Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em
Day 3 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$915,810
Entries
343
Level
29
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
11
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 343
Filter
Level 29
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) has officially concluded at the 2025 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, where Moshe Gavrieli achieved his dream of becoming a WSOP champion. After a strong and consistent showing at the final table, Gavrieli secured his first WSOP gold bracelet and the top payout of $200,303.
The tournament drew 343 entries, generating a $915,810 prize pool, with only 11 players surviving to Day 3. Gavrieli closed out the victory in style, defeating WSOP Player of the Year frontrunner Scott Bohlman in heads-up play to earn the biggest score of his career.
Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moshe Gavrieli | United States | $200,303 |
| 2 | Scott Bohlman | United States | $129,183 |
| 3 | Ian Pelz | United States | $85,431 |
| 4 | Nicholas Tsoukalas | United States | $57,963 |
| 5 | Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | $40,374 |
| 6 | Kerry Welsh | United States | $28,893 |
Winner's Reaction
Gavrieli could barely contain his excitement after capturing his first World Series of Poker bracelet.
"I'm very excited. It’s a dream come true," Gavrieli said with a smile moments after his win. He credited his disciplined strategy and fair card distribution for the victory when heads-up against Bohlman. "I feel I was just dominating him, I had it almost every time, except once when I bluffed and he caught me but 99% of the time I had real hands because of card distribution," he explained. "He's an amazing player, but everything just went my way today."
For Gavrieli, a longtime house painter from Oakland, California, poker started later in life. He began playing in his mid-30s with friends in casual home cash limit games, “Shout out to my Israeli buddies,” he said. “We’ve been playing home games together for years. They’re my best friends and they know me better than anyone, this win is for them too.”
"I never dreamed I’d win a bracelet. I came out for five days just to play this tournament. I don't even have a hotel or a flight home right now," he laughed.
Despite the life-changing achievement, Gavrieli insists that his everyday life won’t change. "I’m a house painter. I’ve got a job, a girlfriend, and employees. I’ll come out here maybe once or twice a year to play, but that’s it. I’m going back to work." Still, he understands the significance of the moment "Poker is my hobby, my sport, my competition. I just wanted to prove something and now I did. This means everything."
Final Day Surge from Second-to-Last To Victory
Gavrieli entered the day near the bottom of the chip counts, but that did not phase him from creating an epic comeback. Gavrieli was patient and disciplined early on which helped him pick his spots well, avoiding major confrontations with larger stacks but also chipping up at the same time.
At one point, he lost a sizable pot to Ian Pelz after getting rivered in a multi-street hand, briefly stalling his momentum. But Gavrieli bounced back, and his turning point came during four-handed play when he picked up pocket aces against Nicholas Tsoukalas’ queen-ten. Tsoukalas moved all in on the turn and Gavrieli snap-called. That hand propelled Gavrieli to the overwhelming chip lead and he never looked back.
Heads-up play against Bohlman, who was looking for his second bracelet of the summer, saw Gavrieli maintain consistent control and momentum. He leveraged his chip lead effectively, applying steady pressure and forcing Bohlman into difficult spots. While Bohlman looked for opportunities to shift the dynamic, Gavrieli's aggression and solid card distribution carried him through. In the end, his composure and experience secured him the title.
That concludes the PokerNews coverage for this event but be sure to stay tuned for our continuing coverage of the 2025 WSOP.
Level 29
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Moshe Gavrieli raised the button and Scott Bohlman defended his big blind.
The flop came down 2♣3♣J♠ and Bohlman checked. Gavrieli bet, and was met by a raise from Bohlman. Gavrieli three-bet, and Bohlman called for his last 125,000.
Scott Bohlman: Q♣J♦ 
Moshe Gavrieli: J♣5♣
Both players had a pair of jacks, but Bohlman had the better kicker, while Gavrieli had a flush draw.
The A♣ on the turn propelled Gavrieli into the lead with a flush, and he just had to fade a fourth club on the river. The 8♠ hit the river, and Bohlman was out in second, while Gavrieli was the champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,750,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 29
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Moshe Gavrieli raised on the button, Scott Bohlman called.
Action checked to the river on J♥2♥J♠8♠2♦, Gavrieli fired out a bet when Bohlman checked on the river.
Bohlman took his time before he eventually made the call and saw the bad news as Gavrieli tabled J♣4♠ for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,950,000
1,750,000
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1,750,000 |
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800,000
1,750,000
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1,750,000 |
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Level 29
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Moshe Gavrieli limped the button and Scott Bohlman checked his option.
Bohlman bet the 10♠K♠5♣ flop and Gavrieli called.
The A♥ appeared on the turn and Bohlamn bet again. Gavrieli called.
When the 4♣ landed on the river, Bohlman bet, and was met by a raise from Gavrieli. Bohlman thought for a while before reluctantly calling.
Gavrieli showed 10♣4♦ for two pair, but lost the pot to Bohlman's 10♦5♠ for a higher two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,200,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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2,550,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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Level 29
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Moshe Gavrieli raised the button and Scott Bohlman called from the big blind.
Bohlman checked the 5♠4♠10♣ flop and Gavrieli bet. Bohlman check-raised, which Gavrieli called.
Bohlman bet the 8♠ turn, which Gavrieli called.
Both players checked the 5♣ river and Bohlman won the pot with J♣10♠ for a pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,150,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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1,600,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Level 29
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Scott Bohlman raised on the button, Moshe Gavrieli called in the big blind.
Gavrieli check-raised when the flop came 9♦7♥4♣, Bohlman bet-called. Gavrieli led on the 5♥ turn, Bohlman called.
Bohlman decided to fold when Gavrieli bet on the 3♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,400,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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1,350,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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Level 29
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Scott Bohlman raised the button and Moshe Gavrieli called from the big blind.
Gavrieli checked the K♦9♥5♠ flop and Bohlman bet. Gavrieli called.
Gavrieli checked again on the J♥ turn, and Bohlman bet. Gavrieli check-raised, prompting a quick fold from Bohlman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,400,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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3,350,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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Level 29
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Scott Bohlman raised the button and Moshe Gavrieli called from the big blind.
Gavrieli check-called a bet from Bohlman on the 6♠7♣J♣ flop.
Both players checked the 3♣ turn for the 5♦ to fall on the river. Gavrieli bet, which Bohlman called. Gavrieli showed two pair with 5♣3♦, and Bohlman mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,300,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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4,450,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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Level 29
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Moshe Gavrieli raised on the button, Scott Bohlman three-bet, Gavrieli called.
Bohlman fired out a bet when the flop came K♠4♠4♣, Gavrieli called. Bohlman bet again on the 9♦, but Gavrieli decided to raise, Bohlman called.
Bohlman checked-called on the 6♣ river, but was shown three of a kind from Gavrieli as he tabled 10♠4♥. Bohlman mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,600,000
1,250,000
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1,250,000 |
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5,150,000
1,250,000
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1,250,000 |
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