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

06-23-2025 18:01 UTC-7

Younger Generation on Top

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 18:00 UTC-7

Zavoloka Doubles Through Mizrachi

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Michael Mizrachi raised on the button and called Mikhail Zavoloka who shoved for a stack around 220,000 in the small blind.

Zavoloka had the best starting hand with A♦7♠, while Mizrachi held J♣4♣, and received the pot after the board fell 7♦A♥10♦K♦10♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zavoloka	580,000 120,000	120,000
Michael Mizrachi	360,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Mikhail Zavoloka

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

06-23-2025 17:49 UTC-7

Sinaei's Queens Hold

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Lori Moniz open-jammed in middle position for 75,000. Farhad Sinaei raised to 140,000 pushing everyone else out of the pot and taking Moniz to showdown.

Lori Moniz: A♣10♣ All in
Farhad Sinaei: Q♠Q♣

The board ran with no ace in sight showing 8♥8♠4♠J♦4♣ eliminating Moniz in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farhad Sinaei	1,050,000 690,000	690,000
Lori Moniz	Busted

Tags: Farhad Sinaei Lori Moniz

06-23-2025 17:48 UTC-7

Mehta Gets the Double Up on Bartha

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Liviu-Rodrig Bartha opened and Rahul Mehta shoved in the big blind for a stack around 270,000. Bartha made the call for the following showdown.

Rahul Mehta: Q♦Q♥ All in
Liviu-Rodrig Bartha: 6♣6♦

Mehta found no bad surprise through the 7♠2♦5♥2♠K♣ runout and received the pot and the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liviu-Rodrig Bartha	680,000 210,000	210,000
Rahul Mehta	600,000 235,000	235,000

Tags: Liviu-Rodrig Bartha Rahul Mehta

06-23-2025 17:46 UTC-7

No Deuce for Tumbouli

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Jacob Wilson

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Zurvan Tumboli got his final 150,000 in preflop, but was up against it as Yansong Kou called him off.

Zurvan Tumboli: A♥2♥ All in
Yansong Kou: A♣Q♦

Tumbouli was calling for a deuce, but the dealer did not oblige, as the 7♦K♠8♠J♣10♣ had Tumboli playing with no kicker, and Kou playing the nuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yansong Kou	750,000 370,000	370,000
Zurvan Tumboli	Busted

Tags: Yansong Kou Zurvan Tumboli

06-23-2025 17:45 UTC-7

Lai Can't Take his Bad Beat

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was picked up with Marco Soares and Jun Lai engaged in an all-in showdown.

Jun Lai: A♥K♠ All in
Marco Soares: A♣8♣

Lai was ahead with his big slick and was pushed further ahead with the flop 4♦Q♣K♣ where he caught top pair. Soares was given a bit of hope with a flush draw. The turn K♦ almost cemented Lai's double up but the river 6♣ dashed his hopes as the board completed Soares' flush for the win.

Lai stood up staring at the board and the chips being pushed towards Soares shocked. He said that the flop was bad for him and that he hated being bad beat. After a while of venting his frustrations, Lai graciously left to collect his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Soares	600,000 447,000	447,000
Jun Lai	Busted

Tags: Jun Lai Marco Soares

06-23-2025 17:34 UTC-7

De Jonge Hits Huge River

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Jacob Wilson

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Sebastiaan de Jonge open-shoved his 105,000 stack from the cutoff. Kelley Slay made the call, covering, from the small blind. Keith Pomonis called off too, for just 75,000.

Keith Pomonis: 7♠5♠ All in
Sebastiaan de Jonge: A♠8♥ All in
Kelley Slay: A♣9♥

Slay was out in the lead, and it stayed that way on the K♣2♣K♠ flop. The turn 7♣ changed everything, as Pomonis picked up the lead, but still had to fade the nut flush draw of Slay. de Jonge was all but eliminated, until he hit the miracle two-outer on the 8♠ river, as he almost tripled up, and sent Pomonis home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelley Slay	700,000 290,000	290,000

Sebastiaan de Jonge	310,000 110,000	110,000

Keith Pomonis	Busted

Tags: Keith Pomonis Kelley Slay Sebastiaan de Jonge

06-23-2025 17:33 UTC-7

Naranja Hits the Rail

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The cards were already tabled with Agustin Naranja being all in and at risk for a remaining stack around 180,000, against Jack Maskill who had him covered.

It was a typical flip situation as Naranja held A♠K♦ and was facing 6♠6♦ for Maskill, but the board brought 5♠J♠5♣10♣3♣ to bust Naranja from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Maskill	575,000 205,000	205,000
Agustin Naranja	Busted

Tags: Agustin Naranja Jack Maskill

06-23-2025 17:29 UTC-7

Maskill Chips Up

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jack Maskill opened to 40,000 under the gun and had one caller in Zurvan Tumboli int he big blind.

Both players saw the J♦5♠4♣ come down. Tumboli check-called Maskill's bet of 20,000 leading them to the turn 5♥.

The same thing happened after Maskill fired another 50,000 in the pot. Finally, on the river A♦, Maskill decided to check after Tumboli.

Maskill tabled Q♣J♣ for a pair on the flop. Tumboli showed his hand 7♣6♣ for a busted straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Maskill	370,000 60,000	60,000
Zurvan Tumboli	150,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Jack Maskill Zurvan Tumboli