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A player in early position moved all in with 
and Robert Varkonyi woke up with 
in late position. He also moved all in and everyone else got out of the way.
The board came 
and the Former Main Event Champion is holding on in search of his second bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,000
-86,000
|
-86,000 |
|
||
Mere moments after failing to felt John Strzemp with 
, James Miller managed to do the deed with a much stronger hand.
Holding the 
, Miller opened for 11,000 and Strzemp, perhaps cluing in Miller after he showed down rags, looked him up with 
. On the 
flop, Miller made a small bet, and Strzemp took the bait, moving all-in over the top.
If he could call with three-four, a pair of tens was surely good enough, and Miller pushed his chips forward to put the 1997 WSOP Main Event runner-up at risk.
Two bricks completed the board, and Miller's pair was good over Strzemp's ace-high hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
We came up just as the dealer was shipping Hoyt Corkins the pot. He had on a 
board and his opponent held . Two pair was good enough to win the pot and eliminate a player in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
||
A short-stacked player moved all in preflop, and Daryl Katz had an easy call when he looked down and saw 
. His opponent turned over 
, and the dealer rolled out 
. Katz's aces held without a sweat, and he is up to 235000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
John Strzemp lost one of the most memorable hands in poker history, when Stu Ungar spiked a deuce on the river to make the wheel straight, completing The Kid's astounding comeback from personal turmoil to triumph at the Main Event for a record third time. Playing outdoors for the first and only time in World Series of Poker history, that hand cemented Ungar's legacy as one of poker's true prodigies, while Strzemp was relegated to footnote status in the game's history books.
Today, Strzemp is trying to navigate an enormous field of seniors to make his return to the WSOP final table stage, and he recently found himself all-in for his tournament life. As fate would have it, he would be dodging the wheel straight yet again.
After jamming his last 22,000 over the top of a 9,000 opening raise, Strzemp was called by James Miller, who held nothing but the . The 1997 Main Event runner-up was in good shape with his 
, but as he learned the hard way on the hot Fremont Street pavement one fateful day 16 years ago, nothing is decided until the river card falls.
The flop came down 
, and although the wheel was out of the question, Strzemp could not have liked to see the 
drop in on the turn. With one card between him and a double up, Strzemp was impassive, perhaps knowing he had already suffered the worst bad beat he'll ever take. Sure enough, the came on the river, and Strzemp secured the double despite a bit of unwanted sweat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
197,700
|
197,700 |
|
235,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
220,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
215,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
||
|
210,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
165,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Beth Gains raised to 11,500 preflop, and Joe "XYZ" Aronesty re-raised all in. Action folded around to Gains, who thought for only a few moments before calling. As she was thinking, Aronesty said he had a feeling this would be his last hand. He turned over , while Gains held 
. Aronesty was favored, but the flop changed his fortunes, coming 
. The ten proved to be enough for Gains, as the 
on the turn and the 
on the river didn't help Aronesty.
After the hand, Gains is up to 175,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
We arrived at the table on the river just as James Miller's river bet was called. Miller turned over 
. He had rivered a flush to vault ahead of his opponent's . Miller seems unstoppable, and is now up to 420,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
With the Seniors Championship field shrinking seemingly with every deal, we've noticed that the number of women still holding chips has remained relatively steady.
One of those women looking to add a gold WSOP bracelet to their jewelry box is Beth Gains, a recreational player who goes by the name of "betyamama" on PokerStars. Gains authored a blog chronicling her journey to achieve the coveted Supernova status on PokerStars, and with her deep run here in this year's Senior Championship, she will have plenty to write home about.
Gains has quiety moved her chip stack above the 125,000 mark, and with the shorties shipping it all around her, her stack has afforded plenty of room to maneuver.
We will be sure to track Gains' progress as Day 2 continues, to see if she can make it back-to-back female champions in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
128,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
