2014 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
62
Prize
$627,462
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
4,425
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

The Aces Magnet

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

Our current chip leader is John Coleman and he kindly wrote down his name after we asked for it when noticing the big stack. Some time earlier he had already doubled up for 15,925 with {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} on a {2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} board and it wasn't the only time he had pocket aces. Apparently that was four times already in the nine levels so far.

Player Chips Progress
John Coleman us
John Coleman
62,000 62,000

Tags: John Coleman

Simon “Jacks” Trumper

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

Simon Trumper was telling us the story of a few hands ago where he doubled up. He had raised on the button and folded to a shove from the small blind. On the next hand it was folded to him in the small blind and before he looked at his cards he warned that if it happened again he’d be calling.

He then looked down at {a-}{10-} and completed. The big blind moved all in and Trumper instantly called to see he was up against {a-}{5-} and held to double.

While we were at the table there were a few limpers and Trumper limped along. The big blind moved in for only 1,350 and with a couple of callers Trumper moved in over the top successfully isolating the all in big blind player.

Success of sorts as the big blind had woken up with {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and Trumper had {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}.

No matter, the cards ran out {9-Spades}{a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Trumper eliminated his man and added another 6,000 to his stack.

Time for a name change Simon?

Player Chips Progress
Simon Trumper gb
Simon Trumper
26,000 12,500

Tags: Simon Trumper

Blount Dodges Cowboys

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

With a limp for 400 in first position the action was on Ron Blount. He made it 4,000 by throwing out four yellow T1000 chips.

“That’s the wrong colour!” the limper said of the raise with the highest denomination chips in plays which were clearly on display at the front of his stack.

“I always thought it was the ones out from you had to play.” Blount chuckled.

It folded round to the small blind and the laughter stopped as she moved all in. Bount asked for a count and the stack was counted down, eventually tallying a total bet of 14,300.

Blount thought about it for a while before announcing to the all in player, “No, I’m going to let that one go.”

She turned over {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} and Blount received a fist bump from the limper.

Hoskins Poised for Deep Run

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante
Tony "Kansas" Hoskins - Poised
Tony "Kansas" Hoskins - Poised

Tony Hoskins from Kansas City has recently been moved to Table 2 in Brasilia Room and is currently sitting pretty on a stack of 47,000 chips, which is nearly 80 big blinds going into this level.

That’s well above the average of 14,500 at this stage and his confident demeanor at the table shows he has the patience to pick his spots and apply pressure to the smaller stacks at the right time.

Asked how he was enjoying the tournament he grinned and replied, “Great time, good people.”

If he managed to win big at the tournament he promised to buy his good buddy Michael Jensen‏ a brand new Cadillac. Although we may have misheard that last bit.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Hoskins us
Tony Hoskins
47,000 47,000

Poker Tactic:

Tony Hoskins

Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75