2018 World Series of Poker Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Coconut Creek, Florida Event 12 – Seniors Event $250 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry $25,000 Guaranteed Entries: 312 Prize Pool: $62,400 February 18, 2018
The Seniors Event is a special tournament on any schedule and the World Series of Poker Circuit version drew a huge crowd as expected. More than 300 of our 50-year-old-plus grinders made their way to The Pavilion this morning and it was Stax Poker regular Amir Baron walking away with the title.
The 312 entries in the $250 buy-in tournament easily doubled the $25,000 guaranteed prize pool to put $62,400 up for grabs. It paid out the last 33 players and they burst the money bubble soon after their dinner break.
The final table included some talented players and colorful characters including Evan Teitelbaum, Elliott Zaydman, and Marvin “Duckman” Karlins. The pace slowed once they reached four-handed play with Steve Novak and Errol Rosen exiting to set up the heads-up battle.
After more than 13 hours in The Pavilion, Baron defeated Teitelbaum for the title and another nice score for the popular local. This finish goes along with more than a dozen final table appearances in the regular Stax Poker Monday $130 Deep Stacks tournament and his fourth career tournament win. Baron earned $14,665 for the long day’s work along with a shiny new ring.
Seniors Event results:
1st: Amir Baron – $14,665 + Gold ring 2nd: Evan Teitelbaum – $9,067 3rd: Errol Rosen – $6,585 4th: Steve Novak – $4,864 5th: Roy Cohen – $3,652 6th: Marvin “Duckman” Karvins – $2,785 7th: Jeffrey Niedelman – $2,157 8th: Howard Becks – $1,696 9th: Elliott Zaydman – $1,353 10th: Wayne Lowenthal – $1,096 11th: Jeff Kessler – $1,096 12th: Jerry Zehr – $1,096 13th: Craig Stein – $901 14th: Spencer Liebmann – $901 15th: Michael Harley – $901 16th: Pasquale Calabria – $751 17th: Ory Hen – $751 18th: Marc Sacheli – $751 19th: Angelo Miele – $635 20th: Steven Stout – $635 21st: Christine Holubeck– $635 22nd: William Smith – $545 23rd: James Crim – $545 24th: Robert Caswell – $545 25th: Jill Fiorentino – $474 26th: Bruce Phillips – $474 27th: Matthew Lessor – $474 28th: Trent Smith – $417 29th: Scott Livingston – $417 30th: Paul Gold – $417 31st: Dean Schultz – $373 32nd: Gerald Panariello – $373 33rd: George Davis – $373
$250 Seniors Event (Re-Entry) $25,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 312
The Seniors Event continued on its quick pace and hit the final table after Jeff Kessler was eliminated in 11th place. Jeff Nieldman leads with several short stacks needing to make a move.
$250 Seniors Event (Re-Entry) $25,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 18 of 312
Jeff Kessler sits among the last 18 Seniors Event players
While the Main Event was on their dinner break, we took a look at the Seniors Event. They are down to two tables and working their way towards the eventual champ later this evening.
Results 19th through 33rd:
19th: Angelo Miele – $635 20th: Steven Stout – $635 21st: Christine Holubeck– $635 22nd: William Smith – $545 23rd: James Crim – $545 24th: Robert Caswell – $545 25th: Jill Fiorentino – $474 26th: Bruce Phillips – $474 27th: Matthew Lessor – $474 28th: Trent Smith – $417 29th: Scott Livingston – $417 30th: Paul Gold – $417 31st: Dean Schultz – $373 32nd: Gerald Panariello – $373 33rd: George Davis – $373
$250 Seniors Event (Re-Entry) $25,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 100 of 312
Registration is closed in today’s 10am Seniors Event with a final field of 312 entries. That figure easily bested the tournament’s $25,000 guarantee as the final prize pool hit $62,400. The top 33 finish in the money with a min-payday of $373. In addition to a gold ring, the champion earns $14,665.
Details:
2018 World Series of Poker Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Coconut Creek, Florida Event 12 – Seniors Event $250 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry Entries: 312 Prize Pool: $62,400 February 18, 2018
The seniors are in their seats bright and early at the strike of 10am and the World Series of Poker Circuit Seniors Event is underway at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The tournament features a $250 buy-in and is open to players aged 50 years or older. There’s a $25,000 guarantee and the champion is slated to earn the majority of the kiddie along with the Circuit’s token prize, a gold ring.
Here are the details:
10AM: Event 12 – $250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
Eligible for players 50 years and older
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
With Day 2 of the Main Event going at 12pm, much of our live reporting efforts will be concentrated there. As far as the Seniors, we’ll provide the prize pool and payouts, the 10-handed final table seating chart as well as a final report, a winner photo and the final results after it concludes.
Final report for Event 12 which finished Thursday at about 2:30am
2016 Coco Poker Open Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Coconut Creek, FL Event #12 $130 No Limit Hold’em Entries: 258 Prize Pool: $30,000 September 28, 2016
Thomas Millward
Chip leader Thomas Millward earned the top spot in last night’s $130 buy-in, $30,000 guaranteed Coco Poker Open Event 12. The tournament drew a tough field of 258 entries and played out over the course of about eight hours before the final four players agreed to a chop. Millward and his pile of chips went home with $5,500 while Vito Polera and Peter Chin each pocketed $4,750 and short stack John Holley earned $3,945.
Millward is a 52-year-old sales manager from Boca Raton. His tournament resume is modest, but boasts a handful of cashes in the South Florida region. The $5,500 score in Event 12 marks his largest reported in-the-money finish to date.
The late stages of play in the $130 were headlined by Rafael Indriago Salazar. Salazar has played four events this series and final tabled each of them. He followed up a victory in Event 2 with a runner-up finish in Event 7 and an 8th-place finish in Event 8. He kept the hot streak going in Event 12, but was eliminated shy of a second title. He ended up busting 5th good for a $1,710 score.
In addition to his prize money, Salazar has been rewarded with the Coco Poker Open leaderboard points lead. The 15-tournament race awards points for all entries and bonus points for tournament buy-in, field size and place finished. Following the conclusion of the Coco Poker Open, the top 10 points earners pocket prizes with the leader earning a $1,200 bonus.
There was some talk of chop early in Event 12, but with nine players remaining nothing materialized. It wasn’t until Salazar’s 5th-place finish that Millward and Holley — somewhat reluctantly — agreed to a deal shortly after 2:30am. Millward’s $5,500 score amounts to hourly earnings of just under $650 an hour. Not a bad haul for Wednesday night’s work.
Event 12 final results:
1st: Thomas Millward – $5,500 2nd: Vito Polera – $4,750 3rd: Peter Chin – $4,750 4th: John Holley – $3,945 5th: Rafael Indriago Salazar – $1,710 6th: Barry Price – $1,320 7th: Andrew Turzak – $1,020 8th: Misty Abeln – $750 9th: David Jalava – $540 10th: Evan Dollinger – $420 11th: Howard Goodsite – $420 12th: Robert Transue – $420 13th: George Davila – $360 14th: Wanlop Phonphornwithoon – $360 15th: Tomislav Krizanic – $360 16th: Rinat Haviv – $315 17th: Lance Goldenberg – $315 18th: James Oliver – $315 19th: Marc Zeitlin – $270 20th: Jill Rukeyser – $270 21st: Mark Carattini – $270 22nd: Albert Efremoff – $270 23rd: David Poces – $270 24th: Steve Raeman – $270 25th: Monroe Collins – $270 26th: Marc Levy – $270 27th: James Salmon – $270
$130 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 23: 15,000/30,000/3,000 Ante Total Entries: 4 of 258
Thomas Millward
Moments after Rafael Indriago Salazar’s 5th-place finish, the final four agreed to a deal. Chip leader Thomas Millward pocketed $5,500 while Vito Polera and Peter Chin each earned $4,750. Short stack John Holley rounded out the payouts with a $3,945 cash.
$130 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry) Level 23: 15,000/30,000/3,000 Ante Total Entries: 4 of 258
Rafael Indriago Salazar
Rafael Indriago Salazar was eliminated in 5th place earning $1,170. The deep run marks his fourth final table of the series and adds to his Coco Poker Open points lead. Just three points-eligible events remain and Salazar is in good position to pocket the contest’s $1,200 top prize.
Updated 10-handed final table results:
5th: Rafael Indriago Salazar – $1,710 6th: Barry Price – $1,320 7th: Andrew Turzak – $1,020 8th: Misty Abeln – $750 9th: David Jalava – $540 10th: Evan Dollinger – $420
