Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-12-2025 13:34 UTC-8

Finkelberg Wins With a Pair of Jacks

Joseph Berg

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Josef Gulas limped in from middle position, Roberto Finkelberg then raised to 1,600. The rest of the table folded, and Gulas made the call.

Action checked through to the river on a 9♣7♠8♠5♠J♣ runout. Finkelberg bet 1,000 and was called by Gulas. Roberto Finkelberg tabled K♥J♥, which was good for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Finkelberg	103,000 103,000	103,000
Josef Gulas	61,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Josef Gulas Roberto Finkelberg

06-12-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Shooting Across Street from WSOP, Color Up Controversy & Event Cancelled | PokerNews Podcast #897

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Chad Holloway

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In the 897th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by PokerNews Ontario Ambassador Kyle Anderson, who fills in for Mike Holtz. The trio discusses the deadly shooting that took place across the street from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in front of the Bellagio Fountains, and then dives into the color-up controversy involving Tyler Brown, who shared his story with PokerNews.

Kyna then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, Michael Lavin won a gold bracelet and an extra $1,000,000 thanks to ClubWPT Gold, and Benny Glaser claimed two bracelets early in the summer. Other tournament winners include Josh Reichard, Brad Ruben, Blaz Zerjav, and Nick Guagenti, who denied Chino Rheem his first bracelet.

After recapping Dusti Smith's win in the Wynn Ladies High Roller and a look ahead to some upcoming poker charity events, Chad shares details on his recent Live Reality Game (LRG) adventure in which he left the WSOP for 10 days to compete in a Survivor-based game, Surviving Reelfoot Season 13, in the woods of Tennessee.

Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

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06-12-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Liebert Sees Miracle River

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Jacob Wilson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the river, and there were two players still with hole cards in front of them as the board read 3♥J♥5♠4♣Q♦. Larry Wright bet for 12,000 into the pot of 27,800, putting his opponent Kathy Liebert into the tank. After a bit of thinking, she ripped her stack in.

Wright asked for a count, which amounted to 38,000, and it was now his turn to start tanking. Eventually, he put in the chips, and was shown the bad news as Liebert tabled Q♣Q♥. "Good river" announced Wright, as he showed that his flopped set with 3♦3♣ had been pipped at the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kathy Liebert	103,800 51,300	51,300

Larry Wright	79,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Kathy Liebert Larry Wright

06-12-2025 13:46 UTC-8

Daddario Rivers Two Pair

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Joseph Daddario opened for 900 in hijack to be called by the player on his left, Robert Lofaso. Both players went to see the flop.

The dealer peeled A♦Q♠10♦. Daddario continued with 1,100 and Lofaso continued to hang on.

The action went check-check on the turn 7♠ and on the river 9♣,Daddario put in 2,000 to be called by Lofaso.

Daddario tabled Q♥9♦ for a rivered two pair prompting Lofaso to throw his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Daddario	48,000 48,000	48,000
Robert Lofaso	32,700

Tags: Joseph Daddario Robert Lofaso

06-12-2025 13:49 UTC-8

Brito Wins Without Showdown

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Joseph Berg

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Manish Madan raised to 1,100 from the cutoff and was called by Fernando Brito on the button, Dany Georges in the small blind, and Michael Holm in the big blind.

The dealer spread a 5♦7♣10♥ flop, action checked to Brito, who bet 400, and everyone called.

The turn was the 8♥, the blinds checked, Madan bet 2,300, Brito called, and the blinds folded.

On the river 9♦, Madan bet 9,500 before Brito went all in for 14,000. Madan quickly folded, and Brito added some much-needed chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manish Madan	73,000 28,000	28,000
Michael Holm	52,000 52,000	52,000
Fernando Brito	45,000 45,000	45,000
Dany Georges	26,000 2,500	2,500

Tags: Dany Georges Fernando Brito Manish Madan Michael Holm

06-12-2025 13:57 UTC-8

Wright Bluff Falls Short

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on a completed board of 8♠9♣10♠5♥3♣ and a pot of around 10,000. Nicholas Wright had fired 3,800 sending Darrell Hopkins, on the button, to the tank.

Hopkins was taking his time to consider his action. Finally he made the call looking resigned to whatever the result may be on the straighty board.

Wright tabled K♥J♣ for a busted straight and complete bluff. Hopkins took the pot down after he showed A♥9♥ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrell Hopkins	62,000
Nicholas Wright	45,000

Tags: Darrell Hopkins Nicholas Wright

06-12-2025 14:01 UTC-8

Worre Sent Home Early

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Jacob Wilson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There was some huge action on a flop of 10♥A♦K♥ despite there being only 4,000 in the pot. Paul Snead had 7,500 in front of him, after Kianoosh Mohajeri had checked his action and Eric Worre had thrown out a bet. Mohajeri called the 7,500, and the two were awaiting Worre's decision, who ended up shoving for around 45,000 chips.

Snead was clearly in a very tough spot, and after a while got rid of his cards. Mohajeri then put in a snap-call, showing that he'd flopped the nuts.

Eric Worre: Q♥6♥ All in
Kianoosh Mohajeri: Q♠J♥

Mohajeri's Broadway stayed the nuts all the way until the river, as he send Worre home, accumulating his chips in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kianoosh Mohajeri	128,000 128,000	128,000
Paul Snead	56,000

Eric Worre	Busted

Tags: Eric Worre Kianoosh Mohajeri Paul Sneed

06-12-2025 14:04 UTC-8

Fortuna Takes From Karakousis

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Joseph Berg

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Gualter Fortuna raised to 1,100 from the button and was called by Georgios Karakousis in the big blind.

The flop landed A♠5♦7♥, and action checked through.

The turn was the 9♥, Karakousis checked, Fortuna bet, and Karakousis called.

The river was the K♠, Karakousis checked again. This time, Fortuna bet 2,000, and Karakousis quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gualter Fortuna	58,000 58,000	58,000
Georgios Karakousis	44,200 5,800	5,800

Tags: Georgios Karakousis Gualter Fortuna

06-12-2025 14:08 UTC-8

Rogowski to Find Sugar Momma for Re-entry

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 4♥4♦8♦, and it was checked to Andrzej Rogowski, who was on the button. He moved all in for 7,800 into a pot of about 26,000. Chander Jain was under the gun and folded, and Giovanni Di Donato was in the small blind and made the call after encouragement from Rogowski.

Rogowski announced, "Call, I will go find my sugar momma for some money to rebuy".

Andrzej Rogowski: K♦J♦ All in
Giovanni Di Donato: A♣K♠

Rogowski called for a diamond, but the board did not comply when the turn came out with the 5♠, and the river was the Q♥, and the ace high with a pair of fours won for Di Donato.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Di Donato	42,000 42,000	42,000
Chander Jain	41,700 41,700	41,700
Andrzej Rogowski	Busted

Tags: Andrzej Rogowski Chander Jain Giovanni Di Donato

06-12-2025 14:08 UTC-8

Fleischmann Flushes Out Wolpert's Trips

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Arthur Fleischmann, in the hijack, opened to 800 and was in business with three customers - Marc Wolpert on the button, Joseph Neiman in small blind and Michael Stembera in big.

All saw a flop of 4♦A♥5♦. After two taps on the table, Fleischmann continued with 1,200. Wolpert called but both blinds folded their hands.

Slowing down, Fleischmann checked the Q♦ turn prompting Wolpert to bet 2,000. Fleischmann called to see the last street. Once again, Fleischmann check-called Wolpert's bet of 6,000 on the river 4♠.

Wolpert showed 6♥4♥ for trips on the river but Fleischmann showed K♦8♦ for a flush on the turn.

The table erupted when the dealer almost mucked Fleischmann's hand to award the pot to Wolpert. But before any major damage could happen, the chips were pushed in the proper direction - towards Fleischmann's side.