2022 World Series of Poker

Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$694,909
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$6,397,320
Entries
7,188
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
198
Players Left
18

Kathy Liebert Leads the Pack After Day 3 in Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship No-Limit Hold'em

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert

It was an exciting day of play for the seniors in Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. The field had been whittled down from 7,188 combined entries from the two starting flights, to just 198 seniors left to start Day 3. When it was time to bag, just 18 remained in contention for the bracelet.

Kathy Liebert bagged the biggest stack at the end of the night, with 21,000,000. Liebert was running hot all day, getting dealt pocket aces five different times, at one point running her stack up to over double the next biggest in the field. Liebert will hope to ride her big stack and lucky streak to her second WSOP bracelet.

She has just one fellow bracelet holder left in the field, Argentinian Andres Korn. Korn bagged one of the bigger stacks at the end of the night at 10,550,000. Other big stacks included Americans Alexander Hill (12,500,000), Eric Smidinger (13,275,000) and Day 2 chip leader Ben Sarnoff (15,500,000).

The remaining field is predominantly American but does include Australian Jan Pettersson (10,525,000), Canadian Domenico Scalamogna (6,350,000), Italian Biagio Morciano (6,000,000), and Ukranian Valerii Lubenets, who bagged just 175,000 at the end of the night, less than one big blind when play resumes.

Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Kathy LiebertUnited States21,000,000
2Ben SarnoffUnited States15,500,000
3Eric SmidingerUnited States15,500,000
4Alexander HillUnited States12,500,000
5Andres KornArgentina10,550,000
6Jan PetterssonAustrailia10,550,000
7Mark PettUnited States8,675,000
8Steven HimebaughUnited States7,025,000
9Patrick MartorellaUnited States7,000,000
10Domenico ScalamognaCanada6,350,000

Players will return for Day 4 on June 26th at 11 a.m. local time. They will play until just five seniors remain. Those five will then return for the final table on Day 5 on June 27th, restart time to be determined.

Be sure to stay tuned into PokerNews for live coverage of this and all other events at the 2022 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Alexander HillAndres KornBen SarnoffBiagio MorcianoDomenico ScalamognaEric SmidingerJan PetterssonKathy LiebertValerii Lubenets

Jonathan Bailey Eliminated in 19th Place ($27,271)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Bailey

Alexander Hill opened from the cutoff to 800,000 and Brian Brunner shoved his stack of 4,725,000 into the middle. Jonathan Bailey only had 325,000 remaining behind his 200,000 big blind and tossed it in. Hill folded.

Jonathan Bailey: {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Brian Brunner: {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

The flop came {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} which gave Brunner trip aces and Baily was still drawing to diamonds.

However, the board ran out {8-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Bailey had to settle for 19th place.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Hill us
Alexander Hill
14,125,000 2,325,000
Brian Brunner us
Brian Brunner
6,250,000 3,725,000
Jonathan Bailey us
Jonathan Bailey
Busted

Tags: Alexander HillBrian BrunnerJonathan Bailey

Keith Littlewood Eliminated in 20th Place ($27,271)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Keith Littlewood
Keith Littlewood

Action was picked up on the turn with a board of {4-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{a-Spades} and around 1,500,000 already in the pot.

Alexander Hill moved all in with his opponent covered, and got a call from Keith Littlewood.

Keith Littlewood: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Alexander Hill: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Littlewood had trip aces, but they were no good against Hill's full house, but he could still survive with an ace or a queen on the river. Instead, that river came the {3-Diamonds}, providing no help. Hill scooped the pot while Littlewood exited the tournament in 20th place, good for a cash of $27,271.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Hill us
Alexander Hill
11,800,000 6,900,000
Keith Littlewood gb
Keith Littlewood
Busted

Tags: Alexander HillKeith Littlewood

Thomas Burri Eliminated in 21st Place ($27,271)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Thomas Burri
Thomas Burri

Eric Smidinger opened from early position for 450,000. Thomas Burri moved all in from the big blind, and Smidinger called.

"I was hoping you would fold," Burri, the small stack, said as they tabled their hands.

Thomas Burri: {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Eric Smidinger: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Smidinger was ahead already and improved by pairing his ten on the {10-Hearts}{2-Spades}{j-Diamonds} flop. The {5-Hearts} turn and {8-Spades} river were of no help to either player, and Burri was eliminated in 21st place for a cash of $27,271.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Smidinger us
Eric Smidinger
WSOP 1X Winner
12,500,000 1,900,000
Thomas Burri us
Thomas Burri
Busted

Tags: Eric SmidingerThomas Burri

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Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
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James Kennedy Eliminated in 22nd Place ($27,271)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
James Kennedy
James Kennedy

Andres Korn opened before James Kennedy moved all in. Korn made the snap-call with Kennedy covered and they were off to the races.

James Kennedy: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Andres Korn: {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Kennedy was ahead, but that changed quickly on the {j-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop, as Korn made a pair. The {j-Hearts} turn improved Korn to trips, before the {j-Clubs} came on the river to give him quads. Kennedy was there with just ace high, and was promptly eliminated in 22nd place for a payout of $27,271.

Player Chips Progress
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
WSOP 1X Winner
9,500,000 750,000
James Kennedy us
James Kennedy
Day 1A Chip Leader
Busted

Tags: Andres KornJames Kennedy

Michael Park Eliminated in 23rd Place ($27,271)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michael Park
Michael Park

Action folded to Michael Park in the hijack, who moved all in for 2,500,000. After a count from the dealer, Kathy Liebert made the call in the cutoff. The rest of the table got out of the way, and the two flipped their hands.

Michael Park: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Kathy Liebert: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Liebert was ahead with her aces, and only improved as the {9-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} flop gave her a set and left Park drawing thin. The {8-Hearts} turn and {7-Diamonds} river completed the board, offering no help to Park. He was eliminated in 23rd place and will take home a cash of $27,271.

Player Chips Progress
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
WSOP 1X Winner
23,000,000 4,800,000
Michael Park us
Michael Park
Busted

Tags: Kathy LiebertMichael Park

Jeffrey Sims Eliminated in 24th Place ($27,271)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Jeffrey Sims
Jeffrey Sims

Patrick Martorella shoved his stack of 3,300,000 from under the gun and Jeffrey Sims put in his remaining 1,400,000.

Jeffrey Sims: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Patrick Martorella: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{5-Spades} to eliminate Sims in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Martorella us
Patrick Martorella
5,200,000 3,600,000
Jeffrey Sims us
Jeffrey Sims
1,400,000 -1,325,000

Tags: Jeffrey SimsPatrick Martorella

Michael Campitelli Eliminated in 25th Place ($27,271)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michael Campitelli
Michael Campitelli

Michael Campitelli open-shoved for 2,200,000 from under the gun and Valerii Lubenets shoved his stack of nearly 6,200,000 in from the hijack.

Eric Smidinger, sitting in the cutoff, put his 3,950,000 into the middle and we had a three-way all-in pre-flop pot up for grabs.

Michael Campitelli: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Eric Smidinger: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Valerii Lubenets: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Smidinger was way ahead and stayed ahead on the {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop. The {q-Hearts} hit the turn and the {7-Spades} arrived on the river, giving Smidinger the whole pot and eliminating Campitelli.

Lubenets was left with just 2,200,000 while Smidinger stacked his newly-found chips valued at 10,600,000.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Smidinger us
Eric Smidinger
WSOP 1X Winner
10,600,000 7,150,000
Valerii Lubenets ua
Valerii Lubenets
2,200,000 -3,800,000
Michael Campitelli ca
Michael Campitelli
Busted

Tags: Michael CampitelliEric SmidingerValerii Lubenets

Mark Williams Eliminated in 26th Place ($27,271)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Mark Williams
Mark Williams

After a raise to 400,000 from the button from Ben Sarnoff, Mark Williams moved all in from the big blind. Sarnoff made the call with Williams covered.

Mark Williams: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Ben Sarnoff: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

Williams was behind, but picked up hope on the {j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{q-Clubs} flop which gave him a set. That hope was perhaps tempered a bit on the {k-Clubs} turn, which gave Sarnoff a straight draw, but Williams was still in good position to double up and survive. The {10-Diamonds} hit the table on the river to give Sarnoff the Broadway straight, eliminating Williams in heart breaking fashion. Williams finished in 26th place, for which he'll take home $27,271.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Sarnoff us
Ben Sarnoff
Day 2 Chip Leader
18,400,000 3,900,000
Mark Williams us
Mark Williams
Busted

Tags: Ben SarnoffMark Williams