Steve Hohn and another opponent called an all-in raise from a third player in the hand. The flop came with two diamonds, and Hohn bet, getting a fold from his opponent.
Hohn and the all-in player's hands were tabled. Hohn had , and his opponent had . Hohn made his flush on the river to eliminate his opponent and scoop a sizeable pot.
Five players limped into the pot, including Benny Champlin in the big blind.
The flop came , and the hijack bet. Only Champlin called after initially checking from the blinds. Champlin checked dark before the dropped on the turn. His opponent tossed out 3,000. Champlin called. The completed the board, and Champlin bet 6,500. His opponent thought for a minute, then moved all in for 10,000. Champlin called.
"King," said the hijack before tabling . Champlin then rolled over his and took down the pot with two pair.
"I'm ready to go home," said the hijack before gathering his belongings and exiting the tournament floor.
"I said I'd get him back," added Champlin following the hand, stacking up his chips.
Steve Sallot raised to 1,500 from middle position before the action folded around to the player in the big blind. He moved all in for 5,250. Sallot thought about his decision while he gathered the chips to call.
"You can just call and worry about the amount later," said Sallot's opponent. "Or you can take your time," he added when Sallot looked over at him.
Sallot called shortly thereafter, and the cards were tabled.
Sallot:
Opponent:
The board ran out . Sallot improved to a set of threes, sending his opponent to the rail.
With registration now closed, the official numbers are in. This year's Super Senior's gathered 1,720 entries, creating a prize pool worth $1548,000. Crushing the previous two year's numbers.
The top 258 players will get paid with the eventual champion earning a payday of $259,230. Anyone making the money will walk away with at least $1,502.
The 590 remaining players have retaken their seats after the dinner break. Registration has closed, and although the numbers are not official yet, the total number of entrants looks to be 1,720 — almost 200 more than 2015 and 250 more than 2016.
The official prize pool and payout structure will be announced shortly.