Event 3: Christensen Knocks Out a Pair

$210 No Limit Hold’em Seniors

Level 15: 1,500/3,000/500

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A player moves all in for her last 6,100 from middle position and is called by Bob Christensen (pictured). Action folds to the player on the button, who moves all in for 12,200. Christensen calls and all three hands are turned on their backs.

The middle position player tables AdTc, the button shows AhKd, and Christensen was behind both players with his As8h.

The dealer brought a gin flop for Christensen as he burned and turned a flop of Qc8s6h. The turn is the Jc, giving both of Christensen’s opponent gutshot straight draws, but the river is the 8c and Christensen knocks out two players, while growing his stack to 108,000.

There are now 17 players left and just four spots from the money.

Event 1: 1st Place – Jim Rumptz

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)  $100,000 Guaranteed

Event1_1st_Jim_RumptzJim Rumptz – 1st Place

$34,911 & $1,650 Main Event Seat

Jim Rumptz had the chip lead when they got heads-up, 2.7 million to 1 million and it didn’t take long with the blinds at 25k/50k for the chips to get in the middle.

Jim’s A4 was ahead of Ron Puleo’s JT and the Ace-high held up for the win.

Jim started Day 2 6th of 41 returning players, advancing from Flight 3 on Saturday.  Ron Puleo was 4th at the start of the day, advancing from Flight 1 on Friday.

Event 4: Tosi Doubles Through Castillo

$210 No Limit Hold’em Seniors

Level 15: 1,500/3,000/500

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Ron Tosi (pictured) got his last 31,700 into the middle on a flop of JhJs6s against Daniel Castillo.

Tosi showed Jd4c and was in the lead against Castillo’s 8h8d. The turn was the 7s and the river is the 2h to keep Tosi’s three jacks in the lead and double him up.

Tos doubles up to just under 70,000, while Castillo slips down to under 100,000.

Event 1: 2nd Place – Ron Puleo

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 27:  Blinds 25k/50k/5k

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Jim Rumptz opened for 100k on the button and Ron Puleo shoved from the big blind.  Jim called.

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Jim As4d

The board  came 7 5 2 Q K and Jim took the pot with Ace-high.

Ron Puleo finished in 2nd place, earning $20, 443.

Jim Rumptz finished in 1st place, earning $34,911 and a $1,650 seat in the Main Event next week.

Event 4: Payouts Released

$210 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo

Level 5: 150/300/25

The late registration period is over for Event 4, the $210 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo. The field size is finalized and the payouts have been released.

54 players have registered for the event and the top six players will receive a payday.

Here are a look at the payouts:

1st – $3,590
2nd – $2,202
3rd – $1,427
4th – $983
5th – $709
6th – $539

Event 3: McBrayer’s Cowboys Send One Packing

$210 No LImit Hold’em Seniors

Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400

A short stacked player moved all in from late position and Donnie McBrayer called from the button. McBrayer tabled pocket kings and was in great shape against his opponent’s pocket queens.

The board ran out clean for McBrayer and he sent his opponent home as we inch closer and closer to the money bubble.

Event 1: 3rd Place – Ralph Dyer

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 26:  Blinds 15k/30k/5k ante

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On a flop of T 7 3 rainbow, Ralph Dyer shoved and Jim Rumptz called all-in.  Ralph had pocket 4s and was trailing Jim’s A7 suited (pair of 7s).  Then the last two fell 7 T giving Jim a full house for the overkill.  He chipped up to ~1.5 million while Ralph dropped to ~800k.

The same two players tangled in a pot and got to the turn with a board of KcTs6s8c.  Ralph checked, Jim bet, Ralph raised, Jim shoved, and Ralph called.

Ralph Tc9c (pair of Tens with gutshot and flush draw)

Jim KsTd (top two pair)

River Kh

The river missed all of Ralph’s outs and delivered another full house for Jim.

Ralph Dyer finished in 3rd place, earning $12,247.

Heads-up play began with Jim Rumptz holding ~2.7 million to Ron Puleo’s ~1 million.

After a few hands, the level expired and the final two earned a 15 minute break.