2021 World Series of Poker

Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$561,060
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,809,560
Entries
5,404
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
1,107
Players Left
148

Event #52: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship Day 2 Begins at 10:00 a.m.

Seniors Event 2021
Seniors Event 2021

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #52: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship of the 2021 World Series of Poker. This event starts at 10:00 a.m. local time inside the beautiful Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in sunny Las Vegas, NV.

Players from Day 1a and Day 1b will be combined to play a total of 10 levels today. The levels are 60-minutes long with a 15-minute break every 2 levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level 19 (~7:00 p.m.). Play will resume at level 12 with blinds at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,500 big blind ante with a total of 1,107 players.

In total, Day 1a and Day 1b produced a 5,404-entry field and generated a $4,809,560 prize pool. Of those players, 811 will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $1,601. The eventual winner will take home $561,060 in addition to a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

Day 1a drew a total of 2,432 entries with only 466 players bagging at the end of the day. The top three chip stacks are George Bronstein (585,000), Tim Killday (433,000), and John Thornton (373,000). Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland (175,000), Women Poker Hall of Famer’s Kathy Liebert (105,000), and JJ Liu (170,000) also bagged at the conclusion of Day 1a.

Day 1b drew a total of 2,972 entries with only 621 players bagging at the end of the day. The top three chips stacks are Dany Georges (464,000), Scott Sisler (372,000), and Mike Ruter (345,000). The defending champion Howard Mash (127,000), Hall of Famer Barry Greenstein (156,500), and fan-favorite Allen Kessler (80,500) also bagged at the conclusion of Day 1b.

Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.

Tags: Allen KesslerBarry GreensteinGeorge BronsteinHoward MashJack McClellandJJ LiuKathy LiebertTim Killday

Liu Picks Up Aces Early

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
JJ Liu
JJ Liu

The action picked up on the turn with the board reading {3-Hearts}{j-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}. Eduardo Cecchin bet 20,000 and JJ Liu called to see a river of {q-Hearts}.

Both players checked on the river and flipped over their holdings.

Eduardo Moucherek Cecchin: {j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
JJ Liu: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

Liu won with a pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
JJ Liu tw
JJ Liu
210,000 40,000
Eduardo Moucherek Cecchin us
Eduardo Moucherek Cecchin
90,000 -43,500

Tags: JJ Liu

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
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Mash Won't Repeat This Year

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Howard Mash
Howard Mash

Howard Mash was seen standing at the payout desk and waiting for his payout slip.

According to Mash, he raised pre-flop to 10,000 and Stuart Taylor defended from the big blind. Mash continued for 9,000 on the {j-}{6-}{5-} flop and was again called.

The turn came {a-} and Mash jammed his remaining chips. Taylor called with {5-}{5-} for a set of fives, while Mash had {k-}{q-} for a gutshot straight draw.

Mash failed to connect with the river, and the defending champion from 2019 hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Stuart Taylor gb
Stuart Taylor
340,000 121,000
Howard Mash us
Howard Mash
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Howard MashStuart Taylor

Raymer Eliminated By Jordison

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer

Angela Jordison raised to 10,000 preflop in early position and on the button, Greg Raymer three-bet to 26,000 and Jordison called.

The flop came out {3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Jordison checked to Raymer who bet 20,000. Jordison raised to 68,000 and Raymer called to see a turn.

The turn came an {8-Clubs} and Jordison checked once more to Raymer who bet 50,000. Jordison raised all-in for 240,000 which had Raymer covered and he called.

Angela Jordison: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
Greg Raymer: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Raymer was drawing dead against the turned full house of Jordison and the inconsequential {j-Clubs} on the river was the last card of Raymer's tournament. "Fossilman" signed a fossil and gave it to Jordison and then left the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Angela Jordison us
Angela Jordison
685,000 344,000
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Angela JordisonGreg Raymer

Greenstein Doubles Through Zabrodskyy

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein went all-in for his last 77,000 from early position and from his left, Vasyl Zabrodskyy called with the bigger stack. Action folded all around and the cards were tabled.

Barry Greenstein: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Vasyl Zabrodskyy: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came down {6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Zabrodskyy was drawing to only running straight outs. He was not helped by the {9-Spades}{3-Hearts} turn and river and Greenstein got the full double.

Player Chips Progress
Vasyl Zabrodskyy ua
Vasyl Zabrodskyy
420,000 -10,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
156,000 79,000

Greenstein Busts One With Aces

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein and an opponent were heads-up on a flop of {7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Greenstein bet and his opponent shoved for around 80,000. Greenstein snap-called.

All-In Player: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Barry Greenstein: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}

Greenstein's opponents let out a loud sigh when Greenstein called. He failed to catch any miracles as the board ran out {2-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and hit the rail, while Greenstein stacked up more than 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
320,000 27,000

Tags: Barry Greenstein

Turk Eliminated By Farries

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Bob Turk
Bob Turk

Lee Farris raised to 16,000 and on his direct left Robert Turk went all-in for 95,000. Action folded back to Farris and he called.

Robert Turk: {k-}{k-}
Lee Farris: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The flop came out {7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{q-} giving Farris top pair and a flush draw. The turn came a blank but the river {j-Clubs} completed the flush of Farris and Turk, the oldest man in the tournament at 84-years old was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Lee Farris us
Lee Farris
260,000 -40,000
Robert Turk us
Robert Turk
Busted