Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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
Zolotow in Contention as Day 3 of Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors is Set to Begin
Welcome to Day 3 of Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Each player left will be seeking the $311,451[/B] first-place prize money that sits atop the payout sheet, as well as the coveted WSOP bracelet that comes with being crowned the champion of this event.
The starting field of 2,219 is now down to just 43 hopefuls, many of whom are in search of their first bracelet. That's not the case for one of them — Steve Zolotow who already has two bracelets to his name and will be looking to try on a third by day's end.
Zolotow will be starting the final day with an above average stack of 294,000 and is surely the most acclaimed poker player remaining in the field. He has been playing very patiently all tournament, so look for him to be picking optimal spots to push his chips in the middle here on Day 3 as he tries to secure his first WSOP title since 2001.
There are several big stacks going into the final day and that list includes chip leader Jerry Weber (884,000), Paul W Lee (573,000), John Borzio (523,000), United Kingdom's Linda Iwaniak (521,000), and James Brown (513,000).
Play is set to kick-off at 11 a.m. local time, in the Tan section of the Amazon room. Blinds will resume at 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante and will be 60-minutes in duration. The players will get a 15-minute break after every two levels of play, with a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you full coverage of this and every other WSOP event this summer.
Day 3 Seating and Chip Counts
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 430 | 1 | Moncie Daniels | United States | 321,000 | 32 |
| Amazon | 430 | 2 | Alfred Shanfeld | United States | 200,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 430 | 3 | Larry Ross | United States | 436,000 | 44 |
| Amazon | 430 | 4 | Al Homsi | United States | 109,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 430 | 5 | Mark Halfon | United States | 82,000 | 8 |
| Amazon | 430 | 6 | David Blickenstaff | United States | 139,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 430 | 8 | Linda Iwaniak | United Kingdom | 521,000 | 52 |
| Amazon | 430 | 9 | Lyle Munday | United States | 304,000 | 30 |
| Amazon | 431 | 1 | Bruce Hugon | United States | 401,000 | 40 |
| Amazon | 431 | 2 | James Brown | United States | 513,000 | 51 |
| Amazon | 431 | 3 | Edward Klimek | United States | 165,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 431 | 4 | Bradley Viner | United Kingdom | 171,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 431 | 5 | Paul W Lee | United States | 573,000 | 57 |
| Amazon | 431 | 6 | Pressly Moffatt | United States | 117,000 | 12 |
| Amazon | 431 | 7 | Sam Grizzle | United States | 177,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 431 | 8 | Frederick Parsons | Canada | 137,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 431 | 9 | Farhintaj Bonyadi | United States | 337,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 438 | 1 | Douglas Rieper | United States | 170,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 438 | 2 | Joe Chin | Canada | 71,000 | 7 |
| Amazon | 438 | 3 | David Henley | United States | 143,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 438 | 5 | Robert Beach | United States | 94,000 | 9 |
| Amazon | 438 | 6 | Stephen Abraham | United States | 268,000 | 27 |
| Amazon | 438 | 7 | Donald Williams | United States | 100,000 | 10 |
| Amazon | 438 | 8 | Marty Doust | United States | 228,000 | 23 |
| Amazon | 438 | 9 | Steve Zolotow | United States | 294,000 | 29 |
| Amazon | 439 | 1 | Charles Thompson | United States | 485,000 | 49 |
| Amazon | 439 | 2 | Jean Didier | France | 354,000 | 35 |
| Amazon | 439 | 3 | David Rosenbloom | United States | 109,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 439 | 4 | Yury Parad | United States | 33,500 | 3 |
| Amazon | 439 | 5 | John Erickson | United States | 502,000 | 50 |
| Amazon | 439 | 6 | Thomas Mcteer | United States | 82,000 | 8 |
| Amazon | 439 | 7 | Gaston Knight | United States | 110,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 439 | 8 | Russell Sutton | Canada | 107,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 439 | 9 | Thomas Maser | United States | 137,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 447 | 1 | Jon Whitters | Canada | 162,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 447 | 2 | Douglas Dearborn | Canada | 31,000 | 3 |
| Amazon | 447 | 3 | Jerry Weber | United States | 884,000 | 88 |
| Amazon | 447 | 4 | Alan Denkenson | United States | 193,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 447 | 5 | William Fogel | United States | 383,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 447 | 6 | Walter Bell | United States | 180,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 447 | 7 | Randy Lowery | United States | 205,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 447 | 8 | Gary Goad | United States | 149,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 447 | 9 | John Borzio | United States | 523,000 | 52 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em players have taken their seats here in the Amazon room to resume Day 2 play. The cards are now in the air and we will be picking up on all of the live action.
Munday Elminates Homsi Early
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Al Homsi opened to 30,000 from early position and Lyle Munday called from the button. The dealer fanned a flop of 
. Homsi moved all in and Munday snap-called.
Homsi tabled 
for a pair of fives with a straight draw and Munday showed 
for a pair of queens. The 
came on the turn and 
on the river, giving Munday a full house and sending Homsi home first on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000 | 116,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Henley Flops a Boat
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The action folded to Joe Chin in the small blind and he raised to 25,000. Neil Henley called from the big blind and they went heads up to the 
flop. Chin moved all in for just over 50,000 and Henley snap-called turning over 
for a flopped full house.
"I'm dead," said Chin turning over his 
for just king-high. The turn 
and river 
sealed the deal for Henley to earn him the pot and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Knight Hits the Rail
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Gaston Knight moved all in for his last 72,000 from under the gun and John Borzio called. Randy Lowery also called from the big blind, and they saw a flop of 
. Lowery then moved all in for 100,000, and Borzio quickly called.
John Borzio: 
Randy Lowery: 
Gaston Knight: 
The turn and river were no help to Knight who was eliminated, while Borzio and Lowery chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000 | 377,000 |
|
225,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Pocket Rockets for Halfon
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The action folded to Mark Halfon in the small blind and he limped in. David Blickenstaff moved all in from the big blind and Halfon snap-called for his last 100,000. Blickenstaff showed 
but Halfon was holding 
.
The board ran out 
and Halfon improved to aces full of queens to double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
208,000 | 126,000 |
|
95,000 | -44,000 |
Weber Starting to Pull Away
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jon Whitters opened to 30,000 from late position, Jerry Weber made the call and the flop came down . Both players checked and the hit the felt on the turn.
Whitters then moved all in for just under 200,000 and Weber quickly called. Whitters turned over for two pair and Weber then tabled for three of a kind.
The river came the , not helping Whitters as he was eliminated and Weber's full house took down the pot, adding to his already big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Maser Doubles Through Erickson
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
John Erickson raised to 27,000 from middle position and it folded to Thomas Maser on the button. Maser moved all in for 155,000 and after giving it some thought Erickson called.
Thomas Maser: 
John Erickson:
The 
runout was no help to Erickson, and Maser's pocket kings held up to earn him the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
335,000 | 198,000 |