2019 World Series of Poker

Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$662,594
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,324,400
Entries
5,916
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000

Hands #51-54: Richardson Forces Folds

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Adam Richardson
Adam Richardson

Hand #51: All players folded to Jean-Ren�� Fontaine in the big blind. Fontaine showed {a-}{q-} as he collected the walk.

Hand #52: Adam Richardson bet 1.4 million on the cutoff, and Howard Mash called from the button. The flop came {2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades}, Richardson bet 1.5 million and Mash called.

The turn came the {6-Spades}, Richardson bet 4.5 million and got the fold from Mash.

Hand #53: Howard Mash opened to 1.4 million from the cutoff, and Adam Richardson called on the big blind. The flop came {j-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, and Richardson check-folded to a 1.6 million bet from Mash.

Hand #54: Adam Richardson limped on the small blind, and Howard Mash checked back. The action checked through the flop on a board of {7-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}, bringing the {5-Clubs} turn. Richardson bet 1 million and Mash folded.

Player Chips Progress
James Mcnurlan us
James Mcnurlan
61,300,000
-700,000
-700,000
Adam Richardson us
Adam Richardson
24,900,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Howard Mash us
Howard Mash
17,000,000
14,800,000
14,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jean-Ren¨¦ Fontaine fr
Jean-Ren�� Fontaine
16,200,000
1,300,000
1,300,000

Tags: Adam RichardsonHoward Mash

Hands #49-50: Set of Kings Pays Big for McNurlan

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
James McnurlanAdam Richardson
James McnurlanAdam Richardson

Hand #49: Small blind Jim McNurlan called the extra 300,000, Richardson checked. {8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{3-Spades} McNurley bet 2,500,000, Richardson folded and the turn and the river remain forever a mystery.

Hand #50: After Fontaine folded, McNurlan raised to 2,000,000 pre-flop, called by both Adam Richardson and Howard Mash. The trio checked the {q-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop. The turn {5-Spades} saw Richardson lead out for 2.2 million; McNurlan alone made the call. The river: {8-Spades}. Richardson led for 7,000,000 and McNurlan made a significant raise to 17,000,000. Richardson understandably took some time to call, and when he did so McNurlan showed {k-Clubs}{k-Spades} and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
James Mcnurlan us
James Mcnurlan
62,000,000
23,300,000
23,300,000
Adam Richardson us
Adam Richardson
22,600,000
-21,200,000
-21,200,000

Tags: Adam RichardsonJames McNurlan

Hands #42-48: Mash Chips Away at McNurlan

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
James Mcnurlan
James Mcnurlan

Hand #42: Howard Mash got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #43: Jim McNurlan raised to 3.5 million and took down the blinds.

Hand #44: Howard Mash raised to 2.6 million on the small blind and took down the pot uncontested.

Hand #45: Adam Richardson got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #46: Jim McNurlan raised to 1.2 million on the button, and took down the blinds.

Hand #47: Jim McNurlan limped on the cutoff, Howard Mash called on the small blind, and Jean-Ren�� Fontaine went all in for 13.4 million on the big blind. Both McNurlan and Mash folded.

Hand #48: Howard Mash opened to 2 million on the button, and Jim McNurlan called on the big blind. The flop came {4-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, McNurlan checked and Mash put in a bet for 2.1 million. McNurlan called.

The turn came the {a-Clubs}, McNurlan checked, and Mash bet 4.6 million, getting the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Richardson us
Adam Richardson
43,800,000
12,400,000
12,400,000
James Mcnurlan us
James Mcnurlan
38,700,000
-11,700,000
-11,700,000
Jean-Ren¨¦ Fontaine fr
Jean-Ren�� Fontaine
14,900,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Howard Mash us
Howard Mash
2,200,000
-22,600,000
-22,600,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adam RichardsonHoward MashJames Mcnurlan

Hands #36-41: Short Stack Shoves and Huge Stack Shoves (No Calls)

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Adam Richardson
Adam Richardson

Hand #36: Jean-Ren�� Fontaine moved all in preflop for 12,800,000 small blind on big and Jim McNurlan declined to put him at risk.

Hand #37: Fontaine moved all in again, for a little more now: 14,000,000, uncalled.

Hand #38: Fontaine sat the next one out; small blind Richardson raised to 1,400,000, picking up Mash's big blind and ante.

Hand #39: McNurlan, first to act, made it 2,400,000. Richardson called on the button. Flop: {10-Spades}{j-Spades}{4-Clubs}. McNurlan check-folded to Richardson's bet of 3,000,000.

Hand #40: Mash raised to 1,500,000, called by big blind McNurlan. Both players checked the {9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop, then the {8-Clubs} turn saw McNurlan bet out 3,000,000. There was no further betting on the {a-Diamonds} river and Mash took the pot (cards unseen).

Hand #41: Small blind McNurlan raised to 3,000,000, called by big blind Richardson. The flop came down {9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and it all broke loose. McNurlan led out for 7,000,000 and Richardson raised all in - a mighty shove of 31,700,000 from the only player capable of threatening McNurlan's tournament life. He folded.

Tags: Jean-Ren�� FontaineHoward MashAdam RichardsonJames McNurlan

Level: 37

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

Donald Matusow Eliminated in 5th Place ($170,887)

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Donald Matusow
Donald Matusow

Hand #35: Donald Matusow went all in from the cutoff for 5.93 million, and James McNurlan called from the cutoff.

James Mcnurlan: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Donald Matusow: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

Board: {8-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

McNurlan��s pair of fives held, and Matusow��s run is over in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
James Mcnurlan us
James Mcnurlan
50,400,000
18,900,000
18,900,000
Adam Richardson us
Adam Richardson
31,400,000
-10,300,000
-10,300,000
Howard Mash us
Howard Mash
24,800,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jean-Ren¨¦ Fontaine fr
Jean-Ren�� Fontaine
12,800,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Donald Matusow us
Donald Matusow
Busted

Tags: Donald MatusowJames Mcnurlan

Hands #31-34: Big Stack Battle

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Jean-Ren¨¦ Fontaine
Jean-Ren�� Fontaine

Hand #31: Jean-Ren�� Fontaine raised to 1.25 million from the small blind, and the big blind folded.

Hand #32: Howard Mash raised to 1.3 million on the cutoff, and James McNurlan called on the big blind. The flop came {7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}and both players checked. The turn came the {2-Diamonds}, McNurlan checked and Mash bet 1.5 million, getting the fold.

Hand #33: Donald Matusow went all in for 4.43 million from the button, and all other players folded.

Hand #34: James McNurlan raised to 1.8 million on the button, Adam Richardson three-bet to 4.6 million from the small blind, McNurlan four-bet to 10.3 million and Richardson called. The flop came {3-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}, Richardson checked and McNurland went all in for his last 21.2 million. Richardson folded in this battle of the big stacks.

Tags: Adam RichardsonDonald MatusowHoward MashJames Mcnurlan

Hands #27-30: It Folds to the Blinds Four Hands in a Row

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Donald Matusow
Donald Matusow

Hand #27: It folded to the blinds, where Donald Matusow raised to 1,350,000 and Jim McNurlan called. On a flop of {j-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds} Matusow bet out: 2,000,000. McNurlan wasted little time in raising to 7,680,000 and Matusow let it go.

Hand #28: Another fold to the blinds, and beyond - Adam Richardson auto-won with a walk.

Hand #29: Richardson limped his small blind, Mash checked his option. They checked down the whole board which ran out {3-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} {k-Clubs} {3-Clubs} and Mash tabled ten-high to win the pot.

Hand #30: The folding-to-sb-trend continued. Mash completed to 500,000, Jean-Ren�� Fontaine checked. On a flop of {7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} Mash bet 800,000 and Fontaine called. Similar action occurred on the {j-Diamonds} turn: Mash bet 1,400,000 and got a call. Both players checked the {k-Clubs} river Mash tabling {k-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Fontaine a surprise two red queens, losing to Mash's pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Richardson us
Adam Richardson
41,700,000
-2,600,000
-2,600,000
James Mcnurlan us
James Mcnurlan
31,500,000
-300,000
-300,000
Howard Mash us
Howard Mash
26,300,000
8,100,000
8,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jean-Ren¨¦ Fontaine fr
Jean-Ren�� Fontaine
14,000,000
-2,200,000
-2,200,000
Donald Matusow us
Donald Matusow
5,900,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000

Tags: Adam RichardsonDonald MatusowHoward Mash

Hands #22-26: Lots of Folding

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Jean-Ren¨¦ Fontaine
Jean-Ren�� Fontaine

Hand #22: Jean-Ren�� Fontaine raised to 2.3 million from the button, and both blinds folded.

Hand #23: James Mcnurlan raised to 1.5 million from the small blind, and Adam Richardson called from the big blind. The action checked down on all three streets on a board of {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and McNurland took down the pot, showing {k-Spades}{5-Spades}.

Hand #24: James Mcnurlan raised to 1.7 button, and all other players folded.

Hand #25: Jean-Ren�� Fontaine got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #26: James Mcnurlan raised to 1.1 million and all other players folded.

Tags: Adam RichardsonJames Mcnurlan

Hands #19-21: Limps, Three-bets and Checked Straights

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Howard Mash
Howard Mash

Hand #19: Five-handed action commenced with a raise from Adam Richardson to 1,100,000, called by Howard Mash in the big blind. Mash checked the {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop and Richardson bet 700,000. Mash called again. The turn: {3-Clubs}. Mash led out for 1,500,000 and Richardson folded.

Hand #20: Jim McNurlan opened to 1,300,000, called by Richardson on the button. Small blind Mash raised to 3,600,000 prompting two quickish folds. Mash picked up nearly 3 million chips with that one three-bet.

Hand #21: Richardson limped the sb for 500,000, Donald Matusow checked his option. The flop came down {4-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} and saw a check from Matusow and a bet of 600,000 from Richardson. Matusow made the call for a {9-Diamonds} turn. Betting dried up at this juncture, with checks here and on the {6-Spades} river. Matusow tabled {10-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for a straight and took the pot.

Tags: Adam RichardsonDonald MatusowHoward Mash