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Event 8: Heads-Up Counts

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool | Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 180

Ryan McAllister (left) versus Erik Christensen (right) for the WSOPC ring

The World Series of Poker Circuit ring is out on the table and the heads-up battle between Erik Christensen and Ryan McAllister is underway. Christensen has some work to do to erase the big deficit but one double gets him back in the game.

Seat 8: Erik Christensen – 600,000 (38 bb)
Seat 9: Ryan McAllister – 2,100,000 (131 bb)

Event 8: Alex Rocha – 3rd Place ($21,620)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool | Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 180

Alex Rocha

Shortly after the most recent break, Alex Rocha opened the action to 35,000 and Ryan McAllister moved all in from the big blind with his chip leading stack. Rocha thought about it for a moment, cut down his ~450,000 stack, then called with a flip.

McAllister: 4s4c
Rocha: AdTs

Rocha had life but needed to catch to double but missed the entire 7h6d2h9d7c board to miss out on his second WSOPC ring.

Ryan McAllister – 2,100,000 (131 bb)
Alex Rocha – Eliminated in 3rd place ($21,620)

Seniors: Eric Nuss Captures Seniors Ring

2017 Seminole Hard Rock WSOP Circuit
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9 – Seniors Event
$250 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 226
Prize Pool: $45,200
September 28, 2017

While we were concentrating on the big final table in Event 8, the Seniors event quickly played down to its final table until Canadian Eric Nuss was posing for his winner’s photo with the WSOPC Seniors Event ring.

The Seniors Event is always bookmarked by a lot of players over 50  years old, a chance to battle among their older peers with some WSOPC jewelry waiting for the winner in the end. After a fast-paced event, Canada’s Eric Nuss took the crown along with $11,300 and that ring.

The tournament started early, 10am for the early crowd and a very fun 225 entries jumped into the field.  They put more than $45,000 in the prize pool and 24 seniors would walk away with money.

They played down while having a great time with players that included some of our favorite locals happy to have a field of their own.

They made it into the money shortly after the dinner break and those making money included some of our regulars including Al Gomez, O’Neil Maccalla, and former WSOP Ladies Event champ Marsha Wolak. None of them would make the final table but they made some money for their time.

The final table played out at a fast pace and Nuss took over the lead late and never let it go. SHRP regulars Lisa Teebagy and Hany Ayoud dropped off the final table and it Nuss wrapped it up after a quick heads up battled against Chris Casey to earn the title, ring, and $11,300.

Seniors Event final results:

Seniors Event results:
1st: Eric Nuss − $11,300
2nd: Chris Casey − $6,984
3rd: Lawrence Obrien − $5,083
4th: Hany Ayoub − $3,759
5th: John Sanchez − $2,824
6th: Eddie Turner − $2,154
7th: William Brock − $1,668
8th: Lisa Teebagy − $1,311
9th: Robert Transue − $1,045
10th: Gregory Baird − $846
11th: Diana Shirey − $846
12th: Michael Williams − $846
13th: Yvonne Mcquillan − $695
14th: Frank Franze − $695
15th: Michael Larkin − $695
16th: Philip Rigby − $578
17th: Thomas Gari − $578
18th: O’Neil Mccalla − $578
19th: Kevin Boyle − $488
20th: Carlos Sobenes − $488
21st: Marsha Wolak − $488
22nd: Alfonso Perez − $417
23rd: Todd Tango − $417
24th: David Roy − $417

Event 8: Break Time, Three-Handed Counts

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool | Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 180

After that quick spurt of action, the three remaining players took a 10-minute break for pushing up the blinds. Ryan McAllister continues to lead with 1.5 million of the 2.7 million chips in play.

Seat 4: Alex Rocha – 456,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Erik Christensen – 750,000 (47 bb)
Seat 9: Ryan McAllister – 1,500,000 (94 bb)

Remaining payouts:
1st: $48,600
2nd: $30,035
3rd: $21,620

Event 8: Jeffrey Trudeau Jr – 4th Place ($15,845)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 180

Jeffrey Trudeau Jr

Erik Christensen released his hand, Ryan McAllister moved all in from the button with his big stack, and Jeffrey Trudeau Jr called in the small blind for ~400,000. Alex Rocha released and we had a race.

Trudeau: AsQh
McAllister: 8d8c

Trudeau had to catch a card for a big double up but blanked as the dealer put out Kd7s4h7c6d board to get the tournament three-handed.

Ryan McAllister – 1,320,000 (110 bb)
Jeffrey Trudeau Jr – Eliminated in 4th place ($15,845)

Event 8: Cero Zuccarello – 5th Place ($11,819)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 180

Cero Zuccarello was the next player to mix it up with his short stack, he moved all in for ~150,000 and Alex Rocha called to put him at risk.

Rocha: 8c8d
Zuccarello: Tc7h

Zuccarello had a single over card but he fell further behind on the Kc8s7d flop. The 3c turn left Zuccarello drawing dead to fifth place for $11,819.

Cero Zuccarello – 484,000 (40 bb)
Alex Rocha – Eliminated in 5th place ($11,819)

Event 8: Yaniv Shushan – 6th Place ($8,969)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 180

Yaniv Shushan

Former chip leader Yaniv Shushan put his last 190,000 into play with a shove and Ryan McAllister looked him up with his big stack.

Shushan: QdQs
McAllister: Kd9d

Shushan had a great chance to get back in the game and dodged the 7h5s2s flop. The bad card for him came on the Ks turn to give McAllister the lead. No miracle on the 2c river and Shushan was out in sixth place.

Ryan McAllister – 1,060,000 (88 bb)
Yaniv Shushan – Eliminated in 6th place ($8,969)

Event 8: Loni Harwood – 7th Place ($6,293)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 180

Loni Harwood

Jeffrey Trudeau Jr opened to 26,000 and Loni Harwood moved all in for 241,000 from the button. Ryan McAllister thought for a quick second before announcing all in from the big blind with a big stack. Trudeau quickly released and we saw the hands.

McAllister: TsTh
Harwood: As8d

The two-time WSOP bracelet winner needed a lot of help to stay in the game but whiffed the entire Ks4c3d3c9h board to exit in seventh place, missing out on her third career WSOPC ring.

Ryan McAllister – 750,000 (63 bb)
Loni Harwood – Eliminated in 7th place ($6,293)

Event 8: Ryan McAllister Doubles Through Cero Zuccarello

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 180

Cero Zuccarello opened to 30,000 from under the gun and Alex Rocha called from the cutoff. Ryan McAllister moved all in from the button for 314,000 and Zuccarello moved all in with a stack covering Rocha and McAllister.

Rocha reluctantly released and the hands were tabled.

McAllister: JsJh
Zuccarello: 9s9c

McAllister was ahead for the double up and nothing changed as the dealer spread the QcQsTdAc6h board to send the double from the 1-seat to the 9-seat.

Ryan McAllister – 666,000 (56 bb)
Cero Zuccarello – 235,000 (20 bb)

Event 8: Chad Eveslage – 8th Place ($5,431)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 180

Chad Eveslage

Action folded to Loni Harwood on the button and she moved all in for 147,000 and Chad Eveslage called in the small blind for less (92,000).

Eveslage: As7h
Harwood: 8s8d

Eveslage needed to hit his over card or something big to stay in the game but missed the QsTc4cThKc board to exit in eighth place.

Loni Harwood – 267,000 (22 bb)
Chad Eveslage – Eliminated in 8th place ($5,431)