Clifford Matthews Leads Day 1 of Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em; Two-Time Champ Moore Eliminated
Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em drew a massive field of 2,191 entries and just 347 players are left in the hunt. The age threshold for this year's Super Seniors event has been lowered from 65 to 60 and the field size was significantly increased from last year's total of 1,720.
After 10 levels of Day 1 play, it's Clifford Matthews leading the way with 137,900 after catching fire in the last two levels. Henri Bisson is right on his heels with 130,000. It was smooth sailing for Bisson on Day 1 who built a big stack early and sat near the top of the chip counts for much of the day.
Two-time defending Super Seniors champion James Moore will not be making it a three-peat. Moore was nursing a short stack following the dinner break and was eliminated in the last level of the night.
Other players to fall by the wayside today include Marcel Luske, TJ Cloutier, Neil Bluminfield and Dan Harrington.
The 351 Day 1 survivors will return on Monday, June 18 at 11 A.M. to Pavilion White in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to resume Day 2 play. The money bubble is looming as the final 329 players will all make the money and be guaranteed at least $1,500 for their efforts. PokerNews will be on the floor start-to-finish as we continue down to crowning our new Super Seniors champion.
and Moore lead for 575. The cutoff opponent raised to 2,000, Moore made the call.
and Moore checked to the cutoff opponent who bet 2,500. Moore thought for a moment and then moved all in for 3,675 more. 
for a pair of kings with a straight draw and Moore then turned over 
for two pair. 
hit the felt. He now has over three times the starting stack and is building up a stack worth noting early on in the day.
and action checked to Bablo Rodriguez who bet 500 from the big blind position. The button called and then Neil Blumenfield moved all in for 4,600.
for a pair with a straight draw and Rodriguez showed 
on the river.
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flop was no help to Cloutier but he paired his ace to take the lead when the 
hit the turn. The 
completed the board and Cloutier doubled up.
