Distancé au début de l'ultime duel, James Moore a mis un peu moins de 3 heures pour signer un superbe doublé sur le Super Seniors, le tournoi à 1000$ réservé aux joueurs de 65 ans et plus.
Tenant du titre, Moore, 66 ans, a battu Kerry Goldberg pour ajouter 259 230$ aux 230 626$ remportés sur ce même événement lors de l'édition précédente. Alors que les Championship sont en perte de vitesse sur cette 48e édition des Championnats du monde, le Super Seniors confirme sa montée en puissance.
C'est un fait les joueurs vieillissent et leur passion pour le poker ne s'arrête pas. Ils étaient donc 1 720 sur la ligne de départ pour un prizepool de 1,5 million de dollars contre 1476 entrants et 1,3 million de prizepool à l'été 2016. Moore s'est donc joué de 3,194 adversaires sans sauter sur ce tournoi... et la série est toujours en cours.
La Finale
Place
Joueur
Pays
Prix (USD)
1
James Moore
United States
$259,230
2
Kerry Goldberg
United States
$160,120
3
John Isler
United States
$115,357
4
Veronica Daly
United States
$84,005
5
Ken Aldridge
United States
$61,842
6
Darrell Ticehurst
United States
$46,029
7
David Smith
United States
$34,641
8
Daniel Favreau
United States
$26,365
9
Terry Stuhldreher
United States
$20,296
Runner-up et chipleader à 22 left à l'entame de ce Jour 3, Goldberg n'a pas gagné une montagne d'or mais il repart tout de même avec 160,120$. Radiologue de Philadelpie, Moore a révélé qu'il était un peu en état de choc après son improbable doublé. "Je veux que l'on parle de moi comme quelqu'un qui comprend très bien les fondamentaux du jeu", explique celui qui avait dit avoir été chanceux lors de son succès 2016. Moore a donc joué un peu plus en live pour se préparer et même disputé un WPT à Atlantic City pour améliorer son jeu.
C'était la deuxième année que le vainqueur avait le droit de participer, il compte probablement tenter la passe de 3 l'an prochain. "Je ne sais pas si je jouerais autre chose que le Seniors et le Super Seniors, on verra l'an prochain", a-t-il glissé.
Le tournoi a récompensé 258 joueurs dont le Français Jean-luc Adam (69e pour 3,284$) et l'acteur James Woods (34e). TJ Cloutier (174e et 6 bracelets au compteur), Susie Isaacs (2 bracelets et 211e) ajoutent une place d'honneur à leur palmarès tout comme Tom Franklin (89e) ou encore la légende suédoise Chris Bjorin (7e pour son 84e cash WSOP).
"On n'est pas trop vieux pour ces conneries" comme l'indique Roger Murtaugh dans sa réplique culte du film L'Arme fatale !
Hand #288: James Moore raised to 300,000, and Kerry Goldberg called. The flop came , and Goldberg shoved all in for his remaining 1,260,000. Moore called, and the cards were tabled.
James Moore:
Kerry Goldberg:
Goldberg was in a dominated position and needed help to stay alive in the tournament. The turn was the , and the river brought the . Goldberg made two pair, but Moore had a better two pair. Goldberg was eliminated in second place, and the marathon heads-up match came to an end with Moore as the Champion.
Hand #155: John Isler raised to 200,000 on the button, and James Moore moved all in from the small blind for 1,540,000. Isler called for his remaining 1,275,000.
Isler was at risk with against Moore's for a coin flip.
The flop came , and Moore flopped a set of threes to extend his lead. The turn was the , giving Isler a straight draw, but the river was the , and Isler had to settle for third place.
Moore and Kerry Goldberg are now heads-up for the title, with Moore having a shot at defending his title from last year's Super Seniors event.
Hand #105: James Moore limped in from the small blind and Veronica Daly raised to 100,000 from the big blind.
The flop came and Daly checked out of turn, but Moore opted to check anyway. The turn was the and Moore led out for 125,000. Daly called.
The river was the and Moore moved all in. Daly snap-called and Moore said, "I've got a five-seven," and tabled for a straight to the seven, and Daly flipped over for top set, sending her home in fourth place.
Hand #62: James Moore raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Ken Aldridge three-bet to 325,000 from the big blind. Moore put out a four-bet to 825,000 and Aldridge pushed all in. Moore quickly called and it was a cooler situation for Aldridge. Moore tabled against Aldridge's .
The board ran out and Aldridge was eliminated in fifth place. Before leaving the tournament area, Aldridge made sure to shake everyone's hand and say thank you and good luck to all.
Hand #52: John Isler moved all in for 640,000 from under the gun and Darrell Ticehurst snap-called from the big blind.
Isler was at risk with , well behind the of Ticehurst.
The flop came and Isler pulled ahead with a pair of aces. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Isler a double-up and leaving Ticehurst with 400,000.
Hand #53: Ticehurst limped in from the small blind and Isler checked his option in the big blind. The flop came and Ticehurst moved all in. Isler snap-called, beating Ticehurst into the pot.
Ticehurst was at risk with a flush draw holding and Isler tabled for top pair. The turn was the and the river was the , sending Ticehurst home in sixth place.
Hand #34: James Moore raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and David Smith three-bet to 235,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Moore moved all in. Smith called for 935,000 with his tournament life on the line.
Moore:
Smith:
The board ran out and Moore's two pairs with a king kicker eliminated Smith in seventh place.
Hand #31: David Smith moved all in on the button for 470,000 and Daniel Favreau called from the big blind with 495,000 behind.
Smith was at risk with and Favreau tabled .
The board ran out and Smith made a straight to double through, leaving Favreau with 25,000.
Hand #32: Darrell Ticehurst raised to 75,000 from early position and Favreau called for his last 20,000. Kerry Goldberg was in the big blind and called.
The two players on the side checked down a board reading and Goldberg tabled for the winner. Ticehurst mucked and Favreau folded .
Hand #8: James Moore raised to 75,000 from middle position and Terry Stuhldreher pushed all in for 450,000 in the big blind. Moore quickly called and tabled . Stuhldreher would need some help after he showed .
The board ran out and Moore's pocket aces were plenty good enough to eliminate Stuhldreher in ninth place.
Stanley Siegel raised all in for 358,000 from late position and Kerry Goldberg raised to 700,000 from the button. The blinds folded and the two hands were tabled.
Stanley Siegel:
Kerry Goldberg:
The flop came and Siegel was still ahead. The turn was the giving Goldberg more outs and the river brought the to complete the straight for Goldberg. Siegel was eliminated in 10th place, setting up the official final table.
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, and Goldberg shoved all in for his remaining 1,260,000. Moore called, and the cards were tabled.
, and the river brought the 
. Goldberg made two pair, but Moore had a better two pair. Goldberg was eliminated in second place, and the marathon heads-up match came to an end with Moore as the Champion.
for a coin flip.
, and Moore flopped a set of threes to extend his lead. The turn was the 
, giving Isler a straight draw, but the river was the 
, and Isler had to settle for third place.
and Daly checked out of turn, but Moore opted to check anyway. The turn was the 
for a straight to the seven, and Daly flipped over 
for top set, sending her home in fourth place.
.
, well behind the 
of Ticehurst. 
and Isler pulled ahead with a pair of aces. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
and Ticehurst moved all in. Isler snap-called, beating Ticehurst into the pot.
and Isler tabled 
. 
and Siegel was still ahead. The turn was the 
to complete the straight for Goldberg. Siegel was eliminated in 10th place, setting up the official final table.