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

06-12-2025 16:46 UTC-8

Matusow Takes From Lehoussine

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Joseph Berg

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Mike Matusow raised to 1,600 from the small blind and was called by Karim Lehoussine in the big blind.

Matusow bet 1,200 on the 2♦2♠5♥ flop.

Action checked through on the A♠ turn card.

The river was the 10♠. Matusow bet 3,500, and Lehoussine took his time before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	57,000 35,500	35,500

Karim Lehoussine	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Karim Lehoussine Mike Matusow

06-12-2025 16:56 UTC-8

Choppy Choppy

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Abraham Han was in the small blind and raised it up to 2,000 in a blind-on-blind scenario. Victor Stauffer was in the big blind and put in the three-bet to 8,000, and Han called. The flop was 8♦8♠4♦, and Han checked to Stauffer, who put in one pink chip for 5,000. Han called.

After that, action was halted on the turn 4♠ and the river Q♠ as both players checked.

Both players were surprised by the other's hand as Han flipped over A♠K♠ and Stauffer showed A♣K♠ for a chopped pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Han	80,400 80,400	80,400
Victor Stauffer	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Abraham Han Victor Stauffer

06-12-2025 17:00 UTC-8

Livschitz Scores a Big Pot

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the river where Victoria Livschitz was in early position and was all in for 43,900, and David Forbes had called the all-in from the hijack with the superior chip stack.

Victoria Livschitz: A♥A♣ All in
David Forbes: Q♣Q♠

The board was 8♥6♣8♦3♣4♣, and aces were a ticket to a massive chip boost for Livschitz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victoria Livschitz	91,000 50,000	50,000
David Forbes	15,500

Tags: David Forbes Victoria Livschitz

06-12-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Sigman Takes from Henry

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Joseph Berg

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joseph Shoemaker raised from early position and was called by Tyler Sigman in middle position and Gregory Henry in the big blind.

Action checked through on a K♠9♦9♣ flop.

The turn brought the 7♣. Henry bet 4,000, and Shoemaker folded before Sigman raised to 12,000. After taking a minute to consider his options, Henry decided that folding was the right decision this time around.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Henry	77,100 77,100	77,100
Joseph Shoemaker	65,000 65,000	65,000
Tyler Sigman	38,000 1,700	1,700

Tags: Gregory Henry Joseph Shoemaker Tyler Sigman

06-12-2025 17:11 UTC-8

Baxter Flushes Alekseev Away

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Jacob Wilson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of Q♥6♦9♦, Matt Glantz bet 8,000 into the middle as first to act, and Billy Baxter made the call. Igor Alekseev then ripped in his 31,800 stack. Glantz got out of the way, but Baxter's decision wasn't so easy. He asked for a count, and then placed in his chips to indicate a call.

Igor Alekseev: 9♣9♠ All in
Billy Baxter: A♦5♦

Play was paused for a moment, as the dealer waited for Alekseev to get his phone onto the camera app, as he wanted to record the runout. Once everyone was ready, the dealer put out the A♥ on the turn. Although Baxter's hand improved, he was still only drawing to a diamond, and it came as the 10♦ eliminated Alekseev from the competition.

"No wonder you have so many bracelets," joked Alekseev, "you hit every single hand!" Baxter laughed, and replied, "the bracelets were a long time ago."

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Baxter	241,000 178,000	178,000

Matt Glantz	42,000 8,000	8,000

Igor Alekseev	Busted

Tags: Billy Baxter Igor Alekseev Matt Glantz

06-12-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Mullaly Hangs On

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Peter Kiem opened for 1,700 and received an all-in shove from James Mullaly for 5,600. Kiem called taking them to showdown.

James Mullaly: A♠6♠ All in
Peter Kiem: K♦Q♣

Mullaly was looking at a possible double-up when the flop dropped J♥A♦8♦. With the runout 7♣Q♦, Mullaly was able to survive and continue his run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Kiem	50,000 50,000	50,000
James Mullaly	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: James Mullaly Peter Kiem

06-12-2025 17:21 UTC-8

Roepke Saved by the River

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Joseph Berg

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the A♣10♥6♠ flop with roughly 15,000 in the middle. Action checked to David Roepke in the cutoff, who bet 12,000. John Morgan folded from the small blind, and Joshua Prager called from middle position.

The turn was the A♠. Prager checked. Roepke then went all in for roughly 30,000 and was snap called by Prager, who showed him the bad news.

David Roepke: A♦K♣ All in
Joshua Prager: A♥6♥

Things were looking bleak for Roepke until the dealer placed the 10♦ on the river, giving both players a full house and thus chopping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Prager	131,500 36,500	36,500
David Roepke	63,800 28,100	28,100
John Morgan	61,000 75,000	75,000

06-12-2025 17:22 UTC-8

Rose Outflops Kweskin

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Jacob Wilson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

From the cutoff, Boyd Rose raised to 2,100, and met immediate resistance from Aaron Kweskin, who shoved for his remaining 13,100 chips. As Rose was tanking, Kweskin let him know that "there's no shame in folding."

Rose replied "I'm thinking, I probably won't."

"Take your time," said Kweskin.

Eventually, Rose called, saying "I think I'll lose."

Kweskin disagreed, saying "I think you'll win, with the way you've been running these past few months."

Aaron Kweskin: A♥10♦ All in
Boyd Rose: K♠Q♣

Kweskin's predictions came true, as the 3♥Q♠7♦2♦9♥ runout sent him away just before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boyd Rose	177,500 177,500	177,500
Aaron Kweskin	Busted

Tags: Aaron Kweskin Boyd Rose

06-12-2025 17:26 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Vela	105,000 45,000	45,000
John Morgan	62,000 1,000	1,000
George Yutuc	32,000 32,000	32,000

Smith Eliminates Deviren

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Vedat Deviren limped from under the gun, while Danette Smith raised to 3,000 from middle position. It folded back to Deviren, and he flicked in a three-bet of 7,000. Smith announced, "All in," for 33,000 effective. Deviren requested a count.

Deviren stated, "I have a big pair," and then called.

Vedat Deviren: J♥J♣ All in
Danette Smith: Q♥Q♠

The board ran favorably for Smith with 9♦K♥8♠Q♣2♣, and Smith won with her set of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danette Smith	90,000 90,000	90,000

Vedat Deviren	Busted

Tags: Danette Smith Vedat Deviren

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Matusow Takes From Lehoussine

Choppy Choppy

Livschitz Scores a Big Pot

Sigman Takes from Henry

Baxter Flushes Alekseev Away

Mullaly Hangs On

Roepke Saved by the River

Rose Outflops Kweskin

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Smith Eliminates Deviren