2011 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 2
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

Bob Chow Chips Up With Quad Aces

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

With the board reading {A-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and over 44,000 chips already in the pot, Bob Chow heard his opponent say exactly what he wanted hear, declaring "I'm all-in." The stack at risk was over 80,000, representing a significant overbet of the pot, but Chow did not need to calculate pot odds or anything else for that matter.

Chow snap-called and proudly turned over his {A-Clubs}{A-Spades} for quad aces, while his stunned opponent showed down {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. Both Chow and the other had flopped their sets, but Chow held the more powerful pair in the hole and after the turn, he couldn't be beaten.

This win propelled Chow to 146,000 in chips while his opponent hit the rail wondering how he could have played the hand any differently.

Tags: Bob Chow

Saxon Soaring

On a {J-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} board against two opponents (one being all in), Steven Saxon bet 10,000 on the flop, turn, and river. He was paid off each time and showed {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Steven Saxon
140,000
121,900
121,900

Payout Information (220th - 239th)

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
PlacePlayerPrize
220Beverly Lowry$2,329
221Anthony Gianfermi$2,329
222Timothy Chauser$2,329
223James Mitchell$2,329
224Hilary Reicher$2,329
225Russ Murphy$2,329
226Deloris Batson$2,329
227Frank Echols$2,329
228Victor Fey$2,329
229Steve Trivelpiece$2,329
230Trevor Whiteway$2,329
231Kenneth Harbaugh$2,329
232Jeffrey Houston$2,329
233Tuan Nguyen$2,329
234Mark Rubin$2,329
235Michael Gear$2,329
236Siew Bickell$2,329
237Taylor Koch$2,329
238Roger Polark$2,329
239John Kurmel$2,329

Tommy Vinas' Two-Pair Taken Down On River

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

With the board showing {8-Clubs}{4-Spades}{J-Clubs}{A-Hearts} after the turn, Tommy Vinas shipped his last 50,000 or so chips into the middle. Richard Harwood decided to make the call and showed down {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades} for top pair, top kicker.

Vinas was in good shape with his {J-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a flopped two-pair and the river card would determine if he survived this all-in confrontation.

River: {A-Clubs}

Harwood found one of his outs and made trip aces to eliminate Vinas. Harwood now sits with over 300,000 chips and is becoming a force late in Day 2.

Tags: Tommy Vinas

Tommy Vinas' Two-Pair Taken Down On River

With the board showing {8-Clubs}{4-Spades}{J-Clubs}{A-Hearts} after the turn, Tommy Vinas shipped his last 50,000 or so chips into the middle. Richard Harwood decided to make the call and showed down {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades} for top pair, top kicker.

Vinas was in good shape with his {J-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a flopped two-pair and the river card would determine if he survived this all-in confrontation.

River: {A-Clubs}

Harwood found one of his outs and made trip aces to eliminate Vinas. Harwood now sits with over 300,000 chips and is becoming a force late in Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Harwood
305,000
195,000
195,000

Tags: Tommy VinasRichard Harwood

Payout Information (200th - 219th)

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
PlacePlayerPrize
200Eric Schulz$2,667
201John Arva$2,667
202Vincent Frigeria$2,667
203Dean Schneider$2,667
204Stephen Massa$2,667
205Francesco Costa$2,667
206Darin Ann Parker$2,667
207Bill Eichel$2,667
208David Angel$2,329
209Richard Pumilia$2,329
210Paul Flynn$2,329
211Padraig Parkinson$2,329
212Stephen Hagar$2,329
213Robert Schulze$2,329
214Jeffrey Gamble$2,329
215Richard Hyde$2,329
216Kim Rasmussen$2,329
217Larry Landgraf$2,329
218James Cicala$2,329
219Gregory Jackson$2,329

James Pritchard Pushing Forward On Day 2

After a short stacked player raised all-in from under-the-gun, putting his last 35,500 at risk, James Pritchard called him down with {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}.

The opponent's {J-Clubs}{K-Clubs} was dominated by Pritchard's big slick, and the final board of {6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts} offered no help. By eliminating this player from the tournament Pritchard boosted his chip stack to nearly 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
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James Pritchard
195,000
138,300
138,300

Tags: James Pritchard

Harwood Hanging Tough

After his recent knockout of Tommy Vinas, Richard Harwood looked to add another notch to his belt and called the all-in bet of another player.

Showdown:

Harwood: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}

The player with all of his chips at risk was dominated by Harwood's stronger ace, and after the board rolled out {Q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} Harwood's two-pair sent another player to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Harwood
330,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Richard Harwood

Payout Information (180th - 199th)

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
PlacePlayerPrize
180Francis Thompson$2,667
181James Winniman$2,667
182Steven Calhoun$2,667
183Michael Countz$2,667
184Stephen Barbella$2,667
185Richard Hensarling$2,667
186Thomas Kasperski$2,667
187David Ives$2,667
188M Schroeder$2,667
189William Davis$2,667
190Ronald Swain$2,667
191Stephen Birk$2,667
192April Matthews$2,667
193Ernie Galliani$2,667
194Edward Chevallier$2,667
195Charles Roosa$2,667
196Ray Koerntgen$2,667
197Aram Alexander$2,667
198William Gibbons$2,667
199Al Ethier$2,667

Dave Moyses Goes Clubbing

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

A scream of agony drew our attention and we reached the table in time to see the aftermath of tough beat. The fallen player had his {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} tabled on a ten-high board and looked to be the likely winner.

Then we noticed the {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} held by Dave Moyses and saw that his club had hit the final board of {5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, giving him a flush. All of the chips had been put in the pot before the flop and Moyses had sucked out after starting the hand in bad shape, but he'll gladly take the chips.

Tags: Dave Moyses