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

06-13-2025 16:06 UTC-8

Henry Calls Kumar; Kumar Loses Flip to Bust

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 16:03 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 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 15:52 UTC-8

Wright Makes the Double

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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 15:48 UTC-8

James Takes From Mcmahon

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Joseph Berg

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

David James raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and was called by David Roepke on the button and William McMahon in the big blind.

The players saw a A♦7♣Q♦ flop. Action checked to James, who bet 14,000. Roepke folded, and McMahon made the call.

Both players checked the 8♣ turn and K♣ river. James tabled K♥J♠, which beat McMahon's 7♥6♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
David James	265,000 194,000	194,000
William Mcmahon	220,000 91,500	91,500
David Roepke	205,000 71,500	71,500

Tags: William McMahon David Roepke David James

06-13-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Schwimmer Cracks Lopes' Aces with Quad Kings

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Erick Torres

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

The chips went all in preflop with Bruno 'KoolShen' Lopes at risk against Jeffrey Schwimmer.

Bruno Lopes: A♥A♣ All in
Jeffrey Schwimmer: K♠K♦

Lopes was delivered a brutal blow when the flop was K♥K♣8♦, giving Schwimmer four cowboys. The 7♦ was the final nail in the coffin before the meaningless 9♥ rolled over on the river and the famous French rapper was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Schwimmer	390,000 150,000	150,000
Bruno Lopes	Busted

Tags: Bruno Lopes Jeffrey Schwimmer

06-13-2025 15:38 UTC-8

Hatch Eliminated by Leonard

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Laura Fryer

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

Todd Hatch was already all in and at risk against James Leonard with the cards on their backs.

Todd Hatch: 10♣10♥ All in
James Leonard: A♥A♣

Hatch couldn't crack Leonard's Aces on the 4♦J♥6♠6♦9♣ runout, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Leonard	322,000 203,000	203,000

Todd Hatch	Busted

Tags: James Leonard Todd Hatch

06-13-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Philip Sternheimer Wins First WSOP Bracelet

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Milko van Winden

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

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-13-2025 15:19 UTC-8

WILD Billionaire WSOP Stories: Ultra-Rich Poker Players Revealed | PokerNews Podcast #895

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

In the 895th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by Mike Holtz and four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen to dive into the world of the ultra-rich at the World Series of Poker. Which billionaires have participated in the WSOP over the years? How much money has the WSOP actually awarded? And who are the wealthiest players at the tables today?

After introducing the topics, Chad, Mike, and Jeff take a deep dive into WSOP statistics to determine just how many billions the World Series of Poker has awarded to players over the last five decades.

They also take a closer look at some of the most ultra-wealthy poker players and face off in a special WSOP Billionaire trivia challenge to see who knows the most about poker’s richest.

In the second half of the episode, Chad sits down with two prominent voices in the high-stakes scene to further peel back the curtain on poker’s elite.

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