Seniors Championship ($300)

Calvin Tan opened on the cutoff and called Michael Wood's 86,000 (14 BB) all-in on the big blind.

Wood in rough shape, missed to connect with board 8♥ A♦ Q♠ 3♦ 2♥ , ending his run in 5th place finish.

A limp pot blind vs blind between Harry Cheatman and Michael Wood dealt a flop of 9♣ J♠ Q♣ . Cheatman went for a check raise to 20,000 and Wood completed.

On turn J♥ , Cheatman checked once more to Wood, and faced another 20,500 bet from his opponent. Cheatman elected to just call this time around, and arrived at showdown shortly after Wood checked back river T♥ .

Cheatman showed two pair Q♦ 9♠ , good against Wood's T♠ 4♠ .

Markus Albisser pushed his last 31,500 (6 BB) on the hijack and faced Michael Wood on the small blind for a flip.

Board A♣ Q♣ J♣ 7♦ 8♣ ran in favor of Wood's overcards, knocking out Albisser in the process.

Michael Wood opened 13,500 on the cutoff and was called right behind by Neil Davidson.

Action on board 8♣ 6♥ 6♦ 3♣ T♦ was checked all the way down to the river, where Wood led out a bet of 8,000. Davidson called with two pair K♥ T♥ and shipped the win after Wood tabled J♦ T♣ .

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

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♣ .

A blind vs blind battle saw Michael Wood limp call a 7,500 raise from Harry Cheatham behind.

Action on board 8♠ 7♠ Q♥ 4♥ 4♠ was checked all the way down to the river, where Wood fired an 18,000 overbet. Cheatham surrendered, giving up the pot to his opponent.

Harry Cheatham limped in utg and was followed by two more limps behind. Michael Wood on the big blind, decided to bump it up to 6,500, and picked up the pot uncontested.

Chip leader Michael Wood has been ramping up the aggression and has since picked up three pots in a row, swinging more chips his way.

Wood firstly, fired a three bet against an open and a call and picked up the pot uncontested.

The following hand saw Wood this time, open from early position, and four bet jam against a three bet to take it down straight away.

Three in a row, Wood locked in another round of blinds after his utg open found no callers.

Calvin Tan opened early position and saw chip leader Michael Wood complete on the big blind.

On board Q♣ 8♣ 2♠ T♥ , Wood took the initiative and led out two streets - 3,600 and 8,700, leaving Tan unable to continue by the turn.

Thalmann Robert flicked in his last 2,400, raised by Michael Wood to 5,300. Todd Hansen called on the big blind and read a flop of 8♣ 2♣ 5♣ .

Action checked round to turn 2♠ , where Wood led out a bet of 6,500. Hansen got out of the way, leaving the two to showdown.

Robert A♠ K♥

Wood K♣ Q♣

Robert drawing dead against Wood's flush, bowed out shortly after river 9♠ completed the board.

Another all-in preflop situation saw Rudolf Fourie gladly risk his remaining 9,700 with the best hand in the deck up against Michael Wood's pocket pair.

Wood in rough shape, turned the tables instantly, having spiked his two outer on board 9♦ 5♥ T♣ J♠ 7♦ to lock in the win.

Michael Wood defended his big blind against Thalmann Robert's 1,000 button open, and faced another 1,000 cbet on flop 4♥ T♦ 9♦ . Wood answered with a check raise to 4,000 and left Robert in quick surrender.

Calvin Tan opened 400 utg+1 and saw both players on the blinds come along on flop A♦ T♥ 8♠ .

Tan continued for 600 and was check called by Michael Wood on the small blind. Both checked turn K♦ through to A♥ , where Wood led a final 1,300. Tan snap called with two pair K♥ 7♥ and found it good against Wood's 9♥ 8♠ for the pot.

Preflop action built a pot of 6,100 between Michael Wood on the small blind and James McCann in early position. Both stacks rushed to the middle on flop J♠ 5♠ 4♥ not long after, with McCann at risk for his last 10,800 with top pair.

McCann A♣ J♦

Wood K♥ K♠

Crushed against Wood's cowboys, McCann headed out just as turn T♦ and river 9♦ completed the board.