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

2023-06-23 01:17 UTC-7

Men Nguyen Among the Big Names to Bag for Day 2 in Seniors Championship

ChrisBean

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

Records have been broken once again at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. This year’s Event #48 $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold’em Championship has attracted a field of 8,180, comfortably the biggest of all time, beating the previous record of 7,188 set in 2022.

With such a vast turnout, it has created a juicy prize pool of $7,280,200, with the winner receiving a staggering $765,731 and, of course, the coveted World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet. A total of 1,227 of the returning 1,624 players will get paid on Day 2 with a minimum cash of $1,607.

The chip leader from Day 1b is Joseph Workman, who not only topped the second flight's chip counts but leads the remaining players going into Day 2.

End of Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Joseph Workman	United States	510,000	204
2	Francisco Corrales	United States	508,500	203
3	Amin Mostafavi	United States	391,000	156
4	Osmin Dardon	United States	386,000	154
5	Gary Herstein	United States	357,000	143
6	Scott Dobbs	United States	351,000	140
7	Clinton Hartshorn	United States	342,500	137
8	Iliodoros Kamatakis	Greece	338,000	135
9	David Palm	United States	333,000	133
10	Karen Sarkisyan	Russia	325,000	130

Plenty of WSOP bracelet winners have appeared today, including Men Nguyen (169,000), Mike Allis (157,500), and Barny Boatman (67,500), who have all bagged for Day 2.

Play will resume on June 23 at 10 a.m. local time in Horseshoe's Red, Orange, and Blue sections. The action will resume at Level 12 with the small blind at 1,000 and a big blind of 2,500 with a big blind ante of 2,500. It is anticipated that the bubble should burst within the first couple of levels of play.

PokerNews will be providing live updates throughout the day; make sure you do not miss any action!

2023-06-22 23:56 UTC-7

Allis Looking to Bag for Day 2

ChrisBean

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

Mike Allis bet 6,000 from under the gun and was called by middle position and the small blind.

Allis continued the aggression on the flop of 6♣5♠3♦ with a bet of 15,000 which folded out middle position and the small blind called.

The 2♦ came on the turn and Allis turned up the heat with a bet of 20,000. The small blind gave up and mucked their cards. Allis tabled 10♦10♣ and dragged in the pot.

Last year, Mike Allis won his first bracelet, beating Ryan Riess heads-up in Event #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop and due to health issues, he wasn't sure if they would be back for the 2023 World Series of Poker. He has not lost the spark and will be looking to bag an above-average stack tonight.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Allis	160,000 120,600	120,600

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2023-06-22 22:26 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Numbers Confirmed

ChrisBean

Nível 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

It has been another record-breaking day at the World Series of Poker, with the biggest-ever field in the Seniors event. A gigantic 8,180 seasoned veterans graced the felt at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas creating a prize pool of $7,280,200.

This year's winner will receive the WSOP Gold Bracelet and a whopping $765,731. A total of 1,227 players will be paid with a minimum cash of $1,601.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$765,731	72-80	$9,540
2	$473,212	81-89	$8,082
3	$356,166	90-98	$6,898
4	$269,841	99-161	$5,931
5	$205,799	162-224	$5,138
6	$158,006	225-253	$4,486
7	$122,130	254-287	$4,486
8	$95,040	288-350	$3,946
9	$74,464	351-413	$3,498
10-11	$58,744	414-476	$3,125
12-13	$46,664	477-539	$2,813
14-17	$37,326	540-602	$2,553
18-26	$30,067	603-665	$2,335
27-35	$24,390	666-764	$2,153
36-44	$19,927	765-818	$2,001
45-53	$16,396	819-1,022	$1,751
54-62	$13,589	1,023-1,227	$1,601
63-71	$11,345

2023-06-22 15:50 UTC-7

The Biggest Senior's Event Ever! And the Field Continues to Grow

ChrisBean

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

An incredible 7,930 entries have been registered so far making this the biggest Seniors event of all time.

The 4,238 entries for Day 1b alone would have beaten every single field pre-2012.

But the record-breaking event's numbers are continuing to grow, with late registration open until the end of the dinner break after Level 8, the tournament should easily break the 8,000 figure.

2023-06-22 15:11 UTC-7

Stepuchin's Powers of Confusion Yield Results

ChrisBean

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With 15,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♥K♥5♠Q♠K♦, Frank Stepuchin bet 6,200 from the button.

When their opponent in middle position was considering their options Stepuchin asked "Have you ever eaten a cigar?" whilst spinning a football.

The oddball tactics appeared to work as the middle position made the call. Stepuchin tabled 5♥5♣ for fives full of kings, while the frustrated middle position tabled A♦Q♣ for top two pair with top kicker.

Stepuchin told PokerNews that he will be providing chicken wings and beer to all of their tablemates after Level 6. Players breaking will hope to be assigned to 'Frank the Tank's' table to get a free meal.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Frank Stepuchin	61,000

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2023-06-22 14:17 UTC-7

Ashraf Rockets up the Leaderboard

Nível 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The board was reading 6♥10♣4♦3♥ when a player in middle position bet 6,000. Waheed Ashraf went all in from under the gun, late position called, and was covered.

Late Position: J♥10♥
Waheed Ashraf: A♥A♣

The river fell the 6♦. Ashraf's aces held, and sent his opponent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Waheed Ashraf	82,000 29,000	29,000

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2023-06-22 11:01 UTC-7

Birnbaum Wins a Small One After Coffee Confusion

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Nancy Birnbaum raised from early position and received one caller, on her immediate left. The flop came down 3♠8♣10♣ and was checked by both players. The turn was the 6♦.

At this point, proceedings became slightly confused when a player spilled coffee on the table and the floor was called upon to perform clean up duties while the hand progressed.

When the dust had settled, a 9♦ had been dealt on the river, some more chips were in the pot, and Birnbaum's Kx10x was good enough to take them all.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nancy Birnbaum	18,000 -2,000	-2,000

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2023-06-22 09:00 UTC-7

Just How Big Will Day 1b of Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Be?

With 3,692 entries on Day 1a of Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em, the contest looks certain to exceed last year’s total of 7,188.

An even larger field is expected on Day 1b, meaning that this tournament will follow the trend at the 2023 World Series of Poker, and become a record-breaking event here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Frank Harrington, better known to many as “Skullman”, bagged the Day 1a chip lead with a whopping 445,000 chip count.

But he will face some stiff competition from other big stacks – Rajesh Goyal (429,000), Christian Munk (427,000), Joshua Mountain (383,000), and Mark Seif (355,000) – when those players return for Day 2, on June 23.

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

Other famous names who succesfully battled through Day 1a, include 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).

Day 1b will kick off today, June 22, at 10:00 a.m. local time. Levels will be 60 minutes long and are 11 levels scheduled for the day, with 20-minute breaks after every two levels. There will also be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 8 at approximately 7:00 p.m

Stay locked into PokerNews for all the updates throughout this event.

Tags: Allen Kessler Andy Black Barry Greenstein Christian Munk Dieter Dechant Frank Harrington Guy Cicconi Jj Liu Jose Obadia Chocron Joshua Mountain Mark Seif Mike Matusow Paris Las Vegas Radwan Khuri Rajesh Goyal Steven Buckner Zal Irani