Day 1 Of Event #39: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Begins Today
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #39: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em which is slated to begin today at 10 a.m. local time. This tournament has an age requirement of at least 60-years-old and is sure to attract a field of finely aged poker talent.
Defending Champ Farhintaj Bonyadi is definitely one to watch for. Last year, Bonyadi outlasted a whopping 2,191 entries, but what is more impressive is she went into the heads-up facing a 4.5:1 chip deficit, but that didn’t stop her from fighting back and eventually triumphing in the 2018 $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em event for $311,451.
The Back-To-Back Champion
Another player to watch during this event is none other than James Moore. After winning the $1,000 Super Seniors event in 2016 and 2017, Moore fell short of accomplishing an extremely rare feat, winning a bracelet three years in a row in the same event. The accomplishment is certainly rare, but in poker, it seems near impossible especially considering today’s massive player fields.
The WSOP Main Event has seen a few repeat champions: Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar, and Johnny Chan. Chan came the closest in the quest for three in a row, losing heads-up to Phil Hellmuth in 1989. With that said, Moore still did something incredible, he won this event back-to-back and took home #230,626 for defeating 1,476 entries in 2016, and outlasting 1,720 entries in 2017 for a $259,230 win. Moore will most certainly be looking to make a deep run this year and could quite possibly take home his third bracelet in this event.
Structure
Action will definitely run much deeper this year as players will be starting with 20,000 in chips, compared to 5,000 in the previous years. Play will start at Level 1 with blinds being 100/100 with each level lasting 60 minutes. Players will receive a 20-minute break after every two blind levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after the sixth level of play. This event allows players one re-entry with late registration open until the beginning of level nine.
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