
Seniors Championship
Alfie Adam Eliminated in 7th Place - $625

Alfie Adam open shoved utg for his last 35,500 (9 BB) and was called by Rudolf Fourie on the button.
Adam in rough shape, was the first player to walk away with a payout after board 7♠ 3♦ 8♥ 8♠ J♠ failed to save him from his demise.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
RF Rudolf Fourie | Q♦Q♠ D | 104,000(26 BB) |
AA Alfie Adam | T♠T♣ UTG | busted |
Seniors Championship Final Table is Set!

Today's WPT Seniors Championship is down to its final seven players with USA's Harry Cheatham standing in the forefront. Cheatham delivered the last two eliminations and leads the hunt for the $5,135 top prize.
Seniors Championship
Date/s: February 15, 2025
Buy-in: USD 300
Entries: 54
Prize pool: USD 13,881
ITM: 7 places
Final Table Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
CT Calvin Tan | 108,500(27 BB) | 44 | 1 |
MA Markus Albisser | 72,000(18 BB) | 44 | 3 |
RF Rudolf Fourie | 46,500(12 BB) | 44 | 4 |
HC Harry Cheatham | 216,000(54 BB) | 44 | 5 |
MW Michael Wood (3) | 132,000(33 BB) | 44 | 6 |
AA Alfie Adam | 35,500(9 BB) | 44 | 7 |
ND Neil Davidson | 181,000(45 BB) | 44 | 8 |
Payouts in USD
Place | Payout (USD) |
---|---|
1 | $5,135 |
2 | $3,054 |
3 | $1,874 |
4 | $1,319 |
5 | $1,041 |
6 | $833 |
7 | $625 |
Alfie Adam Gives Up the Fight
Michael Wood opened 10,000 utg and was called by Alfie Adam right behind along with the big blind.
Action on flop A♣ 9♠ 9♣ was checked round to turn 7♦ . Both checked to Adam once more, pushing him to bet 15,000. Wood check called onto river K♥ , where he led for a final 12,000. Adam open folded J♦ J♥ and Wood returned the favor, showing Q♥ Q♣ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MW Michael Wood (3) | 159,000(53 BB) |
AA Alfie Adam | 41,500(14 BB) |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SK Sean Keeton | 45,500(18 BB) | 44 | 1 |
CT Calvin Tan | 89,000(36 BB) | 44 | 2 |
MA Markus Albisser | 68,500(27 BB) | 44 | 3 |
MW Michael Wood (3) | 91,500(37 BB) | 44 | 5 |
HC Harry Cheatham | 89,500(36 BB) | 44 | 6 |
LP Lawrence Pashak | 25,500(10 BB) | 44 | 7 |
RF Rudolf Fourie | 28,000(11 BB) | 44 | 9 |
BG Brian Green | 30,000(12 BB) | 45 | 1 |
44,000(18 BB) | 45 | 6 | |
NS Nobuyasu Sato | 80,500(32 BB) | 45 | 7 |
ND Neil Davidson | 144,000(58 BB) | 45 | 8 |
AA Alfie Adam | 69,000(28 BB) | 45 | 9 |
Nobuyasu Sato Gets Paid in Full

Alfie Adam opened utg+1 and snap called Nobuyasu Sato's all-in on the big blind for 28,200 (14 BB).
Sato a favorite to win, cruised to victory on board Q♥ 8♠ T♣ 3♦ 2♦ and doubled up to a healthy 30 BB stack.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
NS Nobuyasu Sato | K♦K♠ BB | 59,400(30 BB) |
AA Alfie Adam | 6♦6♠ UTG+1 | 80,400(40 BB) |
Alfie Adam Demands for the Rest

Thalmann Robert defended his big blind vs Alfie Adam’s 4,000 open, and went on to check call two streets - 5,000 and 7,000, on board 4♣ T♠ 9♥ J♠ .
On river A♠ , Adam pulled the trigger and barreled all-in and left Robert nowhere to go but out.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AA Alfie Adam | 108,600(54 BB) |
18,700(9 BB) |
Alfie Adam Sends Ronnie Tate Packing

A series of back and forth between Alfie Adam and Ronnie Tate ended with the latter risking his entire 43,100 (27 BB) with the ladies.
Unfortunately for Tate, Adam had the best of it on board A♦ 9♠ K♦ 9♥ 2♥ , delivering the bust in quick fashion.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AA Alfie Adam | A♥A♣ MP | 112,100(70 BB) |
RT Ronnie Tate | Q♥Q♣ CO | busted |
Wayde Parker Secures Another Double

Wayde Parker raised all-in for his last 9,800 (6 BB) on the big blind and left initial raiser Alfie Adam priced in to call.
Board Q♦ 7♣ 5♦ T♣ T♥ landed both players two pair, with Parker's better kicker running in play to take the win.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
WP Wayde Parker | A♥Q♠ BB | 22,000(14 BB) |
AA Alfie Adam | K♣Q♣ HJ | 66,000(41 BB) |
Alfie Adam Stops Rajesh Goyal in His Tracks

With a pot of 9,500 situated on board 5♠ 2♠ K♣ 4♣ , Rajesh Goyal led out a bet of 2,500 on the big blind. Alfie Adam bumped it up to 2,400 and picked up the pot straight away.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AA Alfie Adam | 57,500(58 BB) |
RG Rajesh Goyal | 34,300(34 BB) |
Olivier Moyon Runs Into Rockets

Olivier Moyon stuffed his last 7,000 (7 BB) on the button and saw initial raiser Alfie Adam gladly oblige.
Moyon in rough shape, found no help on board Q♦ 6♥ 8♥ J♥ K♠ , eliminating him from the running.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AA Alfie Adam | A♠A♣ UTG+1 | 48,300(48 BB) |
OM Olivier Moyon | 2♥2♠ D | busted |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
PR Peter Randle | 15,000(19 BB) | 7 | 1 |
LP Lawrence Pashak | 36,200(45 BB) | 7 | 2 |
RG Rajesh Goyal | 34,400(43 BB) | 7 | 3 |
15,000(19 BB) | 7 | 4 | |
HC Harry Cheatham | 23,400(29 BB) | 7 | 5 |
ND Neil Davidson | 17,100(21 BB) | 7 | 6 |
SK Sean Keeton | 47,200(59 BB) | 7 | 7 |
84,000(105 BB) | 7 | 8 | |
48,600(61 BB) | 44 | 1 | |
RZ Rustem Zhugralin | 15,000(19 BB) | 44 | 2 |
JM James McCann | 18,500(23 BB) | 44 | 3 |
KI Ko Isayama | 13,600(17 BB) | 44 | 4 |
MW Michael Wood (3) | 55,300(69 BB) | 44 | 5 |
TH Todd Hansen | 26,600(33 BB) | 44 | 6 |
CT Calvin Tan | 33,500(42 BB) | 44 | 8 |
RF Rudolf Fourie | 14,000(18 BB) | 44 | 9 |
RS Roman Shcherbakov | 13,300(17 BB) | 45 | 1 |
MM Michael Murray | 28,700(36 BB) | 45 | 2 |
MW Mark Warren | 8,800(11 BB) | 45 | 3 |
OM Olivier Moyon | 20,000(25 BB) | 45 | 4 |
EB Eric Bennici | 13,500(17 BB) | 45 | 6 |
NS Nobuyasu Sato | 15,000(19 BB) | 45 | 7 |
25,000(31 BB) | 45 | 8 | |
AA Alfie Adam | 36,100(45 BB) | 45 | 9 |
MA Markus Albisser | 72,000(90 BB) | 46 | 3 |
BG Brian Green | 13,500(17 BB) | 46 | 4 |
TA Taruli Aritonang | 18,000(23 BB) | 46 | 5 |
WP Wayde Parker | 15,000(19 BB) | 46 | 6 |
PB Peter Bennett | 37,400(47 BB) | 46 | 7 |
DL Diego Lopez | 8,200(10 BB) | 46 | 8 |
RT Ronnie Tate | 54,000(68 BB) | 46 | 9 |
Alfie Adam Flops the Nuts

Preflop action built a pot of 4,500 as flop T♥ 2♥ 7♥ ran on the felt. Betting between Mark Warren and Alfie Adam continued, which eventually landed both stacks in the middle - Adam at risk for his last 11,100.
Warren A♠ A♣
Adam A♥ 8♥
Crushed against the all hearts board, Warren slipped back down to a short stack, with the runout 5♥ K♣ leaving his aces in pieces completely.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AA Alfie Adam | 26,700(45 BB) |
MW Mark Warren | 5,200(9 BB) |
Stuart Green Doubles Through Alfie Adam
An all-in preflop situation saw Stuart Green commit his 13,000 stack against Alfie Adam on the big blind.
Green ahead, extended his lead further as the window card showed a queen. Board Q♦ K♣ 3♣ 8♠ 8♦ continued on the felt, leaving Green with no worries of an elimination.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SG Stuart Green | Q♥Q♠ MP | 26,300(132 BB) |
AA Alfie Adam | T♦T♥ BB | 4,100(21 BB) |