Paul Snead opened the action from early position with a raise to 20,000. Players folded until Michael Prins moved all in for 78,000 from the big blind. Snead made the call.
Michael Prins: 10♠10♥
Paul Snead: A♣K♦
The dealer put out 8♦6♥A♦A♠2♣ and Snead got there to make trip Aces and eliminate Prins.
The 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horse and Paris Las Vegas continues with Day 2 of Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em starting at 12 p.m. local time.
Day 1 attracted a total of 680 entries generating a total prize pool of $3,128,000, of which, $573,876 and a gold WSOP bracelet will be set aside for the eventual winner. However, with 161 players progressing to Day 2 and only 102 spots securing a minimum cash of $10,000, players will first have to navigate a tricky bubble before they can get carried away with the thought of a six-figure score.
Heading into proceedings in pole position is Angela Jordison who managed to accumulate a massive stack of 707,000. Jordison is the only player in the field to have eclipsed the seven-hundred thousand chip mark and is in good stead to hunt for a career-first WSOP win. Jordison came close to bracelet glory in 2022, finishing third in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout event, which earned her a career-best $151,544.
Angela Jordison
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Angela Jordison
United States
707,000
88
2
Michael Bickel
United States
616,000
77
3
Scott Andrews
United States
544,000
68
4
Steve Jelinek
United Kingdom
539,000
67
5
David Goodkin
United States
516,000
65
6
Levan Karamanishvili
Georgia
506,000
63
7
Michael Vela
United States
492,000
62
8
Keith Lehr
United States
473,000
59
9
James Pifer
United States
437,000
55
10
Daniel Fuhs
United States
431,000
54
The road isn’t clear yet for Jordison as the field still boasts some of the wisest and most experienced players in the game. Amongst those to progress to Day 2 include two-time bracelet winner and main event finalist Cliff Josephy, as well as four-time bracelet winner Mike Matusow, who bagged stacks of 349,000 and 253,000, respectively.
Cliff Josephy
The Hall of Fame's very own Eli Elezra and John Juanda, with a combined total of ten bracelets between them, will also be looking to add a win in this inaugural World Series event to their already historic poker careers.
Day 2 gets underway at noon local time on June 27, with blinds starting at 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante. Players will endure ten more hour-long levels before play is concluded and the remaining survivors return for Day 3.
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