Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Giorno 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

2024-06-24 20:26 UTC-8

Borison Just Doesn’t Believe Salta

Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

According to the players, Adrian Salta opened preflop from the button and Dan Borison defended the big blind.

The flop was 4♣3♥2♥. Borison check-raised Salta’s flop continuation bet, and Salta called.

The turn was the 3♦. Borison checked and called Salta’s 8,000-chip bet.

The river was the 4♠. After Borison checked, Salta grabbed a big stack of yellow 1,000 chips, 17 to be exact, and pushed them to the middle. Borison very quickly called. Salta turned over 9♦4♦ for the rivered full house and Borison mucked his hand. In line with the cheerful mood at the table, Borison noted: “I just didn’t believe you!” “Clearly!” replied Salta. Borison added that he had called him down with an ace.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Adrian Salta	90,000 90,000	90,000
Dan Borison	34,000 34,000	34,000

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2024-06-24 20:30 UTC-8

Prize Pool Announced

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Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The tournament has posted the pay outs. With 3,362 entries, the field has created a prize pool worth $2,958,560. The top prize is worth $368,025, and a minimum cash is $2,001.

Complete Prize Pool

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1st	$368,025	63rd-71st	$5,612
2nd	$238,748	72nd-80th	$4,753
3rd	$178,250	81st-89th	$4,060
4th	$134,075	90th-98th	$3,498
5th	$101,606	99th-152nd	$3,039
6th	$77,584	153rd-206th	$2,664
7th	$59,693	207th-269th	$2,355
8th	$46,281	270th-332nd	$2,101
9th	$36,161	333rd-505th	$2,001
10th-11th	$28,474
12th-13th	$22,598
14th-17th	$18,077
18th-26th	$14,576
27th-35th	$11,848
36th-44th	$9,709
45th-53rd	$8,021
54th-62nd	$6,681

2024-06-24 20:46 UTC-8

Breaking the Kings Curse

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Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The table was excited to retell the story of how Orville Schlosser had lost with pocket kings to pocket aces three times and he still had a decent stack.
During this conversation a hand unfolded with action on the flop of 10♠2♣7♦ and a built pot of about 25,000. The player in the big blind made a bet of 75,000 and Chris Barbeisch was in the cutoff and moved all in for 93,000. The big blind was pot committed and called.

Chris Barbeisch: K♦K♥ All in
Big blind: Q♠Q♣

The turn came with the 10♥ and the river came with the 9♦ and kings held. The table could not help themselves to tease Schlosser and someone said, "Now that is how you play kings", which elicited laughter.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Chris Barbeisch	123,000 123,000	123,000
Orville Schlosser	57,000 57,000	57,000

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2024-06-24 20:49 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates

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Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nick Bennett	214,000
Philippe Rup	172,000
Ronald McDonald	147,000
Ken Stacy	134,000 95,000	95,000
Kevin O'Toole	95,000 58,600	58,600
Steve Selbrede	32,000 15,900	15,900

2024-06-24 20:59 UTC-8

Heath’s Big Raise Gets a Customer

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Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Six players saw the flop of 9♣A♥2♣. After both blinds checked, the player under the gun bet 3,000. The bet got called by the player in early position, while the player in middle position folded. Action was then on Greg Heath on the button, who made it 15,000. Both blinds folded, as did the player under the gun.

The last player left in the hand was the early position and after some thought, he decided to go all in for a few thousand more. Heath said he was worried about a set but called.

Early position: A♦7♣ All in
Greg Heath: A♠9♦

The turn and river came the K♣ and 7♦ respectively and while Heath’s opponent also made two pair by the river, Heath’s aces and nines took down the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Greg Heath	150,000 15,000	15,000

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2024-06-24 21:02 UTC-8

Kang Finds Value

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Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A player from early position raised to 4,000 and was called by a player in middle position, and the big blind Hye Gyung Kang.

All three players checked after the 6♥8♦A♥ flop.

On the turn was the 7♦ and Kang bet 4,000. She was called by player in early position, and the player in middle position folded.

The river brought the 5♣ and Kang bet out 9,000, which was called by the early position player. She tabled 9♥9♣ for a pair of nines, and her opponent mucked their hand, giving Kang the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Hye Gyung Kang	87,500

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2024-06-24 21:17 UTC-8

Saegert’s River Bet Gets It Done

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Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Larry Saegert is doing well approaching the end of Day 1, having just taken down a pot of a bit over 30,000 chips.

Saegert opened the action with a raise to 3,200 from the hijack and both players in the blinds called.

The flop came J♥10♣8♦. The player in the small blind decided to lead for 3,200. Big blind folded and Saegert called.

The turn was the 10♥. Small blind slowed down and checked. Saegert bet 8,000, got the call and the two players went to the river.

The 4♣ rolled off. After small blind checked, Saegert bet again, this time for 10,000. Small blind released the hand and Saegert took down the pot.

Saegert told PokerNews that he had A♦10♦ for turned trips, while the player in the small blind said he had KxQx for the busted open-ended straight draw.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Larry Saegert	93,000 93,000	93,000

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2024-06-24 21:17 UTC-8

Queen on the River Does not Count

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Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

It was a battle between the player in the hijack and the player on the button. The hijack raised to 5,000 and Steve Botwin on the button three-bet all in for 21,100 and the hijack made the call.

Steve Botwin: A♣K♥ All in
Hijack: A♥Q♥

The board came out with 4♠10♠4♥K♠Q♠ and Botwin won with the higher two pair.
The hijack joked, "I hit my queen".

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Steve Botwin	48,000

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2024-06-24 21:22 UTC-8

Some Unofficial Chip Counts Before the End of the Night

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Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Keith Williams	200,000
James Clarke	198,000
Dana Johnson	185,000 -10,000	-10,000
Lisa Roberts	129,000
Humberto Brenes	55,400 40,400	40,400

2024-06-24 21:26 UTC-8

'Nine Lives Sammy' Stays Alive

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Livello 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with three players in the pot on a board showing 3♥5♦A♥. A player in the small blind bet 6,000, before Sammy Farha raised all in for 49,000 from middle position. The player in the hijack made the call, and the small blind folded.

Sammy Farha: K♥10♥ All in
Hijack: A♣Q♣

Farha was behind the pair of aces of his opponent but could hit a heart for a flush. When the board ran out J♣ on the turn and the 2♥ on the river, Farha did just that and made a king high flush, to double up and stay in the tournament.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Sammy Farha	130,000 130,000	130,000

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