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

06-23-2025 18:13 UTC-8

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 18:24 UTC-8

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 18:26 UTC-8

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 18:29 UTC-8

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 18:30 UTC-8

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 18:37 UTC-8

Lin Gets Some Chips Back from Tsoukalas

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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 18:38 UTC-8

Eliminations Before Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

Level 18

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Massman	Busted
Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Busted
Christopher Claassen	Busted

06-23-2025 18:41 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

Level 18

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

The 27 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 8:42 p.m. The blinds will be 10,000/15,000 with limits of 15,000/30,000.

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

06-23-2025 19:43 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 19

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephanie Nguyen	1,480,000
Nicholas Tsoukalas	1,070,000
Ian Pelz	830,000

Jeff Norman	830,000
Roland Israelashvili	810,000

Noah Boeken	755,000
Andrew Bradshaw	750,000

Christian Roberts	695,000

Daniel Idema	665,000

Juha Helppi	550,000

Matthew Schreiber	535,000

Donny Rubinstein	520,000
Nozomu Shimizu	505,000
Kerry Welsh	500,000
Scott Bohlman	480,000

Michael Lang	420,000
Ali Eslami	395,000

Simeon Tsonev	330,000
Robert Klein	295,000
Adam Razny	290,000
Matthew Valeo	250,000

Daniel Maczuga	190,000
Philip Tom	150,000

Moshe Gavrieli	145,000

Ren Lin	135,000

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