We missed the action but caught up when the dealer was counting out chips to add to Susie Issac's stack. She held 
against the 
of Vasilios Tzetzos on a board of 
.
Isaac had 29,500 in her stack and Tzetzos was matching that. Add that to the 13,000 or so in the pot and Isaacs is up to roughly 72,000.
Many of the players have asked when the dinner break is. There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, followed by six more levels of play or until a final table is reached.
We don't expect the field to reach nine players, but if the current rate of bustouts keep up, you never know.
About 200 players remain. More than half the field have reported to the rail in less than four levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
200,400
|
200,400 |
|
100,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
|
95,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
67,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
61,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
50,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
45,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
Philip Smith was in for about 25,000 with 
, but ran into Tom Schneider's 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Schneider a set and upping his stack to about 135,000.
Michael Schwartz moved all in preflop and was called by Alan Dekenson. It was a classic race when they turned over their cards:
Dekenson: 
Schwartz: 
Dekenson was the one all in for 41,300, which would leave Dekenson with only 12,000 if he were to lose. The flop came 
, keeping Dekenson in the lead. Schwartz was looking for an ace or king and received neither when the 
came on the turn.
The river card held Dekenson's tournament life in the balance. The dealer burned and revealed the 
. Dekenson doubled to more than 84,000 while Schwartz was suddenly a short stack.
On a flop of 
, Russell Morley and Harry Tomishima had all of their money in the pot. What is interesting about this match-up is that these were the two oldest gentlemen left in the tournament at 80 years old.
Tomishima was the one at risk, having committed his remaining 23,000, and held pocket jacks. Unfortunately for him, Morely held 
and was far ahead.
The turn and river both blanked for Tomishima and he was sent to the rail with a nice round of applause from the remaining players. This makes Morely the oldest person left in the Seniors Championship.
Richard Lee raised to 6,000 under the gun and action folded to Vasilios Tzetzos, who made the call from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Tzetzos lead out for 10,000. Lee raised to 28,000, leaving himself 22,800 behind. Tzetzos went in the tank for a few minutes before saying, "Alright, I'm all in."
It was Lee's turn to go in the tank. As he was thinking, the tournament director announced that players were now on break. Lee tanked for a couple more minutes before mucking. Tzetzos flipped over his cards and revealed 
. Lee is down to 22,800 and off to lunch.
The remaining players are on a 60-minute dinner break.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
181,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
66,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
16,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
