Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
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
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
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Daniel Weaver open-shoved all-in for 16,000 in hijack and got a call from John Kniska on the button. Chung Ho in the big blind really wanted to call but ultimately just folded his hand.
Daniel Weaver: A♣8♣ 
John Kniska: A♥J♦
Like most seniors that had seen it all, both players kept it cool and calm when the flop dropped 3♣6♦J♣ giving Weaver a flush draw.
The 5♣ turn fell completing Weavers flush with no fuss. The 7♥ river was dealt without consequence. The dealer after the hand was looking intently at the cards making sure she pushed the chips towards the right direction.
As cool as the AC, Kniska pointed at Weaver telling the dealer his flush had won the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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96,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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38,000
7,000
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7,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Philippe Stalmans raised to 7,000 from middle position and was called by Robert Slezak in the big blind.
The dealer revealed a 5♣K♣4♦ flop, Slezak checked, Stalman bet 6,000 and Slezak called.
The turn card was the A♦. Slezak checked once again, and this time, Stalman bet 14,000. Slezak mucked his hand, revealing Q♠Q♣, and mentioned that he had planned to go all in on a flop where his queens were still an overpair, but this was not that flop. Stalman, being a gentleman, kindly showed Slezak A♥Ax, proving that what initially seemed like a bad board for Slezak was not the case.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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180,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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38,000
12,500
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12,500 |
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
There was roughly 22,000 in the pot on a flop of 10♣6♣8♥.
Karen Spink led from the big blind for 15,000 when the 6♠ came on the turn. Roger Mcdow called from under the gun.
Spink decided to lead again for 20,000 when the Q♥ hit the river, and Mcdow snap-called. Spink tabled K♦8♠ for two pair with the sixes on the board, but could not beat Mcdow's K♠K♥ for a higher two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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465,000
415,000
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415,000 |
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280,000
42,500
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42,500 |
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136,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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130,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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121,000
58,500
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58,500 |
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119,000
61,000
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61,000 |
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66,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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57,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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51,000
7,000
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7,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action was picked up with three players with their hands and chips in the middle of the table.
Daniel Spargur: K♦J♣
David Cheek: A♥K♠
Michael Holleman: A♦A♣
Both Spargur and Cheek expected the worst when the saw Holleman's aces, but the flop came 8♦K♥K♣ giving both Spargur and Cheek trips, with the latter having the superior kicker. Holleman was looking for a miracle to turn the hand back to his favor.
The runout 4♠Q♦ didn't change anything at all. Spargur, outkicked, left the table while Holleman was left with just 1,000 behind.
Cheek, absolutely surprised with what just happened, said that normally this kind of luck doesn't happen to him at all. He scooped the pot, happy to continue his run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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112,000
66,000
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66,000 |
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1,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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Busted |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kathy Liebert ranks third on The Hendon Mob Women's All-Time Money List. Having finished in fifth place in this same event in 2022 for $186,541, she is hoping to beat that score this year. Step one in that quest is getting some shoves through, as she is on a shorter stack.
The first of those shoves occurred when she was under the gun and shoved her remaining 36,000 into the middle, eliciting a round of folds from her tablemates. Liebert will be a threat to win this event if she can get hold of some chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,500
43,000
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43,000 |
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The action was picked up after Adam Richardson raised to 62,500 from under the gun and Jennifer Frankenstein in the small blind moved all in for approximately 170,000.
Richardson went deep into the tank, looking at his cards several times. He eventually decided to fold K♥K♣ face up and keep his stack to move on to the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
104,000
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104,000 |
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168,000
74,500
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74,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
There were roughly 17,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 4♣K♠6♠, Stephen Baker bet 7,000 from early position when the 7♣ hit the turn, Jian Zhang also in early position called the bet.
Action went check-check on the 3♥ river, Baker tabled A♥J♥ but Zhang tabled 10♣10♦ for the scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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117,000
90,500
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90,500 |
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97,500
62,500
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62,500 |
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90,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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89,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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84,000
32,500
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32,500 |
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56,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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47,000
22,500
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22,500 |
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44,000
15,500
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15,500 |
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42,500
13,000
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13,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Anthony March raised from early position to 5,000, and James Henson called on the button, and Paul Lampl also called from the big blind. The flop came out with 5♥4♠7♦, and Lampl checked and March led out for 7,000, and Henson folded, but Lampl stayed for the turn.
On the turn K♦, Lampl checked, and March put out a massive 100,000 bet. Lampl quickly folded.
March flipped over 4♦4♣ for the set and stated, "Too much of a straight out there."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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210,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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146,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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43,000
31,000
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31,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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