levels. A dinner break will be determined based on the rate of play.
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