Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-14-2025 22:30 UTC-8

Peter Kiem Eliminated in 5th Place ($155,498)

Laura Fryer

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Peter Kiem was in the cutoff and jammed for his remaining 1,325,000 stack. Ron West called from the big blind and the players flipped their hands.

Peter Kiem: A♦9♠ All in
Ron West: A♥10♠

Kiem was behind and the 10♣2♣5♣ flop only improved West.

The 5♠ turn and 4♦ river sealed Kiem's fate, and he was eliminated in 5th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ron West	9,750,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Peter Kiem	Busted

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06-14-2025 22:23 UTC-8

Ramana Epparla Eliminated in 6th Place ($114,208)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

After losing a huge pot, Ramana Epparla shoved his remaining 1,550,000 into the middle from under the gun. David Baker flatted from middle position, and when action got round to Chuanshu Chen in the small blind, he had a real decision on his hands. After three minutes of tanking, he made the fold.

Ramana Epparla: 8♠8♥ All in
David Baker: 10♦10♥

Epparla couldn't watch, and left the tournament area as his fate was sealed by the K♥4♦A♣2♥A♥.

Chen revealed that he had made a big laydown with pocket sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	12,250,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Ramana Epparla	Busted

Tags: David Baker Peter Kiem Ramana Epparla Chuanshu Chen

06-14-2025 22:00 UTC-8

John Esposito Eliminated in 7th place ($85,244)

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

John Esposito opened from under the gun to 400,000 and Carmino Argiero called the big blind.

They saw the 7♠4♥5♦ flop and Argiero checked and Esposito moved all in for his remaining 2,700,000 stack, putting himself at risk. Argiero made a swift call and flipped over his hand.

John Esposito: A♦8♦ All in
Carmino Argiero: 6♥3♥

Argiero's flopped straight held on the K♣, 8♣ runout and Esposito was eliminated in 7th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carmino Argiero	8,500,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
John Esposito	Busted

Tags: Carmino Argiero John Esposito

06-14-2025 20:48 UTC-8

Joseph Mole Eliminated in 9th Place ($49,891)

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Barry Russell

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

David "ODB" Baker raised 250,000 under the gun, Joseph Mole three-bet to 550,000 in middle position, Baker four-bet all in, Mole called.

Joseph Mole: J♣J♦ All in
David "ODB" Baker: A♦K♠

Good start for Baker as the flop came 9♠A♥3♥, and Mole couldn't find any of the his outs as the board ran out 7♥10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	14,800,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Joseph Mole	Busted

Tags: Joseph Mole David "ODB" Baker

06-14-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Scott Eskenazi Eliminated in 10th Place ($39,143)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded to Scott Eskenazi in the cutoff, and he shoved all of his remaining chips in, a total just over ten big blinds. Chuanshu Chen woke up with a hand on the button, and called the shove.

Scott Eskenazi: A♣J♣ All in
Chuanshu Chen: J♦J♥

The board kept Chen sweating the whole way through. The 4♠2♥5♣ gave Eskenazi a wheel draw, and the 10♣ turn had him drawing to the nut flush. That being said, he missed on the Q♠ river, and was sent home right before the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chuanshu Chen	7,350,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Scott Eskenazi	Busted

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06-14-2025 19:05 UTC-8

Charles Mitchell Eliminated in 11th Place ($39,143)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Charles Mitchell got his stack all in preflop, and was called off by Carmino Argiero.

Charles Mitchell: A♣K♥ All in
Carmino Argiero: Q♣Q♦

"The classic! I like my chances," said Mitchell as the cards got flipped.

Mitchell was unable to improve, as the board ran out 4♦3♠9♣10♠4♣ sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carmino Argiero	5,650,000 2,950,000	2,950,000
Charles Mitchell	Busted

Tags: Carmino Argiero Charles Mitchell

06-14-2025 18:57 UTC-8

Josef Gulas Eliminated in 12th Place ($31,243)

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Laura Fryer

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Josef Gulas opened the button to 250,000 and David "ODB" Baker three bet to 750,000. Gulas moved all in for his remaining 2,000,000 stack, and Baker snap called.

Josef Gulas: A♥Q♣ All in
David "ODB" Baker: A♠10♥

Gulas just needed to hold to double, but the 10♠6♣7♣ flop went Baker's way and Gulas let out a sigh.

He stood from the table and watched the K♥ turn and 9♥ river seal his fate and he was eliminated in the first hand after the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	9,935,000 2,335,000	2,335,000

Josef Gulas	Busted

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06-14-2025 17:44 UTC-8

Ernest Ward Eliminated in 13th Place ($31,243)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

David "ODB" Baker raised to 160,000 from middle position, and was called by Ramana Epparla in the cutoff. Big blind Ernest Ward then shoved for 880,000. Both of the other players called.

On a flop of Q♣6♠7♦ Baker bet 400,000 into a dry side pot, and Ramana Epparla made the call. The action was more bizarre on the turn, however, as the J♥ peeled off, and Baker bet again, this time for 500,000. As Epparla was tanking, he lifted up his cards, accidentally allowing Baker to see the A♣ on the bottom. Baker then let Epparla know that he'd seen the card, an after some more tanking, Epparla laid down his cards, and put his head in his hands showdown ensued.

Ernest Ward: K♦6♦ All in
David "ODB" Baker: 9♠9♥

Ward was in big trouble, and the 2♣ peeled off on the river, eliminating him. A player asked Epparla what he had folded, to which he replied "ace-queen"

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	6,100,000 4,020,000	4,020,000

Ramana Epparla	4,650,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Ernest Ward	Busted

Tags: David Baker Ernest Ward Ramana Epparla

06-14-2025 17:20 UTC-8

Curt Kohlberg Eliminated in 14th Place ($31,243)

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Barry Russell

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Curt Kohlberg shoved roughly 400,000 chips into the middle from the small biind, Stephen Bierman called in the big blind.

Curt Kohlberg: Q♦6♦ All in
Stephen Bierman: Q♥8♦

The flop came 5♥J♣Q♣, which gave both players a pair, but the 8♠ on the turn eliminated Kohlberg from the tournament before the 9♠ was dealt on the river.