Blake Bluffington Wins the $2,500 Senior NLHE Event ($191,030)
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 7:44 AM
Blake Bluffington raises to $36,000 and Mike Stonehill makes the call. The flop comes J64 and Stonehill checks. Bluffington bets $50,000 and Stonehill makes the call. The turn is the 7 and Stonehill moves all in. Bluffington calls and shows QQ. Stonehill turns over 98 for an open ended straight draw. The river comes the 7 and Bluffington wins the pot.
Mike Stonehill finishes in second place and earns $98,425.
Blake Bluffington wins the Seniors event, $191,030, the gold bracelet and an entry into the $25,000 WPT Championship.
Jim Flynn Eliminated 3rd ($49,210)
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 7:14 AM
On a flop of 954, Jim Flynn bets $50,000 and Blake Bluffington raises an additional $100,000. Flynn moves all in and Bluffington makes the call. Flynn shows K9 but Bluffington turns over 55 for a set. The turn is the A and the river comes the 8. Bluffington wins the pot and eliminates Flynn in third place.
Mike Stonehill Doubles Up
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 7:01 AM
Blake Bluffington raises to $35,000 and Mike Stonehill makes the call. Jim Flynn then reraises an additional $95,000 and Bluffington folds. Stonehill moves all in for $148,000 total and Flynn makes the call. Stonehill shows QJ and Flynn turns over AK. The board comes 864106 and Stonehill makes a flush to win the pot and double up.
Blind Increase
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 6:53 AM
The blinds have been increased to $6,000-$12,000 with a $2,000 ante.
Jerry Matlock Eliminated 4th ($26,830)
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 6:20 AM
Jerry Matlock gets all in preflop with AK against the QJ of Mike Stonehill. The board comes A103JK and Stonehill makes a straight to win the pot and eliminate Matlock in 3rd place.
Bill Ferrand Eliminated 5th ($20,130)
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 6:17 AM
Bill Ferrand raises to $26,000 and Blake Bluffington moves all in. Ferrand makes the call and shows K4 while Bluffing ton turns over AJ. The board comes 63283 and Bluffington wins the pot, eliminating Ferrand from the tournament.
Jim Flynn Doubles Up
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 6:09 AM
Bill Ferrand raises to $26,000 preflop and Jim Flynn reraises an additional $40,000. Ferrand moves all in and Flynn calls all in for $156,000. Flynn turns over AQ and Ferrand shows 98. The board comes K53610 and Flynn wins the pot to double up.
Blake Bluffington Doubles Up
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 6:05 AM
Blake Bluffington raises to $25,000 from under the gun and Bill Ferrand reraises from the small blind enough to put Bluffington all in. Bluffington calls and shows JJ. Ferrand turns over AQ and the flop comes A65. Ferrand takes the lead with a pair of aces but the turn is the 9 and the river comes the Q. Bluffington catches runner runner flush to win the pot and double up to over $150,000 chips.
What Are the Odds?
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 5:51 AM
Jim Flynn folds under the gun, but as he does, the 5 is accidentally exposed. Blake Bluffington then moves all in for his last $74,000 and it is folded around to Bill Ferrand in the big blind. Ferrand asks again what the exposed card was, then folds 55 face up...
Blind Increase
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 07, 5:45 AM
The blinds have been increased to $4,000-$8,000 with a $1,000 ante.