2011 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
610
Prize
$557,435
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,376,800
Entries
3,752
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

All-In Is En Vogue At The Seniors Final Table

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

So far, through the first twelve hands or so, the emerging strategy has been to simply push all-in before the flop. With a few extremely short stacks, and a few monster stacks on the table, most pots have been earned with an all-in declaration.

Chip leader Walter Browne has won a couple of pots this way, as has Brett Tannenbaum, who entered the final table with the smallest stack in play. He pushed all-in twice in a row to collect the blinds and antes, which at that time equaled $66,000 per hand.

While modern poker strategy emphasizes post-flop play, these seniors are resorting to the old school method of putting opponents to the test before the board cards muddle things up.

Tags: Brett TannenbaumWalter Browne