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

06-18-2025 10:52 UTC-8

Liebert Gets One Through

Joseph Berg

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
Kathy Liebert	41,500 43,000	43,000

Tags: Kathy Liebert

06-18-2025 10:53 UTC-8

Cheek Finally Has Luck on His Side

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Gabrielle Barredo

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♣ All in
David Cheek: A♥K♠ All in
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
David Cheek	112,000 66,000	66,000
Michael Holleman	1,000 74,000	74,000
Daniel Spargur	Busted

Tags: Daniel Spargur David Cheek Michael Holleman

06-18-2025 10:58 UTC-8

Kings Good for Mcdow

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Barry Russell

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
Matthew Uhle	465,000 415,000	415,000
Timothy Decoudres	280,000 42,500	42,500
Roger Mcdow	136,000 68,000	68,000
Domenico Durante	130,000 73,000	73,000
David Swift	121,000 58,500	58,500
Stanley Jolley	119,000 61,000	61,000
Axel Nilsson	66,000 21,000	21,000
Karen Spink	57,000 34,000	34,000
Paul Schwanitz	51,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Karen Spink Roger Mcdow

06-18-2025 11:00 UTC-8

Queens No Match for Aces as Stalman Prevails Over Slezak

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Joseph Berg

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
Philippe Stalmans	180,000 70,000	70,000
Robert Slezak	38,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Philippe Stalmans Robert Slezak

06-18-2025 11:00 UTC-8

Calm and Cool

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Gabrielle Barredo

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♣ All in
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
John Kniska	96,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel Weaver	38,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Chung Ho Daniel Weaver John Kniska

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-18-2025 11:05 UTC-8

Tadolini Folds a Set

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a flop of 10♠6♣9♠, Shawn Tadolini in the small blind bet 25,000 but Michael Richer in middle position raised all-in for 79,500.

Tadolini went into the tank for a very long moment, talking to Richer. He eventually folded 9♣9♥ face up for a set and let the pot go in Richer's direction.

"23 players were eliminated during this hand," a player at the table joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Richer	130,000 56,000	56,000
Shawn Tadolini	80,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Michael Richer Shawn Tadolini

06-18-2025 11:14 UTC-8

Flush for Alcantara

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Barry Russell

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

There were roughly 50,000 chips in the pot on 3♠10♦10♠6♠5♦, Hamid Izadi decided to bet 42,000 from the hijack when the action checked to him. Luiz Alcantara in early position snap-called.

Izadi shook his head as he tabled A♥J♠ for a bluff, Alcantara tabled a flush with 5♠4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luiz Alcantara	300,000 139,000	139,000
Mark Huelk	210,000 4,000	4,000
Gianluca Ragni	209,000 72,000	72,000
Hamid Izadi	91,000 109,000	109,000
Viacheslav Fentisov	73,000 642,000	642,000
Raul Martinez	70,000 22,500	22,500
Ronald Surenkamp	37,000 18,000	18,000
Anthony Cousineau	22,000 10,500	10,500
Bryan Sharp	8,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Hamid Izadi Luiz Alcantara

06-18-2025 11:19 UTC-8

New Bust Outs

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Cousineau	Busted
Robert Pratt	Busted
Todd Sorg	Busted
Linda Mccabe	Busted

Farhad Davoudzadeh	Busted
Craig Sychowski	Busted
Christopher Barton	Busted
Eddy Icaza	Busted
Thomas Cummings	Busted
Robert Parkin	Busted
Robert Levering	Busted
John Massaro	Busted
Kevin Detienne	Busted
Robert March	Busted
James Miller	Busted
David Comeau	Busted
Louis Barlow	Busted
Stephen Seffense	Busted
Joanna Leban	Busted
Jorge Mariz	Busted
Brian Jones	Busted
Todd Gross	Busted
James Forbes	Busted
Adam Taskinsoy	Busted
Patrick Rowe	Busted

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06-18-2025 11:20 UTC-8

Milburn Survives Shove Despite call for Three

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Francisco De Belaustegui raised from early position to 6,000, and Markus Albisser called in middle position. Mark Milburn shoved his stack in for 36,000 from the cutoff. De Belaustegui folded, while Albisser made the call.

Mark Milburn: K♥Q♦ All in
Markus Albisser: 3♠3♥

The board came out with K♦K♠10♣J♣2♣, while a player not in the pot called for a three. Milburn gave a big "Shush". Luckily for Milburn, his trips paid off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Albisser	164,000 47,500	47,500
Francisco De Belaustegui	100,500 6,000	6,000
Mark Milburn	78,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Francisco De Belaustegui Mark Milburn Markus Albisser