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

06-23-2025 22:13 UTC-8

Ren Lin Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,360)

Tim Baker

Level 21

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Ren Lin committed his last 35,000 from the cutoff with Philip Tom calling on the button, Juha Helppi calling from the small blind, and Matthew Valeo calling from the big blind.

The action checked to Tom on the 10♠5♦8♦ flop. He bet, and only Valeo called.

Both players checked the 9♥ turn for the 5♥ to appear on the river. Valeo bet, and Tom called.

Ren Lin: J♥J♠ All in
Philip Tom: K♣10♦
Matthew Valeo :5♣3♦

Tom had top pair, Lin had an overpair, but Valeo had the best hand with trip fives. The pot was sent to Valeo and Lin was out in 18th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Valeo	650,000 490,000	490,000

Juha Helppi	355,000 95,000	95,000

Philip Tom	350,000 75,000	75,000

Ren Lin	Busted

Tags: Juha Helppi Matthew Valeo Philip Tom Ren Lin

06-23-2025 22:15 UTC-8

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Barry Russell

Level 21

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips Counts	Big Bets
642	1
642	2	Andrew Bradshaw	United Kingdom	1,010,000	40
642	3	Jeffrey Norman	United States	310,000	12
642	4	Donny Rubinstein	United States	365,000	15
642	5	Nicholas Tsoukalas	United States	1,350,000	54
642	6	Philip Tom	United States	350,000	14

634	1	Kerry Welsh	United States	1,750,000	70
634	2	Christian Alexander Roberts	Venezuela	210,000	8
634	3	Ian Pelz	United States	1,350,000	54
634	4	Robert Klein	United States	390,000	16
634	5	Roland Israelashvili	United States	1,010,000	40
634	6	Matthew Valeo	United States	650,000	26

626	1	Moshe Gavrieli	United States	615,000	25
626	2	Simeon Tsonev	Bulgaria	730,000	29
626	3	Stephanie Nguyen	United States	1,615,000	65
626	4	Scott Bohlman	United States	800,000	32
626	5	Juha Helppi	Finland	355,000	14
626	6	Daniel Idema	Canada	440,000	18

Player	Chips	Progress
Kerry Welsh	1,750,000
Stephanie Nguyen	1,615,000 135,000	135,000
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,350,000 475,000	475,000
Ian Pelz	1,350,000 200,000	200,000

Andrew Bradshaw	1,010,000 40,000	40,000

Roland Israelashvili	1,010,000 130,000	130,000

Scott Bohlman	800,000 250,000	250,000

Simeon Tsonev	730,000 180,000	180,000
Matthew Valeo	650,000 490,000	490,000

Moshe Gavrieli	615,000 110,000	110,000

Daniel Idema	440,000 225,000	225,000

Robert Klein	390,000 95,000	95,000
Donny Rubinstein	365,000 60,000	60,000
Juha Helppi	355,000 95,000	95,000

Philip Tom	350,000 75,000	75,000

Jeff Norman	310,000 440,000	440,000
Christian Roberts	210,000 30,000	30,000

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06-23-2025 22:30 UTC-8

Tsoukalas Spikes the River to Leave Rubinstein Short

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Donny Rubinstein raised from the small blind and Nicholas Tsoukalas defended from the big blind.

The flop came 2♥Q♥4♦ and Rubinstein check-called a bet from Tsoukalas.

Rubinstein check-called two more bets from Tsoukalas on the 3♥ turn and K♣ river. Tsoukalas revealed K♥6♣ for top pair and Rubinstein mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,400,000 50,000	50,000
Donny Rubinstein	225,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Donny Rubinstein Nicholas Tsoukalas

06-23-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Philip Tom Eliminated in 17th place ($10,083)

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 21

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Nicholas Tsoukalas raised on the button, Philip Tom decided to go all in for a remaining stack of around 100,000, in the small blind.

Philip Tom: A♠7♠ All in
Nicholas Tsoukalas; A♦A♥

The dealer revealed the board 9♦3♥6♦10♠10♦. Tsoukalas hit two top pairs on the river, and sent Tom home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,450,000 100,000	100,000
Philip Tom	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Tsoukalas Philip Tom

06-23-2025 22:38 UTC-8

Gavrieli Gets Value With Aces

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Moshe Gavrieli opened from under the gun, Juha Helppi three-bet from the small blind, Gavrieli four-bet and Helppi called.

The flop came 4♦8♥8♠ and Helppi check-called a bet from Gavrieli.

Helppi bet the J♣ turn and Gavrieli raised. Helppi called. On the 9♦ river Gavrieli bet once more and Helppi called again.

Gavrieli turned over A♣A♥ for two pair, aces and eights to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Gavrieli	625,000 10,000	10,000

Juha Helppi	230,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Moshe Gavrieli

06-23-2025 22:43 UTC-8

Christian Roberts Eliminated in 16th Place ($10,083)

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Barry Russell

Level 21

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Roland Israelashvili raised in the cutoff, Matthew Valeo called on the button and Christian Roberts went all in with less than a big bet behind

The flop checked around on 7♣10♦J♠, Valeo fired out a bet on the Q♠ turn, Israelashvili called. Valeo bet again when the 7♥ hit the river and Israelashvili folded.

Roberts tabled A♦5♦, but Valeo tabled K♥Q♦ and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	930,000 80,000	80,000

Matthew Valeo	750,000 100,000	100,000

Christian Roberts	Busted

Tags: Christian Roberts Matthew Valeo Roland Israelashvili

06-23-2025 22:45 UTC-8

Helppi Takes from Nguyen

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Tim Baker

Level 21

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Stephanie Nguyen raised from the cutoff before Juha Helppi three-bet out of the small blind. Nguyen called.

Helppi bet on the 7♥2♠J♦ flop, and Nguyen called.

Both players checked the K♠ turn for the J♠ to appear on the river. Helppi bet and Nguyem folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephanie Nguyen	1,300,000 315,000	315,000
Juha Helppi	360,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Stephanie Nguyen

06-23-2025 22:54 UTC-8

Rubinstein Doubles Up, Thanks To Bradshaw

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 21

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Andrew Bradshaw raised in the cutoff and Donny Rubinstein called in the small blind with his remaining stack of 30,000.

Donny Rubinstein; 9♦8♦ All in
Andrew Bradshaw: 7♦6♦

The dealer showed the board 10♦K♥5♣9♠7♣

Bradshaw looked at the board and mentioned that it looked like that he won this hand, but it was Rubinstein with pocket nines. He took the chips from the middle of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Bradshaw	1,250,000 240,000	240,000

Donny Rubinstein	60,000 165,000	165,000

06-23-2025 22:56 UTC-8

Jeff Norman Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,083)

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Tim Baker

Level 21

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Jeff Norman raised the button and Nicholas Tsoukalas called from the big blind.

Both players checked the K♣9♥4♣ flop to see the J♣ fall on the turn. Tsoukalas bet, and Norman raised all in for 80,000. Tsoukalas called.

Jeff Norman: K♥2♠ All in
Nicholas Tsoukalas: A♥10♣

Norman was ahead with a pair of kings, but the Q♥ came on the river to give Tsoukalas a Broadway straight. The pot was pushed to Tsoukalas, and Norman was out in 15th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,650,000 200,000	200,000
Jeff Norman	Busted

Tags: Jeff Norman Nicholas Tsoukalas

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000