A number of notables have stopped by to check out the action in the Seniors Event. Andy Black has been standing along the rail for the past few minutes. Likewise, "Oklahoma Johnny" Hale stopped by and personally thanked members at each table for playing in the Seniors Event.
"I've got good news," Hale said, "Within three years we are going to see over a million dollars for first place." That may be a bold prediction, but the players sure seemed happy at the thought of it.
Hale then showed his generosity by visiting the dealers and tournament staff and tipping them with a commemorative edition chip featuring pictures of prominent seniors in the poker world.
Jack Sharp raised preflop only to have Harold Angle, who had a bigger chip stack, announce, "All in."
Sharp didn't hesitate to call for his tournament life and flipped over . Angle revealed the and was in a commanding lead.
"I'm dead in the water," Sharp announced. He wasn't quite drawing dead when the flop came , but he was drawing to running eights; however, the on the turn closed the door on Sharp.
The dealer put the on the river for good measure but Sharp was eliminated from the tournament. Meanwhile, Angle is up to a little more than 100,000.
The once massive field is down to just 116 players. Play has tightened up and the once constant calls of "seat open" and "payout" have gradually slowed down.
Action folded to Tom Schneider on the button and he opted to raise to 7,600. Burt Grenell was in the small blind and moved all in for a total of 27,000.
Schneider contemplated making the call, cut out the chips, and tossed them in the pot. Grenell turned over while Schneider revealed . Grenell was racing for his tournament life as the flop came .
"Keep 'em small," Grenell encouraged the dealer, "No more clubs." Wouldn't you know it, the turn was a club, the to be exact. Suddenly Schneider was drawing to a flush with two over cards.
The dealer burned and put the on the river. Grenell dodged a lot to double to around 60,000 while Schneider is still healthy sitting with about 200,000.
Richard Lee has recently been moved to Seat 2 at Table 375. His neighbor in Seat 3 is none other than 1986 World Champion Berry Johnston. With only a few notables remaining in the field, it is unusual for two to be at the same table.
Table 375 isn't likely to be broke tonight, so it is possible they'll be playing together for the remainder of the evening; although, they are on opposite ends of the chip spectrum. Lee has a little over 20,000 while Johnston is well over 100,000.
With about 7,000 in the pot, the flop came down . Lawrence Huffman moved all in and was called by an opponent in Seat 5.
Huffman:
Seat 5:
Things were looking like a chop until the hit the turn and gave Seat 5 two pair. Huffman was clearly upset and began to rise to make his exit. When the hit the river, the entire table let out a collective "oh."
Huffman sat back down and doubled to almost 60,000.
and was behind the 
of his opponent.
and put Woo firmly in the lead. The turn was the 
and all Woo needed to do was dodge a king on the river.
. Woo successfully doubled to around 80,000.
. Angle revealed the 
on the turn closed the door on Sharp.
on the river for good measure but Sharp was eliminated from the tournament. Meanwhile, Angle is up to a little more than 100,000.
while Schneider revealed 
. Grenell was racing for his tournament life as the flop came 
.
on the river. Grenell dodged a lot to double to around 60,000 while Schneider is still healthy sitting with about 200,000.
against Robert Barley's 
.
hit the turn and gave Seat 5 two pair. Huffman was clearly upset and began to rise to make his exit. When the