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

06-13-2025 16:30 UTC-8

King to the Rescue for Jamasi

Erick Torres

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

Farhad Jamasi opted to go all in for 111,000 from early position and was called in the next seat over by Naseem Salem.

Farhad Jamasi: A♠K♥ All in
Naseem Salem: Q♠Q♣

The flop did not look good for Jamari as it fanned out 3♠3♣10♦, but the K♣ turn was exactly what Jamasi hoped for as the 10♥ bricked the river to award him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naseem Salem	340,000 340,000	340,000
Farhad Jamasi	236,000 106,500	106,500

Tags: Farhad Jamasi Naseem Salem

06-13-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Leonard Chipping Up

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Joseph Berg

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

Ariel Abbatiello raised to 16,000 from late position and was called by James Leonard in the big blind.

Action checked through on the 5♣Q♣6♦ flop.

The turn was the J♠. Leonard checked, Abbatiello bet 20,000, and Leonard called.

Both players checked when the K♣ peeled off on the river. Leonard tabled K♥10♥, which was good for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Leonard	480,000 158,000	158,000

Ariel Abbatiello	280,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Ariel Abbatiello James Leonard

06-13-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Fernandez Busts Cloutier

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Laura Fryer

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

Eric Cloutier moved all in for his remaining 116,000 stack from middle position, and Leonardo Fernandez called and covered on the button.

Eric Cloutier: 9♦9♣ All in
Leonardo Fernandez: 10♥10♣

Cloutier needed to improve but missed on the 5♦K♦7♥K♥5♠ runout, and he was eliminated from the tournament only 5 from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Fernandez	355,000 26,500	26,500
Eric Cloutier	Busted

Tags: Eric Cloutier Leonardo Fernandez

06-13-2025 16:59 UTC-8

Eliminations Just before the Bubble

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Laura Fryer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Fragoso	Busted
Kevin Nguyen	Busted
Randal Heeb	Busted

06-13-2025 16:59 UTC-8

Hand for Hand

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Laura Fryer

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

Players are now in hand for hand.

06-13-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Bubble Bursts in Seniors

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Jacob Wilson

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

Gary Benson was the player to bubble the Seniors High Roller, as he lost all of his chips across two hands.

Hand 1:

Action was picked up on the turn in a hand between Gary Benson in early position and Raj Vohra on the button. With a board reading 8♣4♠8♥8♠ Vohra bet 10,000, and Benson called.

The river card was the A♣, Benson checked, and Vohra bet 45,000. After some thought, Benson called only to get shown 9♦8♦ for quads.

Hand 2:

On the very first deal of hand-for-hand play, Benson was forced all in from the big blind. With just 10,000 in his stack, there was only 2,000 ante in the middle to play for. He knew he was in trouble when the very first player to act, Guillermo Castillo, raised to 18,000. The second player to act was Ron West, who then shoved for 177,000. Castillo didn't make the call.

Gary Benson: 4♥4♦ All in
Ron West: Q♠Q♣

The J♦3♥2♦ flop gave Benson a couple of backdoor outs, however that route was shut down by the 2♠ turn. He couldn't boat up on the 6♦ river, and there was a cheer in the room as the players found out that they'd cashed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Castillo	650,000 50,000	50,000
Raj Vohra	610,000 250,000	250,000

Ron West	209,000 16,000	16,000
Gary Benson	Busted

Tags: Gary Benson Guillermo Castillo Raj Vohra Ron West

06-13-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Gelman Knocks Out Ray

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Erick Torres

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

Patrick Ray and Herbert Gelman played for all the chips when Ray went all in for his final 136,000.

Patrick Ray: A♣J♦ All in
Herbert Gelman: A♥K♥

Gelman put the nail in the coffin on the 4♠5♣9♦K♠8♥ board to send Ray out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Herbert Gelman	504,000 294,000	294,000
Patrick Ray	Busted

Tags: Herbert Gelman Patrick Ray

06-13-2025 17:28 UTC-8

Some Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Claunch	Busted
David Nixon	Busted
Ernie Galliani	Busted
Shawn Rice	Busted

06-13-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Farris Doubles Up With Rockets

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Joseph Berg

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

Michael Farris was all in and at risk for 68,000 and was up against Leonardo Fernandez.

Michael Farris: A♣A♥ All in
Leonardo Fernandez: 5♥5♦

The dealer ran out a board of 4♦Q♣K♦8♠7♠, keeping Farris's hopes alive in Event #40.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Fernandez	610,000 255,000	255,000
Michael Farris	155,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Leonardo Fernandez Michael Farris

06-13-2025 17:34 UTC-8

Mitchell Stays Alive

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Jacob Wilson

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

Charles Mitchell shoved for 63,000 from early position, and received one caller in Rick Whitesell, who had only 31,000.

Rick Whitesell: A♥K♠ All in
Charles Mitchell: K♣Q♥

"A queen's coming," announced Mitchell, but he was incorrect as the board ran out 8♦3♥J♦6♥5♥ leaving him even more short-stacked than he was before.

That being said, the next hand he got an under the gun shove through, before getting all in in the big blind against Julio Belluscio. Both players held Ax10x and he kept on chipping up slowly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julio Belluscio	1,000,000 810,000	810,000

Rick Whitesell	82,000 51,500	51,500
Charles Mitchell	54,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Charles Mitchell Julio Belluscio Rick Whitesell