It took nearly 18 hours for the Seniors to decide a winner tonight. With 519 entries, there were 78 paid spots. I was busy for most of this one, watching the final Day of the Mini Main Event, so I wasn’t able to catch much of the action until they were three-handed.
With the action three ways, Graham Lupton was the first to go. Angelo Gambrelis was the leader when I got to the table, but Lupton doubled through him shortly after to take the lead. Gambrelis then lost another hand to runner-up Wayne Gair, doubling Gair up to near Lupton while leaving the eventual winner on about 700k with the big blind at 150k.
The players took a break with Lupton and Gair on about 4.5 million each, though Lupton was a bit ahead, while Gambrelis was the short stack. He found a huge double to stay alive through Lupton, however, when the money went in with Lupton drawing to hearts, but Gambrelis on the best hand with ace-high and a gutshot to Broadway. Lupton turned more outs to a straight, but ultimately bricked the lot to leave Gambrelis’ ace-high best.
Lupton then called off a shove from Gambrelis with ace-four, but ran into pocket sevens. He couldn’t spike an ace and ended his run in third place. That sent Gambrelis to the lead for heads up against Wayne Gair.
Heads up finished a bit after 4 AM, and all four aces in the deck figured in the hand. Gambrelis limped the button, then snapped it off when Gair shoved. Gair had a decent holding for heads up with ace-eight, but he ran into the rockets for Gambrelis. An ace on the flop pretty much sealed it for Gambrelis, and Gair had to settle for second place tonight.
Top Ten Results from Seniors
See the Payouts tab for a look at the full prize list from today’s Seniors game.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Angelo Gambrelis | $33,728 |
| 2 | Wayne Gair | $22,461 |
| 3 | Graham Lupton | $15,511 |
| 4 | Eric Kettner | $10,913 |
| 5 | Allan Hobbins | $7,824 |
| 6 | Cameron Mcarthur | $5,718 |
| 7 | Jack Wong | $4,262 |
| 8 | Steven Labelle | $3,241 |
| 9 | Cliff Green | $2,516 |
| 10 | Brent Bibby | $1,994 |
