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

06-23-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Luo Still in the Mix

Tim Baker

Level 17

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Alex Livingston raised to 20,000 from the small blind, and Xixiang Luo called for the remainder of his chips out of the big blind.

Xixiang Luo: 7♠7♥ All in
Alex Livingston: Q♥2♥

Luo's pocket sevens held up on the 9♠7♣10♣3♦9♣ runout, as he improved to a full house, earning himself the much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	135,000 69,000	69,000

Xixiang Luo	40,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Xixiang Luo Alex Livingston

06-23-2025 17:04 UTC-8

Gupta Forces Two Players to Fold

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Barry Russell

Level 17

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

There were roughly 60,000 chips in the pot on a board of Q♥2♠Q♣.

Roland Israelashvili led from the big blind, Ashish Gupta called from under the gun and Matthew Valeo called in the small blind.

Gupta decided to bet when the 4♦ hit the turn and this forced Israelashvili and Valeo to fold. Gupta flash the Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashish Gupta	364,000 98,000	98,000
Nick Guagenti	355,000 30,000	30,000

Roland Israelashvili	265,000 65,000	65,000

Matthew Valeo	240,000 113,000	113,000

Richard Tatalovich	102,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: Ashish Gupta Matthew Valeo Roland Israelashvili

06-23-2025 17:09 UTC-8

Boeken's Jacks are Good

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Tim Baker

Level 17

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Matthew Schreiber raised the button, and Ren Lin three-bet from the small blind. Noah Boeken four-bet from the big blind, which Schreiber and Lin called.

Lin checked the 6♠9♦5♠ flop, and Boeken bet. Schreiber and Lin called.

All three players checked the Q♠ turn to see the Q♥ appear on the river. Lin bet, which only Boeken called.

Lin showed ace-high with A♣10♦, and lost the pot to Boeken's J♦J♣ for a pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Boeken	710,000 110,000	110,000
Ren Lin	560,000 120,000	120,000

Matthew Schreiber	420,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Matthew Schreiber Noah Boeken Ren Lin

06-23-2025 17:12 UTC-8

Bohlman Doubles Through Massman

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

With two players seeing a board of 3♠6♦7♥ and around 454,000 in the middle Scott Bohlman checked from the big blind and Alex Massman bet from under the gun. Bohlman raised, Massman three-bet and Bohlman made it four-bets. Massman capped it at five bets and Bohlman called, leaving just 6,000 behind.

On the 2♣ turn Bohlman checked, Massman bet and Bohlman called, putting himself all-in.

Scott Bohlman: 7♠6♥ All in
Alex Massman: 8♣8♥

Bohlman remained ahead with two pair on the Q♣ river to double up through Massman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Massman	580,000 100,000	100,000
Daniel Idema	561,000 10,000	10,000

Rene Rodriguez	225,000 50,000	50,000
Scott Bohlman	140,000 160,000	160,000

Jiyang Gan	60,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Alex Massman Scott Bohlman

06-23-2025 17:13 UTC-8

Some More to Hit the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 17

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	Busted

Raul Celaya	Busted
Richard Tatalovich	Busted
Xixiang Luo	Busted

Patrick Leonard	Busted

Alex Torry	Busted
Jeffrey Mcquillan	Busted
Hiroyuki Noda	Busted
Davin Anderson	Busted
Diego Cordovez	Busted

06-23-2025 17:25 UTC-8

Tsonev Picks Up a Pot

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Barry Russell

Level 17

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

There were roughly 120,000 chips in the pot on 10♣10♥4♦, Simeon Tsonev who was under the gun fired a bet, Kyle Ray in the cutoff called and Timothy Miller called on the button.

Action checked to Ray who decided to take a stab on the A♣ turn, Miller and Tsonev both called. Ray bet again on the 2♠ river, Miller folded and Tsonev called.

Tsonev tabled A♥4♥, Ray mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Pelz	540,000 340,000	340,000

Ali Eslami	440,000 40,000	40,000

Simeon Tsonev	272,000 68,000	68,000
Kyle Ray	138,000 62,000	62,000
Timothy Miller	119,000 101,000	101,000
Sean Deacon	45,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Kyle Ray Simeon Tsonev Timothy Miller

06-23-2025 17:26 UTC-8

Roberts Flops a Set

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Tim Baker

Level 17

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Michael Lang raised from Christian Roberts thee-bet from the button. When it got back to Lang, he called.

Lang check-called Roberts' bets on every street on the 7♦9♣K♠3♦5♥ runout. Roberts turned over a set with 7♠7♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	450,000 45,000	45,000

Michael Lang	340,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Michael Lang

06-23-2025 17:28 UTC-8

Kerry Welsh

319,000 24,000

Table 621Seat 6

06-23-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Ray Doubles Through Pelz

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Ian Pelz opened from the cutoff and Kyle Ray three-bet from the button. Pelz called.

The flop came 8♦3♦6♦ and Pelz check-called a continuation bet from Ray.

Pelz led out with a bet on the Q♥ turn. Ray raised, putting himself all-in, and Pelz called with a covering stack.

Kyle Ray: A♣A♦ All in
Ian Pelz: 10♥9♥

Pelz had a double-gutshot straight draw while Ray was ahead with an overpair. Ray's aces held up on the 6♥ river and he doubled up through Pelz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Pelz	670,000 130,000	130,000

Ali Eslami	405,000 35,000	35,000

Simeon Tsonev	308,000 36,000	36,000
Kyle Ray	170,000 32,000	32,000
Timothy Miller	78,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Ian Pelz Kyle Ray

06-23-2025 17:34 UTC-8

Tsonev Wins Multiway Hand Without Showdown

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Timothy Miller opened from the cutoff, Ali Eslami three-bet from the button and Simeon Tsonev four-bet from the small blind. Both opponents called.

The flop came Q♥3♦6♠ and Tsonev bet. Both opponents called.

Tsonev fired a second barrel on the Q♠ turn and this time only Eslami called. On the K♦ river Tsonev bet once more and this time Eslami opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Tsonev	445,000 137,000	137,000
Ali Eslami	330,000 75,000	75,000

Timothy Miller	58,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Simeon Tsonev Timothy Miller