Event #64: $1,000 Super Seniors Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-25-2025 10:31 UTC-8

White's Cowboys End Betz's Tournament

Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David White raised to 7,000 from middle position before Thomas Betz jammed his last 20,000 into the middle from the small blind. White quickly called.

Thomas Betz:K♠Q♠ All in
David White: K♥K♦

Betz was dominated by White's cowboys and needed a lot of help from the dealer to survive. The board ran out 2♦A♥5♦Q♥J♦, which gave Betz a pair, but it wasn't enough to beat White's pocket kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
David White	95,000 34,000	34,000
Thomas Betz	Busted

Tags: David White Thomas Betz

06-25-2025 10:36 UTC-8

O'Kearney Makes a Big Fold

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Peter Backen went all in from late position for 41,500. It folded to Dara O'Kearney in the big blind and he seemed anguished for a bit before folding 9♥9♣ face up. Backen didn't seem surprised by the fold.

"It's my first Super Seniors," O'Kearney said.

"You have to fold the nines there," the table chirped in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dara O'Kearney	60,000 12,000	12,000

Peter Backen	46,500 5,500	5,500

Tags: Dara O'Kearney Peter Backen

06-25-2025 10:37 UTC-8

Lutz Turns Top Pair to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Catching the action on a flop of 9♣3♣8♠, where Charles Lutz got his stack of roughly 30,000 into the middle against Larry Vezina.

Charles Lutz: A♣J♣ All in
Larry Vezina: K♣K♠

Vezina had an overpair, but Lutz had a flush draw and an ace he could hit to win the pot. The rest of the board ran out A♦9♦, and Lutz doubled up, thanks to pairing his ace on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Vezina	180,000 61,500	61,500
Charles Lutz	70,000 31,500	31,500

06-25-2025 10:38 UTC-8

Choppy Waters on the River

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was joined with Michael Walker all in and at risk, versus Robert Fisher preflop.

Michael Walker: K♠K♥ All in
Robert Fisher: A♠Q♥

A promising situation for Walker on the 3♣4♥5♣ flop quickly turned sour on the A♥ turn.

Not being greedy, Walker requested that the dealer put out a wheel-completing deuce, to chop the pot.

As requested, the dealer turned over the 2♦ river, giving both players a straight, and seeing them pull their stacks back, along with their portion of the blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Fisher	34,500 22,000	22,000
Michael Walker	32,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Michael Walker Robert Fisher

06-25-2025 10:43 UTC-8

Early Eliminations on the Day

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Julio Novo	Busted
David Swenor	Busted
Thomas Flora	Busted
Anton Qiu	Busted
Gary Schulz	Busted
Janet Mcnutt	Busted
Ahmad Abghari	Busted
Neil Blumenfield	Busted
Rhonda Mcleod	Busted
Neil Cangiolosi	Busted
Daniel Agee	Busted
Patrick Scaletta	Busted
Jerry Barnum	Busted
Terry Stone	Busted
Sergio Ferruccio	Busted
Pamela Steinhouse	Busted
George Kempinski	Busted
Susan Genard	Busted
Stanley Seelig	Busted
Thomas Merry	Busted
Dimitrios Sampanis	Busted
Barry Fleishman	Busted
Carl Merkling	Busted
Larry Wright	Busted

Laura Westfall	Busted

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06-25-2025 10:47 UTC-8

Neufeld Continues to Build

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was joined as Darryl Jerred was all in and at risk versus Timothy Neufeld.

Darryl Jerred: 7♥7♣ All in
Timothy Neufeld: A♠10♦

The situation was promising for Jerred, with a double-up still on the cards on the 4♠6♣2♥ flop.

The turn A♣, however, saw Neufeld take the lead, and Jerred had just one opportunity to find one of his two outs to survive.

The river 2♠ was no help, though, and as Neufeld added to his stack, Jerred headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Neufeld	165,000 56,000	56,000
Darryl Jerred	Busted

Tags: Darryl Jerred Timothy Neufeld

06-25-2025 10:52 UTC-8

Kicker Issues for Zaik

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Erick Torres

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was approximately 35,000 in the pot when the flop fanned out Q♠K♠2♣. Joseph Zaik checked before Kondler bet 16,500. Zaik opted to jam for 45,500 and was called by Kondler, who had him covered.

Joseph Zaik: K♣J♣ All in
Raymond Kondler: A♣K♦

The 8♠ turn and the 5♠ river did not deliver an out for Zaik to send him out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Kondler	141,000 87,000	87,000
Joseph Zaik	Busted

Tags: Joseph Zaik Raymond Kondler

06-25-2025 10:52 UTC-8

Valone Absorbs Oravec's Stack

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Three players saw the flop come down 9♣10♣3♣. After a check from middle position, Patrick Oravec jammed for 25,000 out of the hijack. David Valone was the only caller on the button, and the cards were turned over.

Patrick Oravec: J♥J♦ All in
David Valone: A♦Q♣

Oravec had an overpair against the overcards and flush draw of Valone. The 8♣ on the turn improved Valone to a flush, leaving Oravec drawing dead. An inconsequential 2♥ appeared on the river, and Oravec headed to the rail.