button in Safari
Event #48: $1,000 Senior's No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,000 Senior's No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$6,666,000
Total Entries
7,575
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
1,445
Players Left
202
Players Left 1 / 7,575
Filter
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
After ten 60-minute levels of poker action, the 1,445 players that returned to Day 2 have been whittled down to 202 players, all of whom will be returning Thursday here at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas for Day 3. Recorded as the biggest seniors event of the year, the tournament attracted a total field of 7,575 entries, amassing an eye-popping $6,666,000 total prize pool.
Topping the list is Ron Fetsch, who bagged 2,930,000 chips. Fetch passed the two million mark in the penultimate level when he eliminated Manelic Minaya with ace-king and continued building his stack from there. Following him closely is Mansour Alipourfard with 2,125,000 and completing the top three positions is David Hong with 2,090,000 chips.
All returning players are guaranteed to earn $4,738, but the target is to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Bracelet and the top prize of $653,839.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Fetsch | United States | 2,930,000 | 117 |
| 2 | Mansour Alipourfard | United States | 2,125,000 | 85 |
| 3 | David Hong | United States | 2,090,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Korte Yeo | United States | 2,080,000 | 83 |
| 5 | Yucel Eminoglu | Turkey | 2,070,000 | 83 |
| 6 | Timothy Frasure | United States | 2,035,000 | 81 |
| 7 | Jonathan Tare | United States | 1,940,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Aviel Rubin | United States | 1,915,000 | 77 |
| 9 | Kelvin Crawford | United States | 1,800,000 | 72 |
| 10 | Brian Baron | United States | 1,775,000 | 71 |
Notables that made it into Day 3 are Mike Leah (890,000), Andrew Kelsall (665,000), Barbara Enright (290,000).
Some prominent players fell short in making in to the next day: Billy Baxter (309th), Huck Seed (736th), Xixiang Luo (844th), John Juanda (867th), Mark Seif (1205th) and David Bach (1207th), to name a few.
Of the players that returned for Day 2, 1,137 were in the money and players were expecting to play hand-for-hand immediately after their dinner break. However, two players busted just before, putting everyone in the money with a guaranteed min-cash of $2,000 when they returned.
Upon their return from dinner, the yearly tradition of finding the oldest player ensued. With players sitting down after their ages were called off, the last man standing was Vince Burgio who was holding strong to compete against “youngsters” at a golden age of 90 years young.
Burgio has over $2,000,000 in reported tournament winnings and is the proud owner of a WSOP bracelet for winning the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Event in 1994.
Play will resume in Horseshoe Red at 11 a.m. Cards will be in the air starting at Level 22, with 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 ante. Players will be playing through ten 60-minute levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break yet to be announced.
Remain tuned in to PokerNews as we continue live coverage of the $1,000 SENIORS No-Limit Hold'em Championship and all the bracelet events at the 2025 WSOP!
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,930,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
||
|
2,125,000
423,000
|
423,000 |
|
2,090,000
1,896,000
|
1,896,000 |
|
2,080,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
2,070,000
1,010,000
|
1,010,000 |
|
2,035,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
1,940,000
1,560,000
|
1,560,000 |
|
1,915,000
1,654,000
|
1,654,000 |
|
1,800,000
1,380,000
|
1,380,000 |
|
1,775,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
1,695,000
1,005,000
|
1,005,000 |
|
1,650,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,640,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
1,600,000 | |
|
1,575,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
1,550,000
1,103,000
|
1,103,000 |
|
1,515,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
1,480,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
1,455,000
1,015,000
|
1,015,000 |
|
|
1,405,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
1,365,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
1,350,000
1,127,500
|
1,127,500 |
|
1,345,000
1,065,000
|
1,065,000 |
|
1,340,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
||
|
1,270,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A total of 202 players have successfully made it through Day 2 and are now bagging their chips.
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you the full recap of today’s action along with updated chip counts!
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Scott Mcintyre moved all in for his last 150,000 from early position, and Cindy Spier called from the hijack, and everyone else folded.
Scott Mcintyre: K♠3♥ 
Cindy Spier: A♣K♦
The board went 6♦9♦10♦7♣4♠, and Spier scooped a last-minute pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Timothy Frasure raised from the cutoff to 60,000, and Daniel Defreitas moved all in from the button for 700,000. Frasure made the call.
Defreitas asked, "Just hold one time". But the board did not comply.
Daniel Defreitas: 9♠9♥
Timothy Frasure: A♣K♣
The board ran out with Q♦A♥J♥6♦8♦, and Frasure celebrated his big jackpot with his pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ofer Golko opened from under the gun, then Gregory Secord in middle position three-bet all-in for 200,000. Richard Vielhak to his left called, but Scott Lazar in the big blind four-bet all-in for 655,000.
Golko went into the tank for three minutes but eventually chose to fold what he later said was QxQx. It took as much time for Vielhak to fold as well.
Gregory Secord: 7♣7♥
Scott Lazar: A♦K♦
Secord was on his way to win the pot on J♠5♣6♣3♦, but the K♥ gave the best pair to Lazar, so Secord was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
590,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
560,000
500,500
|
500,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The floor has announced the last four hands of the day.
