Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2019 World Series of Poker

Jun 16, 2019

Hands #94-99: Final Four Still Battling it Out

Geoff Fisk

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #94 : Jean-René Fontaine went all in for 15.9 million from the cutoff, and all other players folded.

Hand #95: Howard Mash raised to 2.9 million from the small blind, and Jean-René Fontaine went all in for 17.1 million from the big blind, getting Mash to fold.

Hand #96: Adam Richardson opened to 2 million on the cutoff, and all other players folded.

Hand #97: Howard Mash opened to 1.9 million on the cutoff , and Adam Richardson called in the big blind. The action checked through on the flop and turn on a board. The river brought the , Mash bet 3.5 million and Richardson called. Mash showed down to take down the pot with his heart flush.

Hand #98: Jean-René Fontaine opened to 5.3 million on the cutoff, and all others players folded.

Hand #99: Jim McNurlan opened for 2.2 million on the cutoff, and took down the blinds and antes uncontested.

Tags: Adam Richardson Howard Mash

Jun 16, 2019

Hands #90-93: Double Up for Mash

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Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #90: Richardson limped the small blind and big blind Mash checked. On the flop, Richardson checked, Mash bet 2,100,000, and Richardson quickly raised to 9,100000 which set Mash, with 7,000,000 behind, all-in. Mash called, showing both of them to be on a diamond draw. Mash's was higher with and ahead with queen high but Richardson's was paired with an up and down straight (flush) draw: .

The turn: . Mash's rail went crazy; he noted he only had to fade two outs in the deck (the straight flush completers for Richardson]. Fade he did; the river was the .

Hand #91: Fontaine got a walk. A reset after all that drama.

Hand #92: Richardson raised to 2,000,000 first to act, McNurlan (bb) called. On the flop McNurlan checked and Richardson bet 1,000,000 - this was enough for him to take the pot.

Hand #93: Jean-René Fontaine open jammed 13,900,000 and the others folded.

Tags: Adam Richardson Howard Mash James McNurlan Jean-René Fontaine

Jun 16, 2019

Hands #84-89: Fontaine Gets Aggressive

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Geoff Fisk

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #84 : Adam Richardson bet 2 million from the cutoff, Jean-René Fontaine reraised all in for 8.3 million from the small blind, and Richardson folded.

Hand #85: Jim McNurlan opened to 2.9 million from the small blind, and Adam Richardson called from the big blind. The action checked all the way through on all streets on a board of . McNurland's and Richardson's ended up chopping the pot.

Hand #86: Adam Richardson limped from the small blind and Howard Mash checked back. On the flop of , Richardson bet 1.5 million and Mash called. The turn came Richardson bet 2.5 million and Mash folded.

Hand #87: Adam Richardson opened to 2 million from the button, and both blinds folded.

Hand #88: Howard Mash bet 2 million from the button, and Jean-René Fontaine went all in for 10.3million from the small blind, and Mash folded

Hand #89: Jean-René Fontaine got a walk.

Tags: Adam Richardson Howard Mash

Jun 16, 2019

Hands #77-83: McNurlan Edges Further Ahead

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Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #77: Adam Richardson got a rare (up til now) walk, Jim McNurlan quickly giving up his small blind.

Hand #78: Mash got his own walk, Richardson passing the blind he just received around clockwise.

Hand #79: McNurlan raised to 2,400,000 preflop, no call.

Hand #80: McNurlan took his turn receiving a decision-free walk.

Hand #81: McNurlan flicked in the 400k to make up the small blind and Richardson checked his option. There was a check-fest all the way to the river as the board ran out , McNurlan winning at showdown with .

Hand #82: McNurlan raised to 1,800,000; Richardson and Mash gave up their blinds.

Hand #83: McNurlan limped in for 800,000 under the gun and saw a flop three-way with Mash and Fontaine in the blinds. The flop was checked round but McNurlan took the pot with a 2,500,000 bet on the turn. Fontaine tanked for a little while before folding this one, a change from the very fast paced turn this final table has taken.

Tags: Adam Richardson Howard Mash James McNurlan Jean-René Fontaine

Jun 16, 2019

Hands #71-76: Back and Forth

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Geoff Fisk

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #71 : Howard Mash opened for 15.1 million on the small blind and took down an uncontested pot.

Hand #72: Adam Richardson opened for 2 million on the cutoff, and Jim McNurlan called on the big blind. The action checked through on the flop and turn with the board showing The river brought a , McNurlan bet 3 million and got the call, showing down to take down the pot against Richardson’s .

Hand #73: Jean-René Fontaine got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #74: Adam Richardson opened for 1.9 million on the small blind, and Howard Mash called on the big blind. The flop came , Richardson fired for 1.4 million, and Mash folded.

Hand #75: Adam Richardson called on the button, and Howard Mash raised to 3.5 million on the small blind, getting the fold from Richardson.

Hand #76: Adam Richardson opened for 2 million on the cutoff, and took down the pot uncontested.

Tags: Howard Mash Adam Richardson

Jun 16, 2019

Hands #63-70: Final Four Play Pass the Blinds

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Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #63: A walk for Jean-René Fontaine.

Hand #64: Howard Mash raised to 2,000,000 on the button and picked up the blinds and ante.

Hand #65: Fontaine raised to 3,200,000 on the button and picked some up too.

Hand #66: Fontaine opened to 4,400,000 and the no-call trend continued.

Hand #67: Adam Richardson raised to 2,000,000 on his button with the same result as the other players to do so in this level so far.

Hand #68: Richardson opened to 2,000,000 first to act; no calls.

Hand #69: Small blind Jim McNurlan raised to 2,400,000 preflop and picked up Richardson's big blind.

Hand #70: McNurlan raised to 2,500,000 on the button, Mash in the big blind was the only caller. Mash check-folded to McNurlan's 2,000,000 bet on the flop.

Tags: Adam Richardson Howard Mash James McNurlan Jean-René Fontaine

Level: 38

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Jun 16, 2019

Players On Short Break

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Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Play will resume shortly; the Seniors are reconvening after a short break.

Jun 16, 2019

Hands #60-62: Mash Gets the Double

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Geoff Fisk

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #60: Howard Mash bet 1.5 million, and Jim McNurlan called on the big blind. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn came the , and McNurlan check-called a 1.3 million bet from Mash. The river brought the , and McNurlan bet, forcing a quick fold from Mash.

Hand #61 : Jim McNurlan limped on the small blind, Adam Richardson raised to 2.1 million, and McNurlan called. The flop came , McNurlan checked-called a 2.5 million bet from Richardson. The came on the turn, and both players checked. The hit on the river, and McNurlan bet 5 million, getting the fold from Richardson.

Hand #62: Jim McNurlan bet 2.4 million from the button, Howard Mash three-bet all-in to 10.1 million from the big blind, and McNurlan called.

Howard Mash:
Jim McNurlan:

Board:

Mash hit the pair of fives on the flop, and it held through the river for the double up.

Tags: Adam Richardson Howard Mash

Jun 16, 2019

Hands #55-59: Small Pots All Round

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Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hand #55: Adam Richardson raised to 1,300,000 and Jean-René Fontaine called in the big blind. Both players checked the flop and turn. On the river - - Fontaine's lead of 700,000 was enough to win the pot. He showed the table a while he raked in his chips.

Hand #56: A walk for McNurlan.

Hand #57: A small checked-all-the-way limped pot for Richardson, whose won on a board of .

Hand #58: McNurlan raised to 1,800,000 with no callers.

Hand #59: Richardson raised to 1,400,000, Fontaine the only opponent to call. On a flop of Fontaine checked, Richardson bet 2,800,000, and Fontaine folded black deuces face-up.

Tags: Adam Richardson James McNurlan Jean-René Fontaine