Lee Davy brings you all the news, minus the views, on the 28th day of the 46th Annual World Series of Poker, including a Super Seniors victory for Jon Andlovec, and a few Brits looking for their second piece of gold.
70-year old Jon Andlovec came to the 46th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the hope that he would get lucky, and earn enough money to be able to contribute to his daughter’s wedding. He has done much more than that. He returns home with $262, 220. That’s a lot of confetti.
Jon Andlovec outlasted 1,532 other players in Event #43: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em. It was the first time the WSOP had held the 65+ event, and it’s proven to be a great success. Jack Effel had to make a few tweaks to the structure, namely giving the players more breaks to relieve those dodgy bladders, but in the main the players enjoyed the experience. There wasn’t a hoodie in sight.
171 places were paid a portion of the $1.3m prize pool, and the vast amount went to Andlovec. Incredibly, this was his fourth WSOP cash of his life, and all of them had been final table appearances. He defeated two-time bracelet winner, Rod Pardey, in heads-up action to end the three day experience as the victor.