2011 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
610
Prize
$557,435
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,376,800
Entries
3,752
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Lucky Ladies for Mombourquette

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Rick Mombourquette raised preflop and was met with an all-in re-raise for about 10,000 from the small. The big blind folded and Mombourquette snap-called.

Mombourquette: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {K-}{K-}

The board {Q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{J-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, sparing Mombourquette with a queen in the window and sending his opponent to the rail. Mombourquette is back up to about 65,000.

Tags: Ricky Mombourquette

Baldy's Dad Busts

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We spotted Eric Baldwin on the rail and asked him who he was sweating. He pointed out his dad so we went to see the action and he just so happened to be pushing his remaining 5,300 chips in the middle on a flop of {9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}. One other player made the call. Baldwin's dad flipped up {10-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and his opponent flipped up {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

The turn brought the {9-Clubs} and the {7-Spades} hit on the river to send him to the rail.

Let The Stalling Begin!

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

With just fifteen minutes separating our remaining players from an appearance on Day 2, we spotted one player going to extremes to assure himself of that honor. The floor was called on the player after he sat still as a stone, remaining silent for over two minutes with the action on him.

When the floorman arrived with clock in hand, the player kept the ruse going and pretended simply to not hear the his admonishments to keep the game moving. When asked if he was stalling to make Day 2 or simply pondering a tough decision, the player finally admitted that he was stalling and had no problem doing so.

His tablemates tried to assure him that, with his above average chip stack, he would most likely be coming back from Day 2 playing at normal speed. The man responded sternly "not if do something stupid and get involved in a hand." Apparently this player has been well familiarized with Murphy's Law and his personal poker maxim is "what can go wrong, will never go wrong if I just refuse to act."

Andy Bradshaw Blasts Aces With King on the River

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We heard Andy Bradshaw let loose with a whooping celebration and hurried over to catch the aftermath of a crushing bad beat. With just ten minutes or so remaining until players advance to Day 2 of the Seniors Championship, a player had gone all-in with {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} and Bradshaw made the call.

The Englishman, who hails from Preston, England, was far behind with his {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and after the first four board cards came {2-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}, he appeared to be on his way to a crippling loss. The {K-Spades} on the river changed everything, however, and Bradshaw began cheering himself on.

Bradshaw jokingly warned us not to mention his "suckout" on this hand, and with pocket kings we can't say we would have played the hand any differently. He later informed us that in his last three tournaments here at this year's WSOP, he has busted on the last level of play with kings in the hole every time. His annual tradition was mercifully broken this time around and Bradshaw will be looking to continue the British Invasion of 2011 with a deep run on Day 2.

Tags: Andy Bradshaw

Day One Bagged, Bovin Leads the Field

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
The massive field for the Seniors Event. John Bovin is our current chip leader with 113,000.
The massive field for the Seniors Event. John Bovin is our current chip leader with 113,000.

Today marked a record-setting number of entrants for the Seniors Championship, with exactly 3,752 seniors packing into both the Pavilion and Amazon Room. Similar to last year, the event had such a large player pool that it actually interfered with starting times of other tournaments, including the Event #31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, which was delayed by a little over an hour.

By the end of the day, we dwindled down to just 529 players. Just a handful of "notables" remain, including Susie Isaacs (26,500), Shirley Williams (10,300) and Paul Magriel (56,100).

Big names who busted early include Amarillo Slim, Dennis Phillips, Lon McEachern, T.J. Cloutier, Berry Johnston, Tony Ma and Charles "Woody" Moore. Harold Angle also busted, which means we will crown a new champion this year.

It appears our current chip leader going into day two is John Bovin, who managed to amass a commanding 113,000 in chips. Other big stacks include Charlie Sewell (74,800) and Rick Mombourquette (66,700).

Be sure to join us at here at PokerNews tomorrow at 2:30 PDT as we approach the money bubble and make our way toward the final table!

Official Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Official Day 1 Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bovin
John Bovin
113,000
Profile photo of Ralph Crow
Ralph Crow
76,100
Profile photo of Charles Sewell us
Charles Sewell
74,800
Profile photo of Gerald White
Gerald White
72,000
Profile photo of Gregory Sellgren
Gregory Sellgren
70,400
Profile photo of Craig Koch
Craig Koch
70,000
Profile photo of Richard Mombourquette
Richard Mombourquette
66,700
Profile photo of Stephen Massa
Stephen Massa
62,100
Profile photo of M Schroeder
M Schroeder
62,000
Profile photo of Maureen Blatter
Maureen Blatter
61,000
Profile photo of Andrew Bradshaw gb
Andrew Bradshaw
58,000
Profile photo of Mike Epstein
Mike Epstein
57,500
Profile photo of David Troyer
David Troyer
57,500
Profile photo of Steven Calhoun
Steven Calhoun
57,100
Profile photo of James Pritchard us
James Pritchard
56,700
Profile photo of Paul Magriel
Paul Magriel
56,100
Profile photo of Bruce Peterson
Bruce Peterson
55,000
Profile photo of Tuan Nguyen us
Tuan Nguyen
55,000
Profile photo of James Hess us
James Hess
53,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bill Eichel
Bill Eichel
49,800
Profile photo of Joseph Davidman us
Joseph Davidman
47,700
Profile photo of Mike Sica
Mike Sica
46,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Johnson us
Michael Johnson
45,500
Profile photo of Bruce MacGregor
Bruce MacGregor
45,500
Profile photo of Robert Whalen us
Robert Whalen
44,800

Event #30: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship

Day 1 Completed

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