Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-23-2025 14:39 UTC-7

Bradshaw Chipping Up

Tim Baker

Level 14

Blinds: 3000-5000
Limits: 5000-10000

On the turn of a board that showed 5♦2♠Q♦5♣, Andrew Bradshaw bet from the small blind, and Takashi Ogura called from the hijack.

Both players checked the 5♥ river and Bradshaw won the pot with 4♥4♠ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Bradshaw	300,000 10,000	10,000

Takashi Ogura	200,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Andrew Bradshaw Takashi Ogura

06-23-2025 14:28 UTC-7

Nguyen Sends Lee Home

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Tim Baker

Level 14

Blinds: 3000-5000
Limits: 5000-10000

Stephanie Nguyen raised from the cutoff and Kin Yarn Lee three-bet jammed for 12,000. Daniel Maczuga called from the big blind, and Nguyen also called.

Maczuga check-folded when Nguyen bet the K♥7♥8♦ flop, and the cards were revealed with Lee at risk.

Kin Yarn Lee: J♠10♥ All in
Stephanie Nguyen: A♥9♣

Nguyen's ace-high was ahead against Lee's straight draw. The rest of the board came 7♠8♥, and Lee was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephanie Nguyen	300,000 101,000	101,000
Daniel Maczuga	220,000 56,000	56,000
Kin Yarn Lee	Busted

Tags: Daniel Maczuga Kin Yarn Lee Stephanie Nguyen

06-23-2025 14:25 UTC-7

Geeng Picks Up a Pot

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Barry Russell

Level 14

Blinds: 3000-5000
Limits: 5000-10000

Takashi Ogura raised under the gun, Daniel Geeng on his direct left three-bet, Ogura called.

The flop came 6♣9♠6♠, Ogura check-called when Geeng bet. Action checked on the 5♥ turn and Ogura folded when Geeng bet on the 9♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Bradshaw	290,000 95,000	95,000

Takashi Ogura	256,000 84,000	84,000
Daniel Geeng	118,000 12,000	12,000
Louis Werman	82,000 33,000	33,000
Charles Thomas	30,000 51,000	51,000
Kevin Song	28,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Daniel Geeng Takashi Ogura

06-23-2025 14:23 UTC-7

Ray Rivers a Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 14

Blinds: 3000-5000
Limits: 5000-10000

Amir Turkzadeh raised from the hijack and Kyle Ray three-bet from the small blind. Turkzadeh called.

Ray bet on the 3♣9♦6♣ flop and Turkzadeh raised. Ray called.

Turkzadeh bet the Q♦ turn, and Ray called to see the 2♣ appear on the river. Both players checked and Ray won the pot with K♣9♣ for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Ray	210,000 87,000	87,000
Amir Turkzadeh	91,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Amir Turkzadeh Kyle Ray

06-23-2025 14:15 UTC-7

Valeo Leads

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Barry Russell

Level 14

Blinds: 3000-5000
Limits: 5000-10000

Daniel Vampan raised under the gun, Richard Tatalovich called in cutoff, Patrick Hendricks called in the small blind and Matthew Valeo called in the big blind.

All players checked when the flop came 6♦7♦5♠.

Valeo led on the A♠ turn and the Q♠ river, Tatalovich was the only caller on the turn but decided to fold on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashish Gupta	266,000 55,000	55,000
Matthew Valeo	200,000 95,000	95,000

Richard Tatalovich	164,000 40,000	40,000
Daniel Vampan	75,000 50,000	50,000

David Ha	65,000 65,000	65,000
Patrick Hendricks	32,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Daniel Vampan Matthew Valeo Patrick Hendricks Richard Tatalovich

06-23-2025 14:15 UTC-7

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

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Chad Holloway

Level 14

Blinds: 3000-5000
Limits: 5000-10000

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

Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

06-23-2025 14:12 UTC-7

Kerry Welsh

179,000 13,000

Table 606Seat 5

06-23-2025 14:06 UTC-7

Sarle Turns a Better Set; Luo Left on Fumes

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Tim Baker

Level 14

Blinds: 3000-5000
Limits: 5000-10000

Xixiang Luo raised the button and Dominick Sarle defended his big blind.

Sarle check-called Luo's bet on the K♦2♥9♥ flop.

Sarle checked the 10♥ turn, and Luo bet. Sarle check-raised, which Luo called.

Two checks followed the 8♥ river and Sarle took down the pot with 10♠10♦ for a turned set of tens. Luo flipped over a lower set with 2x2x as the pot was pushed to Sarle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominick Sarle	140,000 103,000	103,000

Xixiang Luo	22,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Dominick Sarle Xixiang Luo

Level: 14

Blinds: 3000-5000
Limits: 5000-10000

06-23-2025 13:55 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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Tim Baker

Level 13

Blinds: 2000-4000
Limits: 4000-8000

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Karimalis	Busted
Motoyoshi Okamura	Busted

Christopher Chung	Busted
Eduards Rakuss	Busted
Ibrahim Ghazal	Busted
Christopher Picquette	Busted
Domenico De Notaristefani	Busted
Maximilian Schindler	Busted
Julio Belluscio	Busted

Travis Kubota	Busted
Ben Yu	Busted

Andrei Kanapelka	Busted
Joseph Ermatinger	Busted
James Devore	Busted