Marco Johnson raised from the hijack and only Davin Anderson called from the big blind.
Anderson check-called Johnson's bets on all three streets on the runout of 5♥J♦K♥4♦2♣. Johnson showed second pair with A♣J♣, but lost the pot to Anderson's top pair holding K♠10♦.
Day 2 of Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em is set to get underway today at the 2025 World Series of Poker, hosted at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. After 12 levels of play on Day 1, just 100 players remain from the original field of 343 entries, all still in the hunt for a piece of the $915,810 prize pool. With only 52 players making the money, nearly half the field will fall short before the bubble bursts.
Leading the way is 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Philip Tom, who topped the Day 1 counts with 380,000 after steadily chipping up throughout the day. Hot on his heels is two-time bracelet winner Marco Johnson with 355,000, followed by Roland Israelashvili, (284,000) who is another seasoned pro with WSOP hardware.
Rounding out the top ten are notable names like Patrick Leonard (279,000), Noah Boeken (278,000), Xixiang Luo (247,000), and Ren Lin (220,000), all looking to position themselves for a deep run and a shot at the $200,303 first-place prize and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
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
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), Juha Helppi (119,000), and Benny Glaser (110,000).
Benny Glaser
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).
Day 2 action kicks off today at 1 p.m. local time with ten 60-minute levels on the schedule. The tournament resumes in Level 13 with blinds at 2,000/4,000. Players will get a 15-minute break every two levels, with a one-hour dinner break set to follow Level 18 at approximately 7:30 p.m.
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