2019 World Series of Poker

Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$662,594
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,324,400
Entries
5,916
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000

McNurlan Brothers Cash Together

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jim and Jeff McNurlan both made the money in the Seniors today, the latter taking home $1,499 for 881st place, the former still in the running for Day 3 and, ultimately, his first bracelet. Jeff McNurlan told us that his brother has cashed in this event three years running (2019 included) and finished in positions 666th and 444th the last two years.

Player Chips Progress
James Mcnurlan us
James Mcnurlan
120,000 26,700

Tags: James McnurlanJeff Mcnurlan

Mullin All In 10 Times, Still Plugging Away

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

While dozens of tables have broken as hundreds of players hit the rail, Peter Mullin has remained in the same seat on Table 206 since cards first saw air. He started the day with 60,000 chips, and that's about what he has now. He told us that he'd been all in nine times and survived, then promptly made it ten. He moved all in for 45,000 or so under the gun, "because the media are here," and everyone folded.

"I'm all in, and never looked!" he announced, before showing the table {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}.

The next hand there was a raise to 13,000, a button call and Mullin threw in most of the chips he'd just taken down. "Man calls minraise out of the big blind," quipped the preflop opener. All three players checked a {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop. It checked to the button on the {k-Spades} turn whose 25,000 bet took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Mullin us
Peter Mullin
50,000 -10,900

Tags: Peter Mullin

Einhorn Puts His Opponent to the Test

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

David Einhorn put in a 55,000 bet from early position on the turn, with the board reading {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. His opponent in the cutoff called, bringing the river {5-Diamonds}.

With the four-flush now showing on the board, Einhorn went all in for his remaining 200,000. The cutoff tanked briefly before folding, and Einhorn has moved up to 390,000.

Player Chips Progress
David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
390,000 170,000

Tags: David Einhorn

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

In the Money Bust-Outs

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alan Christensen
Alan Christensen
Busted
Michael Dreese us
Michael Dreese
Busted
Lower Nicola
Lower Nicola
Busted
Macomb Township
Macomb Township
Busted
Mahesh Rathi us
Mahesh Rathi
Busted
Marc Magazu us
Marc Magazu
Busted
Margery Teller us
Margery Teller
Busted
Marilyn Guess us
Marilyn Guess
Busted
Mark Fraser us
Mark Fraser
Busted
Mark Yamamoto us
Mark Yamamoto
Busted
Marsha Wolak us
Marsha Wolak
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Matthew Zola us
Matthew Zola
Busted
Michael Brugger us
Michael Brugger
Busted
Michael Coan us
Michael Coan
Busted
Michael Dawson (NM)
Michael Dawson (NM)
Busted
Michael Gordon us
Michael Gordon
Busted
Lloyd Mashore us
Lloyd Mashore
Busted
Michael King nz
Michael King
Busted
Michael Morgan us
Michael Morgan
Busted
Michael Nelson us
Michael Nelson
Busted
Michael Shugar us
Michael Shugar
Busted
Michael Slutzky us
Michael Slutzky
Busted
Michael Swanson us
Michael Swanson
Busted
Michele Furey us
Michele Furey
Busted
Mike McClain us
Mike McClain
Busted

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Dinner Time

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break; play resumes with Level 17 on the other side.

Albini, Alipourfard, Kroon Making Things Interesting

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mark Kroon's stack continues to expand, as he's near the chip lead with 875,000 as the dinner break approaches.

Kroon has been battling with Mansour Alipourfard at his table throughout the day, and WSOP bracelet winner Steven Albini has joined the mix.

Alipourfard opened for 15,000 from early position on a recent hand, and Albini, seated to his direct left, three-bet to 45,000. The action folded back over to Alipourfard, who thought it over for a bit before folding.

On the very next hand, Albini opened for 13,000 from early position and got a call from the small blind. The action checked through on a flop of {4-Spades}{9-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, and the small blind fired on both the turn {j-Hearts} and the river {q-Spades}.

Albini contemplated the decision before calling the 60,000 river bet, kissing the chips goodbye before throwing them in the middle. The small blind turned over {9-Hearts}{9-Spades} for the full house, bringing Albini back to earth just a bit.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Kroon us
Mark Kroon
875,000 125,000
Steven Albini us
Steven Albini
WSOP 2X Winner
220,000 73,000
Mansour Alipourfard us
Mansour Alipourfard
135,000 -75,000

Tags: Steven AlbiniMansour AlipourfardMark Kroon

Chung's Aces Bust Two at Once

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

As Level 16 ticked down to the dinner break, a dual elimination boosted the stack of an already chipped-up Samkyu Chung. Two players took the plunge all-in preflop, with pocket eights and pocket nines; he called with {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} with the worst possible outcome for him being a loss of 110,000 from his 550,000+ stack. Instead, it was the best possible outcome: the aces held over a {10-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds} board and two more players headed to the rail.

One of those busted in this hand was one of the overnight chip leaders from Day 1, Ravinder Bedi, who collected $1,730, having made it through two small payout jumps already.

Player Chips Progress
Mehrdad Yousefzadeh us
Mehrdad Yousefzadeh
1,040,000 855,600
Samkyu Chung us
Samkyu Chung
740,000 188,000
Ravinder Bedi ca
Ravinder Bedi
Busted

Tags: Ravinder BediSamkyu Chung

Kitzerow on the Comeback Trail, Kanngiesser 4x Start of Day Stack

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

One player happy to have made it through the bubble, and nursing a relatively short stack back to health in Level 16 is Bill Kitzerow. Returning with just over 20,000, he underwent a lengthy grind with around 30,000 before starting to recoup chips in the middle of the day.

Elsewhere, Gloria Kanngiesser, who has flown under our radar for much of the day, has turned 110,000 into over 400,000 at the halfway point of Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Gloria Kanngiesser ca
Gloria Kanngiesser
400,000 284,000
William Kitzerow us
William Kitzerow
160,000 139,300

Tags: William KitzerowGloria Kanngiesser