Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$915,810
Entries
343
Level
29
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
343
Players Left
100
Players Left 1 / 343
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Level 12
Blinds: 1500-3000
Limits: 3000-6000
Limits: 3000-6000
After 12 levels of play, Day 1 action has come to a close here in Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em at the 2025 World Series of Poker, hosted by the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
Of the 343 runners who started the day, only 100 players will return for Day 2 on Monday. The remaining competitors will be battling it out for a piece of the $915,810 prize pool, with the winner taking home the first-place prize of $200,303, as well as the coveted gold bracelet. Only 52 players will get paid, so they've got to get rid of nearly half the remaining field to reach the money.
Philip Tom climbed steadily throughout the day and sits atop the leaderboard with 380,000. Tom won a bracelet at the 2008 WSOP by taking down the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Shootout event. He will look to leverage his experience and big stack on Day 2 to set himself up for another deep run.
Sitting in second, not far behind Tom, is two-time bracelet winner Marco Johnson, who ended the day with 355,000. Rounding out the podium is Roland Israelashvili with 284,000, who also owns a piece of WSOP hardware.
Other notables to make the top ten list include Patrick Leonard (279,000), Noah Boeken (278,000), Xixiang Luo (247,000), and Ren Lin (220,000).
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Tom | United States | 380,000 | 95 |
| 2 | Marco Johnson | United States | 355,000 | 89 |
| 3 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 284,000 | 71 |
| 4 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 279,000 | 70 |
| 5 | Noah Boeken | Netherlands | 278,000 | 70 |
| 6 | Robert Klein | United States | 268,000 | 67 |
| 7 | Xixiang Luo | China | 247,000 | 62 |
| 8 | Alex Torry | United States | 244,000 | 61 |
| 9 | Nicholas Tsoukalas | United States | 226,000 | 57 |
| 10 | Ren Lin | China | 220,000 | 55 |
Players to Keep an Eye On
Many big names will be returning for Day 2 action looking for a shot at WSOP glory. Those who bagged big include Ali Eslami (189,500), James Obst (185,000), Jason Daly (180,000), Terrence Chan (176,000), Nick Guagenti (175,000), Juha Helppi (119,000), Benny Glaser (110,000), and Ian Johns (104,000).
Others to keep a lookout for are Scott Bohlman (87,000), Martin Kabrhel (81,000), Christian Roberts (80,000), Michael Moncek (65,000), Shaun Deeb (46,000), and 2024 WSOP Main Event winner Jonathan Tamayo (35,500).
Notable Eliminations
A lot of familiar faces were out and about in the field with several firing the two allotted bullets that the tournament's structure sheet allowed. Those who chose to reenter but couldn't find a bag for Day 2 include Josh Arieh, Mike Leah, John Hennigan, Mike Matusow, Jesse Sylvia, Anthony Zinno, Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Matthew Wantman and Dan Shak.
Others who took the one-and-done approach were Ryan Leng, Daniel Negreanu, Ronnie Bardah, Yaser Al-Keliddar, Nadya Magnus, Lee Markholt, Joey Couden, Greg Mueller, and 2015 WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen.
Day 2 will restart at 1 p.m. local time on Monday, June 23, where ten 60-minute levels are on the agenda. The tournament will resume in Level 13 with blinds at 2,000/4,000 and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels. A one-hour dinner break will take place after the completion of Level 18, at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for the remainder of this event, as well as future coverage throughout the summer.
Level 12
Blinds: 1500-3000
Limits: 3000-6000
Limits: 3000-6000
Level 12
Blinds: 1500-3000
Limits: 3000-6000
Limits: 3000-6000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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380,000
151,000
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151,000 |
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355,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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284,000
252,000
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252,000 |
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279,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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278,000
168,000
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168,000 |
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268,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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247,000
162,000
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162,000 |
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244,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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226,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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220,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
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214,000
109,000
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109,000 |
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206,000
149,000
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149,000 |
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200,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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200,000 | |
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199,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
196,000
196,000
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196,000 |
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196,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
192,000
133,500
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133,500 |
|
185,000
149,000
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149,000 |
|
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184,000
47,000
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47,000 |
|
182,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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180,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
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176,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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175,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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174,000
46,000
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46,000 |
Level 12
Blinds: 1500-3000
Limits: 3000-6000
Limits: 3000-6000
The players are now bagging up their chips for the night as play has concluded. Stay tuned for chip counts and a full recap of the day's action.
Level 12
Blinds: 1500-3000
Limits: 3000-6000
Limits: 3000-6000
Three players saw the flop come down A♥7♠3♠. Robert Klein checked from the small blind before Patrick Hendricks bet from the big blind. Terrence Chan called from the cutoff, but Klein check-raised. Only Hendricks called.
The 3♣ appeared on the turn and Klein bet. Hendricks called again.
After Klein bet the 10♥ river, Hendricks folded and surrendered the pot to Klein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
127,000
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127,000 |
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140,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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34,000
91,000
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91,000 |
Level 12
Blinds: 1500-3000
Limits: 3000-6000
Limits: 3000-6000
The floor has announced that there will be five more hands before the remaining players bag up for the night.
Level 12
Blinds: 1500-3000
Limits: 3000-6000
Limits: 3000-6000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 12
Blinds: 1500-3000
Limits: 3000-6000
Limits: 3000-6000
Julio Belluscio raised in the hijack, Peter Placey three-bet on the button, Belluscio called.
Belluscio check-raised on a flop of A♥3♦8♦, Placey bet-called. Belluscio bet when the J♦ hit the turn, Placey announced all in, Belluscio snap-called.
Peter Placey: A♣Q♣ 
Julio Belluscio: 8♥8♣
Placey soon realised he was drawing dead, and the 3♥ completed the run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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172,000
61,000
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61,000 |
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87,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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80,000
22,500
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22,500 |
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72,000
13,500
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13,500 |
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24,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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Busted | |
155,000
52,500
Table 63Seat 2
