| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event Center | Gold 644 | 1 | Manish Madan | United States | 1,850,000 | 4 |
| Event Center | Gold 644 | 2 | Jason Reels | United States | 18,400,000 | 37 |
| Event Center | Gold 644 | 3 | Dennis Carlson | United States | 49,250,000 | 99 |
| Event Center | Gold 644 | 4 | Jose Boloqui | Argentina | 18,425,000 | 37 |
| Event Center | Gold 644 | 5 | Lawrence Rabie | Canada | 7,900,000 | 16 |
| Event Center | Gold 644 | 6 | Brett Lim | United States | 44,825,000 | 90 |
| Event Center | Gold 644 | 7 | Elan Lepovic | United States | 10,925,000 | 22 |
Event #48: $1,000 Senior's No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day 5 Started
At 2 p.m. Las Vegas time, seven hopefuls out of an enormous 7.575 entry field in Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship will return to their seats inside of the Horseshoe Event Center to determine a champion. Six Americans and a lone Canadian are battling for the biggest slice of the $6,666,000 prize pool and the duo atop the leaderboard has already gained a major advantage over everyone else.
Dennis Carlson leads the way with 49,250,000 in chips and the only one close to that figure happens to be Brett Lim, who has 44,825,000 at his disposal. Both are in a prime position to become the latest winner of a gold bracelet of the 2025 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manish Madan | United States | 1,850,000 | 4 |
| 2 | Jason Reels | United States | 18,400,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Dennis Carlson | United States | 49,250,000 | 99 |
| 4 | Jose Boloqui | United States | 18,425,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Lawrence Rabie | Canada | 7,900,000 | 16 |
| 6 | Brett Lim | United States | 44,825,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Elan Lepovic | United States | 10,925,000 | 22 |
Jose Boloqui and Jason Reels are separated by a single chip and ICM considerations might come into play, as they themselves also have a solid margin over their nearest competitor, Elan Lepovic. The lone Canadian left in contention is Lawrence Rabie, who has 16 big blinds to show for his efforts up until now.
Far shortest stack and in need of a miracle is Manish Madan, but the ODB Bonus Player already has a fantastic comeback story to tell. During the later stages of Day 4, Madan raised for the vast majority of his stack and was then jammed upon by Reels, who prematurely exposed pocket kings. Madan reluctantly folded and dropped to three big blinds, which he spun back up.
The same situation may very well happen again, as the 1,850,000 chips of the table short stack represent fewer than four big blinds, with 45 minutes remaining in Level 35, which features blinds of 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 big blind ante.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $653,839 | ||
| 2 | $435,572 | ||
| 3 | $326,508 | ||
| 4 | $246,464 | ||
| 5 | $187,351 | ||
| 6 | $143,425 | ||
| 7 | $110,581 | ||
| 8 | Ron Fetsch | United States | $85,872 |
| 9 | Peter Fellows | United States | $67,166 |
All seven finalists have locked up $110,581 for their efforts and the pay jumps will become more significant with each elimination, leading all the way to the top prize of $653,839 as well as the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Since the conclusion of this tournament is also being streamed on PokerGO, the PokerNews updates will be published in sync with their cards-up coverage and commentary, starting at 3 p.m. Las Vegas time.
“Congratulations, you are now playing for $653,839 and a WSOP bracelet,” the floorman announced after explaining the feature table rules. “I’ll be happy to chop the money and take the bracelet,” joked Lawrence Rabie, drawing smiles from everyone at the table as the final table got underway.
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Level: 35
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
In the very first hand of the live stream, the action folded to Manish Madan in the small blind. He gave it a few seconds of consideration and raised for most of his severe short stack. Jason Reels in the big blind pondered about his decision and then reluctantly called for 1,700,000 total, Madan had 150,000 behind to the K♥9♣2♦ flop and his shove was snap-called.
Manish Madan: A♠7♥ 
Jason Reels: K♦7♠
Reels had outflopped Madan, who needed an ace to stay in contention. It didn't come on the 5♥ turn and Q♣ river to knock out Madan in seventh place for $110,581.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,250,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
|
Busted |
Lawrence Rabie raised to 2.5 million with 10♠10♣ and scooped the blinds. In the next hand, the Canadian made it 1,700,000 to go with the A♦4♦ and earned the blinds once again for the second hand in a row.
Dennis Carlson then opened to 1,500,000 with the 9♦8♦ and there was no flop to be had either.
Jose Boloqui made it 1,250,000 to go on the button and found no resistance.
The next to raise was Jason Reels for 1,000,000 with the A♥2♥ first to act. Rabie glanced at his cards and instantly announced raise while on the button, then made it 2,500,000 to go with the A♠A♣. Reels called and jammed the 6♣6♥3♥ flop, Rabie called for 6,650,000 and then asked "please give me some black cards".
The K♦ turn and 3♦ river were no black cards but Rabie stayed ahead and celebrated vividly with his rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,250,000 | |
|
||
|
43,575,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
||
|
19,550,000
11,650,000
|
11,650,000 |
|
18,425,000 | |
|
|
10,850,000
9,400,000
|
9,400,000 |
|
9,925,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Dennis Carlson raised to 1,300,000 from under the gun and faced Jason Reels who defended from the big blind.
Carlson continued for 2,000,000 on the Q♥5♥7♠ and was called, then quickly moved all-in on the 4♠ turn.
Reels struggled to make a decision, but after three minutes, he eventually called off his last 7,050,000.
Jason Reels: Q♣J♠
Dennis Carlson: K♥K♦
Reels needed a queen or jack to stay in the tournament and found one when the Q♦ hit the river, allowing him to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,900,000
10,350,000
|
10,350,000 |
|
|
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|
|
21,450,000
10,600,000
|
10,600,000 |
