Monday, August 21, 2023 2:16 AM Local Time
Elden Lacer Wins The Seniors Event For $18,405
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The $250 Seniors Event began at 10 am today and saw a total of 469 entrants come out to play and a prizepool of $93,800. A total of 71 places were paid with the minimum cash of $365, all the way up to $18,405 for first place.
It was Missouri native Elden Lacer who took down his first WSOPC ring for his biggest career cash of $18,405. “Feeling good, kinda tired but good considering how short I was at one time,” the new champion said after playing 14 hours of poker.
“I came into the final table short stacked, but it worked out as they kinda allowed me to hang around and I was able to chip up several times and then I became competitive.”
The 59 year old army retiree splits his time between Missouri and Nevada. “My daughter and my grandkids live out in Vegas, so we bounce back and I play a lot of tournaments.”
On top of his ring and the cash prize, he now stands as the most recent recipient of the WSOP 2024 Tournament of Champions Seat. With him already owning a place out there, he will most certainly be in Las Vegas, Nevada next summer to play in the freeroll.