Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2018 World Series of Poker

Jun 18, 2018

Hands #53-59: Three Open-Shoves

Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #53: Action folded to the blinds, Bill Bennett called from the small, and Scott Hamilton-Hill checked his option. The flop came and Bennett check-called a bet of 275,000 from Hamilton-Hill. The hit the turn and both players checked. The fell on the river, Bennett bet 300,000, and Hamilton-Hill folded.

Hand #54: Scott Hamilton-Hill shoved from the small blind and won the pot without a fight.

Hand #55: Matthew Davis got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #56: Action folded to the blinds and Davis called from the small. Stabler raised to 360,000 from the big and Davis folded.

Hand #57: Scott Hamilton-Hill shoved from early position for 1.025 million and won the pot uncontested.

Hand #58: Rachel Delatorre jammed for 870,000 from the hijack and took the blinds and antes.

Hand #59: Davis raised from under the gun to 280,000. Gary Friedlander called and Hamilton-Hill called from the big blind. The flop came and Hamilton-Hill checked. Davis bet 560,000 and got two folds.

Tags: Bill Stabler Matthew Davis Rachel Delatorre Scott Hill

Jun 18, 2018

Hands #47-52: Bennett With the Audacious Bluff

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Will Shillibier

Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #47: Bill Bennett limped in the small blind and folded to a shove from Scott Hamilton-Hill in the big blind.

Hand #48: Gary Friedlander raised to 285,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #49: Hamilton-Hill raised all in from the button and won.

Hand #50: Bennett raised to 250,000 from the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #51: Matthew Davis raised to 300,000 on the button and everyone folded.

Hand #52: Friedlander limped in the small blind and Bennett checked his big blind. The flop came . Friedlander check-called a bet of 375,000 and the turn was the . Friedlander check-called another bet, this time for 500,000. The river was the . Friedlander checked and Bennett moved all in.

Friedlander eventually folded, and Bennett showed him for a missed flush draw and four-high as he won the pot.

Tags: Bill Bennett Gary Friedlander Matthew Davis Scott Hamilton-Hill

Jun 18, 2018

Hands #42-46: Friedlander Applies Pressure

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Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #42: Gary Friedlander raised to 285,000 from the cutoff and took the pot uncontested.

Hand #43: Scott Hamilton-Hill shoved from the button for 710,000, and although Matthew Davis spent about a minute in the tank before he folded his big blind, Hamilton-Hill won the pot without a fight.

Hand #44: Friedlander raised from under the gun and took the blinds and antes.

Hand #45: Rachel Delatorre raised to 310,000 from the cutoff and won the pot uncontested.

Hand #46: Bill Stabler raised to 310,000 from the button, Friedlander three-bet to 1.01 million from the small blind, and Stabler folded.

Tags: Gary Friedlander Rachel Delatorre Scott Hill

Level: 32

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

Jun 18, 2018

Hands #37-41: Small Pots

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #37: Matthew Davis received a walk.

Hand #38: Scott Hamilton-Hill moved all in and took down the pot, revealing

Hand #39: Davis raised to 275,000 on the button and Bill Stabler three-bet to 775,000 in the small blind. Davis folded.

Hand #40: Stabler raised to 240,000 on the button and Bill Bennett defended his big blind. Bennett quickly check-folded to a bet of 250,000 on the flop.

Hand #41: Davis raised to 300,000 and took down the pot.

Tags: Matthew Davis Scott Hamilton-Hill Bill Stabler Bill Bennett

Jun 18, 2018

Frank Berry Eliminated in 7th Place ($99,032)

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Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #36: Frank Berry shoved from the hijack for 580,000, Bill Bennett called from the button, and Scott Hamilton-Hill called from the small blind.

The flop came and Hamilton-Hill checked. Bennett bet 1 million, Hamilton-Hill folded, and the two remaining players tabled their hands.

Frank Berry:
Bill Bennett:

Bennett had taken the lead when he paired up on the flop and Berry needed to improve in order to survive. The turn and river were no help to Berry and Bennett took the pot to end his deep run in this event.

Tags: Bill Bennett Frank Berry

Jun 18, 2018

Hands #31-35: Davis Takes From Bennett

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #31: Rachel Delatorre moved all in from the button and took down the pot.

Hand #32: Bill Bennett raised to 300,000 and Matthew Davis called on the button. Bennett bet 500,000 on the flop and Davis called. The pair checked the turn.

The river was the . Bennett bet 500,000 and Davis quickly called. Bennett showed and Davis won the pot with

Hand #33: Bennett limped from under the gun and Gary Friedlander checked his big blind. Friedlander check-folded to a bet of 200,000 on a flop.

Hand #34: Friedlander limped in the small blind and Bennett raised to 350,000 in the big blind. Friedlander folded.

Hand #35: Bill Stabler raised to 240,000 and took down the pot.

Tags: Rachel Delatorre Bill Bennett Matthew Davis Gary Friedlander Bill Stabler

Jun 18, 2018

Hands #26-30: Berry Folds to Hamilton-Hill

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Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #26: Matthew Davis raised to 275,000 from the cutoff and Bill Stabler called from the button. The flop came , Davis bet 425,000, and Stabler folded.

Hand #27: Bill Stabler raised to 240,000 from the cutoff and Bill Bennett called from the big blind. The flop came , Bennett checked, Stabler bet 250,000, Bennett folded, and Stabler took the pot.

Hand #28: Matthew Davis raised to 275,000 from middle position and took down the pot uncontested. He showed with a smile and said "I found one of the ways to play them right. Raise and have everyone fold."

Hand #29: Frank Berry raised to 250,000 from the hijack and Scott Hamilton-Hill called from the big blind. The flop came and Hamilton-Hill shoved for 1.24 million. Berry went into the tank for about 20 seconds before he folded face up.

Hand #30: Scott Hamilton-Hill raised to 280,000 from the button, Matthew Davis shoved from the big blind to put Hamilton-Hill to a decision for his stack, and he folded. He flashed the as he tossed his cards into the muck and Davis took the pot.

Jun 18, 2018

Hands #21-25: Stabler Chips Up Against Davis

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #21: Frank Berry raised to 250,000. Bill Bennett three-bet to 500,000 on the button and took down the pot.

Hand #22: Scott Hamilton-Hill moved all in from the small blind and took down the pot. Rachel Delatorre flashed a in the big blind.

Hand #23: Bill Stabler raised to 240,000 from under the gun and Matthew Davis defended his big blind. Davis check-called a bet of 250,000 on the flop, but check-folded to a bet of 550,000 on the turn.

Hand #24: Davis raised to 280,000 in the small blind, and Stabler three-bet to 775,000 from the big blind. Davis folded.

Hand #25: Hamilton-Hill raised to 280,000 and took down the pot.

Tags: Matthew Davis Bill Stabler Frank Berry Bill Bennett Scott Hamilton-Hill

Jun 18, 2018

Joseph Schulman Eliminated in 8th Place ($76,204)

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Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #20:

Scott Hamilton-Hill raised to 285,000 from under the gun, Bill Bennett called from the small blind, and Joseph Schulman called from the big blind.

The flop came and Bennett bet 700,000, Schulman shoved for about 1.5 million, Hamilton-Hill folded, and Bennett called to put Schulman at risk.

Bill Bennett:
Joseph Schulman:

Bennett had a commanding lead with the larger of the two sets and Schulman, who found himself on the unfortunate end of the cooler, needed a lot of help to survive. The turn and river changed nothing, so Bennett took the pot to end Schulman's deep run in this event.

Tags: Bill Bennett Joseph Schulman