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

06-24-2025 13:28 UTC-8

Pelz Not Folding

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Barry Russell

Level 24

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Ian Pelz raised on the button, Kerry Welsh three-bet from the small blind, Pelz called.

Welsh led on the flop, turn and river as the board ran out 3♣4♣2♥7♣2♦, Pelz called on every street.

Welsh tabled A♦10♠, but Pelz tabled a better ace-high with A♣Q♦ and he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kerry Welsh	2,700,000 500,000	500,000
Ian Pelz	1,200,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Ian Pelz Kerry Welsh

06-24-2025 13:21 UTC-8

Tsonev Gets Two Streets With an Eight

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Simeon Tsonev raised from the small blind and Scott Bohlman called out of the big blind to see a flop of A♥8♠3♠, where both checked.

Tsonev then bet on the 7♠ turn and 2♥ river, both times being called by Bohlman. Tsonev then flipped K♦8♦ for a pair of eights, and Bohlman mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	2,300,000 350,000	350,000

Simeon Tsonev	1,550,000 510,000	510,000

Tags: Scott Bohlman Simeon Tsonev

06-24-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Matthew Valeo Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,547)

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Frank Visser

Level 24

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Matthew Valeo raised on the button, and Scott Bohlman called in the big blind. Bohlman check-raised Valeo's bet on the 3♣Q♣7♥ flop, after which Valeo put in a three-bet. Bohlman called to the A♥ turn, where he check-called another bet.

The 4♠ river was checked down. Bohlman showed 8♠8♥ at showdown, and Valeo sighed as he mucked his cards.

A few hands later, Robert Klein raised on the button. Andrew Bradshaw called in the small blind, as did Valeo in the big blind. Valeo led out on the K♠9♥7♥ flop, seeing both opponents call.

On the Q♥ turn, he put in his final 45,000. Again, both Klein and Bradshaw called before they checked down the Q♠ river.

Bradshaw tabled 10♥9♣ for queens and nines, Klein showed J♥J♣ for queens and jacks, and Valeo tossed his cards into the muck as he stood up and said his goodbyes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	2,650,000 320,000	320,000

Andrew Bradshaw	975,000 145,000	145,000

Robert Klein	775,000 225,000	225,000
Matthew Valeo	Busted

Tags: Andrew Bradshaw Matthew Valeo Robert Klein Scott Bohlman

06-24-2025 13:14 UTC-8

Gavrieli Takes from Pelz

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Tim Baker

Level 24

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Moshe Gavrieli raised from the hijack and Ian Pelz three-bet from the cutoff. Gavrieli called.

Gavrieli check-called a bet from Pelz on the 3♦8♦10♥ flop.

The 9♣ came on the turn and both players checked.

The 2♥ dropped on the river and Gavrieli bet. Pelz called and then mucked after Gavrieli showed A♣10♦ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Gavrieli	1,600,000 500,000	500,000

Ian Pelz	850,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Ian Pelz Moshe Gavrieli

06-24-2025 13:10 UTC-8

Blind Versus Blind

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Barry Russell

Level 24

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Stephanie Nguyen raised in the small blind, Nicholas Tsoukalas three-bet in the big blind, Nguyen called.

Nguyen check-called a bet on the flop, turn and river on a runout of 4♣2♦4♠7♣K♣.

Tsoukalas, the last aggressor, tabled 10♦10♠, Nguyen tapped the table and mucked her hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,190,000 390,000	390,000
Stephanie Nguyen	1,050,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Nicholas Tsoukalas Stephanie Nguyen

06-24-2025 13:05 UTC-8

NFL Star Adrian Peterson's Fist Fight in Texas Poker Room | PokerNews Podcast #900

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Chad Holloway

Level 24

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

It's the milestone 900th episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas, where they break down the recent viral video fist fight from a Texas poker room involving former NFL running back Adrian Peterson, highlight the upcoming Ladies Week, and discuss whether or not Daniel Negreanu is having a "good" summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Speaking of the WSOP, Phil Hellmuth got a political shoutout from Senator Ted Cruz, our fans showed their support for Martin Kabrhel in the comments of last week's episode, and a new segment of the "Chainsaw Report" featuring Allen Kessler.

Guest Robert Jen, the world's greatest unknown WSOP historian, then goes one-on-one with Chad, offering fun and interesting trivia and stats involving 900 to keep in theme with the episode. Speaking of which, some of the biggest names in poker offered their support and congratulations to the PokerNews Podcast family on 900 episodes!

Finally, learn about recent tournament winners, including Seth Davies, Tyler Patterson, Brian Rast, and Jonathan Little; as well as, a look at Robbie Strazynski's recently-completed Mixed Game Festival XI

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Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

06-24-2025 13:01 UTC-8

Roland Israelashvili Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,547)

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Tim Baker

Level 23

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Roland Israelashvili raised from the hijack before Nicholas Tsoukalas three-bet out of the small blind. Israelashvili four-bet for his last 120,000, which Tsoukalas called.

Roland Israelashvili: Q♠9♣ All in
Nicholas Tsoukalas: Q♥10♥

Israelashvili was dominated by Tsoukalas and needed to find a nine to survive.

The flop came down J♦10♦2♣, giving Israelashvili a straight draw. However, the rest of the board ran out 6♣10♣, giving Tsoukalas trip tens, and sending Israelashvili to the rail in 11th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Tsoukalas	800,000 95,000	95,000
Roland Israelashvili	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Tsoukalas Roland Israelashvili

06-24-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Welsh Pulling Away from the Rest

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Tim Baker

Level 23

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Kerry Welsh raised from the hijack with Moshe Gavrieli calling in the small blind, and Roland Israelashvili defending his big blind.

When it checked to Welsh on the 5♣K♣7♦ flop he bet, and only Gavrieli called.

The turn came the 3♠ and Gavrieli check-called another bet from Welsh.

On the 2♣ river, Gavrieli checked, then folded to Welsh's bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kerry Welsh	3,700,000 200,000	200,000
Moshe Gavrieli	1,100,000 200,000	200,000

Roland Israelashvili	280,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Kerry Welsh Moshe Gavrieli Roland Israelashvili

06-24-2025 12:54 UTC-8

Gavrieli Flops a Set, Turns a Boat

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Barry Russell

Level 23

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Nicholas Tsoukalas raised under the gun, Moshe Gavrieli three-bet in the cutoff, Stephanie Nguyen called in the big blind, and Tsoukalas called.

Gavrieli fired out a bet on the flop, turn and river as the board ran out 7♦J♠5♠7♠A♦, Tsoukalas folded on the flop but Nguyen check-called every bet.

Gavrieli tabled J♦J♣ for a flopped set, tuned boat, and Nguyen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kerry Welsh	3,500,000 295,000	295,000
Stephanie Nguyen	1,600,000 600,000	600,000
Moshe Gavrieli	1,300,000 125,000	125,000

Nicholas Tsoukalas	705,000 75,000	75,000
Roland Israelashvili	400,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Moshe Gavrieli Nicholas Tsoukalas Stephanie Nguyen