Arie Kliper Chases First WSOP Bracelet in $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
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.
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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