2009 World Series of Poker

Event 43 - $1,000 Seniors World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$437,358
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,463,370
Entries
2,707
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Art Duncan Eliminated in 7th Place ($64,047)

Art Duncan - 7th Place
Art Duncan - 7th Place
Charles Simon raised to 90,000 from under the gun and then Art Duncan moved all in. Simon would make the call.

Simon held {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} against Duncan's {K-Clubs} {J-Hearts}.

The flop came down {A-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}, pairing up Simon, but Duncan did pick up a straight draw. The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and the river the {9-Hearts}. Just like that, another payer was down from the final table. Art Duncan finished in 7th place.

Tags: Art DuncanCharles Simon

Robert Beck Eliminated in 9th Place ($53,208)

Robert Beck - 9th Place
Robert Beck - 9th Place
On a flop of {J-Spades} {8-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}, Michael Morusty bet out 90,000. Robert Beck moved all in and Morusty quickly called.

Showdown
Morusty: {6-Hearts} {6-Clubs}
Beck: {K-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}

Beck held top pair, but was way behind Morusty's set of sixes. The turn came the {9-Hearts} and the river came the {Q-Clubs}. Just moments after busting out, Beck busted from the tournament in 9th place, earning over $50,000.

Tags: Michael MorustyRobert Beck

Double Becker

Robert Beck moved all in for 175,000. Richard McCall made the call.

Showdown
Beck: {K-Spades} {9-Spades}
McCall: {7-Clubs} {7-Spades}

The flop came down all black, but very pretty for Beck when it landed {J-Spades} {10-Spades} {6-Spades}. The turn was the {3-Clubs} and the river the {4-Clubs}.

McCall dropped to 100,000 and Beck doubled up.

Tags: Richard McCallRobert Beck

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Dinner Break

The last four minutes of the level were played out upon recombining at the final table and now the players are on a one-hour dinner break.

The Final Table

Right before the final 10 players could rejoin at one table, Mitch Garshofsky busted in 10th place, leaving only nine players remaining. Everyone racked up their chips and moved down a few tables to where the feature table will be held. Here's the seating assignments for the official final table.

Seat 1: Barry Bounds
Seat 2: Dan DeLatorre
Seat 3: Robert Beck
Seat 4: Michael Morusty
Seat 5: Richard McCall
Seat 6: Art Duncan
Seat 7: Charles Simon
Seat 8: Michael Davis
Seat 9: Scott Buller

Congratulations on everyone making it this far, now let's find a bracelet winner.

Mitch Garshofsky Eliminated in 10th Place ($37,270)

Mitch Garshofsky - 10th Place
Mitch Garshofsky - 10th Place
Mitch Garshofsky moved his stack in the middle before the flop and got called by Art Duncan.

Garshofsky showed pocket kings while Duncan held ace-queen. A flop of {2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{9-Spades} went Garshofsky's way, but the turn and river went to Duncan, falling {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}.

Garshofsky left in 10th place with $37,270 and set up our final table.

Tags: Art DuncanMitch Garshofsky