2018 World Series of Poker

Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$662,983
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,327,100
Entries
5,919
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Payouts: 414th-352nd Place

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The following players have departed the field with $2,561.

Player Chips Progress
Damon Summers us
Damon Summers
Busted
Peter Voltz us
Peter Voltz
Busted
Larry Williamson us
Larry Williamson
Busted
John Gilbert us
John Gilbert
Busted
John Holewa us
John Holewa
Busted
Jerry Cole us
Jerry Cole
Busted
Brian Mckay ca
Brian Mckay
Busted
John Waddell us
John Waddell
Busted
Gabriel Saliba us
Gabriel Saliba
Busted
Marc Farrar us
Marc Farrar
Busted
Mohammad Rafie us
Mohammad Rafie
Busted
Steve Zolotow us
Steve Zolotow
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Raymond Taylor us
Raymond Taylor
Busted
James Rhein us
James Rhein
Busted
Samphoun Tes us
Samphoun Tes
Busted
Theodore Etter us
Theodore Etter
Busted
Jerry Yamachika us
Jerry Yamachika
Busted
Leslie Haagenson us
Leslie Haagenson
Busted
David Grandin us
David Grandin
Busted
Alan Fink us
Alan Fink
Busted
Raymond Stuwe de
Raymond Stuwe
Busted
Joseph Seimas us
Joseph Seimas
Busted
Gerhard Schleicher de
Gerhard Schleicher
Busted
Arturo Camero us
Arturo Camero
Busted
Mahmoudmicha Khatibi us
Mahmoudmicha Khatibi
Busted

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Esposito Loses Chips

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With a board showing {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}, around 25,000 were already in the middle when after a check from his opponent, John Esposito bet 20,000.

His opponent opted to check-shove all in for 49,000, putting Esposito to a difficult decision. After a few minutes, he ended up folding his hand.

The winner of the 1999 $2,500 Limit Hold'em event still has a comfortable stack worth 105,000.

Player Chips Progress
John Esposito us
John Esposito
105,000
41,000
41,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: John Esposito

Scott Doubles Through Nguyen

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The player under the gun limped and Scotty Nguyen raised it to 7,800. Bernard Scott in the small blind made the call the under the gun player folded.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and Scott pushed everything in the middle for 28,900. Nguyen quickly called and the players tabled their cards.

Scotty Nguyen: {j-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Bernard Scott: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Nguyen had the dominating hand but Scott hit his flush draw after the {7-Diamonds} and the {5-Clubs} completed the board. He is now up to 77,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Bernard Scott ca
Bernard Scott
77,000
46,800
46,800
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
55,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Scotty NguyenBernard Scott

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Minaya Cracks Aces

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Manelic 'Manny' Minaya has built up quite the stack in Day 2 so far, and he did his chances of progressing to Day 3 no harm when he cracked pocket aces with pocket kings on the river.

Minaya had called the all in of his opponent and saw he was in bad shape. The board came {6-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs} before the miracle {k-Clubs} hit the river to a roar of surprise from the players at his table and meant his opponent was sent to the payout desk.

Minaya pulled the pot towards his nicely formed chip tower and moved up to the 350,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
Manelic Minaya us
Manelic Minaya
350,000
287,100
287,100

The Fall of McReynolds

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The board was showing {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and the players already had their cards tabled for a massive pot. Nick Tsoukalas was all in for 135,000 chips with {q-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} in his hand. Timothy McReynolds, holding {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, was dominated, and the pot went to Tsoukalas who made a huge double-up.

McReynolds, the former chipleader, was left with only 11,000 after this hand and pushed all in from under the gun. A player reshoved and they both went to see the following board: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

Holding {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, McReynolds made the flush and doubled up through his opponent who had {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Tsoukalas us
Nick Tsoukalas
300,000
262,200
262,200
Timothy McReynolds us
Timothy McReynolds
23,000
-287,000
-287,000

Tags: Nick TsoukalasTimothy McReynolds

Konopelko Pulls It Back

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Andrei Konopelko was down to around 70,000 in chips but has been able to pull another 100,000 into his stack over the last couple of hands.

Firstly, Konopelko called an all-in from his opponent and they went to the races.

Andrei Konopelko: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Board: {6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Konopelko hit a much-needed king on the turn to take the lead and held on the river to eliminate his opponent, and in the very next hand, he won a three-bet pot on the flop to increase his stack further.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Konopelko by
Andrei Konopelko
170,000

Tags: Andrei Konopelko

Kanealli On the Top Counts

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

On a flop showing {8-Spades}{j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, David Kanealii, as well as two other players, checked. The turn was a {3-Hearts}, and Kanealli bet 6,000, which was enough to earn the pot without resistance.

Kanealii, who already cashed the Seniors Championship Event in 2014, has now an astonishing stack worth 360,000.

Player Chips Progress
David Kanealii us
David Kanealii
360,000
326,400
326,400