Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-24-2025 15:49 UTC-8

Welsh Doubles

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Barry Russell

Level 26

Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Simeon Tsonev raised on the button, Kerry Welsh called in the small blind and Scott Bohlman called in the big blind.

Welsh led all in when the flop came 4♥5♠K♣, Bohlman folded and Tsonev called.

Kerry Welsh: K♦Q♦ All in
Simeon Tsonev: A♥J♣

The board ran out 4♣7♥, and Welsh doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Gavrieli	3,900,000 200,000	200,000

Scott Bohlman	3,750,000 110,000	110,000

Simeon Tsonev	1,850,000 50,000	50,000
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,650,000 200,000	200,000
Ian Pelz	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Kerry Welsh	890,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Kerry Welsh Scott Bohlman Simeon Tsonev

06-24-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Bohlman Wins a Battle of the Blinds

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Tim Baker

Level 26

Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Scott Bohlman raised from the small blind and Nicholas Tsoukalas three-bet from the big blind. Bohlman called.

Bohlman check-called Tsoukalas' bet on the 2♥5♣Q♣ flop, and 8♥ turn.

Both players checked the J♦ river and Bohlamn won the pot with 6♣5♦ for a pair of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	3,990,000 240,000	240,000

Moshe Gavrieli	3,800,000 100,000	100,000

Simeon Tsonev	2,100,000 250,000	250,000
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,300,000 350,000	350,000
Ian Pelz	1,300,000 300,000	300,000

Kerry Welsh	670,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Nicholas Tsoukalas Scott Bohlman

06-24-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Battle Of the Big Stacks

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Barry Russell

Level 26

Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Moshe Gavrieli raised in the cutoff, Scott Bohlman called in the big blind.

Gavrieli fired out a bet when the flop came Q♥K♠4♠, Bohlman check-called. Gavrieli bet again on the 2♦ turn, Bohlman check-called again.

Gavrieli did not slow down when the 10♣ hit the river, Bohlman after a short deliberation decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Gavrieli	3,950,000 150,000	150,000

Scott Bohlman	3,700,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Moshe Gavrieli Scott Bohlman

06-24-2025 16:09 UTC-8

Kerry Welsh Eliminated in 6th Place ($28,893)

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Tim Baker

Level 26

Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Kerry Welsh raised from the hijack before Ian Pelz three-bet from the small blind. Welsh called with just under one big bet remaining.

Both players checked the 8♠K♦5♦ flop to see the Q♣ appear on the turn. Pelz checked, and Welsh bet the last of his chips. Pelz called.

Kerry Welsh: 7♠7♥ All in
Ian Pelz: 8♦8♣

Welsh had pocket sevens and was drawing dead to the set of Pelz. The 8♥ appeared on the river to improve Pelz to quads, and Welsh headed to the rail in 6th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Gavrieli	3,800,000 150,000	150,000

Scott Bohlman	3,360,000 340,000	340,000

Ian Pelz	2,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Simeon Tsonev	2,200,000 100,000	100,000
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,500,000 200,000	200,000
Kerry Welsh	Busted

Tags: Ian Pelz Kerry Welsh

06-24-2025 16:18 UTC-8

Two Pair Vs Set

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Barry Russell

Level 26

Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Moshe Gavrieli raised from the cutoff, Simeon Tsonev three-bet from the button, Gavrieli called.

Gavrieli decided to check-raise when the flop came 10♥Q♦9♠, Tsonev bet-called. Gavrieli did not slow down on the A♣ and he bet, Tsonev called again.

Gavrieli did decide to check on the J♠ river, Tsonev asked "You've trapped me again?" and bet, Gavrieli quickly called. Tsonev tabled A♠Q♠ for two pair but could not beat Gavrieli's 10♣10♠ for a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Gavrieli	4,600,000 800,000	800,000

Simeon Tsonev	1,550,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Moshe Gavrieli Simeon Tsonev

06-24-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Bohlman Cracks Tsonev's Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 26

Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Moshe Gavrieli raised from the cutoff before Simeon Tsonev three-bet the button. Scott Bohlman four-bet the small blind, and only Tsonev called.

Tsonev called bets from Bohlman on all three streets on the runout of K♥4♣6♦Q♦8♣. Bohlman flipped over a set with Q♣Q♥ to win the pot, as Tsonev revealed AxAx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Gavrieli	4,600,000

Scott Bohlman	4,360,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,900,000 400,000	400,000
Ian Pelz	1,600,000 700,000	700,000

Simeon Tsonev	700,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Simeon Tsonev Scott Bohlman Moshe Gavrieli

06-24-2025 16:23 UTC-8

Simeon Tsonev Eliminated in 5th Place ($40,374)

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Barry Russell

Level 26

Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Ian Pelz raised on the flop, bet the turn and river from the big blind as the board ran out 3♣Q♣A♦7♦6♠, Tsonev called from early position. Pelz tabled A♠10♠, and Tsonev mucked and was left with less than a big bet.

The very next hand:

Simeon Tsonev raised all in from under the gun, Ian Pelz called in the small blind and Moshe Gavrieli called in the big blind.

The flop came J♦9♣J♥, and Pelz decided to lead, Gavrieli called. Pelz led again on the 6♥, Gavrieli announced "You must have it" and folded.

Simeon Tsonev: A♣8♦ All in
Ian Pelz: J♠6♦

Tsonev had no way of winning the hand as the 2♦ was dealt on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Gavrieli	4,520,000 80,000	80,000

Scott Bohlman	4,280,000 80,000	80,000

Ian Pelz	2,750,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Nicholas Tsoukalas	2,115,000 215,000	215,000
Simeon Tsonev	Busted

Tags: Ian Pelz Moshe Gavrieli Simeon Tsonev

06-24-2025 16:23 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 26

Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

The remaining five players are now on a 15-minute break.

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

06-24-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Tsoukalas Takes from Pelz

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Tim Baker

Level 27

Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Nicholas Tsoukalas raised from the small blind and Ian Pelz defended his big blind.

Tsoukalas led out on the 9♦8♦5♦ flop and Pelz raised. Tsoukalas called.

Tsoukalas check-called Pelz's bet on the 4♠ turn, and saw the K♣ appear on the river. Both players checked and Tsoukalas took down the pot with K♥9♣ for top two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Gavrieli	4,500,000 20,000	20,000

Scott Bohlman	4,060,000 220,000	220,000

Nicholas Tsoukalas	2,700,000 585,000	585,000
Ian Pelz	1,900,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Ian Pelz Nicholas Tsoukalas