We missed the action but one of Don Olguin's tablemates caught our attention as we passed by the table.
He told us that Olguin and another player had both flopped huge on a flop and that the money went all in. Olguin had pocket queens versus his opponent's trip kings.
The fourth queen hit on the turn, giving Olguin quads and he scored the early double-up.
Day 1 of the Super Seniors event is underway and already the field is approaching record numbers. The tournament clocks shows 1,361 entries and the line is still thick at the registration booth.
In 2016, the field capped off at 1,476 entries, slightly below 2015's total of 1,533.
Registration for this event will remain open until the end of the dinner break and one reentry is permitted per player.
Welcome back to the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP), live from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. As the 2017 Seniors Championship wraps up today, the third running of the 65+ Super Seniors will get underway.
Event #35: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em kicks off at 10 a.m. local time with a sizeable field expected. In 2016, James Moore got the best of a 1,476-player field to capture his first WSOP gold bracelet and a first-place prize of $230,626.
Jon Andlovec won the first-ever Super Seniors event back in 2015, topping a field of 1,533 runners to claim a $262,220 top prize. Some other notables possibly making an appearance this year include Barry Shulman, Perry Green, Ron Giles, and TJ Cloutier.
2016 Final Table Results:
Finish
Player
Country
Prize
1
James Moore
United States
$230,626
2
Charles Barker
United States
$142,461
3
Steven Krupnick
United States
$102,052
4
Charles Rinn
Canada
$73,943
5
Eugene Spinner
United States
$54,197
6
Fred Berger
United States
$40,191
7
Arthur Loring
United States
$30,159
8
James Parrott
United States
$22,902
9
Vern Soeldner
United States
$17,604
In 2016, the prize pool capped off at $1,328,400, slightly below 2015’s mark of $1,379,700. Registration for this year’s event will remain open until the end of the 90-minute dinner break, approximately 6:10 p.m. local time. One reentry is permitted for each player.
Day 1 will consist of 10 hour-long levels with a 20-minute break every two levels. Players will start with 5,000 chips and blinds will begin at 25/50.
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