It's a Super Day for the Super Seniors
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Welcome back to the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP), live from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. As the 2017 Seniors Championship wraps up today, the third running of the 65+ Super Seniors will get underway.
Event #35: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em kicks off at 10 a.m. local time with a sizeable field expected. In 2016, James Moore got the best of a 1,476-player field to capture his first WSOP gold bracelet and a first-place prize of $230,626.
Jon Andlovec won the first-ever Super Seniors event back in 2015, topping a field of 1,533 runners to claim a $262,220 top prize. Some other notables possibly making an appearance this year include Barry Shulman, Perry Green, Ron Giles, and TJ Cloutier.
2016 Final Table Results:
| Finish | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Moore | United States | $230,626 |
| 2 | Charles Barker | United States | $142,461 |
| 3 | Steven Krupnick | United States | $102,052 |
| 4 | Charles Rinn | Canada | $73,943 |
| 5 | Eugene Spinner | United States | $54,197 |
| 6 | Fred Berger | United States | $40,191 |
| 7 | Arthur Loring | United States | $30,159 |
| 8 | James Parrott | United States | $22,902 |
| 9 | Vern Soeldner | United States | $17,604 |
In 2016, the prize pool capped off at $1,328,400, slightly below 2015’s mark of $1,379,700. Registration for this year’s event will remain open until the end of the 90-minute dinner break, approximately 6:10 p.m. local time. One reentry is permitted for each player.
Day 1 will consist of 10 hour-long levels with a 20-minute break every two levels. Players will start with 5,000 chips and blinds will begin at 25/50.
PokerNews will be on the floor today and every day until a new champion is crowned. Stay tuned for full details and live coverage.