Kent Senter: Living His Dream

Kent Senter is 55 years old. He has four children, a loving wife, and only six months to two years to live after being diagnosed with Multiple Myleoma, a degenerative cancer of the spine. Once a manager at Lowe's, Senter began experiencing back pain about three years ago, but doctors and specialists alike told him it was just arthritis. Senter lived with the pain and treated it the best he could until this March, when he was hit in the back by some freight he was unloading off a truck. It was then that he received the correct, but ultimately fatal diagnosis. Now, with mounting medical bills and a family to provide for, Senter thought he'd never get to live his dream-- to play in the WSOP Main Event.

Senter's wife Patty, however, is one determined woman. She sprung into action and contacted Bluff Magazine publisher Eric Morris to see if he could help. Morris, in turn, contacted PokerStars who immediately agreed to sponsor him into the Main Event.

Today, Senter is ensconced at Table 1, Seat 2. The ESPN cameras have been hovering around all day, not to capture hands played by current chip leader Yan Chen or to check on J.J. Liu's progress, but with their lenses trained on his face. Hopefully, his appearance on the WSOP broadcast can bring some attention to Multiple Myleoma as well as the Jimmy V foundation, a charity Senter supports.

Senter is currently sitting on 18,000 in chips as we approach the dinner break.