$300 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 147

With 20 players remaining in the Seniors Event, and only 19 getting paid, it was time for the Money Bubble, and it was a long one.

At one point, Nancy Birnbaum got it all in from the button for 6,500 with against David Levy’s .

There was a jack in the window as the flop came , and even though she was behind, Birnbaum took it in good spirits, smiling as she said, “Oh, right in the window!”

Birnbaum called for a ten, but the dealer put out the on the turn. Birnbaum again called for a ten, and the river card was — the . Birnbaum won the pot with an ace-high straight to double up in chips.

Nancy Birnbaum  –  20,500  (7 bb)
David Levy  –  55,000  (18 bb)

There were no more all-in-and-call situations for a while, and the blinds increased to 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante.

Eventually, a player was down to his final 4,500 in the small blind, putting 500 in for the ante and then he called all in against four other players.

The flop came , and three players checked to John Holley on the button, who bets 10,000. The other three players folded, including one who claimed he folded pocket jacks.

The short-stack showed for a gutshot straight draw, but Holley turned over for a pair of nines.

The turn was the , giving the short stack a pair and additional outs, but the river card was the . Holley won the pot with two pair, aces and nines, to knock out his opponent and burst the Money Bubble.

The player who claimed to fold pocket jacks complained that Holley didn’t play it right, implying he should have checked it down to the river to increase the chances of bursting the Money Bubble, but Holley just took the criticism in stride and said he thinks he played it just fine.

John Holley  –  195,000  (49 bb)