Simeon Tsonev opened from the button and Robert Klein defended from the big blind.
The flop came 4♣5♣10♦ and Klein check-called a bet from Tsonev.
Klein check-called another bet from Tsonev on the J♥ turn before both players checked the 8♥ river.
"You got it" Tsonev said, showing a missed flush draw with 9♣6♣. Tsonev turned over ace-high with A♦Q♦ to win the hand while Klein was left with under five big bets.
Andrew Bradshaw raised under the gun and got called by Scott Bohlman in the big blind. The flop showed 5♥8♥8♣.
Bradshaw called the bet from Bohlman on the turn 3♣ and the river 4♦. The action was over to Bohlman who placed his final bet before Bradshaw took some time to think and decided to fold.
All the chips in the middle of the table moved towards Bohlman.
The penultimate day of Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em at the 2025 World Series of Poker has wrapped up, with 11 players set to return and battle tomorrow for the $200,303 top prize and the coveted WSOP bracelet, inside the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
After ten one-hour levels, the United Kingdom's Andrew Bradshaw ended the day as chip leader, bagging a stack of 2,475,000 and is the only player to have breached the two-million-chip mark. Bradshaw started the day with an average stack, but managed to climb his way to the top of the counts by the time everything was said and done.
Some of Bradshaw’s chip surge came in the second-to-last level when he turned two pair against Ian Pelz and managed to extract additional value from him on both the turn and river. Not long after scooping the pot, Bradshaw pointed to his neighbor Pelz and said, “You can take a horse to water, but you bring a donkey to the river,” much to Pelz's amusement and the rest of the table.
Day 2 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
Andrew Bradshaw
United Kingdom
2,475,000
31
2
Kerry Welsh
United States
1,910,000
24
3
Stephanie Nguyen
United States
1,820,000
23
4
Simeon Tsonev
Bulgaria
1,380,000
17
5
Nicholas Tsoukalas
United States
1,285,000
16
6
Roland Israelashvili
United States
1,280,000
16
7
Scott Bohlman
United States
975,000
12
8
Matthew Valeo
United States
905,000
11
9
Moshe Gavrieli
United States
785,000
10
10
Ian Pelz
United States
765,000
10
11
Robert Klein
United States
245,000
3
Bradshaw's closest rival at the start of the final day will be Kerry Walsh with a stack of 1,910,000, while Stephanie Nguyen rounds out the podium positions with 1,820,000 and is the only female player remaining in the field. Nguyen hovered around the top of the leaderboard for most of the day. A portion of her chips came when she flopped Broadway against Ali Eslami and managed to chip up considerably.
Stephanie Nguyen
The day started with 100 players returning from the record-breaking field of 343. The first goal for everyone was to make it into the final 52 and secure at least a min-cash. After just three hands of hand-for-hand play, Andrew Kelsall, Mark Seif, and Charles Thomas were all eliminated in the same hand. As a result, the prize money was split, and each of them walked away with about $4,023.
Eliminations came quickly after the bubble burst, and by the final break of the day, the field was down to just three tables. Among those who failed to make it that far were bracelet winners Diego Cordovez and Patrick Leonard. Two of the 2025 WSOP bracelet winners, Xixiang Luo and Nick Guagenti, also departed in the money. Ren Lin will have to wait for another chance at his first bracelet after hitting the rail in 18th place when Matthew Valeo’s rivered trips bested his pocket jacks.
Roland Israelashvili
Still in the hunt for the bracelet and returning tomorrow are Bulgaria’s Simeon Tsonev (1,380,000) and bracelet winner Roland Israelashvili (1,280,000). Scott Bohlman (975,000), who is chasing his second bracelet of the series after winning Event #17: $2,000 No‑Limit Hold’em a few weeks ago, is also in the mix. Meanwhile, Pelz (765,000) and Robert Klein (245,000) find themselves at the bottom of the counts and will have the most work to do if they want to make a run at the title.
The final day of this three-day affair kicks off at 1 p.m. local time on Tuesday, June 24, with players returning to blinds of 20,000/40,000 and limits of 40,000/80,000. Everyone coming back has secured at least $12,547 for their efforts. All eyes will be on the $200,303 top prize from the $915,810 prize pool and the coveted gold bracelet that awaits the winner.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$200,303
2
$129,183
3
$85,431
4
$57,963
5
$40,374
6
$28,893
7
$21,258
8–9
$16,094
10–11
$12,547
Be sure to tune back into PokerNews tomorrow for all the latest updates, chip counts, eliminations, and drama direct from the tournament floor.
