Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship Day 1b | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-22-2023 16:52 UTC-7

Dovzhenko's Cowboys Crush Pocket Jacks

Chris Bean

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

All the chips went into the middle preflop with the middle position player at risk for 26,800 against Alexander Dovzhenko in the small blind.

Middle Position: J♦J♥
Alexander Dovzhenko: K♥K♠

Dovzhenko dominated middle position and the low board of 7♣4♦3♣5♠2♣ was no help for middle position who headed to the exit. Dovzhenko is racing towards the six-figure mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Dovzhenko	91,400 91,400	91,400

Tags: Alexander Dovzhenko

06-22-2023 16:57 UTC-7

Break Time

Dominic Clementson

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The tournament has reached another break. Play will resume in 20 minutes.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

06-22-2023 17:20 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Waheed Ashraf	130,000 48,000	48,000
Andres Korn	60,000 33,000	33,000

Shirley Rosario	40,000 40,000	40,000
Humberto Brenes	40,000 20,000	20,000

Pat Lyons	27,000 27,000	27,000

James Hess	22,000 -29,200	-29,200

Aggression Pays Off for Evans

Dominic Clementson

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

An early raise got two calls — from a player in middle position and Mark Eavns, in the big blind.

The flop fell Q♣10♦7♦ and the original raiser bet again, to 1,200. It folded to Evans who promptly raised it up to 5,600 and just as promptly, got a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Evans (UK)	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Mark Eavns (UK)

06-22-2023 18:04 UTC-7

Smith Flops Out of Trouble

Dominic Clementson

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The player on the button raised all in preflop, and was called in the small blind by Tom Smith, who was at risk. He looked even more at risk when the hole cards were turned over.

Tom Smith: J♠J♦
Button: A♠A♣

But Smith was saved when the board ran out J♣4♦4♣K♠3♦, giving him a timely double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Smith (CA)	58,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Tom Smith (CA)

06-22-2023 18:06 UTC-7

Witness the Sickness - Royal Flush Beats Quads

Chris Bean

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With 8,000 in the middle with the board reading A♠A♥J♥ on the flop, the under-the-gun player, only playing their second hand of the tournament, bet 6,000 and was met with a raise of 13,000 from Kenneth Douglas on the button. The under-the-gun player snap-called.

Under-The-Gun: A♣10♣
Kenneth Douglas: K♥Q♥

The under-the-gun player flopped trip aces, but unbelievably Douglas hit their gutshot royal flush draw on the 10♥ turn. The river brought the case A♦ to give under-the-gun quad aces and they believed that they won the hand until it was pointed out by the table that Douglas had the best hand in poker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Douglas	79,000 79,000	79,000

Tags: Kenneth Douglas

06-22-2023 18:08 UTC-7

Chip Update From Horseshoe

Chris Bean

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Meyers	145,000
Dominick French	125,000 80,000	80,000
David Maudlin	80,900 39,700	39,700
Barny Boatman	76,000 1,000	1,000

Dara O'Kearney	58,000 -5,700	-5,700

Mike Allis	39,400 -1,100	-1,100

Wayne Thomas	20,400 -4,700	-4,700

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

06-22-2023 18:42 UTC-7

Pay Day for Gray

Dominic Clementson

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The button raised to 3,000 and the player under the gun called. It was folded round to Ryan Gray in middle position, who declared all in for 10,600. The button called, and covered.

Ryan Gray: 6♠6♦
Button: A♥K♥

The board ran out Qx4x4x2x8x and Gray breathed a sigh of relief as he raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Gray	24,700 24,700	24,700

Tags: Ryan Gray