With a total of 680 enteries, generating a prizepool of $3,128,000, a total of 102 spots will be paid. A minimum cash will be worth $10,000, while the winner will walk away with $573,876 and a gold WSOP bracelet.
Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Payouts:
Heather Mann open-jammed from under the gun for her last 14,000. A player in middle position called before the hijack bumped it up to 40,000. Middle position got out of the way, and players went heads-up to a full board.
Heather Mann: 2♥2♣
Hijack: A♦10♥
The board ran out 5♠9♦J♦8♦9♠, and Mann faded several outs to triple up and stay alive.
The pot stood at approximately 80,000 with two players looking at a board of J♣2♣7♥6♠.
The big blind checked the action to Mark Checkwicz, who was under the gun. Checkwicz placed a sizable bet of 45,000 and the big blind went deep into the tank, eventually moving all in for Checkwicz's effective stack of 96,000. Checkwicz snap-called.
Mark Checkwicz: A♣A♥
Big Blind: J♥9♦
The river landed the K♦, and Checkwicz earned the check mark, doubling him up.
Action was picked up on a 7♦7♣Q♦J♦ board with 42,000 in the middle.
The big blind moved all in for 36,000 and Rick Lowe reraised all in from under the gun for 115,000. The button player went into the tank, but eventually folded.
Big Blind: 6♦4♦
Rick Lowe: K♦K♣
The river 7♥ improved Lowe to a full house, good enough to stack his opponent and take the pot.
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