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

06-23-2025 19:37 UTC-7

Lin Gets Some Chips Back from Tsoukalas

Ryan Lashmar

Level 18

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Ren Lin opened from the button and Nicholas Tsoukalas defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the 6♠4♣3♦ flop leading to the Q♥ turn. Tsoukalas check-called a bet from Lin before both players checked the Q♣ river.

Tsoukalas had a missed straight draw with 10♣5♣ while Lin had king-high with K♦J♣ to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,070,000 155,000	155,000
Ren Lin	197,000 77,000	77,000

Tags: Ren Lin Nicholas Tsoukalas

06-23-2025 19:30 UTC-7

Eslami Doubles Up With a Flush

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 18

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

The action was picked up when Ali Eslami was all in from the cutoff. Simeon Tsonev called on the button.

Ali Eslami: A♦10♦ All in
Simeon Tsonev: JxJx

The dealer ran out the board Q♦7♣9♦2♦7♦. At first, Tsonev was leading on the flop, but the turn completed the flush of Eslami.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Tsonev	390,000 14,000	14,000
Ali Eslami	160,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Simeon Tsonev

06-23-2025 19:29 UTC-7

Valeo Has the Nuts

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Tim Baker

Level 18

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Nozomu Shimizu raised from the cutoff and Matthew Valeo three-bet the button. Shimizu called.

Shimizu check-called Valeo's bets on all three streets on the runout of A♦Q♦K♣A♥7♥. Valeo showed the nuts with A♠K♠ for a boat to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nozomu Shimizu	620,000 30,000	30,000
Matthew Valeo	330,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Matthew Valeo Nozomu Shimizu

06-23-2025 19:26 UTC-7

Tsoukalas Wins Four-Bet Pot Versus Lin

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Ren Lin opened from the cutoff, Nicholas Tsoukalas three-bet from the small blind and Lin four-bet. Tsoukalas called.

Tsoukalas check-called bets from Lin on the J♦4♦4♠ flop and 10♥ turn before both players checked the K♣ river. Tsoukalas had two pair with A♠J♠ which was enough to take down the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,225,000 425,000	425,000
Noah Boeken	620,000 55,000	55,000
Donny Rubinstein	550,000 70,000	70,000
Matthew Schreiber	390,000 250,000	250,000

Ren Lin	120,000 440,000	440,000

Rostyslav Sabishchenko	75,000 138,000	138,000

Tags: Ren Lin Nicholas Tsoukalas

06-23-2025 19:24 UTC-7

Runner-Runner

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Barry Russell

Level 18

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Action was picked up as Ali Eslami was all in against Stephanie Nguyen.

Ali Eslami: K♣7♣ All in
Stephanie Nguyen: A♠A♣

The flop came 3♠5♠J♣, Ali was all but dead until the board ran out K♥K♦, and he doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephanie Nguyen	1,050,000
Ian Pelz	935,000 110,000	110,000

Simeon Tsonev	404,000 34,000	34,000
Nick Guagenti	365,000 76,000	76,000

Adam Razny	360,000 87,000	87,000
Ali Eslami	110,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Stephanie Nguyen

06-23-2025 19:13 UTC-7

Rubinstein With Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 18

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Nicholas Tsoukalas raised from the cutoff and Donny Rubinstein three-bet from the button. Tsoukalas called.

Tsoukalas checked the 6♠2♣5♠ flop and Rubinstein bet. Tsoukalas check-raised, which Rubinstein called.

Tsoukalas bet the 10♦ turn and Rubinstein called.

The J♠ appeared on the river and Tsoukalas led out. Rubinstein called, and Tsoukalas revealed 8♥7♥ for a busted straight draw. Rubinstein had A♠A♥ for a pair of aces to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,000,000 595,000	595,000
Donny Rubinstein	620,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Donny Rubinstein Nicholas Tsoukalas

06-23-2025 19:11 UTC-7

Kerry Welsh

540,000 36,000

Table 621Seat 6

06-23-2025 19:09 UTC-7

Guagenti Gets Paid With Rivered Boat

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Ali Eslami opened from the cutoff and Nick Guagenti defended from the big blind.

The flop came K♣9♦K♠ and Guagenti checked. Eslami bet, Guagenti check-raised and Eslami called.

Guagenti bet the 2♣ turn and 9♣ river with Eslami calling each time. Guagenti tabled a full house with 10♠9♥ and Eslami mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephanie Nguyen	1,050,000 567,000	567,000
Ian Pelz	825,000 100,000	100,000

Adam Razny	447,000 100,000	100,000
Nick Guagenti	441,000 31,000	31,000

Simeon Tsonev	438,000 7,000	7,000
Ali Eslami	75,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Nick Guagenti

06-23-2025 18:59 UTC-7

The Recently Departed

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Tim Baker

Level 18

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Deacon	Busted
Rene Rodriguez	Busted
Jiyang Gan	Busted
Ashish Gupta	Busted
Kyle Ray	Busted
Timothy Miller	Busted

06-23-2025 18:58 UTC-7

Norman Rivers Two Pair to Win

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Tim Baker

Level 18

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Jeff Norman raised under the gun with Philip Tom calling from the hijack, Matthew Valeo calling from the small blind, and Roland Israelashvili defending his big blind.

After it checked to Norman on the 6♠7♥K♠ flop, he bet. Tom folded, but Valeo and Israelashvili called.

Three ways now to the 8♠ turn. After two checks, Norman bet, and only Valeo called.

Both players checked the 9♠ river and Norman won the pot with K♥9♥ for a rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Norman	800,000 278,000	278,000
Juha Helppi	680,000

Nozomu Shimizu	590,000 10,000	10,000
Roland Israelashvili	540,000 185,000	185,000

Philip Tom	300,000 80,000	80,000

Matthew Valeo	170,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Jeff Norman Matthew Valeo Philip Tom Roland Israelashvili