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

Jun 18, 2025

Tonin Hits the River to Eliminate Christensen

Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Antonin Teisseire opened to 35,000 from the button and faced Jeffrey Christensen who defended from the big blind.

Teisseire continued for 40,000 on the A♠8♠2♣ flop. Christensen check-raised all-in for 190,000, and Teisseire snap-called.

Jeffrey Christensen: A♣10♦ All in
Antonin Teisseire: 5♠4♠

Christensen flopped top pair, but Teisseire still had a straight draw and a flush draw. The 9♣ turn kept Christensen in the lead, but the 3♣ river completed Teisseire's straight, sending Christensen to the rail.

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Jun 18, 2025

Topham Knocks Morrill Out

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jefferson Morrill opened for 30,000 in middle position and got a three-bet all-in for 150,000 from Robert Topham, putting Morrill's tournament life in jeopardy.

Jefferson Morrill: A♣10♠ All in
Robert Topham: K♥Q♥

Morrill was ahead and was looking at a potential double-up on the board of 7♥6♣5♦8♥. Topham's chances increased on the turn as it gave him a flush draw, but the river gave him K♠, which was good enough to eliminate Morrill from the tournament.

Tags: Jefferson Morrill Robert Topham

Jun 18, 2025

Miller Flipping Against Chean

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Barry Russell

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Adam Miller shoved 236,000 from the cutoff, Sok Chean called on the button and the blinds folded.

Adam Miller: 6♠6♥ All in
Sok Chean: A♥K♦

The board ran out 7♠3♥4♥3♦8♥, and Miller doubled.

Tags: Adam Miller Sok Chean

Jun 18, 2025

No Runner-Runner for Matacale

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

On a flop of J♥K♣4♠, Thomas Matacale on the button moved all in for 60,000. James Patterson in the small blind made the call.

Thomas Matacale: 9♥8♠ All in
James Patterson: K♥6♠

"Runner-runner," Matacale said when he revealed his cards. He hit the first "runner" with the Q♥, but the 8♥ didn't complete his straight and he was eliminated.

Tags: James Patterson Thomas Matacale

Jun 18, 2025

Fetsch Wins With Big Slick

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Joseph Berg

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ron Fetsch raised to 40,000 from middle position before Manelic Minaya moved all-in from late position, putting his tournament life at risk. Action folded back to Fetsch, who made the call and was ahead.

Manelic Minaya: A♥Q♠ All in
Ron Fetsch: A♦K♣

The board ran out 8♥10♠2♦K♠10♦, eliminating Minaya from Event #48 as Fetsch’s stack soared past the two-million mark.

Tags: Manelic Minaya Ron Fetsch

Jun 18, 2025

Doug Polk Kills Tony Stand-Up Comedy; Michael Kaplan’s Final Stu Ungar Story | PokerNews Podcast #898

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In the 898th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on Doug Polk's recent appearance on Kill Tony, the popular Austin-based stand-up comedy program. How did Doug do in front of Tony Hinchcliffe and company? Let's just say you might be surprised.

Mike, who made a recent appearance in Daniel Negreanu's vlog, then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, the crew discusses the recently-announced changes to the WSOP Circuit, Chad goes to the world's largest casino collectibles show, and Matt Savage offers his thoughts as a special guest speaker.

Other topics include bracelet wins by Nick Schulman, Jason Koon, and John Racener, highlights from recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) events, and an exclusive interview with famed poker author Michael Kaplan, who recently released a new book, Advantage Players. The veteran scribe shares several poker stories, including Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun's baccarat edge sorting, the legendary Billy Baxter, and what it was like working with Stu Ungar in what was one of the final, if not THE final, interviews before he passed in 1998.

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Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Jun 18, 2025

Break

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining 329 players are on a 15-minute break.

Jun 18, 2025

Asher Matrix Bullet Dodges Sokoloff

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Paul Sokoloff opened for 32,000 and got a jam all-in from Kenneth Asher for 710,000. Sokoloff mulled over the situation, counted his chips, and thought further. He finally made the call, taking the two players to a showdown.

Kenneth Asher: 9♦9♠ All in
Paul Sokoloff: A♠Q♠

The board ran 10♥J♠10♠8♥6♥. Sokoloff and a lot on the table were left shocked that none of his numerous outs came, upholding Asher's nines. Sokoloff, in disbelief had to ask, "How did you win that?"

Tags: Kenneth Asher Paul Sokoloff

Jun 18, 2025

Irani Cracks Jacks to Eliminate Detamore

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Barry Russell

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Zal Irani raised to 25,000 in the cutoff, Rajendra Ajmani called on the button and Jeremy Detamore announced all in for 213,000 in the small blind, Irani called and Ajmani folded.

Zal Irani: A♣K♣ All in
Jeremy Detamore: J♦J♥

The flop came 9♠10♠5♥, the 4♥ on the turn took Detamore one step closer to winning the pot but the K♥ on the river eliminated him from the tournament.

Tags: Jeremy Detamore Rajendra Ajmani Zal Irani