Event #31: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-17-2017 20:20 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Eluterio Rodriguez	740,000
Kevin O'Donnell	410,000 148,000	148,000
Gina Bacon	360,000 254,000	254,000
Paul Spitzberg	325,000 195,000	195,000
James Garnes	140,000 52,000	52,000
Cameron Kirkpatrick	130,000 -60,000	-60,000
David Plastik	115,000 -75,000	-75,000
Per Hildebrand	70,000 -160,000	-160,000

William Ellis Doing Work

Sandra Barbour

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Action folded to Paul Spitzberg on the button, who opened to 18,000. William Ellis defended his big blind.

The flop came . Ellis checked, and Spitzberg bet 23,000. Ellis check-raised to 75,000 to take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Ellis II	280,000 -30,000	-30,000
Paul Spitzberg	215,000 -185,000	-185,000

Tags: Paul Spitzberg William Ellis II

06-17-2017 20:39 UTC-7

Blair Rodman vs. William Thomson

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

A player in middle position limped, and Blair Rodman, in the small blind, completed. William Thomson, in the big blind, checked.

The flop ran . Rodman checked, Thomson bet 12,000, and the player in middle position folded. Rodman called. The turn was the . Rodman checked, Thomson bet 30,000, Rodman raised to 65,000, and now Thomson called. The on the river completed the board, and both players checked.

Rodman showed for a pair of kings, and Thomson mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blair Rodman	410,000 365,500	365,500

William Thomson	252,000 -83,000	-83,000

Tags: Blair Rodman William Thomson

06-17-2017 20:41 UTC-7

Break Time

Sandra Barbour

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break with 114 players left.

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

06-17-2017 21:03 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts

Sandra Barbour

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eluterio Rodriguez	490,000 -250,000	-250,000
Paul Spitzberg	420,000 205,000	205,000
Gina Bacon	420,000 60,000	60,000
Johnnie Craig	380,000 100,000	100,000

Preston Hartmann	298,000 282,300	282,300
Titan Nguyen	255,000 8,000	8,000
David Plastik	240,000 125,000	125,000
Cameron Kirkpatrick	200,000 70,000	70,000
Daniel Glass	170,000 124,800	124,800
Francine Ferguson	100,000 45,000	45,000

06-17-2017 21:24 UTC-7

Peter Smaha Doubles Through Kevin O'Donnell

Sandra Barbour

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Kevin O'Donnell opened to 20,000 from early position. Peter Smaha, in the small blind, was the only caller.

The players saw a flop. Smaha instantly moved all in for a total of 138,000. O'Donnell went deep into the tank before calling.

Peter Smaha:
Kevin O'Donnell:

The turn and river completed the board, and Smaha won this pot.

''Good hand'' said O'Donnell, ''I figured I had the diamond redraw and an ace, too, would be good.'' Smaha just smiled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Smaha	282,000 197,000	197,000
Kevin O'Donnell	120,000 -290,000	-290,000

06-17-2017 21:26 UTC-7

Mansour Alipourfard Eliminates an Opponent

Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The player on the button moved all in for just under 80,000. Mansour Alipourfard folded in the small blind, as did the big blind.

In the very next hand, it folded to the same player, who was seated in the small blind this time. He moved all in for 81,000. Alipourfard called in the big blind and showed and was up against the of his opponent.

The board ran out , and Alipourfard eliminated a player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mansour Alipourfard	210,000 115,300	115,300

06-17-2017 21:29 UTC-7

Ryan Sommerville Knocks Out William Thomson

Shirley Ang

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

William Thomson was all in preflop versus Ryan Sommerville.

Ryan Sommerville:
William Thomson:

The board ran out , and Thomson was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Somerville	180,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Ryan Sommerville William Thomson

06-17-2017 21:40 UTC-7

Steven Olson Doubles Up

Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

A player in the hijack raised to 20,000, and Steven Olson three-bet all in for 141,000 from the small blind. His opponent called and showed . Olson showed , and they held on a runout.