Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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
Rise and Shine for Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 of Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em is slated to begin today at 10 a.m. local time. This tournament has an age requirement of at least 60 and is sure to attract a field of finely aged poker talent.
The tournament has a scheduled three days of play. One person that knows all too well about it is reigning champ James Moore, who was part of a field of 1,476 runners last year and by the end of the tournament, he had all the chips. He pocketed a cool $259,230, a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet, and was crowned champion of the Super Seniors.
He did not have an easy trip to the end as there were many great players along the way to overcome including T.J. Cloutier, James Woods, David Sklansky, and Charles Barker who he beat heads-up to seal the win. And Moore isn't just last year's Champion. He also came into the 2017 edition of the Super Seniors event as the reigning Champion, having won hos first WSOP bracelet in the 2016 edition of this same event.
The players will have a 5,000 starting stack and the blind levels will begin at 25/50. There will be ten 60-minute levels play on Day 1, all remaining will move on to the second day.
There will be at 20-minute break every two blind levels and a 75-minute dinner break after the sixth level of play. There will be a late registration period until the beginning of level nine for any players wanting to jump in later on in the tournament.
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Shuffle Up and Deal
The tournament director has now informed all dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards. The blinds will begin at 25/50 and will be 60-minutes in duration.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Hawk Gets Paid with Flush
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The board read 
and Bill Hawk bet 400 into a pot that was 625. His opponent made the call and Hawk then tabled 
for the nut flush and more than enough to take down an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,950 | 5,950 |
Simon Doubles Early with Rockets
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
David Simon moved all in on a 
board for around 3,500 and found one caller. Simon tabled 
for a pair of aces and his opponent then mucked their hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,400 | 10,400 |
Berger Scores a Knockout
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Fred Berger and his opponent were heads up on the turn on a board reading 
. Berger checked to his opponent who moved all in for 3,575 into a main pot of about 4,000. Berger called turning over his and his opponent showed 
.
The river improved Berger to aces full of eights to earn him the pot and the early knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000 |
Early Arrivals
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em field is growing fast and there are already more than 1,700 entries in the first level of play. There are plenty of familiar faces among the first wave of players to take their seats including Marcel Luske, T.J. Cloutier, James Moore, Pok Kim and Doralee Rae just to name a few.
Kings Up are Good for White
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Larry White checked from the big blind position on a board that read 
and the cutoff then bet 375 into a pot around 750. White made the call and the turn fell the .
White then took the lead by betting 625 and the cutoff made the call. The river fell the and both players then checked. White tabled 
for a turned two pair, his opponent mucked and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,175 | |
|
|
5,425 | |
|
5,200 |
Flush is Good for Atkinson
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Robert Atkinson raised to 150 from under the gun and the player next to act called. The player in middle position reraised to 625 and it folded back to Atkinson who called.
Both players checked the 
flop and the turn card. The river was the an Atkinson fired out a bet of 1,200 and his opponent called for his last 1,000. Atkinson showed 
for a queen high flush and his opponent flashed his 
before tossing his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000 |