Michael Davis Poker Tournament Updates

Event No. 34 ($1,000 seniors no-limit hold’em world championship) Begins at Noon on Friday

Jun 18, '10

Event No. 34 ($1,000 seniors no-limit hold’em world championship) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at noon PDT on Friday, June 18. Players will begin with 3,000 in tournament chips and blinds will begin at 25-25. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 6 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Friday, June 18, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels)
Saturday, June 19, 2:30 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels)
Sunday, June 20, 2:30 p.m.: Final Table

In 2009 this event attracted 2,707 players and the tournament was won by Michael Davis, who took home $437,358 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play each day for this event.

Player Tags: Michael Davis

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

Jun 24, '09

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: AJ
Davis: A9

Board: 54394

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.

Player Tags: Scott Buller,   Michael Davis

Final Table Update: Down to Heads Up

Jun 24, '09

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,707

Chip Counts:

1. Scott Buller — 5,800,000
2. Michael Davis — 2,870,000

Average Chip Count: 4,060,500

Notable Eliminations:

6. Dan DeLatorre – $76,118
5. Charles Simon – $95,332
4. Michael Morutsy – $126,863
3. Barry Bounds – $179,210

Elimination Hands:

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:

Morutsy: KK
DeLatorre: Q4

Board: 83268

DeLatorre was eliminated in sixth place and Morutsy 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: AK
Simon: AQ

Board: J62K9

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

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

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

Buller: AK
Morutsy: AA

Board: K8347

Buller made an ace-high flush and Morutsy 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: AQ
Bounds: A6

Board: 74258

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

Player Tags: Scott Buller,   Barry Bounds,   Michael Davis