The Seniors Championship is set to crown a new winner today who will be presented with The magnificent Golden Eagle Trophy, a WSOP Gold Bracelet and $627,462 in cash.
In another record breaking event here at the 45th annual World Series of Poker 4,425 players took their seats two days ago and they are now down to the final 32 who are each guaranteed a minimum payday of $15,730.
Kevin Detienne leads the charge with 988,000 chips, in second is Michael Wilson with 714,000 and third is Mitchell Lehman with 700,000.
2008 WSOP Main Event third place finisher Dennis Phillips is still in contention with 613,000 and 2003 Aussie Millions Champion Peter Costa who has recently returned to playing poker having rediscovered his love for the game is one of the short stacks on 168,800
There is a long was to go today so join us from 11 a.m. and be sure to stay tuned as fortunes change on the turn of a card while the PokerNews Live Reporting team bring you all the twist and turns on the way to crowning the 2014 Seniors Championship winner.
Anthony Wise started the action with a raise to 35,000, one seat over Jim Custer three-bet to 100,000 and the action folded to Alan Gillespie in the big blind. He moved all in and Wise folded, Custer called and both turned over their cards:
Custer:
Gillespie:
The appeared right in the window and the completed the flop. Custer then caught the on the turn to regain the lead, the river completed the board. Both players essentially swapped stacks and we had a rocking start to the day.
The 2003 Aussie Millions champion Peter Costa was one of the shorter stacks coming back today and he just got his stack in pre flop with . James Miller snapped him off with the and had little to worry on the flop. The last Brit has been sent to the rail and Miller joins the top 5 stacks.
Richard Munro has been very active early on and made the continuation bet on an ace high board against Dennis Phillips, showing the after his opponent folded.
Soon after he opened again and Phillips called on the button, Carl Torelli tossed in the extra chips in the big blind as well and checked in the dark. On the flop, Munro bet and only Torelli called, once again announcing a check in the dark. Munro took the free card and checked behind the turn.
Torelli then bet 80,000 on the river and Munro moved all in after about one minute. His opponent folded and Munro showed for the stone cold nuts.
Robert Cutshall opened the action with a raise to 45,000 and John MacNaughton moved all in for another 66,000 on top of that out of the big blind. Cutshall tossed in the extra chips and it was off to the races. MacNaughton turned over and Cutshall had . The [7s4d2s[ flop was no good news for the Canadian as he now needed running cards to stay alive in the tournament.
It was all over after the [2d[ turn and the rail cheered for him, the completed the turn. His wife finished tenth two years ago and he'll have to try again to better that result. Still an extraordinary achievement to have outlasted more than 4,400 players!
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appeared right in the window and the 
completed the flop. Custer then caught the 
on the turn to regain the lead, the 
river completed the board. Both players essentially swapped stacks and we had a rocking start to the day.
and had little to worry on the 
flop. The last Brit has been sent to the rail and Miller joins the top 5 stacks.
.
of Barry.
and the ace king held to send Bochynski to the rail.
river and Munro moved all in after about one minute. His opponent folded and Munro showed 
for the stone cold nuts.
and Cutshall had 
. The [7s4d2s[ flop was no good news for the Canadian as he now needed running cards to stay alive in the tournament.
