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

06-13-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Wright Makes the Double

Laura Fryer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Stephen Bierman raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Nicholas Wright called from the button.

The A♠9♣10♣ flop saw Bierman continuation bet 10,000, and Wright raised to 40,000. Bierman moved all in for his remaining 120,000 and Wright snap called.

Nicholas Wright: A♦K♣ All in
Stephen Bierman: A♥Q♣

Bierman needed to hit, but the K♠ turn only improved Wright.

The 5♠ river secured Wright's double, but Bierman was still sitting with plenty to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Bierman	435,000 20,000	20,000
Nicholas Wright	270,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Nicholas Wright Stephen Bierman

06-13-2025 15:53 UTC-8

Benson Stays Alive

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Jacob Wilson

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gary Benson liked his hand enough to get himself all in preflop, and he found himself up against the table's biggest stack, Guillermo Castillo.

Gary Benson: A♥7♠ All in
Guillermo Castillo: 10♥9♥

Castillo's cards were live all the way to the river, but he was unable to hit on the 5♠6♦Q♠2♣K♥ runout, giving Benson a much-needed double up without putting too much of a dent in Castillo's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Castillo	600,000 42,000	42,000
Gary Benson	131,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Gary Benson Guillermo Castillo

06-13-2025 16:03 UTC-8

McMahon Takes From Jett

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Joseph Berg

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

William McMahon raised to 12,000 from the button and was called by Chip Jett in the small blind and Joseph Cook in the big blind.

Action checked to McMahon on a 7♠A♠A♣ flop. He bet 6,000, only to be met with a raise to 20,000 by Jett. Cook folded, and McMahon made the call.

The turn was the 7♦. Jett bet 40,000, and McMahon called.

The river was the K♠. Jett checked, McMahon bet 40,000, and Jett's cards made their way to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chip Jett	430,000 120,000	120,000
Joe Cook	370,000 57,000	57,000
William Mcmahon	305,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Joseph Cook William McMahon

06-13-2025 16:06 UTC-8

Henry Calls Kumar; Kumar Loses Flip to Bust

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Erick Torres

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Hand 1: A total of 80,000 was in the middle on the board that read 7♥J♥4♥3♠K♣. Gregory Henry checks before Jasthi Kumar shipped it, putting Henry at risk for $ 163,000.

Henry made the call, and Kumar showed A♥6♦ for a missed flush draw. Henry rolled over J♦J♣ to receive the double up.

Hand 2: The very next hand proved to be the demise of Kumar as he went all in for 206,000 after a raise to 14,000 from Tom Thomas. Thomas called to send the two to a showdown.

Jasthi Kumar: A♠K♣ All in
Tom Thomas: Q♠Q♥

The queens held for Thomas when the board ran out of J♣10♥6♥8♥9♦ to eliminate Kumar.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Thomas	445,000 215,000	215,000
Greg Henry	425,000 282,500	282,500
Jasthi Kumar	Busted

Tags: Gregory Henry Jasthi Kumar Tom Thomas

06-13-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Palmer Piles on the Pressure

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Laura Fryer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gregory Henry opened to 14,000 in the cutoff with Andrei Konopelko and Kevin Palmer calling the blinds.

The Q♥8♣4♣ flop was checked by all players and they were taken to the 6♠ turn.

Konopelko bet 15,000 and Palmer moved all in for 85,000. Henry folded and Konoplelko took around a minute before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Henry	410,000 15,000	15,000
Andrei Konopelko	375,000 147,000	147,000
Kevin Palmer	185,200 800	800

Tags: Andrei Konopelko Gregory Henry Kevin Palmer

06-13-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Epparla Takes Seven Figure Pot

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Jacob Wilson

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

John Esposito woke up with a hand under the gun and opted for a raise to 18,000. It wouldn't stand for long, however, as next to act Ramana Epparla bumped it up to 45,000. Patrick White was the third player in a row to get involved, as he cold-called the three bet. Finally, players started to fold, and action got back to big blind Stuart Taylor.

Taylor took his time in making a decision, and was really in the blender. "Somebody call clock on me," he eventually asked the table, and the dealer called over the floor who started the countdown. As he reached the last couple of seconds, he released his cards, claiming that he'd made a "massive fold". Esposito called, sending three players to a flop.

On a 5♣9♣3♣ flop, Esposito checked in flow, and Epparla put 125,000 out there. White then shoved, and was snapped off by Epparla after Esposito's fold.

Patrick White: Q♠Q♣ All in
Ramana Epparla: A♠A♣

Both players turned the flush on the 4♣ turn, but Epparla's was superior, and the 9♥ river was inconsequential as White just missed out on making the money. Taylor revealed that he had indeed made a massive folding, having laid down AxK♣

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramana Epparla	1,480,000 1,244,500	1,244,500

John Esposito	525,000 40,000	40,000

Stuart Taylor	365,000 208,500	208,500
Patrick White	Busted

Tags: John Esposito Patrick White Ramana Epparla Stuart Taylor

06-13-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Roberts Cracks Fetsch's Aces

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Laura Fryer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ron Fetsch was already all in and up against Reginald Roberts to his direct left. The action was followed as the cards were flipped.

Ron Fetsch: A♦A♥ All in
Reginald Roberts: K♦K♣

Fetsch was looking good until the dealer placed the K♥9♦10♠ flop, giving Roberts a set. Fetsch let out a sigh and stood from the table, not sticking around to watch the rest of the runout.

He didn't come back on the 6♦ turn or the 10♥ river, and he was eliminated around 30 players from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reginald Roberts	657,000 277,000	277,000
Ron Fetsch	Busted

Tags: Reginald Roberts Ron Fetsch

06-13-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Some More Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Kadosh	Busted
Andres Korn	Busted

Ralph Robinson	Busted
David Lambard	Busted

Louis Galasso	Busted
Larry Wright	Busted

Jill Pike	Busted
Samad Rashid	Busted
Yue Du	Busted

Victoria Livschitz	Busted
Martin Mccloskey	Busted
Hans Bosman	Busted
Paul Balzano	Busted
Robert Zoellner	Busted
Daniel Fuhs	Busted

06-13-2025 16:29 UTC-8

Lazar Lays it Down

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Jacob Wilson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ariel Abbatiello opened to 12,000 under the gun, and Jeremy Maher made the call behind him. Action got back to Scott Lazar in the small blind, who put in a three-bet to 53000. Abbatiello took a moment to decide, then went all in. Maher folded.

Lazar asked for a count, and after a bit of deliberation, the total was said to be 296,000. Lazar covered, but his decision was not an easy one as he went deep into the tank. A crowd started to form around the table, and after around three minutes he laid it down.

Abbatiello placed his cards in front of Lazar, and let him pick one to flip. The K♠ was revealed.