$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4/161
Average Stack: 402,500

Federico Castaing raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Martin Robbins moved all in on the button for about 60,000. Castaing quickly called.

It was a flip for Robbins’ tournament life with his against Castaing’s .

The board ran out and Castaing flopped an ace to take the lead and eliminate Robbins in fifth place. Castaing drags the pot and has a almost half the chips in play with four players left.

Federico Castaing – 710,000
Martin Robbins – Eliminated

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5/161
Average Stack: 322,000

Lisa Teebagy limped in from the small blind and David Hixson checked his option from the big blind. The flop was and Teebagy bet 16,000.

Hixson called and the turn was the . Teebagy moved all in for 109,000 and Hixson asked for a count. After getting an exact number from the dealer, Hixson took a moment and called.

Teebagy was visibly unhappy to be called with her and was drawing dead against Hixson’s . The river was an irrelevant and Teebagy hit the rail in sixth place.

She earned $1,691 for her deep run and Hisxon took over the chip lead.

David Hixson – 440,000
Lisa Teebagy – Eliminated

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6/161
Average Stack: 268,333

On the turn with the board reading , Joe Trudden moved all in from the big blind and Robert Transue called from under-the-gun.

Trudden tabled a gutshot straight draw with his and needed to find a queen against Transue’s .

The river was the and Transue’s set holds up to eliminate Trudden in seventh place. Trudden earns $1,354 for his final table appearance and Transue took the pot.

Robert Transue – 358,000
Joe Trudden – Eliminated

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7/161
Average Stack: 230,000

Martin Robbins limped in from middle position and Joe Trudden raised to 22,000 from the hijack. David Hixson defended his big blind and Robbins folded.

They were heads-up to a flop of and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Hixson checked and Trudden bet 25,000.

Hixson called and the river was the . Hixson checked and Trudden bet 25,000 again. Hixson moved all in for 105,000 and Trudden quickly called. Hixson tabled and doubled through Trudden’s .

David Hixson – 323,000
Joe Trudden – 120,000

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7/161
Average Stack: 230,000

Mike Parekh moved all in on the button and David Hixson called out of the small blind.

Parekh tabled and was in bad shape against Hixson’s . The baord ran out and Hixson’s better ace held up to eliminate Parekh.

Parekh earns $1,014 and Hixson earns the knockout and left the table with seven players.

David Hixson – 205,000
Mike Parekh – Eliminated

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8/161
Average Stack: 201,250

Joe Trudden got his last 161,000 into the middle preflop from the hijack against Mike Parekh in the big blind. It was a flip for Trudden’s tournament life with his up against Parekh’s .

The board ran out and Trudden’s two pair earned him a double up through the former chip leader.

Joe Trudden – 322,000
Mike Parekh – 60,000

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8/161
Average Stack: 201,250

David Hixson raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and Glenn Menne moved all in on the button for 27,000. Federico Castaing raised to 110,000 out of the small blind and Hixson folded.

Castaing was in the lead with his against Menne’s .

“I’m live,” said Menne before the flop came.

The dealer quickly ran out a board of , giving Castaing trip aces and the pot.

“I’m dead,” joked Menne with a laugh.

Menne was eliminated in ninth place for $761 and Castaing drags the pot to take the chip lead with eight players left.

Federico Castaing – 330,000
Glenn Menne – Eliminated

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9/161
Average Stack: 178,889

On a flop of , Jay Klitzner got his last 103,000 into the middle out of the big blind against Martin Robbins in the cutoff. Robbins showed , good for top pair top kicker, but Klitzner tabled , giving him a set of eights.

Robbins was in bad shape and was drawing dead on the turn as the board is completed with the and the . Robbins loses about half of his stack and Klitzner doubled up on the last hand before they take a 15-minute break.

Jay Klitzner – 104,000

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9/161
Average Stack: 178,889

After roughly 10 hours of poker, the $250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em is down to its final table and there is a slight pause in the action while they re-draw for seats at the final table. There were simultaneous eliminations with 11 left and the field is down to the official final table of nine.

Mike Parekh is leading the field and all of the players are guaranteed at least a cash of $676, but the winner will take home $9,804.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:

Seat 1: Jay Klitzner – 128,000
Seat 2: Lisa Teebagy – 273,000
Seat 3: Mike Parekh – 291,000
Seat 4: David Hixson – 149,500
Seat 5: Glenn Menne – 43,500
Seat 6: Federico Castaing – 106,000
Seat 7: Martin Robbins – 245,000
Seat 8: Joe Trudden – 251,500
Seat 9: Robert Transue – 137,000

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $9,804
2nd: $5,748
3rd: $3,381
4th: $2,705
5th: $2,029
6th: $1,691
7th: $1,352
8th: $1,014
9th: $761
10th: $676

$250 Seniors (50+) Event (Re-Entry)

Registration has closed for Event 10, and the numbers are in. This Seniors Event drew a big field of 161 entries, an increase of more than 100 entries from last season’s total of sixty. This year’s entries generated a prizepool worth $33,810 to be shared by the final 18 players.

A min-cash is worth $507, and the four-figure payouts begin with the eighth-place finisher. The eventual champion will earn $9,804 and the trophy for Event 10.

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st: $9,804
2nd: $5,748
3rd: $3,381
4th: $2,705
5th: $2,029
6th: $1,691
7th: $1,352
8th: $1,014
9th: $761
10th-12th: $676
13th-15th: $592
16th-18th: $507