Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship

Day 2 Completed

06-25-2022 00:14 UTC-8

Ben Sarnoff Leads Final 198 in Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship; Allyn Shulman In Contention

Milko van Winden

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Event $47: $1,000 Seniors Championship at the 2022 WSOP at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas Day 2 is now in the books after 12 hours of top-quality poker. The record-setting field saw 1,439 return for Day 2 of the original 7,188 entrants and that number has now been whittled down to the final 198. All remaining players have already earned at least a cash worth $4,703 but will be gunning for the $694,909 top prize, along with a shiny new bracelet as they attempt to punch a ticket into Day 4.

Leading the way is Ben Sarnoff who bagged an impressive 3,155,000 after a late-day surge. Nipping at the heels of the Day 2 chipleader is Valerii Lubenets with 2,810,000. Rounding out the top five stacks are Jan Pettersson (2,600,000), Mike Landers (1,995,000), and Patricia Devine (1,935,000).

Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ben Sarnoff	United States	3,155,000	126
2	Valerie Lubenets	Ukraine	2,810,000	112
3	Jan Pettersson	Australia	2,600,000	104
4	Mike Landers	United States	1,995,000	80
5	Patricia Devine	United States	1,935,000	77
6	James Clarke	United Kingdom	1,920,000	77
7	Keith Littlewood	United Kingdom	1,802,500	72
8	Jeffrey Sims	United States	1,725,000	69
9	Andres Korn	Argentina	1,710,000	68
10	Michael Campitelli	Canada	1,650,000	66

The remaining field is littered with highly skilled grinders and Jeff Lisandro highlights them all with his impressive resume that could eclipse the $6 million mark if he manages to spin his sub-average 580,000 stack into a top-three finish. Some other notables returning tomorrow include 2012 Seniors Championship winner Allyn Shulman (1,130,000), Ken Aldridge (965,000), Neil Blumenfield (650,000), Carol Fuchs (640,000), and Kathy Liebert (635,000).

Players will return for Day 3 on June 25 at 10 a.m. local time. They will play ten 60-minute levels with 15-minute breaks taking place after every two levels. They will take their 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 29.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for full live coverage of this and all other bracelet-awarding events at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Allyn Shulman Ben Sarnoff Carol Fuchs Jan Pettersson Jeff Lisandro Kathy Liebert Ken Aldridge Mike Landers Neil Blumenfield Patricia Devine Valerii Lubenets

06-24-2022 22:53 UTC-8

Day 3 Seat Draw - Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship NLHE

Yori Epskamp

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Bally's	605	1	Allen Nielson	United States	875,000	36
Bally's	605	2	David White	United States	620,000	26
Bally's	605	3	Christopher Bucceri	United States	1	0
Bally's	605	4	Brian Clarke	United States	700,000	29
Bally's	605	5	Sidney Savitt	United States	500,000	21
Bally's	605	6	David Jones	United States	870,000	36
Bally's	605	7	Curt Kohlberg	United States	320,000	13
Bally's	605	8	Scott Buller	United States	985,000	41
Bally's	605	9	Jonathan Avne	United States	945,000	39

Bally's	606	1	Luca Dal Cerro	France	1,250,000	52
Bally's	606	2	Charles Capobianco	United States	980,000	41
Bally's	606	3	Earl Andrews	United States	900,055	38
Bally's	606	4	James Gibson	United States	500,000	21
Bally's	606	5	Pierre Titeca	Belgium	770,000	32
Bally's	606	6	Shelton Sykes	United States	305,000	13
Bally's	606	7	Alejandro Quattrini	Argentina	740,000	31
Bally's	606	8	Juli Black	United States	525,000	22
Bally's	606	9	Michael Johnson	United States	450,000	19

Bally's	607	1	Miguel Capriles	Venezuela	405,000	17
Bally's	607	2	Allyn Shulman	United States	1,130,000	47
Bally's	607	3	Joseph Ogrady	United States	1,165,000	49
Bally's	607	4	Gregory Miller	United States	405,000	17
Bally's	607	5	William Chevrie	United States	1,285,000	54
Bally's	607	6	John Fones	United States	1,025,000	43
Bally's	607	7	Anthony Woolley	United Kingdom	160,000	7
Bally's	607	8	Christopher Barton	United States	855,000	36
Bally's	607	9	Edwin Chang	United States	325,000	14

Bally's	608	1	David Ives	United States	620,000	26
Bally's	608	2	Mark Vonschlemmer	United States	205,000	9
Bally's	608	3	Wojciech Kic	United States	910,000	38
Bally's	608	4	Jeff Lisandro	Australia	580,000	24
Bally's	608	5	Touraj Tour	United States	360,000	15
Bally's	608	6	Eric Smidinger	United States	575,000	24
Bally's	608	7	Gary Gelman	United States	915,000	38
Bally's	608	8	Neil Blumenfield	United States	650,000	27
Bally's	608	9	Barry Fleishman	United States	870,000	36

Bally's	609	1	Andy Finkelberg	United States	590,000	25
Bally's	609	2	Steve Friedlander	United States	635,000	26
Bally's	609	3	Eric Sunde	United States	1,270,000	53
Bally's	609	4	Clifford Pappas	United States	1,050,000	44
Bally's	609	5	Michael Ventola	United States	490,000	20
Bally's	609	6	James Lemon	United States	690,000	29
Bally's	609	7	Steve Richeson	United States	695,000	29
Bally's	609	8	Ted Morris	United States	570,000	24
Bally's	609	9	Deonarine Itwaru	United States	700,000	29

Bally's	610	1	Paul Bianchi	United States	185,000	8
Bally's	610	2	Jeffrey Sims	United States	1,725,000	72
Bally's	610	3	David Lackey	United States	1,080,000	45
Bally's	610	4	Paul Smith	United States	180,000	8
Bally's	610	5	James Clarke	United Kingdom	1,920,000	80
Bally's	610	6	Edwin Childress	United States	1,135,000	47
Bally's	610	7	Ryan Remmes	United States	490,000	20
Bally's	610	8	David Penna	United States	705,000	29
Bally's	610	9	Brett Banks	United States	595,000	25

Bally's	611	1	Mark Williamson	United States	1,150,000	48
Bally's	611	2	Mark Warriner	United States	240,000	10
Bally's	611	3	Matthew Davis	United States	530,000	22
Bally's	611	4	David Parnagian	United States	605,000	25
Bally's	611	5	Zofimo Xavier	Canada	985,000	41
Bally's	611	6	Daniel Orr	United States	670,000	28
Bally's	611	7	Larry Wright	United States	715,000	30
Bally's	611	8	James Burns	United States	890,000	37
Bally's	611	9	Jesse Lawrence	United States	130,000	5

Bally's	613	1	Jamal Sawaqdeh	United States	550,000	23
Bally's	613	2	Bruce Webb	United States	260,000	11
Bally's	613	3	Randy Marker	United States	400,000	17
Bally's	613	4	David Levi	United States	285,000	12
Bally's	613	5	Richard Anthony	United States	930,000	39
Bally's	613	6	Michael Kinney	United States	355,000	15
Bally's	613	7	Andres Korn	United States	1,710,000	71
Bally's	613	8	Michael Loynd	United States	230,000	10
Bally's	613	9	Nicholas Dileo	United States	1,500,000	63

Bally's	614	1	Mike Puskarich	United States	305,000	13
Bally's	614	2	Dieter Dechant	United States	875,000	36
Bally's	614	3	Claude Leclair	Canada	425,000	18
Bally's	614	4	John Lombardo	Australia	625,000	26
Bally's	614	5	Keith Littlewood	United Kingdom	1,802,500	75
Bally's	614	6	DID NOT REPORT 2	United States	1	0
Bally's	614	7	DID NOT REPORT 1		95,000	4
Bally's	614	8	Martyn Frey	United Kingdom	320,000	13
Bally's	614	9	Everett Carlton	United States	355,000	15

Bally's	616	1	Brian Mckay	Canada	1,425,000	59
Bally's	616	2	Clay Henry	United States	220,000	9
Bally's	616	3	Domenico Scalamogna	Canada	1,145,000	48
Bally's	616	4	John Bergendahl	United States	735,000	31
Bally's	616	5	Stephane Gabarre	France	651,000	27
Bally's	616	6	Jonathan Bailey	United States	400,000	17
Bally's	616	7	David Goodkin	United States	430,000	18
Bally's	616	8	William Duval	France	605,000	25
Bally's	616	9	Eli Gerloy	United States	300,000	13

Bally's	617	1	Ken Aldridge	United States	965,000	40
Bally's	617	2	Octavian Neacsu	Romania	165,000	7
Bally's	617	3	Danny Panagatos	United States	1,060,000	44
Bally's	617	4	Scott Burnham	United States	255,000	11
Bally's	617	5	Richard Harroch	United States	750,000	31
Bally's	617	6	Kerry Rowden	United States	590,000	25
Bally's	617	7	Patricia Devine	United States	1,935,000	81
Bally's	617	8	Danny Hagar	United States	1,150,000	48
Bally's	617	9	Hollis Barnhart	United States	435,000	18

Bally's	618	1	Jan Pettersson	United Kingdom	2,600,000	108
Bally's	618	2	Michael Wainscott	United States	415,000	17
Bally's	618	3	Aaron Eubanks	United States	65,000	3
Bally's	618	4	Orlando Barrera	United States	1,625,000	68
Bally's	618	5	Kevin Detienne	United States	885,000	37
Bally's	618	6	Giovanni Di Donato	Italy	645,000	27
Bally's	618	7	Howard Mann	United States	680,000	28
Bally's	618	8	Hugh Cairnie	United Kingdom	700,000	29
Bally's	618	9	Keith Block	United States	1,335,000	56

Bally's	619	1	Victor Ramdin	United States	1,004,000	42
Bally's	619	2	Bill Eitze	United States	685,000	29
Bally's	619	3	Charles Mitchell	United States	360,000	15
Bally's	619	4	Ioannis Tsombanidis	United States	930,000	39
Bally's	619	5	Vince Salvatore	United States	405,000	17
Bally's	619	6	Mitchell Gottlieb	United States	435,000	18
Bally's	619	7	Biagio Morciano	Italy	415,000	17
Bally's	619	8	David Leach	United States	240,000	10
Bally's	619	9	Glenn Stout	United States	355,000	15

Bally's	620	1	Joseph Altman	United States	440,000	18
Bally's	620	2	Ben Sarnoff	United States	3,155,000	131
Bally's	620	3	James Roberts	United States	290,000	12
Bally's	620	4	Michael Park	United States	485,000	20
Bally's	620	5	Bobby Buckingham	United States	740,000	31
Bally's	620	6	Joseph Palma	United States	165,000	7
Bally's	620	7	Gregory Gunn	United States	780,000	33
Bally's	620	8	Ronald Mossbarger	United States	225,000	9
Bally's	620	9	Anthony Banuelos	United States	330,000	14

Bally's	621	1	Keith Boniface	United States	860,000	36
Bally's	621	2	Noel Edwards	United States	600,000	25
Bally's	621	3	Robert Cornette	United States	190,000	8
Bally's	621	4	Gert Jorgensen	Denmark	825,000	34
Bally's	621	5	Bradley Cohen	United States	620,000	26
Bally's	621	6	Ioan Totoiu	United States	165,000	7
Bally's	621	7	Paul Balzano	United States	1,400,000	58
Bally's	621	8	Jonathan Tare	United States	645,000	27
Bally's	621	9	Deric Williams	United States	340,000	14

Bally's	622	1	Mike Landers	United States	1,995,000	83
Bally's	622	2	Scott Manzi	United States	1,060,000	44
Bally's	622	3	Jonathan Ingalls	United States	765,000	32
Bally's	622	4	Brian Brunner	United States	435,000	18
Bally's	622	5	Daniel Spear	United States	435,000	18
Bally's	622	6	Mark Pett	United States	1,275,000	53
Bally's	622	7	Lawrence Dowling	United States	1,045,000	44
Bally's	622	8	Christopher Nelligan	United States	260,000	11
Bally's	622	9	Thomas Eidenschink	United States	625,000	26

Bally's	623	1	Michael Campitelli	Canada	1,650,000	69
Bally's	623	2	Frank Panfili	United States	785,000	33
Bally's	623	3	Ronald Covert	United States	910,000	38
Bally's	623	4	Donnacha O'Dea	Ireland	380,000	16
Bally's	623	5	Herman Reynolds	United States	1,200,000	50
Bally's	623	6	Michel Abecassis	France	370,000	15
Bally's	623	7	Farhad Jamasi	United States	890,000	37
Bally's	623	8	Greg Damour	United States	95,000	4
Bally's	623	9	Timothy Little	United States	415,000	17

Bally's	624	1	Michael Holm	United States	785,000	33
Bally's	624	2	John Lavorato	Canada	406,000	17
Bally's	624	3	Daniel Gerard	United States	1,005,000	42
Bally's	624	4	Robert Bichler	United States	485,000	20
Bally's	624	5	Steven Butler	United States	450,000	19
Bally's	624	6	Brent Nelms	United States	830,000	35
Bally's	624	7	Glenn Campbell	United States	225,000	9
Bally's	624	8	James Traber	United States	210,000	9
Bally's	624	9	Wilbern Hoffman	United States	750,000	31

Bally's	625	1	Richard Clayton	United States	390,000	16
Bally's	625	2	Glynn Beebe	United States	701,000	29
Bally's	625	3	Cheryl Svenson	United States	345,000	14
Bally's	625	4	Kenneth Omalley	United States	925,000	39
Bally's	625	5	Thomas Coan	United States	1,490,000	62
Bally's	625	6	Richard Lewis (WA)	United States	280,000	12
Bally's	625	7	Evan Teitelbaum	United States	1,150,000	48
Bally's	625	8	Stuart Taylor	Canada	330,000	14
Bally's	625	9	John Hartmann	United States	990,000	41

Bally's	626	1	Hans Zarfl	Germany	360,000	15
Bally's	626	2	Alexander Hill	United States	1,185,000	49
Bally's	626	3	George Nino	United States	745,000	31
Bally's	626	4	Brian Topp	United States	345,000	14
Bally's	626	5	Ricardo Padilla	United States	900,000	38
Bally's	626	6	Darrell Vancleave	United States	140,000	6
Bally's	626	7	Rommel Liscano	United States	540,000	23
Bally's	626	8	Kirk Spano	United States	530,000	22
Bally's	626	9	Carl Lee	United States	715,000	30

Bally's	627	1	Marsha Anne Wolak	United States	560,000	23
Bally's	627	2	Mohammad Berenji-Nataj	United States	495,000	21
Bally's	627	3	James Kennedy	United States	385,000	16
Bally's	627	4	Carl Masters	United States	910,000	38
Bally's	627	5	William Flippen	United States	1,430,000	60
Bally's	627	6	Shawn Rice	United States	675,000	28
Bally's	627	7	Steven Himebaugh	United States	255,000	11
Bally's	627	8	Michael Botwin	United States	1,170,000	49
Bally's	627	9	Patrick Martorella	United States	355,000	15

Bally's	628	1	Valerii Lubenets	Ukraine	2,810,000	117
Bally's	628	2	Kathy Liebert	United States	635,000	26
Bally's	628	3	Clifford Snuffer	United States	659,000	27
Bally's	628	4	James Moran	United States	725,000	30
Bally's	628	5	Pin Jiang	United States	375,000	16
Bally's	628	6	Joseph Dagostino	United States	675,000	28
Bally's	628	7	Carol Fuchs	United States	640,000	27
Bally's	628	8	Julia Mcbride	United States	565,000	24
Bally's	628	9	Robert Wicks	United States	301,000	13

06-24-2022 22:16 UTC-8

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Matt O'Halloran

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Sarnoff	3,155,000 2,055,000	2,055,000

Valerii Lubenets	2,810,000 2,584,500	2,584,500
Jan Pettersson	2,600,000 2,055,000	2,055,000
Mike Landers	1,995,000 1,869,000	1,869,000
Patricia Devine	1,935,000 -165,000	-165,000
James Clarke	1,920,000 20,000	20,000
Keith Littlewood	1,802,500 972,500	972,500
Jeffrey Sims	1,725,000 1,637,000	1,637,000
Andres Korn	1,710,000 1,595,000	1,595,000

Michael Campitelli	1,650,000 1,571,000	1,571,000
Orlando Barrera	1,625,000 775,000	775,000
Nicholas Dileo	1,500,000 600,000	600,000
Thomas Coan	1,490,000 1,376,500	1,376,500
William Flippen	1,430,000 1,356,000	1,356,000
Brian Mckay	1,425,000 1,263,500	1,263,500
Paul Balzano	1,400,000 470,000	470,000
Keith Block	1,335,000 1,248,500	1,248,500
William Chevrie	1,285,000 1,056,500	1,056,500
Mark Pett	1,275,000 1,104,500	1,104,500
Eric Sunde	1,270,000
Luca Dal Cerro	1,250,000 400,000	400,000
Herman Reynolds	1,200,000 907,500	907,500
Alexander Hill	1,185,000 -115,000	-115,000
Michael Botwin	1,170,000 -110,000	-110,000
Joseph Ogrady	1,165,000 640,000	640,000

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06-24-2022 22:01 UTC-8

Blumenfield's Ace-Queen Stuns Ace-King

blaisebourgeois

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Neil Blumenfield, who finished third in the 2015 WSOP Main Event, opened from the cutoff and the small blind three-bet. Blumenfield shoved and the small blind called, resulting in a pot of 625,000 in the middle with Blumenfield covered.

Neil Blumenfield:
Small Blind:

Blumenfield was far behind and was drawing to just three outs on the flop.

However, Blumenfield was able to find the on the turn, which had his opponent visibly and verbally fuming.

The completed the board and Blumenfield was given a second chance in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Blumenfield	625,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Neil Blumenfield

06-24-2022 21:51 UTC-8

Covert Doubles Up on Small Pair

Matt O'Halloran

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The preflop action folded around to Ron Covert in the hijack. He moved all in for 300,000, and got one caller from the button, who had him covered.

Ron Covert:
Button:

Covert was behind, but that changed quickly when the flop gave him top pair and a gutshot. "That's good for you," Kathy Liebert told him from the seat directly to his right. The turn changed nothing, as did the river.

Covert let out a loud "YES!" as the river hit the table, before raking in the pot and doubling his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Covert	650,000

Tags: Ron Covert Kathy Liebert

06-24-2022 21:44 UTC-8

Hagar Wins The Flip; Hill Made A Good Laydown

veunstyle72

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After a raise to 55,000 from Alexander Hill in early position, David Hoote announced all in for 235,000 in middle position. It was Danny Hagar's turn to act and he quickly announced all in for almost 800,000.

Alexander Hill thought about it for a moment before folding face up, revealing . Then it was to showdown for the two all-in players.

David Hoote:
Danny Hagar:

The dealer brought a board on the table and Hoote lost the race. He's eliminated while Danny Hagar is now sitting over a million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Hill	1,300,000 990,000	990,000
Danny Hagar	1,165,000 1,078,000	1,078,000
David Hoote	Busted

Tags: Alexander Hill Danny Hagar David Hoote

06-24-2022 21:30 UTC-8

Burri Finally Got Weinstein

veunstyle72

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Erika Weinstein is part of the last eliminations. Her last hand, she played it with only 100,000 chips in front of her. Thomas Burri called to try for the knock-out.

Erika Weinstein:
Thomas Burri:

The board came and Weinstein could not do anything, she was eliminated.

"But the big pot came earlier, against this same player. I had ace-queen, I raised to 4,800 and he moved all in for 260,000. I finally called, he had ace-jack and hit a jack! After that, I survived as long as I could", she commented.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Burri	1,000,000 400,000	400,000
Erika Weinstein	Busted

Tags: Erika Weinstein Thomas Burri

06-24-2022 21:27 UTC-8

Ives Scores Huge Double Knockout

blaisebourgeois

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

We caught the action with three players, including David Ives who covered his two opponents. One player had over 400,000 in chips while the other had around 300,000.

Opponent 1:
Opponent 2:
David Ives: