In early position, Greg Jennings decided to shove his shortstack of 34,000. Two seats after him, Brigitte Hauenstein also shoved, for about 46,000.
Greg Jennings: 
Brigitte Hauenstein: 
Hauenstein had a better pair and after a 
board, she was able to eliminate Jennings.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
Eliminé |
The bubble has officially burst and all remaining 1,079 remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,600.
Among the remaining players is the defending champion, Robert McMillan, who is over the average stack with 147,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
Bob Bounahra, who finished in seventh place in the 2011 WSOP Main Event, opened to 7,000 from the hijack and the small blind three-bet to 21,500. Bounahra called.
The flop came 
and the small blind continued for 40,000. Bounahra then raised to 110,000, leaving only 36,000 chips behind. The small blind believed that this was an all-in raise and said "call", turning over his hand.
The floor was called to address the situation and after about two minutes, it was ruled a face-up call and both players declared they would be in for Bounahra's final 36,000 chips regardless on the turn.
The 
arrived on the turn and each player put in 36,000 chips to make it a massive 341,000-chip pot.
Bob Bounahra: 
Small Blind: 
Bounahra was way ahead of the small blind's pocket kings with trip sevens and a flush draw.
The river brought the 
and finally ended the lengthy hand, with the chips being shoved in Bounahra's direction.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
341,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
With Humberto Brenes in the big blind with just 15 big blinds behind, the small blind, who barely covered him, went all in.
Brenes took his time before wagging his finger and saying "Not today, my friend" before folding 
face up.
The two-time WSOP champion has had a rough start to the day after beginning play with 107,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
||
Action was caught on a 
flop. Robert Johnson was in late position and checked to David Pham on the button. Pham took some chips and bet 11,500. Johnson called.
The 
turn was also checked by Johnson and Pham bet once more, this time to 31,000. Johnson answered with a check-raise all-in for 58,000 total.
Pham went into the tank for about two minutes before eventually folding his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
-64,500
|
-64,500 |
|
||
|
150,000
129,500
|
129,500 |
After an exciting two days of starting flights, Day 2 of Event #47: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship is slated for a 10 a.m. local time restart at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
This year's tournament has set records for the senior event, with 7,188 total entries between the two flights, generating a prize pool of $6,397,320. The final senior standing will take home the first place cash of $694,909 and the precious WSOP gold bracelet. 1,079 seniors will make the money, taking home a minimum cash of $1,600.
Of those 7,188 entries, 1,439 managed to bag chips heading into Day 2. American James Kennedy leads the way with the biggest stack at 452,000. He'll hope to continue his success from Day 1a in pursuit of the first bracelet of his career. Fellow American Ken O'Malley came away with the largest stack of Day 1b participants, at 363,500. O'Malley is in pursuit of not just his first career bracelet, but his first career cash in a WSOP event.
There are plenty of notable names returning for Day 2 as well. Women in Poker Hall of Famer Allyn Shulman will start the day with the fourth-biggest stack (361,500). Fellow Women in Poker Hall of Famers Kathy Liebert (225,000) and JJ Liu (175,500) will be returning to play as well. Seven-time bracelet winner Men Nguyen (83,000), as will six-time bracelet holder Jeff Lisandro (144,000). The defending champion Robert McMillan failed to bag on Day 1a, but returned to play the second starting flight, where he bagged his end of day stack of 115,500.
Play today will consist of 10 60-minute levels. They will begin at Level 12, consisting of blinds of 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. A 15-minute break is scheduled for after every second level, with a 60-minute dinner break to be held after Level 19, expected to be around 7 p.m. local time. Those fortunate enough to survive Day 2 will return for Day 3, which will follow the same structure.
Be sure to stay tuned into PokerNews for live coverage of this and all other bracelet events at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
