Day 1 of Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em is in the Books
It was a cheerful day at the World Series Of Poker from its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas for Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em.
Players had to be 60 years of age to play and there were lots of stories and comradery among the field. By day’s end, there were 2,669 entries and 727 advanced to Day 2.
There was $2,375,410 generated in the prize pool, 401 players will be paid at least $1,601 and first-place will receive $330,609, as well as the gold bracelet.
The remaining players will return for Day 2 on Wednesday, June 29, for a 10:00 a.m. restart in Bally’s Gold and Silver section.
Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelita Grayer | United States | 312,500 | 156 |
| 2 | PT Hayes | United States | 289,500 | 145 |
| 3 | Laurette Thurber | United States | 258,000 | 129 |
| 4 | Yanki Koppel | United States | 258,000 | 129 |
| 5 | Yin Guo | United States | 252,500 | 127 |
| 6 | Michael Rice | United States | 247,500 | 124 |
| 7 | Gregory Genge | Canada | 239,500 | 120 |
| 8 | Kathleen Gliva | United States | 230,000 | 115 |
| 9 | Patrick Bermingham | Ireland | 222,500 | 111 |
| 10 | Massoud Eskandari | United States | 221,000 | 110 |
Jean-Luc Adam (126,000) from France is the reigning champion and he bagged nearly double the chip average.
PT Hayes (280,300) bagged one of the biggest stacks in the room. He clashed with fellow chip leader Bill Klein early in the day and never looked back.
Other players to bag include actor and poker player James Woods (175,500), Jeff Bond (110,000), Eric Vanderburg (145,000), Kent Buckingham (99,000), Everett Carlton (106,000), Dan Shak (79,000) and Poker Hall Of Fame member Jack McClelland (37,000).
The structure for Day 2 will be similar to Day 1. There will be 60-minute levels and there will be 20-minute breaks after every two levels. Play will end after Level 20, with a dinner break around 7:00 p.m. local time.
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