When the floor finally called the hand dead, the dealer pushed the pot to Garner and Dan DeLatorre looked up confused, expecting that the chips should be going his way. He was even more surprised to find that the clock had been called on him, as he was first to act in the hand.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 43 - $1,000 Seniors World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
When the floor finally called the hand dead, the dealer pushed the pot to Garner and Dan DeLatorre looked up confused, expecting that the chips should be going his way. He was even more surprised to find that the clock had been called on him, as he was first to act in the hand.
Showdown
Schwartz:
Bennett:
The flop came down , landing top pair for Schwartz, but also giving Bennett a set. The turn was the and did give Schwartz some outs to a flush. The river nailed that flush with the and doubled Schwartz up to about 375,000. Bennett dropped to 150,000.
Davis:
Thomas:
A board of gave both players a full house, but Davis' was better and he increased his stack to nearly 300,000.
Morusty was able to flop a queen and pull in the lead. He did need to sweat it out though, as the flop was all hearts. The player with the ace of hearts pleaded for a fourth heart, but it never came.
Morusty is now sitting with over 260,000 chips and looking to go deeper in the event.
The river was the and prompted a bet of 100,000 from Garshofsky. Simon folded and Garshofsky showed . McCormick held and was eliminated in 28th place.
The final 27 players will now redraw to three tables.
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The staff accommodated the players last night by letting them leave a little earlier than 3:00 AM. That should help the players get some extra rest and be ready to finish out the long grind today. Whether it be skill or luck, one player will come out on top at the end of the day and claim the gold bracelet. Along with the bracelet will come over $430,000 in prize money!
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