2017 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$617,303
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,850,100
Entries
5,389
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Roller Coaster for Whalen

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

On a flop of {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Robert Whalen checked out of the big blind and David James bet 60,000 on the button. Whalen check-raised to 150,000 and James moved all in for 288,000 in total. Whalen folded but got his chips back the next hand.

In a limped battle of the blinds, Whalen got it in after the {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Spades}{A-Hearts} turn for 259,000 with {J-Clubs}{9-Hearts} against the {A-}{8-} of Jeff Martin and the {2-Clubs} river was a blank. Martin was left with fewer than six big blinds and doubled up right after.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Whalen us
Robert Whalen
610,000 100,000
David James us
David James
500,000 200,000
Jeff Martin us
Jeff Martin
160,000 -146,000

Tags: David JamesJeff MartinRobert Whalen