Event #31: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 3 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-18-2017 16:43 UTC-7

Paul Evans Eliminated in 20th Place ($20,890)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Paul Evans pushed for what appeared to be 400,000, and Bill Klein called to see both players turn over aces with decent kickers.

Paul Evans:
Bill Klein:

The flop was of no help, but Evans picked up some outs on the turn. Evans initially celebrated, but just for a heartbeat, when he spotted the on the river. That very same card completed the straight for Klein, and Evans was eliminated in 20th place for $20,890.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Klein	2,400,000 275,000	275,000
Paul Evans	Busted

Tags: Bill Klein Paul Evans

06-18-2017 16:52 UTC-7

Kelley Brown Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,148)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

While the other two tables racked up their chips already to prepare for the upcoming two-table redraw, there was one hand still going on, and the dealer announced, "Seat open."

Kelley Brown walked away from the table, while Bill Klein sent the second opponent in a row to the rail. Brown pushed from under the gun for 400,000 with , and Klein called in the big blind with . Klein hit trip aces, and Brown failed to get there with a diamond flush draw, becoming the first player to receive $26,148 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Klein	2,890,000 490,000	490,000
Kelley Brown	Busted

Tags: Bill Klein Kelley Brown

06-18-2017 17:17 UTC-7

Harvey Lewis Eliminated in 17th Place ($26,148)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Right after being left very short from the previous hand, Mansour Alipourfard was in the big blind and moved all in for 370,000. Harvey Lewis called, while a third player in the hand folded.

Mansour Alipourfard:
Harvey Lewis:

The board ran out , and Alipourfard more than doubled.

One hand later, Dieter Dechant raised to 110,000, and Gina Bacon three-bet to 300,000. Lewis moved all in from the big blind, and Dechant folded. Bacon quickly called.

Harvey Lewis:
Gina Bacon:

The flop gave Bacon trip kings, and the turn and river were of no help for Lewis to see him depart in 17th place for $26,148.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gina Bacon	2,220,000 320,000	320,000
Dieter Dechant	1,325,000 175,000	175,000

Mansour Alipourfard	1,020,000 650,000	650,000
Harvey Lewis	Busted

Tags: Dieter Dechant Gina Bacon Harvey Lewis Mansour Alipourfard

06-18-2017 17:19 UTC-7

Richard Mombourquette Eliminated in 16th Place ($26,148)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

David Michaud doubled through Richard Mombourquette to leave the latter very short before Paul Spitzberg scored a big double through Anthony Licastro. Spitzberg got his stack in with , and Licastro had . The board ran out , and Spitzberg doubled.

One last hand was still to be played before the dinner break, and Mombourquette was all in and at risk for very few big blinds with . Spitzberg had yet another big pocket pair and looked him up with . After a board of , Mombourquette headed to the rail to collect $26,148.

The 15 remaining players have $32,995 locked up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Spitzberg	2,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Anthony Licastro	1,400,000 -700,000	-700,000
David Michaud	950,000 400,000	400,000
Richard Mombourquette	Busted

Tags: Anthony Licastro David Michaud Paul Spitzberg Richard Mombourquette

06-18-2017 18:38 UTC-7

David Michaud Eliminated in 15th Place ($32,995)

MrCleverFox

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

David Michaud moved all in from the small blind, and he was quickly called by Anthony Licastro.

Michaud:
Licastro:

The flop gave Michaud a straight draw when it came , but he bricked out on the turn and river, and that secured his elimination from the tournament. For his 15th-place finish, Michaud collected $32,995.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Licastro	1,950,000 560,000	560,000
David Michaud	Busted

Tags: Anthony Licastro David Michaud

06-18-2017 19:03 UTC-7

Mansour Alipourfard Eliminated in 14th Place ($32,995)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Eluterio Rodriguez raised to 130,000, and Mansour Alipourfard moved all in from one seat over. Once the action was back on Rodriguez, he asked to pull in his raise to determine how much more he had to call. The shove of Alipourfard was for another 610,000 on top, and Rodriguez carefully cut out the chips for that and called a mere 10 seconds later.

Mansour Alipourfard:
Eluterio Rodriguez:

"Eight on the flop," Rodriguez said before the flop fell .

"Eight on the turn," Rodriguez demanded. It was the instead.

"Eight on the river," Rodriguez added. The third time was not the charm either, but the blank river was no threat.

"Good run," the rail and players at the table said while Alipourfard headed to the payout desk. He collected $32,995 for his efforts, and the field was reduced to the last 13 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eluterio Rodriguez	2,365,000 625,000	625,000
Mansour Alipourfard	Busted

Tags: Eluterio Rodriguez Mansour Alipourfard

06-18-2017 19:29 UTC-7

Federico Castaing Eliminated in 13th Place ($32,995)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Mark Lillge raised to 150,000 on the button, and Federico Castaing moved all in from one seat over in the small blind. Lillge asked for a count, and the shove was for 440,000 in total, which Lillge called after brief consideration.

Federico Castaing:
Mark Lillge:

Lillge's kicker was narrowly ahead, but Castaing took the lead on the flop. The turn gave Lillge a gutshot, and the on the river completed the straight to send Castaing to the rail in 13th place for $32,995.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Lillge	3,975,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Federico Castaing	Busted

Tags: Federico Castaing Mark Lillge

06-18-2017 19:54 UTC-7

Bill Klein Eliminated in 12th Place ($41,972)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

The latest setback took a toll on Bill Klein's stack, and he dropped to around 30 big blinds. With the fast-paced action on both tables, it was just a matter of time before he would make a move and ended up all in, only to face Mark Lillge with the far superior pocket pair in the blinds.

Bill Klein:
Mark Lillge:

The flop didn't change much, and Klein was drawing dead on the turn. He tapped the table in defeat as the meaningless appeared on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Lillge	5,400,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Bill Klein	Busted

Tags: Bill Klein Mark Lillge

06-18-2017 20:10 UTC-7

Peter Smaha Eliminated in 11th Place ($41,972)

MrCleverFox

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

William Murray raised to 120,000 from the cutoff. Lewis LeClair called from the small blind before Peter Smaha moved all in for 365,000 from the big blind. Murray called, and that led to a fold from LeClair.

Murray:
Smaha:

The board came , and that offered no help to Smaha at any point. He hit the rail in 11th place, taking home $41,972 for his finish and bringing the final ten players down to the unofficial final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Smaha	Busted

Tags: Peter Smaha William Murray Lewis LeClair

06-18-2017 20:47 UTC-7

Eluterio Rodriguez Eliminated in 10th Place ($41,972)

MrCleverFox

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

From the button, Anthony Licastro raised to 240,000. Lewis LeClair then moved all in from the small blind for 1,140,000. From the big blind, Eluterio Rodriguez moved all in for 1,050,000. Licastro folded, and the hands were turned up.

Rodriguez:
LeClair:

It looked as if it would end in a chop, but the flop came , giving LeClair a flush draw and Rodriguez a backdoor flush draw, as well. The on the turn sealed Rodriguez's fate, though, as it made LeClair the winning flush. The river was the , and Rodriguez was eliminated in 10th place, bringing the final nine players down to the official final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis LeClair	2,450,000 1,170,000	1,170,000
Eluterio Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Anthony Licastro Eluterio Rodriguez Lewis LeClair