Irishman Sean Byrne is sitting pretty on a stack of well over 560,000 with Day 2 drawing to a close. We were informed by his brother that he has an outstanding record in this field, and a quick check of the Hendon Mob proves it.
Year
Position
Payout
2014
38th
$12,704
2015
56th
$8,000
2016
57th
$8,027
That's three super-deep cashes in three years, and this year it's become four cashes in four years.
With 71 players remaining, Byrne looks to be on course for another deep run. Stay tuned to see if he can continue his sequence of deep Senior Event cashes.
A player in early position opened to 37,000. Thomas Symonds, in the hijack, was the only caller, and it was heads-up to the flop. The original raiser continued for 55,000. Symonds called.
The turn was the , and the player first to act continued for 100,000. Once again, Symonds called.
The came on the river and was checked to Symonds, who moved all in. His opponent folded.
Michael Lewellyn raised to 50,000 under the gun, and Dieter Dechant called in the next position.
The flop came , and Lewellyn moved all in. Dechant called instantly and tabled for a set. However, his glee turned to horror when Lewellyn turned over .
The turn was the , but the river was the , eliciting a roar from the table at the late drama. Dechant made quads.
Day 2 of Event #31: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship started today with 694 players that were left from the record-breaking field that sat down for the tournament on Friday. All players today were sure of having cashed for at least $1,587, but all of them had their hopes set on the first prize of $617,303 and that gold WSOP bracelet.
Taking the chip lead after Day 2 is Dan Heimiller with 1,021,000 chips. He won this event in 2014 and will be looking to win his third-career bracelet this week. Second in chips is Eluterio Rodriguez with 983,000, and third in the chip counts is Paul Spitzberg with 859,000. Other notable stacks belong to David Michaud (836,000), Gina Bacon (788,000), Anthony Licastro (645,000), and Bill Klein (480,000).
Also through to Day 3 is Irishman Sean Byrne, who bagged up 410,000. Byrne has an astonishing record in the WSOP Seniors Event, having cashed 38th in 2014, 56th in 2015 and 57th in 2016. He is now guaranteed another deep run with 67 players returning on Day 3.
The chip leader of yesterday, Kevin Dowling did not make it through the day. That is, unfortunately, also the case for other notables like defending Champion Johnnie Craig, Cliff Josephy, Grey Raymer, Per Hildebrand, and Barny Boatman .
Day 3 will kick off at 11 a.m. on Sunday in the Brasilia room, so follow all the updates here on PokerNews.