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

06-23-2025 20:12 UTC-7

Tolbert Chips Up

Gabrielle Barredo

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

The action showed two players in an all-in showdown, their chips and hands in the middle.

Rahul Mehta: A♥2♥ All in
Stephen Tolbert: A♠K♥

Tolbert was ahead and Mehta wasn't looking very hopeful especially when the flop came 8♦Q♠10♠. Mehta prepared to leave, but waited until the board was completed. The 4♦ turn and 3♦ river didn't help him in any way sending him to hit the rails.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Tolbert	980,000 385,000	385,000
Rahul Mehta	Busted

Tags: Rahul Mehta Stephen Tolbert

06-23-2025 20:10 UTC-7

Seguin Makes the Right Call

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

In a heads-up raised pot, the flop was 7♠J♠2♣ when Ruoxiao Shi first checked to Louis Seguin who bet 110,000. Shi raised it to 300,000 and Seguin tanked before calling.

The 3♣ hit the turn and Shi led out for 350,000. Once again, Seguin took a minute and called to see a J♣ on the river. Both checked and Shi tabled Q♥10♥ but the pot was shipped to Seguin who showed A♥Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Seguin	2,200,000 740,000	740,000
Ruoxiao Shi	2,080,000 695,000	695,000

Tags: Louis Seguin Ruoxiao Shi

06-23-2025 20:02 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Stewart Morrison

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

The remaining players have returned from the dinner break, and cards are back in the air.

Here is a look at the updated chip counts, provided by the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruoxiao Shi	2,775,000 2,599,000	2,599,000
Franco Tucci	2,685,000 1,225,000	1,225,000
Kenneth Kim	2,300,000 220,000	220,000

Tanupat Punjarojanakul	1,575,000 1,390,000	1,390,000
Elias Kolsun	1,535,000 835,000	835,000
William Hernandez	1,505,000 500,000	500,000
Luis Fonseca	1,500,000 650,000	650,000
Louis Seguin	1,460,000 40,000	40,000
Simon Kaiser	1,410,000 140,000	140,000
Gary Friedlander	1,390,000 1,240,000	1,240,000
Roberto Sagra	1,185,000 225,000	225,000
Ignacio Sagra	1,180,000 360,000	360,000
Huanwei Zhuang	1,175,000 625,000	625,000
Matthieu Rodriguez	1,170,000 370,000	370,000
Gregory Pearson	1,160,000 290,000	290,000
Brandon Sunshine	1,150,000 120,000	120,000
Joseph Roh	1,130,000 400,000	400,000

James Laina	1,085,000 600,000	600,000
Yifu He	1,040,000 30,000	30,000
Kevin Davis	1,015,000
Kelley Slay	1,000,000 300,000	300,000

Farhad Sinaei	1,000,000 50,000	50,000
Roger Franco	995,000 25,000	25,000
Yansong Kou	995,000 245,000	245,000
Preston Willier	995,000 500,000	500,000

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Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

06-23-2025 18:50 UTC-7

Dinner Break

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Stewart Morrison

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

The remaining 78 players are heading for a 60-minute dinner break.

Action will resume at roughly 7:50 p.m. local time.

06-23-2025 18:50 UTC-7

Chen Secures the Pay Jump

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Jacob Wilson

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

With a pay jump looming, Wei Chen needed to outlast just one player to secure an added $600 when he three-bet to 300,000 on the button. Marco Soares, who had opened to 100,000, then shoved from early position, covering Chen. Chen then went deep into the tank, with 65,000 chips behind. The clock was called, and he flicked in his remaining chips with just a second left.

Wei Chen: Q♠Q♦ All in
Marco Soares: J♠J♣

Chen held on as the dealer put out the 10♥2♥K♦7♦10♦ board, and just a few hands later a player bust to seal the pay jump.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wei Chen	830,000 340,000	340,000
Marco Soares	435,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Marco Soares Wei Chen

06-23-2025 18:48 UTC-7

Unlucky Jacks for Fahey

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Paulo Gini shoved in the cutoff for 400,000 and Shannon Fahey quickly called in the big blind with slightly more:

Paulo Gini: K♠J♦ All in
Shannon Fahey: J♣J♠

Fahey had the best hand but Gini hit a pair of kings on the board of 9♠8♣K♥10♥9♥ to double up right before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulo Gini	880,000 625,000	625,000
Shannon Fahey	30,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Paulo Gini Shannon Fahey

06-23-2025 18:46 UTC-7

Sunshine Finds a Double

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Stewart Morrison

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

Adrian Cazacu opened from under the gun to 80,000, and Brandon Sunshine raised to 520,000, next to act.

Sunshine had left 65,000 behind as the players were on a pay jump. Action returned to Cazacu, who moved all in, and once he was assured of the pay jump, Sunshine called.

Brandon Sunshine: A♣K♦ All in
Adrian Cazacu: A♥Q♠

The flop 7♠J♦J♣ kept Sunshine in the lead, but offered opportunities for Cazacu to chop the pot.

The turn 3♥ and river 9♦ were no help to Cazacu, though, and Sunshine pulled in a big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sunshine	1,270,000 775,000	775,000
Adrian Cazacu	600,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Brandon Sunshine

06-23-2025 18:37 UTC-7

Pearson Takes a Big Chunk of Wang's Stack

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Xia Wang raised to 80,000 in early position and Gregory Pearson shoved next to her for a stack of 690,000. The rest of the players folded and Wang tanked a minute before calling with the bigger stack.

Gregory Pearson: A♥K♥ All in
Xia Wang: J♠J♣

It was typical flip situation and the dealer showed the K♣2♦Q♥8♥9♦ runout to give the double-up to Pearson with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Pearson	1,450,000 695,000	695,000
Xia Wang	290,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Gregory Pearson Xia Wang

06-23-2025 18:36 UTC-7

Bray's Boat Bags

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Jacob Wilson

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

On a pay jump, Tim Bray opened the action when it folded to him, raising to 375,000, leaving himself very little behind. Darius Samual then shoved on the button, and Bray took little time before calling.

Tim Bray: 8♦8♠ All in
Darius Samual: A♥K♠

Tim Bray took away plenty of Samual's outs on the J♠10♠8♣ flop, however he did pick up a Broadway draw. The sweat was eliminated as Bray filled up on the 10♦ turn, making the 4♥ river inconsequential.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Bray	940,000 740,000	740,000
Darius Samual	445,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Darius Samual Tim Bray