Sunday, June 8, 2014 9:48 PM Local Time
Level 30 started
Level: 30
Blinds: 50000/100000
Ante: 10000
Sunday, June 8, 2014 9:40 PM Local Time
Chip Counts For The Three Handed Play
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 2 | David Smith | 2,195,000 |
| 7 | Donald Maas | 6,825,000 |
| 8 | Dan Heimiller | 4,235,000 |
| Donald Maas | 6,825,000 | 5,345,000  |
| Dan Heimiller | 4,235,000 | 2,535,000 |
| David Smith | 2,195,000 | 1,010,000 |
Sunday, June 8, 2014 9:31 PM Local Time
Break Time
Hand #56: One more hand was played before the end of the level. David Smith took down the blinds and antes with a raise to 250,000.
The last three players are having a twenty minute break.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 9:30 PM Local Time
Anthony Wise Eliminated in Fourth Place ($206,492)
Hand #55:
Dan Heimiller opened for 225,000 and Anthony Wise moved all in.
Heimiller wanted a count and found it was 665,000 more to call and he made the call.
Wise
Heimiller
The cards ran out . The baby pair of Wise was out flopped and he was done for the day.
| Anthony Wise | 0 | -1,630,000  |
Sunday, June 8, 2014 9:29 PM Local Time
Dennis Phillips Eliminated in Fifth Place ($153,883)
Hand #54: Dennis Phillips raised to 215,000 and four-bet shoved all in after Donald Maas put in a three-bet to 500,000. Maas called:
Phillips:
Maas:
The flop was of no help to the 2012 runner-up of this very same event, nor was the on the turn. Three aces were left but the river completed the board.
| Dennis Phillips | 0 | -2,450,000 |
Sunday, June 8, 2014 9:26 PM Local Time
Hands #51-53: The Bet Size Matters
Hand #51: Donald Maas raised to 250,000 from early position and that caused folds all around.
Hand #52: Dennis Phillips raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Maas called one seat over. Phillips led the flop for 300,000 and folded against the min raise by his opponent.
Hand #53: David Smith raised to 230,000 and got the blinds and antes.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 9:20 PM Local Time
Hands #45-49 Wise Shoving, Smith Stealing
Hand #45: Anthony Wise moved all in. Dennis Phillips showed and folded.
Hand #46: Phillips in the small blind limped and Donald Maas checked his option. The flop was . Phillips bet 80,000 and Maas called. The turn was the and a check from Phillips saw Maas bet and Phillips let it go. Maas showed for the straight.
Hand #47: David Smith opened for 230,000 and got it through.
Hand #48: Smith made it 230,000 and yet again no one wanted to tangle with him.
Hand #49: Wise move all in again and again was unopposed taking down the blinds and antes.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 9:12 PM Local Time
Hands #41-44: Once Upon a Flop
Hand #41: Dennis Phillips didn't surrender on the big blind but instead raised and took down the pot.
Hand #41: Dan Heimiller is back into the old routine. He raised and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #42: Anthony Wise raised from under the gun and Heimiller defended his big blind. On the flop he moved all in and Wise folded.
Hand #43: Donald Maas raised to 225,000 and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #44: Dennis Phillips folded and walked away from the table. Heimiller raised to 225,000 and David Smith took down the pot with a three-bet to 600,000.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 9:04 PM Local Time
Hands #35-40: Maas Check Raises to 1,000,000
Hand #35: Dennis Phillips got a walk.
Hand #36: Four players to the flop of . Checked to Heimiller who bet 150,000. Anthony Wise made it 400,000 and Wise was victorious as Heimiller threw it away.
Hand #37: Phillips limped the small blind and Donald Maas checked. The flop was . Phillips checked and a bet from Maas took it down.
Hand #38: Anthony Wise made it 210,000 and Donald Maas in the small blind and Dan Heimiller in the big blind called to see a flop of . Checked to Wise who bet 350,000 and back to Maas who raised it to 1,000,000. That was enough to give Maas the pot.
Hand #39: David Smith opened for 205,000 and Smith took the pot.
Hand #40: Heimiller opened for 225,000 and the blinds and antes slid over to him.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:57 PM Local Time
Hands #30-34: Wise And Heimiller Go For It
Hand #30: Dan Heimiller raised to 220,000 and got himself the blinds and antes.
Hand #31: David Smith raised and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #32: Anthony Wise made it 210,000 to go and all opponents folded.
Hand #33: Wise raised again, this time to 200,000. Donald Maas made the call out of the big blind and took down the pot after the flop with a bet of 210,000.
Hand #34: Heimiller limped from the small blind and Wise checked the option in the big blind. On the flop, Heimiller bet 125,000 and that was enough to win the pot.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:46 PM Local Time
Hands #25-29 No Flops To See Here
Hand #25: Dan Heimiller made it 230,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #26: Donald Maas raised to 250,000. The blinds and antes were his.
Hand #27: Anthony Wise made it 210,000, David Smith folded the small blind and so did Dennis Phillips in the big blind. Pot to Wise this time.
Hand #28: Phillips opened for 210,000, Heimiller made it 550,000 and Phillips let it go.
Hand #29: Heimiller called in the small blind and Wise raised to it 225,000 more and Heimiller folded.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:43 PM Local Time
Level 29 started
Level: 29
Blinds: 40000/80000
Ante: 10000
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:40 PM Local Time
David Tran Eliminated in Sixth Place ($115,651)
Hand #24: David Tran open raised to 725,000 with another 390,000 or so behind. The action folded to Dan Heimiller and he moved all in after about thirty seconds of consideration. The big blind folded and Tran called off for the following showdown:
Tran:
Heimiller:
The board ran out and Tran could not connect with either over card to hit the rail in sixth place for $ 115,651.
| David Tran | 0 | -1,625,000 |
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:38 PM Local Time
Hand #23: Heimiller Gains Ground
Hand #23: Out of the small blind, Donald Maas raised to 230,000 and Dan Heimiller called one seat over. Maas continued for 200,000 on the flop. Heimiller called and Maas then checked the turn. Heimiller bet 625,000 and scooped the pot.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:32 PM Local Time
Doc Barry Eliminated in Seventh Place ($87,615)
Hand #20: Donald Maas opened for 200,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Hand #21: Anthony Wise moved all in and the chips were counted. Total of 815,000 shove from Wise. Doc Barry called and showed . Wise was in trouble and at risk with . The dealer came to his rescue though with .
Hand #22: Doc Barry would be out the very next hand after being down to only three big blinds. Dan Heimiller raised to 175,000 from early position and Barry moved all in from the small blind.
Heimiller made the call with and Barry had two live cards with . He could not get there on the board though and collected $87,615.
| Anthony Wise | 1,630,000 | 765,000 |
| Doc Barry | 0 | -1,035,000 |
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:26 PM Local Time
David Vida Eliminated in Eighth Place ($66,945)
Hand #19: Vida moved all in again for the second time within four hands. Donald Maas asked for a count and the dealer verified it to be 1,145,000. Maas announced call and all other players folded. Showdown:
Maas:
Vida:
The flop gave Vida some more outs with the open ender, but the turn delivered a flush draw to take out some of those cards in the deck. The river gave Maas the nut flush and Vida has been eliminated in eighth place. He takes home $66,945 for his efforts.
| David Vida | 0 | -805,000 |
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:21 PM Local Time
Hands #15-18: Vida Moves All In
Hand #15: Dennis Phillips raised to 150,000 and stacked the blinds and antes after all opponents mucked their cards.
Hand #16: David Vida moved all in. There was no showdown because all other players mucked.
Hand #17: Phillips once again takes down the blinds and antes, this time with a raise to 160,000.
Hand #18: Anthony Wise limped in the small blind and David Smith checked his option in the big blind. After the flop, Smith checked and then folded when Wise bet 60,000.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:13 PM Local Time
Hands #12-14: Phillips Flips Up
Hand #12: Donald Maas opened for 200,000 and nobody wanted to tangle. Blinds and antes go to Maas as the raise has the effect he wanted.
Hand #13: Anthony Wise open shoved. No callers for Wise.
Hand #14: Dan Heimiller made it 160,000 and Dennis Phillips called on the button.
The flop was . Heimiller checked and Phillips bet 230,000. Heimiller raised to 350,000 and Phillips moved all in.
Heimiller wanted to know how much more it was and the count was 365,000.
Heimiller took a couple of minutes to make his decision and called.
Phillips turned over and Heimiller showed . The turn and river saw a big pot shipped to Philips.
| Dennis Phillips | 2,450,000 | 1,205,000 |
| Dan Heimiller | 1,700,000 | -2,440,000 |
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:05 PM Local Time
Final Table Interview: Dennis Phillips
To the poker community, Dennis Phillips is best known for his horn-blowing rail and third-place finish in the 2008 Main Event. For that win, Phillips earned just over $4.5 million and since then he has earned an additional $1 million in live tournament winnings mostly from small to medium buy-in tournaments.
While we were waiting to speak with Phillips, we overheard a few people talking about him. They didn't recognize him from his Main Event run, but rather from his runner-up finish to Allyn Jaffrey Shulman in the 2012 Seniors Championship. We spent of few minutes catching up with Phillips to find out what is he's up to and what's so special about the Seniors Championship.
PokerNews: You have always said how much you love play the Seniors Event. What about it makes it one of your favorite tournaments?
Dennis Phillips: It is such an enjoyable thing. I love playing in this event. These are the guys I grew up playing with. I have been playing poker for 40 years so we kind of know how to play. And it's a heck of a lot of fun and when you are relaxed, you sometimes do better.
You have registered some consistent circuit event finishes during the first part of the year. What is it about the circuit events that you like playing?
I just started playing them. I missed the first 16 of them and then I final tabled a couple and thought I might as well try to make a run for the National Championship. Unfortunately, I didn't make the top 50, I came in 62nd. But heck I only played the last five, so that isn't too bad.
Will you keep them on your schedule?
I don't know. I have a lot of things going on. I enjoy playing them but we'll see.
How much poker are you playing now?
Actually, not nearly as much as I used to. I own a number of companies now and I am doing consulting work for a couple of companies. I play less now than I used to. I'll only be playing six or eight events this summer. That's about it. But this event is one I look forward to each summer.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:03 PM Local Time
Jim Custer Eliminated in Ninth Place ($51,573)
Hand #11: Jim Custer raised to 150,000 and Smith three-bet to 400,000 out of the small blind. The big blind folded but Custer moved all in for what looked like 800,000. Smith called within a matter of moments and both turned over their cards.
Smith:
Custer:
Both players with suited aces and Custer had some more outs after the flop and the turn. However, the was a brick and he has been eliminated in ninth place for a payday of $51,573.
| Jim Custer | 0 | -895,000 |