Play folded to Stuart Spear in the small blind and he raised to 315,000 against Allyn Jaffrey Shulman's big blind. Shulman looked at her cards and then reraised to put herself all in. At the final count, Shulman was all in for 980,000. Spear took a moment and then called.
Just over two million chips were in this pot and it was Shulman at risk. She held the against Spear's .
The flop contained a ten as the first three community cards came and Shulman nailed a set.
After the fell on the turn, Shulman was officially in the clear. The river completed the board with the and the chips were sent her way. Shulman's cheering section erupted with cheers as she pulled in the pot and pumped her left arm in the sky.
From the hijack seat, two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Hoyt Corkins raised all in for 945,000. Everyone folded and Corkins moved back over 1.1 million in chips.
Bob Phelps opened from the button and made it 170,000 to see a flop, Dennis Phillips in the big blind was the only one willing to pay and both players were witness to a flop. It was here that Phillips check-called a bet of 200,000.
The on the turn saw another check from Phillips and an all in bet of 1,100,000 from Phelps. Phillips folded and Phelps won the pot.
Play has come to a bit of a halt here at the final table of Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship. With the average stack being just under 1.77 million in chips and the big blind at 80,000, the average chip stack is slightly over 22 big blinds. Without play picking up soon and the level set to go up in another 40 minutes, this one could become a bit of a crapshoot.
From under the gun, William Stabler raised to 140,000. Dennis Phillips flat-called from the next seat before play folded over to Allyn Jaffrey Shulman on the button. She reraised all in for 780,000. The blinds, Stabler and Phillips all gave it up and Shulman took down the pot.
On the button, Dennis Phillips raised to 140,000. Stuart Spear made the call from the big blind and the flop came down . Spear checked and Phillips checked behind.
The turn was the and Spear led for 250,000. Phillips called. The river was the and both players checked.
Phillips showed the for a pair of aces and Spear mucked his cards.
From the button, William Stabler raised to 145,000. After Dennis Phillips called from the small blind, William Thomson raised all in for 1.5 million from the big blind. Stabler and Phillips folded, giving the pot to Thomson.
It was battle of the blinds with Hoyt Corkins raising it up to 155,000 from the small blind and Bob Phelps in the big blind calling.
The flop came and Corkins opted to check. Phelps then bet out 150,000 and Corkins called. The on the turn saw another check from Corkins, and this time an all-in bet from Phelps. Corkins took a few seconds before throwing his cards away, and Phelps showed for a pair of sixes.