Robert Damelian moved all in from under the gun for 1,400,000. Jimmie James on the button also moved all-in to isolate and the blinds folded.
Robert Damelian: A♠6♥
Jimmie James: Q♠Q♥
Damelian's vocal rail was shouting for an ace on the flop, but instead, he picked up an open-ended straight draw on the 9♠8♥7♠ flop to the delight of his rail. But their enthusiasm soon expired as the 3♦4♠ completed the board and James' pocket queens held.
Robert Whalen opened to 400,000 on the button before Federico Trujillo three-bet to 860,000 out of the big blind.
Whalen called to the A♠8♣A♦ flop and Trujillo checked. Whalen now fired out 600,000 and Trujillo called.
Both players checked the 2♠ turn before the Q♥ fell on the river. Trujillo now announced he was all in for around 1,500,000 and Whalen snap-folded as Trujillo's Argentinian rail erupted in celebration.
Arnon Graham raised 750,000 from the button and was shoved on by Elizabeth Bennett-Martin in the big blind for 1,400,000 and was called by Graham.
Elizabeth Bennett-Martin: Q♣J♥
Arnon Graham: A♣J♦
Bennett-Martin was dominated and could not find any assistance on the board of 10♦5♥4♥6♠8♠ to give Graham the pot. Bennett-Martin left her seat to a round of applause from her rail and some of her tablemates and headed to the payout desk.
Day 3 of Event #61 $1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em has ended at the 2023 World Series of Poker, and what an explosive day of action the seasoned veterans provided at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Rassoul Malboubi will bring in the chip lead into the final day of play with 10,150,000, just ahead of Day 2 chip leader Farhad Davoudzadeh who has 9,000,000. Ronald Lane is in a distant third position with 6,075,000.
Only 13 players remain in the hunt for the World Series of Poker gold bracelet and the top prize of $371,603. All remaining players have locked up at least $22,148, but all will be looking to climb the pay ladder.
End of Day 3 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Rassoul Malboubi
United States
10,150,000
51
2
Farhad Davoudzadeh
United States
9,000,000
45
3
Ronald Lane
United States
6,075,000
30
4
Arnon Graham
United States
6,000,000
30
5
Jimmie James
United States
5,850,000
29
6
Robert Whalen
United States
4,625,000
23
7
James Martini
United States
4,275,000
21
8
Kevin Parmely
United States
4,000,000
20
9
Ronald Swain
United States
3,475,000
17
10
Richard Wallace
United States
3,025,000
15
11
Federico Trujillo
Argentina
2,950,000
15
12
Kevin Danko
United States
2,000,000
10
13
Klaus Ilk
United States
1,650,000
8
Day 3 Action
Day 3 started with 109 players, and the field soon thinned with multiple all-ins on the first hands of the day. Scott Faulkner, Alan Goehring and Osama Aweida were among the early casualties of the day
The 2022 Super Seniors champion Massoud Eskandari's quest to go back-to-back failed after his pocket Kings were cracked after Robert Whalen hit an ace on the river.
The undoubted star of the day was Elizabeth Bennett-Martin, whose raucous rail kept everyone entertained in the room. 'Lucky Lizzie' pulled off a number of Houdini-like escapes but eventually was eliminated in 14th place.
Players will return tomorrow at 10 a.m. local time at the Horseshoe Event Center, with play starting at Level 31 with the blinds at 100,000/200,000 and a big blind ante of 200,000.
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