Raymond Kondler raised from the button to 100,000, and Marc Rivera three-bet from the big blind to 200,000, which would be the rest of Kondler's chips as he started with 185,000. Kondler called.
Raymond Kondler: Q♦J♦ 
Marc Rivera: A♥3♣
The board was not merciful to Kondler with 5♠2♠5♣7♥K♣, and a pair of fives with ace-high won the pot for Rivera.
Arie Kliper raised to 50,000 from early position. Both Julio Belluscio on the button and Nariman Yaghmai in the big blind made the call.
The flop came 8♣7♠9♠; it was checked to Belluscio, who fired a bet of 100,000. Yaghmai looked over to Belluscio's stack and folded, but Kliper asked how much Belluscio had behind. Belluscio counted it out, and Kliper raised to around 255,000. Belluscio shoved for 460,000 in total for Kliper to snap-call.
Julio Belluscio: J♠J♦
Arie Kliper: J♣9♥
Kliper had flopped top pair while both had a gutshot to a straight, but Belluscio was ahead with the overpair.
The rest of the board was completed with the 8♥ and Q♦ for Belluscio to hold and double up with the higher two pair.
Jerick Rickert open-shoved all in for 325,000 on the button. Gary Herstein in the small blind asked for a count, then made the call, taking them to showdown.
Jerick Rickert: J♠9♠
Gary Herstein: K♠Q♠
Herstein was ahead and stayed ahead when the board ran 3♦4♥6♣5♠5♣. The dealer pushed the pot in Herstein's direction as Rickert left the table.
With action folding to the blinds, Scott Lazar in the small blind opened to 105,000. Mark Wolpert in the big blind shoved all-in. Lazar, who had around 250,000 behind, called putting his tournament life at risk.
Scott Lazar: A♣K♣
Mark Wolpert: Q♥Q♠
The flop came Q♣Q♦9♣ evoking a round of laughter at the table as Lazar was drawing dead. The dealer completed the board with a 6♥ turn and a 10♠ river. Though he was the first elimination, he thoroughly enjoyed the hand.
There are 44 players starting the day today, starting blinds at 10,000/25,000/25,000.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
With the field shrinking rapidly throughout Day 2 at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, only 44 players remain in Event #39: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em. The survivors will return for the penultimate day in pursuit of the $673,011 top prize from the $3,882,400 prize pool and, of course, a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Coming into the day at the top of the counts is Manish Madan with 3,000,000. However, not too far behind is Buck Bucceri with a stack of 2,600,000, while Israel's Arie Kliper rounds out the podium positions with 2,200,000.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manish Madan | United States | 3,000,000 | 120 |
| 2 | Buck Bucceri | United States | 2,600,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Arie Kliper | Israel | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Marc Wolpert | United States | 1,900,000 | 76 |
| 5 | Quoc Le | United States | 1,800,000 | 72 |
| 6 | Gary Herstein | United States | 1,700,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 1,700,000 | 68 |
| 8 | Stephen Austin | United States | 1,700,000 | 68 |
| 9 | Luke Graham | United States | 1,600,000 | 64 |
| 10 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 1,600,000 | 64 |
Among the notable names still alive are JJ Liu, one of Taiwan's most successful poker players. The Women in Poker Hall of Fame member has amassed more than $3.5 million in live tournament earnings, according to TheHendonMob, and remains firmly in the hunt with 315,000 in chips.
Also, coming back today is Scott Lazar. The 2005 WSOP Main Event sixth-place finisher has more than $1 million in recorded tournament earnings, and will return with 335,000 chips as he looks to add another deep run to his resume
Another player to watch is Marc Wolpert, who finished runner-up in the $1,000 Seniors Event in 2024. Wolpert bagged 1,900,000 chips, good for a spot among the top ten stacks heading into Day 3.
The 44 remaining players will return to the tables for Day 3 at 12 p.m. local time with the plan to play until only five are left. Play will resume with Level 21, blinds of 10,000/25,000/25,000. Levels are 60 minutes long, with 15-minute breaks every 2 levels. A dinner break will be determined as play progresses. The final five will bag up and return for the Day 4 finale at a yet-to-be-determined time on Monday, June 15th.
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Event #39: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
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