Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$6,397,320
Entries
7,188
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
198
Players Left
18
Devine Stunned by Brunner
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Patricia "Patty" Devine opened to 80,000 from the hijack and Brian Brunner shoved from the button for 460,000. The big blind contemplated his decision for about 90 seconds before folding. Devine then asked for a count, complained that the previous player in Brunner's seat had already got her today, and eventually made the call.
Brian Brunner: 
Patricia Devine: 
Devine shouted for low cards but the flop came 
to have Devine drawing to just one out.
Devine did not get her help as the 
and 
completed the board to give Brunner a flush and double him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,215,000
-720,000
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-720,000 |
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1,010,000
575,000
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575,000 |
Kinney's Ace-King Cracks Aces
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Michael Kinney shoved his 295,000 from early position and the cutoff called.
Michael Kinney: 
Cutoff: 
Kinney was in a world of trouble but picked up four outs on the 
flop.
The table was floored when the 
gave Kinney the win with Broadway on the turn, leaving the cutoff with just under 300,000 chips.
The irrelevant 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
665,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
Industry Insiders: Andy Rich Brings PokerNews Cup to Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Yesterday, the PokerNews Cup returned with an $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event at Golden Nugget Las Vegas. There are still two starting flights left on Saturday and Sunday to take a shot at the guaranteed seven-figure prize pool.
The PokerNews Cup is part of the Golden Nugget 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. The tournament, which runs June 24-28, will be live reported here on PokerNews, and there will also be a live-streamed feature table on Day 2 as well as final table action on Tuesday’s Day 3 finale.
The man responsible for making it happen, as well as giving away 100 seats to the tournament, was Director of Poker Operations Andy Rich, a longtime poker industry veteran. As part of PokerNews’ continuing Industry Insiders series, we caught up with Rich to learn more about the man making things happen in downtown Vegas’ last remaining poker room.
Chang Gets Some Value After Trapping with Aces
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
With around 275,000 already in the middle on a 
flop, Curt Kohlberg, from under the gun, put out a continuation bet of 110,000.
Edwin Chang, sitting to his left, reraised to 325,000. Miguel Capriles folded in late position.
Kohlberg went into the tank for about three minutes before folding what he claimed was an overpair.
Chang flipped over 
, showing that he had been trapping the whole time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
875,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
575,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
Hoffman Makes a Set for Knockout
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Randy Marker opened from the hijack to 75,000. The cutoff, Wilbern Hoffman, reraised to 275,000. The small blind made the call moving all in to do so. Marker got out of the way, and it was time for showdown. "I hope you have jacks," the small blind said as the pair tabled their hands.
Small blind: 
Wilbern Hoffman:
"Oh, even worse," the small blind said upon seeing Hoffman's pocket fours. The small blind was behind, but seemed to catch a break on the flop, as the appeared in the window, but those hopes were quickly dashed as the full 
flop was spread out, giving Hoffman a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
1,025,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Kennedy Doubles Up Through Masters
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Carl Masters opened from the hijack for 70,000, before Day 1A chip leader James Kennedy jammed in the cutoff with 1,205,000 behind.
"You might want to stick around, might have a huge pot," Masters told PokerNews while action was moving back around to Kennedy.
"It is going to be a huge pot," Kennedy added, while already having his hand on his stack, prepared to push them in the middle and simply waiting for the action to get to him. Eventually it did, and he snap-called with the effective stack of 385,000.
James Kennedy: 
Carl Masters:
The flip quickly tilted in Kennedy's favor as the appeared in the window on the 
flop. The 
turn and river completed the board and ensured the double up for Kennedy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
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|
820,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Break
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day, with roughly a third of the Day 3 field having been eliminated in the first two levels of play.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
More Eliminations
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
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