Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
DeTienne Leads Day 3
Welcome back to the PokerNews coverage of Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship. It's nice and early here at the Rio in Las Vegas, and what better of a time to play for a World Series of Poker gold bracelet and over $600,000 in prize money.
Leading the way into Day 3 is Kevin DeTienne from Helena, Montana. He bagged two times as many chips as his next closest competitor, but this isn't going to be a walk in the park come game time. Some very tough competiton remains with the likes of Dennis Phillips, Hoyt Corkins, Radwan Khuri and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman.
Also still remaining is Rodney Clarida, who has finished third in this event in 2007 and 30th in 2011. Combine those finishes with his run so far this year and he's arguably the best performer in the history of the Seniors Championship.
Play is scheduled to kick off shortly at 11:00 AM and you won't want to miss a thing as the 29th gold bracelet of the 2012 Series is given away. Stay tuned for all the action coming straight to you from Las Vegas!
Day 3 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 445 | 1 | Harold Lilie | 423000 |
| 445 | 2 | Harold Kruger | 507000 |
| 445 | 3 | Hoyt Corkins | 541000 |
| 445 | 4 | William Thomson | 442000 |
| 445 | 5 | Jim McCrink | 116000 |
| 445 | 6 | Christopher Underwood | 317000 |
| 445 | 7 | Dennis Phillips | 576000 |
| 445 | 8 | Robert Backlund | 145000 |
| 445 | 9 | --empty-- | -- |
| 446 | 1 | Douglas Ficken | 137000 |
| 446 | 2 | Anthony Wise | 365000 |
| 446 | 3 | Clifton Green | 333000 |
| 446 | 4 | John Freemon | 678000 |
| 446 | 5 | Rodney Clarida | 187000 |
| 446 | 6 | Kevin Detienne | 1325000 |
| 446 | 7 | --empty-- | -- |
| 446 | 8 | Loyal Gwathmey | 337000 |
| 446 | 9 | Stuart Spear | 322000 |
| 451 | 1 | James Slabon | 207000 |
| 451 | 2 | Charles Edwards | 182000 |
| 451 | 3 | Travis Newberry | 350000 |
| 451 | 4 | Frank Longinotti | 188000 |
| 451 | 5 | Jose Franco | 164000 |
| 451 | 6 | William Stabler | 671000 |
| 451 | 7 | Radwan Khuri | 686000 |
| 451 | 8 | --empty-- | -- |
| 451 | 9 | Bob Phelps | 443000 |
| 457 | 1 | --empty-- | -- |
| 457 | 2 | Ronald Kaplan | 405000 |
| 457 | 3 | Carolyn Tulloch | 442000 |
| 457 | 4 | Martin Fitzmaurice | 530000 |
| 457 | 5 | Gary Haglund | 178000 |
| 457 | 6 | Kim Heiman | 85000 |
| 457 | 7 | Roberto Rodrigues | 356000 |
| 457 | 8 | Gregory Maynard | 105000 |
| 457 | 9 | Allyn Jaffrey Shulman | 646000 |
Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 3 Started