Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Jour 1a terminé
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship
Jours 1a
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1a
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,809,560
Entrants
5,404
Niveau
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entrants
2,432
Joueurs Survivants
486
"Miami" John Cernuto aux commandes, Antonin Teisseire dans le Top 10 à l'issue du Jour 1a
Niveau 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After a lengthy 14 hours on the felt, Day 1a of Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship has concluded.
A total of 2,432 players entered or re-entered before late registration closed for the day. After a solid eleven 60-minute levels of play, 486 seniors bagged and tagged at the end of the day and will return and join their Day 1b counterparts when they combine for Day 2 on October 29, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local (PST) time.
The day’s action played fast and friendly. Many notables were in attendance, with quite a few of them bagging up for Day 2. The Day 1a chip leader is George Bronstein (585,000) followed by Tim Killday (433,000). Hot on his heels is fan-favorite “Miami” John Cernuto (355,500) who will be looking to add a fourth WSOP gold bracelet to his collection. Eli Elezra (112,500) will continue chasing bracelet number five with an above-average stack. Also, still in the hunt and headed into Day 2 near the top of the chip counts is Poker Hall of Famer JJ Lui (170,000).
End of Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Bronstein | United States | 585,000 |
| 2 | Tim Killday | United States | 433,000 |
| 3 | John Thornton | United States | 373,000 |
| 4 | John Cernuto | United States | 355,500 |
| 5 | David Slaughter | United States | 351,500 |
| 6 | Edward Zidd | United States | 346,000 |
| 7 | Angela Jordison | United States | 341,000 |
| 8 | Joseph Beasy | United States | 334,000 |
| 9 | Antonin Teisseire | France | 331,000 |
| 10 | Giuseppe Iadisernia | Venezuela | 330,500 |
Other top pros were not as fortunate and exited on Day 1a before the bagging and tagging stage. Dan Heimiller, Tom McCormick, Matt Glantz, Tom McEvoy, and reigning champion Howard Mash all had their day ended early but may opt to return as every player that did not bag a single chip is eligible to give it another try on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local (PST) time for Day 1b.
Please stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship with Day 1b on Thursday, October 28, 2021, when the cards will be in the air at 10:00 a.m. local (PST) time.
Official End of Day 1a Chip Counts (complet)
Niveau 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000 | 585,000 |
|
433,000 | |
|
373,000 | -12,000 |
|
355,500 | 500 |
|
351,500 | |
|
346,000 | 66,000 |
|
341,000 | 18,000 |
|
334,000 | 334,000 |
|
331,000 | 331,000 |
|
330,500 | 125,500 |
|
308,500 | 58,500 |
|
305,000 | |
|
292,500 | 292,500 |
|
283,000 | 33,000 |
|
252,500 | 252,500 |
|
251,000 | |
|
|
245,500 | 245,500 |
|
243,500 | 243,500 |
|
|
232,500 | |
|
231,500 | 231,500 |
|
|
229,500 | 85,500 |
|
226,500 | 138,500 |
|
225,500 | 225,500 |
|
224,500 | 224,500 |
|
224,500 |
Four Hands Remaining
Niveau 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tournament officials have just announced that four more hands will be played to end the night.
Brooks Drills One-Outer On River
Niveau 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The crazy hands continue to end the night.
Trevor Brooks got the last of his chips in against Max Gabriel preflop and while the hand started as a simple flip, the ending was anything but.
Trevor Brooks: 
Max Gabriel: 
The flop and turn came 
giving Gabriel the nut flush, but the river brought the one card in the deck that could save Brooks, the 
for the straight flush.
While Brooks may only have 30 big blinds, that's a lot more than if the one-outer had not come in for him.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
46,000 | 46,000 |
Women Poker Hall of Famer Over 200K in Chips
Niveau 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The action was picked up on the flop of 
and JJ Liu made a bet of 6,000.
The button made the call and the turn was 
, which both players checked.
The river came 
Liu, bet 9,000 and was called by her opponent.
Liu showed the for the straight and her opponent mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | 80,000 |
Oakley Spikes Quads for the Win
Niveau 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A random table erupted in the bronze section. This is the action as described by the table that witnessed it first-hand.
Keith Oakley held 
and his opponent, who held 
, went heads-up to a flop of 
and all of the chips ended up in the middle.
It was Oakley that was behind with his set of fours versus the set of seven.
The turn card was a blank 
, but the river card was the one remaining , and Oakley spiked the one-outer for quad fours to eliminate his opponent, while chipping up to 144,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
144,000 | 144,000 |
Chip Leaders and Notables Entering Final Level
Niveau 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | -500 |
|
|
385,000 | 385,000 |
|
|
323,000 | 126,000 |
|
290,000 | 290,000 |
|
|
285,000 | 285,000 |
|
|
280,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
250,000 | 30,000 |
|
240,000 | 240,000 |
|
|
228,000 | 228,000 |
|
|
220,000 | 220,000 |
|
|
215,000 | 215,000 |
|
210,000 | 75,000 |
|
187,000 | -13,500 |
|
182,000 | 182,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -40,000 |
|
126,000 | 5,000 |
|
120,000 | 42,000 |
|
73,000 | -7,000 |
|
25,000 | -15,000 |
Niveau: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
20-Minute Break
Niveau 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Players are now on a 20-minute break.