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

06-18-2025 11:25 UTC-8

Cousineau Eliminated

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Barry Russell

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

Action was picked up as Anthony Cousineau was all in against Luiz Alcantara.

Anthony Cousineau: 6♦6♣ All in
Luiz Alcantara: J♣9♠

Cousineau said, "I've got to play a pair with such a short stack," and boo'd as the flop came 9♣A♠9♦.

Alcantara held as the board ran out 5♦8♠, and Cousineau was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luiz Alcantara	350,000 50,000	50,000
Anthony Cousineau	Busted

Tags: Anthony Cousineau Luiz Alcantara

06-18-2025 11:31 UTC-8

Pomonis Cracks Evans' Kings

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Maxime Taldir

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

John Evans in the hijack jammed for 21,000. Keith Pomonis on the button raised all-in for 46,500 and the blinds folded.

John Evans: K♦K♥ All in
Keith Pomonis: J♦J♥

As the bubble is approaching, Evans found a good spot to double his stack. However, the board ran out 6♣8♦J♣7♦7♥, giving Pomonis a set on the flop and improving to a full house on the river, crushing Evans’ hopes of making the money and sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Pomonis	75,000 12,000	12,000
John Evans	Busted

Tags: John Evans Keith Pomonis

06-18-2025 11:36 UTC-8

Chip Counts on Table 585

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Abusada	348,000 108,000	108,000
Robert Amereno	162,000 46,000	46,000
Louis Moore	131,000 61,000	61,000
Scott Sukstorf	126,000 27,000	27,000
Howard Canowitz	114,000 63,000	63,000
Izumi Shibuya	67,000 9,500	9,500
Calmus Ronald	60,000 26,500	26,500
Lyle Diamond	52,500 2,500	2,500
Jesse Lawrence	36,000 30,500	30,500

06-18-2025 11:40 UTC-8

Finkelberg Flops Straight

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Douglas Dietrich opened to 6,500 under the gun and got called by big blind Roberto Finkelberg to see the flop.

The flop came K♣J♣A♥. Finkelberg check-called Dietrich's bet of 11,000. Action slowed with both players checking the 8♣ turn.

The river 7♥ went check, check too. Finkelberg showed Q♠10♠ for a straight on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Finkelberg	188,000 174,000	174,000
Douglas Dietrich	142,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Douglas Dietrich Roberto Finkelberg

06-18-2025 11:43 UTC-8

Jesse Forces a Fold with Turn Bet

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Barry Russell

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

There were roughly 15,000 in the pot when James Ditaranto led out for 12,000 from the big blind on a flop of 9♥2♠2♣. Jay Jesse made the call from early position.

When the A♦ landed on the turn, Ditaranto checked, and Jesse quickly fired a bet of 10,000. After taking a few moments to think it over, Ditaranto decided to fold, and Jesse took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Mccranie	315,000 85,500	85,500
Stephen Brasel	255,000 13,500	13,500
Michael Foglia	147,000 56,000	56,000
David Goodkin	110,000 18,700	18,700
Gerald Johonnot	102,000 35,500	35,500
Jay Jesse	100,000 3,500	3,500
James Ditaranto	87,000 41,000	41,000
Pierre Deissler	38,000 8,000	8,000
John Phan	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: James Ditaranto Jay Jesse

06-18-2025 11:50 UTC-8

Korochenskiy Sending Pictures to Family

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Keith Tubin raised from under the gun to 8,000, and Anatoly Korochenskiy moved all in for 36,500 from late position. Tubin made the call, and Korochenskiy was way behind heading to the board.

Anatoly Korochenskiy: 10♦10♠ All in
Keith Tubin: A♥A♠

The board was a miracle for Korochenskiy with 10♥2♥5♦2♦J♥, and a full house cracked the aces.

Korochenskiy stood up and said, "Just a second, I want to take a picture for my family."

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Tubin	310,000 38,000	38,000
Anatoly Korochenskiy	140,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Anatoly Korochenskiy Keith Tubin

06-18-2025 11:51 UTC-8

Bill Krackomberger Survives All In Moment

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Kaelaine Minton

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

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Tags: Bill Krackomberger

06-18-2025 11:51 UTC-8

Rabbani Chips Up

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Under the gun Zu Zhou opened for 6,000 and got two callers in Paul Richardson, sitting directly to his left and Madjid Rabbani in the big blind.

The dealer unfurled 10♦Q♠6♠. Rabbani led out with 27,000 pushing Zhou out of the hand. Richardson decided to stay on to see the next street.

The turn 6♥ was peeled and Rabbani shoved for 29,500. Richardson didn't hesitate to call.

Madjid Rabbani: A♣Q♣ All in
Paul Richardson: Q♦K♦

Both players had hit the queen but Rabbani had Richardson out-kicked. The river 7♣ didn't improve Richardson's hand. The dealer pushed the pot towards Rabbani.

Player	Chips	Progress
Madjid Rabbani	165,000 58,000	58,000
Zu Zhou	135,000 26,000	26,000
Paul Richardson	29,000 46,500	46,500

Tags: Madjid Rabbani Paul Richardson Zu Zhou

06-18-2025 11:53 UTC-8

Stepuchin Absolutely Ahead

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Maxime Taldir

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

Frank Stepuchin raised to 6,000 from early position. There was only one call, by Melissa Forlani in the small blind, who just arrived at her seat during this level.

Both players checked a flop of 6♣9♥A♥ leading to the 8♠ turn that Forlani checked again. Stepuchin bet 4,000.

"You're ahead?" Forlani asked before folding.

"I'm absolutely ahead," Stepuchin answered, while flipping over 8♦6♦ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Stepuchin	160,000 102,700	102,700
Melissa Forlani	49,500 45,000	45,000

Tags: Frank Stepuchin Melissa Forlani

06-18-2025 11:57 UTC-8

Glazer Gets Value with Queens as Flagel Mucks

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Barry Russell

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

There were roughly 30,000 chips in the pot on the K♥3♦4♣ flop.

Jay Glazer bet 6,000 from the button when the 3♥ hit the turn. Mark Flagel, who was in the cutoff, called.

Action went check, check on the 7♣ river, Glazer tabled Q♥Q♠ and this was good, as Flagel mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Asher	230,000 148,000	148,000
Mark Flagel	201,000 500	500
Jay Glazer	135,000 7,000	7,000
Brian Friesen	119,000 25,500	25,500
Howard Mash	74,000 40,500	40,500

Larry Pechacek	66,000 29,000	29,000
James Agate	54,000 7,500	7,500
Donnacha Odea	50,000 50,000	50,000
Paul Birman	35,500 15,000	15,000

Tags: Jay Glazer Mark Flagel