2025 World Series of Poker

Event #48: $1,000 Senior's No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠j♥
Prize
$653,839
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$6,666,000
Total Entries
7,575
Places Paid
1,137
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
202
Players Left
19
Players Left 1 / 7,575
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Eliminations Before the Break

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Peterson Finds a Double Up

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alan Gould raised and faced a shove from Troy Peterson seated in the big blind for 355,000. After some consideration, Gould made the call:

Troy Peterson: Q♦2♦ All in
Alan Gould: A♦K♠

Gould had the best hand but the board brought J♥7♥J♦2♥6♥ to give two pair to Peterson along with the needed double up.

Tags: Alan GouldTroy Peterson

Brenneke Runs Into Aces

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Brian Brenneke jammed from under the gun for 560,000. Fredrick Avery to his left three-bet all-in for approximately 1,500,000, then Lawrence Rabie in the cutoff went into the tank before folding what he later said was A♣K♣.

Rajendra Ajmani on the button struggled to make a decision as well. The clock was called and his hand was folded at the end of the 30-second countdown. He said he had QxQx.

Brian Brenneke: K♠Q♥ All in
Fredrick Avery: A♦A♠

While Rabie and Ajmani were more than happy to see that they folded against aces, the low board of 7♠9♥4♥6♣5♣ didn't change anything and Brenneke was eliminated.

Tags: Brian BrennekeFredrick AveryLawrence RabieRajendra Ajmani

Lepovic's Cowboys Win

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jason Sell raised to 110,000 in early position, Yvonne Alton flatted on the button, and Elan Lepovic three-bet shoved for 1,365,000 in the small blind to put himself at risk.

Sell thought for a moment before folding and Alton counted out her chips before making the call.

Elan Lepovic: K♦K♣ All in
Yvonne Alton: K♠Q♥

The board ran out 4♠A♥6♠6♣3♠ and Lepovic's pair of kings held to secure him the double up.

Tags: Elan LepovicJason SellYvonne Alton

Irani Folds the Flush Draw to Kim's Aggression

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Yoon Kim
Yoon Kim

Zal Irani raised to 105,000 from the hijack, and Yoon Kim called to see the flop. The flop was 2♦10♥8♥, and Irani bet 120,000. Kim raised to 325,000, and Irani made the call.

The turn 10♦ had Irani check, and Kim moved all in for 500,000. Irani folded face up A♥J♥ for the flush draw, and Yoon showed 8♣8♠ for the full house.

Tags: Yoon KimZal Irani

Castro Eliminates Two Players Back to Back

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Nate Castro
Nate Castro

Ranjit Randhawa raised under the gun, Nate Castro announced all in from the big blind, Randhawa called.

Ranjit Randhawa: K♥Q♦ All in
Nate Castro: 6♣6♠

The flop came Q♥8♠8♥, the 10♣ moved Randhawa one step closer to victory but the 6♦ on the river eliminated him from the tournament.

The very next hand:

Action folded to Nate Castro in the small blind who put the big blind John Dreux all in, Dreux called.

John Dreux: A♥8♣ All in
Nate Castro: 9♥9♣

The board ran out 8♦5♥3♥2♣7♦, and Dreux was eliminated.

Tags: Castro EliminatesJohn DreuxNate CastroRanjit Randhawa

Gulas Keeps Climbing

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Gregory Miller opened to 125,000 and it folded to Josef Gulas in the big blind who opted to call.

Both checked on the 2♠4♣9♠ flop and a K♠ showed up on the turn. This time Gulas check-called Miller for 200,000.

The river was the Q♦ and they checked. Miller tabled A♣K♦ for apair of kings but Gulas held K♣2♥ for two pair and he received the pot to climb to almost 4 million chips.

Tags: Gregory MillerJosef Gulas

Nguyen Finds Kings to Bust Dugan

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty Nguyen

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♣ All in
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.

Tags: Robert DuganScotty Nguyen

McDow Takes Another Victim with Quads

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jeffrey Coffin moved all in for 520,000 from the hijack position, and Roger McDow made the call from the big blind with a monster stack.

Jeffrey Coffin : A♥10♣ All in
Roger McDow: 6♥6♦

The board came out with 8♦6♠10♦7♥6♣, and quad sixes were good for McDow.

Tags: Jeffrey CoffinRoger McDow

Van Asdale's Queens Hold

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Guy Cicconi moved all in under the run for 335,000 and Shawn Van Asdale reshoved on the button for just over 600,000.

Guy Cicconi: A♥2♦ All in
Shawn Van Asdale: Q♣Q♥

The flop came Q♠5♣7♥, improving Van Asdale to a set of queens and leaving Cicconi nearly drawing dead.

"I don't think I'm going to escape this one," said Cicconi as he began to stand up.

The 3♥ turn gave him some hope with outs to a gutshot but the 3♦ rolled off on the river to send him packing.

Tags: Guy CicconiShawn Van Asdale