Event #64: $1,000 Super Seniors
Day 4 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $1,000 Super Seniors
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,937,440
Entries
3,338
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 3338
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Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Lonny Weitzel outlasted 3,338 total entries in Event #64 $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2025 World Series of Poker to win his first gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $356,494 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
When it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. Weitzel did so by spiking a two-outer with pocket eights against the pocket queens of Damir Stefanic to win the title. “I just felt it was a good spot, and of course, no one wants to look at a dominated hand, but then just the relief when you look up and you realize you just won the tournament…It’s just an amazing way to go,” said Weitzel in an interview with PokerNews after his tournament victory.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonny Weitzel | United States | $356,494 |
| 2 | Damir Stefanic | Canada | $237,521 |
| 3 | Richard Jutte | United States | $177,222 |
| 4 | Martin Kohler | United States | $133,228 |
| 5 | Lawrence Whyte | United States | $100,915 |
| 6 | Richard Frandsen | United States | $77,025 |
| 7 | Wesley Cameron | United States | $59,243 |
| 8 | Edwin Huston | United States | $45,920 |
| 9 | Zaher Sayegh | United States | $35,872 |
Weitzel scored the highest single cash of his career with the top prize, but according to Weitzel, it was all about winning that WSOP gold bracelet. “It’s an achievement. It’s a personal goal for me,” said Weitzel. He shared that as a business owner, it was more about the prestige of playing at the WSOP. “Money is not as important as getting to win and being in the WSOP in a world-class event like this,” said Weitzel after he claimed the lion's share of the $2,937,440 prize pool.
When asked about playing in the Super Seniors event, Weitzel stated playing in this event against a field of fellow players aged 60 and higher meant that these players brought with them a wealth of experience as they have seen the game grow from the pre-boom to the post-boom era of poker. “We have picked up from the way the game has morphed and changed and developed over the years to use those strategies, but we’re to a point where we can incorporate some of the old school, some of the gut feeling like Doyle [Brunson] and all the rest of the greats used to have with some of the strategy like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu used,” said Weitzel. “We sort of have a spectrum that we draw on.”
Weitzel had a rowdy crowd supporting him in the form of his wife, Bonnie, and several friends who came to root him on. Weitzel shared that Bonnie has been a source of not only support, but also a source of information and inspiration.
Bonnie Weitzel, an accomplished player in her own right with a WSOP ring on her resume, has been his stanchion for him in life and in poker. This aided him when he saw the tides turn against him as Stefanic overtook him in the chip count for the first and only time at the final table. “I looked over at Bonnie, which she’s my energy source, and she’s my positivity, and she looked at me, and she gave me the look, and she was like, ‘Just settle down.’ Shake it off, let it go,” Weitzel said.
He indeed did let it go, as he rebounded to capture his first bracelet and enjoyed the embrace of his wife Bonnie, but this time as a WSOP champion.
Day 4 Action
Zaher Sayegh did not wait long to get his chips in at the final table. After being late to start the final day, he got it in the first hand he played, but his tens were outdrawn by big slick to be the first out in ninth place for $35,872.
Edwin Huston was the next player to go in eighth place when he ran his ace-seven of diamonds into the ace-queen of Stefanic and was sent to the exit after he missed his flopped flush draw during the showdown to earn $45,920.
Wesley Cameron met his tournament fate when he took a three-way limped pot and jammed with a flush draw and ran into the top pair of Weitzel. Cameron was unable to find a diamond to stay in the match and was sent out with a prize of $59,243.
Richard Frandsen had the bad timing of running his pocket sixes into the pocket queens of Martin Kohler. Kohler immediately hit his queen on the flop to improve to a set to send Frandsen out in sixth place for $77,025.
Shortly after, Lawrence Whyte was eliminated in fifth place when he moved all-in with ace-ten offsuit and was quickly called by Weitzel with pocket kings. Whyte did not find any help on the runout and was awarded $100,915.
Kohler played a massive pot with Weitzel when he chose to shove with ace-ten and ran into the pocket aces of Weitzel. Kohler turned a nut flush draw for a sweat, but the river did not comply, and Kohler was sent out in fourth place for $133,228.
Richard Jutte got it in good against Stefanic, but the flop was a disaster for Jutte as it came all hearts to give Stefanic a flush, which was the last board Jutte saw in the tournament as he was eliminated in third place for $177,222.
Stefanic was the last to be eliminated in the $1,000 Super Seniors tournament as he went all-in with a healthy lead as he held pocket queens against Weitzel’s pocket eights, but an eight on the flop spelled Stefanic’s demise as he was sent out in second place for $237,521.
That concludes the PokerNews coverage of the Super Seniors event. Keep it right here throughout the rest of the 2025 WSOP for updates from the remaining bracelet events.
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Lonny Weitzel limped from the button, which elicited a raise from Damir Stefanic in the big blind to 1,200,000. Weitzel immediately moved all in, and Stefanic snap-called.
The two players had very similar chip counts, with roughly half of the chips in play each. When the dealer broke down the stacks, it was Stefanic at risk, by a whisker.
Damir Stefanic: Q♠Q♥ 
Lonny Weitzel: 8♣8♦
The dealer was on standby to deliver a tournament-defining flop, and when given the go-ahead, they fanned out 6♥9♠8♠ onto the felt.
A huge turnaround in fortunes for both players left Stefanic with just two opportunities to catch up.
The turn K♣ was no help, and when the dealer rolled over the A♣ river, Weitzel's rail went wild as Stefanic had to take his leave.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,760,000
25,560,000
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25,560,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Lonny Weitzel is off to a hot start in the heads-up match against Damir Stefanic, consistently taking pots.
This hand began when Weitzel raised to 1,200,000 and was called by Stefanic.
The 10♣6♦5♠ flop saw a check from Stefanic before Weitzel fired 1,500,000. Stefanic called and continued the hand.
Both players checked the 3♥ turn.
The A♥ river saw a check from Stefanic again. Weitzel slid out 1,500,000 and was called by Stefanic.
Weitzel announced two pair and showed A♣10♦ for aces up. Stefanic folded without showing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,200,000
6,725,000
|
6,725,000 |
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|
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|
|
30,800,000
5,975,000
|
5,975,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Just two players remain in Event #64: $1,000 Super Seniors.
Here is a look at the chip counts and the remaining payouts as the players battle it out for the first-place prize and a 2025 WSOP bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $356,494 | ||
| 2 | $237,521 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,775,000 | |
|
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34,475,000 | |
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Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Richard Jutte jammed from the button and was called by Damir Stefanic in the small blind to put Jutte at risk for his tournament life.
Richard Jutte: A♠K♣
Damir Stefanic: K♥6♥
Jutte had a dominant lead over Stefanic, but that changed in a hurry as the flop came 2♥A♥8♥ to flop the stone cold nuts. The 4♣ turn and the 10♥ river completed the board and sent Jutte out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,775,000
8,925,000
|
8,925,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Lonny Weitzel raised to 2,500,000 from the button, and Martin Kohler elected to go all-in from the big blind. Weitzel couldn't call fast enough, and the two were at a showdown in a big pot.
Martin Kohler: A♠10♦
Lonny Weitzel: A♥A♣
Kohler picked the wrong time to play for it all, as Weitzel held the best starting hand in the game.
The flop fanned out K♠7♥4♠, which kept Weitzel in the lead, but the 7♠ gave Kohler a flush draw with a chance to crack the aces.
It was not meant to be for Kohler as the 6♦ river flipped over to end his tournament run.
Kohler earned $133,228 for his fourth-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,475,000
13,875,000
|
13,875,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Action started with Damir Stefanic limping in from the small blind. Lonny Weitzel, in the big blind, raised to 875,000, and Stefanic called.
The flop 3♠9♠5♦ saw Stefanic check-call a bet of 1,600,000, before both players checked the 9♣ turn.
Stefanic then took over the betting lead on the 4♦ river, putting out 3,400,000. Weitzel called, and Stefanic turned over 7♣6♠ for a rivered straight.
Unable to beat a straight, Weitzel returned his cards to the dealer face down, and the dealer pushed the pot to Stefanic, making him the new chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,850,000
5,350,000
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5,350,000 |
|
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20,600,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
|
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Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The hand began with a limp by Lonny Weitzel on the button. Richard Jutte came along with a call from the small blind, and Martin Kohler checked his option out of the big blind.
All three players checked the 2♥3♠3♥ flop.
Both Jutte and Kohler checked again on the Q♥ turn, which led to a bet for 700,000 from Weitzel. Jutte called, and Kohler called to keep them three-handed.
The 7♣ river saw a round of checks. Weitzel showed Q♠10♣, which was enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,600,000
5,900,000
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5,900,000 |
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12,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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4,325,000
6,725,000
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6,725,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
First to act, Richard Jutte moved all in for 5,350,000, and when action folded to Lonny Weitzel, he made the call to put his table-mate at risk.
Richard Jutte: A♥10♥
Lonny Weitzel: 3♥3♣
The flop window card was good news for Jutte, as the dealer fanned out a A♠Q♦4♥ flop.
There was no change in fortune for Weitzel on the 9♥ turn or 6♣ river, as he paid Jutte his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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18,700,000
5,450,000
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5,450,000 |
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11,050,000
2,950,000
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2,950,000 |
