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Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Day 3 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$7,280,200
Total Entries
8,180
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
217
Players Left
29
Players Left 1 / 8,180
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Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
There was no doubt about the big story on Day 3 of Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker.
Seven-time bracelet winner and Hall of Famer Billy Baxter quietly worked his way through the field and is firmly in contention with 29 players remaining in the tournament. Baxter will be keenly eyeing the $765,731 for first place, although he and all the other remaining players have $24,390 locked up already at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Gordon Eng currently leads the pack, with 15,975,000 in chips, closely followed by Lonnie Hallett (15,300,000) with David Stearns (10,575,000) rounding out the top three. Former Seniors champion Dan Heimiller (3,625,000) is also still in the hunt.
Leonard Clementi began the day as the chip leader with 217 players remaining. He fought gamely but did not quite manage to see the day out, ultimately falling in 58th place when Baxter hit a two-outer to end his tournament.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Eng | United States | 15,975,000 | 64 |
| 2 | Lonnie Hallett | Canada | 15,300,000 | 61 |
| 3 | David Stearns | United States | 10,575,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Amin Mostafavi | United States | 10,525,000 | 42 |
| 5 | Jamie Baker | Canada | 9,700,000 | 39 |
| 6 | Ron Fetsch | United States | 8,700,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Billy Baxter | United States | 6,400,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Rudolf Fourie | South Africa | 6,000,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Loren Cloninger | United States | 6,000,000 | 24 |
| 10 | David Thompson | United States | 5,675,000 | 23 |
Baxter is by far the biggest name left in the event, with many notable players dropping out as the day progressed. Among those who didn’t make it through were Victor Ramdin, JJ Liu, Men Nguyen, and Waheed Ashraf.
The 29 players who bagged up at the day’s end will return for Day 4 on Sunday, June 25 at 12 p.m. local time (not 10 a.m. as previously advertised). They return to Level 32, meaning blinds are 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante.
Action will be streamed on PokerGO once the tournament reaches its final three tables. Levels will be 60 minutes in length, with a 15-minute break at the end of every two levels.
Stay locked into PokerNews for all the updates throughout the day.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Shannon Fahey | United States | 3,925,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Jerry Garver | United States | 4,575,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Thong Tran | United States | 4,150,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | Jiaqi Xu | United States | 4,703,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Brian Keith Etheridge | United States | 4,775,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 7 | Thomas Howes | United States | 4,875,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 8 | Gordon Eng | United States | 15,975,000 | 64 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 9 | Albert Riccobono | United States | 3,625,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 2 | David Michaud | United States | 3,625,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 3 | Amin Mostafavi | United States | 10,525,000 | 42 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 4 | David Stearns | United States | 10,575,000 | 42 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 5 | Lonnie Hallett | Canada | 15,300,000 | 61 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 7 | Brett Reichard | United States | 5,000,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 8 | Ronald Neal | United States | 2,075,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 9 | David Thompson | United States | 5,675,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 1 | Michael Kucinski | United States | 2,525,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 2 | Rodney Hurlbut | United States | 4,100,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 3 | Kevin Kelly | United States | 1,725,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 4 | Ross Tesser | United States | 1,475,000 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 5 | Loren Cloninger | United States | 6,000,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 8 | Rudolf Fourie | South Africa | 6,000,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 9 | Eric Ritter | United States | 4,700,075 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 4 | 1 | Jamie Baker | Canada | 9,700,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 4 | 2 | Dan Heimiller | United States | 3,625,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 4 | 3 | David Allison | United States | 3,225,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 4 | 4 | Bryant Morrison | United States | 3,125,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 4 | 5 | Billy Baxter | United States | 6,400,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 4 | 6 | Ron Fetsch | United States | 8,700,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 4 | 9 | Patrick Viret | France | 3,525,000 | 14 |
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The 29 remaining players are bagging for the evening and will return tomorrow at noon local time and will be under the TV lights of the main stage.
A full recap of Day 3 action will be available shortly.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The floor has just announced four more hands will be played to conclude Day 3. The pink 5,000 chips will be raced off and the players will bag and tag for the night upon completion.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Jamie Baker opened from early position to 400,000, finding Albert Riccobono in the small blind who moved all in for his last 1,400,000. Baker called.
Albert Riccobono: A♣K♣
Jamie Baker: K♥Q♦
Riccobono dominating hand stayed that way to the river as the board ran out 7♦9♠2♦4♥6♣. Riccobono secured a much-needed double-up as Day 4 looms.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Action was joined on a 5♦6♠7♠ flop and the blinds checked to James Clarke in early position. Clarke only took a moment before going all in for 4,930,000. The next player to act was David Stearns who called. The blinds folded and the cards hit their backs.
James Clarke: A♦8♦
David Stearns: K♦K♥
Clarke was drawing to an ace, nine, or four. The turn brought a 2♥ and the river a Q♠. Clarke's run would come to an end with just 45 minutes left in Day 3.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
James Clarke raised from early position to 450,000. William Freeman three-bet jammed for his last 1,000,000 from the button and Clarke called.
James Clarke: A♥7♥
William Freeman: K♠K♥
The board ran out Q♣J♠Q♠A♦2♣. An ace on the turn was devastating news for Freeman's kings, sending him to the rail.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Brett Reichard raised from the cutoff to 375,000, Patrick Viret on the button called and James Polanski in the big blind called off for his last 335,000.
With Polanski at risk, there was still action on the side. The flop came Q♥8♣2♠ and Reichard continued for 600,000. In response, Viret raised to 1,400,000 and Reichard came back with an all in for 3,530,000. Viret folded and the hand went to a showdown.
Brett Reichard: A♠A♦
James Polanski: 9♦8♦
The turn and river came the 4♥ and Q♠ respectively and Polanski was eliminated.
