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

06-13-2025 13:10 UTC-8

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

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!

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

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

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 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 13:31 UTC-8

Glantz Gains Through Pike

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Laura Fryer

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

Matt Glantz opened to 11,000 from the cutoff and Jill Pike raised to 30,000 on the button. Glantz called.

The players saw a 8♥5♥9♥ flop and Glantz checked. Pike bet 30,000 and Glantz raised to 85,000. Pike jammed and Glantz snap called.

Matt Glantz:A♥10♣ All in
Jill Pike: K♦K♥

The 4♥ was turned, bringing in the flush for both but, Glantz was sitting with the ace.

Nothing changed on the 6♦ river and Glantz secured the double up, putting him within the top ten in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	474,000 279,000	279,000

Jill Pike	165,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Jill Pike Matt Glantz

06-13-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Turn Bet Gets it Done

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Erick Torres

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

Jeffrey Schwimmer began the hand with a raise to 9,000 from early position, and was called by Raj Vohra in the cutoff.

Schwimmer bet 12,000 on the 4♠A♥J♥ board, and Vohra came along with a call.

The 5♦ turn saw Schwimmer slide out 30,000. Vohra considered his options before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Schwimmer	250,000 98,000	98,000
Raj Vohra	195,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Jeffrey Schwimmer Raj Vohra

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 13:47 UTC-8

Ray Takes it Down Preflop

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Erick Torres

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

A raising war occurred between Patrick Ray and Herbert Gilman when Ray opened the action from the button for 10,000. Gilman responded with a raise to 31,000. Ray opted to pour in more chips as he made it 110,000. Gilman folded after some thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Gelman	420,000 114,000	114,000
Patrick Ray	225,000 71,500	71,500

Herbert Gelman	210,000 102,500	102,500
Roberto Finkelberg	132,000 26,500	26,500
Tongguang Sun	130,000 32,000	32,000
Nicholas Wright	89,000 61,500	61,500
Guy Cicconi	74,000 500	500

Tags: Herbert Gilman Patrick Ray

06-13-2025 13:50 UTC-8

Teisseire Shows No Fear

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Jacob Wilson

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

David Stamm opened up the action to 9,000 from under the gun, before seeing a three-bet to 22,000 from Antonin Teisseire on his direct left. The two were the only players to see a flop.

When the board came out 5♥2♣5♦ Stamm check raised Teisseire's bet of 17,000 to 35,000. Teisseire quickly put in the call. On the 4♠ turn, Teisseire was checked to again, and this time went larger, as he shoved for enough to put Stamm all in. Stamm snap folded, as Teisseire showed that he had air, with K♥J♥

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonin Teisseire	275,000 155,000	155,000

David Stamm	125,000 35,500	35,500

Tags: Antonin Teisseire David Stamm