Event 9: Curtis and Larkin Bubble Battle

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2000/4000/500 Ante

Tom Curtis and Mike Larkin get into the biggest pot of the tournament on the bubble as Larkin and Curtis end up all-in on the turn on a Jh8cAsTd board.  Larkin held AhAd and took a chance on slowplaying the set but the 10 gave allowed Curtis to hit a  straight with his KhQd to pick up a 230k chip pot crippling Larkin.

But Larkin very short stacked turned it around to stay alive against Curtis a little later.  Larkin was all-in on an 8dQcKsTs board holding AcKh but Curtis showed Jd9s for a made straight.  Despair to turned to joy for Larkin as he spiked the Jc to hit an ace-high straight on the river and stayed alive after a devastating hand.

We’re still on the bubble and keeping the excitement coming!

Event 9: On The Bubble

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1500/3000/500 Ante

Two more eliminations as Steven Lida falls in 18th as he thought his flopped set of tens had cracked kings but a king on the river ended his tournament in shocking fashion.  Jack Eisuega’s luck ran out shortly afterward and ended his tournament two spots short of the money in 17th place.

The remaining two tables are now hand for hand as the players try to put some money in their pockets tonight.

Event 9: Down to 18 – Blind

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1500/3000/500 Ante

We’re down to 18 as Adolfo Roscovsky was knocked out in 20th and then a mind-boggling hand put us down to 18.

Stanley Quinn was all-in for his last 15,000 chips.  Robert Chow in the big blind began to count out chips without looking at his cards.  Blind, he decided to make the call.  Chow shows 10d7h and was way behind Quinn’s pocket Jacks.

A innocent flop of 8dAc3s turned into a nightmare as the turn brought the 6h and a river 9c completed Chow’s straight and ended Lida’s tournament in shocking fashion putting us down to our final two tables and three spots from the money.

Event 9: Quick Color-up Break, Two More Gone

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1200/2400/400 Ante

As Level 14 draws to a close and the black chips are raced off, two more players have been eliminated as Marie Fisher was ousted in 23rd Place and Cladio Kalili’s Ah4d could not catch up to Yvonne McQuillan’s 5s5h eliminated Kalili in 22nd and leaving us seven players from the money.

Cards will be back in the air shortly on Level 15.

 

Event 9: Two More Out and a Major Sweat

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1200/2400/400 Ante

Two more players have been eliminated as Michael Matheson was eliminated as his A8 could not hold against Q-10 and was eliminated in 25th.  He was followed by Edward Deitrich who was knocked out in 24th.

A wild sweat took place as John Cohflin III called the all-in of Gary Lashbrook.  Cohflin held KsQs and Lashbrook had KhQh.  Cohflin got the freeroll as the Js and Ts hit on the flop but the board ran out safely for Lashbrook and the players chopped the pot.

Event 9: Another Rough Beat

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1200/2400/400 Ante

Lisa Levy is the next victim of a bad beat in the Senior Event.  Levy had kings all in vs Jack Eiseuga’s QhTh but a JcTcTd stunned the table.  The board then ran out with two eights and Levy was left with around 15,000 to work with the rest of the way.

Robert Leff was also eliminated prior to this hand and exits in 25th place.

Event 9: Marks Catches Glavman

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1k/2k/300 Ante

The first major hand after the break has Jonathan Marks against Rich Glavman.  After some pre-flop raising, the flop comes 4c4s3h.

Marks checks and Glavman bets 6,000.  Marks then goes over the top for 18,000.  Glavman takes his time and then goes all-in and is instantly called by Marks.  Glavman shows AdQs and is ahead of the KhQd of Marks.  The Jh comes on the turn but Marks spikes the Kd to take the huge pot and leaves Glavman around 30,000.

Event 9: Cards Back In The Air

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1000/2000/300 Ante

Cards are back in the air for the final 27 in the Seniors Event.  15 players will get paid so we’re in for a wild ride for the rest of the night.  Our champion will pick up a first place prize of $9526!

Update: And just like that one player who was crushed down to 2,800 chips just before the break was quickly eliminated so we now stand at 26.

Event 9: Final 27 Hit – Players on Break/Re-draw

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1000/2000/300 Ante

We have hit the magic 27 players remaining in the Seniors Event.  The re-draw hit just minutes before the break so we have updated chip counts and seat draws for all the remaining players.

Table 70
1 – Woodrow Pass – 59,000
2 – Michael Larkin – 58,500
3 – Jonathan Marks – 31,000
4 – Rich Glabman – 73,800
5 – Jerry Rand – 63,000
6 – Bret Beebe – 76,400
7 – John Cernutto – 53,900
8 – Michael Matheson – 10,800
9 – Michael Abrahms – 47,500

Table 71
1 – John Cofhlin III – 127,900
2 – Dean – 2,800
3 – Robert Chow – 45,600
4 – Gary Lashbrook – 21,800
5 – Jack Eiseuga – 37,200
6 – Lisa Levy – 32,400
7 – Thomas Curds – 114,600
8 – Edward Deitrich – 21,900
9 – Adolfo Roscovsky – 55,500

Table 72
1 – Robert Leff – 14,800
2 – Alex Brody – 36,000
3 – Stanley Rosenthal – 99,500
4 – Stephen Lida – 81,400
5 – Stanley Quinn – 43,100
6 – Claudio Kalili – 56,900
7 – Yvonne McQuillan – 61,000
8 – Richard Arno – 36,800
9 – Marie Fisher – 73,800

Event 9: Webster Has The Answer

$250 Buy-In Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1000/100 Ante

A wild hand ensued in the Seniors Event with some incredible four-way action.

Seat 5 raises to 2,200 and is called in Seat 8 by Gary Webster and Seat 9 by Barry Simon. Then Lucy Carbrere pushes her last 11,000 into the middle.  Seat 5 folds and Webster then ships his 13,000 chip stack in as well.  Simon, who has both players covered, makes the call on both players. The cards are turned over and off they went.

Cabrere AdTd
Webster QhQd
Simon AsKh

The flop is friendly to Simon as it rolls off 5h8dKc leaving him in the lead, Cabrere in trouble and Webster stunned.  But the Qs comes on the turn giving Webster the lead and a few extra outs to Cabrere.

But there was no help on the river with a harmless 3c sending Cabrere to the rail and Simon shaking his head.

So the wild action continues in Event 9 as we close in on 40 players remaining.