Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Day 4 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,971,900
Entries
2,191
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Robert Beach Leads Heads-Up in Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
There were 2,191 players to start Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em and now just two remain. The tournament was originally scheduled for three days of play, but everyone was having so much fun that they decided to add one more.
Robert Beach is coming back with a massive chip lead and will be looking to end the day in a timely fashion. Beach came into Day 3 with just nine big blinds and managed to secure the chip lead by night's end, including to start heads-up play versus Farhintaj Bonyadi.
| Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Beach | United States | 9,010,000 |
| Farhintaj Bonyadi | United States | 1,975,000 |
The two played heads-up for one level, before deciding to bag up and come back to complete the tournament today. The winner will be walking away with $311,451 and the runner-up will earn a nice consolation prize of $192,397.
The action will start at 11 a.m. and the blinds will be resuming at 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante. The levels will be 60 minutes in duration, with a 15-minute break coming at the end of every two levels. The tournament will play down until a victor is crowned and a WSOP bracelet has been won.
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| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $311,451 | ||
| 2 | $192,397 | ||
| 3 | Paul W Lee | United States | $140,273 |
| 4 | Linda Iwaniak | United Kingdom | $103,215 |
| 5 | Russell Sutton | Canada | $76,655 |
| 6 | Alan Denkenson | United States | $57,465 |
| 7 | Charles Thompson | United States | $43,489 |
| 8 | Neil Henley | United States | $33,227 |
| 9 | Bill Fogel | United States | $25,633 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Hands #225-229: Back and Forth
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #225: Robert Beach got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #226: Farhintaj Bonyadi got a walk.
Hand #227: Bonyadi completed in the small blind and Beach checked his option. On the 
flop, Beach check-folded to Bonyadi's bet of 250,000.
Hand #228: Beach completed on the button and Bonyadi checked her option. Both players checked the 
flop and Bonyadi checked the 
turn. Beach bet 300,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #229: Bonyadi completed and Beach checked his option. The flop was 
and Beach checked. Bonyadi bet 200,000 and Beach let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,900,000 | -110,000 |
|
2,085,000 | 110,000 |
Hanf #230-237: Bonyadi Not Being Pushed Around
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #230: Robert Beach called from the button, then Farhintaj Bonyadi raised to 300,000 and Beach called. The flop came down 
and Bonyadi bet 250,000. Beach folded and she won the hand.
Hand #231: Bonyadi called the button and Beach then raised to 400,000. Bonyadi folded.
Hand #232: Beach opened to 300,000 from the button and Bonyadi Folded.
Hand #233: Bonyadi called from the button and Beach checked. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn brought the and action checked to Bonyadi who bet 250,000. Beach folded and Bonyadi won the hand.
Hand #234: Beach limped from the button and Bonyadi then raised to 400,000. Beach made the fold.
Hand #235: Beach got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #236: Bonyadi got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #237: Bonyadi called from the button and Beach then checked. The flop came down 
and both players checked.
The turn was the 
and Beach fired out 300,000. Bonyadi called. The river was the 
and action checked to Bonyadi who then bet 400,000. Beach folded and Bonyadi picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,800,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
2,185,000 | 100,000 |
Hands #238-243: Two Straights for Beach
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #238: Robert Beach completed on the button and Farhintaj Bonyadi checked her option. The flop was 
and Bonyadi checked. Beach bet 300,000 and Bonyadi check-raised to 600,000.
Beach called and the turn was the . Bonyadi led 600,000 and Beach called. On the river, Bonyadi led out 525,000 and Beach moved all in. Bonyadi called and they tabled their cards.
Bonyadi: 
Beach: 
Though Bonyadi flopped a straight, both players ended up with the same straight to the eight for a chop.
Hand #239: Beach got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #240: Beach raised it up to 400,000 on the button, Bonyadi made it 1.2 million and Beach let it go.
Hand #241: Bonyadi completed in the small blind and Beach checked. They took a flop of 
and both players checked. On the turn, Beach check-called 450,000 from Bonyadi and both players checked the river.
Beach showed 
for a rivered straight, good for the pot.
Hand #242: Beach completed and Bonyadi checked. She checked again on the 
flop and folded to Beach's bet of 300,000.
Hand #243: Beach got a walk, taking down the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,105,000 | 305,000 |
|
|
1,850,000 | -335,000 |
Hand #244-253: Bonyadi Making Moves
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #244: Robert Beach called from the button and Farhintaj Bonyadi raised to 350,000 from the button. Beach called and the flop came down 
.
Both players checked and the came on the turn. Bonyadi then bet 400,000 and Beach folded.
Hand #245: Bonyadi called the button and Beach checked the big blind. The flop came down 
and Beach then bet 300,00. Bonyadi folded.
Hand #246: Beach called from the button and Bonyadi then checked from the big blind. The flop came down 
and both players checked.
The turn fell the and Bonyaid they put out 350,000. Beach thought for a moment and then folded.
Hand #247: Bonydai called from the button and Beach checked. The flop came down 
and action checked to Bonyadi who bet 350,000. Beach folded and she took down the pot.
Hand #248: Beach called from the button and Bonyadi then raised to 300,000. Beach thought for a second then raised to 900,000. Bonyadi folded.
Hand #249: Beach got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #250: Bonyadi got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #251: Bonyadi called from the button and Beach checked from the big blind. The flop came 
and Beach check-called a bet of 200,000 from Bonyadi.
The turn came the and both players checked to the on the river. Beach then check-called a bet of 475,000 from Bonyadi. She then showed for a rivered three of a kind. Beach mucked.
Hand #252: Beach called from the button and Bonyadi checked from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Bonyadi then bet 250,000 and Beach folded.
Hand #253: Bonyadi limped from the button and Beached checked the big blind. The flop came down 
and Beach checked to Bonyadi who bet 250,000. Beach folded and she took down the pot.
Hands #254-266: More Back and Forth
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #254: Robert Beach completed in the small blind and Farhintaj Bonyadi checked her big. She then check-folded to a bet of 300,000 on 
.
Hand #255: Bonyadi completed, Beach made it 400,000 and Bonyadi let it go.
Hand #256: Beach completed, Bonyadi made it 400,000 to go and Beach got out of the way.
Hand #257: Beach got a walk.
Hand #258: Beach raised to 200,000 on the button and Bonyadi defended. They both checked the flop and the turn. On the river, Bonyadi led 300,000 and Beach folded.
Hand #259: Another walk for Beach.
Hand #260: Beach completed and Bonyadi checked her option. The flop was and Bonyadi check-folded to Beach's bet of 250,000.
Hand #261: Bonyadi completed, Beach made it 400,000 and Bonyadi called. On the flop, Beach led 400,000 and Bonyadi folded.
Hand #262: Beach raised to 350,000, Bonyadi made it 800,000 and Beach let it go.
Hand #263: Bonyadi completed, Beach checked his option, and the flop came . Beach check-folded to Bonyadi's 200,000 bet.
Hand #264: Beach competed and Bonyadi checked. The flop was 
and Bonyadi checked. Beach bet 300,000 and Bonyadi folded.
Hand #265: Beach got a walk in the big.
Hand #266: Beach completed and Bonyadi checked. She also checked the flop and Beach bet 300,000. Bonyadi folded and Beach took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,355,000 | -750,000 |
|
|
2,600,000 | 750,000 |
Hand #267-280: Bonyadi Playing Passive
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #267: Farhintaj Bonyadi called from the button and Robert Beach checked the big blind. The flop came down and both players then checked. Beach bet 250,000 and Bonyadi raised to 500,000. Beach then folded and she took down the pot.
Hand #268: Bonyadi got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #269: Beach got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #270: Beach called from the button and Bonyadi then checked the big blind. The flop came down 
and action checked to Beach who bet 300,000. Bonyadi folded and Beach got the pot.
Hand #271: Beach got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #272: Beach called from the button and Bonyadi checked from the big blind. The flop came down 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and action checked to Beach who bet 250,000, Bonyadi then folded.
Hand #273: Bonyadi called from the button and Beach then raised to 450,000 from the big blind. Bonyadi folded and Beach took down the pot.
Hand #274: Beach called from the button and Bonyadi then raised to 400,000. Beach folded and she took the pot.
Hand #275: Bonyadi limped the button and Beach then raised to 400,000. Bonyadi folded.
Hand #276: Beach limped the button and Bonyadi checked the big blind. The flop came down and action checked to Beach who bet 200,000. Bonyadi check-raised to 500,000 and Beach folded.
Hand #277: Beach got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #278: Beach called from the button and Bonyadi checked the big blind. The flop came down and Bonyadi checked to Beach who bet 200,000. Bonyadi made the fold and Beach took down the pot.
Hand #279: Beach got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #280: Beach called the button and Bonyadi then raised to 400,000. Beached folded and Bonyadi took down the pot.
Hands #281-288: Bonyadi Shoves
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #281: Farhintaj Bonyadi raised to 300,000 on the button and Robert Beach folded.
Hand #282: Beach completed in the small blind and Bonyadi checked. Both checked the flop and Bonyadi led 250,000 on the turn. Beach folded and Bonyadi won the pot.
Hand #283: Bonyadi completed in the small blind and Beach made it 400,000. Bonyadi folded.
Hand #284: Bonyadi got a walk.
Hand #285: Bonyadi completed and Beach checked his option. The flop was 
and Beach check-called 200,000. They both checked the turn and the river was the . Beach led 400,000, Bonyadi made it 1 million and Beach called.
Beach tabled for two pair and Bonyadi mucked.
Hand #286: Beach completed and Bonyadi checked. The flop was and Bonyadi checked. Beach bet 400,000, Bonyadi made it 800,000 and Beach called. On the turn, Bonyadi moved all in for around 1.4 million and Beach let it go.
Hand #287: Beach got a walk.
Hand #288: Beach completed and Bonyadi checked. The flop was . Bonyadi checked, Beach bet 300,000 and Bonyadi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,655,000 | -700,000 |
|
|
3,300,000 | 700,000 |