Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,376,800
Entries
3,752
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 3,752
Filter
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
We caught up on a hand just in time to see Gino Coburn, who told us proudly that he's "from Brooklyn baby," pushing his stack into the middle for an all-in. He was called by one opponent and Brooklyn Gino, holding 
, seemed to know what he was up against, asking "you got the nuts?"
His opponent answered by silently turning over his 
and Coburn was in bad shape. The board ran out 
and Gino was headed back to Brooklyn with a story to tell. As we hovered around the table waiting to ask the winner's name, Gino surprised us by coming right up and asking "what's this deal here, goin' up the blogs or somethin'?"
After informing him that the hand would indeed be featured on PokerNews, Gino Coburn only had one thing to say, telling us in typical Brooklyn style that "This is a great tournament here... I wanna thank the WSOP and everyone here for giving us old guys a chance to play with you young motherf---ers!" as he howled with laughter. Even in defeat, the competitors here at the Seniors Championship invariably come away loving every minute of their WSOP experience.
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
Players are now on their last 20-minute break of the night.
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
We passed by just as Paul Magriel was scooping a large pot. It appeared that someone had gone all-in against Magriel. Magriel had 
on a 
for jacks-full. We did catch what his opponent had, but in any case, Magriel's stack is now up to just over 20,000.
We passed by Susie Isaacs' table to get a quick chip count and watched as the tournament veteran and former bracelet winner put a fellow player to the test. After the opponent raised to 1,200 from early position and the button called, Isaacs put on the classic squeeze play and reraised to approximately 5,200. The original bettor decided to call for his remaining stack and the button quickly got out of the way.
Showdown:
Isaacs: 
Opponent: 
Isaac's showed down a professional's hand and when the flop rolled out 
, her hand had held up so far. She began chanting "twos, twos, twos" in an effort to materialize the safe low cards, and lo and behold the dealer delivered the and on the turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
24,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
||
|
15,700
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
4,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
3,000
300
|
300 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
We caught Bill Scara going all in on the flop against one other player for 3,675. Scara has played in the Seniors event four times and cashed last year. Making the final table is on his bucket list and he hopes to accomplish it this year.
One player called his all in and turned over 
for an open-ended straight flush draw. Scara turned over 
for two pair. The board ran out with the on the turn and 
on the river. Scara took down the pot and now sits with around 9,000 in front of him.
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
A player in middle position raised to 900 and the big blind shoved all-in for his last 1,100 chips. Tanya Gawarecki made the call, as did one other player.
The flop rolled out 
and Gawarecki instantly slid her stack of 4,500 into the middle. The other two players folded and Gawarecki tabled her 
for two-pair on the flop. The all-in player held and was hoping to hit a queen or a nine in order to survive.
The turn and river brought the and the 
respectively, eliminating the all-in player and padding Gawarecki's stack to a little over 8,000.
Level: 8
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
Our token elder has just made his exit.
With just a several hundred left, Claude Smithern limped from middle position and was accompanied by both the small and big blind.
Everyone checked the flop. When the came on the turn, the big blind led out for 300 and both Smithern and the small blind called.
The river came 
and it was checked down. Smithern showed 
for ace-high and his opponent showed 
for the bottom-end of the straight.
With just 100 left, Smithern was anted down to his last 25 and he chose not to look at his hand.
A player called from early position and the player on the button raised to 1300. The limper called.
Both players checked down to the river on the 
and the original limper went all-in. The button folded and the bettor revealed 
for a straight. Smithern would need exactly 
to claim the pot, but he revealed 
, ending his tournament life.
