Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-13-2025 15:05 UTC-8

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Laura Fryer

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	Busted
Scott Lychwick	Busted
Stan Jablonski	Busted
Vadim Shlez	Busted

Darryl Ronconi	Busted
William Fay	Busted
Richard Rice	Busted
Kenneth Einiger	Busted
Reid Walker	Busted
John Thornton	Busted
Neil Blumenfield	Busted
Howard Mash	Busted

Tongguang Sun	Busted

06-13-2025 14:51 UTC-8

Espositio Eliminates Two Players With Pocket Queens

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Joseph Berg

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action unfolded in a preflop battle involving three players, each having all their chips in the middle, hoping to win big.

Alan Wentz: A♥K♥ All in
Walter Ripper: A♠K♠ All in
John Esposito: Q♥Q♦

The dealer spread a flop of 4♣10♠J♦. The two players with Ace-King were now rooting for a Queen, but the dealer provided no assistance on the 7♣ turn and 4♠ river. With that, Ripper and Wentz were eliminated from Event #40, while Esposito’s stack surged to the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Esposito	630,000 533,000	533,000

Alan Wentz	Busted
Walter Ripper	Busted

Tags: Alan Wentz John Esposito Walter Ripper

06-13-2025 14:27 UTC-8

Matusow Jams River

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Erick Torres

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mike Matusow played a sizeable pot against Jun Liu to chip up. The hand began when Liu raised to 10,000 from early position and was called by David Gonzalez from the hijack. Mike Matusow decided to raise it to 30,000 from the cutoff. Liu called, and Gonzalez folded.

Liu checked the 6♠6♦7♦ flop over to Matusow who slid out another 30,000 bet. Liu came along with a call.

The A♠ turn saw Liu take the betting lead with a bet to 65,000. Matusow gave it some thought before he pushed out a call.

Liu slowed down on the 2♠ river with a check. Matusow asked for it all going all in for approximately 170,000. Liu quickly folded to end the hand.

David Gonzalez busted shortly after the hand to exit the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	435,000 201,000	201,000

Reginald Roberts	380,000 279,000	279,000
Joseph Beasy	348,000 116,500	116,500
Hans Bosman	255,000 29,000	29,000
Jun Liu	190,000 40,000	40,000
Scott Lychwick	101,000 17,500	17,500
David Gonzalez	Busted

Tags: David Gonzalez Jun Liu Mike Matusow

06-13-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Hopkins Rivers Kasper

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Jacob Wilson

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Henri Kasper raised to 20,000 under the gun, only leaving himself 3,000 behind. Darrell Hopkins was next to act, and he shoved in his 92,000 stack to isolate. Everyone else at the table got out of the way, and Kasper flicked in his remaining chips.

Henri Kasper: Q♦10♠ All in
Darrell Hopkins: A♦K♦

The 4♠6♣4♦ flop didn't change anything, but the 10♣ on the turn sent Kasper into the lead. It seemed like he'd be given another life in the tournament, however Hopkins hit an ace from space on the river, in the shape of the A♥ and he sent Kasper to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrell Hopkins	115,000 25,000	25,000
Henri Kasper	Busted

Tags: Darrell Hopkins Henri Kasper

06-13-2025 14:08 UTC-8

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Laura Fryer

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Hartman	Busted
Georgios Karakousis	Busted
Jeffrey Shulman	Busted
Penh Lo	Busted
Raoul Encinas	Busted

Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Busted
Raymond Leone	Busted
Guy Cicconi	Busted
Donald Matusow	Busted
Xixiang Luo	Busted

Kenneth Milano	Busted
Eric Afriat	Busted
Sherry Hammers	Busted
Haim Bensalmon	Busted
Erik Seidel	Busted

Guy Longworth	Busted

Fernando Fontoura Brito	Busted

06-13-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Defreitas Eliminates Dawson With Jacks

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Joseph Berg

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Danny Noam raised to 9,000 from early position and was called by Daniel Defreitas in middle position and Michael Farris in late position. Charles Dawson then three-bet to 42,000 from the small blind. Noam folded, Defreitas pushed all in for approximately 200,000, Farris folded, and Dawson made the call.

Charles Dawson : A♦Q♠ All in
Daniel Defreitas: J♦J♥

The board ran out 5♦3♠8♥5♥2♠ eliminating Dawson from Event #40

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Defreitas	455,000 130,000	130,000
Michael Farris	255,000 162,500	162,500
Danny Noam	141,000 54,000	54,000
Charles Dawson	Busted

Tags: Charles Dawson Daniel Defreitas Danny Noam Michael Farris

06-13-2025 13:30 UTC-8

Some More Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Guoliang Wei	Busted

Edward Collins	Busted
Daniel Heimiller	Busted

Charles Dawson	Busted
Stephen Montgomery	Busted
Daniel Jesudason	Busted
Shannon Fahey	Busted
Sean Dempsey	Busted

David Pham	Busted

Ben Burla	Busted
Scott Allacher	Busted
Michael Morgan	Busted

Ronald Campbell	Busted
Scott Sukstorf	Busted
Dean Baranowski	Busted
Joseph Dipascale	Busted
Franklin Azevedo	Busted
Laith Salem	Busted
Jacek Ladny	Busted

06-13-2025 13:29 UTC-8

Hamilton Gone For Good

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Jacob Wilson

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Lisa Hamilton raised it up to 10,000 from middle position before Curt Kohlberg on her direct left bumped it up to 21,000. One by one, the rest of the table folded and when action returned to Hamilton, she went all in for just over 80,000. Kohlberg made the snap call.

Lisa Hamilton: A♦Q♦ All in
Curt Kohlberg: K♣K♦

The board read 8♣9♦2♥6♦ on the turn, meaning Hamilton was drawing to any diamond or any ace on the river, however the K♥ improved her opponent to top set, sending her home with no option to buy back in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Curt Kohlberg	248,000 53,000	53,000
Lisa Hamilton	Busted

Tags: Curt Kohlberg Lisa Hamilton

06-13-2025 12:58 UTC-8

Li Takes Out Cunix

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Jacob Wilson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Shaun Cunix found himself under the gun, and decided to rip in his entire stack. It didn't seem like he was going to have any takers until action got all the way round to big blind Danny Li. He peeled his cards, and took his time to count out the 49,500 chips he'd be risking should he make the call. Eventually, he did stick it in.

Shaun Cunix: A♥J♦ All in
Danny Li: A♣Q♣

The board came out more than clean for Li, as the dealer put out 8♣K♠4♦8♥9♥, the only real sweat being to a chop. The two shared a handshake and Cunix left the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Li	326,000 143,000	143,000
Shawn Cunix	Busted

Tags: Danny Li Shaun Cunix

06-13-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Adamo Takes Out Mccallum on the River

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Laura Fryer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Thomas Brownscombe raised to 6,500 from under the gun and got two calls from Duncan Mccallum Michael in middle position and Michael Adamo on the button.

The players went three-ways to the A♣6♦5♣ flop and both Brownscombe and Mccallum checked. Adamo bet 10,000 and Brownscombe folded. Mccallum raised to 35,000 with Adamo making the call.

Mccallum moved all in on the 4♣ turn, for around 70,000 which sent Adamo into the tank.

Adamo after around a minute counted his stack, to see if he covered, and took another 30 seconds before making the call.

Mccallum was first to show, and Adamo saw he was behind and slammed over his cards to show the table.

Duncan Mccallum: A♦K♦ All in
Michael Adamo: A♠Q♦

The dealer peeled the Q♠ river, giving Adamo two pair to steel the win. Adamo asked "Do I cover you?" and Mccallum replied "yeah".

Mccallum was eliminated and Adamo was heard saying "sorry bro" as his opponent walked away from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Adamo	275,000 164,000	164,000
Duncan Mccallum	Busted

Tags: Duncan Mccallum Michael Adamo Thomas Brownscombe