WSOP -- Michael Davis Wins Seniors Event

Michael Davis won the largest seniors no-limit hold’em poker tournament in history when he took home a gold bracelet in event No. 43 at the 2009 World Series of Poker on June 24. The 2,707 players that entered the 2009 $1,000 seniors no-limit hold’em world championship made it the largest seniors event on record. The total prize pool for the event was also a record ($2,463,700).

Davis walked away with $437,258 and a gold bracelet for the win. The top 270 players walked away with prize money in the event. The previous record for the largest seniors event was set last year, when 2,218 players entered the tournament. The year-over-year growth is 22 percent.

Here are the final results:

1. Michael Davis – $437,358
2. Scott Buller – $268,507
3. Barry Bounds – $179,210
4. Michael Morusty – $126,863
5. Charles Simon – $95,332
6. Dan DeLatorre – $76,118
7. Art Duncan – $64,047
8. Richard McCall – $56,903
9. Robert Beck – $53,208

Here are the elimination hands from the final table, as featured in CardPlayer.com’s live updates:

Robert Beck Eliminated in Ninth Place ($53,208)

Robert Beck and Michael Morusty took a flop of J 8 6. Morusty bet out 90,000 and Beck moved all in, which was instantly called by Morusty.

Morusty showed 6 6, good for a set of sixes and Beck held K J, flopping top pair. The turn was the 9, meaning that Beck was drawing dead and was eliminated.

Richard McCall Eliminated in Eighth Place ($56,908)

On a flop of Q 7 2, Richard McCall moved the last of his chips in and was called by Dan DeLatorre, who showed K J, showing that he flopped a flush and was miles ahead of the Q J that was held by McCall.

The turn was the K, which left McCall drawing dead and eliminated in eighth place. McCall earned $56,908 for his deep run in the tournament.

Art Duncan eliminated in Seventh Place ($64,047)

Charles Simon raised to 90,000 and Art Duncan moved all in. Simon made the call and they tabled their hands.

Simon showed K Q and was ahead of the K J of Duncan. The board ran out A Q 6 9 9, keeping Simon in the lead and eliminating Duncan in seventh place.

Dan DeLatorre Eliminated in Sixth Place ($76,118)

Dan DeLatorre raised all in for 585,000 under the gun and Michael Morusty made the call. Their cards:

Morusty: K K
DeLatorre: Q 4

Board: 8 3 2 6 8

DeLatorre was eliminated in sixth place and Morusty held 1,725,000 after the hand.

Charles Simon Eliminated in Fifth Place ($95,332)

Scott Buller raised to 200,000 under the gun and Charles Simon reraised all in from the small blind. Buller made the call. Their cards:

Buller: A K
Simon: A Q

Board: J 6 2 K 9

Simon was eliminated in fifth place and Buller grew his stack to 3,950,000.

Michael Morusty Eliminated in Fourth Place ($126,863)

Scott Buller raised to 150,000 under the gun and Michael Morusty reraised. Buller quickly moved all in and Morusty made the all-in call. Their cards:

Buller: A K
Morusty: A A

Board: K 8 3 4 7

Buller made an ace-high flush and Morusty was eliminated in fourth place. Buller grew his stack to 5.8 million.

Barry Bounds Eliminated in Third Place ($179,210)

Michael Davis raised to 360,000 from the button and Barry Bounds reraised all in from the big blind. Davis made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Davis: A Q
Bounds: A 6

Board: 7 4 2 5 8

Davis won the hand with a flush and Bounds was eliminated in third place. Davis held 2,780,000 after the hand.

Michael Davis Wins Event No. 43 ($437,358)

Scott Buller raised to 175,000 from the button and Michael Davis reraised to 600,000. Buller reraised all in and Davis made the call. Their cards:

Buller: A J
Davis: A 9

Board: 5 4 3 9 4

Davis hit a 9 on the turn to win the hand and the tournament. He was awarded $437,358 and a gold bracelet. Buller was awarded $268,507 for his second-place finish.

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