Mark Checkwicz limped in from under the gun before Kevin Nathan bumped it up to 200,000 from the button. Angela Jordison three-bet to 650,000 from the small blind and Checkwicz got out of the way. Nathan four-bet jammed for 3,625,000 and Jordison called.
Kevin Nathan: A♣A♥
Angela Jordison: K♠K♥
The board ran out 4♠9♠6♣7♠4♥ and Nathan faded a King and backdoor spades to secure a massive double up.
Arie Kliper raised to 130,000 from the button, Bruno Lopes called in the small blind and James Moult defended in the big blind.
The 5♦7♣9♥ flop saw Lopes check. Moult elected to move all in for 320,000. Kliper called and Lopes folded.
James Moult: J♣5♣
Arie Kliper: 8♣6♣
Moult's pair of fives were way behind the flopped straight of Kliper. The 4♦ turn and J♠ river gave Moult an irrelevant two pair and his deep tournament came to an end on the last hand of the night.
After ten levels of play at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, the 2024 World Series of Poker Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em has come to a close. Kevin Nathan leads the way with 7,300,000. The Californian’s largest score to date came at the WSOP in 2006 when he won a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event for $171,987. That score included a WSOP gold bracelet and he will return to the felt tomorrow looking to win another.
With 680 total entries, only 161 players made it to Day 2. Of those 161, the final ten have bagged up their chips and will return for Day 3 tomorrow. The prize pool sits at $3,128,000 with a whopping $573,876 and a coveted gold bracelet for first place.
Final Day Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Kevin Nathan
United States
7,300,000
91
2
Bruno Lopes
France
6,535,000
82
3
Samuel Wagner
United States
4,220,000
53
4
Arie Kliper
Israel
4,125,000
52
5
Michael Vela
United States
4,015,000
50
6
Mark Checkwicz
United States
3,610,000
45
7
Angela Jordison
United States
1,890,000
24
8
John Thornton
United States
1,455,000
18
9
Richard Lowe
United States
1,410,000
18
10
Judith Bielan
United States
980,000
12
Angela Jordison remains in the mix with 1,895,000 after losing a brutal hand to end the night. The Day 1 chip leader will look to build momentum tomorrow in order to make a final table run.
Notable players that returned for Day 2 but did not make it to the final day include Cliff Josephy, Mike Matusow, Keith Lehr, Eli Elezra and John Juanda.
Thomas Graupner was on the wrong side of the bubble after Mark Fishereliminated him with trip nines, taking down his pocket Jacks.
Bruno Lopes sits in second place with 6,535,000. The 58-year-old Frenchman has an impressive resume with over $2,000,000 in live tournament winnings. Lopes has had some positive results this summer, including 76th place in Event #44: $2,000 No Limit Hold’em for $5,851. Lopes will look to add to his success tomorrow with a chance to win his first WSOP bracelet and largest score to date.
Bruno Lopes
Day 3 begins at noon local time on June 28, with blinds starting at 40,000/80,000. The plan is to play 60-minute levels until a winner is crowned. PokerGO has selected this event for live-stream coverage, which starts when the official final table is reached.
Don’t miss out on any PokerNews coverage; the live reporting team will be back to provide Day 3 updates. Stay tuned to see who has what it takes to go all the way.
