Event 3: Guillermo Reyes Doubles Thru Paul Balzano

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 147

Guillermo Reyes
Guillermo Reyes

Guillermo Reyes got it all in from the button for 127,000 with 5s5h, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the As10s of Paul Balzano in the big blind.

The board came Kc9h3d2s8s, and the pocket fives held up for Reyes to win the pot and double up in chips.

Guillermo Reyes  –  269,000  (27 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  51,000  (5 bb)

With eight players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 368,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,380 each.

Event 3: Jeffrey Himelfarb – 9th Place ($1,860)

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 147

Jeffrey Himelfarb
Jeffrey Himelfarb

Matt Yorra raised to 30,000 from early position, Jeffrey Himelfarb reraised all in for 111,000 on the button, and Yorra thought for a bit before he called.

Yorra:  3h3s
Himelfarb:  AsKd

The board ran out 9h8c7s9dTc, no help to Himelfarb, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Matt Yorra  –  1,080,000  (108 bb)
Jeffrey Himelfarb  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,860)

With eight players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 368,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,380.

Event 3: Final Table Begins with Matt Yorra in the Lead

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 147

Seniors - Final Table

After the elimination of Shane Stoe in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Guillermo Reyes  –  150,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Matt Yorra   –  954,000  (95 bb)
Seat 3.  Paul Balzano  –  170,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4.  Gregory Spinder  –  295,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Judy Bielan  –  176,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Emerson Ward  –  412,000  (41 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeffrey Himelfarb  –  111,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Beasley  –  362,000  (36 bb)
Seat 9.  James Weidenborner  –  310,000  (31 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake, followed by the players who have finished in the money so far:

1st:  $18,720 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $12,400
3rd:  $9,200
4th:  $6,900
5th:  $5,200
6th:  $3,980
7th:  $3,060
8th:  $2,380
9th:  $1,860

10th:  Shane Stoe  –  $1,860
11th:  Diomig Delgado  –  $1,500
12th:  Michael Newman  –  $1,500
13th:  Daniel Barlin  –  $1,240
14th:  Steve Ekin  –  $1,240
15th:  Ken Weiner  –  $1,240
16th:  Deborah Greenway  –  $1,040
17th:  Nancy Birnbaum  –  $1,040
18th:  Miriam Sharon  –  $1,040
T-19th:  Thomas Eagle  –  $520
T-19th:  Neil Tramer  –  $520

With nine players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 327,000 (33 big blinds).

Event 3: Shane Stoe Eliminated in 10th Place by Emerson Ward

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 147

Shane Stoe raised all in for 77,000 from the hijack and Emerson Ward called in the small blind.

Stoe:  QhQd
Ward:  8s8c

The board runs out 6h6s3sAc8h, giving Ward eights full of sixes on the river to eliminate Stoe in 10th place.

Emerson Ward  –  412,000  (41 bb)
Shane Stoe  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($1,860)

With nine players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 325,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,860 each and are redrawing for seats at the final table.

Event 3: Diomig Delgado Eliminated in 11th Place by Emerson Ward

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 147

Diomig Delgado
Diomig Delgado

Emerson Ward raised under the gun, Diomig Delgado moved all in from the big blind for about 85,000, and Ward called with AsKd.

Delgado turned over KhQd, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jc10h6d8c2s, and Delgado flopped an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Ward won the pot with his ace to eliminate Delgado in 11th place.

Emerson Ward  –  395,000  (49 bb)
Diomig Delgado  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($1,500)

With 10 players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 294,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,860 each.

Event 3: Final Two Tables in the Seniors

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 147

Seniors - Final Two Tables

Table 57
Seat 1.  Daniel Barlin  –  168,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Newman  –  60,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  Gregory Spinder  –  94,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Shane Stoe  –  219,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Miriam Sharon  –  37,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6.  Matt Yorra  –  530,000  (88 bb)
Seat 7.  Steve Ekin  –  35,000  (6 bb)
Seat 8.  Deborah Greenway  –  27,000  (5 bb)
Seat 9.  Diomig Delgado  –  146,000  (24 bb)

Table 58
Seat 1.  Judy Bielan  –  144,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Mike Beasley  –  329,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3.  Guillermo Reyes  –  284,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  Paul Balzano  –  261,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5.  Ken Weiner  –  44,000  (7 bb)
Seat 6.  Emerson Ward  –  280,000  (47 bb)
Seat 7.  James Weidenborner  –  43,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8.  Nancy Birnbaum  –  111,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9.  Jeffrey Himelfarb  –  111,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $18,720 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $12,400
3rd:  $9,200
4th:  $6,900
5th:  $5,200
6th:  $3,980
7th:  $3,060
8th:  $2,380
9th-10th:  $1,860
11th-12th:  $1,500
13th-15th:  $1,240
16th-18th:  $1,040

19th:  Thomas Eagle  –  $520
19th:  Neil Tramer  –  $520

Event 3: Neil Tramer Eliminated by Shane Stoe to Burst the Money Bubble; Tramer Chops 19th Place

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 147

Shane Stoe
Shane Stoe

There were two all-in-and-call situations on the Money Bubble, and at Table 49, Shane Stoe raised UTG+1 to 10,000, Neil Tramer reraised from the big blind to 25,000, and Stoe moved all in for about 140,000.

Tramer tanked for a while before he called all in for 71,000 with AdJc, and Stoe turned over QhQc. Tramer needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kh5s3s3d6c, and the pocket queens held up for Stoe to win the pot and eliminate Tramer on the Money Bubble.

Since there was an elimination at two different tables, both players were awarded a tie for 19th place, and they chopped the $1,040 prize to earn $520 each.

Shane Stoe  –  219,000  (44 bb)
Neil Tramer  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 19th Place  ($520)

With 18 players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 163,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $1,040 each.

Event 3: Thomas Eagle Eliminated by Matt Yorra to Burst the Money Bubble; Eagle Chops 19th Place

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 147

Matt Yorra
Matt Yorra

Matt Yorra raised to 15,000 from the hijack, Thomas Eagle reraised all in for 22,000 in the small blind, Diomig Delgado called in the big blind, and Yorra called.

The 5d3d3c5s4h board was checked down and Yorra showed AcQh, besting Delgado’s Ts9s and Eagle’s KsQs to eliminate Eagle, who ended up chopping 19th place for $520.

Matt Yorra  –  530,000  (106 bb)
Diomig Delgado  –  146,000  (29 bb)
Thomas Eagle  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 19th Place  ($520)

Event 3: Josh Cummings Leads the Field After Dinner with 191,500

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  35 of 147

Josh Cummings
Chipleader Josh Cummings

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up four players with at least 150K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Josh Cummings  –  191,500  (77 bb)
2.  Emerson Ward  –  170,000  (68 bb)
3.  Mike Beasley  –  167,000  (67 bb)
4.  Michael Newman  –  166,000  (66 bb)

With 35 players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 84,000 (34 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,040.

Emerson Ward
Emerson Ward

Event 3: Dinner Break Until 6:15 pm

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  35 of 147

Field of the Seniors Event Before the Dinner Break

Level 12 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 6:15 pm.

With 35 players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 84,000 (34 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,040.