2021 World Series of Poker

Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$561,060
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,809,560
Entries
5,404
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
148
Players Left
16

Thornton Busts Friedlander in Cooler

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Steve Friedlander and John Thornton went heads-up to a flop of {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. Friedlander moved all in and Thornton snap-called.

"Top pair. Do you have a set?" Friedlander asked, turning over {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. Thornton did indeed flop a set with {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}.

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{9-Hearts} to give the pot to Thornton. The stacks were counted down and Thornton had 1,140,000, while Friedlander had 800,000.

"Nothing else you could do. You played it perfectly," a tablemate said to Friedlander before he headed for the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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John Thornton
2,000,000
1,320,000
1,320,000
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Steve Friedlander
Busted

Matsumoto Doubles With Ladies

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Matusmoto moved all in for about 310,000 over a raise of 85,000 from Jeff Norman. Norman thought for several moments before calling.

David Matusmoto: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Jeff Norman: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The flop came {3-}{j-}{8-} and the turn sewed it up for Matsumoto as the {q-Clubs} came off. The river was the {9-Clubs} and Matsumoto gathered in a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Norman
1,420,000
-80,000
-80,000
Profile photo of David Matsumoto us
David Matsumoto
620,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Jeff Norman

Roberts Doesn't Complete Comeback Story

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Brian Roberts lost most of his chips in a coin flip against Timothy Little.

Two hands later, Roberts got his last 50,000 in the middle from under the gun and was called by Steven Powers (middle position), David Kluchman (small blind), and Nicholas Dileo (big blind).

Kluchman led out for 100,000 on the {5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{5-Spades} flop and only Dileo called. Both players then checked down the {q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} turn and river.

"Jack-high," Kluchman announced, turning over {j-Spades}{6-Spades}. Dileo had him beat with {k-Spades}{8-Spades} for king-high, while Roberts could only show {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} before hitting the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Steven Powers
3,900,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of David Kluchman us
David Kluchman
3,300,000
-100,000
-100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nicholas Dileo us
Nicholas Dileo
1,600,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Timothy Little us
Timothy Little
1,200,000
366,500
366,500
Profile photo of Brian Roberts us
Brian Roberts
Busted

Tags: Brian RobertsDavid KluchmanNicholas DileoSteven Powers

Sacha Knocks Hits A Set

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop Denis Bilodeau all-in and at risk with John Sacha covering him. The board read {6-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and the cards were tabled.

Denis Bilodeau: {q-Hearts}{10-Spades}
John Sacha: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

Sacha called out for a nine of clubs and sure enough the turn came a {9-Clubs}, giving Sacha a set. The river came an {a-Hearts} which filled Sacha up on top of that. Sacha raked in the pot as his stack neared three million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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John Sacha
2,700,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
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Denis Bilodeau
Busted

Orrico Collects With Trip Aces

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river as the board read {q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. John Sacha made a bet of 250,000 on the river and was quickly called.

Sacha flashed a {q-} but that was no good at Brian Orrico had the {a-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for trip aces and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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John Sacha
1,650,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Brian Orrico us
Brian Orrico
1,507,000
-293,000
-293,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steven Powers us
Steven Powers
4,000,000
1,950,000
1,950,000
Profile photo of David Kluchman us
David Kluchman
3,400,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Scotter Clark us
Scotter Clark
2,300,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
2,200,000
270,000
270,000
Winamax
Profile photo of John Michalak us
John Michalak
2,100,000
390,000
390,000
Profile photo of Scott Epstein us
Scott Epstein
2,000,000
860,000
860,000
Profile photo of Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
1,600,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
1,500,000
935,000
935,000
Profile photo of Russ Floyd us
Russ Floyd
1,400,000
335,000
335,000
Profile photo of Pat Lyons us
Pat Lyons
1,000,000
-130,000
-130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
500,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer