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

2023-06-27 23:32 UTC-7

Day 1 of Super Seniors Concludes: Greg White Second in Chips

Niveau 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Day 1 of Event #61 $1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold’em has ended, and yet again, another record has been broken at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A massive 3,122 players created a new record field for the event exclusively for players aged over 60 years old, smashing past last year’s attendance of 2,669.

Heading into Day 2 as the chip leader is Kevin Durgin with 392,000, closely followed by Greg White with 384,000. Frenchman Christian Guittier, who was in the chip lead for most of the day, returns on June 28 with the third largest stack with 366,500 and is in contention to win the WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $371,063.

Four-time bracelet winner Farzad Bonyadi bagged up 261,000 chips, which is enough for eighth-place at the restart.

End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Kevin Durgin	United States	392,000	196
2	Greg White	United States	384,000	192
3	Christian Guittier	France	366,500	183
4	Geoffrey Gault	United States	308,000	154
5	Michael Thorpe	United States	294,500	147
6	Dieter Dechant	United States	288,000	144
7	Rassoul Malboubi	United States	280,000	140
8	Farzad Bonyadi	United States	261,000	131
9	John Haddad	United States	252,500	126
10	James Guziak	United States	248,500	124

Several players who made a deep run in the Seniors Championship event this week also made an appearance at the Super Seniors, including second-placed poker legend Billy Baxter and third-placed Dan Heimiller.

Also in the field was Hall of Famer Barbara Enright, who will return on Day 2 with 51,000. Costa Rica’s number one player of all time Humberto Brenes (73,000). Last year's winner Massoud Eskandari is in contention to go back-to-back after bagging for Day 2.

Some 808 will return on Day 2 at 10 a.m. local time on June 28 in Horseshoe Red and Blue sectionswhere the players will play for ten 60-minute levels. The players return at Level 11, with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. They will hope to finish in the top 469 to guarantee a min-cash of $1,600. There will be a dinner break after Level 16 and 15-minute breaks after every second level.

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Tags: Barbara Enright Billy Baxter Christian Guittier Dan Heimiller Greg White Humberto Brenes Kevin Durgin Massoud Eskandari

2023-06-27 19:41 UTC-7

Brenes Moving Into Contention

Niveau 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Humberto Brenes in middle position bet 2,800 and was called by the cutoff and the big blind. Brenes continued on the A♥10♦3♦ flop for 3,000. The cutoff folded but the big blind made the call.

Both players checked the 4♣ on the turn, but Brenes bet 5,000 on the 10♠ river. The big blind opted to fold and Costa Rica's all-time highest earner in tournament poker raked in the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Humberto Brenes	160,000 141,600	141,600

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2023-06-27 18:51 UTC-7

Negreanu Proposes Changes to the Poker Hall of Fame Induction Process

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 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."

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2023-06-27 16:34 UTC-7

Heimiller Exits Early From Super Seniors

Niveau 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dan Heimiller has been eliminated from the Super Seniors after running into a full house.

Heimiller came close to grabbing his third bracelet in the Seniors Championship yesterday in one of the most entertaining final tables of the summer so far, eventually succumbing to the winner Lonnie Hallett and finishing in 3rd place for $356,166

It remains to be seen if Heimiller will fire a second bullet.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dan Heimiller	Eliminé

2023-06-27 13:35 UTC-7

Records Keep Breaking at the 2023 WSOP: Record Field for Super Seniors

Niveau 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

It is another record-breaking field at the World Series of Poker as 2,671 players have registered to play in the Super Seniors, breaking the 2,669 set at the 2022 WSOP.

The number is expected to accelerate throughout the day as there is still the option to late register or reenter until 8.15 p.m. local time.

2023-06-27 13:15 UTC-7

Defending Champ is Here!

Niveau 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The 2022 Super Senior's champion Massoud Eskandari has taken his seat in Paris and was warmly welcomed to the room by Mojtaba Khorsandi.

Can Eskandari follow in the footsteps of James Moore who went back-to-back in 2016 and 2017?

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Massoud Eskandari	20,000 20,000	20,000

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2023-06-27 10:56 UTC-7

Khorsandi Off to a Flying Start

Niveau 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Mojtaba Khorsandi bet 300 from early position and was called by the hijack, cutoff, button, and both blinds.

The flop came 10♥8♠7♣ and the small blind led out for 400, which got the big blind to fold. Khorsandi was undeterred by this and raised to 1,200. This was called by the cutoff and the small blind. The hijack and button folded.

The 2♣ landed on the turn and Khorsandi bet 2,700, which got a call from the cutoff and a fold from the small blind.

The 10♦ paired the board on the river and Khorsandi bet 3,200. The cutoff went deep into thought and after a few seconds, Khorsandi chirped "Come on, life is short, I am over the hill!" Trying to get the cutoff to make their decision quicker.

The cutoff eventually called and Khorsandi tabled 7♠7♥ for sevens full of tens which forced the cutoff to muck and Khorsandi took in a big pot at the start of the day.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mojtaba Khorsandi	35,400 35,400	35,400

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2023-06-27 10:32 UTC-7

Carrillo Doubles With Straight Flush

Niveau 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

With 5,600 in the middle, three players saw the turn board of K♦Q♦9♦5♦. Craig Carrillo bet 1,200 which gained a fold from the big blind, but the middle position player raised to 3,500.

Carrillo took a moment before announcing all in for 17,000 and was quickly called by middle position.

Craig Carrillo: J♦10♦
Middle Position: A♦J♥

Carrillo smashed the flop hitting a straight flush and could not have asked for a better turn card to give his opponent the ace-high flush. The inconsequential 2♣ completed the board and Carillo completed an early double up.

Carrillo is in good form after finishing sixth in Event #27: $1,500 8-Game Mix for his biggest-ever recorded cash of $30,315.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Craig Carrillo	39,600 39,600	39,600

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2023-06-27 08:57 UTC-7

Event #68: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Kicks Off At 10 a.m.

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On Monday, June 26, Lonnie Hallett was crowned champion of the 50 years of age and older players, winning the $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em event with a prize of $765,731.

The day after that title was awarded, it's time for the youngest runners to step aside and make way for players aged 60 years or older in the World Series Of Poker Event #68: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em.

Last year, Massoud Eskandari brought home the Super Seniors bracelet. The "Come Back Kid" earned $330,609 thanks to his victory. It is doubtful anyone can compete with James Moore, who took the Super Seniors Event in both 2016 and 2017; an amazing achievement that puts him on the list of the few players who have won an event in back-to-back years in WSOP history.

Super Seniors Event Winners

YEAR	ENTRANTS	WINNER	COUNTRY	PRIZE
2022	2,669	Massoud Eskandari	United States	$330,609
2021	1,893	Jean-Luc Adam	France	$255,623
2020	No edition due to Covid-19
2019	2,650	Michael Blake	United States	$359,863
2018	2,191	Farhintaj Bonyadi	United States	$311,451
2017	1,720	James Moore	United States	$259,230
2016	1,476	James Moore	United States	$230,626

This four-day event will start on Tuesday, June 27, at 10 a.m. local time at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

On Day 1, players will have ten levels of 60 minutes to increase their 20,000-chip starting stack to progress to Day 2. They'll have 20-minute breaks every two levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 4:40 p.m.). Late registration will be open until the end of Level 8, (about 8:15 p.m.) with a single reentry allowed per player.

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Tags: Farhintaj Bonyadi James Moore Jean-Luc Adam Lonnie Hallett Massoud Eskandari Michael Blake