Cummings Bags Overwhelming Chip Lead in Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Day 3 of Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship turned out to be a memorable day of WSOP action as 148 starting players became just 16 after nearly 12 hours of scintillating poker with all remaining players making a huge jump in payouts.
Bagging the overwhelming chip lead at the end of the night was Christopher Cummings who finished with 22,650,000 which is well over double the second largest stack and is one-fifth of the chips remaining. The Houston, TX native emerged as a chip leader in the middle part of the day and just continued to climb from there, eliminating several players.
Second in chips with 9,700,000 was Dennis Jensen who is enjoying quite a successful and fun ride in what he says is his first ever WSOP event.
Right on his heel in third place was Daniel Lujano with 9,325,000.
There is a drop-off from the third place stack to fourth where Eric Sunde sits with 7,325,000 and Todd Hansen rounds out the top five stacks with 7,315,000.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize Money |
| 1 | $561,060 |
| 2 | $346,743 |
| 3 | $263,640 |
| 4 | $201,753 |
| 5 | $155,401 |
| 6 | $120,484 |
| 7 | $94,030 |
| 8 | $73,873 |
| 9 | $58,425 |
| 10-11 | $46,520 |
| 12-13 | $37,292 |
| 14-15 | $30,099 |
| 16 | $24,460 |
As the day progressed many of the well-known players began to drop including Allen Kessler who hit the rail early in the day in 144th place, Barry Greenstein in 89th place, Eli Elezra in 47th place, Pat Lyons in 26th and finally John Mcnaughton was the last elimination of the night in 17th place.
The remaining 16 will return to play on the outer feature tables for Day 4 tomorrow in the Amazon Room at 10 a.m. local time. Updates will be given in regards to how long play will be on Day 4, so keep things locked on PokerNews for all of the coverage.
Seat Draw for Day 4
| ROOM | TABLE | SEAT | Name | Country | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 1 | 1 | Robert Mcmillan | United States | 5,230,000 |
| Amazon | 1 | 2 | Daniel Lujano | United States | 9,325,000 |
| Amazon | 1 | 3 | Robert Davis | United States | 5,380,000 |
| Amazon | 1 | 4 | Alexander Hill | United States | 2,360,000 |
| Amazon | 1 | 6 | Daniel Stebbins | United States | 5,695,000 |
| Amazon | 1 | 7 | Christopher Cummings | United States | 22,765,000 |
| Amazon | 1 | 8 | Chris Wa | United States | 4,850,000 |
| Amazon | 1 | 9 | Steven Powers | United States | 4,060,000 |
| Amazon | 2 | 1 | Jonathan Ingalls | United States | 5,850,000 |
| Amazon | 2 | 3 | Stuart Hosen | United States | 7,305,000 |
| Amazon | 2 | 4 | Edward Zidd | United States | 680,000 |
| Amazon | 2 | 5 | Louis Cheffy | United States | 7,065,000 |
| Amazon | 2 | 6 | Todd Hansen | United States | 7,315,000 |
| Amazon | 2 | 7 | Eric Sunde | United States | 7,330,000 |
| Amazon | 2 | 8 | Kenneth Wroblewski | United States | 350,000 |
| Amazon | 2 | 9 | Dennis Jensen | United States | 9,000,000 |
and Macnaughton wished the remaining players good luck as he left the tournament area.
. Sunde bet 1,200,000 and Coplon called, leaving only a few chips behind.
came on the turn and Sunde bet enough to put Coplon all in. "Alright, I call," Coplon said.
river, making Coplon the first casualty of the final two tables.
flop instead gave Cummings top two pair, which improved to a full house on the 
turn. The river came the 
and Sewell was eliminated.
. He was up against the 
of Daniel Stebbins who had called.
for flopped trips, but Cummings turned over 
for a turned full house.
which was no help to Finkleberg as he was eliminate in 23rd place.
of John McNaughton whom he slightly covered. 
to keep Sullivan ahead but the turn was the 
could not best the 
of Wroblewski when the board stayed clean for the queens.
