Event #59: $1,000 Battle of the Ages Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-23-2025 20:08 UTC-8

Kartalyan Doubles Leaving Roh Short

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Joseph Roh open shoved in middle position for around 800,000 and was called by the player on his immediate left, Artashes Kartalyan, who was covered. Action folded around leaving Roh and Kartalyan to go to showdown.

Artashes Kartalyan: A♣A♠ All in
Joseph Roh: A♥Q♦

Kartalyan was way ahead with his aces and with the board running out 9♠2♣9♣4♠2♠ he secured himself a timely double-up leaving Roh short stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artashes Kartalyan	1,420,000 1,105,000	1,105,000
Joseph Roh	200,000 2,020,000	2,020,000

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06-23-2025 17:11 UTC-8

Mizrachi Outdraws Dimitrov

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Veselin Dimitrov open-shoved to 350,000 in middle position. Michael Mizrachi asked for a count and went into deep thought, counted his chips, thinking of what to do next. He finally announced an all-in, prompting the rest of the table to fold.

Veselin Dimitrov: A♣9♣ All in
Michael Mizrachi: A♥10♥

From behind, Dimitrov was pushed into the lead when the flop came 7♠3♠9♦ spiking a pair on the board. The 8♠ gave Mizrachi an open-ended straight draw that could possibly create an upset for Dimitrov.

The river 10♦ didn't complete Mizrachi's straight but gave him a higher pair which was enough to end Dimitrov's tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	850,000 490,000	490,000

Veselin Dimitrov	Busted

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Veselin Dimitrov

06-23-2025 17:01 UTC-8

Younger Generation on Top

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Jacob Wilson

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

Only 100 players remain in the Battle of the Ages, and as it stands, it's the youngsters who have the numerical advantage. Sixty of them remain, led by their chip leader Franco Tucci, who is sitting on 1,460,000. That being said, the current golden oldie Kenneth Kim, who is on top of the 40 over-50s, as well as the whole competition, with a staggering 2,320,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Kim	2,320,000 520,000	520,000

Franco Tucci	1,460,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Franco Tucci Kenneth Kim

06-23-2025 16:14 UTC-8

Harrison On the Ropes; Ingles Delivers the Knockout

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Stewart Morrison

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Former European heavyweight boxing champion Audley Harrison moved all in for his remaining 15,000 chips, and when Jared Ingles three-bet to isolate, everyone else folded.

Audley Harrison: K♥K♣ All in
Jared Ingles: A♦8♥

"If this is how I die, so be it", Harrison said.

It was as if he knew his fate already, as the window ace on the A♠6♥J♦ flop saw Ingles take the lead.

The 4♦ turn and 3♦ river were no help to Harrison, who headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Ingles	365,000 258,000	258,000
Audley Harrison	Busted

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06-23-2025 15:25 UTC-8

Sagra Saved by the River

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Stewart Morrison

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With roughly 150,000 in the pot, Ignacio Sagra, Joao Simao and Ryan Riess were looking at a board of 8♠5♠3♦.

Sagra checked from the small blind, which prompted Simao to place a bet of 40,000. Riess then responded with a raise to 120,000, before seeing Sagra check-raise all-in for 310,000. Simao got out of the way, and Riess went into the tank. After taking some time to think the hand through, Riess made the call.

Ignacio Sagra: J♠10♠ All in
Ryan Riess: A♦9♦

Riess had made the hero-call with just ace-high and was correct, but there were several cards he needed to avoid.

The turn 6♦ kept Riess in the lead, and gave him a flush draw of his own, but the river J♥ was just what Sagra was looking for, his top pair giving him the best hand.

Sagra's stack was double-checked before the dealer pushed the huge double-up in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	1,150,000 50,000	50,000

Ignacio Sagra	820,000 540,000	540,000
Ryan Riess	720,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Ignacio Sagra Joao Simao Ryan Riess

06-23-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Shin Climbing Up; Fernandez Out

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Byungeun Shin raised on the button to 35,000 and Leonardo Fernandez pushed in the small blind for a stack around 160,000. Shin snap-called for the following showdown:

Leonardo Fernandez: K♦J♠ All in
Byungeun Shin: A♥K♥

Fernandez was in terrible shape for his tournament's life, and busted after the 4♦A♦K♠3♠Q♦ ranout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byungeun Shin	562,000 473,000	473,000
Leonardo Fernandez	Busted

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06-23-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Prize Pool and Payouts

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Stewart Morrison

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The prize pool and payouts have been confirmed, with the 3,074 entries creating a prize pool of $2,815,784.

The top 461 players will each be guaranteed $2,012, but all will have one eye on the $335,390 first-place prize that will go to the winner alongside a 2025 WSOP gold bracelet.

Place	Prize
1	$335,390
2	$223,394
3	$165,944
4	$124,269
5	$93,820
6	$71,416
7	$54,814
8	$42,424
9	$33,112
10-13	$26,064
14-17	$16,571
18-26	$13,386
27-35	$10,909
36-44	$8,969
45-53	$7,441
54-62	$6,229
63-71	$5,262
72-80	$4,486
81-89	$3,860
90-98	$3,353
99-143	$2,940
144-197	$2,603
198-251	$2,326
252-305	$2,099
306-461	$2,012

06-23-2025 10:07 UTC-8

Day 2 of the Battle of the Ages Begins – Which Side Will Rise?

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Gaelle Jaudon

On the 27th day of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), 461 players are returning to Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas to battle it out for the first-place prize of $228,632 and some more bounties in Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Battle of the Ages.

This unique format pits two generations of poker players against each other, as Day 2 brings together the 50-and-over field from Day 1a and the under-50 group from Day 1b. As expected, this brand-new event was a resounding success, attracting 3,074 entries on the first day and generating a total prize pool of $2,705,120.

Returning at 2 p.m.local time, WSOP Champion Joseph Roh will start the day with a chip lead of 595,000, worth 91 big blinds. He is joined by Japanese player Kazuhiro Shirasawa and William Hernandez in the top three at the start of the day. Kenneth Kim, Jose Aguilera, Catherine Dever, along with 25K Fantasy draft picks George Wolff and Joao Simao are also among the notables player coming back this afternoon with a confortable stack for an epic battle.

Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em battle of the Ages Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Joseph Roh	United States	595,000
2	Kazuhiro Shirasawa	Japan	553,000
3	William Hernandez	United States	517,000
4	Peter Siemund	Germany	505,000
5	Jamie Heuer	United States	483,000
6	Kenneth Kim	United States	470,000
7	Jose Aguilera	Spain	459,000
8	Darren Hill	United Kingdom	433,000
9	Catherine Dever	United States	426,000
10	Edward Hansen	United States	426,000

The plan for today is to play down to a winner, with a 15-minute break every four levels and a 60-minute dinner break after eight levels of play (around 6.15 pm). The play will restart with 22 minutes left of Level 16, blinds 3,000/ 6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be there every step of the way on the road to crowning the WSOP’s newest champion in this one-of-a-kind event.

Tags: Catherine Dever Darren Hill Edward Hansen George Wolff Joao Simao Jose Aguilera Joseph Roh Kazuhiro Shirasawa Kenneth Kim Peter Siemund William Hernandez