Samuel Wagner opened the action with a raise to 160,000 from early position. Michael Vela called on the button and Kevin Nathan defended his big blind.
Wagner continued for 375,000 on 9♣A♥5♣ and only Nathan made the call.
The turn 7♠ rolled off and Wagner fired 450,000. Nathan gave it some thought but eventually mucked. Wagner raked in a nice pot to kick off this final table.
Judith Bielan raised 425,000 from the cutoff, leaving herself approximately 330,000 behind the line. Bruno Lopes, in the big blind, moved in and she called off the rest for her tournament life.
Judith Bielan: A♥9♥
Bruno Lopes: A♦J♦
Bielan was behind and the K♦6♥3♦ flop had her in bad shape. The 2♠ turn and 10♦ river gave Lopes the nut flush, ending Bielan's deep run.
The remaining nine players are now on the final table.
Today is the final day of Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller at the World Series of Poker, where the remaining players will play down to a champion at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The winner will receive $573,876, the lion's share of the $3,128,000 prize pool.
In a field of 680 total entrants, the final ten players have made it to Day 3 in hopes of chasing down that coveted WSOP bracelet. Leading the way at the top of the counts is Kevin Nathan with 7,300,000. Nathan took the lead from Angela Jordison at the end of Day 2 when he doubled up in the ultimate cooler scenario. As a result, Jordison now sits in the middle of the pack at 1,890,000.
Final Day Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Kevin Nathan
United States
7,300,000
91
2
Bruno Lopes
France
6,535,000
82
3
Samuel Wagner
United States
4,220,000
53
4
Arie Kliper
Israel
4,125,000
52
5
Michael Vela
United States
4,015,000
50
6
Mark Checkwicz
United States
3,610,000
45
7
Angela Jordison
United States
1,890,000
24
8
John Thornton
United States
1,455,000
18
9
Richard Lowe
United States
1,410,000
18
10
Judith Bielan
United States
980,000
12
Coming into Day 3 second in chips with 6,535,000 is France’s Bruno Lopes. Lopes flopped top set, scoring an enormous double up midway through Day 2. Behind him, third in chips is Samuel Wagner (4,220,000). Followed closely by Arie Kliper (4,125,000) and Michael Vela (4,015,000) who round out the top five. Kliper has two cashes already at the WSOP this summer including 665th in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Millionaire Maker for $4,190. He also came in 321st place for $3,783 in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors Championship
Mark Checkwicz sits comfortably in sixth place with 3,610,000. John Thornton seemed to maneuver well with his short stack yesterday. He will look to do the same as he comes in with 18 big blinds (1,455,000). Right behind him is Richard Lowe (1,410,000) and rounding out the final ten is Judith Bielan (980,000) who has played her short stack brilliantly, staying patient and waiting for her spots.
Mark Checkwicz
Play will resume at 12 p.m. local time with blinds of 40,000/80,000. Sixty-minute levels will be played until a winner is crowned. The tournament is expected to be streamed on PokerGO once we lose one more player, bringing us to our official final table of nine. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels with a dinner break to be determined later on in the day.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$573,876
2
$382,581
3
$266,257
4
$188,385
5
$135,543
6
$99,203
7
$73,877
8
$55,998
9
$43,216
10
$33,968
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