Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 4 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 4
Four Remain; Phillips Leads
Welcome back to what is sure to be the final day of Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship. After a long day of play yesterday that ended a bit after midnight, the final four players bagged and tagged their chips to return today and play for the gold.
Up for grabs is over $600,000 in first-place prize money and the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Leading the way is Dennis Phillips with over 43% of the chips in play. He's followed by Bob Phelps, two-time WSOP bracelet winner Hoyt Corkins and then Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, in that order.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Phillips | 5,335,000 |
| 2 | Bob Phelps | 3,475,000 |
| 3 | Hoyt Corkins | 1,960,000 |
| 4 | Allyn Jaffrey Shulman | 1,620,000 |
Play is scheduled to kick off at noon and it doesn't seem like things will take too long as there are roughly 78 big blinds in play total. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the ongoing coverage.
Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
First Blood to Phelps
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
On the fourth hand of the day, action folded to Bob Phelps in the small blind and he called. Dennis Phillips checked his option in the big blind and it was heads-up to the 
flop, which went check-check. When the dealer burned and turned the 
, Phelps took the initiative and led out for 300,000. Phillips gave it a quick thought and opted to fold.
Another for Phelps
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded to Bob Phelps on the button and he raised to 320,000. Dennis Phillips defended from the small blind and it was heads-up to the 
flop. Phillips proceeded to check-call a bet of 300,000 before checking the turn dark.
Phelps checked the 
back, and once again Phillips checked in the dark before seeing the next card, which was the 
. Phelps checked right behind and rolled over 
, which was good enough to win the pot.
Shulman Moves All In
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Bob Phelps was under the gun and opened for 320,000 only to have Allyn Jaffrey Shulman move all in from the small blind. Hoyt Corkins asked, "How much is that?" from the big blind, but found the 1.1 million total was too much and folded.
Phelps did the same and Shulman took down the pot.
Phillips Gets Some Back
Bob Phelps limped in the small blind and Dennis Phillips checked his option from the big. The 
flop saw Phelps lead out for 300,000, Phillips call, and then both players checked down the 
turn and 
river.
Phelps rolled over 
, but it was no good against the 
of Phillips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,900,000 | 565,000 |
|
3,450,000 | -25,000 |
Hoyt Corkins Eliminated in 4th Place ($199,023)
Action folded to Hoyt Corkins in the small blind and he moved all in for 1.4 million. Bob Phelps took his time squeezing out his cards in the big blind before making the call and putting the two-time bracelet winner at risk.
Showdown
Corkins: 
Phelps: 
Corkins was in rough shape and needed some help, but the 
flop was anything but; in fact, it left Horkins in need of either runner-runner hearts to win the pot or runner straight cards to chop.
The 
turn put an end to Corkins' shot at a third bracelet, and he shook hands with the table as the dealer put out the meaningless 
on the river. Corkins, who earned $199,023 for his fourth-place finish, exited the stage to a nice round of applause.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,750,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
"Son of a Buck"
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded to Dennis Phillips on the button and he put in a raise to 350,000. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman folded from the small blind putting action on Bob Phelps in the big blind. He announced a three-bet and made it 1.16 million to go, which put Phillips in the tank.
"Son of a buck, Bob," Phillips remarked as he thought about the decision. Eventually he folded, but not before flashing the . Phelps obliged and showed his own 
, though it was accompanied by the .
Shulman Doubles Through Phillips
Dennis Phillips opened from the button for 350,000 only to have Allyn Jaffrey Shulman move all in for 1.39 million. Bob Phelps got out of the way, and after some contemplation, Phillips made the call.
Showdown
Phillips:
Shulman: 
Phillips was ahead when the chips went in, and even managed to pair his aces on the 
flop; however, Shulman's supporters seemed quite excited as their woman had picked up the nut-flush draw. Wouldn't you know it, the peeled off on the turn to complete the said flush and guarantee Shulman the double.
Phillips gave her a quick hug as the 
was put out on the river. With that, Phelps became the news chip leader simply by sitting on the sidelines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000 | 250,000 |
|
|
4,400,000 | -1,500,000 |
|
2,900,000 | 1,280,000 |