Event #52: SENIORS No-Limit Hold'em Championship

After ten one-hour long levels on Day 2 of Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship there were 148 players that bagged up their chips to return on Day 3.

Leading the way was David Kluchman bagging 2,715,000. Kluchman was the beneficiary of a massive pot between himself and another chip leader Charles Walker. Walker was eliminated and Kluchman won a pot worth over 2 million chips. Kluchman's best live cash came in 2012 when he came in 63rd in the Main Event for $128,384. He will be looking to best that cash with a win in this event as well as taking his first WSOP bracelet.

The only other stack that ended the day over two million chips was Canadian native April Facey (2,330,000). Facey has over $130,000 in lifetime earnings and this is her seventh WSOP cash. She will be searching for her first WSOP bracelet, and looking for Canada's first bracelet of the series.

End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Eyes were on four-time bracelet winner Eli Elezra today, as he amassed chips throughout the day to end with 1,515,000. Elezra was playing Event #54: $2,500 Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed on the breaks and parts of the levels throughout the day. The day went well for Elezra as, during the last few levels, he never dipped below one million chips. The 2021 WSOP has been the most decorated year for multi-bracelet winners in some time, with many multi-bracelet winners winning their second, third, and fourth bracelets. Elezra looks to continue the trend in hopes to find his fifth WSOP bracelet.

Other players that bagged included Bruno Lopes (1,380,000), Timothy Little (855,000),Allen Kessler (325,000), as well as bracelet winners Barry Greenstein (810,000), Pat Lyons (745,000), Adrian Moreno (530,000), and Antonin Teisseire (470,000).

Many players came in today and played for some time, but while some made the money like Greg Raymer (710st - $1,601), Kathy Liebert (314th - $2,832), John Esposito (193rd - $3,528), and John Cernuto (176th - $3,983) most of the players were unable to find a bag for Day 3.

Day 3 will restart at 10:00 a.m. on October 30 with blinds coming back to 10,000-25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. The players will play ten one-hour levels with 15-minute breaks after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 29.

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The floor has announced five more hands of the night.

A player raised on the button to 45,000 and in the big blind, Eli Elezra raised to 700,000 and his opponent went into the tank. He thought about it for roughly a minute and then folded    face up before the flop. He told Elezra nice hand as Elezra silently took in the pot.

Eli Elezra

1,300,000

100,000

Kevin Goodman shoved all-in pre-flop for 230,000 in late position and his opponent called in the small blind with chips behind.

Kevin Goodman:   
Small Blind:   

The board ran out       giving Goodman a full house, sevens over aces for a nice double up.

Kevin Goodman

465,000

408,500

An opponent in the hijack raised and Bruno Lopes called from the button before Christopher Garland moved all in from the small blind for around 320,000. The hijack called, while Lopes folded.

Christopher Garland:   
Hijack:   

The board ran out      , leaving Garland's kings in front and his opponent with just a few thousand chips after the stacks were counted down.

Bruno Lopes	900,000	-100,000
Christopher Garland	760,000	701,500

Action picked up on the turn with a board reading     , one player at risk and a side between Scott Durfee and another player. Durfee went all in for 280,000 and the third player thought for a bit before folding his hand.

Opponent:   
Scott Durfee:   

The river came a   and Durfee made a set on top of already having the best hand. The opponent tapped the table and Durfee took down the pot.

Scott Durfee

410,000

314,000

Parmod Soni had raised pre-flop before Scotter Clark, dressed as Jack Sparrow, moved all in for around 400,000, placing his chips on his trademark yellow truck.

"I think we're flipping. I'm a senior, I don't flip well. I get cramps," Soni said.

"Will this help," Clark said while placing a toy gun on the table.

"That's only the second gun I've seen on a poker table this year. The first one was real," a tablemate said.

Soni eventually folded, claiming to have pocket nine's. "I had deuce-three," Clark said while claiming the pot.

"You had a big ace," Soni countered.

"If I had deuce-three, I wouldn't be sitting at this table," Clark said.

Parmod Soni	550,000	-270,000
Scotter Clark	480,000	60,000