Gee and Holley Remain in Contention as Seniors Hit Money
Event #40: $1,000 Seniors' No-Limit Hold'em Championship brought 567 players back for Day 2, and just 65 remain after 10 levels of play. The most notable names left appear to be bracelet winner and former November Niner Steve Gee (302,000) and three-time WSOP-C ring winner John Holley (179,000).
Jim Hopperstead is the chip leader with 886,000.
Holley grabbed a double during Level 19 (3,000/6,000/1,000), the third-to-last of the night. He defended his big blind with 
and flopped trips on 
against a player holding two tens who bet-three-bet all in. Holley ran a flush to go with his trips.
Play hit the money early on with 423 paid. Dao Bac (86th place), TJ Cloutier (126th), John Burkett (292nd – profiled here), John Esposito (305th), and Ted Forrest (357th) were some of the players busting in the money.
Play resumes at 11 a.m. Sunday with a plan to play to a winner.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Hopperstead | 886,000 |
| 2 | Justin Tseng | 816,000 |
| 3 | Frank Pacocha | 755,000 |
| 4 | David Roncelli | 691,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Nussrallah | 670,000 |
| 6 | Carl Torelli | 667,000 |
| 7 | Theodore Grose | 644,000 |
| 8 | Brian Cunningham | 595,000 |
| 9 | John Chase | 572,000 |
| 10 | Travis Baker | 570,000 |