$1,100 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 137

The five remaining players were sent on another break. They return to blinds at 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante and the average stack is about 548,000 (34 bb).

Seat 2: Emerson Ward – 801,000 (50 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Dickstein – 254,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: John Famularo – 103,000 (6 bb)
Seat 7: Michael Woloshin – 219,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Neil Blumenfield – 1,363,000 (85 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $36,670 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $23,390
3rd: $13,885
4th: $8,375
5th: $6,515

$1,100 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 137

Mark Threadgill open-ripped for about 120,000 from the button and Neil Blumenfield checked his cards in the big blind.

“I think I’m supposed to call with this,” Blumenfield said before he did.

“Good,” was the response from Threadgill.

Threadgill:
Blumenfield:

“Fair fight,” Threadgill continued.

The board ran out and Threadgill missed it all as Blumenfield made a nine-high straight flush.

“High hand Table 5!” Blumenfield joked.

Neil Blumenfield – 1,250,000 (104 bb)
Mark Threadgill – Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,450)

$1,100 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 137

Emerson Ward and Jeff Silverstein were heads up to a flop. Silverstein checked from the small blind, Ward bet 50,000 and Silverstein moved all in for about 150,000 to get a snap-call from Ward.

Ward:
Silverstein:

Silverstein was ahead preflop with his eights but Ward moved out front when he paired his jack. The board finished with the turn and river and Silverstein was eliminated in seventh place after a tough battle all day.

Emerson Ward – 360,000 (30 bb)
Jeff Silverstein – Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,720)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 86

During a round of Razz with the limits at 15,000-30,000, Lazaro Rodriguez and Phil Hui played a hand against each other.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  ()    ()
Phil Hui:  ()    ()

3rd Street:  Both players limped for 15,000.

4th Street:  Rodriguez bet 15,000, and Hui called.

5th Street: Both players checked.

6th Street: Hui bet 30,000, and Rodriguez called.

7th Street: Hui bet 30,000, and Rodriguez called.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  ()  
Phil Hui:  ()  

Hui finished with a 9-7-5-4-2, but Rodriguez beat him with a slightly better 9-7-5-3-A to win the pot.

Lazaro Rodriguez  –  640,000  (21 BB)
Phil Hui  –  240,000  (8 BB)

A while later, after the blinds increased to 20,000-40,000, the same two players battled in a hand of Stud Hi-Lo.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  ()    ()
Phil Hui:  ()    ()

3rd Street:  Rodriguez bet 20,000, and Hui called.

4th Street:  Hui bet 20,000, and Rodriguez called.

5th Street:  Hui bet 40,000, and Rodriguez called.

6th Street:  Hui checked, Rodriguez bet 40,000, and Hui called.

7th Street:  Hui bet 40,000, and Rodriguez called.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  ()  
Phil Hui:  ()  

Neither player made a qualifying low. Rodriguez showed a ten-high straight, but Hui turned over an ace-high straight to win the pot.

Phil Hui  –  485,000  (12 BB)
Lazaro Rodriguez  –  440,000  (11 BB)

With four players remaining from a field of 86 entries, the average chip stack is about 323,000 (8 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,700 each.

$1,100 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 137

Carlo Sciannameo and Emerson Ward got all their chips in the middle with similar stacks and Sciannameo was the one at risk.

Ward:
Sciannameo:

Sciannameo was behind but took the lead when he paired his ten on the flop. The turn was a blank but Ward celebrated his two-out river to scoop the pot while sending Sciannameo out in eighth place.

Emerson Ward – 210,000 (18 bb)
Carlo Sciannameo – Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,195)

$1,100 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 137

Naoum Zarcadoolas was short-stacked and open-shipped for 63,000 from middle position. Mark Dickstein called from the button, Mark Threadgill moved all in from the big blind, and Dickstein called at risk for 183,000.

Threadgill:
Dickstein:
Zarcadoolas:

A massive pot and Zarcadoolas needed a lot of help to stay in the game. The flop changed nothing and the turn was harmless. The table erupted with the two-out on the river to give Dickstein the pot.

Zarcadoolas was eliminated in ninth place, Dickstein took a big jump up the counts, and Threadgill was left talking to himself after the bad beat.

Mark Dickstein – 444,000 (44 bb)
Mark Threadgill – 135,000 (14 bb)
Naoum Zarcadoolas – Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,715)

$1,100 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 137

Jeff Silverstein picked up aces with his short stack but found no one to come along. Two hands later, he three-bet shipped for 126,000 after Carlo Sciannameo opened to 35,000 and this time got action.

Silverstein:
Sciannameo:

Silverstein covered his head instead of watching the flop. It came and the table roared to get a jump from Silverstein. It changed nothing but they had a laugh.

The board finished turn and river to send Silverstein a double.

Jeff Silverstein – 277,000 (28 bb)
Carlo Sciannameo – 145,000 (15 bb)

$1,100 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last new tournament on today’s schedule is a special one for our Omaha fans. Event 22 is a $1,100 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha 8 tournament, four cards and splitting pots over a two-day trophy event.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 and players may re-enter once if they bust out. The tournament will play down to the final table and those players will return tomorrow at 1 pm to play for the title.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 22 Structure Sheet

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight E of SHRPO Event 18 is ready to go in the Grand Ballroom and they’ll build on an already successful tournament. The $200 Big Stack topped its $200,000 earlier in Flight D and now they’re spinning it up.

Players start with 15,000 stacks out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 6:30 pm. They will continue playing into the evening until only 10% of the field remains to advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 2 pm in the money.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

$1,100 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 137

Jeff Silverstein opened to 30,000 from early position and Mark Dickstein moved all for 79,000 from the small blind. Silverstein called and they were racing.

Dickstein:
Silverstein:

Dickstein needed to improve to stay in the game and paired his ace on the flop. Silverstein picked up a gutshot draw on the turn but Dickstein faded the river to double up.

Mark Dickstein – 183,000 (18 bb)
Jeff Silverstein – 186,000 (19 bb)