Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
The players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. We will pick right back up on all of the live action when play resumes at approximately 6:20 p.m.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,327,100
Entries
5,919
Level
37
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 5,919
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Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Victor Ramdin pulled off a great comeback earlier on going from 800 to 18,000 chips, but he informed us on the break that his run in the 'Seniors' event is over.
Ramdin is now able to concentrate on Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, where he is one of the remaining 40 players.
Also departing from the same table just before the dinner break was Steven Klein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Two players had put their tournament life at risk by moving all in, one being Mike Meerkreebs when Gabe Saliba made the call.
Mike Meerkreebs: 
Gabe Saliba: 
All-in Player 2: 
Board: 
Meerkreebs found a miracle flop with his pocket sixes and held to win both the main pot and side pot as he had the other all-in player covered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
|
|
25,000 |
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
The flop was showing 
, and around 3,000 chips were already in the middle when a first player bet 2,500. Ivo Donev on the button raised it to 6,000 and after some thought, his opponent announced all-in for 20,675. Donev called and the players tabled their cards:
Ivo Donev: 
His opponent: 
Donev's aces were dominated and the 
turn and 
brought him no help. The winner of the 2000 $1,500 Limit Omaha was left with crumbs after this hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
A player limped under the gun and it was called by the button and checked by Forouzan Sotoudeh in the big blind.
The flop revealed 
and Stoudeh fired a huge bet of 2,300. The player under the gun raised it to 6,000 and after the third player folded, Sotoudeh three-bet all-in for around 12,000. It was called by his opponent who tabled 
.
Holding, 
, Sotoudeh had outs to hit a flush or two pairs, but the and 
didn't improve his hand and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Jan-Peter Jachtmann was in the small blind, and after one player had called for 400, he raised to 2,400 and was met by a call.
Both players checked on the flop, and Jachtmann called for 3,000 on the turn. The action went check-check on the river, and the players revealed their hands.
Jan-Peter Jachtmann: 
Opponent: 
A pair of kings for Jachtmann was good enough to win the pot and move him up to 55,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Charlie Sewell limped and it was called by the button and checked by Lorri Brode in the big blind.
On the flop 
, Broder checked and Sewell made a huge 1,500 bet. The player on the button called and Broder check-raised all in for around 13,000. Sewell reshoved and the third player folded to create the following showdown:
Charlie Sewell: 
Lori Broder:
Sewell was in bad shape against Broder's straight, and the turn and river didn't bring him the flush. Sewell, who had his last WSOP cash in 2002, is now down to 28,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
As the field starts to reduce rapidly, 2015 WSOP Main Event third-place finisher Neil Blumenfield is one of the many players who has been moved across from the Pavilion room to the Brasilia room.
Blumenfield is currently sitting with 22,000 with 1,800 players still in the field with one hour left of late registration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
11,900
|
11,900 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
