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.
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$3,000 Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
PlacePlayerCountryPrize 1Moshe GavrieliUnited States$200,303 2Scott BohlmanUnited States$129,183 3Ian PelzUnited States$85,431 4Nicholas TsoukalasUnited States$57,963 5Simeon TsonevBulgaria$40,374 6Kerry WelshUnited States$28,893 7Andrew BradshawUnited Kingdom$21,258
Winner’s Reaction
Gavrieli could barely contain his excitement after capturing his first WSOP 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.
In this Series
- 1 Who Won $64K and the First 2025 WSOP Bracelet?
- 2 David Shmuel Wins First WSOP Bracelet in Omaha Hi-Lo for $205,333!
- 3 Furth Wins Second WSOP Bracelet; Denies Kabrhel in $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
- 4 GTO Study Sees Antonio Galiana Win Second WSOP Bracelet in $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em
- 5 Persistence Pays Off: Dan Heimiller Wins $1,500 Seven Card Stud for Third WSOP Bracelet
- 6 Artur Martirosian Wins WSOP $25,000 Heads Up Championship ($500,000)
- 7 Benny Glaser Adds to His Legacy With Bracelet No. 6 in Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice
- 8 Michael Wilklow: Once a Mystery, Now a Millionaire (and WSOP Bracelet Winner)
- 9 Kenneth Kim Storms Back to Win His First WSOP Bracelet
- 10 Father-Son WSOP Bracelet Duo Made as Yosef Fox Wins $10,000 Mystery Bounty
- 11 Five Bracelets in Five Years: Brad Ruben Wins the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw ($138,080)
- 12 Ryan Bambrick Denies Daniel Negreanu to Claim Second WSOP Bracelet
- 13 Christopher Staats Denies David Jackson in WSOP $1,500 6-Handed NLH for $414,950
- 14 Corey Thompson Nearly Wins Two WSOP Online Bracelets Right Off the Bat
- 15 Cristian Gutierrez Wins $600 PLO Deepstack For His First Bracelet and $193,780
- 16 Lou Garza Mounts Memorable Heads-Up Comeback to Clinch Second WSOP Bracelet
- 17 Benny Glaser Goes Back-to-Back (Again) for 7th Bracelet in $1,500 Mixed
- 18 Zachary Zaret Overcomes Stacked Final Table to Win First Bracelet
- 19 Michael Lavin Steamrolls the Competition on Way to a Second WSOP Bracelet
- 20 Ryan Hoenig Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win Event #18: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship
- 21 Bohlman’s Breakthrough: Mixed Game Vet Wins 2nd Bracelet in $2,000 NLH ($436,044)
- 22 Blaz Zerjav Wins Maiden WSOP Bracelet in $25,000 6-Handed High Roller
- 23 Aloisio Dourado Claims Redemption with First WSOP Bracelet in Record-Breaking Badugi Event
- 24 Mixed Game Maestro Xixiang Luo Bags $290,400 and Third WSOP Bracelet
- 25 Nick Guagenti Crushes Chino Rheem’s Triple Crown Bid in $10K Stud Victory
- 26 Beginner’s Luck? Surely Not. Chang Lee Wins $25,000 High Roller ($1,949,044)
- 27 Penalized Poker Player Wins WSOP Bracelet Despite Color Up Controversy
- 28 LA Poker Player Outlasts 16,300 Opponents to Win 2025 WSOP’s Colossus
- 29 Igor Zektser Scoops His First Bracelet in Event #27: $1,500 Big O
- 30 A Few Cocktails on the Road to First WSOP Bracelet for Mark Darner
- 31 Rising New Jersey Poker Star Captures First WSOP Bracelet
- 32 Jason Koon Moves to Third on All-Time Money List w/ WSOP $50,000 High Roller Win
- 33 Toy Charizard, Pink Slipper Carry Canadian Family Man to WSOP Victory
- 34 Nick Schulman Joins Poker’s Immortals With Bracelet No. 7 in the $10K 2-7 Championship
- 35 Ukraine’s Renat Bohdanov Spikes Gutshot to Win Second WSOP Bracelet
- 36 John Racener Claims Third WSOP Bracelet For His Third Son
- 37 Philip Sternheimer Tears Up After Ending 13 Year Bracelet Chase
- 38 Joao Vieira Avenges WSOP Paradise Loss to Win WSOP $100K High Roller ($2,649,158)
- 39 Andrey Zhigalov Wheels In Second Bracelet in Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. ($197,923)
- 40 Ian Johns Slays ‘Isildur1′ to Win WSOP Limit Hold’em Championship for a Second Time
- 41 Fourth Bracelet & $647K for Seniors High Roller Champ David “ODB” Baker
- 42 Carlos Leiva Defeats Weisman on Way to Winning WSOP $1,000 PLO Bracelet Event
- 43 A Father’s Day Special: Allan Le Denies Shaun Deeb in $1,500 Razz
- 44 Seth Davies Wins $250K WSOP Super High Roller for First Bracelet and $4.75M Score
- 45 V for Vongxaiburana as ‘Hobby’ Player Beats Pros to $10k Big O Bracelet
- 46 Hellmuth Denied as Jason Daly Wins Second Bracelet in $2,500 Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo
- 47 Joey Couden Wins Second Bracelet in $500 SALUTE to Warriors ($187,937)
- 48 Tyler Patterson Grabs Second Bracelet in $3K 6-Handed NLHE for $574K
- 49 Klemens Roiter Finishes the Job for First Bracelet in Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK
- 50 Brian Rast in Seventh Heaven w/ Miraculous Comeback in WSOP $10k Razz Championship
- 51 Texan Punches Ticket to WSOP Main Event with $1.5K Freezeout Bracelet Win
- 52 Dennis Weiss Claims Victory in $25K PLO High Roller for $2,292,155
- 53 After 3 Runner-Ups, Matt Vengrin Finally Gets His WSOP Bracelet in $1.5K PLO
- 54 Mateos Makes History as 5th Youngest to Win 5 WSOP Bracelets
- 55 Emotional Kristopher Tong Uses Inspiration to Capture First WSOP Bracelet
- 56 Brett Lim to Sail Off into the Sunset After Senior’s Championship Win
- 57 Benny Glaser Wins Three WSOP Bracelets in Three Weeks w/ Mixed Triple Draw Triumph
- 58 Dylan Linde Takes Down the $50k PLO High Roller for Third Bracelet and Career-Best Score
- 59 Welshman Wells Roars to Victory in $3K 9-Game Mix for Maiden Bracelet
- 60 Sebastiaan de Jonge the Sole Survivor in WSOP Battle of the Ages
- 61 Gavrieli Denies Bohlman Second Bracelet of the Summer in $3K Limit Hold’em
- 62 Craig Savage Bides His Time to Triumph in WSOP $500 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
