2012 WSOP: DAY 22 RECAP - SHULMAN SHOWS THE BOYS HOW IT'S DONE

EVENT #29 |
1K NLH SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP |
4,128 ENTRIES | 3.71M PRIZEPOOL

A record-breaking 4,128 players aged 50 and older invaded the Rio on Saturday, making it the biggest single Day 1 event ever, IN THE WORLD! Great job to our Seniors representing!

Our final table was focused on two familiar faces as former WSOP November Niner Dennis Phillips (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-319th) and two-time WSOP bracelet winner / two-time WPT Champion Hoyt Corkins (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-581th) were hoping to scoop their first Seniors title.

But Allyn Jaffrey Shulman (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-154th) would pull a fast one on the duo. After husband Barry and son Jeff both final tabled earlier this Series, Shulman did one better, defeating Phillips heads-up and winning the Seniors title, picking up her first WSOP bracelet!

Allyn is now one behind Barry but has the upper hand on Jeff, who was himself a November Niner a few years when Joe Cada won the Main Event and Phil Ivey final tabled.

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FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (USD) 1 Allyn Jaffrey Shulman $603,713 2 Dennis Phillips $372,895 3 Bob Phelps $270,727 4 Hoyt Corkins $199,023 5 Bill Stabler $147,605 6 Stuart Spear $110,416 7 William Thomson $83,332 8 Martin Fitzmaurice $63,418 9 Harold Lilie $48,669 RELATED POSTS > ADAMS MAKES IT 3 FOR CANADA > SCHWARTZ WINS IN OT > SCOTT GETS HIS DUE > MEINDERS WINS ON DAY 19 > CASSIDY-NGUYEN GO TO EXTRAS > CHARETTE DOES ONE BETTER > OHEL/LAZER HEADS-UP! > GATHY'S THE COMEBACK KID > SCHOLL LIMIT CHAMPION > GOLDKING WINS 1ST BRACELET > THE LEGEND GROWS - HELLMUTH'S 12TH > LET HIM BE FRANK > MATROS MAKES IT 3 IN 3 > FRIEDMAN DENIES BRUNSON > HASTINGS WINS ON DAY 12 > VAN DER FLUIT WINS FIRST > MAKE IT TWO FOR MONNETTE > CAZALS, MAD MARVIN MOVE UP > BLOCH WINS BRACELET

PTPR PREMIER EVENT 2012 World Series of Poker Event #29 : 1K NLH SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP June 15-18, 2012 Rio All-Suite Hotel | Las Vegas Buy-in: $1,000 | Prizepool: $3,715,200 Entries: 4,128 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION ALLYN JAFFREY SHULMAN 75 DENNIS PHILLIPS 40 BOB PHELPS 25 HOYT CORKINS 15 WILLIAM STABLER 10 STUART SPEAR 8 WILLIAM THOMSON 5 MARTIN FITZMAURICE 5 HAROLD LILIE 5

PTPR JANUARY LOOK-AHEAD: OFF-SEASON IS OVER, OFF TO PCA, AUSSIE MILLIONS, EPT DEAUVILLE AND SO MANY OTHERS

PHOTO CREDIT: POKERSTARS.com

Ain't no rest for the wicked. After a few weeks off for the holiday "off-season", the poker circuit opens up it's 2011 season with a boatload of events, including the first the first four PTPR Premier events of the new season.


PCA - POKERSTARS CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE (NAPT)
We start the season off with one of the crown jewels of poker, the Pokerstars Caribbean Advenute from the beautiful Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas. Both Harrison Gimbel and William Reynolds will look to defend major titles at the PCA.

AUSSIE MILLIONS
Once your PCA dreams are crushed, you may be heading down under for another big event of the season - the Aussie Millions. One of the only major events left that is not associated to any type of tour. Tyron Krost won last year's Main Event - the same event where Sorel Mizzi scored 52 points.

WPT SOUTHERN POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
The WPT opens it's 2011 season by visiting Biloxi, Mississippi where Hoyt Corkins will be defending his WPT Souther Poker Championship title.

EPT DEAUVILLE
The EPT will also name it's first champion of the season at EPT Deauville in France. Rising star Jake Cody, winner of this event as well as the WPT London event last year, will look to defend his title.

LAPC MILLION DOLLAR TOURNEY
The WPT Los Angeles Poker Championship won't name a Main Event winner until March BUT - the series' opening event guarantees a Million Dollar prize pool again this season and, with a buy-in under $400, it is sure to bring in an insane number of participants.

WSOP CIRCUIT CHOCTAW
Oklahoma will welcome the revamped World Series of Poker Circuit starting January 6. The udpated WSOPC has been a fair success early in it's rebirth.

OTHER TOURNAMENTS IN JANURAY
- Beautiful Niagara Falls will host the Fallsview Poker Classic - which featured Gavin Smith as one of it's event winners last season

- The Philippines will play host to the Asian Poker Tour Cebu stop

- Later this month, Chad Brown will host the No Limit Championship in Florida again this year, with a 5K Main Event

- The Partouche Poker Tour starts the year at le Lyon Vert in France

- Senegal will host the Dakar Poker Tour

- The Merit Poker Winterfest is back in Cyprus

- Poker Grand Prix Grand Final, Italy

- Marrakech Poker Open, Morocco

- CAPT Seefeld, UK

- Dom Classics, Netherlands (possible Marcel Bjerkmann sighting?)

- Ladbrokes Poker Cruise IV



Should be a great start to the season!

COMING TO AN END AT FOXWOODS : MARCHESE CRIPPLES CORKINS

Play has concluded for the night at the WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals ... chip leader Hoyt Corkins and Tom Marchese (3rd in chips) were involved in a monster pot about 15 minutes prior to the end...

Marchese was able to win the hand (trip 10's on the flop) and Tom is now the chip leader, and has a 2 to 1 chip lead on second place!

Hoyt on the other hand is now crippled, going from chip leader to 8th with about 400k in chips.

Twelve players remain.


Marchese, Corkins, Jason Mercier and Sorel Mizzi are the marquee names still alive in the now 12-player field. Marchese and Mizzi are fighting for control of the first overall rank in the PTPR Player of the Year Standings.


We'll be going down the the WPT Final 6 tomorrow!


UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS
1- Thomas Marchese
2- Jeff Forrest
3- Nikolai Yakovenko
4- Sorel Mizzi
5- Christopher Bonita
6- Besnik Ziba
7- Keven Stammen
8- Hoyt Corkins
9- Dave Inselberg
10- Jason Mercier
11- Ben Klier
12- Mohsin Chanaria

Check out WPT.com for official chip counts.