Seniors: Jacob Fernandez Doubles Through Dennis Johnson

$300 Seniors Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 177

Dennis Johnson raises on the button and Jacobo Fernandez moves all in for 77,000. Johnson calls and it’s off to the races with Fernandez’s ThTd up against Johnson’s KcJs.

The board runs out KhTs6hQcQh and Fernandez doubles up with a full house.

Jacobo Fernandez – 160,000
Dennis Johnson – 131,000

Seniors: Steve Harmell – 8th Place ($1,350)

$300 Seniors Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 177

Steve Harmell

On a flop of AhJc2h, Dennis Johnson checks from the small blind and James Kirvin checks from the big blind. Steve Harmell moves all in for 36,000 from the hijack and Jeff Kessler calls on the button.

Both blinds fold and the cards are tabled. Harmell shows Kh4h and needs a heart to stay alive against Kessler’s Ad7h.

The turn is the 8c and the river is the Kc. Kessler wins the pot and Harmell hits the rail in eighth place for $1,350.

Jeff Kessler – 305,000
Steve Harmell – Eliminated 

Seniors: Zoltan Czinkota Doubles Through Dennis Johnson

$300 Seniors Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8.000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 177

Zoltan Czinkota was in middle position and got into a preflop battle with Dennis Johnson in the small blind.

Czinkota four-bet all in for his last 195,000 and got called by Johnson. Johnson showed QsQc and was on the wrong end of a cold deck against Czinkota’s KdKc.

The board ran out clean for Czinkota as it came 9h4d3cAs7s. Czinkota’s kings held up and he doubled through Johnson.

Zoltan Czinkota – 406,000
Dennis Johnson – 205,000

Seniors: Boyd Rose – 9th Place ($1,169)

$300 Seniors Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8.000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 177

Boyd Rose

Jeff Kessler raised from under the gun and Zoltan Czinkota moved all in on the button for about 100,000. Boyd Rose called and was all in out of the small blind for about 40,000. Kessler folded.

Czinkota showed QcQd and was in good shape against Rose’s AsQs.

The board ran out Td8s4s2c7d and Rose flopped a spade draw, but couldn’t hit an ace or a spade to stay alive. He hits the rail in ninth place, earning $1,169.

Zoltan Czinkota – 180,000
Boyd Rose – Eliminated 

Seniors: John Seliy – 10th Place ($993)

$300 Seniors Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8.000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 177

John Seliy

On a flop of AdAs3h, James Kirvin checks from middle position and John Seliy moves all in for about 150,000. Kirvin calls, having Seliy covered.

Kirvin shows AhQc and is in the lead with trip aces against Seliy’s KsKc.

The turn is the 8d and the river is the 2d. Kirvin wins the pot with trip aces and eliminates Seliy in 10th place. Kirvin moves into the chip lead and Seliy leaves with $993.

James Kirvin – 410,000
John Seliy – Eliminated 

Seniors: Dennis Johnson Leads Final 10 Players

$300 Seniors Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8.000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 177

Seniors Final Table

The first final table redraw of the series is upon us. The $300 seniors event is down to its final 10 players and they have redrawn for seats at the final table, led by Dennis Johnson , with 331,000 in chips.

With one more elimination, the final nine players will make the official final table.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final 10 players:

Seat 1: John Selix – 180,000
Seat 2: H. Bruce Freedman – 145,000
Seat 3: Zoltan Czinkota – 115,000
Seat 4: Boyd Rose – 80,000
Seat 5: Steve Harmell – 121,000
Seat 6: Greg McCann – 208,000
Seat 7: Jeff Kessler – 210,000
Seat 8: Dennis Johnson – 331,000
Seat 9: James Kirvin – 243,000
Seat 10: Jacobo Fernandez – 107,000

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $11,693
2nd: $7,842
3rd: $4,626
4th: $2,814
5th: $2,173
6th: $1,801
7th: $1,535
8th: $1,350
9th: $1,169
10th: $993

Event 1 Flight B: Dylan Drazen Triples Up

$570 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 200/400
Total Entries: 303

Dylan Drazen

Dylan Drazen got all in for about 12,500 from the hijack against the cutoff and the player under the gun.

Drazen showed AhKs and was up against under the gun’s JcJd and the cutoff’s AxQx.

The board ran out Qs7h3sKc3c and Drazen turned a king to triple up just before the end of the level. The cutoff won a small side pot from the under the gun player after flopping a queen.

Dylan Drazen – 38,500

Event 1 Flight B: Nick Palma Doesn’t Have to Give a Speech

$570 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 150/300
Total Entries: 276

Nick Palma

Nick Palma finds a way to get all in preflop for about 20,000 from the cutoff against a player in middle position.

Palma shows KsKc against his opponent’s AcKh.

The board runs out Qc6c6dKdQd and Palma doubles up with kings full of queens.

“I was just about to give you a speech before you did that,” said Palma after the hand.

Palma didn’t have to give the speech, but does double up from his original 20,000-chip starting stack.

Nick Palma – 44,000

Event 1 Flight B: Jose Reyes Chipping Up

$570 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 100/200
Total Entries: 225

Jose Reyes

There is about 3,500 in the pot on the river with a completed board of Ad8c6c9s9h and Jose Reyes bets 1,000 out of the small blind. His lone opponent in the hijack calls.

Reyes tables Ad7h and the hijack mucks his hand. Reyes won a WSOP Circuit ring just a couple months ago at Seminole Coconut Creek and is chipping up nicely in the second flight of the $570 no-limit hold’em.

Jose Reyes – 32,000