$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 281
Gary Herstein raised from the button to 200,000 (leaving himself just 10K behind), and Tom Starkey called from the small blind.
The flop came , Starkey moved all in, and Herstein called all in for 10,000 with for ace high.
But Starkey turned over for ace high with a lower kicker, and Herstein was actually a big favorite to double up.
The turn card was the , and the river card was — the .
Starkey spiked a nine on the river to win the pot with a pair of nines, eliminating Herstein in seventh place.
Tom Starkey – 1,130,000 (38 bb)
Gary Herstein – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,150)
With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 935,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,750 each.