Scotty Nguyen in the cutoff and Robert Dugan in the small blind moved all-in with approximately 1,200,000 each.
Robert Dugan: A♠K♣
Scotty Nguyen: K♦K♠
Dugan flopped two pair on K♥A♣8♠, but Nguyen hit a set and kept the lead on the 2♠ turn and the 5♦ river. Dugan was slightly covered, so he was eliminated.
Kelvin Crawford raised to 125,000 in early position, Timothy Frasure annoucned all in for 580,000 from the hijack, Andrew Kelsall clicked to 1,000,000 in the cutoff and Raminder Singh said "I can't fold this for 11 big blinds" and moved all in for 465,000. Crawford quickly folded.
Timothy Frasure: Q♣J♣
Raminder Singh: A♣K♦
Andrew Kelsall: K♠K♣
Marc Joseph asked Crawford, "Did you fold an ace?" and Crawford gave a nod as the flop came A♠10♣6♦. The A♦ on the turn locked up the triple-up for Singh, and the 9♥ on the river sealed Frasure’s elimination.
Kelsall turned to Singh and said "you'll win the tournament if you keep cracking Kings."
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♠
Andrew Kelsall: A♠A♥
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.
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♦
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.
Andrew Bradshaw was in the hijack and went heads-up to a flop of Q♠3♣5♦ against Vincent Burgio in the big blind. The money quickly went in, with Burgio at risk for his remaining 350,000.
Vincent Burgio: K♥Q♦
Andrew Bradshaw: A♣Q♣
The board ran out 7♣, 5♠ and the pot was pushed Bradshaw's way. Following the hand, Burgio received kinds words and handshakes from his competitors being that he was the oldest player left in the field at 90 years old.
Ernie Pepe raised to 50,000 on the button and Andrew Bradshaw three-bet to 105,000 in the small blind. Pepe then four-bet jammed for about 275,000 to put himself at risk and Bradshaw quickly called.
Ernie Pepe: J♦10♦
Andrew Bradshaw: A♦A♣
Bradshaw's aces remained best all the way as the board ran out 2♥4♣3♠7♦7♠ and Pepe was sent to the rail.
After the hand was over, it was pointed out that the youngest and oldest players left in the field are sitting right next to each other today. Stephen Austin just turned 50 years old, while Vincent Burgio is 90 years young.
The 2025 World Series of PokerEvent #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em resumes today at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with 202 players still in contention for the coveted gold bracelet and a top prize of $653,839. The event drew an impressive 7,575 entries, generating a massive $6,666,000 prize pool. All remaining players have locked up at least $4,738 for reaching this stage.
Leading the way is Ron Fetsch, who topped the counts with 2,930,000 chips. Close behind is Mansour Alipourfard with 2,125,000, followed by David Hong rounding out the top three with 2,090,000 chips.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Ron Fetsch
United States
2,930,000
117
2
Mansour Alipourfard
United States
2,125,000
85
3
David Hong
United States
2,090,000
84
4
Korte Yeo
United States
2,080,000
83
5
Yucel Eminoglu
Turkey
2,070,000
83
6
Timothy Frasure
United States
2,035,000
81
7
Jonathan Tare
United States
1,940,000
78
8
Aviel Rubin
United States
1,915,000
77
9
Kelvin Crawford
United States
1,800,000
72
10
Brian Baron
United States
1,775,000
71
As Day 3 gets underway, one familiar face continues to defy the odds and time itself, Vince Burgio (475,000). At 90 years old, Burgio remains the oldest player in the field and is proudly representing the senior contingent deep into the tournament. With over $2,000,000 in career earnings and a WSOP gold bracelet from his win in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event back in 1994, Burgio now finds himself eyeing yet another deep run in this year’s Seniors Championship.
Day 3 will also feature some familiar names chasing gold. Yucel “The Mad Turk” Eminoglu leads the group with 2,070,000 chips, followed by 1998 WSOP main event champion Scotty Nguyen (925,000) and Dave “DiscoDave” Welch (900,000). Seven-time bracelet winner Men “The Master” Nguyen returns with 402,000, while Poker Hall of Famer Barbara Enright brings 290,000.
Scotty Nguyen
Action picks back up today at 11 a.m. in the Horseshoe Red section. Players will return to Level 22 with blinds at 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. The day is set for ten 60-minute levels, featuring 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break to be announced.
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