Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-16-2019 13:05 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Howard Mash	16,200,000 200,000	200,000

Adam Richardson	13,600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Jean-René Fontaine	11,400,000 -700,000	-700,000
Samir Husaynue	3,800,000 -200,000	-200,000
Mansour Alipourfard	3,600,000 -700,000	-700,000
Roger Stewart	2,500,000 -200,000	-200,000

Double for Stewart

Djinn

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Roger Stewart took his shot at rebuilding a stack, moving in preflop with what turned out to be . Ali Zihni made the call with but paid out when Stewart hit what was called affectionately by someone at the table "the NutterButters" on the turn of a board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Stewart	2,700,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Ali Zihni Roger Stewart

06-16-2019 12:53 UTC-8

Big Pot Restores Mash's Stack

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Djinn

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Chip leader for two straight days, Howard Mash is not used to seeing his count fall down the rankings. Having dropped as low as sixth in chips today, he's restored his fortunes lately, in part through winning a large pot against Roger Stewart. The biggest bet (over 2.2 million) was on the river, the board out: .

Only Mash's hand was face-up: the for the wheel straight. This ace on the river had clearly hit Stewart, as Mash was telling him, "That ace was a bad card for you." Stewart, aware of this, has dropped into the danger zone with just over a million chips left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Howard Mash	16,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Roger Stewart	1,300,000 -1,870,000	-1,870,000

Tags: Howard Mash Roger Stewart

06-16-2019 12:53 UTC-8

Table 2 Update

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GeoffFisk

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mcnurlan	27,700,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Farhad Jamasi	18,500,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Mike Lisanti	5,300,000 300,000	300,000
Mats Karlsson	4,000,000 -200,000	-200,000
Alan Ho	3,500,000 -300,000	-300,000
Donald Matusow	3,300,000 -100,000	-100,000

06-16-2019 12:46 UTC-8

"It Was Push or Fold," Says Zihni

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Djinn

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ali Zihni raised to 475,000 in the cutoff and it folded round to big blind Mansour Alipourfard, who made it 1,600,000 to go. Zihni regarded Alipourfard's remaining stack, confirmed it was arranged in mini stacks of ten chips totalling around 3,200,000, and considered his options. He ended up folding his hand.

"It was shove or fold," said Zihni.

"You have to shove," said Alipourfard, not strictly accurately.

"I wasn't sure which to do so I passed," admitted Zihni.

Tags: Ali Zihni Mansour Alipourfard

06-16-2019 12:35 UTC-8

Dennis Brand Eliminated in 14th Place ($46,114)

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GeoffFisk

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Dennis Brand

Dennis Brand opened on the button, James McNurlan reraised from the small blind, and Brand went over the top for the rest of what was an 11-million chip stack at the beginning of the hand. Put to the test, McNurlan made the call and the biggest pot of the tournament unfolded.

Dennis Brand:
James McNurlan:

McNurlan passed the test with flying colors in this huge spot, and his ace-king held up on the runout. McNurlan is now the chip leader at 24.8 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mcnurlan	24,800,000 11,300,000	11,300,000
Dennis Brand	Busted

06-16-2019 12:35 UTC-8

Stewart Doubles Up, Promptly Does Same to Husaynue

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Djinn

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Roger Stewart doubled to 5,200,000 through Mansour Alipourfard ( vs. on a board) and seconds later called an all-in from Samir Husaynue, who as the shortest stack has been picking spots to move in and keeping one eye fixed on the counts of the others likely to be doing similarly.

In a mirror image of the previous hand, Husaynue's pocket eights stayed ahead of Stewart's overcards () as the board ran out . Husaynue doubles to 4,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mansour Alipourfard	4,300,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Samir Husaynue	4,000,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Roger Stewart	3,170,000 -1,430,000	-1,430,000

Tags: Mansour Alipourfard Roger Stewart Samir Husaynue

06-16-2019 12:32 UTC-8

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Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

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06-16-2019 12:23 UTC-8

Table 2 Chip Counts

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GeoffFisk

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Farhad Jamasi	20,000,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
James Mcnurlan	13,500,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000
Dennis Brand	11,300,000 -700,000	-700,000
Mike Lisanti	5,000,000 -500,000	-500,000
Mats Karlsson	4,200,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000
Alan Ho	3,800,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000
Donald Matusow	3,400,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

06-16-2019 12:19 UTC-8

Fontaine Jams Big Stack, "Just Like That"

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Djinn

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Jean-René Fontaine has proven time and again that he's not afraid to put his chips in the middle, whether short or wielding one of the largest stacks in the room. When Adam Richardson opened for 375,000 in the cutoff, he announced, "All in," which covered Richardson's 12,000,000 or so. This all-or-nothing bet against another very hefty stack gave Richardson pause.

"The whole ten million, just like that. Wheeeee," said Richardson. "I wish you spoke English so we could have a little chat." Fontaine, not the most garrulous at the table in any language, showed Richardson his .

"I owe you a show," Richardson promised.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Richardson	13,900,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000
Jean-René Fontaine	12,100,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000

Tags: Adam Richardson Jean-René Fontaine