Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-29-2023 16:46 UTC-7

Pellegrino Marotta Eliminated in 26th Place ($14,292)

Chris Bean

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Pellegrino Marotta bet 150,000 from middle position. Rassoul Malboubi in the cutoff made it 700,000 and was immediately shoved on by Marotta for 1,100,000. Malboubi made the call.

Pelegrino Marotta: A♠A♥
Rassoul Malboubi: 10♥10♠

Malboubi was behind but rocketed to the lead when he spiked a set on the K♠10♦3♠ flop. There was no help for Morotta whose aces were cracked by Maloubi's tens full of threes and headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rassoul Malboubi	6,230,000 1,730,000	1,730,000

Pellegrino Marotta	Busted

Tags: Pellegrino Marotta Rassoul Malboubi

06-29-2023 16:56 UTC-7

Jeffrey Yarchever Eliminated in 25th Place ($14,292)

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jeffrey Yarchever moved all in for 275,000 from the hijack before Ronald Swain reraised to 500,000 on the button. Jeanclaude Perrot, in the big blind, then four-bet to 1,000,000 and Swain got out of the way.

Jeffrey Yarchever: 4♥4♣
Jeanclaude Perrot: A♦K♥

"I need this one. Four in the window," Yarchever pleaded. But the dealer didn't comply, instead putting the A♣ in the window followed by the 9♥10♠.

The board ran out 6♣5♥ and Yarchever and his German Shepherd dog were sent to the rail.

"Why did I rub your tummy? You mean I could've just pet the dog," Pamela Belote said after noticing the dog from another table.

"That gentleman must have misplayed the dog's hand. It's a well-trained dog. It doesn't make mistakes," another player added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeanclaude Perrot	3,500,000 800,000	800,000
Ronald Swain	1,500,000 -800,000	-800,000
Jeffrey Yarchever	Busted

Tags: Jeanclaude Perrot Jeffrey Yarchever Ronald Swain

06-29-2023 17:10 UTC-7

Terry Turner Eliminated in 24th Place ($14,292)

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Terry Turner moved all in for around 560,000 before Robert Damelian reshoved from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Turner and Damelian went heads-up.

Terry Turner: 8♠8♥
Robert Damelian: K♦K♥

"Nice hand. If I'm going to get beat at least it was by kings," Turner said. The board ran out 3♠J♠5♥4♦Q♦ and Turner was sent to the payout desk in 24th place while the rest of the field headed off on dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Damelian	1,700,000 430,000	430,000
Terry Turner	Busted

Tags: Robert Damelian Terry Turner

06-29-2023 17:11 UTC-7

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The remaining 23 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

Play should resume around 6:10 p.m. local time.

06-29-2023 17:19 UTC-7

Dinner Break Chip Counts

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Chris Bean

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Farhad Davoudzadeh	7,200,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

James Martini	6,500,000 -900,000	-900,000
Rassoul Malboubi	6,050,000 -180,000	-180,000

Ronald Lane	4,650,000 -450,000	-450,000
Jeanclaude Perrot	3,800,000 300,000	300,000
Kevin Danko	3,125,000 625,000	625,000
Robert Whalen	3,100,000 -200,000	-200,000
Jimmie James	2,900,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Kevin Durgin	2,700,000 -700,000	-700,000

Kevin Wickersheim	2,500,000 200,000	200,000
Richard Wallace	2,200,000 900,000	900,000
Arnon Graham	2,100,000 500,000	500,000
Klaus Ilk	1,900,000 600,000	600,000

Kevin Parmely	1,800,000 100,000	100,000
Robert Damelian	1,700,000
Jinhua Li	1,600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Ronald Swain	1,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Elizabeth Bennett-Martin	1,150,000 250,000	250,000
Federico Trujillo	1,125,000 -275,000	-275,000
Matthew Shihadeh	800,000 -300,000	-300,000
David Icke	720,000 -480,000	-480,000
Harlan Karnofsky	600,000 -400,000	-400,000
Pamela Belote	390,000 -345,000	-345,000

06-29-2023 17:50 UTC-7

Negreanu Proposes Changes to the Poker Hall of Fame Induction Process

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Lyle Bateman

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With its ever-growing backlog of deserving players and industry professionals waiting for their time to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, some players are calling for changes to the nomination and induction process.

One of those players is Daniel Negreanu, poker's biggest ambassador and himself a member of the Poker Hall of Fame who was inducted in 2014. Negreanu has long called for overhauls to the Poker Hall of Fame nomination process and renewed his calls this week on his daily vlog during the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

"How I would fix the Hall of Fame is this: every single year, two players get in — players, not contributors," Negreanu told his vlog viewers. "Every single year, two players get in. Every third year ... we add an additional third person who is a contributor to the game. That would be the Isai Scheinbergs and the Matt Savages of the world. Every three years, one of them would get in. That way, we don't have to constantly compare apples to oranges."

Read About Negreanu's Proposed HOF Changes

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

06-29-2023 18:16 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Chris Bean

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The players have returned from their dinner break.

The 23 remaining players have locked up at least $14,292 and are gunning for the top prize of $371,603.

06-29-2023 18:26 UTC-7

Whalen Gets Paid With a Set

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Robert Whalen raised to 200,000 in middle position and was called by Richard Wallace next to act.

The flop came Q♥5♣6♠ and Whalen continued for 150,000. Wallace called and both players checked the 7♦ turn.

The river came the 2♠ and Whalen now tossed out 600,000. Wallace quickly called and Whalen turned over Q♣Q♠ for the flopped set. Wallace flashed two tens before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Whalen	4,000,000 900,000	900,000
Richard Wallace	1,500,000 -700,000	-700,000

Tags: Richard Wallace Robert Whalen

06-29-2023 18:37 UTC-7

Damelian Picks Off Wickersheim

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Robert Damelian bet 200,000 on a flop of A♥8♣Q♦ and Kevin Wickersheim called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 6♥ turn before Wickersheim fired out 450,000 on the 6♠ river.

Damelian quickly called and Wickersheim tapped the felt, acknowledging he was beaten as he showed K♠10♥. Damelian had A♣9♣ for top pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Damelian	2,200,000 500,000	500,000
Kevin Wickersheim	1,350,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000

Tags: Kevin Wickersheim Robert Damelian