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Just 25 Still Going for Gold in Penultimate Day of Seniors Championship
As Day 4 of Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the 2026 World Series Of Poker gets underway, just 25 hopefuls are in with a chance of claiming a bracelet.
Only three tables will be in use at 11:00 a.m. when cards get in the air, and that is all that remains of the 7,538 entries into the event, which is some turnout.
The chip leader when play gets underway is Canadian Homan Mohammadi, who managed to bag up 13,955,000 at the conclusion of Day 3, which is a massive 70 big blinds when action begins.
Just behind is Scott Ruegsegger, with 13,365,000, and the two emerged as the tournaments runaway chip leaders as third place Yossi Maymon will return with 10,940,000.
Start of Day 4 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homan Mohammadi | Canada | 13,955,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Scott Ruegsegger | United States | 13,365,000 | 66 |
| 3 | Yossi Maymon | Israel | 10,940,000 | 54 |
| 4 | Ablahad Salim | United States | 10,840,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Keith Romer | United States | 9,700,000 | 48 |
| 6 | Todd German | United States | 9,035,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Larry Quang | United States | 8,370,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Ronald Moore | United States | 6,655,000 | 33 |
| 9 | Adam Agaev | United States | 5,940,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Farzad Bonyadi | United States | 5,775,000 | 28 |
There are two players left in the field who are vying to earn yet another bracelet, with four-time champion and poker legend Farzad Bonyadi just sneaking into the top ten in chips, as he is just 24 players away from locking up number five. Bonyadi was involved in quite a spat towards the end of Day 3 with tablemate Buck Bucceri, who resides just outside the top ten.
Fred Goldberg scored his only victory back in 2007, in a $1,500 Mixed Hold’em event, and will be hoping to put an end to the long wait for his second. He just missed out on the top ten, but that certainly won’t hinder his hopes of doubling the tally.
Day 2a chip leader Adam Agaev bagged up just short of 6,000,000, with both Larry Quang and Hungarian national Peter Kamaras joining him on the felt today, each having already locked up a minimum of $28,000.
That being said, they will undoubtedly be playing with their eyes on the incredible $660,000 prize that will be afforded to the eventual winner, alongside a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $660,000 | 8 | $88,000 |
| 2 | $450,000 | 9 | $70,030 |
| 3 | $337,000 | 10-11 | $54,600 |
| 4 | $254,000 | 12-13 | $43,400 |
| 5 | $193,000 | 14-17 | $34,600 |
| 6 | $148,000 | 18-25 | $28,000 |
| 7 | $114,000 |
Action will resume at Level 30, with nine minutes being played until blinds increase to 100,000/200,000 alongside a big blind ante of 200,000, representing Level 31.
Level duration remains at 60 minutes throughout, and the Day will end once only five players remain with chips.
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you live action for the whole day, from the shuffle up and deal, right until the final five bag up.