Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-22-2025 20:42 UTC-8

Razny Gets There

Nick Becker

Level 9

Blinds: 1000-1500
Limits: 1500-3000

Gregory Back limped under the gun, Adam Razny completed in the small blind, and Juan Lopez raised in the big blind. Both Back and Razny continued.

The flop came K♦J♦3♥, Razny checked, Lopez bet, Back called, as did Razny.

The turn landed the 7♦, Razny checked, Lopez bet, Back called, as did Razny.

The Q♦ river brought the fourth diamond on board and all three players checked.

Razny was the only one with a diamond and tabled 9♣3♦, besting the king-queen of Lopez and queen-jack of Back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Razny	120,000 68,000	68,000
Juan Lopez	47,500
Gregory Back	41,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Adam Razny Gregory Back Juan Lopez

06-22-2025 20:44 UTC-8

Vanstrom Wins With a Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 9

Blinds: 1000-1500
Limits: 1500-3000

Kevin Song raised under the gun. Timothy Miller called from the small blind, and Jason Vanstrom defended his big blind.

When it checked to Song on the 9♥4♣7♥ flop, he bet. Miller and Vanstrom called.

The 2♥ appeared on the turn, and the action checked to Song again. He bet, and Miller called, but Vanstrom check-raised. Song and Miller called.

Miller checked the 6♦ river and Vanstrom bet. Only Song called, and Vanstrom revealed a flush with 6♥3♥ to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Miller	160,000 37,000	37,000
Jason Vanstrom	95,000 95,000	95,000
Kevin Song	15,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Jason Vanstrom Kevin Song Timothy Miller

06-22-2025 20:46 UTC-8

Hunichen On the Rise

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Nick Becker

Level 9

Blinds: 1000-1500
Limits: 1500-3000

Action went three-ways to a flop of 10♣10♠6♥ in a three-bet pot between the under-the-gun Chris Hunichen, Patrick Hendricks in the cutoff, and Terrence Chan in the big blind.

All three players checked to the 2♦ turn. Chan began with a check, Hunichen bet, Hendricks called, as did Chan.

On the 2♣ river, Chan checked, Hunichen bet, Hendricks called, and Chan folded.

"Nines," said Hunichen as he tabled 9♣9♠. Hendricks tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Hendricks	125,000 19,000	19,000
Chris Hunichen	87,500 53,000	53,000

Terrence Chan	60,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Patrick Hendricks Terrence Chan

Level: 10

Blinds: 1000-2000
Limits: 2000-4000

06-22-2025 20:54 UTC-8

Nice Pot for Tatalovich

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Barry Russell

Level 10

Blinds: 1000-2000
Limits: 2000-4000

Richard Tatalovich raised under the gun, Michael Mccullough called in the small blind and Tam Hang called in the big blind.

Tatalovich bet when the flop came Q♥7♦J♠, Mccullough called and Hang folded. Tatalovich continued his aggression when the 2♣ hit the turn, Mccullough called again.

Both players checked on the 10♠ river, Mccullough tabled A♥J♦, but Tatalovich tabled K♠Q♦ and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Lawrence	131,000 13,900	13,900
Richard Tatalovich	104,000 46,000	46,000
Ian Pelz	96,000 52,000	52,000

Tam Hang	47,000

Michael Mccullough	27,000
Michael Thorpe	18,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: Michael Mccullough Richard Tatalovich Tam Hang

06-22-2025 20:56 UTC-8

Devore Wins Another Pot; Lin Joins the Field

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Tim Baker

Level 10

Blinds: 1000-2000
Limits: 2000-4000

James Devore raised from under the gun with Kin Yarn Lee calling from the small blind, and Gregory Pinsonneault calling out of the big blind.

Lee and Pinsonneault both check-called Devore's bet on the 9♥5♣7♥ flop.

Everyone checked the 6♣ turn for the 2♦ to appear on the river. Lee and Pinsonneault checked and then folded after Devore bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Devore	75,000 34,600	34,600
Kin Yarn Lee	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ren Lin	40,000 40,000	40,000

Gregory Pinsonneault	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Gregory Pinsonneault James Devore Kin Yarn Lee

06-22-2025 21:03 UTC-8

Klein Cracks Kings

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Nick Becker

Level 10

Blinds: 1000-2000
Limits: 2000-4000

Action folded around to Robert Klein in the small blind who raised and Thor Morstoel three-bet in the big blind. Klein called the two saw a flop of A♠J♥6♦.

Klein check-raised and Morstoel called with only 3,500 behind. The turn landed the 3♣ and Klein bet, putting Morstoel all in who made the call.

Thor Morstoel: K♦K♣ All in
Robert Klein: A♦9♣

The 10♦ river offered no help to Morstoel and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Klein	73,000
Thor Morstoel	Busted

Tags: Robert Klein Thor Morstoel

06-22-2025 21:12 UTC-8

Moncek and Nakai Chop the Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 10

Blinds: 1000-2000
Limits: 2000-4000

Martin Kabrhel raised from the hijack and Ryuta Nakai three-bet from the button. Michael Moncek called from the small blind, and Kabrhel also called.

Three players saw the flop come down 9♣4♥9♠ and the action checked to Nakai, who bet. Moncek and Kabrhel called.

After two checks on the 3♠ turn, Nakai bet, and only Moncek called.

Both players checked the 3♦ river and Moncek turned over A♥J♣ for ace-high. Nakai showed A♦K♦ and the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryuta Nakai	65,000 5,000	5,000
Michael Moncek	65,000 25,000	25,000

Martin Kabrhel	45,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Michael Moncek Nakai Chop Ryuta Nakai

06-22-2025 21:20 UTC-8

Boeken Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 10

Blinds: 1000-2000
Limits: 2000-4000

Noah Boeken raised under the gun, Bradley Salhus three-bet on the button, and Barny Boatman four-bet in the small blind. Boeken called, Salhus five-bet, Boatman called, and Boeken called.

The flop came K♠9♠Q♥ and it checked to Salhus who bet. Boatman called, Boeken raised, Salhus called to put himself at risk, and Boatman called.

On the 7♦ turn, Boatman check-called, bringing the 6♣ river where he check-called once more.

Boeken tabled K♠Q♠ for two pair, kings and queens, besting the A♠K♣ of Boatman. Salhus stood up from his seat and tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Boeken	123,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel Negreanu	30,500 6,500	6,500

Barny Boatman	14,000 43,900	43,900

Bradley Salhus	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Bradley Salhus Noah Boeken

06-22-2025 21:31 UTC-8

Matusow Turns the Dream Card

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Tim Baker

Level 10

Blinds: 1000-2000
Limits: 2000-4000

With roughly 20,000 in the pot, three players saw the flop come down 4♠J♣3♥. Mike Matusow checked from the small blind and Ray Henson bet from the big blind. Nick Schulman folded the button, but Matusow called.

The 9♥ rolled off on the turn and Matusow checked. Henson bet before Matusow check-raised. Henson pondered briefly before folding, to which Matusow revealed 9♣9♠ for a turned set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	60,000 12,000	12,000

Ray Henson	45,000 45,000	45,000

Nick Schulman	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Nick Schulman Ray Henson