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Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:29 AM Local Time
De-Lux
After dropping an earlier pot, we saw William Lux push his last 28,000 forward holding the button. In a normal blind stealing situation, this move may have worked, but with Hoyt Corkins and Michael Thorpe still to act behind him, Lux was called in two spots.
The flop came down , and after Corkins checked to Thorpe, he immediately announced himself all in. Corkins got out of the way, and Lux turned over his for top pair. Unfortunately for him, Thorpe held the , and his rags had turned to riches on the ragged flop. The on the turn added some outs for Lux, and Thorpe called out for no more hearts to come. When the brought the wrong kind of red, Lux was eliminated here early on this Day 3 of the Seniors Championship.
| Michael Thorpe | 435,000 | 39,000  |
| William Lux | 0 | -98,000  |
Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:27 AM Local Time
Kizzire Gets It Right
The action began with Gary Margolis moving all in from middle position with his final 90,000. George Wright, form the cutoff, decided to follow the action with his own all in for more and it didn't stop there as Harold Kizzire also went all in on the button.
Margolis:
Wright:
Kissire:
The board ran out and Kizzire takes a big pot and is now sitting on an above average stack.
| Harold Kizzire | 595,000 | 467,000 |
| George Wright | 181,000 | -136,000 |
| Gary Margolis | 0 | -99,000 |
Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:17 AM Local Time
The Dearly Departed
We missed the action, but Joseph Iannello just stood to depart the Amazon Room, placing 34th as the first elimination of the day.
Shortly afterward, the recently crippled Jimmy Earnest was also eliminated in 33rd place.
| Jo Iannello | 0 | -477,000 |
| Jimmy Earnest | 0 | -22,000 |
Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:14 AM Local Time
The Importance of Beating Earnest
On the very first deal of the day, Jimmy Earnest looked down to find in the hole. Presented with a glorious opportunity to take control of his table, Earnest took a flop of . The final board cards were the on the turn, and the on the river.
At some point in the hand, all of the chips got moved into the middle, with Earnest holding slightly more than Fernando Halac's 291,000 when the last bets were made, and wouldn't you know it, Halac turned over the for two pair on the flop.
"Nice catch," said Earnest, standing to shake Halac's hand while dealer matched up their stacks. "Now it's the proverbial chip and a chair." With less than 2 big blinds two his name, Earnest had better hope that old adage holds true.
| Fernando Halac | 615,000 | 369,000 |
| Jimmy Earnest | 22,000 | -178,041 |
Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:10 AM Local Time
Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
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| 446 | 1 | Jo Iannello | 477,000 |
| 446 | 3 | Mark Kroon | 358,000 |
| 446 | 4 | Jerrold Jackson | 322,000 |
| 446 | 5 | Dana Ott | 492,000 |
| 446 | 6 | Scott Wanzer | 398,000 |
| 446 | 7 | Jack Ernest Ward | 175,000 |
| 446 | 8 | Pablo Gonzalez | 69,000 |
| 446 | 9 | Larry Wright | 132,000 |
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| 447 | 1 | Harold Kizzire | 128,000 |
| 447 | 2 | William Lux | 98,000 |
| 447 | 3 | Hoyt Corkins | 266,000 |
| 447 | 4 | Michael Thorpe | 396,000 |
| 447 | 5 | Steven Albini | 930,000 |
| 447 | 6 | Gary Margolis | 99,000 |
| 447 | 8 | James McClendon | 1,029,000 |
| 447 | 9 | George Wright | 317,000 |
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| 452 | 1 | Fernando Halac | 246,000 |
| 452 | 2 | Michael Bouskila | 915,000 |
| 452 | 3 | Raymond Spencer | 256,000 |
| 452 | 4 | Kimberley Kilroy | 171,000 |
| 452 | 5 | Lacy Wills | 488,000 |
| 452 | 6 | Stephen Lutz | 280,000 |
| 452 | 7 | Jim Downend | 201,000 |
| 452 | 8 | Jimmy Earnest | 200,041 |
| 452 | 9 | Aubyn Shettle | 116,000 |
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| 453 | 1 | Ronald Chomko | 124,000 |
| 453 | 2 | John Holley | 476,000 |
| 453 | 3 | Kenneth Lind | 1,057,000 |
| 453 | 4 | Daryl Katz | 186,000 |
| 453 | 5 | Timothy McCarthy | 716,000 |
| 453 | 6 | Charles Goldstein | 236,000 |
| 453 | 7 | Barry Bashist | 391,000 |
| 453 | 8 | James Miller | 1,088,000 |
| 453 | 9 | Randolph Spain | 370,000 |
Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:02 AM Local Time
Blend 'em and Send 'em
The seniors are all here and cards are in the air at the Seniors Championship!
Sunday, June 16, 2013 10:41 AM Local Time
Welcome to Day 3 of the WSOP Seniors Championship!
With a total of 4,407 seniors taking their seats on Day 1, this event became the second largest single day opening field for a poker tournament, which proves that poker is still America's pastime for people of all generations. Today, just 34 players return for the third day of play, and one of them will accomplish their dream of winning a World Series of Poker bracelet.
The chip leader coming into the day is James Miller (1,088,000), and he is trailed by Kenneth Lind (1,057,000) and James McClendon (1,029,000), with these the only three to bag and tag more than a million chips.
Along with the hopeful amateurs still in contention, there are still a few experienced professionals in their midst. After finishing 4th in this event just last year, seasoned veteran of the tournament circuit Hoyt Corkins will enter play with a modest 266,000 to work with. Although his chip count is below the average, as we all know from his two WSOP bracelet wins, and his many final tables on the WPT, the Alabama Cowboy is always in the mix to win it all.
Joining Corkins from the professional ranks will be Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon, who will enter play with 358,000 at his disposal. Kroon was the chip leader momentarily as Day 2 drew to a close, but a brutal suckout stopped his momentum in an instant. As one of the first players to dominate the online game, using the hyper-aggressive tactics now typical to a generation raised on internet poker well before they became widely recognized, Kroon is definitely capable of running his stack back up in a hurry.
There were also many notable names to fall short yesterday, including 1997 WSOP Main Event runner-up John Strzemp (125th), rising poker star Young Ji (104th), 2002 Main Event Champion Robert Varkonyi (73rd), and experienced bracelet-winner Dan Heimiller (39th). Although these pros came up short in their bid to bag a bracelet, each of them proved something with their deep runs through this huge field.
To get you ready for the exciting poker action to come, here is the daily update video from our very own Sarah Grant.
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