Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The final 20 players are headed to their last 15-minute of the night. Action will resume at Level 24 with blinds of 25,000-50,000.
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,128,000
Entries
680
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
161
Players Left
10
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Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Joel Fincher opened the action with a raise to 120,000 from the hijack. Bob Buckenmayer moved all in for his last 845,000 from the big blind and Fincher made the call.
Bob Buckenmayer: A♣Q♠ 
Joel Fincher: A♥K♣
The board ran out Q♦6♣3♦K♦9♣ and Buckenmayer was eliminated while Fincher earned a near double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Richard Lowe raised from the hijack to 125,000. Lawrence Beach, on the button, called off the bet for his last 100,000 and the hand went to a showdown.
Lawrence Beach: 10♥7♥
Richard Lowe: Q♥Q♠
Beach ran into Lowe's premium pocket pair and the 8♠K♣J♥J♣6♠ runout couldn't save him, ending his deep tournament run in 19th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Michael Vela opened the action with a raise to 150,000 from under the gun. Farzad Bonyadi moved all in for 580,000 and Vela made the call.
Farzad Bonyadi: A♠10♠
Michael Vela: A♣K♦
The board ran out 8♣K♣8♥8♦2♥ and Bonyadi was sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Frank Stepuchin raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Kevin Nathan defended in the big blind.
The 8♣7♥Q♠ flop saw Nathan play out of flow, jamming for Stepuchin's effective stack of 380,000. Stepuchin called.
Kevin Nathan: K♣Q♦
Frank Stepuchin: 9♦8♠
The 3♣ turn and 3♥ river changed nothing and Nathan's superior pair held to double him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
||
|
1,035,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Kinesh Pather open jammed for 445,000 from the cutoff. Kevin Nathan called on the button.
Kinesh Pather: A♥8♥
Kevin Nathan: A♣A♠
Pather ran into the best in Hold'em, but the 6♦5♥9♣ gave him hope with a gunshot draw. The 8♠ turn gave him more outs to crack aces, but the 5♣ river confirmed his departure in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mark Checkwicz opened the action with a raise to 90,000 from the cutoff. Joel Fincher three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind and Checkwicz made the call.
Action went check-check on the 4♥7♣J♣ flop before Fincher fired 225,000 on the 5♦ turn. Checkwicz called.
Fincher checked the 6♥ river over to Checkwicz who wagered 475,000. Fincher called. Checkwicz tabled 3♣3♠ for a straight. Fincher showed A♥A♦ before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,100,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626 | 1 | James Moult | United Kingdom | 2,200,000 | 44 |
| 626 | 2 | Ken Fishman | United States | 2,300,000 | 46 |
| 626 | 3 | Judith Bielan | United States | 2,400,000 | 48 |
| 626 | 4 | Joel Fincher | United States | 1,100,000 | 22 |
| 626 | 5 | Richard Lowe | United States | 1,700,000 | 34 |
| 626 | 6 | Arie Kliper | Israel | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 626 | 7 | Kevin Nathan | United States | 3,200,000 | 64 |
| 626 | 8 | Bruno Lopes | France | 5,300,000 | 106 |
| 634 | 1 | Angela Jordison | United States | 5,300,000 | 106 |
| 634 | 2 | Mark Checkwicz | United States | 2,500,000 | 50 |
| 634 | 3 | Michael Vela | United States | 2,400,000 | 48 |
| 634 | 4 | John Thornton | United States | 1,300,000 | 26 |
| 634 | 5 | Marc Levy | United States | 750,000 | 15 |
| 634 | 6 | Samuel Wagner | United States | 2,300,000 | 46 |
| 634 | 7 | Frank Stepuchin | United States | 850,000 | 17 |
| 634 | 8 | Robert Zarzycki | United States | 750,000 | 15 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,300,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
||
|
5,300,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
||
|
|
3,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,400,000
1,920,000
|
1,920,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
2,300,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
2,300,000 | |
|
2,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,800,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
1,300,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
|
850,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
750,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
750,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Kevin Nathan limped in from the small blind for 50,000 before Bruno Lopes bumped it up to 175,000. Nathan called.
Lopes continued for 155,000 on A♣J♣8♣ and Nathan called.
Action went check-check on the 9♥ turn before Nathan fired 255,000 on the 5♥ river. Lopes quickly called and Nathan tabled 6♣4♣ for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
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|
|
3,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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