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

06-13-2025 13:29 UTC-8

Hamilton Gone For Good

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 13:24 UTC-8

Top Ten Chip Counts

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Erick Torres

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

Here are the top ten counts according to the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Theo Jorgensen	700,000 561,500	561,500

Patrick White	601,000 122,000	122,000
Stephen Bierman	585,000 200,000	200,000
Paul Snead	546,000 39,000	39,000

Gary Gelman	534,000 127,500	127,500
Gualter Fortuna	462,000 31,000	31,000
Joe Cook	427,000 302,500	302,500
Paul Sokoloff	400,000 218,500	218,500
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	400,000 50,000	50,000
Dean Eyman	380,000 206,500	206,500

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

06-13-2025 13:10 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Jennifer Tilly on Nearly Voicing Marge Simpson, Dating Phil Laak & Bracelet Anniversary

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 29th episode, Connor talks with actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly about the 20th anniversary of her World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win, high-stakes cash games, the recent cancellation of Chucky, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, voicing Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, dating poker pro Phil Laak, and her goal of getting into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Tilly also revealed that she tried to stop her ex-husband, Sam Simon, from creating The Simpsons and told the story of how she was nearly the voice of Marge Simpson.

Check Out the Interview Here!

06-13-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Players Take a Short Break

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Laura Fryer

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

Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.

06-13-2025 12:59 UTC-8

Kohlberg Takes From Raus

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Joseph Berg

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

Curt Kohlberg raised to 6,500 from the button and was called by Martin Raus in the big blind.

Both players checked on Q♦8♣K♦ flop.

The turn was the 2♥, and Raus checked, Kolhberg bet 9,000, which was good enough to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Curt Kohlberg	195,000 149,000	149,000
Martin Raus	125,000 19,500	19,500

Tags: Curt Kohlberg Martin Raus

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

06-13-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Sigman Can't Get There

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Jacob Wilson

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

In the hijack, Chad Lipton was the first player to take action, as he raised to 7,000. To his direct left, Gualter Fortuna then put in a three-bet to 25,000, which was called by small blind Tyler Sigman after much deliberation. Lipton, seemingly frustrated, got out of the way, and Fortuna put in the call.

On a flop of 5♥2♣2♦ Sigman open shoved his pot-sized stack of 52,500. Fortuna quickly made the call.

Tyler Sigman: A♣K♠ All in
Gualter Fortuna: J♣J♦

Sigman was behind preflop, further behind on the flop, and it stayed that way to the river as the 8♦5♦ runout sent him home just before the end of late registration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gualter Fortuna	431,000 200,000	200,000
Tyler Sigman	Busted

Tags: Chad Lipton Gualter Fortuna Tyler Sigman

06-13-2025 12:52 UTC-8

Gilbert Pushes Mccloskey Out on Turn

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Erick Torres

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

The hand began when Martin Mccloskey raised to 7,000 from under the gun. Michael Gilbert called in the next seat over, and Ernest Ward called from the big blind.

The flop came Q♥2♥9♦, which led to a check from Ward. Mccloskey bet 10,000 and was raised by Gilbert to 30,000. Ward folded, and Mccloskey called.

The 3♠ turn led to a check from Mccloskey before Gilbert ripped in his whole stack for 257,000. Mccloskey thought for a long time before folding A♥J♥ face up. Gilbert showed Q♣Q♦ as he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gilbert	353,000 33,000	33,000
Martin Mccloskey	245,500 133,500	133,500
Daniel Fuhs	136,000 141,000	141,000

Igor Alekseev	130,000 18,500	18,500
Ernest Ward	113,000 35,000	35,000
Howard Mash	88,000 33,000	33,000

Kathy Liebert	77,000 91,000	91,000

Tags: Ernest Ward Martin Mccloskey Michael Gilbert