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

06-14-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Stone Cold Nuts for Argiero

Jacob Wilson

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Colin Wickersheim shoved from the hijack for an amount of 140,000. Carmino Argiero had a decision in the big blind, and decided that the pot odds were good enough to put in the call.

Colin Wickersheim: A♣4♦ All in
Carmino Argiero: 8♣9♦

"You're ahead," announced Argiero. "I'm not," replied Wickersheim, who was proven to be correct, as he was flopped stone dead on a board that ran out 5♦6♠7♠10♥5♠.

"I'm sorry," said Argiero, "We call that hand Ann Arbor in our home game." "F*** Ann Arbor!" was Wickersheim's response, and the laughs from around the table were a mere consolation as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carmino Argiero	1,710,000 285,000	285,000
Colin Wickersheim	Busted

Tags: Carmino Argiero Colin Wickersheim

06-14-2025 12:51 UTC-8

Gulas Busts Rivera; Abbatiello Eliminated

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Laura Fryer

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marc Rivera was already stood from the table and the chips were being passed to Josef Gulas after he had cracked Rivera's pocket queens against his Ace-King.

Marc Rivera: A♠K♠ All in
Josef Gulas: Q♥Q♣

The players were talking after the hand and discussed how Riviera has picked up an Ace on the flop.

Rivera was one of a number of other eliminations within this level, bust before the first break of the day.

On the table just across, Ariel Abbatiello was also seen collecting his things after being eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josef Gulas	4,400,000 525,000	525,000
Marc Rivera	Busted
Ariel Abbatiello	Busted

Tags: Ariel Abbatiello Josef Gulas Marc Rivera

06-14-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Roberts Doubles Through Baker

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Jacob Wilson

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Reginald Roberts open shoved for 215,000 in the cutoff, and small blind David Baker made the call.

Reginald Roberts: Q♥10♠ All in
David Baker: 6♠6♦

Roberts hit a pair to stay alive on the Q♠2♥8♥5♦7♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	860,000 615,000	615,000

Reginald Roberts	490,000 385,000	385,000

Tags: David Baker Reginald Roberts

06-14-2025 13:01 UTC-8

Break Time

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Jacob Wilson

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The 29 remaining players head onto their first break of the day.

06-14-2025 13:02 UTC-8

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Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

06-14-2025 13:27 UTC-8

Douglas Doubles with Jacks

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Laura Fryer

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Josef Gulas opened the hijack to 80,000 and Champie Douglas re-raised to 300,000. Josef Gulas moved all in and covered Douglas. Douglas snap called.

Champie Douglas: J♦J♠ All in
Josef Gulas: Q♠10♦

The A♠9♥3♥ flop didn't bring much in for either player, although Douglas was still stood from the table.

He retook his seat after seeing the 2♦ turn and 7♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josef Gulas	3,525,000 875,000	875,000
Champie Douglas	2,330,000 1,325,000	1,325,000

Tags: Champie Douglas Josef Gulas

06-14-2025 13:34 UTC-8

West Channels Inner Psychic

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Jacob Wilson

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Leonardo Fernandez got his stack in from middle position and received a call from Charles Mitchell, who was the small blind.

Leonardo Fernandez: A♣4♥ All in
Charles Mitchell: A♥J♥

"Queen nine of clubs guys, it's gonna be the nuts," announced Ron West, and his prediction was almost perfect as the board ran out 10♠6♥Q♦9♥Q♥ sending Fernandez home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Mitchell	1,940,000 1,340,000	1,340,000
Ron West	1,120,000 275,000	275,000
Leonardo Fernandez	Busted

Tags: Charles Mitchell Leonardo Fernandez Ronald West

06-14-2025 13:36 UTC-8

Bierman Picks Up a Pot

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Barry Russell

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

There were roughly 110,000 chips in the pot on 2♦5♦8♥. Stephen Bierman bet 80,000 in middle position, Carmino Argiero called in the small blind.

Action went check-check when the A♥ hit the turn. Stephen Bierman bet again for 150,000 when the 3♦ was dealt on the river and his opponent called. Bierman tabled A♣7♥ and won.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Bierman	34,000,000 32,845,000	32,845,000
Carmino Argiero	1,100,000 610,000	610,000

Tags: Carmino Argiero Stephen Bierman

06-14-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Dresch & Roberts Eliminated; March Chips Up

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Laura Fryer

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jeremy Dresch moved all in on the button for his remaining 65,000. Both Theo Jorgensen and Anthony March called from the blinds.

Action was checked down from the 8♥8♦J♦ flop, to see a A♥ turn, and again to the Q♠ river.

March showed first and had A♣10♣ for a pair of aces.

Dresch didn't have enough to save him and flashed his cards quickly, showing a ten, before standing up from the table and the rest of the cards went into the muck.

Reginald Roberts was also seen walking away from the tournament area having been eliminated.