Payouts Piling Up
As Day 2 of the Seniors Championship draws to a conclusion, the remaining 42 players can now finally see the others standing between them and a WSOP bracelet. They say familiarity breeds contempt, and that just might be true, because the calls of "Payout, Table..." are now echoing through the Amazon Room seemingly every few minutes.
The latest two bustouts came courtesy of Makram Merhom and Ray Spencer, with each using a pocket pair to dispatch a fellow senior.
First, Spencer got it all in against an opponent's holding the , and the board ran out left the nines out in front.
On the next table over, Merhom called an opponent's all in move with the , and the other player's failed to find a set or a straight on the board.
Both Spencer and Merhom moved into a comfortable chip position, and they will be looking to knock even more players out as an appearance at the final table inches ever closer.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ray Spencer
|
305,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
Makram Merhom |
225,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |