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Zachary Zaret Chip Leads Into Day 3 of $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo

by Alek Gillies June 6, 2025
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It was a slower day for Canadian cashes, as only a few players found one on the day. However, many Canadian players found a bag to head into the following day of the event. Among them, Zachary Zaret sits atop Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo with the current chip lead. He enters Day 3 with 7,060,000 the equivalent of 118 big blinds.

Linyang Song and Duff Charette both remain in the Event #20: $1,500 Shootout. They have 2,175,000 and 2,125,000 respectively, while Patrick Stacey sits 12th heading into Day 2 of Event #23: $1,500 Badugi with 224,000. Allen Shen found the biggest cash of the day finishing Event #17: $2,000 NLH in 10th for $30,161. Weston Pring and Pablo Mariz both found a deep run in the $1,500 Shootout for $5,360 each.

Allen Shen Nearly Final Tables the $2,000 NLH

Allen Shen WSOP
Allen Shen WSOP

Allen Shen was the big winner of the Day with his 10th place cash in the $2,000 NLH. He entered the Day 3 with the 7th largest chip stack and was able to take that to the unofficial final table. For his efforts, he receives $30,161 of the $3,011,760 total prize pool. The event was a massive success with 1,692 entries total.

Another chip leader of the previous day, Juan Lamprea completed his run in the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo finishing in 12th place for $12,719. Also finding a deep run were Pablo Mariz and Weston Pring in the $1,500 Shootout. They found a 16th and 18th place finish both taking home $5,360 for their efforts.

All Canadians Who Cashed on the Day

Event #PlayerPositionPrize
Event #17: $2,000 NLHAllen Shen10th$30,161
Event #20: $1,500 ShootoutPablo Mariz16th$5,360
Event #20: $1,500 ShootoutWeston Pring18th$5,360
Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-LoJuan Lamprea12th$12,179
Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-LoPushpinder Singh53rd$4,985
Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-LoMichael MacHugh82nd$3,346
Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-LoSeseung Oh109th$3,173

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Zachary Zaret Holds the Lead Heading into Day 3 of the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo

Zachary Zaret WSOP
Zachary Zaret WSOP

Zachary Zaret was the big star of the day finding the chip lead in the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo. He spun it up from 6 big blinds earlier in the day, ending with 7,060,000. The tournament drew in 1,176 entries to create a total prize pool of $1,561,140. Also finding a top stack was Linyang Song in the $1,500 Shootout. She found an 8th place, heading into the following day, and currently sits at 2,175,000.

Duff Charette didn’t need a ton of encouragement to join the fray. He found a bagging stack in the $1,500 Shootout after action packed hands such as this one.

Christian Roberts moved all in from the big blind. Before Charette made any action, the dealer started preparing a flop. “She wants me to go,” Charette joked as he made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Christian Roberts: 3♣3♦
Duff Charette: K♠9♠

The board ran out A♥K♣K♦Q♥2♥ to give the pot to Charette. The two players exchanged numbers and plans to share a beer sometime later in the series as the most social aspect of the game was on full display.

Duff Charette: 2,250,000

All Canadians Who Bagged on the Day

Event #PlayerPositionChip Count
Event #19: $500 ColossusIvan Hui95th508,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusHyung Kim131st437,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusBrady Hinnegan151st413,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusKyle Janisse156th404,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusAaron Goodennoorzad200th343,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusGurdeep Parhar232nd300,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusNicholas Peterson258th264,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusJason Rock260th263,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusTommy Nguyen262nd261,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusDustin Hyer316th214,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusZhi Yang325th201,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusHerbert Burke326th201,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusJean Ledoux362nd159,000
Event #19: $500 ColossusShawn Buchanan450th81,000
Event #20: $1,500 ShootoutLinyang Song8th2,175,000
Event #20: $1,500 ShootoutDuff Charette15th2,125,000
Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-LoZachary Zaret1st7,060,000
Event #23: $1,500 BadugiPatrick Stacey12th224,000
Event #23: $1,500 BadugiLouise Francoeur61st89,000
Event #23: $1,500 BadugiJeffery Stepaniuk80th62,000
Event #23: $1,500 BadugiJonathan Krela81st60,000

Stay tuned as the series builds towards a crescendo throughout the summer. Make sure to check back at poker.pro for all your general and WSOP news needs. As always, we will keep you updated on Canadian success at the WSOP along with international coverage from our other reporters.

* Hands and photos courtesy of PokerNews and WSOP

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