Barry Shulman Eliminated in 2nd Place ($222,295)
Hand #249: Michael Blake opened to 1.3 million from the button and Barry Shulman defended. The dealer fanned out 
on the flop and Shulman checked to Blake who pushed in 1.5 million.
Shulman check-raised to 3 million and Blake called to see the 
turn card. Shulman instantly moved all in for around 14.5 million and Blake snap-called.
Shulman tabled 
for both a flush and straight draw. Blake tabled 
for two pair on the flop and the crowd started to rumble as the dealer burned a card.
Shulman needed to hit or his day would be done and the dealer turned over an 
, missing Shulman as he was eliminated to the two pair of Blake for a respectable $222,295.
Congratulations to Michael Blake on taking down Event #39: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em for an immense $359,863 and a new WSOP bracelet.
A recap of the tournament will be posted shortly, along with final table results.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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53,000,000
18,000,000
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18,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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