2025 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣3♥
Prize
$646,845
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,684,600
Entries
801
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
325
Players Left
47
Players Left 1 / 801
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

End of day chip counts as seen in the WSOP+ app.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ramana Epparla us
Ramana Epparla 		2,625,000
505,000
 505,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen 		2,245,000
1,008,000
 1,008,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Stamm us
David Stamm 		2,060,000
40,000
 40,000
Profile photo of Ernest Ward us
Ernest Ward 		1,790,000
270,000
 270,000
Profile photo of Joseph Mole us
Joseph Mole 		1,780,000
20,000
 20,000
Profile photo of Stuart Taylor gb
Stuart Taylor 		1,450,000
Profile photo of Carmino Argiero us
Carmino Argiero 		1,425,000
907,000
 907,000
Profile photo of David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker 		1,380,000
125,000
 125,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Josef Gulas cz
Josef Gulas 		1,340,000
850,000
 850,000
Profile photo of Joe Cook us
Joe Cook 		1,225,000
700,000
 700,000
Profile photo of Julio Belluscio ar
Julio Belluscio 		1,215,000
365,000
 365,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stephen Bierman us
Stephen Bierman 		1,155,000
715,000
 715,000
Profile photo of Greg Henry us
Greg Henry 		1,100,000
622,000
 622,000
Profile photo of Leonardo Fernandez es
Leonardo Fernandez 		1,060,000
330,000
 330,000
Profile photo of John Esposito us
John Esposito 		915,000
31,000
 31,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Reginald Roberts us
Reginald Roberts 		875,000
225,000
 225,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Dresch us
Jeremy Dresch 		870,000
30,000
 30,000
Profile photo of Ron West us
Ron West 		845,000
70,000
 70,000
Profile photo of Herbert Gelman us
Herbert Gelman 		825,000
225,000
 225,000
Profile photo of Jun Liu cn
Jun Liu 		810,000
40,000
 40,000
Profile photo of Chuanshu Chen cn
Chuanshu Chen 		800,000
20,000
 20,000
Profile photo of Guillermo Castillo us
Guillermo Castillo 		760,000
95,000
 95,000
Profile photo of Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow 		735,000
250,000
 250,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Eskenazi us
Scott Eskenazi 		715,000
75,000
 75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Defreitas br
Daniel Defreitas 		710,000
70,000
 70,000

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Seat Draw for Day 3

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Event CenterGold Table 6281Josef GulasCzech Republic1,340,00067
Event CenterGold Table 6282Colin WickersheimUnited States320,00016
Event CenterGold Table 6283Champie DouglasUnited States620,00031
Event CenterGold Table 6284Julio BelluscioArgentina1,215,00061
Event CenterGold Table 6285Gregory HenryUnited States1,100,00055
Event CenterGold Table 6286Daniel DefreitasBrazil710,00036
Event CenterGold Table 6287Ariel AbbatielloItaly430,00022
Event CenterGold Table 6288Scott EskenaziUnited States715,00036
       
Event CenterGold Table 6291Leo FernandezArgentina1,060,00053
Event CenterGold Table 6292Anthony MarchUnited States485,00024
Event CenterGold Table 6293Ronald WestUnited States845,00042
Event CenterGold Table 6295Chad LiptonUnited States695,00035
Event CenterGold Table 6296Charles MitchellUnited States360,00018
Event CenterGold Table 6297Danny LiCanada460,00023
Event CenterGold Table 6298Jeremy DreschUnited States870,00044
       
Event CenterGold Table 6301Guillermo CastilloUnited States760,00038
Event CenterGold Table 6302Richard HeadUnited States310,00016
Event CenterGold Table 6303David StammUnited States2,060,000103
Event CenterGold Table 6304Peter CharalambousUnited Kingdom155,0008
Event CenterGold Table 6305Ernest WardUnited States1,790,00090
Event CenterGold Table 6306John EspositoUnited States915,00046
Event CenterGold Table 6307Ira FriedmanUnited States415,00021
Event CenterGold Table 6308Curt KohlbergUnited States270,00014
       
Event CenterGold Table 6361Daniel LoweryUnited States145,0007
Event CenterGold Table 6362Matt GlantzUnited States230,00012
Event CenterGold Table 6363Chuanshu ChenChina800,00040
Event CenterGold Table 6364Theo JorgensenDenmark2,245,000112
Event CenterGold Table 6365Joseph MoleUnited States1,780,00089
Event CenterGold Table 6366Gary GelmanUnited States360,00018
Event CenterGold Table 6367Brian RoelkeUnited States620,00031
Event CenterGold Table 6368Jeffrey SchwimmerUnited States490,00025
       
Event CenterGold Table 6371Joseph CookUnited States1,225,00061
Event CenterGold Table 6372James LeonardUnited States420,00021
Event CenterGold Table 6373Carmino ArgieroUnited States1,425,00071
Event CenterGold Table 6374Herbert GelmanUnited States825,00041
Event CenterGold Table 6375Thomas BrownscombeUnited States420,00021
Event CenterGold Table 6376Reginald RobertsUnited States875,00044
Event CenterGold Table 6377Stephen BiermanUnited States1,155,00058
Event CenterGold Table 6378David "ODB" BakerUnited States1,380,00069
       
Event CenterGold Table 6381Ramana EpparlaUnited States2,625,000131
Event CenterGold Table 6382Jun LiuChina810,00041
Event CenterGold Table 6383Steve JelinekUnited Kingdom610,00031
Event CenterGold Table 6384Stuart TaylorUnited Kingdom1,450,00073
Event CenterGold Table 6385Peter KiemUnited States470,00024
Event CenterGold Table 6386Scott LazarUnited States485,00024
Event CenterGold Table 6387Marc RiveraPhilippines390,00020
Event CenterGold Table 6388Mike MatusowUnited States735,00037

Ramana Epparla Bags the Lead in $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ramana Epparla
Ramana Epparla

Day 2 of the 2025 World Series of Poker Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw 325 players battle it out, including some Day 2 late registrants. Only 47 are set to return to continue their journey on Day 3 Saturday. The total prize pool sits at $3,684,600 with $646,845 up top, smashing last year’s prize pool by more than $500,000.

Ramana Epparla leads the way with a massive 2,625,000 stack. He will have his eyes on the first place prize and the WSOP bracelet, particularly after coming so close in the $600 No Limit Hold'em - Ultra Stack event in 2024, where just missed out on winning his first bracelet after being defeated heads up by Carsten Heidemann.

Theo Jorgensen is a close second going into Day 3. He had a great run as he eliminated Frederick Wolf and Rudolph Bourg late in the day, allowing him to spin into second place in the counts.

Theo Jorgenson
Theo Jorgenson

Two 25K Fantasy players, David Stamm and David "ODB" Baker are also sitting high in the top ten. Baker will be looking to secure another bracelet to add to his already impressive collection of three WSOP gold bracelets.

Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ramana EpparlaUnited States2,625,000105
2Theo JorgensenDenmark2,245,00090
3David StammUnited States2,060,00082
4Ernest WardUnited States1,790,00072
5Joseph MoleUnited States1,780,00071
6Stuart TaylorUnited Kingdom1,450,00058
7Carmino ArgieroUnited States1,425,00057
8David "ODB" BakerUnited States1,380,00055
9Josef GulasCzechia1,340,00054
10Joe CookUnited States1,225,00049

Many notables came and busted on Day 2, including Kathy Liebert, who got her aces cracked by Baker's tens in a brutal elimination just before the final break of the day.

Five-time WSOP bracelet winner and Hall of Famer John Juanda made it to the last level of the day, and the pay jump, before he was eliminated in 58th place. Billy Baxter, the seven-time bracelet WSOP winner, was still in contention until the last few hands of the day. France’s Antonin Teisseire also made the money, but missed out on collecting another bracelet. It was a star-studded tournament as other WSOP bracelet winners who cashed were Mark Seif, Eric Smidinger and Martin Raus.

A number of other 25K Fantasy players jumped into the field, including Dan Shak, Jon Shoreman, Erik Seidel and Xixiang Luo. They all made it to Day 2, but didn’t make the money.

Remaining Payouts

PlacePrizePlacePrize
1$646,8459$49,891
2$431,17310-11$39,143
3$302,20812-15$31,243
4$215,09516-23$25,378
5$155,49824-31$20,985
6$114,20832-39$17,670
7$85,24440-47$15,155
8$64,674  

Play will begin at 12.p.m. local time Saturday, June 14, in Level 21 with blinds at 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. Levels are 60 minutes long, and 15-minute breaks will occur every two levels. A dinner break is still to be decided.

Stick with PokerNews as we bring you all the action until a winner is crowned.

Tags: Antonin TeisseireBilly BaxterCarmino ArgieroCarsten HeidemannDan ShakDavid StammEric SmidingerErik SeidelErnest WardFrederick WolfJon ShoremanJosef GulasJoseph CookJoseph MoleKathy LeibertMark SeifMartin RausRamana EpparlaRudolph BourgStuart TaylorTheo JorgensenXixiang Luo

Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller

Day 2 Completed

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