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

06-22-2025 14:07 UTC-8

Leng's Two Pair is Best

Nick Becker

Level 2

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

Action went three-ways to a flop of 5♣10♠6♥ in a hand between Ryan Leng in the small blind, Michael Lancaster who was under the gun, and Julio Belluscio in the cutoff.

Leng led out with a bet, Lancaster called, and Belluscio raised. Leng and Lancaster both called.

On the 9♥ turn, it checked over to Belluscio who bet. Leng called and Lancaster got out of the way.

The river landed the Q♥ and Leng led out with a bet. Belluscio raised and Leng called.

Leng turned over Q♦9♦ for two pair, queens and nines, besting the 10♥9♣ of Belluscio who had an inferior two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Lancaster	45,500 45,500	45,500
Ryan Leng	44,500 44,500	44,500

Julio Belluscio	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Julio Belluscio Michael Lancaster Ryan Leng

06-22-2025 14:09 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Cox	44,000 44,000	44,000
Alena Anestet	39,000 39,000	39,000
Angela Defoe	38,000 38,000	38,000

Sticky Ho

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Barry Russell

Level 2

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

There were roughly 2,400 chips in the pot on 5♥10♠8♥, action checked to Duy Ho who was on the button and he bet, Cody Rich called in the big blind, Michael Falk called in early position.

Ho fired out another bet on the 5♠ turn, Rich and Falk called again. Rich decided to lead when the 9♣ hit the river, Falk folded and Ho called.

Rich tabled 10♣9♥ for two pair, Ho showed A♠J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cody Rich	50,000 11,000	11,000
Timothy Miller	48,400 8,400	8,400
Michael Falk	36,000 6,000	6,000
Terrence Walsh	28,800 10,200	10,200
Duy Ho	27,700 12,300	12,300

Tags: Cody Rich Duy Ho Michael Falk

06-22-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Kubota Flops a Set

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Nick Becker

Level 2

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

Mike Leah raised on the button and was called by Travis Kubota in the small blind and Tom Edwards in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦5♥6♠ and it checked to Leah who bet. Kubota raised, Edwards called, as did Leah.

On the 4♣ turn, Kubota bet, Edwards folded, and Leah called, bringing the A♦ river.

Kubota bet and Leah called, only to see the bad news when Kubota turned over 5♣5♠ for a set of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Kubota	47,000 5,000	5,000
Mike Leah	42,000 4,000	4,000

Tom Edwards	32,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Mike Leah Tom Edwards Travis Kubota

06-22-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Tannous Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 2

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

Catching the action in a heads-up pot between Alexandre Moreau and Karim Tannous on a board of 3♦4♣4♦8♦. Moreau bet from the big blind and was met by a raise from Tannous out of the cutoff. Moreau called.

The 9♥ appeared on the river and both players checked. Moreau showed A♣Q♥ for ace-high, and lost the pot to Tannous' K♥8♥ for a pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Tannous	42,000 42,000	42,000
Alexandre Moreau	38,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Alexandre Moreau Karim Tannous

Level: 3

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1000

06-22-2025 14:31 UTC-8

Helppi Wins a Small One

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Nick Becker

Level 3

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1000

James Devore raised under the gun and Juha Helppi defended in the big blind.

The flop came K♣7♦10♠ and Helppi check-called a bet from Devore.

The Q♥ turn went check-check bringing the K♦ river. Helppi bet and Devore tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Devore	60,000 18,000	18,000
Juha Helppi	43,500 500	500

Chris Hunichen	14,300 21,700	21,700

Tags: James Devore Juha Helppi

06-22-2025 14:33 UTC-8

Luo's Two Pair is Best

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Tim Baker

Level 3

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1000

Heads-up to a flop of 10♠J♥J♦ with 3,800 in the pot. Graham Mathews checked from the cutoff and Xixiang Luo bet on the button. Mathews check-raised, which Luo called.

Mathews bet the A♦ turn and Luo called.

The J♣ came on the river and Mathews bet. Luo called, and was shown 10♥9♠ by Mathews for two pair, jacks and tens. Luo revealed A♥6♠ for a better two pair with aces and sixes to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	60,000 60,000	60,000

Graham Mathews	24,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Graham Mathews Xixiang Luo

06-22-2025 14:39 UTC-8

Russell’s Pocket Nines Take It Down Without Showdown

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Barry Russell

Level 3

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1000

Matthew Russell raised in early position Angela Defoe called in the small blind and Thomas Graupner called in the big blind.

The flop came 4♣4♠3♥, Russell fired out a bet when the action checked to him, Defoe folded and Graupner called. Russell bet again on the 4♥ turn, and Graupner called.

The 8♦ on the river forced Graupner to fold after another bet from Russell, and he was kind enough to table 9♥9♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Cox	42,500 1,500	1,500
Matthew Russell	42,000 42,000	42,000
Bhargav Kachhadia	40,400 40,400	40,400
Thomas Graupner	36,000 36,000	36,000
Alena Anestet	36,000 3,000	3,000
Angela Defoe	35,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Angela Defoe Matthew Russell Thomas Graupner

06-22-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Bouchard Applies the Pressure

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Nick Becker

Level 3

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1000

Philippe Bouchard raised in the cutoff, Tsz Liu three-bet on the button, and Alex Massman called in the small blind. Bouchard then four-bet, and Liu and Massman both called.

The flop of Q♠9♣9♥ checked through to the 4♥ turn. It checked to Bouchard who bet, resulting in folds from both of his opponents.