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

06-18-2025 13:09 UTC-8

Two Pair Versus Two Pair

Roxanne Johnson

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Elan Lepovic raised from early position to 8,000, and Richard Gebhart made the call from the big blind. The flop was 9♣6♣A♦ and Gebhart checked, while Lepovic bet out 9,000. Gebhart wanted to see the turn and called.

On the turn 4♥, Gebhart took the lead and bet out 25,000. Lepovic called.

Both players checked the river 10♦ and Lepovic tabled A♠4♠ for two pair, and Gebhart tabled A♣9♦ for the better two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gebhart	190,000 83,500	83,500
Elan Lepovic	185,000 129,000	129,000

Tags: Elan Lepovic Richard Gebhart

06-18-2025 13:08 UTC-8

First Eliminations in the Money (1,000th-1,137th, $2,000)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Domenico Durante	Busted
Peter Splettstoesser	Busted
Kerry Smith	Busted
Catherine Alford	Busted
Jason Finn	Busted
Takatoshi Uei	Busted
James Mullin	Busted
Joseph Barrus	Busted
Larry Gerek	Busted
Richard Stouffer	Busted
Thomas Carmichael	Busted
Charles Shaverdians	Busted
Pierre Deissler	Busted
Jonathan Hewston	Busted
Jenny Marczynski	Busted
Dipak Bhakta	Busted
Peyman Luth	Busted
Kevin Stevens	Busted
Edward Unsworth	Busted
Roberto Arriola	Busted
Lawrence Beach	Busted

Russell Louwagie	Busted
Vicente Pena	Busted
Melchor Espiritu	Busted
Allen Stillman	Busted

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06-18-2025 13:05 UTC-8

Richardson's Queen Hold

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Larry Wagner opened for 10,000 and got called by Kevin McBride in late position. Adam Richardson in the big blind had other things in mind and shoved all in for 61,000. Wagner got out of the way, and McBride called for a showdown.

Adam Richardson: Q♠Q♣ All in
Kevin McBride: A♠K♥

The flop came 6♣J♣10♦. McBride's outs increased with a gutshot straight draw, but with Richardson holding two queens, it made another queen coming out highly unlikely.

The runout 5♦6♦ didn't help McBride at all. The pot was pushed to Richardson for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Richardson	135,000 33,000	33,000
Larry Wagner	43,000 6,500	6,500
Kevin Mcbride	20,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Adam Richardson Kevin McBride Larry Wagner

06-18-2025 13:03 UTC-8

Veteran of the Felt: Vincent Burgio Holds Strong as Oldest Remaining Player

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Joseph Berg

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

During the last break, the floorman was searching for the oldest remaining player in Event #48. That honor went to none other than Vince Burgio at 90 years young, a legend of the game with over $2 million in reported tournament earnings. Burgio won a WSOP gold bracelet in 1994 in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Split event. A member of the Seniors Poker Hall of Fame, he had the honor of announcing, "Shuffle up and Deal!" to commence play after the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	827,000 170,000	170,000

Raminder Singh	570,000 16,000	16,000
Vince Burgio	125,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Vince Burgio

06-18-2025 12:59 UTC-8

A Happy End for Fifield

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Moments after the restart, a three-way all-in situation occurred involving Kennon Buckmaster in the hijack with 21,000, Cindy Fifield in the small blind with 33,000 and Richard Reichard in the big blind, who had them covered.

Kennon Buckmaster: J♥J♣ All in
Cindy Fifield: A♣10♣ All in
Richard Reichard: A♦Q♠

Buckmaster cheered after she hit a full house on 5♦K♥K♦2♥K♣ to triple up. The whole table cheered with her, including Fifield who was eliminated on this hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Reichard	100,000 6,000	6,000
Kennon Buckmaster	68,000 20,000	20,000
Cindy Fifield	Busted

Tags: Cindy Fifield Kennon Buckmaster Richard Reichard

06-18-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Totel Eliminated

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Barry Russell

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jose Totel announced all in for 16,000 from early position, Jose Orozcogomez called in the cutoff and the blinds folded.

Jose Totel: A♦10♣ All in
Jose Orozcogomez: K♣J♣

Totel was flopped dead as the board came 2♣4♣Q♣7♣6♥, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Orozcogomez	470,000 246,500	246,500
Joel Tasman	236,000 30,500	30,500
Ronnie Tate	215,000 17,500	17,500
Thomas Matacale	160,000 25,000	25,000
Michael Hebert	60,000 16,500	16,500
Michael Betley	50,000 10,000	10,000
Anthony Murray	47,000 16,000	16,000
Jose Totel	Busted

Tags: Jose Orozcogomez Jose Totel

06-18-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Harshbarger's Fives Jacked by Kang

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

David Kang raised from early position to 13,000, and Patrick Harshbarger, in the small blind, moved all in for his last 25,000. Kang made the call.

Patrick Harshbarger: 5♣5♦ All in
David Kang: J♠10♠

The board brought Kang a jack on the turn as it ran out 9♣Q♣3♥J♦2♥, and Harshbarger hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kang	290,000 188,000	188,000
Patrick Harshbarger	Busted

Tags: David Kang Patrick Harshbarger

06-18-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Top Ten Chip Counts According to WSOP+ App

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Blackwell	728,000 381,500	381,500
Mike Leah	657,000

Peter Fellows	630,000 381,500	381,500
Yoon Kim	603,000 38,000	38,000
Lisa Xie	589,000 358,000	358,000
Raminder Singh	554,000 211,500	211,500
Larry Wright	532,000 289,000	289,000

Alan Gould	529,000 91,500	91,500
Jason Reels	525,000 75,000	75,000
Frederick Slater	517,500 329,000	329,000

06-18-2025 12:45 UTC-8

No Hand-for-Hand Needed; All Players in the Money

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

When the 1,137 players in the $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship returned to their seats after the break, the screens displayed 1,139 players remaining.

However, the tournament director announced that two players had been eliminated before the break, meaning the money bubble had already burst and everyone left was in the money!

06-18-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates From the Red Section

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoon Kim	565,000 175,000	175,000
Earnest Holthusen	340,000 31,000	31,000
Patrick Lyons	280,000 47,500	47,500

Antonin Teisseire	225,000 32,500	32,500

Yvonne Alton	195,000 86,500	86,500
Harlan Karnofsky	173,500 32,500	32,500
Renmei Liu	162,000 44,500	44,500
Lisa Roberts	156,000 35,500	35,500
Paul Ferdiani	155,500 75,000	75,000
Lorna Cerjance	95,000 46,500	46,500
Stuart Taylor	90,000 55,000	55,000
Marsha Wolak	72,000 21,000	21,000

Steven Buckner	70,000
Kevin Song	65,000 56,500	56,500

John Juanda	65,000 47,000	47,000

Sammy Farha	60,000

Anthony Guzak	31,000 20,500	20,500