$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.

2021 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$150 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  157
Prize Pool:  $17,270
Bounty Prize Pool:  $7,850
October 18, 2021

Registration closed on the $150+$50 Double Green Chip Bounty with 157 entries blasting the $10,000 guarantee. They combined to put $17,270 in the regular prize pool with another $7,850 available in the form of bounties.

The last 16 spots will be paid with $303 for a min-cash and $4,933 for the Event 3 champion.

1st: $4,933
2nd: $3,050
3rd: $2,076
4th: $1,458
5th: $1,057
6th: $793
7th: $615
8th: $494
9th-10th: $413
11th-12th: $358
13th-14th: $323
15th-16th: $303

$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

The money bubble took nearly an entire level to burst, playing past the end of Level 16 and another 15 minutes into Level 17. On the final hand, Jon Heneghan was heads-up to a flop and he bet 16,000 from the small blind.

The cutoff player moved all in for 67,500 total and Heneghan called.

Heneghan:
Cutoff:

Heneghan’s hand was in trouble and the cutoff was looking at a double until the turn hit the board. Heneghan made jacks up and the river locked up the hand, sent him the pot, and put the field in the money.

Tournament staff rolled back the clock and sent players on a 30-minute dinner break.

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 134

With a little over 10 minutes remaining before dinner break, the Seniors Event dropped down to 15 players to put them on the money bubble.

Tournament staff paused the clock to begin hand-for-hand play and they will continue until one player is eliminated. If they get to the end of Level 16, they will keep playing until the bubble is burst to go on dinner.

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 134

The Seniors Event is zooming right along and we have a race. There are 18 players remaining; two away from a two-table redraw and four away from the money.

They are now in Level 16 and will take a 30-minute dinner break when it is complete.