2021 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  134
Prize Pool:  $27,470
October 18, 2021

The Pinktober Poker Open kicked off a new week with the popular Seniors 50+ Event on Monday. The tournament crushed the $10,000 guarantee with 134 entries and Dan Wilson walked away with the title along with $5,223 after a five-way deal.

They combined to create a prize pool worth $27,470 and the last 14 players took some of it home. They hit the money bubble and their dinner was delayed to get down to the magic number.

Once there, the tournament flew down to the final table and the last five players decided they had played long enough. Wilson took the lead at the final table in a big hand with Bill Isbell and took the title along with his negotiated $5,223 payout.

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1st: Dan Wilson – $5,223 *
2nd: Greg Cadger – $4,351 *
3rd: Bill Mantooth – $3,944 *
4th: Andrew Butte – $3,759 *
5th: Carlos Evangelista – $3,404 *
6th: Bill Isbell – $1,288
7th: Jon Heneghan – $1,003
8th: Israel Cruz – $812
9th: Steven Thompson – $685
10th: David Smith – $685
11th: Kevin Blewitt – $603
12th: Walter Rossi – $603
13th: Gary Brudner – $555
14th: James Collins – $555
* – denotes results of a five-way deal

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante

The Seniors Event never dealt another hand after Bill Isbell was eliminated. The players were sent on a break after that big hand and the five remaining players worked out a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool.

Dan Wilson had a big chip lead at that point and took top honors along with $5,223. The deal was based on the numbers below along with the payouts.

Dan Wilson – 1,627,000
Greg Cadger – 798,000
Bill Mantooth – 627,000
Andrew Butte – 557,000
Carlos Evangelista – 436,000

1st: Dan Wilson – $5,223
2nd: Greg Cadger – $4,351
3rd: Bill Mantooth – $3,944
4th: Andrew Butte – $3,759
5th: Carlos Evangelista – $3,404

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 134

On the very next hand after Jon Heneghan was eliminated, we had a three-way pot with the flop reading . Bill Isbell was all in for 77,000, Andrew Butte was all in for 240,000 and Bill Mantooth had them both covered.

Isbell:
Mantooth:
Butte:

Butte was ahead with his queens and made a full house when the board finished and . Isbell was eliminated and Butt doubled through Mantooth.

Andrew Butte – 557,000 (35 bb)
Bill Isbell – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,288)

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 134

With the flop reading , Jon Heneghan and Bill Mantooth got their chips in the middle with similar stacks.

Mantooth:
Heneghan:

Both players flopped two pair but Mantooth was ahead with his aces and jacks. The turn and river finished the board and the dealer counted stacks. Heneghan was all in for 303,000 and Mantooth had him barely covered with 306,000 to send Heneghan out.

Bill Mantooth – 650,000 (41 bb)
Jon Heneghan – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,003)

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 134

Bill Isbell and Dan Wilson were heads-up to a board when a lot of chips went in the middle. Wilson was all in and at risk for 691,000 and Isbell had him by less than 100K.

Isbell:
Wilson:

Isbell was ahead with queens up on the flop but Wilson made a spade flush on the turn. The river finished the board and Isbell could not boat up.

Dan Wilson – 1,600,000 (100 bb)
Bill Isbell – 93,000 (6 bb)

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 134

Action folded to Jon Heneghan on the button and he moved all in for about 175,000. Bill Isbell folded his small blind and Israel Cruz called with a similar stack after a quick peek at his cards.

Heneghan:
Cruz:

Heneghan was dominated with the smaller ace and missed the flop. The turn gave him the first part of a backdoor flush and the got him there to send Cruz out in eighth place.

Jon Heneghan – 280,000 (23 bb)
Israel Cruz – Eliminated in 8th Place ($812)

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 134

Soon after the start of the final table, there was a three-way pot to a flop. Bill Isbell checked from the big blind and Steven Thompson moved all in for 107,000 from middle position. Greg Cadger called on the button and Isbell folded.

Cadger:
Thompson:

Thompson needed to improve with his middle pair eights against Cadger’s queens but found no help on the turn or river to exit in ninth place.

Greg Cadger – 640,000 (53 bb)
Steven Thompson – Eliminated in 9th Place ($685)

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 134

Players redrew seats at the nine-handed final table and cards are back in the air. Here is the lineup and we will update counts as soon as they get settled.

Seat 1: Dan Wilson
Seat 2: Greg Cadger
Seat 3: Jon Heneghan
Seat 4: Bill Isbell
Seat 5: Israel Cruz
Seat 6: Bill Mantooth
Seat 7: Steven Thompson
Seat 8: Andrew Butte
Seat 9: Carlos Evangelista

1st: $8,152
2nd: $5,038
3rd: $3,400
4th: $2,374
5th: $1,717
6th: $1,288
7th: $1,003
8th: $812
9th: $685

10th: David Smith – $685
11th: Kevin Blewitt – $603
12th: Walter Rossi – $603
13th: Gary Brudner – $555
14th: James Collins – $555

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 134

With 10 players remaining and nine going to the final table, David Smith and Greg Cadger were heads up to a flop. Smith moved all in for about 270,000 and Cadger quickly called.

Cadger:
Smith:

Both had over pairs to the flop but Cadger’s queens were dominating. The board finished with the turn and river to send Smith out in tenth and set up the final table.

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 134

Cards are back in the air after the Seniors Event dinner break and everyone is chasing the massive stack of Dan Wilson. He returns to a castle worth 786,000 while the rest or trying to sniff a 500K stack.

They will play out the last 16 minutes of Level 18 before blinds go up again.