Day 2 of Event #31: 1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship begins at 11 a.m. There are 694 players that will be returning to the felt to battle it out for the victory and the first-place prize of $617,303. The prize pool combined for a total of $4,850,100, paying out 809 spots.
Kevin Dowling is leading in the field with 160,800 chips. Yesterday, he guaranteed his first-ever cash at the World Series of Poker. He is very closely followed by Georgios Karakousis who bagged 158,300 and Martinus Kaspers who bagged 157,300.
Many other notables remain in the field including Greg Raymer (101,400), Farzad Bonyadi (89,100), Mark Kroon (67,500), Per Hildebrand (60,200), Cliff Josephy (19,900), Larry Wright (50,200), Travis Baker (46,400), Blair Rodman (44,500), Robert Castoire (43,900), Jim McCrink (38,700), Barny Boatman (20,000), and last year's champion Johnnie Craig (95,000).
When play resumes, players will play 10.5 60-minute levels and get a 15-minute break every two levels. Dinner break will take place after Level 6, around 5:30 p.m, and will be of 60 minutes. Play will start at Level 11 with 600/1,200 blinds and a 200 ante.
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, Raymer's opponent check-folded to the 19,000 bet of Raymer. Raymer showed 
and the all-in player showed 
for a pair of eights. He only needed to avoid a ten or ace to stay alive.
, so now he needed a king or another eight to stay in the tournament.
on the river completed the board. Raymer got all the chips and started stacking them.
, the turn saved Heimiller, and he doubled up.
turn was checked to Klein, who bet 33,000. His opponent called, and the 
came on the river.
, which was good enough to take down the pot.
. It checked to Craig, who bet 20,000. The small blind then check-raised to 70,000. Fair then check-raised all in. Craig was all in himself for less, and the small blind folded.
