Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship Dia 1b | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-06-24 01:02 UTC-7

Day 1b of Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship is in the Books

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Nível 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Event $47: $1,000 Seniors Championship at the 2022 WSOP at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas has proved to be one of the most popular events in the entire series despite being restricted to those 50 years and older.

A record-setting 7,188 entries have generated a prize pool of $6,397,320, with an incredible $694,909 and the gold bracelet being awarded to the fortunate player who will be crowned champion at the end of Day 5.

Of the 1,439 players who bagged for Day 2, 1,079 players will cash and make at least $1,600.

Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship Top 10 Chip Count

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Ken O'Malley	United States	363,500	145
2	Daniel Hake	United States	325,500	130
3	Mark Schlig	United States	324,000	130
4	Alexander Hill	United States	310,000	124
5	Brian Topp	United States	307,000	123
6	April Facey	Canada	306,000	122
7	Andrew Finlay	United States	304,000	121
8	Richard Anthony	United States	301,500	121
9	Michael Fisher	United Kingdom	300,000	120
10	Peter Muhlbek	Austria	298,000	119

Some of the big stacks recorded around the Bally's Ballroom include Ken O'Malley (363,500), Alexander Hill (310,000), Mike Fisher (300,000), Victor Amereno (291,500), and Stephen Driggers (277,500).

A handful of notable names were in the field today, including Humberto Brenes, Qing Liu, JJ Liu, Greg Raymer, Perry Friedman, and many more.

Of the notables from Day 1b who have decent stacks going into Day 2, Brenes, Liu, Carol Fuchs, Greg Mueller, Jeff Lisandro, and Antonin Teisseire lead the way.

Players will return for Day 2 on June 24 at 10 a.m. local time. They will play 10 one-hour levels with 15-minute breaks taking place every two levels. They will take their 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 19 and follow the exact same structure for Day 3 on June 25.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for full live coverage of this and all other bracelet-awarding events at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Carol Fuchs Greg Mueller Greg Raymer Humberto Brenes Jeff Lisandro Ken O'Malley Mike Fisher Perry Friedman Qing Liu Victor Amereno

2022-06-23 23:21 UTC-7

Brenes Enjoying Solid Performance

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Nível 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner and Costa Rica's biggest all-time earner Humberto Brenes has caused quite a stir on Thursday night.

His trademark personality has been on full display all night and his table have enjoyed his antics, despite him collecting their chips.

In his last hand, a player in late position opened to 7,000 and Brenes three-bet to 21,000. His opponent scoffed and said "I'll get you next time."

In response, Brenes flipped over the and yelled "Ohhhhhhh?" as he made a shark-like motion with the card towards his opponent before flipping over the and giving the table a wink.

His opponent claims to have folded as he sent 7,000 chips to "The Shark", who is thoroughly enjoying a successful Day 1b.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Humberto Brenes	165,000	115,000

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2022-06-23 21:36 UTC-7

New Record as 7,188 Players Enter the Seniors Event

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Nível 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

It's official! Registration closed at the end of the dinner break and there's some groundbreaking numbers to report.

The tournament director has just announced that there was a total of 7,188 entries for the 2022 version of the Seniors Event, This has broken the previous record of 5,917, which was set back in 2019.

The winner of this tournament will take home $624,909 and the gold bracelet. A total of 1,079 players will make a minimum of $1,600.

All nine players who reach the final table of this event will be awarded a minimum of $67,471.

2022-06-23 19:08 UTC-7

Pasqualini Enjoying Extremely Successful Day 1 Haul

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Nível 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

One of France's top all-time money winners, Jean-Paul Pasqualini, is off to a flying start as he looks to add his first WSOP gold bracelet to his collection.

Just before dinner break, he has built himself one of the most impressive stacks in the room, currently at a hair under 250,000 from a 20,000 starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jean-Paul Pasqualini	245,000

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2022-06-23 17:44 UTC-7

WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller Gets Underway

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Nível 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

There's a star-studded field over in Paris for the start of the biggest buy-in event of the 2022 World Series of Poker. The $250,000 Super High Roller already has Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and Bryn Kenney in the field as the world's biggest and best poker players battle it out.

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2022-06-23 13:11 UTC-7

Happy Fifty for Van den Berg

Nível 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Thierry van den Berg (at an earlier event)

In this massive field of seniors, a Dutch player feeling a bit younger and fresher than average is Thierry van den Berg. Van den Berg literally turned 50 this morning, making him the youngest player in the field.

"And trust me, it feels good to be young !" he commented, "I could not play yesterday on day 1a, but today, it's official. I'm a senior!"

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Thierry Van Den Berg	42,000	42,000

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2022-06-23 11:57 UTC-7

Raymer Back and Off to Hot Start

Nível 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

2004 Main Event Champion Greg Raymer is back for Day 1b of the Seniors Championship after failing to bag in Day 1a, although he still put on quite a performance. After seeing his chip stack reduced to a single 100 chip yesterday, he managed to run his stack back up to over 26,000 before his eventual elimination. So far in Day 1b, he's off to a much better start.

"Night and day," he told PokerNews, "Yesterday I lost half my stack on my first hand, today I doubled up on my first hand."

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Greg Raymer	45,000	45,000

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2022-06-23 11:33 UTC-7

Stud Hi-Lo Finalist Papastratis Out

Nível 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Chris Papastratis (during the $1,500 Stud Hi-Lo final table)

Action was picked up after a raise to 1,000 from Chris Papastratis in early position and a call from another player. Then, Cedric Darrett glanced over at Papastratis stack and raised it to 13,000.

It was about Papastratis' remaining stack, and he decided to call it off to put himself at risk. The other player folded.

Chris Papastratis:
Cedric Darrett:

The dealer fanned out a board and Darrett made a set of sixes on the turn to eliminate Papastratis.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Cedric Darrett	39,000	39,000
Chris Papastratis	Eliminado

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2022-06-23 09:01 UTC-7

Day 1b of the 2022 WSOP Event #47: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship Kicks Off at 10 a.m

Day 1b of Event #47: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2022 World Series of Poker begins today at 10 a.m. local time at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.

Robert McMillan is the reigning champion. He kicked the tournament off by offering some words of wisdom to the seniors after being introduced by tournament directors on the stage in Paris before flight A kicked off. McMillan overcame a field of 5,404 total entrants to capture the WSOP gold bracelet and a cash of $561,060, the largest of his career. McMillan failed to bag on Day 1a, but could still return today to make another run at defending his title.

A total of 5,121 players have already registered for entry, with 3,206 entering yesterday's starting flight. With late registration open through the end of the dinner break, this year's tournament should easily exceed last year's.

Play today will consist of eleven levels, each lasting 60 minutes. A 20-minute break is scheduled for every two levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 8, expected to be around 7 p.m. local time, after which late registration will close.

Players must be at least 50 years of age to be eligible and can reenter a maximum of once per flight. Players will start the day with 20,000 in chips. Those who manage to survive to the end of Day 1b will join those 607 players who bagged on Day 1a for Day 2 on Friday, June 24 at 10 a.m. local time.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action to see who will be taking this down at the end of the road.

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