Brett Lim Leads Final 19 of the $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Out of a field of 7,575 entries, only 19 players remain for Day 4 of Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship of the World Series of Poker (WSOP 2025) at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
These 19 players will now try to reach one of the five qualifying places for Day 5, but there’s still a long way to go. Brett Lim is the closest so far, ending Day 3 as chip leader with 16,600,000. However, the American is closely followed by Dennis Carlson (15,725,000) and Jose Boloqui (15,450,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Lim | United States | 16,600,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Dennis Carlson | United States | 15,725,000 | 63 |
| 3 | Jose Boloqui | United States | 15,450,000 | 62 |
| 4 | William Gibbons | United States | 13,000,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Jason Reels | United States | 12,600,000 | 50 |
| 6 | Lawrence Rabie | United States | 10,325,000 | 41 |
| 7 | Elan Lepovic | Canada | 9,725,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Ron Fetsch | Czech Republic | 9,600,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Mitchell Lehman | United States | 9,000,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Adeeb Harb | United States | 8,600,000 | 34 |
William Gibbons sits fourth in chips with 13,000,000, just ahead of Jason Reels (12,600,000). Day 2 chip leader Ron Fetsch (9,600,000) and WSOP bracelet winner Adeeb Harb (8,600,000) also secured a spot in the top ten at the end of Day 3.
Another WSOP champion still in contention is Kevin Nathan with 4,000,000 chips, alongside Josef Gulas (3,950,000), WSOP Circuit Seniors ring winner Manish Madan (3,700,000), and Raminder Singh, the shortest stack of all, with 1,850,000.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $653,839 | 9 | $67,166 |
| 2 | $435,572 | 10-11 | $52,918 |
| 3 | $326,508 | 12-13 | $41,999 |
| 4 | $246,464 | 14-17 | $33,579 |
| 5 | $187,351 | 18-19 | $27,048 |
| 6 | $143,425 | ||
| 7 | $110,581 | ||
| 8 | $85,872 |
The 19 remaining players will be back at the tables at 11 a.m. local time this Friday, June 20, and play down to seven or five, or some other number of players, depending on the pace of play, before bagging up for the final day.
Play will resume at Level 32, with blinds at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante. Levels will still be 60 minutes long, with 15-minute breaks every two levels. A one-hour dinner break will take place after Level 37 at approximately 5:30 p.m. local time.
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