Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-27-2024 12:06 UTC-8

Holm Finds the Perfect River

Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action was caught as Chris Conry, in early position, had Michael Holm, in the small blind, all in and at risk for his effective stack of 55,000.

Michael Holm: 3♦3♠ All in
Chris Conry: A♦K♣

This flip fell in the favour of Conry on the K♠4♥5♣ flop. The 4♣ turn had Holm drawing thin, but the 3♥ river materialised one of Holm's two outs to send the pot his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Conry	135,000 105,000	105,000
Michael Holm	125,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Chris Conry Michael Holm

06-27-2024 12:09 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Terrence Downey	Busted
Alan Mastic	Busted
Joe Cook	Busted
Lior Rusinek	Busted

Irani's Cowboys Hold

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Michael Giacobbe

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded around to Joe Cook who open-jammed his 165,000-chip stack into the middle from the cutoff. Zal Irani reraised all in for 290,000 from the button and the blinds got out of the way.

Joe Cook: 10♦9♦ All in
Zal Irani K♠K♣

The board ran out 7♥Q♦J♠6♥2♠ and Irani held on after a sweaty flop to eliminate Cook.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zal Irani	493,000 195,000	195,000
Joe Cook	Busted

Tags: Zal Irani Joe Cook

06-27-2024 12:22 UTC-8

Mash Takes Out Two In Three-Way All In

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action was caught with three players with their cards on their backs. Howard Mash, in the small blind, had both Gregory Masterson, in the big blind, and Eric Adelstein, in the hijack, all in and at risk.

Gregory Masterson: 9♥9♠ All in
Eric Adelstein: K♥10♥ All in
Howard Mash: A♦K♦

Masterson just needed to hold to find a huge triple-up, however, the K♣8♥8♣ flop made that unlikely. The A♠ turn and Q♥ river awarded the pot to Mash, who sent both his opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Howard Mash	570,000

Gregory Masterson	Busted
Eric Adelstein	Busted

Tags: Eric Adelstein Gregory Masterson Howard Mash

06-27-2024 12:22 UTC-8

Big Stacks in the Field

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Michael Giacobbe

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Fuhs	688,000 257,000	257,000

Judith Bielan	644,000 154,000	154,000

John Krpan	636,000 516,000	516,000
Steve Jelinek	608,000 69,000	69,000

Howard Mash	535,000 35,000	35,000

Leif Lindqvist	475,000 138,000	138,000
Sean Yu	455,000 195,000	195,000
George Niedzwicki	448,000 229,000	229,000
Bruno Lopes	422,000 166,000	166,000

Silvio Crisari	385,000 277,000	277,000

06-27-2024 12:29 UTC-8

Leonard Doubles Through Graupner

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Michael Giacobbe

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Paul Snead opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 22,000. Thomas Graupner called on the button before James Leonard moved all in for 162,000. Snead mucked but Graupner made the call.

James Leonard: A♥10♣ All in
Thomas Graupner: K♣J♣

The board ran out A♠Q♠5♥9♠6♠ and neither player held a spade, but Leonard held on to secure the pot and newfound chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Leonard	410,000 198,000	198,000

Thomas Graupner	388,000 200,000	200,000
Paul Snead	376,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: James Leonard Paul Snead Thomas Graupner

06-27-2024 12:30 UTC-8

Thornton Knocks Lopes Off the Pot

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Bruno Lopes raised to 20,000 from the hijack and John Thornton called out of the small blind.

Thornton played in flow on the Q♥5♥A♦ flop. Lopes continued for 12,000 and Thornton found a speedy check-raise to 35,000. Lopes elected to fold just as quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Thornton	509,000 199,000	199,000
Bruno Lopes	281,000 141,000	141,000

06-27-2024 12:40 UTC-8

Wagner Stacks Pereyaslavsky

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Michael Giacobbe

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Samuel Wagner opened the action with a raise to 25,000 from early position. Roman Pereyaslavsky moved all in from middle position for 78,000 and Wagner made the call.

Roman Pereyaslavsky: A♦J♣ All in
Samuel Wagner: 10♦10♣

A crucial flip to win, the board ran out 6♥9♦K♠7♦9♠ and Wagner held on to eliminate his opponent and add to his table leading stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Wagner	490,000 210,000	210,000
Roman Pereyaslavsky	Busted

Tags: Roman Pereyaslavsky Samuel Wagner

06-27-2024 12:43 UTC-8

Lopes Takes It on the River

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Bruno Lopes raised to 20,000 from the button and Samuel Wagner defended in the big blind.

The J♦4♦5♠ flop checked through to the 7♥ on the turn. Wagner wagered a bet of 20,000 and Lopes called.

The 6♠ river slowed down Wagner with a check. Lopes retook the lead with a sizable bet of 65,000. Wagner tanked before tossing his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Wagner	460,000 30,000	30,000
Bruno Lopes	376,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Bruno Lopes Samuel Wagner

06-27-2024 12:43 UTC-8

Once Prominent Poker Star Justin "BoostedJ" Smith Returns to WSOP After Nine-Year Absence

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jon Sofen

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Justin "BoostedJ" Smith was a young hotshot in the poker world back in the late 2000s, both online and live. At age 21, he was an up-and-coming star in the game with a bright future in poker.

Smith's stay among the game's elite was short-lived, and he'd been gone from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) for nine years. But on Wednesday, the now 36-year-old returned to the summer series to compete in Event #66: $10:000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed), where he told PokerNews what he's been up to in recent years.

Catch our Exclusive Interview with BoostedJ Here

Tags: Justin Smith