Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:22 PM Local Time
Hands #50-51: Ticehurst Three-Bets
Hand #50: Ken Aldridge raised to 80,000 and Darrell Ticehurst three-bet to 200,000 to win the hand.
Hand #51: Veronica Daly raised to 100,000 on the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:21 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 5000
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:20 PM Local Time
Hands #47-49: Goldberg Makes the Kings Work
Hand #47: Ken Aldridge raised to 75,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #48: Kerry Goldberg raised to 80,000 and James Moore called from the big blind. The flop came and Moore checked to Goldberg who bet 125,000. Moore called and the came on the turn which both players checked. The river was the and Moore led out for 300,000 and Goldberg called. Moore announced ace-high and Goldberg showed to win the hand.
Hand #49: Ken Aldridge raised to 75,000 and John Isler moved all in for 505,000, getting everyone to fold.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:17 PM Local Time
Hands #39-46: John Isler Keeps Shoving
Hand #39: Kerry Goldberg limped from the small blind and Ken Aldridge checked his option from the big blind. The two players checked down a board reading and Goldberg tabled for the winner.
Hand #40: James Moore opened to 75,000 from middle position and Goldberg called on the button. The flop came and they both checked to the on the turn. Moore check-folded to a bet of 125,000 from Goldberg.
Hand #41: Aldridge raised to 75,000 on the button and got no action.
Hand #42: John Isler raised to 90,000 from the small blind, Moore three-bet to 240,000 from the big blind, and Isler mucked
Hand #43: Isler moved all in on the button and everyone folded.
Hand #44: Isler moved all in from the cutoff and got no action.
Hand #45: Darrell Ticehurst raised to 75,000 from under the gun and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #46: Moore raise to 75,000 from middle position and got calls from Goldberg on the button and Ticehurst in the big blind. The flop came . Ticehurst checked, Moore bet 150,000, and both players folded.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:11 PM Local Time
Hands #35-38: Veronica Daly Doubles Up On the River
Hand #35: James Moore raised to 75,000 and Darrell Ticehurst called from the small blind. The flop came and Moore bet 130,000. Ticehurst called and the came on the turn which both players checked. The river was the and Ticehurst bet 200,000 to take down the pot.
Hand #36: Ken Aldridge raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.
Hand #37: Kerry Goldberg raised to 85,000 and got no action.
Hand #38: John Isler raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and Veronica Daly called from the small blind. The flop was and Daly check-called a bet of 100,000. The turn was the and Daly check-called a bet of 200,000 this time. The river brought the and Daly checked for the third time. Isler pushed all in and Daly called, tabling to double through her opponent.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:07 PM Local Time
David Smith Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,641)
Hand #34: James Moore raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and David Smith three-bet to 235,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Moore moved all in. Smith called for 935,000 with his tournament life on the line.
Moore:
Smith:
The board ran out and Moore's two pairs with a king kicker eliminated Smith in seventh place.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:04 PM Local Time
Hand #33: Aldridge Defends His Big Blind
Hand #33: The action was folded to Kerry Goldberg in the small blind who just called and Ken Aldridge raised to 130,000 to get Goldberg to fold.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:01 PM Local Time
Daniel Favreau Eliminated in 8th Place ($26,365)
Hand #31: David Smith moved all in on the button for 470,000 and Daniel Favreau called from the big blind with 495,000 behind.
Smith was at risk with and Favreau tabled .
The board ran out and Smith made a straight to double through, leaving Favreau with 25,000.
Hand #32: Darrell Ticehurst raised to 75,000 from early position and Favreau called for his last 20,000. Kerry Goldberg was in the big blind and called.
The two players on the side checked down a board reading and Goldberg tabled for the winner. Ticehurst mucked and Favreau folded .
Favreau was eliminated in eight place.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 3:55 PM Local Time
Hands #29-30: David Smith Shoves
Hand #29: Darrell Ticehurst raised to 75,000 from the cutoff, David Smith moved all in for 290,000 from the big blind, and Ticehurst folded.
Hand #30: Ken Aldridge raised to 75,000 from late position, John Isler three-bet to 200,000 from the cutoff, and Aldridge folded.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 3:48 PM Local Time
Hands #24-28: Smith and Favreau Push All In
Hand #24: James Moore raised to 75,000 and got called by Veronica Daly on the button and Kerry Goldberg in the big blind. The flop came and Moore took down the pot with a bet of 170,000.
Hand #25: Ken Aldridge received a walk.
Hand #26: David Smith went all in for 280,000 in middle position and everyone folded.
Hand #27: Ken Aldridge raised to 75,000 on the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #28: Daniel Favreau shoved all in for 375,000 and everyone folded.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 3:41 PM Local Time
Hands #19-23: Ticehurst Gets Active
Hand #19: Darrell Ticehurst limped from the small blind and John Isler checked from the big blind. The flop came , Ticehurst bet 30,000, and Isler folded.
Hand #20: Isler raised to 90,000 from the small blind and got no action.
Hand #21: Ticehurst raised to 75,000 from the cutoff, Isler three-bet to 200,000 on the button, and Ticehurst folded.
Hand #22: Ticehurst raised to 75,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.
Hand #23: Moore raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and scooped the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 3:37 PM Local Time
Hands #14-18: John Isler Check-Raises
Hand #14: John Isler raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.
Hand #15: Kerry Goldberg raised to 90,000 from under the gun and got no action.
Hand #16: James Moore raised to 75,000 from the hijack position and everyone folded again.
Hand #17: Darrell Ticehurst raised to 100,000 from under the gun and everyone tossed their cards away.
Hand #18: Isler raised to 75,000 from early position and Veronica Daly called from the hijack. The flop came and Isler checked to Daly who bet 100,000. Isler raised to 200,000 and Daly called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Isler led out for 300,000 and Daly mucked her hand.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 3:32 PM Local Time
Hands #9-13: David Favreau Shoves
Hand #9: David Smith raised to 75,000 from middle position and got no action.
Hand #10: James Moore raised to 75,000 from early position and everyone folded.
Hand #11: Darrell Ticehurst raised to 75,000 from the small blind and John Isler defended his big blind. The flop came . Ticehurst checked, Isler bet 75,000, and Ticehurst folded.
Hand #12: Veronica Daly raised to 75,000 from early position and Moore defended his big blind. The flop came and Moore checked. Daly bet 100,000 and Moore folded.
Hand #13: Daniel Favreau moved all in for 505,000 from early position and scooped the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 3:25 PM Local Time
Terry Stuhldreher Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,296)
Hand #8: James Moore raised to 75,000 from middle position and Terry Stuhldreher pushed all in for 450,000 in the big blind. Moore quickly called and tabled . Stuhldreher would need some help after he showed .
The board ran out and Moore's pocket aces were plenty good enough to eliminate Stuhldreher in ninth place.
James Moore | 1,075,000 | 480,000 |
Terry Stuhldreher | 0 | -543,000 |
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 3:21 PM Local Time
Hands #5-7: No Flops
Hand #5: Terry Stuhldreher raised to 125,000 from early position and everyone folded.
Hand #6: Darrell Ticehurst raised to 75,000 from middle position and got no action.
Hand #7: Ken Aldridge raised to 75,000 from early position and everyone folded.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 3:01 PM Local Time
Next Break
The remaining nine players are on another 15-minute break while tournament officials color up the T$1,000-denomination chips.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 3:00 PM Local Time
Hands #1-4: No Flops
Hand #1: Darrell Ticehurst got a walk.
Hand #2: Terry Stahldreher moved all in from the cutoff and got no action.
Hand #3: Ken Aldridge raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.
Hand #4: Kerry Goldberg raised to 80,000 from middle position and scooped the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 2:58 PM Local Time
Official Final Table
With the official final table being finalized, hand-for-hand coverage will commence until a winner is crowned.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 2:57 PM Local Time
Stanley Siegel Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,804)
Stanley Siegel raised all in for 358,000 from late position and Kerry Goldberg raised to 700,000 from the button. The blinds folded and the two hands were tabled.
Stanley Siegel:
Kerry Goldberg:
The flop came and Siegel was still ahead. The turn was the giving Goldberg more outs and the river brought the to complete the straight for Goldberg. Siegel was eliminated in 10th place, setting up the official final table.
Kerry Goldberg | 1,675,000 | 365,000 |
Stanley Siegel | 0 | -370,000 |
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 2:53 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table: Defending Champion James Moore in Contention
The unofficial final table of 10 has come together, and none other than WSOP bracelet winner, Ken 'Teach' Aldridge, leads the way with 1,550,000. He is in the hunt for a second bracelet and has eliminated quite a few players to get to this final table already.
James Moore won this same tournament last year and is still in contention for back-to-back titles for his second WSOP bracelet as well.
Meanwhile Veronica Daly is second in chips and is the last woman standing, hoping to snag her first bracelet on this massive stage.
Here is a look at how the final 10 'Super Seniors' stack up:
Seat | Player Name | Country | Chip Count |
1 | Ken Aldridge | United States | 1,550,000 |
2 | Darrell Ticehurst | United States | 1,055,000 |
3 | John Isler | United States | 675,000 |
4 | James Moore | United States | 595,000 |
5 | David Smith | United States | 655,000 |
6 | Veronica Daly | United States | 1,490,000 |
7 | Stanley Siegel | United States | 370,000 |
8 | Daniel Favreau | United States | 461,000 |
9 | Kerry Goldberg | United States | 1,310,000 |
10 | Terry Stuhldreher | United States | 235,000 |
Ken Aldridge | 1,550,000 | 0 |
Veronica Daly | 1,490,000 | 190,000 |
Kerry Goldberg | 1,310,000 | 80,000 |
Darrell Ticehurst | 1,055,000 | -445,000 |
John Isler | 675,000 | 45,000 |
David Smith | 655,000 | -475,000 |
James Moore | 595,000 | 337,000 |
Daniel Favreau | 461,000 | -29,000 |
Stanley Siegel | 370,000 | -56,000 |
Terry Stuhldreher [Terry Stahldreher] | 235,000 | 235,000 |