2012 World Series of Poker

Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$603,713
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,715,200
Entries
4,128
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship

Day 4 Completed

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Wins Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($603,713)!

Level 34 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman has done it, winning Event 29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship for over $600,000 and her first-ever World Series of Poker gold bracelet. She bested a record-setting field of 4,128 players to claim the title and will forever be remember in the poker history books.

Coming into the extended Day 4, Shulman was dead last in chips. She battled hard, though, and found some timely double ups to keep her in the game. Even when she got down to heads-up play against Dennis Phillips, there was a point when Shulman was down about five-to-one in chips. She kept fighting and also got a little lucky with a runner-runner straight to get the momentum back on her side, but who said a little luck wasn't a part of poker?

Upon winning, Shulman congratulated everyone, especially Phillips. She mentioned she knew he was a better player than her, but in the end she made it work. For his runner-up finish, Phillips earned over $370,000.

Final Table Payouts

PlacePlayerPrize
1Allyn Jaffrey Shulman$603,713
2Dennis Phillips$372,895
3Bob Phelps$270,727
4Hoyt Corkins$199,023
5William Stabler$147,605
6Stuart Spear$110,416
7William Thomson$83,332
8Martin Fitzmaurice$63,418
9Harold Lilie$48,669

Congratulations to the newest bracelet winner of 2012, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, but that doesn't mean things end here. PokerNews has plenty more WSOP coverage going on, so stay tuned to our Live Reporting pages for all of the updates.

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Dennis Phillips Eliminated in 2nd Place ($372,895)

Dennis Phillips - 2nd Place
Dennis Phillips - 2nd Place

The two players were quickly all in. Dennis Phillips held the {A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and was dominated by the {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for Allyn Jaffrey Shulman.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Shulman took a big lead now with her pair of tens. The turn was the {5-Hearts} and river {J-Hearts}. The chips were so close that a final count of both stacks had to be done. At the official count, Shulman had the most chips and that officially ended things with Phillips in second place.

For his runner-up finish, Phillips earned $372,895 while the newest gold bracelet winner was crowned.

Player Chips Progress
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman us
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
12,390,000
7,590,000
7,590,000
Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
Busted

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Shulman Doubles Back in Dramatic Fashion

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman survives an all in
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman survives an all in

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman moved all in and Dennis Phillips made the call. He held the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} and Shulman the {K-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

The flop came down {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and the queens stayed in front for Phillips. The turn was the {5-Spades}, which left Shulman needing a king or a seven on the river to stay alive.

The river nailed the {7-Hearts} on the board and Shulman had spiked her straight to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
7,590,000
-2,450,000
-2,450,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman us
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
4,800,000
2,450,000
2,450,000

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Big Double for Phillips

On the button, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 620,000. Dennis Phillips reraised all in from the big blind for 4.98 million and Shulman quickly called.

Shulman held the {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Phillips' {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. The two stood together in the middle of the table to watch the action with an arm around each other. The flop, turn and river ran out {Q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Phillips doubled up.

They gave a hug and then went back to their seats, with Phillips now in a commanding chip position.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
10,040,000
5,040,000
5,040,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman us
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
2,350,000
-5,040,000
-5,040,000

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Chop It Up

Level 34 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Dennis Phillips and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Dennis Phillips and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 620,000 on the button and Dennis Phillips called from the big blind to see the flop come down {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Phillips moved all in and Shulman quickly called.

Phillips: {Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Shulman: {Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and river the {10-Diamonds}, forcing the two players to chop up the pot.

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Level: 34

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 40,000