2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 90

Fernando Pages raised from under the gun, Claudio Kalili three-bet to about 35,000 in the big blind, and Pages called.

The flop was and fireworks ensued, resulting in Kalili all in for 271,000 with for a set of aces against Pages’ for a set of sixes.

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Kalili to double into a massive lead while leaving Pages with just a single T500 chip, which became 1,000 in the ensuing race off since it was the end of the level.

Claudio Kaliki  –  621,000  (124 bb)
Fernando Pages  –  1,000  (< 1 bb)

Pages busted on the first hand back from break, finish in 11th place for $540.

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 90

Neil Blumenfield raised to 13,500 in the small blind, Gary Korkhin three-bet all in for 109,000 in the big blind, and Blumenfield called after a few moments.

Blumenfield: 
Korkhin: 

The board ran out , giving Korkhin a king-high straight to double through Blumenfield.

Gary Korkhin  –  223,000  (45 bb)
Neil Blumenfield  –  129,000  (26 bb)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 90

Andrew Gordon raised all in for 15,000 from the small blind and Claudio Kalili called in the big blind with , leading Gordon’s .

The board ran out , no help for Gordon’s inferior kicker, locking up the pot for Kalili.

Claudio Kalili  –  295,000  (59 bb)
Andrew Gordon  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($540)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 90

Melinda Hipp limped in from the button and Claudio Kalili checked his big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board where Hipp moved all in for 25,500. Kalili beat her into the pot with for the nut straight, leaving Hipp’s drawing dead.

Claudio Kalili  –  288,000  (72 bb)
Melinda Hipp  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 90

Fernando Pages raised to 10,000 from middle position, Bruce Bailey three-bet all in for 56,000 from the button, and Pages called after a few moments.

Pages: 
Bailey: 

The board ran out , giving Pages a pair of jacks to eliminate Bailey.

Fernando Pages  –  335,000  (84 bb)
Bruce Bailey  –  Eliminated 

Along with the elimination of Carlos Bermudez, play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 90

With the board reading , Rafael Fernandez was all in from the button for 65,500 with for a pair of eights with a flush draw. Theo Lawson had him slightly covered in the small blind holding for a pair of queens.

The river was the , safe for Lawson to score the elimination.

Theo Lawson  –  165,000  (55 bb)
Rafael Fernandez  –  Eliminated

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 90

Recent eliminations include Alan Greenstein, George Hortelano, Richard Leger, and Jack Doucette.

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 90

Table 5
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Trent Smith  –  75,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:  Jack Doucette  –  50,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Neil Blumenfield  –  140,000  (56 bb)
Seat 5:  Gregory Spinder  –  118,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Fernando Pages  –  105,500  (42 bb)
Seat 8:  Andrew Gordon  –  129,000  (52 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 6
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Nancy Thomas  –  13,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3:  Melinda Hipp  –  175,000  (70 bb)
Seat 4:  Richard Leger  –  27,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5:  Gary Korkhin  –  38,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:  Claudio Kalili  –  113,000  (45 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Carlos Bermudez  –  213,000  (85 bb)
Seat 9:  George Hortelano  –  48,500  (19 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1:  Theo Lawson  –  76,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2:  Nicholas Visconti  –  122,000  (49 bb)
Seat 3:  Rafael Fernandez  –  88,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4:  Bruce Bailey  –  76,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5:  Alan Greenstein  –  34,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  David Echavarria  –  61,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8:  Justo Prieto  –  98,000  (39 bb)
Seat 9:

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 90

George Hortelano raised all in for 21,700 from middle position and Nancy Thomas isolated the action with an all-in raise for 34,600 from the hijack.

Hortelano: 
Thomas: 

The flop came , giving Thomas aces and sevens to take the lead.

The turn kept Thomas ahead, but the river fell to give Hortelano a set of deuces to double up.

George Hortelano  –  48,400  (24 bb)
Nancy Thomas  –  12,900  (6 bb)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 90

Carlos Bermudez raised to 3.500 on the button, George Hortelano called in the small blind, and Nancy Thomas called in the big blind.

The flop was , Hortelano led for 10,500, Thomas raised all in for 21,400, Bermudez folded, and Hortelano called.

Hortelano: 
Thomas: 

Thomas was ahead with a set of eights and locked it up when the turn gave her quads to win the pot.

Nancy Thomas  –  55,000  (34 bb)
George Hortelano  –  37,000  (23 bb)