2025 World Series of Poker

Event #59: $1,000 Battle of the Ages
Day: 2
1ab23
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$335,390
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,705,120
Total Entries
3,074
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
461
Players Left
8
Players Left 1 / 3,074

Preston Willier Eliminated in 22nd Place ($13,386)

Level 32 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Preston Willier
Preston Willier

Kelley Slay open-jammed all-in in the small blind to be called by Preston Willier in the big blind.

Kelley Slay: QJ All in
Preston Willier: A4

Willier was ahead pre-flop but the board ran 1097J2 giving Slay a pair on the turn for a double up leaving Willier with only 170,000 behind coming into the small blind.

The very next hand, Wilier shoved all-in with his remaining chips after Ruoxiao Shi opened for 400,000. Big blind Wei Chen called the raise creating a side pot of 460,000.

All players saw the flop drop 468. After a check, Shi continued with a 300,000 bet which was enough to take the side pot down and taking Willier to showdown.

Preston Willier: K6 All in
Ruoxiao Shi: A8

Shi had top pair against Willier's middle pair. The turn 3 didn't change anything but the river 8 improved Shi's hand to trips sending Willier to the payout counter.

Tags: Kelley SlayPreston WillierRuoxiao ShiWei Chen