Level: 6
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,376,800
Entries
3,752
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Carli and McKinney Spotted
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Doug "Rico" Carli has just been spotted on the far side of the Pavilion Room.
Sitting with 3,500 in chips, we also noticed that he was seated to a recognisable player named William McKinney.
McKinney however is doing slightly better then Carli as he has amassed a 10,500-chip stack, and with five WSOP cashes to his name, McKinney will be hoping to add another here while Carli will be looking for his 24th career WSOP cash if he can gain some run-good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
3,500
500
|
500 |
Tom Meldrum Drums One Right Out of the Room
A huge stack of high denomination chips caught our eye and we watched as Tom Meldrum added even more after an all-in confrontation. With 700 chips already up fro grabs, an opponent holding the button pushed all-in for his last 1,825.
The action folded around to Meldrum in the cutoff, and with an already massive stack of over 20,000 at his disposal, he cut off enough for the call and flipped over his 
.
His opponent was in the lead with his 
but appeared disappointed to be tangling with the chip leader for his tournament life. The flop of 
did nothing to assuage these worries and the 
on the turn gave Meldrum the lead in the hand. After the river came 
, Meldrum had eliminated another player and built his stack to over 25,000 in the process.
With the average chip stack at around 4,000 to 4,500 at this stage in the Seniors Championship, Meldrum's castle of chips puts him in commanding position as we approach the Day 1 dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,800 |
Ma Gets Aggressive
With three limps around to him in the small blind, Tony Ma bumped it up to 1,700.
The big blind folded, as did the three limpers, and Ma collected the small pot to take him to roughly 5,500 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
||
Paul "X-22" Magriel Quacking
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
Paul Magriel has just been spotted in the field wielding a 5,100-chip stack.
"Quack, quack!" echoed the room, and for anyone that has been around poker, will know that this is Magriel's catch-cry.
Known as X-22 on the backgammon circuit, Magriel is one of the world's greatest backgammon players and teachers. However his success on the green felt isn't as great. Magriel however does have eight WSOP cashes to his name and a WPT final table.
Angle Spared by Rivered Flush
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
Harold Angle limped from middle position, as did the cutoff. The small completed and the big checked his option.
The flop came 
and everyone checked around the the cutoff player, who led out for 400. The player in the small blind called and Angle both called.
The turn came the 
and the small blind checked. Angle went all-in for 975, the cutoff folded but the small blind called and tabled 
for a flush. Angle flipped up 
and found himself drawing to flush.
River: 
, giving Angle the superior king-high flush.
Following that hand, our defending champion still has plenty of fight left with approximately 4,000 in chips.
Update on Badhat
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
We walked by Kenny "Badhat" Piel's table and saw that his chip stack had grown up to 20,000 in chips. He has knocked out a total of five players total so far. When we were watching he picked up a few small pots in the blinds that never went to show down. We'll be keeping an eye on him today to see if his stack continues to grow.
No Button Steal for Isaacs
With a limp in early position and a raise to 800, the action was passed to Susie Isaacs on the button.
"Raise!" mumbled Isaacs from under a bright green hat that featured a royal flush pinned to the side.
Isaacs splashed the pot with a raise to 2,500 to force the blinds to kick their cards to the muck swiftly as the original followed too. The preflop raiser stalled for a moment before tossing their cards to the muck.
Isaacs dragged the pot and slowly revealed her 
to prove she wasn't button stealing! Isaacs is now sitting with 12,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
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Lon's Tournament Life Licked
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
In Lon McEachern's final hand, a player limped from middle position and McEachern went all-in for his last 675 from the small. The big blind called, as did the original limper.
The flop came 
and the big blind checked. The middle position player bet 1,000 and the big blind folded after some deliberation.
McEachern: 
Opponent: 
The were no help to McEachern and he was sent to the rail.
Shirley Battling to Even Score with David
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
Both Shirley Williams and the under the gun player committed 525 preflop to see a 
flop fall.
The first player pushed out a 675-chip bet into Williams only to have her move all in for 3,700.
With Williams' opponent puzzled at her shove, Williams sat there emotionless while staring blankly at the board before her opponent slowly pushed his cards towards the muck.
"Should I show?" asked Williams, but before anyone could respond, she let out a long, "Nahhhhhhhh!"
As Williams dragged the pot to move to 5,725, she will hoping for a deep run here that could potentially result in a WSOP gold bracelet so that she even the score between her and her son David Williams who has a bracelet in the 2006 $1,500 Seven Card Stud event.