Event #48: $1,000 Senior's No-Limit Hold’em Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-19-2025 11:49 UTC-8

Tran to the Rail

Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Thong Tran in early position jammed for 200,000. Greg Collins on the button three-bet all-in for 715,000, and David Welch in the big blind went deep into the tank before folding A♦K♣ face up.

Thong Tran: Q♦J♣ All in
Greg Collins: A♣Q♠

Collins' ace-high held on 5♥4♦6♦3♣4♥ so Tran was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Welch	1,800,000 400,000	400,000
Greg Collins	985,000 270,000	270,000
Thong Tran	Busted

Tags: David Welch Greg Collins Thong Tran

06-19-2025 11:51 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Georges Sultanem	Busted
Martin Nielsen	Busted
Shawn Pilot	Busted
Richard Hetherington	Busted
Richard Stobie	Busted
Richard Moscardelli	Busted
Frederick Slater	Busted
Shawn Calvit	Busted
Viacheslav Fentisov	Busted
Butch Jumalon	Busted
Rudi Hynek	Busted
Daniel Casetta	Busted
Albert Gil	Busted
Larren Wikel	Busted
Gordon Eng	Busted
Matthew Davis	Busted
Sok Chean	Busted
John Thai	Busted
Jeffrey Niedelman	Busted
Glen Thompson	Busted
David Presley	Busted
Michael Stembera	Busted
Thomas Ruwald	Busted
Herbert Karp	Busted
James Rostel	Busted

Phan Finds Aces to Bust Pilot

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

According to the table, all the chips went in the middle preflop between Shawn Pilot, at risk for his last 500,000 and John Phan who had him covered:

Shawn Pilot: A♦K♦. All in
John Phan: A♣A♠

Pilot didn't find any miracle throughout the board Kx10xJx8x5x and Phan took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Phan	1,400,000 410,000	410,000

Shawn Pilot	Busted

Tags: John Phan Shawn Pilot

06-19-2025 11:59 UTC-8

Bradshaw did not Travel 5,000 Miles to Fold

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Patrick Blackwell raised to 80,000 in the hijack, Andrew Bradshaw flat called from the button, and Martin Nielsen three-bet to 280,000 from the small blind. Blackwell folded, and Bradshaw stood up and announced, "All in" for 525,000 effective. Nielson made the call and saw the bad news.

Martin Nielsen: 8♣8♦ All in
Andrew Bradshaw: 10♥10♠

The board ran out with 7♥J♦A♠6♣7♣, and a pair of tens was good enough for Bradshaw to do a happy dance in true Bradshaw form.

Bradshaw declared, "I did not travel 5,000 miles to fold". Bradshaw had a deep finish in last year's senior event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Bradshaw	2,340,000 765,000	765,000
Patrick Blackwell	1,300,000 330,000	330,000
Martin Nielsen	Busted

Tags: Andrew Bradshaw Martin Nielsen Patrick Blackwell

06-19-2025 12:00 UTC-8

Break Time

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The remaining 134 players have been sent on a 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruce Lentz	Busted
Martin Axelrod	Busted

06-19-2025 12:26 UTC-8

Kerschbaumer Busts Nelson

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action was picked with a board showing 10♠6♦4♦7♣ in a heads-up situation and a big pot in the middle. Chris Nelson checked to Georg Kerschbaumer who announced all in, covering Nelson's stack worth 300,000. The latter quickly called.

Chris Nelson: K♠10♥ All in
Georg Kerschbaumer: A♥10♣

Nelson's kicker was dominated and he busted after the 7♦ completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georg Kerschbaumer	2,350,000 1,135,000	1,135,000
Chris Nelson	Busted

Tags: Chris Nelson Georg Kerschbaumer

06-19-2025 12:46 UTC-8

What a Fold From Singh

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Barry Russell

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Raminder Singh opened to 90,000 from under the gun, and Terry Mccranie moved all in for 340,000 in the hijack. Timothy Frasure, who had all players covered, shoved over the top to isolate from the small blind. Action folded to Andrew Kelsall in the big blind, who took a moment before jamming as well.

Singh, now facing a massive decision, tanked for nearly three minutes before open-folding Q♥Q♠.

Terry Mccranie: 9♦9♠ All in
Andrew Kelsall: A♠A♥ All in
Timothy Frasure: 10♥10♠

The flop came A♣10♣8♣, and Frasure prematurely celebrated until he saw the Ace, the J♦ on the turn gave Mccranie a straight draw but no luck as the 2♦ was dealt on the river. Mccranie was eliminated and Kelsall is now playing nearly 4,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	3,800,000 2,210,000	2,210,000

Marc Joseph	1,840,000 290,000	290,000
Timothy Frasure	1,670,000 1,110,000	1,110,000
Lawrence Shipman	1,500,000 500,000	500,000
David Hong	1,300,000 790,000	790,000
Mitchell Franks	750,000 480,000	480,000
Raminder Singh	340,000 135,000	135,000
Nan Min	88,000 712,000	712,000
Terry Mccranie	Busted

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Raminder Singh Terry McCranie Timothy Frasure

06-19-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Golko Runs Into Queens

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Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ofer Golko in middle position was all-in and at risk for 540,000 against Patrick Lyons to his left.

Ofer Golko: A♦5♦ All in
Patrick Lyons: Q♦Q♥

Golko found a flush draw with the K♦7♦J♥ flop, but the 10♣4♥ runout kept Lyons in the lead, ending Golko's tournament in 122th place for $5,444.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Lyons	2,430,000 1,265,000	1,265,000

Ofer Golko	Busted

Tags: Ofer Golko Patrick Lyons

06-19-2025 12:50 UTC-8

"The Jacks Giveth and the Jacks Taketh Away"

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kenneth Asher was sitting with a short stack and played two dynamic all-in hands in a row.

In the first hand, Asher moved all in from late position for 195,000, and Shawn Van Asdale made an isolation raise of 500,000, and everyone else folded.

Kenneth Asher: 5♥5♠ All in
Shawn Van Asdale: J♠J♥

The board ran well for Asher with 9♣10♦5♣7♣10♠, and he ended up with a full house.

On the other hand, Kenneth Asher was all in again from early position for 490,000 and received a call from Anselmo Villarreal, who was on the button.

Kenneth Asher: J♣J♦ All in
Anselmo Villarreal: A♠K♦

The board did not run well for Asher this time with Q♦Q♥A♥4♥10♥, and Villarreal won with two pair.

One of the players announced, "The Jacks Giveth, the Jacks Taketh Away".

Player	Chips	Progress
Anselmo Villarreal	1,250,000 550,000	550,000
Shawn Van Asdale	950,000 5,000	5,000
Kenneth Asher	500,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Anselmo Villarreal Kenneth Asher Shawn Van Asdale

06-19-2025 13:03 UTC-8

Chavez Eliminated by Van Asdale's Kings

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Roderick Chavez moved all in from under the gun for 415,000, and Shawn Van Asdale isolated and moved all in from the hijack; everyone else folded.

Roderick Chavez: A♠4♠ All in
Shawn Van Asdale: K♣K♥

The dealer put out 8♠7♦8♦10♥7♣ and kings held to eliminate Chavez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Van Asdale	1,400,000 450,000	450,000
Chad Layne	1,250,000 635,000	635,000
Douglas Pappan	1,200,000 905,000	905,000
Guy Cicconi	725,000 195,000	195,000
Edward Shaw	650,000 60,000	60,000
Roderick Chavez	Busted