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

06-23-2025 00:34 UTC-8

Day 2 Seat Draw

Matthew Pitt

Casino	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 600	1	Moshe Gavrieli	United States	118,500	30
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 600	2	Daniel Idema	Canada	145,000	36
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 600	3	Raul Celaya	United States	192,000	48
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 600	4	David Lin	United States	82,000	21
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 600	5	James Obst	Australia	185,000	46
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 600	6	Amir Mirrasouli	United States	103,000	26

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 601	1	Jason Papastavrou	United States	102,000	26
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 601	2	Donny Rubinstein	United States	214,000	54
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 601	3	Charles Thomas	United States	164,000	41
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 601	4	Scott Bohlman	United States	87,000	22
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 601	6	James Devore	United States	64,000	16

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 602	1	Christopher Chung	United States	88,000	22
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 602	2	Domenico de Notaristefani	United States	43,000	11
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 602	3	Kin Yarn Lee	Canada	40,500	10
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 602	4	Ian Johns	United States	104,000	26
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 602	5	Matthew Schreiber	United States	137,000	34
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 602	6	Nozomu Shimizu	Japan	129,000	32

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 603	1	Shane Douglas	United States	38,000	10
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 603	2	Roland Israelashvili	United States	284,000	71
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 603	3	Michael Moncek	United States	65,000	16
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 603	4	Martin Kabrhel	Czech Republic	81,000	20
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 603	5	Ahmed Mohamed	United States	60,000	15
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 603	6	Gregory Bitterly	United States	70,000	18

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 604	1	Danny Hannawa	United States	196,000	49
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 604	2	Christopher Claassen	United States	73,000	18
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 604	3	Alexander Massman	United States	163,000	41
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 604	4	Eduards Rakuss	Latvia	20,000	5
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 604	5	Ali Eslami	United States	165,000	41
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 604	6	Julian Botello	United States	79,000	20

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 605	1	Rene Rodriguez	United States	174,000	44
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 605	2	Craig Allan	Canada	63,000	16
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 605	3	John Prather	United States	72,500	18
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 605	4	Travis Kubota	United States	30,400	8
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 605	5	Nick Guagenti	United States	175,000	44
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 605	6	Shaun Deeb	United States	46,000	12

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 606	1	Xixiang Luo	China	247,000	62
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 606	2	Noah Boeken	Netherlands	278,000	70
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 606	3	Dominick Sarle	United States	37,000	9
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 606	4	Guy Cicconi	United States	102,000	26
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 606	5	Kerry Welsh	United States	139,000	35
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 606	6	Michael Lang	United States	40,500	10

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 608	1	Damien Cluzel	France	62,000	16
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 608	2	Amir Turkzadeh	United States	68,000	17
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 608	3	Nicholas Tsoukalas	United States	226,000	57
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 608	4	Diego Cordovez	United States	65,000	16
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 608	5	Terrence Chan	Canada	176,000	44
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 608	6	Kyle Ray	United States	123,000	31

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 609	1	Stephanie Nguyen	United States	199,000	50
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 609	2	Sean Deacon	United States	138,500	35
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 609	3	Ibrahim Ghazal	United States	55,000	14
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 609	4	Daniel Maczuga	United States	164,000	41
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 609	5	Maximilian Schindler	United States	24,000	6
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 609	6	Michael Davis	United States	92,000	23

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 612	1	Ren Lin	China	220,000	55
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 612	2	Jeffrey Norman	United States	200,000	50
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 612	3	Alex Livingston	United States	72,000	18
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 612	4	Davin Anderson	United States	134,000	34
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 612	5	Dario Alioto	Italy	200,000	50
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 612	6	Marco Johnson	United States	355,000	89

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 613	1	Daniel Vampan	United States	90,000	23
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 613	2	Ashish Gupta	Australia	206,000	52
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 613	3	Richard Tatalovich	United States	122,000	31
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 613	4	Patrick Hendricks	United States	38,000	10
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 613	5	Matthew Valeo	United States	40,000	10
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 613	6	David Ha	United States	196,000	49

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 616	1	Andrew Bradshaw	United Kingdom	165,000	41
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 616	2	Louis Werman	United States	115,000	29
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 616	3	Takashi Ogura	Japan	172,000	43
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 616	4	Daniel Geeng	United States	160,000	40
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 616	5	Motoyoshi Okamura	Japan	82,000	21
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 616	6	Kevin Song	South Korea	74,000	19

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 617	1	Angelo Karimalis	United States	39,000	10
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 617	2	Jeffrey Mcquillan	United States	140,000	35
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 617	3	Jonathan Tamayo	United States	59,000	15
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 617	4	Adam Razny	Canada	135,000	34
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 617	5	Jason Daly	United States	180,000	45
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 617	6	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	126,000	32

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 620	1	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	110,000	28
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 620	2	Simeon Tsonev	Bulgaria	184,000	46
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 620	3	Ian Pelz	United States	182,000	46
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 620	4	Joseph Ermatinger	United States	60,000	15
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 620	5	Timothy Miller	United States	172,000	43
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 620	6	Mark Seif	United States	132,000	33

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 621	1	Christian Roberts	Venezuela	80,000	20
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 621	2	Benjamin Yu	United States	43,000	11
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 621	3	Tom Edwards	United States	140,000	35
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 621	4	Julian Parmann	United States	110,000	28
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 621	5	Andrei Kanapelka	Belarus	38,000	10

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 623	1	Alex Torry	United States	244,000	61
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 623	2	Hiroyuki Noda	Japan	140,000	35
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 623	3	Philip Tom	United States	380,000	95
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 623	4	Juha Helppi	Finland	119,000	30
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 623	5	Ayman Qutami	United States	105,000	26
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 623	6	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	279,000	70

Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 625	1	Christopher Picquette	United States	47,000	12
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 625	2	Julio Belluscio	Argentina	80,000	20
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 625	3	Ryan Lawrence	United States	80,000	20
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 625	4	Robert Klein	United States	268,000	67
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 625	5	Jiyang Gan	China	162,000	41
Horseshoe Ballroom	Bronze 625	6	Andrew Kelsall	United States	97,000	24

Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em

Day 2 Started

06-23-2025 10:37 UTC-8

Patrick Leonard and Ren Lin Eye Deep Runs when Day 2 of $3,000 Limit Hold'em Begins at 1 p.m.

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Barry Russell

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).

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.

Keep it locked on PokerNews for live updates throughout the day and continued coverage all summer long.

Tags: Alex Torry Ali Eslami Benny Glaser Christian Roberts James Obst Jason Daly Jonathan Tamayo Juha Helppi Marco Johnson Martin Kabrhel Michael Moncek Nicholas Tsoukalas Noah Boeken Patrick Leonard Philip Tom Ren Lin Robert Klein Roland Israelashvili Scott Bohlman Shaun Deeb Xixiang Luo

Level: 13

Blinds: 2000-4000
Limits: 4000-8000

06-23-2025 12:01 UTC-8

Shuffle Up & Deal

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Tim Baker

Level 13

Blinds: 2000-4000
Limits: 4000-8000

The remaining 100 players have taken their seats, and cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em.

06-23-2025 12:07 UTC-8

Anderson Takes from Johnson

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Tim Baker

Level 13

Blinds: 2000-4000
Limits: 4000-8000

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♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	325,000 30,000	30,000

Davin Anderson	170,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Davin Anderson Marco Johnson

06-23-2025 12:09 UTC-8

McQuillan Takes Some Chips

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 13

Blinds: 2000-4000
Limits: 4000-8000

The action was picked up on a completed board 10♣7♠6♠9♠3♠. Two players Jeffrey Mcquillan and Jason Daly were involved in the hand.

Mcquillan led out, and Jason Daly folded. All chips in the middle moved towards Mcquillan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	150,000 30,000	30,000

Jeffrey Mcquillan	75,000 65,000	65,000

06-23-2025 12:14 UTC-8

Kabrhel Picks Up a Pot Early

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Barry Russell

Level 13

Blinds: 2000-4000
Limits: 4000-8000

Roland Israelashvili raised on the button, Martin Kabrhel called in the big blind.

Israelashvili fired out a bet when the flop came J♦6♥7♠, Kabrhel called. Israelashvili did not slow down when the 3♠ hit the turn and he bet, Kabrhel called again.

Action checked on the J♥ river, Kabrhel tabled 9♣6♠, and he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	235,000 49,000	49,000

Michael Moncek	137,000 72,000	72,000

Martin Kabrhel	101,000 20,000	20,000

Gregory Bitterly	92,000 22,000	22,000
Ahmed Mohamed	50,000 10,000	10,000
Shane Douglas	29,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Roland Israelashvili

06-23-2025 12:18 UTC-8

Rodriguez Checks With Trips

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Tim Baker

Level 13

Blinds: 2000-4000
Limits: 4000-8000

Catching the action on a flop of 6♦8♦9♥, Shaun Deeb bet from the small blind, and Rene Rodriguez raised out of the big blind. Deeb called.

Deeb checked the 10♣ turn and Rodriguez bet. Deeb called again.

Both players checked the 9♦ river and Rodriguez took down the pot with K♥9♠ for trip nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Rodriguez	140,000 34,000	34,000
Shaun Deeb	70,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Rene Rodriguez Shaun Deeb

06-23-2025 12:21 UTC-8

Bradshaw Collects Chips From Geeng

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 13

Blinds: 2000-4000
Limits: 4000-8000

In the first hand of the day, Daniel Geeng opened from the button, and Andrew Bradshaw decided to call in the big blind. Both players looked at the flop 4♠2♣7♦.

Bradshaw check-called the bet to see the turn5♣. For the next street, Geeng called Bradshaw's bet for the river 8♣.

Both players checked, but Geeng tossed his cards away as soon as he saw the 9♦7♠ of Bradshaw.