button in SafariBruno "Kool Shen" Lopes Bags Big on Seniors Day 1b
Some know him as "Kool Shen", others as a Winamax Ambassador. But Bruno Lopes is through to Day 2b of Event #46: $1,000 Seniors Championship.
With over $2.2 million in career earnings, Lopes has been a major figure in the French rap scene since the 1980s, but has been playing poker since the early 2000s. Two years ago, he finished sixth in the $5,000 Seniors High Roller — his best WSOP result to date.
He sits 13th in chips, having bagged 267,000, not far behind Day 1b chip leader Andrew Rosen (363,000), who is the only player above 300,000 in chips.
It's tight at the top, though. Gary Jbara (296,500) and Jeffrey Ayars (293,000) round out the podium spots.
$1,500 Seniors Championship Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Rosen | United States | 363,000 |
| 2 | Gary Jbara | United States | 296,500 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Ayars | United States | 293,000 |
| 4 | James Traber | United States | 287,500 |
| 5 | Tommy O'Rourke | Ireland | 286,000 |
| 6 | Lee Bagby | United States | 283,300 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Moyer | United States | 282,500 |
| 8 | James Suruki | United States | 280,000 |
| 9 | Jill Pike | United States | 275,000 |
| 10 | Josef Gulas | Czechia | 274,000 |
Former bracelet winners through to Day 2b include Joseph Roh (261,000), Steve Jelinek (251,000), Carol Fuchs (240,000), Farzad Bonyadi (229,000), David Bach (115,000), David Pham (94,500), Gary Benson (74,000), Ivo Donev (68,000) and Humberto Brenes (40,500).
Day 2b is scheduled to shuffle up and deal at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 17. Players return on Level 11, meaning blinds are 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante. The field combines on June 18 for Day 3, with cards in the air at 11:00 a.m.
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