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

06-19-2025 13:09 UTC-8

What a Brutal Turn for Vallejos

Barry Russell

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

Stephen Austin opened shoved for roughly 500,000, James Vallejos called on his direct left for 480,000 and all other players fold.

Stephen Austin: K♦10♦ All in
James Vallejos: K♠K♥

The flop came 10♥8♥Q♦, and Vallejos only needed to fade three outs, but the 10♠ sent him out of his chair, and the Q♥ on the river delivered a brutal knockout blow, ending his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Collins	2,300,000 550,000	550,000
Gregory Miller	2,100,000 340,000	340,000
Charisse Case	1,550,000 150,000	150,000
Christian Hernandez	1,200,000 600,000	600,000
Stephen Austin	1,100,000 600,000	600,000
Terry Chow	715,000 30,000	30,000
David Swift	630,000 320,000	320,000
James Vallejos	Busted

Tags: James Vallejos Stephen Austin

06-19-2025 13:08 UTC-8

A Big Flip for Collins

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Maxime Taldir

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

Denis Ethier under the gun moved all-in for 720,000 and faced Greg Collins, who had a bigger stack on the button.

Denis Ethier: Q♠Q♣ All in
Greg Collins: A♦K♦

Collins flopped top pair on A♣7♥J♥10♥6♠ to send Ethier to the rail and reach 2,800,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Collins	2,850,000 1,865,000	1,865,000
Denis Ethier	Busted

Tags: Denis Ethier Greg Collins

06-19-2025 13:05 UTC-8

Blackwell Takes All of Vielhak's Chips

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Dipanjan Chattopadhyay opened to 85,000 and Richard Vielhak shoved on the button for a stack worth 580,000. Patrick Blackwell, in the big blind, reshoved with a bigger stack and Chattopadhyay let it go:

Richard Vielhak: A♥Q♦ All in
Patrick Blackwell: K♠K♥

Vielhak was in bad shape for his tournament's life, and busted after the dealer fanned a board 3♣10♥6♥2♥6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Blackwell	1,750,000 450,000	450,000
Dipanjan Chattopadhyay	710,000 110,000	110,000
Richard Vielhak	Busted

Tags: Dipanjan Chattopadhyay Patrick Blackwell Richard Vielhak

06-19-2025 13:04 UTC-8

Tare on a Tear

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Nick Becker

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

Donald Johnson opened the action with a raise in the cutoff and Jonathan Tare three-bet on the button. Johnson four-bet jammed for 705,000 to put himself at risk and Tare made the call.

Donald Johnson: A♠K♥ All in
Jonathan Tare: 5♦5♥

The flop came 5♣9♣2♦ with Johnson needing some serious help, as Tare improved to a set of fives. The Q♣ turn and 9♠ river offered no help to Johnson and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Tare	2,750,000 900,000	900,000
Men Nguyen	900,000 300,000	300,000

Donald Johnson	Busted

Tags: Donald Johnson Jonathan Tare

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

Tags: Roderick Chavez Shawn Van Asdale

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 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 12:46 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 12:26 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.