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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
The final 15 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 6:15 p.m. PDT.
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
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,850,100
Total Entries
5,389
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 5,389
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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.
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.
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Mansour Alipourfard raised from under the gun, making it 120,000 to play. Action folded to Lew LeClair, who moved all in from middle position for 465,000. Action folded to Eluterio Rodriguez, and he called from the big blind. Alipourfard called, as well.
The flop came 
, and Rodriguez checked to Alipourfard, who quickly moved all in for 370,000. Rodriguez thought for a bit, then decided to fold.
"I'm probably folding the winner," Rodriguez said. "I had sevens."
Alipourfard had , but LeClair had 
, and he stayed ahead on the 
turn and 
river to triple up.
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
There were several players with 20 big blinds or less that tried to run up their stacks before the dinner break.
One of them was Paul Spitzberg, and he just pushed for the second time. Federico Castaing was the initial raiser for 100,000, and Spitzberg shoved for 735,000 on the button. Castaing folded, and Spitzberg chipped up.
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | 1 | Mark Lillge | United States | 1,850,000 | 46 |
| 700 | 2 | Federico Castaing | Argentina | 1,900,000 | 48 |
| 700 | 3 | Frank Maggio | United States | 1,315,000 | 33 |
| 700 | 4 | Paul Spitzberg | United States | 520,000 | 13 |
| 700 | 5 | Bill Klein | United States | 2,890,000 | 72 |
| 700 | 6 | Dan Heimiller | United States | 4,250,000 | 106 |
| 700 | 7 | Richard Mombourquette | United States | 750,000 | 19 |
| 700 | 8 | David Michaud | United States | 550,000 | 14 |
| 700 | 9 | Anthony Licastro | United States | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| 708 | 1 | William Murray | United States | 1,640,000 | 41 |
| 708 | 2 | Harvey Lewis | United States | 700,000 | 18 |
| 708 | 3 | empty | - | - | |
| 708 | 4 | Dieter Dechant | United States | 1,150,000 | 29 |
| 708 | 5 | Lewis LeClair | United States | 680,000 | 17 |
| 708 | 6 | Peter Smaha | United States | 1,250,000 | 31 |
| 708 | 7 | Gina Bacon | United States | 1,900,000 | 48 |
| 708 | 8 | Eluterio Rodriguez | United States | 1,950,000 | 49 |
| 708 | 9 | Mansour Alipourfard | United States | 850,000 | 21 |
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.
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
We missed the action, but according to Dan Heimiller, Sean Byrne moved all in for a little bit less than 200,000, and Heimiller called.
Heimiller was holding 
, while Byrne was holding 
. The board ran out safe for Heimiller to secure the elimination. Byrne took home $20,890 for his 19th-place finish.
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.
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Gina Bacon was spotted betting 200,000 on the river of a board 
and Mansour Alipourfad in the blinds check-called to show 
. Bacon had that beat with and raked in the pot.
Over on Table 708, Dieter Dechant defended his big blind against the raise to 100,000 by Bill Klein on the button. On the flop, Dechant checked and so did Klein. After the 
turn, both players checked as well and the river completed the board. Dechant bet 75,000 and Klein raised to 235,000, which Dechant called.
"You got it," Klein said, and Dechant turned over 
for trips to scoop the pot.
