button in SafariFred Goldberg in Top 10 of Event #46: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Fred Goldberg, a fixture at WSOP events since bubbling the final table to finish 10th in the 2006 Main Event, holds down that spot in chips heading into Day 3 of Event #46: $1,000 Seniors Championship at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Goldberg is among 239 players from two flights with a total of 7,538 entries who are vying for the $660,000 winner's share of a massive $6,633,440 prize pool.
The South Floridian, who picked up his lone bracelet in 2007 in a mixed $1,500 Limit/No-Limit Hold'em event, is no stranger to deep runs, having made 15 final tables and 67 cashes in his WSOP career.
Sridhar Sangannagari emerged from Day 2b as the overall chip leader, but there is a lot of poker to be played with two more days on the schedule.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sridhar Sangannagari | United States | 2,625,000 | 131 |
| 2 | Peter Kamaras | Hungary | 2,245,000 | 112 |
| 3 | Adam Agaev | United States | 2,190,000 | 110 |
| 4 | Scott Ruegsegger | United States | 2,150,000 | 108 |
| 5 | Marco Cavallaro | United States | 2,000,000 | 100 |
| 6 | Todd Brown | United States | 1,955,000 | 98 |
| 7 | Duy Ho | United States | 1,750,000 | 88 |
| 8 | Bryan Hyden | United States | 1,710,000 | 86 |
| 9 | James Traber | United States | 1,700,000 | 85 |
| 10 | Fred Goldberg | United States | 1,645,000 | 82 |
In a talented field lacking in big-name star power, there are just seven bracelet winners left. Four-time bracelet winner Farzad Bonyadi (1,425,00000), Joseph Roh (1,160,000), who won a bracelet three years ago in the $600 Ultra Stack, and Christopher Bell (1,000,000) join Goldberg as bracelet winners with more than a million chips.
A year ago, Hall of Famers Scotty Nguyen and Barbara Enright, and seven-time bracelet winner Men "The Master" Nguyen were still battling on Day 3.
All players are guaranteed $4,300, but the top seven finishers will take home a six-figure haul.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $660,000 | 9 | $70,030 | 54-62 | $12,700 |
| 2 | $450,000 | 10-11 | $54,600 | 63-71 | $10,600 |
| 3 | $337,000 | 12-13 | $43,400 | 72-80 | $9,000 |
| 4 | $254,000 | 14-17 | $34,600 | 81-89 | $7,600 |
| 5 | $193,000 | 18-26 | $28,000 | 90-98 | $6,500 |
| 6 | $148,000 | 27-35 | $2,600 | 99-161 | $5,700 |
| 7 | $114,000 | 36-44 | $18,500 | 162-224 | $5,000 |
| 8 | $88,000 | 45-53 | $15,200 | 225-239 | $4,300 |
Cards will fly at 11 a.m. in the Paris Yellow section. Play will begin on Level 21, with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. The schedule calls for ten 60-minute levels, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after Level 26, which should be around 5:30 p.m.
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