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.