First Break of the Day
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The players have now gone on their first 15-minute break of the day.
In the first two levels of the day, more than 200 players have busted the tournament.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,850,100
Entries
5,389
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Gregory Dodson Won't Give Up
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
A player under the gun opened to 4,000. Thomas Bowcutt called from the button, as did Gregory Dodson in the small blind.
The flop came 
. Dodson and the player under the gun checked. Bowcutt led for 6,000. Dodson called and the other player folded.
The dealer burned and turned the 
. This time, Dodson led for 8,000 and Bowcutt called.
''I check dark,'' Dodson said right before the 
completed the board. Bowcutt checked back.
Dodson tabled 
for deuces and fives and Bowcutt threw his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000 | -29,800 |
|
|
84,000 | -34,500 |
ICYMI: Charity Poker Tournament
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Carlos Sobenes Takes One Down
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We got to the table to see the player in Seat 4 going all in from mid-position. Carlos Sobenes, in the hijack, also went all in. The rest of the table folded.
His opponent showed 
and Sobenes showed 
.
The board ran out 
, the dealer pushed the pot Sobenes' way, and he started stacking them up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000 |
Stuart Rabin Takes One from Martinus Kaspers
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We missed the preflop action but, on a 
flop, Stuart Rabin checked from the small blind and so did Martinus Kaspers in the cutoff.
The dealer burned and turned the 
. Rabin bet 5,000 and Kaspers stuck around.
The river was the 
, Rabin bet 15,000, and Kaspers let it go.
''The way I'm running, I won't be here long,'' murmured Kaspers a few seconds after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
149,000 | -18,000 |
|
140,000 | 35,000 |
Jimmy Earnest Gets a Fold
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Gabriel Mega, sitting on the button, raised to 3,8000 and Jimmy Earnest, in the big blind, called.
The flop came 
and Earnest check-called the 6,500 bet of Mega.
They both checked when the turned.
The 
on the river completed the board, Earnest bet 7,000, and Mega folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | 14,700 |
|
99,500 | 12,100 |
Stuart Rabin Knocks Someone Out and Takes from Kaspers
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We got to the table to see 
on the board. Richard Monroe was already all in and Stuart Rabin had raised to 25,000 on Martinus Kaspers' bet. Kaspers asked for a count and called.
The 
on the river completed the board, Kaspers opened to 25,000, and now Rabin called.
Rabin: 
Kaspers: 
Monroe: 
Rabin took the whole pot and is now one of the bigger stacks in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
167,000 | 89,900 |
|
|
105,000 | -52,300 |
|
Busted |
Kevin Dowling Keeps Chipping up Slowly
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Action folded to Kevin Dowling in the small blind who decided to just call. The player in the big blind checked.
The flop came 
and was checked through the 
river. This time, Dowling threw in a bet of 2,000 and that was enough for him to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000 | 2,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Kevin Dowling Loses One to Howard Canowitz
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Howard Canowitz limped for 1,200 from early position. Kevin Dowling checked in the big blind.
The dealer swiped . Dowling checked and Canowitz bet 2,100. Kevin called.
The turn was the 
. This time, Kevin led for 4,800. Canowitz called.
The river completed the board. Dowling bet 10,000 and Canowitz made the call.
Dowling tabled 
for aces and nines but that wasn't enough against Canowitz .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | -15,800 |
|
|
105,000 | 13,800 |