Event #48: $1,000 Senior's No-Limit Hold’em Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-18-2025 16:01 UTC-8

New Eliminations (574th-674th)

Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Fraser	Busted
William Mrochek	Busted
Earnest Holthusen	Busted
John Anderson	Busted
Jason Kim	Busted
Kenneth Leib	Busted
Lawrence Rieder	Busted
Stan Jablonski	Busted
Mark Treinen	Busted
Craig Cantrell	Busted
David Lackey	Busted
Greg Pohler	Busted
Paul Ferdiani	Busted
Nadim Medlege	Busted
Samuel Choae	Busted
Hanna Batshoun	Busted
Calmus Ronald	Busted
Timothy Peters	Busted
Andrea Quadros	Busted
James Pennella	Busted
Elliot Sorsky	Busted
Ronald Weinberg	Busted
James Ku	Busted
Ira Malis	Busted
Ronald Chaves	Busted

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06-18-2025 15:53 UTC-8

Stangis Applies Pressure

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jacek Ladny in the cutoff opened to 12,000, Shannon Stangis on the button three-bet to 30,000, and Ladny called.

Ladny led out for 15,000 on the 4♠J♠6♣ flop. Stangis raised to 35,000 and was called.

The turn card was the K♥, and Ladny checked. Stangis moved all-in, and she made Ladny fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Stangis	545,000 389,500	389,500
Jacek Ladny	155,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Jacek Ladny Shannon Stangis

06-18-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Malik Doubles with Aces

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Bruce Olson raised to 15,000 in cutoff and received a three-bet to 45,000 by Brian Malik on the button. Both players saw the Q♥6♠8♦ flop.

Olson shoved all-in, and Malik snap-called.

Brian Malik: A♦A♠ All in
Bruce Olson: K♥8♥

The runout of J♦9♣ didn't help Olson. And with his aces holding up, Malik scooped the pot for a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Malik	200,000 136,000	136,000
Bruce Olson	120,000 19,500	19,500

Tags: Brian Malik Bruce Olson

06-18-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Tadolini Runs Into Kings

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Josh Wilder raised under the gun to 22,000, Shawn Tadolini announced all in for 80,000 on his direct left, action folded back to Wilder and he called.

Shawn Tadolini: A♥10♣ All in
Josh Wilder: K♣K♦

The board ran out 9♠8♥4♠8♦7♥, and Tadolini was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Wilder	690,000 629,500	629,500
Franco Cupello	430,000 262,000	262,000
Jerry Garver	130,000 34,000	34,000
Bret Hansen	129,000 37,500	37,500
Rika Turel	117,000 10,000	10,000
Richard Pumilia	77,000 500	500
Elliot Sorsky	55,000 48,000	48,000
Samuel Choae	40,000 136,500	136,500
Shawn Tadolini	Busted

Tags: Josh Wilder Shawn Tadolini

06-18-2025 15:49 UTC-8

Crawford’s Two Pair Secures a Sweet Victory

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Joseph Berg

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mike Leah raised to 15,000 from under the gun and was called by Kelvin Crawford in middle position, Dorothy Ecaldre on the button, and Gregory Gunn in the big blind.

The dealer revealed a 9♠A♥K♣ flop. Action checked to Crawford, who bet 15,000. Ecaldre called, and the other players folded.

Both players checked the J♣ turn.

The river was the 6♦. Crawford bet 75,000, and Ecaldre made the call. Crawford tabled K♦J♦, good for two pair and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	750,000 58,000	58,000

Kelvin Crawford	420,000 160,000	160,000
Robert Chow	405,000 133,500	133,500
Zal Irani	400,000 40,000	40,000
Jefferson Morrill	215,000 105,000	105,000
Vince Burgio	210,000 85,000	85,000

Gregory Gunn	160,000 127,500	127,500
Richard Basham	145,000 15,000	15,000
Dorothy Ecaldre	120,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Dorothy Ecaldre Gregory Gunn Kelvin Crawford Mike Leah

06-18-2025 15:43 UTC-8

Cavanagh Wishes Table Good Luck

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Thomas Ruwald raised from under the gun to 15,000, and Martyn Cavanagh moved all in from the button for 78,000. Ruwald called with authority, and Cavanagh saw the bad news.

Martyn Cavanagh: A♣Q♣ All in
Thomas Ruwald: A♦A♥

The board was K♣4♥8♦9♠3♦, and aces held for Ruwald, and Cavanagh wished the table good luck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Ruwald	235,000 181,000	181,000
Martyn Cavanagh	Busted

Tags: Martyn Cavanagh Thomas Ruwald

06-18-2025 15:41 UTC-8

Masters Begins The Spin Back; Gregorich Gone

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Liam Gannon

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Denis Ethier called from under the gun, which saw four players call, including Carl Masters on the button.

Action checked through the K♦8♥3♥ flop to the turn 6♣ that saw both of the blinds check to Ethier who bet 15,000. Everyone folded except for Masters, who called to put his last 9,000 at risk.

Carl Masters: Q♠6♠ All in
Denis Ethier: A♣K♥

The five-time WSOPC ring winner stood out of his chair, ready to leave before the river Q♣ put him back in front with queens up, and he survived his all-in.

At another table, Mark Gregorich was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Ethier	131,000 82,500	82,500

Carl Masters	48,000 84,000	84,000
Mark Gregorich	Busted

Tags: Carl Masters Denis Ethier Mark Gregorich

06-18-2025 15:38 UTC-8

Smith Shoves the Turn

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There were roughly 95,000 in the pot on a board of 10♥2♦A♣9♦ when Leonardo Fernandez, in early position, checked to Kevin Smith on the button. Smith announced all in for 141,000, sending Fernandez deep into the tank before eventually making the call.

Kevin Smith: A♠Q♣ All in
Leonardo Fernandez: A♥7♥

The river brought the 4♠, securing the pot for Smith with top pair, top kicker, and giving him a crucial double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garry Medlock	580,000 471,000	471,000
Kit Grosshuesch	561,000 391,000	391,000
Kevin Smith	361,000 209,000	209,000
Georg Kerschbaumer	278,000 68,000	68,000
Cindy Spier	240,000 138,000	138,000

Robert Buckenmayer	213,000 168,000	168,000
Jampana Appalaraju	166,000 20,500	20,500
Leonardo Fernandez	97,000 19,000	19,000
Christopher Valdez	44,000 66,500	66,500

Tags: Kevin Smith Leonardo Fernandez

06-18-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Back to Back Kings, Three Out

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Anthony Tony Warren open-shoved for around 100,000 under the gun and got called by Brian Baron in middle position taking them to showdown.

Anthony Warren: A♠Q♦ All in
Brian Baron: K♥K♠

Baron's kings held on the board of 5♦10♠8♠8♦5♣ sending Warren to the rails. As Baron scooped the pot, the players were chatting encouraging Baron to think positive. He hasn't even fixed his massive chip stack when the next hand was dealt.

Michael Freeborg opened for 13,000 under the gun and Baron raised to 39,000 in middle position. Action folded to the big blind and with only 14,000 behind, Sepher Ebrahimi announced all-in.

Freeborg, announced all-in right after and to the surprise of all, Baron called.

Sepher Ebrahimi: A♦2♣ All in
Michael Freeborg: A♠K♠ All in
Brian Baron: K♥K♣

The moment the hands were tabled both Ebrahimi and Freeborg stood up shocked that Baron had kings again. Baron's kings held once again on the board Q♦2♥6♠7♥8♦, sending Ebrahimi and Freeborg to join Warren on the way to Paris to claim their payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Baron	780,000 313,000	313,000
Sepher Ebrahimi	Busted
Michael Freeborg	Busted
Anthony Warren	Busted

Tags: Anthony Warren Brian Baron Michael Freeborg Sepher Ebrahimi

06-18-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Josifovski Almost Triples Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 6♣J♦K♣8♦ with Dieter Dechant under the gun moving all-in for 98,000. Phuoc Nguyen called from middle position, then Gregory Josifovski raised all-in for 118,000. The big blind folded, and Nguyen called.

Dieter Dechant: 6♥3♥ All in
Gregory Josifovski: 8♥8♠ All in
Phuoc Nguyen: K♥Q♥

Nguyen called with two pair but ran into Josifovski's set. The J♠ gave a full house to Josifovski, who scooped the main pot while Decant was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Josifovski	400,000 340,000	340,000
Phuoc Nguyen	170,000 29,000	29,000
Dieter Dechant	Busted

Tags: Dieter Dechant Gregory Josifovski Phuoc Nguyen