$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 23: 30,000/60,000/5,000 Ante
Bo Bloom was under the gun and made it 150,000. Al Krux shoved for 320,000 from the button. Stephen Fife folded his small blind and it was on Forrest Jahn III. He shoved for slightly more than Krux. Bloom called and had the opportunity to eliminate two players.
Jahn: Krux: Bloom:
The runout came and Jahn’s queens held. He tripled up while Krux busted 4th earning $2,218.
The deep run is just the most recent in a long string of successes for Krux. He is a three-time WSOP Main Event final tablist, most notably finishing 6th in 2004. Additionally, he owns a gold bracelet which he won in a $1,500 pot-limit hold’em event in 1996.
$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 23: 30,000/60,000/5,000 Ante
One hand after getting crippled by Bo Bloom’s set, Debra Dorcy shoved the last of her minuscule stack in from the small blind. Stephen Fife called from the big blind and Dorcy saw the bad news. She held and was well behind the of Fife.
The board brought no help and Dorcy busted 5th for $1,728.
$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 22: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Frank Franze opened from under the gun for 150,000. Stephen Fife called from his direct left. The remaining players in the hand folded and they were heads up to the flop.
Franze moved all in for 350,000. After some time in the tank, Fife called.
Franze: for top pair Fife: for a gutshot and flush draw
The board completed and improving Fife to a wheel. He earned the pot and busted Franze 6th. The deep run earned Franze, a 52-year-old sales manager born in Miami, $1,440.
$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.
$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
$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 16: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante
Today’s 11 a.m. Senior Classic Rockers event is down to the final 18 with Bill Isbell retaining his chip lead. Here’s a look at who’s left:
Seat 1: Edith Norman Seat 2: Frank Franze Seat 3: Richard Terrill Seat 4: Ken Ledford Seat 5: Frank Simone Seat 6: Peter Coleman Seat 7: Bo Bloom Seat 8: Forrest Jahn III Seat 9: Bill Isbell
Seat 1: Elmo Mariathasan Seat 2: Marcia Mechler Seat 3: Debra Dorcey Seat 4: Clint Riemer Seat 5: Al Krux Seat 6: Woodrow “Loser” Pass Seat 7: Steve Fife Seat 8: “Tampa Bay” Ray DelCueto Seat 9: Bob Kinstle