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On the first hand of Day 3, Troy Donaldson moved all in for 75,000 in early position as action folded around to Larry Fuqua in the big blind, who called.
Troy Donaldson: A♣9♠
Larry Fuqua: K♣Q♣
The board ran out J♣7♥10♠6♣J♥ and Donaldson won the pot and earned a double up with his ace-high.
At the same time on another table, several players limped in before Osama Aweida in the big blind shoved for 95,000. The table folded around to Josef Hollander in the small blind and he called.
Osama Aweida: K♦2♦
Josef Hollander: 10♣10♥
Any hope Aweida had of staying alive in the tournament was nearly completely dashed on the 10♠5♥6♠ flop as Hollander made top set. He was already drawing dead on the 6♥ turn and the meaningless river was the Q♥.
"Nice to meet you," his tablemates joked as a still-smiling Aweida made a short appearance on Day 3.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Josef Hollander |
900,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Larry Fuqua |
230,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Troy Donaldson |
160,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Osama Aweida | Eliminé |
The remaining 109 players have taken their seats and unbagged their chips, and Day 3 is underway.
Niveau: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The sea of players and tables that crowded the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at the start of Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em makes any hope of winning the tournament seem nothing more than a distant fantasy.
Massoud Eskandari knows what it’s like to overcome those long odds. He beat out a field of 2,668 to win this event during the 2022 World Series of Poker. Fast forward a year later, and the Los Angeles pro has a chance to achieve the near-impossible: do it all over again.
Just 108 opponents stand in the way of Eskandari and a repeat as champion when Day 3 begins at 10 a.m. local time. Eskandari takes an above-average stack of 825,000 into the penultimate day of the 60+ championship as he tries to do what James Moore did in 2016-17 and win this event for a second straight year.
He’ll have to chase down chip leader Farhad Davoudzadeh. The scientist from Palmdale, California is taking a massive stack of 2,400,000 into Day 3, nearly 800,000 more than his closest challenger. Davoudzadeh is no stranger to navigating through massive fields. He made the final table of the Colossus in 2016 and the Crazy Eights in 2021.
Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Farhad Davoudzadeh | Iran | 2,400,000 | 120 |
2 | Jeanclaude Perrot | United States | 1,615,000 | 81 |
3 | Mark Gerecke | United States | 1,600,000 | 80 |
4 | Ronald Lane | United States | 1,525,000 | 76 |
5 | Federico Trujillo | Argentina | 1,425,000 | 71 |
6 | Rassoul Malboubi | United States | 1,310,000 | 66 |
7 | Brendan Byrne | Ireland | 1,285,000 | 64 |
8 | Scott Laird | United States | 1,190,000 | 60 |
9 | Andreas Boelling | Germany | 1,167,000 | 58 |
10 | Craig Jones | United States | 1,145,000 | 57 |
Jean-Claude Perrot (1,615,000), Mark Gerecke (1,600,000), Ronald Lane (1,525,000), and Federico Trujillo (1,425,000) round out the top five. Bracelet winners Kevin Song (755,000) and Farzad Bonyadi (270,000), whose mother won this event in 2018, are also still alive in the hunt for the bracelet, as are Curt Kohlberg (260,000), Lee Markholt (175,000), and 1999 Main Event runner-up Alan Goehring (85,000).
Day 3 begins with just 109 players remaining out of a once-massive starting field of 3,121, smashing the tournament record and building a total prize pool of $2,777,690. All remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $2,931.
The action picks up on Level 21 at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. With the average stack being worth less than 30 big blinds at the start of the day, the pace should be quick at the beginning.
The plan on Day 3 is to narrow the field down to the final table and beyond, until there are just five players remaining. The event will then be streamed by PokerGO on Friday until a champion is crowned.
Eskandari did it last year. He can do it again this year or have one of his opponents take the title away from him. PokerNews will be following this battle all day long and providing live updates as the field heads down to a final table.
Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors
Jour 3 a débuté
Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horseshoe | 643 | 1 | Curt Kohlberg | United States | 260,000 | 13 |
Horseshoe | 643 | 2 | Max Gabriel | United States | 270,000 | 14 |
Horseshoe | 643 | 3 | Jean-Paul Pasqualini | France | 840,000 | 42 |
Horseshoe | 643 | 4 | Douglas Houghton | United States | 630,000 | 32 |
Horseshoe | 643 | 5 | Timothy Bowers | United States | 970,000 | 49 |
Horseshoe | 643 | 6 | James Athanas | United States | 85,000 | 4 |
Horseshoe | 643 | 7 | Anthony Johnson | United States | 355,000 | 18 |
Horseshoe | 643 | 8 | Richard Kerman | United States | 835,000 | 42 |
Horseshoe | 643 | 9 | Martin Kohler | United States | 295,000 | 15 |
Horseshoe | 644 | 1 | Mark Kitchens | United States | 930,000 | 47 |
Horseshoe | 644 | 2 | Craig Jones | United States | 1,145,000 | 57 |
Horseshoe | 644 | 3 | Josef Hollander | United States | 790,000 | 40 |
Horseshoe | 644 | 4 | Osama Aweida | United States | 95,000 | 5 |
Horseshoe | 644 | 5 | Greg Mayberry | United States | 440,000 | 22 |
Horseshoe | 644 | 6 | Michael Thorpe | United States | 135,000 | 7 |
Horseshoe | 644 | 7 | Terry Turner | United States | 630,000 | 32 |
Horseshoe | 644 | 8 | Karle Wilson | United States | 180,000 | 9 |
Horseshoe | 644 | 9 | Jamal Sawaqdeh | United States | 295,000 | 15 |
Horseshoe | 645 | 1 | Richard Wallace | United States | 345,000 | 17 |
Horseshoe | 645 | 2 | Ronald Mossbarger | United States | 165,000 | 8 |
Horseshoe | 645 | 3 | Elizabeth Bennett-Martin | Canada | 430,000 | 22 |
Horseshoe | 645 | 4 | Rassoul Malboubi | United States | 1,310,000 | 66 |
Horseshoe | 645 | 5 | Jon Neumeyer | United States | 605,000 | 30 |
Horseshoe | 645 | 6 | Eric Ritter | United States | 435,000 | 22 |
Horseshoe | 645 | 7 | David Stamm | United States | 830,000 | 42 |
Horseshoe | 645 | 8 | Kevin O'Toole | United States | 350,000 | 18 |
Horseshoe | 645 | 9 | Cliff Gregory | Canada | 340,000 | 17 |
Horseshoe | 649 | 1 | Sirous Jamshidi | United States | 600,000 | 30 |
Horseshoe | 649 | 2 | Gisle Olsen | United States | 885,000 | 44 |
Horseshoe | 649 | 3 | James Martini | United States | 945,000 | 47 |
Horseshoe | 649 | 4 | Greg Henry | United States | 665,000 | 33 |
Horseshoe | 649 | 6 | Samuel Coen | Canada | 805,000 | 40 |
Horseshoe | 649 | 7 | Loyd Vaughn | United States | 220,000 | 11 |
Horseshoe | 649 | 8 | Farhad Davoudzadeh | United States | 2,400,000 | 120 |
Horseshoe | 649 | 9 | Thane Lyons | United States | 700,000 | 35 |
Horseshoe | 650 | 1 | John Regan | United States | 310,000 | 16 |
Horseshoe | 650 | 3 | Larry Fuqua | United States | 315,000 | 16 |
Horseshoe | 650 | 4 | Enoch Shiedt | United States | 180,000 | 9 |
Horseshoe | 650 | 5 | Troy Donaldson | United States | 75,000 | 4 |
Horseshoe | 650 | 6 | Mohammad Berenji-Nataj | United States | 345,000 | 17 |
Horseshoe | 650 | 7 | David Kutcher | United States | 545,000 | 27 |
Horseshoe | 650 | 8 | William Journeycake | United States | 195,000 | 10 |
Horseshoe | 650 | 9 | Meir Kakoun | Israel | 7,500 | 0 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 1 | Jinhua Li | China | 560,000 | 28 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 2 | David Martin | United States | 215,000 | 11 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 3 | Andreas Boelling | Germany | 1,167,000 | 58 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 4 | Craig Rank | United States | 390,000 | 20 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 5 | Michael Steiger | United States | 355,000 | 18 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 6 | Pellegrino Marotta | Australia | 755,000 | 38 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 7 | Dennis Underwood | Canada | 895,000 | 45 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 8 | Said Elsanafiri | United States | 160,000 | 8 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 9 | Lee Markholt | United States | 175,000 | 9 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 1 | Nina Hazdovac | United States | 535,000 | 27 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 2 | Alan Goehring | United States | 85,000 | 4 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 3 | Raymond Harding | United States | 470,000 | 24 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 4 | Massoud Eskandari | United States | 825,000 | 41 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 6 | Jeff Yarchever | United States | 684,000 | 34 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 7 | Kevin Durgin | United States | 1,040,000 | 52 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 8 | Robert Whalen | United States | 975,000 | 49 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 9 | Mark Gerecke | United States | 1,600,000 | 80 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 1 | Michael Murphy | United States | 465,000 | 23 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 2 | Mitch Garshofsky | United States | 640,000 | 32 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 3 | Frank Huschle | United States | 185,000 | 9 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 4 | Mark Smith | United States | 245,000 | 12 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 5 | Joel Rosenberg | United States | 395,000 | 20 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 6 | Pamela Belote | United States | 765,000 | 38 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 8 | Mark Dunbar | United States | 140,000 | 7 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 9 | Harvey Jackson | United States | 1,020,000 | 51 |
Horseshoe | 657 | 1 | Steven Polen | United States | 280,000 | 14 |
Horseshoe | 657 | 2 | Alan Marks | United States | 195,000 | 10 |
Horseshoe | 657 | 4 | Harlan Karnofsky | United States | 650,000 | 33 |
Horseshoe | 657 | 5 | Kevin Parmely | United States | 1,025,000 | 51 |
Horseshoe | 657 | 6 | Brian Bord | United States | 510,000 | 26 |
Horseshoe | 657 | 7 | Farzad Bonyadi | United States | 270,000 | 14 |
Horseshoe | 657 | 8 | Cheryl Catrair | United States | 220,000 | 11 |
Horseshoe | 657 | 9 | Bud Brower | United States | 975,000 | 49 |
Horseshoe | 658 | 1 | Federico Trujillo | Argentina | 1,425,000 | 71 |
Horseshoe | 658 | 2 | Rick Hollman | United States | 1,130,000 | 57 |
Horseshoe | 658 | 3 | Gerhard Schleicher | Germany | 170,000 | 9 |
Horseshoe | 658 | 4 | Kevin Song | United States | 755,000 | 38 |
Horseshoe | 658 | 5 | Matthew Shihadeh | United States | 1,100,000 | 55 |
Horseshoe | 658 | 6 | Lakshmi Narasimha | United States | 460,000 | 23 |
Horseshoe | 658 | 8 | Enrique Skiarski | Argentina | 325,000 | 16 |
Horseshoe | 658 | 9 | David Icke | United States | 425,000 | 21 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 1 | Brendan Byrne | Ireland | 1,285,000 | 64 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 2 | Daniel Close | United States | 385,000 | 19 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 3 | Arnon Graham | United States | 365,000 | 18 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 4 | Kathleen Carson | United States | 270,000 | 14 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 6 | Klaus Ilk | United States | 455,000 | 23 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 7 | Jeffrey Mermelstein | United States | 670,000 | 34 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 8 | Steve Bierman | United States | 305,000 | 15 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 9 | Kevin Wickersheim | United States | 235,000 | 12 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 1 | Ronald Massetti | United States | 335,000 | 17 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 2 | Robert Damelian | Australia | 305,000 | 15 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 3 | Timothy Kane | United States | 720,000 | 36 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 4 | Ronald Swain | United States | 645,000 | 32 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 5 | Kevin Danko | United States | 1,050,000 | 53 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 6 | Kevin Daniels | United States | 665,000 | 33 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 7 | Tommy Vinas | United States | 265,000 | 13 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 8 | Esmeraldo Vergel | United States | 110,000 | 6 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 9 | James Moult | Estonia | 175,000 | 9 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 1 | Paul Fisher | United States | 253,000 | 13 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 3 | Ronald Lane | United States | 1,525,000 | 76 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 4 | Dietrich Kuhlmann | United States | 615,000 | 31 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 5 | Scot Faulkner | United States | 215,000 | 11 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 6 | Scott Laird | United States | 1,190,000 | 60 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 7 | Lorne Cameron | United States | 435,000 | 22 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 8 | Jimmie James | United States | 750,000 | 38 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 9 | Jeanclaude Perrot | United States | 1,615,000 | 81 |