Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Day 3 Started
Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Day 3 Started
The record-breaking Event #38: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship has come to the business end of the tournament as the 8,180 entrants, creating a prize pool of $7,280,200, have been whittled down to only 217. Those who still have a shot at the dream to pick up the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet and a cool $765,731 will return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today to do battle on the felt.
Leonard Clementi comes into Day 3 with the chip lead amassing an incredible 4,200,000 chips. This is Clementi's first-ever WSOP cash and will be looking to make it to the final table. Chun Li is second in chips with 3,165,000 and David Palm is third with 2,335,000.
Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leonard Clementi | United States | 4,200,000 | 168 |
2 | Chun Li | United States | 3,165,000 | 127 |
3 | David Palm | United States | 2,335,000 | 93 |
4 | Mojtaba Khorsandi | United States | 2,275,000 | 91 |
5 | James Clarke | United Kingdom | 2,250,000 | 90 |
6 | Christopher Stevens | United States | 2,195,000 | 88 |
7 | Bryant Morrison | United States | 2,055,000 | 82 |
8 | Amie Martini | United States | 2,000,000 | 80 |
9 | Brad Anderson | United States | 2,000,000 | 80 |
10 | Randi Singer | United States | 1,975,000 | 79 |
There are several big names still in contention for the title. Mike Matusow will be looking to win his first bracelet in ten years. Men Nguyen will be looking to grab his eighth WSOP Bracelet, Victor Ramdin is on the hunt for his first bracelet, while Allen Kessler and JJ Liu return with short stacks.
Play will resume at 10 a.m. local time at Horseshoe where play will start at Level 22 with the blinds at 10,000/25,000 and a big blind ante of 25,000. There are ten 60-minute levels scheduled, with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 27.
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Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Play has commenced for the day on Level 22. Blinds are 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante.
The midway point in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been achieved, and that means it's time for an update on the $25k Fantasy Draft standings.
Entering Saturday's action, it appears many teams that went heavy on no-limit hold'em crushers are in good position heading into the second half of the series.
With the pot at approximately 150,000 the board read Q♣4♠9♦.
Christian Munk in the small blind checked the action to Fiodor Martino in early position. Martino bet out for 35,000 and Munk check-raised to 110,000. Martino called.
The A♦ on the turn saw a second check-raise from Munk, this time raising Martino's bet of 155,000 to a jam for the rest of Munk's stack. Martino snap-called.
Chrisitan Munk: 9♥9♣
Fiodor Martino: Q♠Q♦
Set over set sent Munk to the rail as the 10♠ fell on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fiodor Martino |
1,280,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
Christian Munk | Busted |
There was an under the gun open to 60,000 by Anthony Johnson. The next player to act was Mikhail Drobiz who went all in for 550,000. It then folded to Louis Galasso on the button, who went all in with enough chips to cover the remaining players.
Johnson got out of the way and the cards hit their backs.
Mikhail Drobiz: 10♦10♥
Louis Galasso: J♦J♠
The 5♥Q♥8♠8♦2♠ flop was clean for Galasso and he would earn a knockout and a pile of chips early in day three.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Louis Galasso |
1,800,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
Anthony Johnson |
500,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Mikhail Drobiz | Busted |
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Short stack Edward Davis moved all in for 110,000 from early position and was called by Kenneth Douglas in the cutoff.
Edward Davis: K♠J♦
Kenneth Douglas: K♦Q♦
Davis was drawing thin and could not improve on the completed board of 9♦5♠4♠Q♠A♦ as Douglas paired the queen.
Among the other early exits with Davis are Stephen Frakes, Joann Wilcox and Allen Kessler.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kenneth Douglas |
1,010,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Edward Davis | Busted | |
Allen Kessler | Busted | |
Stephen Frakes | Busted | |
Joann Wilcox | Busted |
Greg Strong opened from the cutoff to 90,000, Gordon Eng on the button three-bet to approximately 265,000. Strong came over the top with a four-bet jam and Eng called.
Greg Strong: K♦Q♦
Gordon Eng: A♣K♥
The board ran out 8♣5♠8♥7♥5♣ sending Strong to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gordon Eng |
1,700,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
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Greg Strong | Busted |