Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
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 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kinesh Pather limped in from the small blind and Kevin Nathan raised to 140,000 from the big blind. Pather elected to move all in, putting Nathan to the test for his effective stack of 985,000. Nathan decided to make the call.
Kevin Nathan: 10♣10♠ 
Kinesh Pather: K♥J♦
Nathan needed to hold and the 2♠A♠A♥7♣3♦ runout helped him to achieve exactly that, doubling him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,050,000
1,230,000
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1,230,000 |
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900,000
1,050,000
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1,050,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Samuel Wagner raised to 90,000 from the hijack. Joshua Zimmerman, in the cutoff, moved all in for approximately 560,000 and Wagner snap-called.
Joshua Zimmerman: A♦10♥
Samuel Wagner: K♥K♦
The 5♠K♠9♦ flop brought little to no sweat for either player as Wagner had made a set. The 10♣ turn and 8♥ river changed nothing and Zimmerman was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,300,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action was three-way through the 5♣7♦A♦ flop and the dealer revealed the 4♠ turn.
Mark Checkwicz checked in the big blind before Angela Jordison bet 95,000 from under the gun. Michael Vela called in middle position, only to see Checkwicz check-raise to 260,000.
Jordison called and so did Vela, with the J♠ river completing the board. Checkwicz led out for 240,000 to find a quick call from Jordison. Vela took some time in the tank, opting to toss in the call.
Checkwicz tabled A♠Q♠ for top pair, while Jordison had that beat with A♣J♣ for two pair. Vela showed 6♥6♦, with Jordison raking in a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,850,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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1,860,000
640,000
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640,000 |
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1,700,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Michael Vela opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from the cutoff. John Thornton moved all in for 405,000 from the small blind and Vela made the call.
John Thornton: 5♠5♦
Michael Vela: A♠J♦
A fair fight, the dealer put out Q♣10♠3♦8♦6♥ and Thornton faded several outs to stay alive
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,500,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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740,000
460,000
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460,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kinesh Pather opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from the cutoff. Beverly Lange defended her big blind.
Pather continued for 60,000 on A♣J♥7♦ before Lange raised to 200,000. Pather called.
Action went check-check on the A♦ turn before Lange fired 500,000 on the 3♥ river. Pather made the call, and it was a good one as he raked the pot in with K♦J♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,100,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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1,950,000
850,000
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850,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Robert Zarzycki moved all in for 290,000 from early position, Bruno Lopes called from middle position and Joel Fincher three-bet jammed for approximately 2,000,000, from the small blind. Lopes thought for some time before folding A♠K♥ face up.
Robert Zarzycki: A♣5♦
Joel Fincher: A♥K♦
Zarzycki was all in and behind but the 4♠8♦3♣2♦Q♥ runout saw Zarzycki turn a straight to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,520,000
720,000
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720,000 |
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1,400,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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640,000
120,000
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120,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kinesh Pather raised to 85,000 from the hijack and Richard Lowe three-bet jammed for 305,000, from the big blind. Pather made the call.
Richard Lowe: 9♠9♣
Kinesh Pather: K♥10♥
The flop landed without much of a sweat as it came 3♦3♣9♦ giving Lowe a full house. The A♥ turn and A♣ river changed nothing and Lowe doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
470,000
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470,000 |
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700,000
620,000
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620,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Joshua Zimmerman opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from middle position. Bruno Lopes called in the small blind.
Zimmerman continued for 125,000 on 8♦5♦9♥ before Lopes raised to 380,000. Zimmerman called.
Lopes continued for 640,000 on the 4♦ turned. Zimmerman made the call.
The 2♣ river hit the felt and Lopes moved all in for 1,200,000. After a long tank, Zimmerman found the call. Lopes tabled 9♠9♣ for the winner. Zimmerman showed J♦J♠ before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,800,000
2,600,000
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2,600,000 |
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450,000
1,740,000
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1,740,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
