Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship Dia 1a | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-22 01:45 UTC-7

Frank "Skullman" Harrington Leads After Day 1a of the Seniors Championship

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Play has concluded on Day 1a of Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and after 11 levels of action, Frank Harrington aka “Skullman” has surged to the chip lead, bagging an impressive 445,000.

A total of 3,692 players entered Day 1a, and 730 players bagged at the end of the day. All 730 players return on Day 2 on Friday, June 23rd, at 10:00 a.m. local time. With Day 1b still to come, there is no doubt that last year’s number of entries at 7,188 will be broken.

Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Frank Harrington	United States	445,000	178
2	Rajesh Goyal	United States	429,000	172
3	Christian Munk	United States	427,000	171
4	Jose Obadia Chocron	Spain	403,500	161
5	Joshua Mountain	United States	383,000	153
6	Mark Seif	United States	355,000	142
7	Guy Cicconi	United States	328,500	131
8	Zal Irani	United States	305,000	122
9	Radwan Khuri	United States	303,000	121
10	Dieter Dechant	United States	301,000	120

Some of the other top chip baggers of the day were Rajesh Goyal (429,000), Christian Munk (427,000), Joshua Mountain (383,000) and Mark Seif (355,000).

Among the other notable players who bagged chips at the end of the day were Dieter Dechant (301,000), Allen Kessler (176,000), Andy Black (126,000), Mike Matusow (117,500), Jj Liu (95,000), Steven Buckner (87,000), and Barry Greenstein (82,500).

Among the players that did not make the cut were Greg Raymer, Dan Shak, Kathy Liebert, and David “ODB” Baker.

Day 1b will begin at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 22, and the entrants will fight it out across 11 levels. Day 2 is at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 23.

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Tags: Allen Kessler Andy Black Barry Greenstein Christian Munk Dan Shak Dieter Dechant Frank Harrington Greg Raymer Joshua Mountain Kathy Liebert Mark Seif Mike Matusow Rajesh Goyal Steven Buckner Tony Mercedes

2023-06-21 23:29 UTC-7

Two in a Row for Seif

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After raking in a pot and showing 10x10x for a flopped set, Mark Seif wasted no time jumping back in the action.

Seif, in the big blind, called a raise to 5,000 from a player in late position. The flop came 6♠K♠2♥.

Seif checked, and the hijack fired again, for 10,000. Again, he called. A 4♦ on the turn was checked by both players.

The river fell a 3♠. Seif bet 45,000 and after a short think, the hijack folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mark Seif	260,000

Tags: Mark Seif

2023-06-21 15:38 UTC-7

Buckner Takes out a Short Stack

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The smell of cigar was in the air and sure enough Steven "Cuz" Buckner was in a hand.

The player in middle position raised to 1,500 and the small blind Steven Buckner and the big blind both called.

The flop came the 3♥6♠K♥ and everyone checked.

The turn was the 4♠ and Buckner bet 3,300 and the middle position player called.

The river was the 2♠ and Buckner pushed his stack in and was quickly called.

Middle Position Player: 5♥5♠ for the straight.
Steven Buckner: K♠3♠ for the flush.

Buckner stated, "I just told this guy beside me that I was going to take that short stacked player out".

Elsewhere, Todd Hatch has been racking up some chips with 130,000 and at the same table Ricky Barraza is also sitting with a healthy stack of 72,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Todd Hatch	130,000
Ricky Barraza	72,000 72,000	72,000
Steven Buckner	45,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Ricky Barraza Steven Buckner Todd Hatch

2023-06-21 15:11 UTC-7

Shoreman Gets Some Value on the End

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player in middle position raised preflop, the cutoff called as did Jon Shoreman in the big blind.

The flop fell 10♣J♣Q♦. Shoreman led out for 2,400 and got a call from the player inmiddle position. A Q♣ on the turn was checked by both players.

The river came the 8♦. Shoreman sized down to 1,200 and received another call. The British pro tabled A♠9♠ for a rivered straight and his opponent mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jon Shoreman	59,000 -2,000	-2,000

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2023-06-21 13:30 UTC-7

Quarto Having a Good Start

Nível 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The player under the gun limped and an early position player raised to 600. The hijack, Roslyn Quarto and the button came along for the ride.

The flop was 4♠Q♠7♣ and the early position player bet 2,000 and everyone called.

The turn was the 10♦ and, once checked to, Quarto bet out 13,000. The button player contemplated for a minute and it looked like he was about to go all-in but then just called and everyone else folded.

The river was the K♦ and Quarto shoved her stack in, which was superior to the button's stack, and he called and attempted to muck once Quarto turned over her hand and showed the set. The button was forced to show his cards.

Button player: K♣J♣
Roslyn Quarto: 4♠4♥

Elsewhere Grammy winner Anthony Mercedes aka Tony Mercedes is holding his own with 33,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Roslyn Quarto	80,000 59,000	59,000
Anthony Mercedes	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Roslyn Quarto Anthony Mercedes

2023-06-21 12:55 UTC-7

An Early Plus For Nuss

Nível 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

As reported from the table, shortly after returning from the break Bill Nuss was dealt pocket aces. Unfortunately he could get no takers.

But it didn't matter much as the very next hand, he was dealt AxAx again. He bet 1,200 and this time he found some callers. When the flop came A♥X♥X♥, he bet again and took down the hand.

It wasn't a huge pot but at least he got something for his rockets the second time around.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bill Nuss	28,000 28,000	28,000

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2023-06-21 11:51 UTC-7

A Few Notable Chip Counts

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tom McEvoy	27,000 27,000	27,000

Eric Smidinger	22,500 2,500	2,500

Ted Forrest	20,000 20,000	20,000

Nancy Birnbaum	14,000 14,000	14,000
Barry Greenstein	13,500 -6,500	-6,500

Jon Shoreman	12,000 -8,000	-8,000
Andres Korn	4,000 -16,000	-16,000

2023-06-21 09:54 UTC-7

First Flight of Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship Begins at 10 AM

Welcome to Day 1a of Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship. A longtime fixture on the WSOP calendar, the Seniors Championship has grown in popularity and prestige over the years, so a large and competitive field is expected, as the minimum age requirement is only 50.

Last time out it was Eric Smidinger who prevailed from a field of 7,188 entries to scoop first place, a WSOP gold bracelet, and the small matter of $694,909 in prize money.

Day 1a begins at 10 a.m. and players will start with 20,000 chips. Levels are 60 minutes in duration and there will be 20-minute breaks after every two levels, plus an extended dinner break of 75 minutes after Level 8 (approximately 7 p.m.). In total there will be 11 levels of play today.

Late registration and one optional re-entry per flight will be available until the end of the dinner break at about 8:15 p.m.

A second starting flight following the exact same schedule, Day 1b, will take place tomorrow, Thursday, June 22, at 10 a.m. and as always, the last starting flight will be the biggest, so plan ahead!

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