With the gold bracelet on the table, Ron West opened to 500,000 from the cutoff, but Carmino Argiero in the small blind three-bet to 1,500,000. Chuanshu Chen called from the big blind, and West called as well.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♥3♣9♥ and after the blinds checked, West bet 475,000. Argiero check-raised to 1,000,000 and was called by Chen. West went into the tank before folding.
The turn card was the 9♠. Argiero checked to see Chen bet 1,500,000. Argiero eventually folded KxKx face up.
"F***," Chen immediately said while revealing A♣A♠.
"If you raise preflop, I'm out," Argiero said before congratulating Chen.
In a tournament that was supposed to conclude in three days, an additional day of play is needed to wrap up Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, at the 2025 World Series of Poker. A total of 47 players entered Day 3 to vie for the top prize of $646,845 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, but only four remain with an opportunity to score a WSOP gold bracelet.
Chuanshu Chen
Chuanshu Chen was a force to be reckoned with throughout Day 3 of play. Despite relinquishing his chip lead late to David Baker, Chen enters the penultimate day of play as second in chips with 12,200,000. Chen is chasing the first WSOP bracelet of his career, and is still well situated to accomplish that feat heading down the final stretch.
Three-time bracelet winner Baker had a tremendous Day 3 that saw him rise from the eighth-biggest stack entering the day, to the stack to beat with 13,600,000 as he aims to score bracelet number four. Baker was at the center of action during the twilight stages of Day 3, knocking out Joseph Mole and Ramana Epparla in addition to dueling with Chen to capture the chip lead.
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
David "ODB" Baker
United States
13,600,000
54
2
Carmino Argiero
United States
9,900,000
40
3
Chuanshu Chen
China
12,200,000
49
4
Ron West
United States
4,450,000
18
Entering the final day third in chips is Carmino Argiero with 9,900,000, who is chasing the first WSOP bracelet of his career. Argiero endured several surges and dips of his chip count throughout the day. He went into Day 3 with a healthy stack, tallying the seventh-highest chip count as play began. Argiero began his ascension, but hit a setback when his rivered ace ran into the trip queens of Josef Gulas. That sent Argiero down to a little over two million in chips.
Carmino Argiero
Despite the speed bump, Argiero rose back up the chip counts, eliminating Charles Mitchell in 11th place. By the time players reached the final table redraw, Argiero entered second in chips, but dropped down the leaderboard once again. Luckily for Argiero, he regained his footing, rising back up the counts, eliminating WSOP bracelet winner John Esposito at the final table.
Ronald West
Ron West heads into the last day bringing up the rear with 4,450,000. West scored a much-needed shot in the arm when he flopped a set of jacks during a three-way showdown that saw Stephen Bierman eliminated in eighth place. West will be tasked with maneuvering the final table with 18 big blinds as he chases his first gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$646,845
2
$431,173
3
$302,208
4
$215,095
Play is scheduled to resume at 12 p.m. local time. Stay tuned to Poker News for coverage of the final four action and the eventual champion.
