$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 20: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Chris Kobil thought he might ladder up a spot after Jay Giles lost a hand to leave him with just 4,000. Giles managed a quadruple-up and Kobil took a shot soon after for his final 50,000.
He picked up four other callers and the five of them saw the flop before Griffin Arnold moved all-in. The three other players let it go and Arnold tabled Aces up . Kobil needed a lot help with his middle pair and had four outs after the turn. He couldn’t boat up on the river and was gone in 9th place.
$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 19: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
There were two straight all-in hands at the start of the final table. First up it was Nicholas K doubling through Chris Kobil, then Victor Hernandez moved all-in under the gun and Melody Murphy called in the big blind.
She was behind with against and never caught up as the board ran to put the final nine in the money.
$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 21: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Al Krux opened from early position for 100,000 and “Tampa Bay” Ray DelCueto called off the last of his stack from the button. The remaining players folded and DelCueto was at risk.
Krux: DelCueto:
The dealer burned and turned an board busting DelCueto 7th. He earned $1,152.
DelCueto is a 72-year-old retiree from Anna Maria Island. His biggest poker accomplishment came in 2011 when he won a WSOP Circuit ring at the Palm Beach Kennel Club.
$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 20: 15,000/30,000/4,000 Ante
Bill Isbell got the last of his stack all in preflop holding against the of Forrest Jahn III. The board came and Jahn’s seven played. Isbell busted 8th earning $864.
Isbell is a 72-year-old retiree from Sun City Center, FL.
$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 19: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Ken Ledford opened from early position to 60,000. Bill Isbell called. It folded to Stephen Fife in the small blind and he called. Bo Bloom defended his bling blind and they saw a flop.
The flop was . Fife and Bloom checked. Ledford bet 70,000. Isbell folded. Fife called and Bloom got out of the way. Fife and Ledford were heads up to the turn.
Fourth street was the . Fife lead for 125,000. Ledford shoved. Fife snap-called tabling for trips. Ledford held and was behind.
The river fell the busting Ledford 9th and earning him $576.
$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 15: 3,000/6,000/500 Ante
The Turbo event is living up to its name with just 26 of the starting 86 entrants remaining as they head into the 15th level of play. With the average stack right around 15 big blinds, we don’t expect it to slow down anytime soon.
The payouts were released and the final nine players will each receive a piece of the prize pool with first place taking home $2,948 and a seat in the Winter Poker Open Championship.
$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 19: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Debra Dorcy got things started with a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff. Bill Isbell called from the button. Elmo Mariathasan moved all in for less from the small blind. Frank Franze defended his big blind. Mariathasan was at risk against three players.
All players checked down the board. Mariathasan flipped over for trips. Everyone else in the hand — including Mariathasan — mucked and Franze took the pot. Mariathasan busted 10th earning $374.
Mariathasan, who was born in Sri Lanka, is 56 years and resides in Lakeland, FL. He is married with two children.
$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 19: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Following Woodrow Pass’ 11th-place elimination, the 210-entry field in today’s 11 a.m. $180 Senior Classic Rockers tournament is down to 10 and consolidated to the final table.
Headlining the finale is none other than Al Krux. Krux is a WSOP gold bracelet winner and three-time $10,000 WSOP Main Event final tablist. Most notably, he finished 6th in the 2004 Main Event for $800,000. Greg Raymer would go on to win that tournament. Krux looks to best the chip leader — Stephen Fife — and lay claim to a Florida title in the process.
Seat assignments with chip counts
Seat 1: Elmo Mariathasan – 425,000 Seat 2: Frank Franze – 238,000 Seat 3: Tampa Bay Ray DelCueto – 430,000 Seat 4: Stephen Fife – 750,000 Seat 5: Forrest Jahn III – 276,000 Seat 6: Bo Bloom – 520,000 Seat 7: Ken Ledford – 365,000 Seat 8: Al Krux – 525,000 Seat 9: Debra Dorcey – 242,000 Seat 10: William Isbell – 640,000