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The World Series of Poker introduced a fresh format with Event #59: the $1,000 Battle of the Ages. The tournament attracted 3,074 players, creating a $2.8 million prize pool and drawing interest for more than just the payout. Players were split into two fields—those over 50 and those under—before combining later in the event to determine which generation would come out on top.
Good to know
- Sebastiaan de Jonge won the title and $335,390 after starting the final day with just five big blinds.
- The format divided players by age, with under-50s and over-50s playing separate Day 1s.
- This is de Jonge’s first WSOP win, final table, and bracelet.
Sebastiaan de Jonge, a Dutch businessman and investor who has been living in the U.S. for quite some years now, overcame long odds to take home the bracelet and top prize. He entered Day 3 with only 2,650,000 chips—just five big blinds—but managed to work his way through the field and eventually defeat Ignacio Sagra heads-up.
“Incredible run, actually really lucky, ridiculously lucky,” de Jonge said in a post-win interview. “It’s funny how many rivers, how many good rivers, you need to win the tournament. If you think back on all the rivers you had, it’s really insane.”
Debut Final Table and Record Score
The win is de Jonge’s first appearance at a WSOP final table and his largest tournament cash to date. His $335,390 payday pushes him into the top 50 on the Netherlands’ all-time money list. More importantly, he becomes the first-ever champion of the Battle of the Ages.
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His previous best result was already five years ago on February 27, 2020, when he finished 2nd in the $5,250 No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed event at the WPT L.A. Poker Classic in Los Angeles, earning $92,340. Earlier that year, on January 9, de Jonge placed 8th in the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em event at the WPT Gardens Poker Championship, also in Los Angeles, adding $67,790 to his total. Another major score came on July 3, 2022, when he cashed for $53,900 after finishing 204th in the $10,000 WSOP Main Event (Event #70) at the 53rd World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
When asked what the win meant most to him, de Jonge said, “The bracelet by far. The final table was already really cool to make it, out of 3,074 players, like I said, you have to [go on an] incredibly good run. [But] just really happy, really, really happy, really good feeling to win.”
He was also measured in his response to the generational question at the heart of the tournament. “It’s not as simple as that. The older guys were playing well; they were often a little less technical, less GTO than the younger guys, but the tournament, the blinds were going so fast, and everybody was playing really slow. It was not a lot of poker, it was a lot of all in and survive, survive, survive; so I am the biggest survivor, I guess.”
Quick Final Table Summary
Short stacks and fast blind levels made for an action-heavy final day. Xia Wang and Allan Le were the first to be eliminated. De Jonge gained momentum with back-to-back knockouts of Jack Maskill and Day 3 chip leader Joseph Roh. Srivinay Irrinki and Hakeem Mashal followed, leaving only De Jonge and Ignacio Sagra to battle it out. After some early chip swings, De Jonge sealed the win with three consecutive all-in wins.
Final Table Results Event #59: the $1,000 Battle of the Ages
- Sebastiaan de Jonge (Netherlands) – $335,390
- Ignacio Sagra (Argentina) – $223,394
- Hakeem Mashal (United States) – $165,944
- Srivinay Irrinki (United States) – $124,269
- Joseph Roh (United States) – $93,820
- Jack Maskill (United Kingdom) – $71,416
- Allan Le (United States) – $54,814
- Xia Wang (Macau) – $42,424
- Kelley Slay (United States) – $33,112
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